From the desk of: THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE
LONG ISLAND DUCKS: Magic Number Down To Five.
Playing their best ball of the season, The York Revolution were the hottest team in the Atlantic League at the time they showed up in Long Island for a three game series. The Revolution have been giving the Lancaster Barnstormers a run for their money in the Liberty Division. They were winners of nine out of their last ten games. But all that changed when they stepped foot in The Pond Tuesday.
As they continue their own romp through the League tonight and winning the first two games of this series, fads like York matter not to the Ducks. Not when they are now the hottest team in the Atlantic League; not to mention the League's best. And speaking of the best; Mike Loree tossed another gem, as the Ducks elevated their League best record to 36-18, as they march towards a first half Liberty Division title.
It's OK to start talking Magic Numbers now. The Ducks hold a five game edge over South Maryland with ten games to go before the first half standings get written in ink.
And the Magic Number is? Five.
Ducks' starting pitcher; Mike Loree; improved all his League leading numbers. He is now 9-1 this season and has won his last seven straight decisions. In his longest outing of the season, he pitched 8 full innings against York and allowed no runs; only five hits; no walks; and struck out four. He threw 101 pitches and 69 of them went for strikes. His 1.73 ERA is magically disappearing before our eyes.
Ehren Wassermann added another fine inning of relief to finish out Mike Loree's night. He pitched the ninth; gave up a hit and struck out one in a non-save situation.
While Mike Loree was cruising along, the Ducks gave him three runs in the third inning to work with. Kennard Jones singled to lead off the inning and Javier Colina doubled him over to third. With Matt Esquivel up, a dropped strike three by the catcher resulted in Kennard scoring and Esquivel reaching first base. Javier Colina scored when Matt Padgett grounded into a fielder's choice. J.R. House doubled home Matt Padgett for a 3-0 lead.
In the eighth inning, Kraig Binick drove home Matt Esquivel with an RBI single. Then Kennard Jones cleared the bases with a three RBI double to left for a 7-0 Long Island lead.
***John Rodriguez missed another game, perhaps due to a lingering thumb issue.
Mike.BTB
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
L.I. DUCKS ~ Mike Loree Blasts By The Road Warriors
From the desk of: WEBBED SPIKES
LONG ISLAND DUCKS: Sweep Series; Up Division Lead to 3.5 Games. Now Waiting For Sharks To Enter The Pond.
Starting Pitcher MIKE LOREE Adds To Already Impressive Numbers.
In sun splashed Bethpage Park, the Atlantic League's top hurler breezed by the Road Warriors today with the top down. Ducks' starting pitcher Mike Loree picked up where he left off in his last start which was a three hit, nine strikeout win over Lancaster that upped his record to 6-1.
Today, he followed up that performance with another equally strong outing.
Mike Loree posted seven rather dominant innings in allowing the Road Warriors a scant 3 hits on the day, while striking out another nine batters, against only one walk. He now leads the Atlantic League with seven wins versus only one loss. His League leading ERA dropped from 2.12 to 1.82 after today's game.
He upped his League high 48 strikeouts to 57 with his second straight 9-K performance. In his last two appearances against the Road Warriors, he struck out 19 batters. Ten of those came in his last outing against them four starts ago. Over those last four starts, he has 30 strikeouts in 25 innings pitched.
The Ducks gave Loree a 1-0 lead in the first inning off a Ray Navarrete double and a single by Matt Padgett to drive Ray home. In the second, Long Island picked up two more. Kraig Binick was hit by a pitch. Dan Lyons drove him home with an RBI triple to right. Then Kennard Jones singled to knock in Lyons for a 3-1 Ducks lead.
In the home fourth, Kennard Jones hit his own triple to right. Ray Navarrete; who was 3 for 5 for the game; drove Jones home with a single.
Two more runs in the seventh inning and this game was a wrap. An RBI single by Freddie Thon and a Dan Lyons' RBI single capped off Long Islands' Father's Day win and series sweep over the Road Warriors.
Jeremy Hill and Bob Zimmermann pitched a scoreless inning each in relief of Mike Loree to finish the game.
For the Ducks', this was their division leading twenty-ninth win versus fifteen losses. The South Maryland Blue Crabs lost another game to the Somerset Patriots today by a score of 11-6 which drops them 3.5 games behind the Ducks now. Bridgeport, whom I thought would leapfrog over the Crabs remain six games back of Long Island; hovering around .500 with a 23-21 record.
Now winners of their last three games, the Ducks host a series against the Liberty Division's last place club; Camden River Sharks starting Monday evening.
Mike.BTB
LONG ISLAND DUCKS: Sweep Series; Up Division Lead to 3.5 Games. Now Waiting For Sharks To Enter The Pond.
Starting Pitcher MIKE LOREE Adds To Already Impressive Numbers.
In sun splashed Bethpage Park, the Atlantic League's top hurler breezed by the Road Warriors today with the top down. Ducks' starting pitcher Mike Loree picked up where he left off in his last start which was a three hit, nine strikeout win over Lancaster that upped his record to 6-1.
Today, he followed up that performance with another equally strong outing.
Mike Loree posted seven rather dominant innings in allowing the Road Warriors a scant 3 hits on the day, while striking out another nine batters, against only one walk. He now leads the Atlantic League with seven wins versus only one loss. His League leading ERA dropped from 2.12 to 1.82 after today's game.
He upped his League high 48 strikeouts to 57 with his second straight 9-K performance. In his last two appearances against the Road Warriors, he struck out 19 batters. Ten of those came in his last outing against them four starts ago. Over those last four starts, he has 30 strikeouts in 25 innings pitched.
The Ducks gave Loree a 1-0 lead in the first inning off a Ray Navarrete double and a single by Matt Padgett to drive Ray home. In the second, Long Island picked up two more. Kraig Binick was hit by a pitch. Dan Lyons drove him home with an RBI triple to right. Then Kennard Jones singled to knock in Lyons for a 3-1 Ducks lead.
In the home fourth, Kennard Jones hit his own triple to right. Ray Navarrete; who was 3 for 5 for the game; drove Jones home with a single.
Two more runs in the seventh inning and this game was a wrap. An RBI single by Freddie Thon and a Dan Lyons' RBI single capped off Long Islands' Father's Day win and series sweep over the Road Warriors.
Jeremy Hill and Bob Zimmermann pitched a scoreless inning each in relief of Mike Loree to finish the game.
For the Ducks', this was their division leading twenty-ninth win versus fifteen losses. The South Maryland Blue Crabs lost another game to the Somerset Patriots today by a score of 11-6 which drops them 3.5 games behind the Ducks now. Bridgeport, whom I thought would leapfrog over the Crabs remain six games back of Long Island; hovering around .500 with a 23-21 record.
Now winners of their last three games, the Ducks host a series against the Liberty Division's last place club; Camden River Sharks starting Monday evening.
Mike.BTB
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
L.I. DUCKS ~ Add Another Game To First Place Lead
From the desk of: THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE
Long Island Ducks: Improve Lead In Liberty Division To 2.5 Games. Mike Parisi and Mike Loree Providing Long Island With Strong One-Two Punch On Mound. Offense Among League's Most Potent.
In game two in a series between the Atlantic League's two first place teams, Kennard Jones hit a two out home run in the third inning for an early 1-0 Ducks' lead.
Long Island followed up in the fourth inning with two more runs. John Rodriguez led off with a double and advanced to third base on a wild pitch. Matt Esquivel drove him home with a single. Esquivel stole second and reached third on a ground ball to second retiring Matt Padget for the first out. J.R. House then drew a walk putting runners on first and third. Freddie Thon reached first base on a fielder's choice scoring Esquivel from third to make it a 3-0 Ducks lead after four.
In the fifth inning, the Ducks struck for more. Kennard Jones and Ray Navarrete led off the inning with a pair of singles. After Javier Colina popped up foul to first, John Rodriguez hit a booming home run over the right center field wall to put the Long Islanders up by a 6-0 score.
Lancaster's starting pitcher; Yunior Novoa; was removed from the game after only three innings pitched. Justin Segal was called on to relieve. Both pitchers were roughed up for an equal amount of runs by the Ducks; three apiece through five innings. Two more Lancaster pitchers kept Long Island quiet through the ninth.
Ducks' starter; Mike Parisi; cruised through the first seven innings striking out six batters while surrendering only four hits and one walk. In the eighth, the first out was a hard liner to Esquivel in right. Parisi recorded his seventh strike out of the night for the second out. Then Mike Parisi powered a fastball; his 96th pitch of the night; past Lancaster's Gilberto Mejia for out number three.
Then out came Mike Parisi for the ninth in pursuit of a complete game shut-out. Lancaster's two; three; and four hitters lie ahead. The Barnstormers' Matt Watson flied to left for the first out. Third baseman Tommy Everidge, ran a full count against Parisi who then surrendered his second walk of the game. Fernando Seguignal was robbed by a brilliant backhand play by L.I. first baseman Freddie Thon who made the putout at first unassisted. With two outs, Parisi got the count to 0-2 against Aaron Herr, and yes, ended his complete game shutout with his 9th strikeout of the game.
Mike Parisi's performance gives the Ducks their first 9-inning complete game shutout of the season. He improved his record to 5-1, with five being good enough for third in the league. Mike Loree is tied for the Atlantic Lead with six. Parisi also lowered his ERA to 3.81. His 47 strikeouts now place him second in the League behind his staff-mate; Mike Loree. He and Mike Loree are emerging as a dominant starting combination who, backed by a robust offense, are leading the Ducks during the first half Liberty Division race.
Offensive Contributors Like Tonight's trio:
Kennard Jones; 3 for 4; home run; rbi; run scored.
John Rodriguez; 2 for 4; home run; 3 rbi; 2 runs scored.
Matt Esquivel; 3 for 4; rbi; run scored.
...when combined with starts like Loree yesterday and Parisi today, are what successful seasons are built upon. Forty-five home runs ties them for second in the Atlantic League. And the Ducks lead the league in runs scored.
Long Island is now 26-14 on the season and winners of four in a row. Over the last ten games, the Ducks are the hottest team in the League. The Camden River Sharks took it to the South Maryland Blue Crabs again defeating them 6-3. So that ups the Ducks lead over South Maryland to 2.5 games.
The series concludes Thursday before the Ducks go back home to play the Road Warriors.
Mike.BTB
Long Island Ducks: Improve Lead In Liberty Division To 2.5 Games. Mike Parisi and Mike Loree Providing Long Island With Strong One-Two Punch On Mound. Offense Among League's Most Potent.
In game two in a series between the Atlantic League's two first place teams, Kennard Jones hit a two out home run in the third inning for an early 1-0 Ducks' lead.
Long Island followed up in the fourth inning with two more runs. John Rodriguez led off with a double and advanced to third base on a wild pitch. Matt Esquivel drove him home with a single. Esquivel stole second and reached third on a ground ball to second retiring Matt Padget for the first out. J.R. House then drew a walk putting runners on first and third. Freddie Thon reached first base on a fielder's choice scoring Esquivel from third to make it a 3-0 Ducks lead after four.
In the fifth inning, the Ducks struck for more. Kennard Jones and Ray Navarrete led off the inning with a pair of singles. After Javier Colina popped up foul to first, John Rodriguez hit a booming home run over the right center field wall to put the Long Islanders up by a 6-0 score.
Lancaster's starting pitcher; Yunior Novoa; was removed from the game after only three innings pitched. Justin Segal was called on to relieve. Both pitchers were roughed up for an equal amount of runs by the Ducks; three apiece through five innings. Two more Lancaster pitchers kept Long Island quiet through the ninth.
Ducks' starter; Mike Parisi; cruised through the first seven innings striking out six batters while surrendering only four hits and one walk. In the eighth, the first out was a hard liner to Esquivel in right. Parisi recorded his seventh strike out of the night for the second out. Then Mike Parisi powered a fastball; his 96th pitch of the night; past Lancaster's Gilberto Mejia for out number three.
Then out came Mike Parisi for the ninth in pursuit of a complete game shut-out. Lancaster's two; three; and four hitters lie ahead. The Barnstormers' Matt Watson flied to left for the first out. Third baseman Tommy Everidge, ran a full count against Parisi who then surrendered his second walk of the game. Fernando Seguignal was robbed by a brilliant backhand play by L.I. first baseman Freddie Thon who made the putout at first unassisted. With two outs, Parisi got the count to 0-2 against Aaron Herr, and yes, ended his complete game shutout with his 9th strikeout of the game.
Mike Parisi's performance gives the Ducks their first 9-inning complete game shutout of the season. He improved his record to 5-1, with five being good enough for third in the league. Mike Loree is tied for the Atlantic Lead with six. Parisi also lowered his ERA to 3.81. His 47 strikeouts now place him second in the League behind his staff-mate; Mike Loree. He and Mike Loree are emerging as a dominant starting combination who, backed by a robust offense, are leading the Ducks during the first half Liberty Division race.
Offensive Contributors Like Tonight's trio:
Kennard Jones; 3 for 4; home run; rbi; run scored.
John Rodriguez; 2 for 4; home run; 3 rbi; 2 runs scored.
Matt Esquivel; 3 for 4; rbi; run scored.
...when combined with starts like Loree yesterday and Parisi today, are what successful seasons are built upon. Forty-five home runs ties them for second in the Atlantic League. And the Ducks lead the league in runs scored.
Long Island is now 26-14 on the season and winners of four in a row. Over the last ten games, the Ducks are the hottest team in the League. The Camden River Sharks took it to the South Maryland Blue Crabs again defeating them 6-3. So that ups the Ducks lead over South Maryland to 2.5 games.
The series concludes Thursday before the Ducks go back home to play the Road Warriors.
Mike.BTB
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
L.I. DUCKS ~ Mike Loree Emerges As Atlantic League's Best Hurler
From the desk of: THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE
Long Island Ducks: Mike Loree Continues His Domination of the Atlantic League. Ducks Add A Full Game To Their First Place Lead.
In Lancaster, Ducks' hurler Mike Loree added another sparkling start to his 2011 resume as Long Island won the first game of a three game series against the Barnstormers by a final score of 5-3.
J.R. House homered for Long Island in the 5th inning for the first run of the game. Kennard Jones and Ray Navarrete starting things off for the Ducks in the 6th with back-to-back lead-off singles. Javier Colina and John Rodriguez drove them in with another pair of consecutive singles to put Long Island ahead 3-0 after six full innings.
Tying his longest start of the season, Mike Loree came out to pitch the seventh and faced three batters. After a lead-off single and a fly out to center field, Mike Loree hit the next batter. That prompted a visit from Coach Baez who made a move to the bullpen calling on Jeremy Hill for relief. The Barnstormers loaded the bases against Hill, and brought a run home with a sac fly to break the shut-out. That run was charged to Loree. Jeremy Hill kept the Ducks out of further trouble by striking out the next batter for out number three.
Long Island picked up two insurance runs in the top of the eighth with a two out rally. John Rodriguez drew a walk. He scored on Matt Esquivel's double. The next Ducks' batter, Matt Padget drove Esquivel home with a single upping Long Island's lead; 5-1.
Jeremy Hill pitched himself into trouble in the bottom of the eighth inning by allowing the first two batters to reach base with no outs. After getting one out, Jeremy surrendered a single allowing Lancaster to plate their second run. Lancaster's park helped the Ducks when it held a Terry Tiffee (DH-Lancaster) blast from leaving the park. The Barnstormers were held to one run scoring on that blast off the wall but the spread on the scoreboard was closing.
Coach Baez made his way to the mound again and gave Jeremy Hill the hook with the score at 5-3.
Ehren Wasserman was called in by Coach to get the Ducks out of this jam. Wasserman got the second out of the inning by striking out his first batter. Wasserman completed the job by inducing the next batter into a ground out to short.
Ducks' closer, Bubbie Buzachero, was called upon to close the ninth inning.
Give the bullpen credit tonight even though they made things very interesting. Jeremy Hill pitched the Ducks out of Mike Loree's jam in the seventh. Ehren Wasserman got them out of Jeremy Hill's jam in the eighth. And Buzachero made things most interesting of all. After getting the first two outs, he allowed the next two batters to get on base. That brought the potential winning run to the plate. Javier Colina had trouble handling a blast to short, but composed himself to record the last out of the game and preserving a well pitched game by Mike Loree. Mr. Excitement; Bubbie Buzachero; managed his 8th save of the season.
MIKE LOREE's LINE:
6.1 ~ innings pitched
3 ~ hits.
1 ~ run.
2 ~ walks.
9 ~ strikeouts.
SEASON RECORD:
6 wins; 1 loss
Tonight's effort by Mike Loree now ties him for the CanAm League lead in wins with six while also lowering his already League leading ERA from 2.25 down to 2.18. After nine strikeouts tonight, he now has 48 for the season which also now places him first in the Atlantic League. A tremendous start to a season for a guy cashing in on a second chance continues.
Long Island and South Maryland started Tuesday evening with the Ducks in front by a mere half game. Tonight's win coupled with the South Maryland Blue Crabs' loss to Camden increases Long Island's first place lead in the Liberty Division to 1.5 games.
This was Long Island's third consecutive win. They are 8-2 in their last ten games.
Bridgeport fell to 4 games back in the standings and are losing a rain delayed game 4-2 to the Road Warriors in the sixth inning as of this post time.
Mike.BTB
Long Island Ducks: Mike Loree Continues His Domination of the Atlantic League. Ducks Add A Full Game To Their First Place Lead.
In Lancaster, Ducks' hurler Mike Loree added another sparkling start to his 2011 resume as Long Island won the first game of a three game series against the Barnstormers by a final score of 5-3.
J.R. House homered for Long Island in the 5th inning for the first run of the game. Kennard Jones and Ray Navarrete starting things off for the Ducks in the 6th with back-to-back lead-off singles. Javier Colina and John Rodriguez drove them in with another pair of consecutive singles to put Long Island ahead 3-0 after six full innings.
Tying his longest start of the season, Mike Loree came out to pitch the seventh and faced three batters. After a lead-off single and a fly out to center field, Mike Loree hit the next batter. That prompted a visit from Coach Baez who made a move to the bullpen calling on Jeremy Hill for relief. The Barnstormers loaded the bases against Hill, and brought a run home with a sac fly to break the shut-out. That run was charged to Loree. Jeremy Hill kept the Ducks out of further trouble by striking out the next batter for out number three.
Long Island picked up two insurance runs in the top of the eighth with a two out rally. John Rodriguez drew a walk. He scored on Matt Esquivel's double. The next Ducks' batter, Matt Padget drove Esquivel home with a single upping Long Island's lead; 5-1.
Jeremy Hill pitched himself into trouble in the bottom of the eighth inning by allowing the first two batters to reach base with no outs. After getting one out, Jeremy surrendered a single allowing Lancaster to plate their second run. Lancaster's park helped the Ducks when it held a Terry Tiffee (DH-Lancaster) blast from leaving the park. The Barnstormers were held to one run scoring on that blast off the wall but the spread on the scoreboard was closing.
Coach Baez made his way to the mound again and gave Jeremy Hill the hook with the score at 5-3.
Ehren Wasserman was called in by Coach to get the Ducks out of this jam. Wasserman got the second out of the inning by striking out his first batter. Wasserman completed the job by inducing the next batter into a ground out to short.
Ducks' closer, Bubbie Buzachero, was called upon to close the ninth inning.
Give the bullpen credit tonight even though they made things very interesting. Jeremy Hill pitched the Ducks out of Mike Loree's jam in the seventh. Ehren Wasserman got them out of Jeremy Hill's jam in the eighth. And Buzachero made things most interesting of all. After getting the first two outs, he allowed the next two batters to get on base. That brought the potential winning run to the plate. Javier Colina had trouble handling a blast to short, but composed himself to record the last out of the game and preserving a well pitched game by Mike Loree. Mr. Excitement; Bubbie Buzachero; managed his 8th save of the season.
MIKE LOREE's LINE:
6.1 ~ innings pitched
3 ~ hits.
1 ~ run.
2 ~ walks.
9 ~ strikeouts.
SEASON RECORD:
6 wins; 1 loss
Tonight's effort by Mike Loree now ties him for the CanAm League lead in wins with six while also lowering his already League leading ERA from 2.25 down to 2.18. After nine strikeouts tonight, he now has 48 for the season which also now places him first in the Atlantic League. A tremendous start to a season for a guy cashing in on a second chance continues.
Long Island and South Maryland started Tuesday evening with the Ducks in front by a mere half game. Tonight's win coupled with the South Maryland Blue Crabs' loss to Camden increases Long Island's first place lead in the Liberty Division to 1.5 games.
This was Long Island's third consecutive win. They are 8-2 in their last ten games.
Bridgeport fell to 4 games back in the standings and are losing a rain delayed game 4-2 to the Road Warriors in the sixth inning as of this post time.
Mike.BTB
Saturday, June 04, 2011
L.I. DUCKS ~ Waddle Back Into A Tie For First Place
From the desk of: A BROOKLYN QUACK (Waddling Through Brooklyn)
LONG ISLAND DUCKS:
FINAL:
Somerset Patriots......2
Long Island Ducks....5
Since getting back from a near disastrous road trip, the Ducks have been fattening up at home. After defeating the Somerset Patriots tonight in the opening game of their series and winning their third in a row, they finally regained a tie atop the Liberty Division standings as the South Maryland Blue Crabs lost Friday night to the Lancaster Barnstormers.
Mike Parisi made the start for Long Island tonight and kept the Patriots under wraps all night. Outside of Somerset's Wayde Lydon, who went 3 for 3 Friday, no Patriot had an answer for Parisi. It was a highly economic game for the Duck's pitcher. In 7.1 innings he only threw 87 pitches and 59 of them went for strikes. He improved his record to 3-1.
Mike Parisi's Line:
7.1 ~ innings pitched.
87 Pitches ~ 59 strikes.
6 ~ hits.
2 ~ runs/earned
2 ~ walks.
3 ~ strikeouts.
1 ~ home run allowed
The Duck's bullpen shut down the Patriots over the final 1.2 innings. Eric Wasserman got two outs; one a strikeout, while Bubbie Buzachero pitched the ninth to earn his 6th save of the season.
Long Island started the scoring in the home second inning. Matt Padget walked with one out. With two outs, Freddie Thon singled and Padget stood at second. Then one of the hottest hitters in the League this season, Kraig Binick, singled, scoring Padget and sending Thon to second base. Kennard Jones drew a walk to load the bases. Ray Navarrete then stepped to the plate who yesterday sat out his first game off this season, and who incidentally is still struggling at the plate, and hit the second pitch he saw up the middle scoring Thon from third and Binick from second. Kennard Jones was caught trying to steal third base and killed Long Island's two out rally cold.
Hasn't anyone ever taught him you don't make the first or third out at third base?
Moving on.
In the third inning the Ducks added more. John Rodriguez doubled with one out. The next batter, Lew Ford, double him home. Then Matt Padget singled for the Duck's third consecutive hit. Ford scored on the play giving Long Island a 5-1 lead.
The New York Federals scored one run in the third and one run in the sixth inning; but nothing else. Long Island pitching held them to six total hits Friday night.
Kraig Binick got his batting average back to .400 on the nose again after going 1 for 2 Friday night.
In Lancaster, starting in the first inning, the Barnstormers just kept tacking on runs against the Blue Crabs. The Barnstormers scored three runs in the first; one in the second; four in the fourth; and another two in the seventh inning as they romped over South Maryland by a score of 10-4.
The Ducks win, coupled with the Crabs loss, means both teams get to share first place together for at least a day until games resume again Saturday.
a/o 6-4-2011
LIBERTY DIVISION ~ First Half Standings:
1) - Long Island Ducks.......................18-12 .600 --
2) - South Maryland Blue Crabs.......18-12 .600 --
Mike.BTB
LONG ISLAND DUCKS:
FINAL:
Somerset Patriots......2
Long Island Ducks....5
Since getting back from a near disastrous road trip, the Ducks have been fattening up at home. After defeating the Somerset Patriots tonight in the opening game of their series and winning their third in a row, they finally regained a tie atop the Liberty Division standings as the South Maryland Blue Crabs lost Friday night to the Lancaster Barnstormers.
Mike Parisi made the start for Long Island tonight and kept the Patriots under wraps all night. Outside of Somerset's Wayde Lydon, who went 3 for 3 Friday, no Patriot had an answer for Parisi. It was a highly economic game for the Duck's pitcher. In 7.1 innings he only threw 87 pitches and 59 of them went for strikes. He improved his record to 3-1.
Mike Parisi's Line:
7.1 ~ innings pitched.
87 Pitches ~ 59 strikes.
6 ~ hits.
2 ~ runs/earned
2 ~ walks.
3 ~ strikeouts.
1 ~ home run allowed
The Duck's bullpen shut down the Patriots over the final 1.2 innings. Eric Wasserman got two outs; one a strikeout, while Bubbie Buzachero pitched the ninth to earn his 6th save of the season.
Long Island started the scoring in the home second inning. Matt Padget walked with one out. With two outs, Freddie Thon singled and Padget stood at second. Then one of the hottest hitters in the League this season, Kraig Binick, singled, scoring Padget and sending Thon to second base. Kennard Jones drew a walk to load the bases. Ray Navarrete then stepped to the plate who yesterday sat out his first game off this season, and who incidentally is still struggling at the plate, and hit the second pitch he saw up the middle scoring Thon from third and Binick from second. Kennard Jones was caught trying to steal third base and killed Long Island's two out rally cold.
Hasn't anyone ever taught him you don't make the first or third out at third base?
Moving on.
In the third inning the Ducks added more. John Rodriguez doubled with one out. The next batter, Lew Ford, double him home. Then Matt Padget singled for the Duck's third consecutive hit. Ford scored on the play giving Long Island a 5-1 lead.
The New York Federals scored one run in the third and one run in the sixth inning; but nothing else. Long Island pitching held them to six total hits Friday night.
Kraig Binick got his batting average back to .400 on the nose again after going 1 for 2 Friday night.
In Lancaster, starting in the first inning, the Barnstormers just kept tacking on runs against the Blue Crabs. The Barnstormers scored three runs in the first; one in the second; four in the fourth; and another two in the seventh inning as they romped over South Maryland by a score of 10-4.
The Ducks win, coupled with the Crabs loss, means both teams get to share first place together for at least a day until games resume again Saturday.
a/o 6-4-2011
LIBERTY DIVISION ~ First Half Standings:
1) - Long Island Ducks.......................18-12 .600 --
2) - South Maryland Blue Crabs.......18-12 .600 --
Mike.BTB
Friday, June 03, 2011
L.I. DUCKS ~ Still Just A Game Out Of First
From the desk of: WADDLING THROUGH BROOKLYN
LONG ISLAND DUCKS: Running a Very Close Second in a Race Against Blue Crabs.
So far, both teams have flip-flopped and owned a piece of first place in the Liberty Division this season. The South Maryland Blue Crabs currently own the spot with the Ducks only a game behind. South Maryland was home against the York Revolution tonight, while the Ducks played host to the ever-travelling Road Warriors.
Pre-Game Standings ~ LIBERTY DIVISION:
1) - South Maryland Blue Crabs...... 17-11 .607
2) - Long Island Ducks.......................16-12 .571 ~ 1 game back
Over their last ten games, each team was 5-5 respectively. Long Island were winners of their last game while South Maryland dropped theirs. By 9:00pm Thursday evening, both teams had completed six innings in their respective games. The Ducks led the Road Warriors 7-2 and the Crabs were leading 5-1 over the Revs.
Over in Long Island, the Ducks were enjoying a big six run 4th inning highlighted by a Lew Ford 2 run home run and triples by Dan Lyons and Kennard Jones. In South Maryland, the Blue Crabs rode the wave of a big five run sixth inning on their way to a 9-2 victory. The Crabs' Jeremy Owens hit a three run home run to seal that game for S. Maryland and keep their one game lead over the Ducks in the Liberty Division standings in tact.
The Ducks kept pace with the Crabs by beating the Road Warriors 7-2 to continue their early season race running almost neck and neck with (the) Crabs. The teams are almost mirroring each other, but right now South Maryland is leading by a nose. Or is it a claw?
DUCKS ~ Mike Loree Strikes-Out Ten:
6.1 ~ innings pitched.
9 ~ hits.
2 ~ runs/earned.
1 ~ walk
10 ~ Strikeouts.
Mike lowered his era to 2.40 while improving his record to 4-1 this season. His ten strikeout performance tonight gives him 37 K's in 30 innings pitched while walking only 9 batters.
Duaner Sanchez pitched the ninth inning surrendering only a walk while striking out two.
Right fielder Kraig Binick went 1 for 4 and dropped his batting average below the .400 mark.
Ray Navarrete ~ DNP.
Mike.BTB
LONG ISLAND DUCKS: Running a Very Close Second in a Race Against Blue Crabs.
So far, both teams have flip-flopped and owned a piece of first place in the Liberty Division this season. The South Maryland Blue Crabs currently own the spot with the Ducks only a game behind. South Maryland was home against the York Revolution tonight, while the Ducks played host to the ever-travelling Road Warriors.
Pre-Game Standings ~ LIBERTY DIVISION:
1) - South Maryland Blue Crabs...... 17-11 .607
2) - Long Island Ducks.......................16-12 .571 ~ 1 game back
Over their last ten games, each team was 5-5 respectively. Long Island were winners of their last game while South Maryland dropped theirs. By 9:00pm Thursday evening, both teams had completed six innings in their respective games. The Ducks led the Road Warriors 7-2 and the Crabs were leading 5-1 over the Revs.
Over in Long Island, the Ducks were enjoying a big six run 4th inning highlighted by a Lew Ford 2 run home run and triples by Dan Lyons and Kennard Jones. In South Maryland, the Blue Crabs rode the wave of a big five run sixth inning on their way to a 9-2 victory. The Crabs' Jeremy Owens hit a three run home run to seal that game for S. Maryland and keep their one game lead over the Ducks in the Liberty Division standings in tact.
The Ducks kept pace with the Crabs by beating the Road Warriors 7-2 to continue their early season race running almost neck and neck with (the) Crabs. The teams are almost mirroring each other, but right now South Maryland is leading by a nose. Or is it a claw?
DUCKS ~ Mike Loree Strikes-Out Ten:
6.1 ~ innings pitched.
9 ~ hits.
2 ~ runs/earned.
1 ~ walk
10 ~ Strikeouts.
Mike lowered his era to 2.40 while improving his record to 4-1 this season. His ten strikeout performance tonight gives him 37 K's in 30 innings pitched while walking only 9 batters.
Duaner Sanchez pitched the ninth inning surrendering only a walk while striking out two.
Right fielder Kraig Binick went 1 for 4 and dropped his batting average below the .400 mark.
Ray Navarrete ~ DNP.
Mike.BTB
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