Rogers Lifts Ducks to Doubleheader Sweep
May 9, 2015 - Atlantic League (AtL)
Long Island Ducks News Release
Long Island Ducks Pitcher Mark Rogers
(Long Island Ducks)
(Central Islip, NY) The Long Island Ducks swept a day/night doubleheader from the Lancaster Barnstormers on Saturday at Bethpage Ballpark with a 3-2 win in game one followed by a 6-1 victory in the nightcap.
In game one, the Ducks opened the scoring with a three-run second inning against Barnstormers starter Bryan Woodall. A RBI double by Reegie Corona, a run-scoring groundout off the bat of Blake Davis, and a RBI single by Dan Lyons highlighted the frame.
Lancaster closed to within two on a two-out RBI single in the sixth by Brian Cavazos-Galvez. A sacrifice fly to left by Yusuke Kajimoto in the seventh cut the lead to one, but Ryan Kussmaul stranded the tying run at third to end the scheduled seven inning game.
Bruce Kern started for the Ducks and pitched three scoreless innings, allowing a hit and a walk with two strikeouts, but he did not factor into the decision. Nick Struck (1-0) picked up the win, tossing two scoreless innings of relief, giving up two hits while striking out one. Woodall (0-2) took the loss, surrendering three runs on seven hits with one strikeout in five innings. Kussmaul earned his fifth save despite allowing a run on one hit and one walk in the seventh.
Jon Griffin, Corona and Lyons each had two hits to lead the Ducks offensively.
In game two, the Ducks would open the scoring once again. A two-run double from Cody Puckett in the first inning off of Barnstormers starter Marcus Walden gave Long Island the early advantage.
The score would remain the same until the sixth when the Ducks padded their lead. A two-run triple from Lew Ford and a wild pitch that brought home Ford from third made it a five-run game. A RBI double from Corona in the eighth boosted the lead to 6-0.
Lancaster would get on the board in the ninth on a run-scoring groundout from Cavazos-Galvez, but Matt Soren would avoid any further damage and wrap up the victory.
Ducks starter Mark Rogers (1-1) was dominant for the win despite a limited pitch count. The right-hander did not allow a hit through six innings and surrendered just one walk while striking out eight. Walden (0-1) was saddled with the loss, yielding five runs on four hits and three walks while striking out three in five innings.
Puckett fronted the offense with three hits and two RBI, while Ford contributed two hits, two RBI and three runs.
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