Playoff pulse beating strong
Published on July 6, 2006 under Atlantic League (AtL)
Long Island Ducks News Release
(Central Islip, N.Y., July 6, 2006) - After signing with the Ducks on Thursday afternoon, there was only one thing more that Bill Pulsipher wanted - the ball. Manager Don McCormack handed the burly lefty the ball and was delighted with what he saw as the former Cardinal tossed seven scoreless frames, allowing just three singles. With the 4-0 victory, Long Island regained sole possession of first place in the Atlantic League North Division standings by a half game. The Ducks have four games remaining in the season's first half, while the second place Bluefish have just three.
The hometown crowd cheered the West Babylon resident as he fanned four in his first start for the Ducks since Game One of the Atlantic League North Division Playoffs a year ago (9/27/05) when he gave Long Island their only win of the 2005 postseason. On the evening the lefty went seven innings, allowing three hits and two walks and did not allow a single runner to go further than second base.
Long Island's offense gave the southpaw a nice lead to work with, scoring twice in the opening frame before adding a run in each of the second and seventh frames. The defense behind Pulsipher was just as impressive, turning three double plays.
Offensively, Long Island was led by Bucky Jacobsen, Erick Almonte and Brad King who each drove in a run. King drilled his fifth home run of the season, which was the game's lone extra-base hit.
On Friday the Ducks welcome the Road Warriors to town for a three-game tilt starting Friday at 7:05 p.m. Tony Fiore (1-0) will toe the rubber against Chris Eickhorst (0-9). All fans in attendance will be treated to the Long Island Luau hosted by Adelphi University. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive leis courtesy of Adelphi to add to the festivities. Chris King will call all of the action live from Citibank Park starting at 6:50 p.m. on WLIE (540 AM) Radio. The game can also be heard via streaming Web cast on www.liducks.com by clicking on the radio icon. Tickets for this and all Ducks home games can be purchased by stopping by the Citibank Park Box Office in person (M-F, 10-6; Saturdays 10-2), visiting www.liducks.com or by calling 631-940-TIXX today.
Duck Tales... The Ducks have now won eight of their last nine games...Tonight's shutout marked the second time this season that the Ducks have blanked their opponents...Henry Rodriguez' hitting streak ended at 14 games...Tonight's game was the shortest played by the Ducks all season, lasting a mere two hours and 12 minutes...This evening's crowd of 6,035 raises the total to 2,820,981 fans that have enjoyed baseball at Citibank Park since April of 2000.
The Long Island Ducks are in their seventh season of play in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. They have averaged over 100 percent attendance capacity of 6,002-seat Citibank Park in each of their first six seasons and are one of the most successful minor league sports franchises in the country. For further information, visit www.liducks.com or call 631-940-DUCK.
Atlantic League Stories from July 6, 2006
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- Patriots take three of four from Warriors - Somerset Patriots
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- Bears shortstop Mendez sold to Minnesota Twins - Newark Bears
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