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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 in and getting ready for Wednesday.”
The aforementioned Griffin clubbed a solo home run (11) in the fourth inning and a three-run home run (12) in the sixth inning.
Somerset rallied despite trailing 4-0 after six innings. Vinny Zarrillo banged into a double play to plate a run in the seventh inning. The very next batter was Aharon Eggleston who clubbed an RBI single.
David Vidal launched a solo home run (26) to cut the deficit to 4-3 in the eighth inning. Vidal is now tied with Jeremy Barfield for most home runs in the Atlantic League.
Kyle Simon (8-6) earned the win tossing seven innings while yielding two runs. Garceau (4-6) sustained the loss. He yielded four runs in six innings of work. Rob Bryson notched the save (5) tossing a perfect ninth inning
The 2016 Somerset Patriots season presented by Ford continues on the road until Wednesday, September 21st when the team returns home for Game One of the Liberty Division Series as they host the Long Island Ducks at 7:05 p.m. For tickets, call 908-252-0700 or visit www.somersetpatriots.com. Download our Mobile App for free in the Apple or Android App store.
