Rally Time At The Duck Pond
Published on August 22, 2011 under Atlantic League (AtL)
Long Island Ducks News Release
(Central Islip, N.Y., Aug. 22, 2011) -The Long Island Ducks came from behind and defeated Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 5-4 on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series at Bethpage Ballpark.
Southern Maryland jumped out to an early lead on Brian Barton's RBI single in the opening inning off Ducks' starter Valerio de los Santos. The following inning, Freddie Thon connected for a RBI double off Blue Crabs' starter Virgil Vasquez to tie the game at one.
The Blue Crabs took back the lead with a three-run fourth inning to knock de los Santos from the game. A RBI double by Christian Lopez and a two-run double by Adam Godwin put the visitors up 4-1. It stayed that way until the seventh, when Kraig Binick's RBI double to left cut the Ducks' deficit to two.
The Ducks then staged a dramatic three-run rally in the bottom of the eighth to secure the win. Javier Colina's solo homer and a two-out two-run double to right by Matt Padgett highlighted the rally.
Neither starter factored into the decision. Jeremy Hill (6-1) got the win after tossing a scoreless eighth inning. Steve Palazzolo (9-3) took the loss, allowing two runs on three hits in one-third of an inning. Ehren Wassermann closed out the night with a scoreless ninth to earn his 11th save of the season.
Padgett led the Flock with three hits at the plate and two RBI.
The Ducks continue their three-game series with the Blue Crabs on Tuesday night. Game time is slated for 7:05 PM, with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive Ducks Mini Bats, courtesy of Call 811. Mark Diapoules gets the start for the Ducks against Southern Maryland's Brian Slocum.
Tickets for the game and all home games are available by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark box office, going online to www.liducks.com or calling 631-940-TIXX. Fans unable to attend the game can follow all the action online at www.liducks.com by clicking the Watch Live icon on the homepage, with Michael Polak calling the play-by-play. Streaming video and audio will be provided by iBN, the Internet Broadcast Network.
Duck Tales: The come-from-behind victory for the Ducks was their 36th comeback win of the season. The Ducks have now won four straight games against the Blue Crabs and all seven games this season at Bethpage Ballpark against the Liberty Division rival...Padgett's three-hit night was his ninth three-hit game this season, which leads Ducks batters. He now has 27 multi-hit games in 2011 and with two RBI picked up his 10th multi-RBI game...Kennard Jones extended his on-base streak to 39 games with a single in the first. He is now one game away from tying the Blue Crabs' Adam Godwin for the longest on-base streak in the league this season. J.R. House extended his on-base streak to 17 games while Padgett extended his to 15 straight.
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