EMPIRE STATE
Battle of the Birds
Battle of the Birds
vs.
Ferry Hawks Take Second Straight
Right-hander Matt Solter climbed the hill for Staten Island up against Cody Beckman for the Ducks. Both turned in near mirror image performances but only one walked away with the win.
The Ferry Hawks scored first on designated hitter Justin O'Conner's RBI base hit in the fourth. With two outs in the sixth, Long Island tied the game on a Sam Travis hit.
Left fielder Antoine Duplantis doubled home the go-ahead run in the seventh, and scored on a wild pitch for a 3-1 Ferry Hawk final margin of victory.
Staten Island center fielder Ricardo Cespedes finished 3 for 4 with a walk and run scored.
Starter Matt Solter earned the win, allowing one run on six hits and one walk with six strikeouts in sseven innings. Right-hander Joe Kuzia pitched a scoreless eighth, and Victor Capellan closed out the ninth for his seventh save.
Cody Beckman allowed one run on six hits and three walks with six strikeouts in a six-inning tough luck loss. Boxscore
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