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Bridgewater, NJ – Somerset Patriots starting pitcher Nik Turley (1-0) struck out 14 batters to lead the Somerset Patriots (2-0, 77-63) to a dominating 10-0 win over the Long Island Ducks (0-2, 72-68) in Game 2 of the Liberty Division Series at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday evening. The Somerset Patriots lead the best-of-five series 2-0. “I felt that my …
Read More »Patriots Fall Short To The Bees 4-3
New Britain, CT – The New Britain Bees (35-34, 71-68) edged the Somerset Patriots (38-31, 76-63) 4-3 Saturday evening at New Britain Stadium. “I thought I threw the ball well except Jon Griffin had my number tonight,” said starting pitcher Shaun Garceau. “But I think we all feel good about ourselves. These next few days are just about locking …
Read More »Patriots Clinch Second Half Title With 5-1 Win
New Britain, CT – The Somerset Patriots (38-30, 76-72) clinched the Second Half Liberty Division Championship by defeating the New Britain Bees (34-34, 70-68) 5-1 Friday evening at New Britain Stadium. The Patriots have qualified for the postseason four straight years and 13 times in the franchises 19 years of existence. Somerset will battle the Long Island Ducks in the …
Read More »Patriots Rally In The 8th To Win 4-3 Over Bees
Bridgewater, NJ – Trailing 3-0 in the eighth inning, the Somerset Patriots (35-26, 73-58) rallied for four runs to defeat the New Britain Bees (31-30, 67-64) 4-3 on Friday evening at TD Bank Ballpark. Aharon Eggleston got Somerset on the board with a solo home run (8) to lead off the inning. “We always battle. It seems that has …
Read More »Zarrillo Leads Patriots Offense To 10-5 Victory
Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (33-26, 71-58) defeated the Sugar Land Skeeters (32-27, 67-62) 10-5 on Tuesday evening at TD Bank Ballpark. The Skeeters jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a three-run home run by Travis Scott (16). Vinny Zarrillo tied up the game in the third inning on …
Read More »LaHair Hits Walk Off Single In 12th Inning To Lead To 7-6 Win
Bridgewater, NJ – Bryan LaHair hit a walk of single in the 12th inning to lead the Somerset Patriots (32-26, 70-58) to a 7-6 win over the Sugar Land Skeeters (32-26, 67-61) on Monday at TD Bank Ballpark. Eric Farris led off the 12th with a double and LaHair laced the fourth pitch of the at bat down the …
Read More »Patriots Rally For 8-5 Win Over Revolution
York, PA – The Somerset Patriots (31-26, 69-58) scored three runs in the eighth and two more in the ninth to rally past the York Revolution (30-25, 70-55) to win 8-5 Sunday afternoon in the rubber match at PeoplesBank Ballpark. Somerset tallied its 37th come from behind win as the bullpen tossed 5.1 scoreless innings to pave the way for …
Read More »Turley Strikes Out 12 To Lead Patriots To 5-0 Shutout Win
York, PA – Southpaw Nik Turley struck out a season-high 12, and the Somerset Patriots (30-25, 68-57) pitchers retired the final 17 batters they faced as the visitors blanked the York Revolution (29-24, 69-54) 5-0 Friday evening at PeoplesBank Ballpark. “I love to compete and challenge hitters and tonight I was able to be a lot more consistent than …
Read More »Three Run Fifth Inning Leads Patriots To 5-2 Win
Waldorf, MD – The Somerset Patriots (28-25, 66-57) scored three times in the fifth inning to break the tie and ultimately defeat the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (24-28, 50-72) 5-2 Wednesday evening from Regency Furniture Stadium. “This was a hard fought, crisp game by us,” said Jon Hunton who notched his league leading 34th save by throwing a perfect …
Read More »Bees Rally Late For 11-9 Win Over Patriots
Bridgewater, NJ – The New Britain Bees (22-28, 58-62) defeated the Somerset Patriots (26-24, 64-56) 11-9 on Sunday evening at TD Bank Ballpark. The Bees rallied from a 9-6 deficit in the top of the ninth inning to score five runs on closer Jon Hunton. Cole Garner hit an RBI single, Michael Crouse drove in a run on a …
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