AtL Sugar Land Space Cowboys

Skeeters Drop Finale to Long Island, 2-0

Published on June 18, 2015 under Atlantic League (AtL)
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LONG ISLAND, N.Y. - The Sugar Land Skeeters were unable to salvage a game in the series with Long Island, falling to the Ducks, 2-0, at Bethpage Ballpark in New York. The loss, Sugar Land's third-straight, drops the Skeeters to 28-26 on the season while the Ducks improve to 35-17 on the year.

Roy Merritt turned in a quality outing in his first road start of the season, surrendering two runs on five hits with no walks while striking out three over seven innings of work. The two-run home run in the fourth snapped a 17-inning streak of not allowing a run for the southpaw and proved to be the deciding factor in the game.

After throwing three shutout frames to start the game, Merritt finally saw his consecutive inning scoreless streak come to an end in the bottom of the fourth. Lew Ford reached on an infield single to third with one out before Randy Ruiz lifted a ball over the outfield wall for a home run, staking the Ducks to a 2-0 lead.

In the top of the ninth, the Skeeters opened the inning with a single to center from Delwyn Young, but was quickly erased when Johan Limonta grounded into a double play. Dustin Martin legged out an infield single to second and Travis Scott drew a walk to bring the go-ahead run to the plate in the form of Kevin Russo. The former New York Yankee was unable to reach base, however, as a groundout to third ended the contest.

Sugar Land's offense continued to struggle after the departure of Jeremy Barfield to the Colorado Rockies Double-A affiliate. In three games without the power-hitting outfielder, Sugar Land has scored just two runs and mustered 12 hits in the last 23 innings.

The full box score can be found online at http://www.pointstreak.com/baseball/boxscore.html?gameid=269715

The Skeeters continue the seven-game roadtrip tomorrow as they open up a four-game set with Somerset. First pitch with the Patriots is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. (CT). Fans can listen live to all the action on the road at SugarLandSkeeters.com. Season tickets and special game plans are still available for the 2015 campaign. Sign up today by calling the box office at 281-240-4487 to join the swarm.

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