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(Central Islip, N.Y., July 26, 2010) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the Somerset Patriots 5-2 on Monday night before a past-capacity crowd of 6,015 at Suffolk County Sports Park.

GAME VIDEO: Ray Navarrete's game-winning solo homer.

 
GAME VIDEO: Navarrete talks about blast.

The Ducks tacked on the game's first run in the second inning against Patriots’ starter Jason Monti. Matt Cavagnaro’s RBI single drove home Robinson Cancel to put the hosts ahead 1-0. Somerset tied the game in the fourth on Josh Pressley’s RBI single to center off Ducks’ starter Randy Leek.

John Rodriguez put Long Island back in front in the sixth with a solo home run over the right field wall, giving the Ducks a 2-1 advantage. The Pats quickly tied the score in the bottom of the frame courtesy of Pete LaForest's RBI single to right.

The Flock flexed their muscles again in the eighth when they took the lead for good against Patriots’ reliever Carlos Hines. Ray Navarrete’s opposite field solo homer and Javier Colina’s two-run dinger to left pushed the Ducks ahead 5-2.

Neither starter factored into the decision. Leek went seven innings, allowing just five hits and two runs (one earned) with three strikeouts. Monti worked five innings, surrendering five hits and one run while striking out four.

Bill Simas (1-0) picked up the victory, tossing a perfect eighth inning. Hines (2-1) was saddled with the loss, yielding three runs on two hits in his two-thirds of an inning of relief. Ricardo Gomez threw a scoreless ninth for his fourth save of the season.

Navarrete, Cancel, and Cavagnaro led the Ducks at the plate with two hits each.

The Ducks and Patriots continue their four-game series on Tuesday night. Game time is set for 7:05 PM, with the Suffolk County Sports Park gates opening at 6:05. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive Patriotic Baseballs, courtesy of the Salvation Army. Kyle Jackson takes the mound for the Ducks against Somerset’s Jonathan Ellis. Fans can also tune into all the action live via streaming webcast at www.liducks.com with Chris King calling the play-by-play.

Tickets to the game and all upcoming Ducks home games are available at the Suffolk County Sports Park Box Office, by calling (631) 940-TIXX, or by CLICKING HERE.

Duck Tales: John Rodriguez’ solo homer in the sixth inning was his seventh longball of the season. Rodriguez has now clubbed three homers in his last six games…Ray Navarrete’s home run in the eighth gave him his 10th homer this season. He is the first Duck to hit 10 home runs in 2010, after leading the team with 25 dingers a year ago…Javier Colina’s two-run homer in the eighth was his fifth of the season. All five of his homers have come at Suffolk County Sports Park. Colina is now hitting .381 at the Duck Pond in 2010.

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GAME DATE: 07/26/2010
Somerset Patriots  2 AT Long Island Ducks  5

                                 YTD                                   YTD
Somerset           AB  R  H BI   AVG  L Island           AB  R  H BI   AVG
W.Lydon CF          4  1  1  0  .281  R.Navarrete 1B      4  1  2  1  .262
I.Suarez SS         3  0  0  0  .258  J.Francia DH        4  0  1  0  .250
J.Nettles 3B        4  0  0  0  .331  J.Rodriguez RF      3  2  1  1  .310
J.Pressley DH       4  0  2  1  .259  J.Colina 3B         4  1  1  2  .347
 E.Ayala PR         0  0  0  0  .256  R.Cancel C          3  1  2  0  .302
N.Hall LF           2  1  1  0  .264   B.Kovatch PR       0  0  0  0  .227
J.Belcher C         3  0  0  0  .262   B.Monaghan C       1  0  0  0  .309
M.Hernandez RF      3  0  1  0  .284  J.Hernandez CF      2  0  1  0  .236
P.LaForest 1B       3  0  1  1  .250  M.Esquivel LF       3  0  0  0  .282
T.Raines Jr. 2B     2  0  0  0  .245  M.Cavagnaro 2B      3  0  2  1  .273
                                      E.Monzon SS         3  0  0  0  .288
                                           

Somerset             0 0 0   1 0 0   1 0 0 -  2  6  0
L Island             0 1 0   0 0 1   0 3 0 -  5 10  1
2B--N.Hall (17). HR--R.Navarrete (10), J.Rodriguez (7), J.Colina (5).
RBI--J.Pressley (32), P.LaForest (36), R.Navarrete (37), J.Rodriguez (32),
J.Colina  2 (15), M.Cavagnaro (31). HP--J.Belcher (2). SB--W.Lydon (40).
CS--J.Francia (7). E--R.Leek (3). 
LOB--Somerset 4, L Island 3. DP--T. Raines Jr.(2B) - I. Suarez(SS) - P.
LaForest(1B), J. Colina(3B) - M. Cavagnaro(2B), M. Cavagnaro(2B) - E.
Monzon(SS) - R. Navarrete(1B), M. Cavagnaro(2B) - E. Monzon(SS) - R.
Navarrete(1B), M. Cavagnaro(2B) - E. Monzon(SS) - R. Leek(P) - R.
Navarrete(1B). 
                                                                YTD
                                 IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR     ERA
 Somerset
J.Monti                         5.0   5   1   1   0   4   0    4.04
C.Cahill                        2.0   3   1   1   0   2   1    5.65
C.Hines (L,2-1)                 0.2   2   3   3   1   1   2    3.55
A.Dobies                        0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0.00
 L Island
R.Leek                          7.0   5   2   1   3   3   0    4.32
B.Simas (W,1-0)                 1.0   0   0   0   0   0   0    7.20
R.Gomez (S,4)                   1.0   1   0   0   1   1   0    1.27
HB--R.Leek (5). SO--I.Suarez, J.Nettles, J.Pressley, M.Hernandez, J.Francia
2, J.Rodriguez, J.Hernandez, M.Esquivel, M.Cavagnaro, E.Monzon.
BB--I.Suarez, N.Hall 2, M.Hernandez, J.Rodriguez. BF--J.Monti 18 (262),
C.Cahill 8 (253), C.Hines 5 (145), A.Dobies (1), R.Leek 26 (458), B.Simas 3
(23), R.Gomez 4 (76). P-S--J.Monti 63-44, C.Cahill 30-20, C.Hines 23-14,
A.Dobies 2-2, R.Leek 95-61, B.Simas 14-9, R.Gomez 14-9. 
T--2:20.  A--6015