Long Island Ducks Take Second Straight from Staten Island Ferry Hawks

From the desk: THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE and THAT RICHMOND COUNTY TEAM

EMPIRE STATE

Battle of the Birds

Long Island Ducks

vs.

Staten Island Ferry Hawks

Ferry Hawks Let Two Leads Get Away

Leading off the home first for Staten Island, right fielder Antoine Duplantis homered to right field.  But Long Island answered right back on catcher Carlos Castro's run-scoring double in the second.  The Ferry Hawks retook the lead on newly acquired Cristopher Cespedes' RBI single in the fourth.  After a scoreless fifth inning, Sam Travis scored on a Dustin Woodcock sac-fly, and catcher Joe DeCarlo drove in Deibinson Romero, giving the Ducks a 3-2 lead and the final margin of victory.  

Ferry Hawk starter and Bronx native Anthony Rodriguez surrendered three runs, but only two were earned, on seven hits and four walks in 5.2 innings for the loss.

Long Island native Joe Iorio limited Staten Island to a pair of runs on four hits and four walks with a pair of strikeouts in seven innings for his seventh win against four losses.  In relief, left-hander Jose Jose tossed a scoreless eighth, and Tyler Webb closed out the ninth for his tenth save.  

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Visiting Long Island Ducks Rout Staten Island Ferry Hawks in Series Opener

From the desk: THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE and THAT RICHMOND COUNTY TEAM

EMPIRE STATE

Battle of the Birds

Long Island Ducks

vs.

Staten Island Ferry Hawks

at

Richmond County Grounds

The Flock Announce Their Arrival With Authority

The Ducks created instant trouble for Ferry Hawk starter Francisco Carrillo who yielded five hits in the first inning, most notably a three-run home run by designated hitter Deibinson Romero.  Afterwhich, things settled down, and the score remained unchanged through the fourth.  

But Long Island stepped it up again in the fifth.  Left fielder Sam Travis doubled home 

Alejandro De Aza, first baseman Jacson McGowan doubled home Travis, and Francisco Carrillo was sent off to the showers.  With Eddy Reynoso pitching in relief, a sac-fly by Vladimir Frias plated the third run of the inning, giving the Ducks a 6-0 lead.  

A sac-fly off the bat of Antoine Duplantis in Staten Island's half of the fifth finally spoiled the shutout.  Making his 17th start for the Ducks, right-hander Scott Harkin exited on the winning side after allowing one run on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts through five innings pitched.   

Out of the Duck bullpen, Edubray Ramos threw a scoreless sixth, right-hander Sandy Baez twirled a scoreless seventh, and James Varela similarly handled the eighth.  

Deibinson Romero extended Long Island's lead on a wild pitch in the seventh. 

In the top of the ninth, Staten Island pitching wholly imploded.  Long Island sent eleven batters to the plate who erupted for another seven runs, highlighted by catcher Carlos Castro's two-run home run.  

James Varela completed his second scoreless inning in the home ninth to close out this lopsided victory.  Four Long Island pitchers joined to limit the Ferry Hawks to a pair of runs on six hits and two walks with seven strikeouts.

Long Island batters amassed 21 hits, with seven going for extra bases.  Shortstop Kevin Whatley was the lone Duck without a hit, while all other batters wielded no less than two hits each.

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Staten Island Ferry Hawks Outlast Long Island Ducks

From the desk: THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE & THAT RICHMOND COUNTY CLUB

EMPIRE STATE
Battle of the Birds

Long Island Ducks

vs.

Staten Island Ferry Hawks

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

 

Long Island Ducks Shut Out Ferry Hawks in Staten Island Opener

From the desk: THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE & THAT RICHMOND COUNTY CLUB

EMPIRE STATE
Battle of the Birds

Long Island Ducks

vs.

Staten Island Ferry Hawks

Ferry Hawks Get Their Feathers Ruffled By Flock

The Flock returned to the boroughs to resume their New York rivalry with the Ferry Hawks.

Long Island right-hander Scott Harkin and four bullpen members joined in hurling a gem.  Harkin faced 19 batters, throwing 65 pitches with an efficient 46 (70.7%) going for strikes.  He allowed no runs on four hits and one walk with a pair of strikeouts over five innings for the win.  Harkin improved to 5-6 with a lowered 3.75 ERA over 72.0 innings.  Four relievers limited the Ferry Hawks to four hits and no walks over the final four innings to preserve the shutout.

The Ducks scored four runs off Staten Island starter Dakota Freese, who struggled with control.  First baseman Sam Travis scored on a fielder's choice in the second.  Designated hitter Alejandro De Aza and Sam Travis singled and delivered home runs in the third.  In the fifth, Dakota Freese walked the bases loaded, and center fielder Rusney Castillo followed with a sac-fly to right field scoring Long Island's final run of the night.  Freese allowed four hits but walked six in a losing effort.  Boxscore

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Long Island Ducks Win Third Straight Against Staten Island Ferry Hawks

From the desks: THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE & THAT RICHMOND COUNTY TEAM

BATTLE of NEW YORK

Staten Island Ferry Hawks

vs.

Long Island Ducks

Ducks Complete Three-Game Sweep of Ferry Hawks

The Ducks jumped out to an early lead.  Designated hitter Johnni Turbo led off the home first with a single and stole second base.  A single by right fielder Dustin Woodcock put runners at the corners.  Left fielder L.J. Mazzilli reached safely on an E-5, and Turbo scored on the play.

Long Island added a run in the third.  L.J. Mazzilli led off with a hit through the middle, and Deibinson Romero singled to left field putting runners at the corners.  Romero then scored on a Sam Travis 

sacrifice-fly to left.  The Ducks' rally ended abruptly when Alejandro De Aza bounced into a 4-6-3 double-play.

In the fourth, Long Island wielded four hits, two for extra bases, and drew two walks as part of a four-run inning and a 6-0 lead.  Staten Island right-hander and losing pitcher Alex Vargas got knocked out of the box, allowing six runs on seven hits and four walks in 3.2 innings pitched.  The Ferry Hawk bullpen then threw 4.1 scoreless innings of one-hit ball with six strikeouts.

Ferry Hawk left fielder Ben Ruta doubled and scored in the sixth and right fielder Rymer Liriano 

connected on a two-run home run in the ninth.

Right-hander Brett Kennedy yielded one run on five hits and no walks with seven strikeouts for the win.  Closer Sandy Baez was called upon to secure the final out in relief of James Varela for his third save.

The Long Island Ducks complete their first-ever series sweep against the Staten Island Ferry Hawks with the victory.  BOXSCORE

 

Long Island Ducks Outlast Staten Island Ferry Hawks in Wild Contest at The Pond

From the desks: THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE & THAT RICHMOND COUNTY TEAM

BATTLE of NEW YORK

Staten Island Ferry Hawks

vs.

Long Island Ducks

Flock Stages Stunning Comeback at The Pond

The Ferry Hawks appeared well on their way toward tying the series out on Long Island.  They broke out with three runs in the first inning against Ducks starter Stephen Tarpley, who would fail to pitch out of the third.  After allowing three runs on three hits and one walk in just 2.1 innings pitched, he was relieved.  

Right-hander Hunter Claudelle likewise allowed three runs on three hits and four walks in relief of Tarpley, and the Ferry Hawks led 6-0 through three and a half innings of play. 

But Staten Island would soon regret leaving the bases loaded in the top of the fourth.  

Long Island stunningly rallied for ten runs in the bottom half of the frame, highlighted by Johnni Turbo's three-run home run giving Long Island a 7-6 lead and another three-run home run off the bat of Sam Travis, making it a 10-6 game.

Staten Island recovered a single run in the fifth and added two more in the seventh but ultimately finished a run short.

Second-year Duck Dylan Peiffer earned the win with 1.1 innings pitched, and Tyler Webb pitched a scoreless ninth for the save.  

Ferry Hawk starter and Bronx native Anthony Rodriguez allowed six runs (five earned) on seven hits and two walks in 3.0 innings pitched but escaped with a no-decision.  Right-hander Eddy Reynoso 

yielded both Long Island home runs and got tagged with the loss.  

Staten Island right fielder Rymer Liriano went 2 for 4 with a double and four runs batted in.  Second baseman Alfredo Reyes was 3 for 6 with a triple, one run batted in, and twice scored.  BOXSCORE