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Long Island & Somerset to play for Atlantic League championship

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TD Bank Ballpark scoreboard (Photo credit: Paul Hadsall)
TD Bank Ballpark scoreboard (Photo credit: Paul Hadsall)

Congratulations to the Long Island Ducks and Somerset Patriots, who swept their first round playoff series and will face each other next week for the Atlantic League championship.

The Ducks host the first two games of the Championship Series on Wednesday & Thursday nights at 6:35 p.m. at Bethpage Ballpark. The Patriots will host the third game on Friday at 7:05 p.m. at TD Bank Ballpark. If necessary, Somerset would also host games four and five on Saturday at 7:05 p.m. and Sunday at 5:05 p.m., respectively.

Signed Adam Donachie 2009 Bowie Baysox team set baseball card.
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Atlantic League playoff update: Somerset & Long Island win on Wednesday

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All four Atlantic League playoff teams were in action Wednesday night.

Somerset 3, Sugar Land 2

Signed Adam Donachie 2009 Bowie Baysox team set baseball card.
Signed Adam Donachie 2009 Bowie Baysox team set baseball card. Donachie is now the starting catcher for the Somerset Patriots. (From my collection)

The Somerset Patriots took a commanding two-games-to-none lead in their best-of-five series with the Sugar Land Skeeters with their 3-2 victory.  (box) Somerset’s David Harden and Sugar Land’s Jason Lane (yes, the former Houston Astros outfielder) matched up fairly evenly, each allowing two runs. But the Patriots’ bullpen was better than the Skeeters’. Somerset’s Eddy Martinez-Esteve and Sugarland’s Koby Clemens (yes, Roger’s son) hit home runs.

After a travel day on Thursday, the Freedom Division series resumes at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater at 7:05 p.m. on Friday.

Long Island 6, Southern Maryland 2

The Long Island Ducks bested the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 6-2 in the first game of the Liberty Division series on Wednesday night.  (box) John Brownell earned the complete game victory for the Ducks, striking out 12. Nick Schwaner and Jeremy Owens hit home runs for the Blue Crabs, while Bryant Nelson and Adam Bailey homered for the Ducks.

The series continues Thursday night at 6:35 p.m. at Bethpage Ballpark in Central Islip, N.Y.

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Ducks win division title to finalize Atlantic League playoff picture

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DSCN7918The Long Island Ducks shut out the Somerset Patriots 4-0 on Saturday night to clinch the final spot in the Atlantic League playoffs.

The Division Championship Series will begin on Tuesday, with the Sugarland Skeeters hosting the Patriots.

On Wednesday, the Skeeters and Patriots will play game two of their series, while the Ducks will host the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs in the first game of theirs at 6:35 p.m.

Thursday, the Ducks and Blue Crabs play game two, again at 6:35 p.m., while the Skeeters and Patriots have a travel day.

On Friday, Somerset will host Sugarland at 7:05 p.m., and the Blue Crabs will host the Ducks as each series moves to game three.

Saturday and Sunday will be games four and five, if necessary, in each series.

The Atlantic League Championship Series is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, Sept. 25, hosted by the winner of the Long Island vs. Southern Maryland series.

The Somerset vs. Sugarland series may not be the championship series, but it is a match up of the Atlantic League’s two best teams. Heading into the season’s final day, the Skeeters have a 94-45 record and the Patriots are 90-48. They are the best and second best records in Atlantic League history.

By contrast, Southern Maryland is 64-74 (37-32 in the first half when they won the Liberty Division title) and Long Island is 62-77 (32-37 in the second half.) The Lancaster Barnstormers have a 72-66 record, but by virtue of the division structure and Atlantic League playoff format, they will be finished for the season tomorrow afternoon.