Jordany Valdespin of the Long Island Ducks connects with a pitch

Valiant Comeback Falls Just Short in Series Finale

(Central Islip, N.Y.) - The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Lancaster Barnstormers 9-8 on Thursday night in the finale of a four-game series at Bethpage Ballpark. Lancaster opened the scoring with two runs in the second inning on RBI single by Vladimir Frias and Rico Noel off Ducks starter Hector Silvestre. The Ducks closed to within one in the third on an RBI double down the right field line by Taylor Ard. However, ... Full Story