Baseball Ducks Walk Off With 12 Inning Win Over Patriots by Somerset Patriots August 9, 2016 Central Islip, NY – The Somerset Patriots (15-17, 53-49) rallied for two runs in the ninth inning to force extra innings, but the Long Island Ducks (18-12, 58-42) edged the Patriots 6-5 in 12 innings Tuesday evening at Bethpage Ballpark. Fehlandt Lentini, who finished a home run shy of the cycle, singled home the game-winning run as the Ducks have won the first two games of this four game midweek series. For the fifth time in the last six games, Somerset scored at least one run in the first inning. Kyle Roller rolled a two-run single up the middle to give Somerset an early 2-0 advantage. Delta Cleary Jr. stroked an RBI single up the middle in the home half of the first inning to cut the deficit to 2-1. Brian Van Kirk drilled a home run (1) to lead off the bottom of the top of the second inning. It was his first home run in 23 games and it occurred in his 90th plate appearance. “I’ve never gone that long without hitting a homer so I guess I deserved my first ever silent treatment when I returned to the dugout,” Van Kirk said. “It’s nice to attack pitches in the zone, but I just wish we would have won the game.” The Ducks rallied for three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Cleary Jr. clubbed an RBI single, another run scored via a fielding error, and the third run came on an RBI sacrifice fly by Ruben Gotay. The Ducks had a 4-3 lead after six innings. Long Island tacked on an insurance run in the eighth inning as Gotay ripped an RBI single. He has four RBI in the series thus far. Todd Coffey had been 6-for-6 in save opportunities against Somerset coming into tonight’s action, but the former big leaguer with the Cincinnati reds yielded two runs on two hits in the ninth. Roller ripped an RBI single and Carlos Guzman tallied an RBI fielder’s choice to tie the game at 5-5. Somerset had a chance in the top of the 12th inning, but could not score with runners on first and third with no one out. In the ensuing half inning, Mike Blanke reached via a fielding error. He advanced to second base on Anthony Vega’s sacrifice bunt. With the winning run in scoring position, Lentini ended the night with a walk-off RBI single. Lentini leads the league in batting average at .325. Chris McCoy (1-0) earned the win throwing two scoreless innings in his Ducks debut. Mickey Storey (1-7) sustained the loss, yielding the winning run in 0.1 innings of work. The 2016 Somerset Patriots season presented by Ford continues on the road until the team returns to TD Bank Ballpark for a 7:05 p.m. game on Friday, August 12th against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. For tickets, call 908-252-0700 or visit www.somersetpatriots.com. Download our Mobile App for free in the Apple or Android App store. Post Views: 1,165 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Somerset Patriots Latest posts by Somerset Patriots (see all) Somerset Patriots Announce Added Programming On Radio Partner 1450 WCTC-AM - May 7, 2020 Somerset Patriots Bring Back All-Star RHP David Kubiak - April 7, 2020 Somerset Patriots Land Eight-Year Major Leaguer Vance Worley - March 27, 2020 Somerset Patriots Acquire Major League LHP Pat Dean - March 10, 2020 Related Topics2016 SeasonBrian Van KirkCarlos GuzmanGame Recapkyle rollerMickey StoreySomerset Patriots Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 113: New York Post Columnist Phil Mushnick (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 29, 2021 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Boulders Losing Streak Reaches Nine Games Jackals Looking to Build Momentum in Can-Am