Somerset Patriots

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that outfielder Christian Marrero’s contract has been purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies. He is expected to report to Double-A.   In his first season with the Somerset Patriots and in the Atlantic League, Marrero was hitting .295 with 43 hits, 10 doubles, three home runs and 24 RBI in 41 games before having …

Bridgewater, NJ-   The Somerset Patriots (19-19, 61-47) defeated the Long Island Ducks (23-16, 59-50) 7-5 in the night game of a day-night double header at TD Bank Ballpark on Wednesday.   Tied at 5-5 in the bottom of the eighth inning, Carlos Guzman smacked a go-ahead two-run home run (5) to give the Patriots a 7-5 win.   “I wanted …

Bridgewater, NJ-   The Long Island Ducks (23-15, 59-49) defeated the Somerset Patriots (18-19, 60-47) 7-3 in the day game of a day-night double header at TD Bank Ballpark on Wednesday.   The Patriots took an early 1-0 lead on an error in the first inning.   The Ducks grabbed the lead in the top of the third inning on an …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Long Island Ducks (22-15, 58-49) defeated the Somerset Patriots (18-17, 60-45) 3-2 at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday night.   The Ducks took an early 2-0 lead in the first inning on a home run by Mark Krauss (16).   A sacrifice fly by Carlos Guzman in the second inning cut the lead in half for Somerset.   …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of right-handed pitcher Patrick Johnson.   Johnson enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and his first in the Atlantic League.   Johnson was originally drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 25th round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft out of the University of North Carolina at Chapel …

Lancaster, Penn. – The Somerset Patriots (18-17, 60-45) put on a dominant performance both on the mound and at the plate in a 6-1 defeat of the Lancaster Barnstormers (22-15, 60-46) in Sunday’s series-finale at Clipper Magazine Stadium.   Somerset struck first in the first inning for the fourth-straight game. Justin Pacchioli and Carlos Guzman both added RBI singles to …

Lancaster, Penn. – Missed opportunities plagued the Somerset Patriots (17-17, 59-45) Saturday night in a 10-6 loss to the Lancaster Barnstormers (22-14, 60-45) at Clipper Magazine Stadium.  For the third straight game, Somerset opened the scoring in the top of the first inning. This time, it was a two-out RBI double from Christian Marrero to deep center field that gave …

Lancaster, Penn. – The Somerset Patriots (17-16, 59-44) utilized big innings early in the ballgame for the second-straight night to defeat the Lancaster Barnstormers (21-14, 59-45) 8-2 Friday night at Clipper Magazine Stadium. Kyle Roller (17) started the scoring in the top of the first inning when he crushed a two-run home run far beyond the right-center field fence. Lancaster …

Bridgewater, NJ– The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of Major League left-handed pitcher Keith Hessler. Hessler enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and his first in the Atlantic League.  In 2015, the Silver Spring, Maryland native made his Major League debut with the Arizona Diamondbacks on August 8th. He appeared in 18 games with the Diamondbacks that year, …

Lancaster, Penn. – A pair of four-run innings in the first third of Thursday night’s ballgame lifted the Somerset Patriots (16-16, 58-44) to a 9-3 win over the Lancaster Barnstormers (21-13, 59-44) at Clipper Magazine Stadium. Somerset opened up with four runs in the top of the first inning. An RBI single from Kyle Roller began the scoring, before Christian …