Bridgewater, NJ- The Sugar Land Skeeters (23-12) defeated the Somerset Patriots (20-13) 3-2 in ten innings at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday evening. The Skeeters broke a 2-2 tie in the top of the tenth inning on a sacrifice fly by Courtney Hawkins to take the 3-2 lead. “We had some really good opportunities and just didn’t get it done,” …
Read More »Vince Molesky Shines In Patriots 4-1 Win
Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (20-12) defeated the Road Warriors (9-25) 4-1 at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday afternoon. Vince Molesky (1-0) allowed just one hit and struck out nine batters over six innings for his first win of the season. “Ultimately I just wanted to take what I’ve been doing out in the bullpen and transition that into being …
Read More »Road Warriors Hang On For 4-3 Win Over Patriots
Bridgewater, NJ- The Road Warriors (9-24) defeated the Somerset Patriots (19-12) 4-3 before 6,071 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday evening. The Road Warriors took an early 2-0 lead in the top of the second inning on an RBI double by Edwin Gomez and an RBI single by Chris Rivera. Gustavo Pierre’s solo home run (6) in the top …
Read More »Late Surge Leads Patriots To 9-2 Win Over Road Warriors
Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (19-11) defeated the Road Warriors (8-24) 9-2 at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday evening. The Road Warriors took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on an RBI single by Alfredo Silverio. The Patriots tied up the game in the bottom of the third inning on an RBI single by Justin …
Read More »Patriots And Barnstormers Split Double Header
Lancaster, Pennsylvania – The Somerset Patriots (18-11) split Thursday’s single-admission doubleheader against the Lancaster Barnstormers (21-9) at Clipper Magazine Stadium. Somerset took game one 8-3 before a late rally led Lancaster to a 6-5 win in game two. Game 1: The Patriots jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first. Endy Chavez (1) launched a solo …
Read More »2018 Atlantic League All-Star Game Voting Underway
(Central Islip, N.Y., May 30, 2018) – The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball Clubs today announced that voting is officially underway for the 2018 Atlantic League All-Star Game, presented by Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center. Fans can cast their ballots online from Wednesday, May 30th, to Saturday, June 30th, by CLICKING HERE. Those wishing to vote may do so as …
Read More »Skeeters Take Finale Over Patriots 3-1
Bridgewater, NJ- The Sugar Land Skeeters (16-9) defeated the Somerset Patriots (15-7) 3-1 at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday afternoon. Courtney Hawkins’ leadoff home run (7) in the top of the second inning gave the Skeeters a 1-0 advantage. Sugar Land plated another run in the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly by Hawkins that made the score 2-0. The …
Read More »Trapp’s Late Homer Leads Patriots To 2-1 Win
Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (15-6) defeated the Sugar Land Skeeters (15-9) 2-1 at TD Bank Ballpark on Wednesday evening. With the score tied 1-1 in the bottom of the eighth inning, Justin Trapp launched a solo home run (2) to left field to give the Patriots a 2-1 lead that would be the final score. “It was a huge …
Read More »Somerset Patriots Bring Back All-Star RHP David Kubiak
Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have All-Star re-signed right-handed pitcher David Kubiak for the 2018 season. Kubiak enters his second with the Somerset Patriots and his third year in the Atlantic League. The 6’7” righty made 21 appearances (18 starts) with the Patriots last year. He earned five wins and carried a 3.83 ERA with 117 strikeouts against 34 walks …
Read More »Patriots LHP Aaron Laffey’s Contract Purchased By The Mets
Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced that left-handed pitcher Aaron Laffey’s contract has been purchased by the New York Mets. Laffey is expected to report to Triple-A. Laffey was 2-0 with a 3.10 ERA and 13 strikeouts over 20.1 innings pitched in four starts for Somerset this season. 2018 was his second season with the Somerset Patriots and …
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