Wednesday lunch with Jenny and Helen, in the evening we were back at the ballpark for game #2 with Long Island. In the Tuesday opener the visiting Ducks committed four errors, on this night the Barnstormers took full advantage of three more to build an early 4-0 advantage. Melvin Mercedes doubled to start the first inning, he would come home on Andretty Cordero's single to give the Stormers the quick lead. In the second Long Island threatened to even the score on a base hit but the throw from right by Trayvon Robinson and Jack Conley's tag cut down the would-be tying run. The Barnstormers extended the lead to 2-0 in their half of the second when Robinson drew a walk, took third on a Shawon Dunston single and came home on an error. In the fourth Wilson Garcia singled and Ariel Sandoval walked, both runs would score on errors growing the Barnstormer lead to 4-0. The Ducks got on the board with a run in the fifth but they would come no closer, an eighth-inning bomb over the picnic tents by Garcia put the period on a 5-1 Barnstormer victory. Matt Swarmer started and went five for the decision with Brian Marconi, Garrett Granitz, Mike Adams, Ofreidy Gomez and Nick Duron closing it out. The Stormers lead the best-of-five series 2-0, it continues with the final three on the Island beginning on Friday the 22nd. Take care, thanks for reading.
