CENTRAL ISLIP, NY - It was a wild one on Long Island in the second of a four-game set between the Ducks and Bears. 17 runs, 26 hits and six errors provided a stark contrast to the previous night’s contest which saw the two teams play a low-scoring, fundamentally sound game. Long Island won this one 9-8.

The Newark Bears’ hit-carousel got started right from the first pitch of the game. Bobby Hill drew a walk to lead-off the game, followed by two singles from Ramon Castro and Jose Herrera. Cory Aldridge brought in the first run of the game on a fielder’s choice. Randall Simon plated two more with a two-run single.

Aldridge knocked in another run in the second, bringing Mike Just around who led-off the frame with a single of his own. Val Majewski then followed Aldridge with an RBI-single of his own making the score 5-0 after two innings.

But, Long Island would claw their way back and got two off of Mike Bumstead in the bottom of the second. Estee Harris ripped a triple down the right field line scoring a run and then he was brought home by a Damian Rolls sacrifice fly.

The Ducks tied the game in the fourth on a base-hit by Jamie Pogue. Estee Harris broke back towards third base on the hit, but then went home and collided with Bumstead en route to the plate. With Pachot up the line fielding the relay throw, no one was at home to cover. That allowed Damian Rolls to score.

Donaldo Mendez came up as the next batter and hit a high two-run homer over the left field fence. Bumstead’s night would end two batters later.

Newark knotted the game at 8 in the top of the sixth inning, taking advantage of two more errors by the Ducks. Hill reached base when first baseman P.J. Rose’s toss to Manny Ulloa was behind him as he broke for the bag. After a Castro single, Herrera brought both of them in with a long double to left-center. Herrera crossed the dish when Keith Reed reached on a groundball that was bobbled by the third baseman Rolls.

Long Island went back ahead on a strange play. Mendez led off the inning with a double and appeared to be picked off of second base. Edwin Almonte threw over to Castro, who was covering second and Mendez broke for third. Castro’s throw to third was off-target and that allowed Mendez to score.

That run was the final score between the two teams. Neither Manny Ulloa nor Mike Bumstead pitched particularly well in their starts and both were gone by the sixth inning.

Almonte was the tough-luck loser while Ryan Knippschild, the losing pitcher in game one, got the win.

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