Long Island Ducks Fall 7-0 To Bridgeport Bluefish Before Largest Crowd In Team History

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com -Central Islip, N.Y., July 4, 2009) – A past-capacity crowd of 7,582 were on hand Saturday night at Citibank Park, as the Long Island Ducks took on the Bridgeport Bluefish. The attendance figure set a new single-game record for the Ducks, breaking the previous mark of 7,308, which had been established last night.

The Independence Day crowd witnessed a 7-0 Bluefish win over the Ducks as the Fish used a six-run seventh inning off Ducks’ relievers Jason Norderum and Joe Valentine. Ryan Radmanovich’s three-run homer was the big blow.

Ducks’ starter Jake Dittler (2-4) tossed six innings, yielding three hits and one run. Bridgeport starter Corey Lee (4-5) fired seven innings, allowing three hits and no runs.

The Ducks and Bluefish wrap up their series on Sunday. Game time is 5:05 p.m., and the Citibank Park gates open at 4:05 p.m. Randy Leek makes the start for Long Island against Bridgeport’s Gary Knotts .

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