Rusty Rallies Ducks
Published on May 3, 2003 under Atlantic League (AtL)
Long Island Ducks News Release
RUSTY RALLIES DUCKS McNamara hits game winning HR to improve team to 3-0
(Central Islip, N.Y., May 3, 2003) â The Long Island Ducks defeated the Pennsylvania Road Warriors 2-1 today at Citibank Park for their third consecutive win to start the season. Third baseman Rusty McNamara's home run off Tim Burton to left-centerfield broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh inning. Once the Ducks got the lead, pitchers Pedro Borbon, Jr. and Oscar Henriquez came in and closed the door on Pennsylvania. Starting pitcher Bryan Rekar went five innings, giving up five hits, walking one and striking out six. Jon Cannon (1-0) relieved Rekar and pitched two scoreless innings to record his first victory as a Duck. Henriquez picked up the save, also his first for Long Island.
Solid defense and pitching kept the Ducks locked in a pitcher's duel for the first six innings. While Rekar kept the Road Warriors off balance, Pennsylvania starting pitcher Brad Whitworth was equally effective. Whitworth went six innings and limited the Ducks to six hits, one walk and one run while striking out four.
Tomorrow afternoon at 1:35 p.m. the Ducks go for a four-game sweep of the Pennsylvania Road Warriors at Citibank Park. RHP Denny Harriger gets the start for the Ducks. He will face Pennsylvania RHP Adam Thomas. Good tickets are still available, as the first 1,500 fans to enter the ballpark will be treated to autograph books, courtesy of Newsday.
Duck Tales: Rusty McNamara scored both Duck runs and drove in the game-winner with his solo home run. Long Island has now hit exactly one home run in each of their first three contests...The Ducks are 3-0 to start the season for the second time in franchise history. Last year they swept the Road Warriors in a three-game set to open the season and ran their record to 5-0 overall before suffering their first loss...Doug Jennings, Jamie Pogue and Patrick Lennon each have at least one hit in all three games so far this season. Lennon came into play today with a league-leading seven RBI...Winning pitcher Jon Cannon retired all six batters he faced in two perfect innings of work...Kimera Bartee and Jason Johnson both made their Ducks debut in the outfield...Today's crowd of 5611 raised the Ducks league-leading average attendance to 5934. A grand total of 1,334,516 fans have now enjoyed Ducks baseball at Citibank Park since April of 2000.
The Long Island Ducks play their home games at Citibank Park, located in Central Islip, N.Y. For further information, please visit www.liducks.com or call the public relations department at (631) 940-3825.
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