Ducks Rally in Ninth, Gibbons Wins It in 14th
By Atlantic League Independent Wire Services on June 21, 2008
CENTRAL ISLIP, NY - The Long Island Ducks defeated the York Revolution on Friday 9-8X in 14 innings in front of a packed house of 6,502 at Citibank Park.
Jay Gibbons was the hero in the extra frames, providing a game-winning double in the 14th to score pinch runner Clint Nageotte from first base. Ray Navarrete hit his league-leading 14th home run in the fifth inning, and Alex Sanchez contributed with a two-run homer and a 3-for-7 night at the plate. York was paced by four solo homers, the last of which was a shot by Jason Aspito that gave the Revs an 8-7 lead in the ninth. But the Ducks got three hits to load the bases in the bottom of the inning, and Dennis Donovan scored on a wild pitch to tie the game and force extras.
Randy Leek pitched five and one-third innings for the Ducks, giving up five runs – four earned – on seven hits. Frank Castillo allowed four runs on seven hits in four in two-thirds innings. Neither starter factored in the decision. Jon Asahina and Abe Alvarez combined for five innings of scoreless relief in the extra sessions, with Alvarez (2-0) earning the win. Nick McCurdy went three scoreless innings for York before giving way to Heath Totten (0-1), who surrendered the game-winner to Gibbons.
The Ducks continue their series against York on Saturday with a 7:05 p.m. contest. The ballpark gates open at 6:05 p.m., and the first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive a neon green water bottle, courtesy of Purity First. Fans unable to attend can still catch all the action live on 1440 WNYG AM, 107.1 WLIR FM, or via streaming webcast at www.liducks.com, with Mike Solano and David Weiss calling the play-by-play. Tickets to the game and all upcoming Ducks home games are available at the Citibank Park Box Office, by calling (631) 940-TIXX, or by logging onto www.liducks.com and clicking on the tickets icon at the top of the page.
The Long Island Ducks play their home games at Citibank Park and are in their ninth season of play in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. For further information, visit www.liducks.com, or call (631) 940-3825.
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