Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (21-16, 71-36) defeated the Long Island Ducks (19-18, 65-42) 5-4 Monday evening at TD Bank Ballpark. Right fielder Ricky Claudio drew a walk-off walk in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift Somerset to victory. With the victory the Patriots clinched a winning overall record for the third consecutive year.
In the top of the third inning Long Island scored a pair of runs via a RBI ground out by shortstop Dan Lyons and a RBI single by designated hitter Sean Burroughs as the Ducks led 2-0.
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