Patriots Drop Second Half-Opener To Bees 6-2

New Britain, Conn. – The New Britain Bees (1-0, 27-42) opened up the second half of the season with a 6-2 victory over the Somerset Patriots (0-1, 42-29) Monday night at New Britain Stadium.

New Britain took an early 1-0 lead in the second inning on a Conor Bierfeldt (13) solo home run to left field. The Bees added three more runs in the fifth on a two-out, two-run Jovan Rosa single and an RBI single from Jordan Hinshaw. 

Kyle Roller got Somerset on the scoreboard in the sixth on an RBI single that trimmed the deficit to 4-1, but James Skelton (8) responded the next half inning with a solo home run to extend the Bees’ lead back out to four.

A run-scoring error on a ground ball off the bat of Roller in the eighth brought the Patriots within three before a Mike Crouse sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth topped off the game’s scoring.

Kyle Simon (5-5) earned the win after he allowed one run over seven innings with four strikeouts. Rick Teasley (7-2) took the loss, yielding four runs over five innings.

The Patriots and the Bees continue their three-game series Tuesday afternoon in New Britain on Independence Day. Lucas Irvine (4-2, 4.90 ERA) toes the rubber for Somerset against Bees’ righty Mike Lee (2-5, 4.44 ERA). First pitch at New Britain Stadium is scheduled for 2:05 p.m.

Tickets to the 2017 Somerset Patriots Season presented by Ford, which includes the team’s 20th Anniversary, are on sale now. TD Bank Ballpark will be the host of the 2017 Atlantic League All-Star Game presented by RWJBarnabas Health and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey on Wednesday, July 12th. For more information, stop by the ballpark, call (908) 252-0700, or visit www.somersetpatriots.com.

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