Lyons, Puckett Lead Ducks Past Skeeters
June 4, 2016 - Atlantic League (AtL)
Long Island Ducks News Release
Cody Puckett and Ruben Gotay Exchange High Fives
(Long Island Ducks)
(Central Islip, NY) - The Long Island Ducks defeated the Sugar Land Skeeters 7-3 on Saturday night in the middle game of a three-game series at Bethpage Ballpark.
In the first inning, Dan Lyons doubled home Fehlandt Lentini to give the Ducks a 1-0 advantage. The Skeeters evened the score in the third on an RBI single from Jeremy Barfield, making it 1-1.
The Ducks jumped ahead 3-1 on a two-run home run from Cody Puckett in the fourth inning. The Skeeters worked quickly to respond, scoring in the fifth on an RBI triple by Rene Tosoni to cut the lead to 3-2. However, Lyons drove in two more runs with a double in the bottom of the fifth, giving Long Island a 5-2 lead.
In the sixth, Ricky Hague's sacrifice fly brought in a run for Sugar Land to trim the deficit to 5-3. Puckett added an RBI single in the seventh to widen the Ducks advantage to 6-3. In the eighth, Anthony Vega scored from second base on a fielding error to round out the scoring.
Long Island starting pitcher Mark Blackmar (4-1) netted the win, tossing five and two-thirds innings with six strikeouts and two walks while yielding three runs (two earned) on nine hits. Skeeters' starter Aaron Thompson (1-1) was the losing pitcher, giving up five runs on seven hits over five innings with one strikeout.
Offensively, Lyons was 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI. Puckett was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI, while Lentini and Vega each had two hits and scored two runs.
The Ducks and Skeeters wrap up their three-game series on Sunday afternoon. Game time is slated for 1:35 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 12:35 (12:20 for full season ticket holders). The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive Ducks Logo Baseballs, courtesy of AARP. Prior to the game, fans will be invited onto the field for an autograph session with the Ducks from 12:50 to 1:05 p.m. After the game, kids can be like their favorite Ducks player during Kids Run the Bases, presented by Bethpage Federal Credit Union. Right-hander John Brownell (3-1, 3.82 ERA) takes the baseball for the Ducks against Skeeters righty Parker Frazier (5-1, 4.12 ERA).
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