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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 …

Bridgeport, CT – The Bridgeport Bluefish (34-31, 64-71) scored 10 unanswered runs from the fourth inning on to defeat the Somerset Patriots (36-29, 74-61) 10-3 Tuesday evening at Harbor Yard. The Bluefish completed the sweep of the day-night doubleheader as the homestanding squad won game one 6-4.   “Obviously it was a tough day at the office, but at the …

Bridgeport, CT – The Bridgeport Bluefish (33-31, 63-71) defeated the Somerset Patriots (36-28, 74-60) 6-4 Tuesday afternoon at Harbor Yard in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.   “We have a bunch of battlers,” said Bryan LaHair. “We’re three up with six to go so the bottom line is the ball is still in our court.”   In the …

Bridgewater, NJ- On Saturday, September 10th, the Somerset Patriots helped plan a homecoming for Sgt. Alfredo Castro of Vernon, New Jersey to surprise his wife and two young sons at TD Bank Ballpark.   Sgt. Castro, a 17-year veteran of the United States Army, had not seen his family for 11 months when he returned to American soil and waited …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have acquired left-handed relief pitcher Rich Mascheri in a trade with the Southern Illinois Miners for future considerations. Mascheri enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and first in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. The 5’10” southpaw yielded just three earned runs over 13 relief appearances in the Frontier League this year with …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (36-27, 74-59) shut out the New Britain Bees (32-31, 68-65) 7-0 on Sunday afternoon at TD Bank Ballpark to take the crucial three game series over their division rivals.   The Patriots jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning on a two-run home run by Eric Farris (7).   Rob Kral …

Bridgewater, NJ – The New Britain Bees (32-30, 68-64) topped the Somerset Patriots (35-27, 73-59) 4-1 on Saturday evening at TD Bank Ballpark.   New Britain took an early 1-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI single by Michael Crouse.   The Bees extended the lead with a run in the second inning on an RBI single by Greg …

Bridgewater, NJ – Trailing 3-0 in the eighth inning, the Somerset Patriots (35-26, 73-58) rallied for four runs to defeat the New Britain Bees (31-30, 67-64) 4-3 on Friday evening at TD Bank Ballpark.   Aharon Eggleston got Somerset on the board with a solo home run (8) to lead off the inning.   “We always battle. It seems that has …