Seventh Heaven For The Ducks
August 16, 2011 - Atlantic League (AtL)
Long Island Ducks News Release
(Central Islip, N.Y., Aug. 16, 2011) -The Long Island Ducks defeated the Road Warriors 5-4 on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game set at Bethpage Ballpark.
The Road Warriors struck first when Adrian Ortiz scored on a passed ball in the opening inning against Ducks' starter Dave Williams. The Ducks responded with two runs in the second to take a 2-1 lead on Freddie Thon's two-run double.
Long Island pushed two more runs across in the third on RBI doubles by J.R. House and Matt Esquivel to extend the lead to three. Both teams exchanged zeroes until the seventh when the Road Warriors stormed back to cut the deficit to one. Run-scoring singles by Danny Gonzalez and Joe Jiannetti did the damage, but a great throw by Kraig Binick from center nailed the tying run trying to score. The Ducks got a run back on Javier Colina's sac fly to right in the seventh.
Gonzalez connected for a two-out RBI double in the ninth to bring the Road Warriors back within one, but Ehren Wassermann struck out Michael Mooney to end the game. Williams (1-1) earned the win, tossing five innings, allowing just one run on eight hits while striking out five. Massetti (7-11) took the loss after allowing four runs on seven hits over six and one-third innings. Wassermann nailed down his 10th save of the season in the ninth.
Matt Esquivel led the Flock with three hits while Freddie Thon led the way with two RBI.
The Ducks continue their three-game series with the Road Warriors on Wednesday night. Game time is slated for 7:05 PM, with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05. It's Buddy Harrelson Bobblehead night at the ballpark, as the first 1,500 fans in attendance will take home Buddy Harrelson bobbleheads, presented by Dantona Industries.
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: With the win, the Ducks have now won seven games overall. Their longest winning streak of the season is eight when they opened the second half with an 8-0 record. The Ducks also took their 12th straight game from the Road Warriors and have now won 24 of the last 25 meetings and 42 of the last 45...Kennard Jones extended his on-base streak to 33 games with a pair of hits. It is the third longest on-base streak in the Atlantic League this season and the longest by a Duck...J.R. House extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a double. Kraig Binick has the longest hitting streak by a Duck this season at 17 games...With three hits, Matt Esquivel earned his seventh three-hit game in 2011. Ray Navarrete and Matt Padgett lead the team with eight. Esquivel now has collected 24 multi-hit games in 2011.
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