Somerset Patriots

Central Islip, NY – The Long Island Ducks (45-23) edged the Somerset Patriots (50-19) 6-5 Saturday evening at Bethpage Ballpark. First baseman Randy Ruiz hit a RBI walk-off single to snap Somerset’s five game winning streak.   In the top of the first inning catcher David Vidal blasted a RBI double to five Somerset a 1-0 advantage.   Second baseman …

Central Islip, NY – The Somerset Patriots (50-18) defeated the Long Island Ducks (44-23) 7-5 Friday evening at Bethpage Ballpark. The Patriots snapped the Ducks 17 game home winning streak which was their longest in franchise history.   In the top of the first inning right fielder Michael Burgess sliced a RBI double while first baseman Mat Gamel poked a …

Camden, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (49-18) completed the four game sweep of the Camden Riversharks (26-41) by winning 7-3 Thursday evening at Campbell’s Field. With the victory, the Patriots clinched the 1st Half Liberty Division Championship. This is Somerset’s third straight playoff appearance and 12th postseason appearance in the franchises 18 years of existence.   With their 49th win …

Camden, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (48-18) defeated the Camden Riversharks (26-40) 6-3 Wednesday evening at Campbell’s Field. With the victory the magic number to clinch the First Half Liberty Division Title is now one game.   With their 48th win of the half, the Patriots set a franchise record for most wins in a half and have tied the …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball has named five Somerset Patriots as All-Stars to represent the Liberty Division in the 2015 All-Star Game to be played at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Connecticut on Wednesday, July 8th.   Outfielders Aharon Eggleston and Scott Cousins, catcher James Skelton, and pitchers Sean Bierman and Lucas Irvine have been chosen to represent …

Camden, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (47-18) defeated the Camden Riversharks (26-39) 8-1 Tuesday evening at Campbell’s Field. The game featured three different rain delays that totaled 114 minutes.   In the bottom of the first inning right fielder Carlos Guzman hit a RBI groundout to give Camden a 1-0 advantage.   The Patriots took a 2-1 lead in the …

Camden, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (46-18) defeated the Camden Riversharks (26-38) 6-3 Monday evening at Campbell’s Field.   In the top of the third inning first baseman David Vidal ripped a RBI single to give Somerset a 1-0 advantage.   Third baseman Joel Guzman blasted a two run home run (4) in the bottom of the third inning to …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that the team has signed outfielder Vinny Zarrillo.   Zarrillo played at Rutgers University and finished his college career with a .304 batting average, 109 runs scored, 227 hits, 40 doubles, seven triples, and 114 RBI in 208 games played.   Earlier this season at Rutgers, Zarrillo hit .294 with 32 runs scored, …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (36-26) swept a doubleheader against the Somerset Patriots (45-18) at TD Bank Ballpark Sunday afternoon.   Game One The Southern Maryland clubbed three home runs to top the Somerset Patriots 6-1 in game one of the doubleheader.   In the top of the second inning shortstop Casey Frawley pounded a three run …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (45-16) defeated the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (34-26) 2-1 Friday evening at TD Bank Ballpark. The Patriots extended their winning streak to a season-high 10 games. Right fielder Scott Cousins socked a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning.   In the top of the fourth inning designated hitter Daryle Ward …