(Staten Island, N.Y., May 13, 2023) – The Staten Island FerryHawks defeated the Long Island Ducks 6-4 on Saturday afternoon in the second game of a three-game series at Staten Island University Hospital Community Park.
The FerryHawks got started early in the first inning as
Ricardo Cespedes came across the plate on a Luis Castro single to left field. In the second inning,
Adrian Sanchez doubled to right field bringing in Justin Twine – who was playing in his first game with the FerryHawks. The scoring continued in the fourth as
Mikey Edelman and Justin Twine scored on a
Ricardo Cespedes double to right making it 4-0 FerryHawks.
The script flipped in the Duck's favor with a Dustin Woodcock homer in the 5
th and an Alex Dickerson homer in the 6
th. In the 7
th, Ducks catcher Chance Sisco was brought home on Philip Caulfield ground out to second, closing the gap to 4-3 Ducks.
Justin Twine arrived JUST IN TIME, tanking an opposite field solo homerun in the 8
th inning to extend the lead to 5-3.
Adrian Sanchez followed up the newcomer's blast by bringing in Zach Racusin to make it 6-3 Hawks.
The Ducks made one last effort in the 9
th as Adeiny Hechavarria scored on a Dustin Woodcock ground out. However, that wasn't enough as the FerryHawks secured a 6-4 victory to move to 3-9 on the season!
FerryHawks starter Ivan Piñeyro (1-0) earned the win with a final line of 6 innings, 5 hits, 3 runs, 2 walks, and 3 strikeouts.
James Pazos pitched 2 innings in relief to hold the lead, and
Pedro Payano entered in the 9
th to pick up his first save of the season.
The clubs will square off tomorrow again at 11:00AM with the series tied at one. It's Mother's Day and ALL MOM'S enter for FREE with the purchase of at least one other ticket!
