Tag Archives: 2016 Season

Bridgewater, NJ- Somerset Patriots third baseman David Vidal has signed a contract with the Miami Marlins organization.   The San Juan, Puerto Rico native enjoyed a memorable 2016 campaign in which he finished second in the league in home runs (26) and hit .320 with 62 RBI despite only playing in 85 games. Vidal was later named to the End-of-the-Season …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball has honored three Somerset Patriots players on the End-of-Season All-Star Team and Red, White and Blue All-Defensive Team.   Second baseman Eric Farris was named to both the End-of-Season All-Star Team and the Red, White and Blue All-Defensive Team. Farris hit .301 over a team-leading 492 at bats and 123 games …

Bridgewater, NJ – Somerset Patriots starting pitcher Nik Turley (1-0) struck out 14 batters to lead the Somerset Patriots (2-0, 77-63) to a dominating 10-0 win over the Long Island Ducks (0-2, 72-68) in Game 2 of the Liberty Division Series at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday evening. The Somerset Patriots lead the best-of-five series 2-0.   “I felt that my …

Bridgewater, NJ – Scott Kelly hit a walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the 11th inning to lead the Somerset Patriots (1-0, 77-63) to a 3-2 win over the Long Island Ducks (0-1, 72-68) in Game 1 of the Liberty Division Series at TD Bank Ballpark on Wednesday evening.   “I’m just trying to get on base,” said …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have won the Liberty Division Second Half Championship and clinched a playoff berth with their win on Saturday, September 10th. The team has placed playoff tickets on sale for the Liberty Division Series to be played at TD Bank Ballpark versus the Long Island Ducks.   The Somerset Patriots playoff schedule will be as follows: …

New Britain, CT – The Somerset Patriots (39-31, 77-63) punctuated a tremendous regular season by defeating the New Britain Bees (71-69, 35-35) 13-6 Sunday afternoon at New Britain Stadium. The Patriots overcame a 4-0 deficit after six innings to tally their 42nd come from behind win of the year. Somerset tied a season-high in runs (13) and hits (20) as …

New Britain, CT – The New Britain Bees (35-34, 71-68) edged the Somerset Patriots (38-31, 76-63) 4-3 Saturday evening at New Britain Stadium.   “I thought I threw the ball well except Jon Griffin had my number tonight,” said starting pitcher Shaun Garceau. “But I think we all feel good about ourselves. These next few days are just about locking …

New Britain, CT – The Somerset Patriots (38-30, 76-72) clinched the Second Half Liberty Division Championship by defeating the New Britain Bees (34-34, 70-68) 5-1 Friday evening at New Britain Stadium. The Patriots have qualified for the postseason four straight years and 13 times in the franchises 19 years of existence. Somerset will battle the Long Island Ducks in the …

New Britain, CT – The New Britain Bees (34-33, 70-67) topped the Somerset Patriots (37-30, 75-62) 4-1 Thursday evening at New Britain Stadium.   “The bottom of the order beat me all night and that fourth inning makes me ill, but I was able to settle down and give our team a chance,” said starting pitcher Donovan Hand. “Bottom line …

Bridgeport, CT – The Somerset Patriots (37-29, 75-61) blanked the Bridgeport Bluefish (34-32, 64-72) 1-0 Wednesday evening at Harbor Yard.   In the top of the first inning All-Star Bryan LaHair ripped a run scoring double to give Somerset a 1-0 lead.   Nik Turley (5-1) earned the win tossing six scoreless innings. Chris Rearick (5-5) suffered the loss. Jon …