Nine-Run First Rallies Ducks To Victory
Published on June 28, 2011 under Atlantic League (AtL)
Long Island Ducks News Release
(Central Islip, N.Y., June 28, 2011) - The Long Island Ducks defeated the York Revolution 10-8 on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series at Bethpage Ballpark.
The Revolution jumped out to an early 5-0 lead against Ducks' starter Ruddy Lugo. RBI doubles from Ramon Castro and James Shanks along with a two-run homer from Chris Nowak did the damage in the first.
Long Island responded with a nine-run inning against Revs' starter Shaun Garceau and reliever Matt DeSalvo. Ray Navarrete drove in three runs with a pair of singles while J.R. House clubbed a grand slam to left, as the Ducks sent 13 men to the plate.
Navarrete continued his great night with a RBI single in the sixth to increase the lead to 10-5. York rallied for a run in the seventh and two more in the ninth on a two-run homer from Salvador Paniagua, but Bubbie Buzachero worked out of trouble to secure the win.
Shane Youman (3-0) picked up the win with four innings of shutout baseball out of the bullpen, including three strikeouts. Garceau (1-5) suffered the loss after allowing six runs (five earned) on two hits and three walks without recording an out.
Navarrete led the Ducks with three hits at the plate, while both he and House had four RBI.
The Ducks continue their three-game set against the York Revolution on Wednesday night. Game time is slated for 6:35 PM, with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 5:35. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive Green Baseball Caps, courtesy of the CW Post Campus of Long Island University. Mike Loree gets the start for Long Island against York's John VanBenschoten.
Tickets to the game and all upcoming games are available at the Bethpage Ballpark Box Office, over the phone at 631-940-TIXX, or online at www.liducks.com. Fans unable to attend the game can follow all the action live on www.liducks.com, with Chris King calling the play-by-play. Streaming video and audio will be provided by iBN, the Internet Broadcast Network.
Duck Tales: Kennard Jones connected for his team-leading sixth triple of the season in the first inning. He pulled into a tie with Adam Greenberg of Bridgeport for the Atlantic League lead...J.R. House's grand slam in the first inning was his third grand slam of the season and ninth home run with the Ducks. The catcher also homered with the bases loaded on May 25 against Camden and June 4 against Somerset. House has now homered against every other Atlantic League team this season...The Ducks' nine-run first inning tied a season-high for most runs in an inning this season. Long Island also plated nine runs in the third inning on June 8 at Lancaster, en route to a 14-1 victory. Each of the first nine batters for the Ducks reached base and scored in the inning...Shane Youman pitched four scoreless innings of relief. He has now fire 16 and one-third shutout innings this season...With the win, Long Island has now lowered their magic number to clinch the First Half Liberty Division title to six.
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