Quack escape
May 27, 2004 - Atlantic League (AtL)
Long Island Ducks News Release
(Central Islip, N.Y., May 27, 2004) â Entering the ninth inning with a 9-5 lead, the Long Island Ducks seemed like they were on their way to an easy victory tonight. On the contrary. After surrendering four runs in the ninth inning in a thickening fog, the Ducks needed extra innings to complete a 10-9 win over Pennsylvania at Citibank Park. The win gave first-place Long Island a three game sweep of the Road Warriors and a 14-5 record, good for a 4 ½ game lead in the Atlantic League's North Division.
After Pennsylvania's four-run ninth inning, the Ducks went to the tenth tied at nine. Mike Caruso started the winning Ducks rally by leading off the bottom of the tenth with a double down the left field line. Taylor McCormack reached base on a fielder's choice after bunting Caruso over to third, which was followed by an intentional walk of Ryan Owen to load the bases with none out for Kimera Bartee. Bartee immediately delivered, singling up the middle on the first offering by loser Joslin Ramirez (0-2) to bring home Caruso for the winning run.
Matt DeWitt (1-0) was awarded the victory after tossing a scoreless tenth, while starter Matt Beech got the no decision after going five innings and allowing two earned runs on seven hits. Bartee finished the night 3-for-6 with 2 RBI, while East Islip's Andrew Salvo stayed hot at the plate going 4-for-5 with two RBI of his own.
The Ducks go on the road on Friday to begin a three-game weekend series against the Bridgeport Bluefish at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard. Lefty Bill Pulsipher (2-0, 2.66) gets the start for Long Island and will be opposed by Bridgeport lefty Brian Langen (1-1). The game will be broadcast live at 7:05 p.m. on WLIE Radio (540-AM) with Chris King describing all the action from Bridgeport. A live streaming broadcast can also be heard by logging on to www.liducks.com and clicking on the radio icon.
The Ducks return home on Monday, May 31 for a special 1:35 p.m. Memorial Day matinee against the Pennsylvania Road Warriors. Great tickets for this, and all Ducks home games remain available by calling 1-888-332-5600, by logging on to www.liducks.com and clicking on the tickets icon, or by visiting the Citibank Park box office.
Duck Tales: Long Island has now defeated the Road Warriors eight times in a row dating back to last year...This was the fourth extra-inning game the Ducks have played this season (3-1)...Kimera Bartee tripled in the first inning and now is tied with Jason Johnson for the team lead with two...Today was shortstop Mike Caruso's 27th Birthday...Tonight's attendance of 5,834 brings the all-time attendance total to 1,809,971...The Ducks are now 190,029 fans away from the magic number of 2 million.
The Long Island Ducks, in their fifth anniversary season of play in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, play their home games at Citibank Park. For further information, please contact the public relations department at (631) 940-3825.
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