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Offensive Explosion Gives Long Island 2-0 Series Lead

September 20, 2018 - (Central Islip, N.Y.) - The Long Island Ducks defeated the Somerset Patriots 11-1 on Thursday night in Game Two of the Liberty Division Championship Series at Bethpage Ballpark. Long Island now leads the best-of-five series two games to none. For the second night in a row, the Ducks put together a three-run third inning to take the lead. An RBI single to right field by Jordany Valdespin and a two-run to right by Daniel Fields highlighted the inning. A five-run fifth for the Flock off Patriots starter Stephen Perakslis ext... Full Story

Ducks Soar Past Patriots in Playoff Opener

September 19, 2018 - (Central Islip, N.Y.) - The Long Island Ducks defeated the Somerset Patriots 9-2 on Wednesday night in Game One of the Liberty Division Championship Series at Bethpage Ballpark. Long Island now leads the best-of-five series one game to none. Long Island opened the scoring with a three-run third inning off Patriots starter Vince Molesky. Daniel Fields' two-run triple down the right field line and an RBI single to center by Lew Ford did the damage. One inning later, Jordany Valdespin drove in a run with a triple to right an... Full Story

Veterans Propel 'Stormers to Game One Win

September 18, 2018 - Nate Reed and Blake Gailen, the two longest-tenured Barnstormers, were the driving forces behind Lancaster's Game One victory on Tuesday night. Reed fired eight shutout innings and was backed by a pair of homers by Gailen as the Barnstormers took a 5-3 decision from the Sugar Land Skeeters in the opening game of the best-of-five Freedom Division Series. The left-hander from Reading, who had pitched shutout baseball over his last four starts during the regular season, continued his brilliance into the playoffs. He faced... Full Story

2018 Divisional Playoff Preview - Ducks vs. Patriots

September 18, 2018 - (Central Islip, N.Y.) - The Atlantic League playoffs are about to begin, and for the fourth consecutive season and 13th time in franchise history, the Long Island Ducks will be playing postseason baseball. The Ducks, who clinched a playoff berth as the Second Half Liberty Division champions this past Saturday, will face the First Half Liberty Division champion Somerset Patriots in the best-of-five Liberty Division Championship Series. The winner of the series will move on to the Atlantic League Championship Series, where... Full Story

• Offensive Explosion Gives Long Island 2-0 Series Lead - Long Island Ducks (AtL) September 20
  
• Ducks Crush Patriots to Take a 2-0 Liberty Division Championship Series Lead - Somerset Patriots (AtL) September 20
  
• Russell Outduels Albaladejo - Lancaster Barnstormers (AtL) September 20
  
• Ducks Soar Past Patriots in Playoff Opener - Long Island Ducks (AtL) September 19
  
• Ducks Take Game 1 of the Liberty Division Championship Series over Patriots with Lopsided 9-2 Win - Somerset Patriots (AtL) September 19
  
• Scary Good Time on Tap at Final BB&T Point Progress Party - High Point Rockers (AtL) September 19
  
• Career Fair Organizers Announce Free Prep Sessions - York Revolution (AtL) September 19
  
• Veterans Propel 'Stormers to Game One Win - Lancaster Barnstormers (AtL) September 18
  
• 2018 Divisional Playoff Preview - Ducks vs. Patriots - Long Island Ducks (AtL) September 18
  
• Revs Close 2018 Season with 6-1 Victory - York Revolution (AtL) September 17
  
• Gailen Slams Pair In Romp - Lancaster Barnstormers (AtL) September 16
  
• Ducks Break out Bats to Earn Series Win in Texas - Long Island Ducks (AtL) September 16
  
• Patriots Fall to York on the Final Day of the Regular Season - Somerset Patriots (AtL) September 16
  
• Blue Crabs Finish 2018 Season with Walk-Off Win - Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (AtL) September 16
  
• Revs Hammer Patriots in Front of More Than 6,000 - York Revolution (AtL) September 16
  
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• Blue Crabs conclude 2018 season - AtL Southern Maryland Newspapers (September 21)
• Somerset Patriots: Team on brink of elimination after big Game 2 loss - AtL Bridgewater Courier-News (September 21)
• 2018 Atlantic League Liberty Division Series Game 2 Lineups - AtL Bridgewater Courier-News (September 21)
• Somerset Patriots: Team fizzles in playoff opener with Long Island Ducks - AtL Bridgewater Courier-News (September 20)
• Matt Larkins, Ducks open Liberty Division Championship Series with Game 1 victory - AtL New York Newsday (September 20)
• Sugar Land shuts out Lancaster to even Freedom Division series at a game apiece - AtL Lancaster Intelligencer Journal (September 20)
• 2018 Atlantic League Liberty Division Series: Game 1 Lineups - AtL Bridgewater Courier-News (September 19)
• Blue Crabs close out season with extra-inning wins - AtL Southern Maryland Newspapers (September 19)
• Lancaster Barnstormers win playoff series opener - AtL Lancaster Intelligencer Journal (September 19)
• Patriots Playoff Games In Long Island Pushed Back One Day - AtL Bridgewater Courier-News (September 19)
• Somerset Patriots: Series against Long Island Ducks begins playoffs - AtL Bridgewater Courier-News (September 18)
• Skeeters skid to finish line against Ducks - AtL Fort Bend Star (September 18)
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