Long Island Ducks manager Dave Lapoint has to be wondering where this level of play was a few weeks ago during the first half division race. Long Island was unable to win the big games down the stretch, but have now rebounded to win eight of their first eleven in the second half to take an early three game lead atop the North Division standings.

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