Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (24-16, 71-39) shutout the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (20-19, 49-61) 3-0 Tuesday evening from TD Bank Ballpark.
In the bottom of the eighth inning left fielder Ty Wright blasted a majestic three run home run (9) to give the Patriots a 3-0 lead.
Juan Rincon (2-0) earned the win in relief. Charlie Manning (1-7) suffered the loss in relief. Jun Hunton notched his Atlantic League leading 39th save pitching the ninth.
The 2014 Somerset Patriots season presented by Ford will continue tomorrow when the Patriots are home at TD Bank Ballpark for a 7:05 p.m. game against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. For tickets, call (908) 252-0700 or visit www.somersetpatriots.com.