Road Warriors best Ducks
May 31, 2006 - Atlantic League (AtL)
Long Island Ducks News Release
(Central Islip, N.Y., May 31, 2006) - The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Road Warriors, 15-7, on Wednesday night. Despite the loss, Long Island remains in first place in the Atlantic League North Division with a 17-11 record, leading second place Bridgeport by 1.5 games.
Trailing 3-0 heading into the fifth, the Road Warriors scored five runs on four hits to take the lead and never looked back. They put up a six-spot the following frame and added three more in the seventh and one in the ninth. Long Island rallied for three runs in the ninth to make the score 15-7, but could not come any closer.
Alberto Castillo (1-2) picked up the win after allowing four runs on five hits and five walks over five innings of work. Damian Moss (0-3) took the loss after yielding five runs on four hits and five walks while fanning six in a five-inning outing. First baseman Rob Cafiero made a spot appearance as a relief pitcher for manager Don McCormack and struck out a pair, while allowing just one run on two hits over the game's final 2.2 frames.
Erick Almonte led the Ducks offense, finishing the night with two runs scored and a double. Dominick Ambrosini drove in the Ducks first two runs in the opening frame with a two-run triple and scored later in the inning. Mel Stocker and Kevin Haverbush added a pair of hits apiece.
After an off-day on Thursday, the Ducks return to action against the Somerset Patriots on Friday night at 7:05 p.m. Pat Ahearne (3-0) will head to the hill for Long Island against Somerset's Ben Crockett (2-1). The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive teddy bears courtesy of Davis Vision. Chris King and David Wiess 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. Great seats are still available for this and all Ducks home games and 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... Mel Stocker has registered a hit in 10 consecutive games...Dominick Ambrosini increased his hitting streak to six games...Rob Cafiero made his first pitching appearance for the Ducks since the final game of the 2005 season against Nashua...The loss marked the first time the Ducks have dropped back-to-back home games all season...This evening's crowd of 5,609 raises the total to 2,730,206 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.
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