Patriots Baseball

Bridgewater, New Jersey – One of the rarest feats in all of sports is throwing a perfect game. It requires precision, stamina, and a laser sharp focus good enough to withstand all nine innings without allowing a hit, walk or error. The defense must be stout, and the pitcher must be on their “A” game throughout each inning. There have …

Bridgewater, New Jersey – The Somerset Patriots (6-9, 48-37) defeated the Long Island Ducks (7-8, 50-35) 8-3 before 6,910 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday evening. The Ducks took an early 2-0 lead on a home run by Vladimir Frias (4) in the top of the first inning. The Patriots claimed the lead with four runs in the bottom …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the return of right-handed pitcher Edwin Quirarte for the 2019 season. Quirarte enters his second season with the Somerset Patriots and second in the Atlantic League, having time in Somerset in 2015. In eight appearances with the team, he went 1-0, while not allowing a run and giving up just one hit in …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the return of left-handed pitcher Roy Merritt. Merritt rejoins the Patriots after spending the beginning of the 2019 season with the Sugar Land Skeeters. The former 29th round pick of the 2007 MLB Amateur draft has been effective for the Skeeters in his 11 appearances, going 2-3 with a 3.70 ERA in 56 …

Bridgewater, New Jersey – The Long Island Ducks (7-7, 50-34) defeated the Somerset Patriots (5-9, 47-37) 1-0 in ten innings at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday evening. Starter Rick Teasley was flawless for his nine innings of work and was in line for the first ever perfect game in team history. He finished with seven strikeouts in a no decision …

(Lancaster, Pa., July 23, 2019) – The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) announced today the Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) will call balls and strikes for the remainder of the 2019 ALPB Championship Season, starting Thursday, July 25 at games hosted by the High Point Rockers, Lancaster Barnstormers and Long Island Ducks. “This is a landmark day for the Atlantic …

Bridgewater, New Jersey – The York Revolution (5-2, 39-37) swept the Somerset Patriots (3-4, 45-32) in a doubleheader at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday afternoon. Game 1: The Revolution defeated the Patriots in the first game 3-2. The Patriots struck first in the bottom of the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Edwin Espinal. Yovan Gonzalez added to Somerset’s …

Bridgewater, New Jersey – The Somerset Patriots (3-2, 45-30) defeated the York Revolution (3-2, 37-37) 12-7 at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday evening. Mike Fransoso returned to the lineup for the first time in over a month after transitioning into a player-coach role to go 4-for-5 with three RBI. “It was awesome. It was emotional to get back in there. …

Bridgewater, New Jersey – The York Revolution (3-1, 37-36) defeated the Somerset Patriots (2-2, 44-30) 6-3 at TD Bank Ballpark on Monday evening. York opened the scoring in the top of the second inning on a solo home run from Isaias Tejeda (7) down the left-field line. The Revolution added two more in the third inning on Henry Castillo’s (9) …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (2-1, 44-29) defeated the New Britain Bees (1-2, 36-36) 14-1 at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday evening. The Bees took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on an RBI single by Alejandro De Aza. Somerset answered in the bottom of the frame with a run on an error and …