Tag Archives: Atlantic League

Bridgewater, NJ- Aaron Dudley’s walk off double in the bottom of the ninth inning led the Somerset Patriots (4-1) to a 7-6 win over the Long Island Ducks (3-2) at TD Bank Ballpark on Wednesday evening. It was Somerset’s third walk off win in the team’s first 5 games. With two outs in the ninth inning, Alex Castellanos reached base …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Long Island Ducks defeated the Somerset Patriots 6-4 at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday evening. The Ducks jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning on an RBI single by Tyler Holt and a sacrifice fly by Lew Ford. Dan Lyons’ sacrifice fly in the second inning gave Long Island a 3-0 …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots won both games of Sunday’s double header at TD Bank Ballpark to complete the Opening Weekend sweep of the Road Warriors. First Game: The Patriots took the first game 1-0 on a walk off fielder’s choice and error during Scott Kelly’s at bat in the bottom of the seventh inning. Somerset’s bats were held in …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots defeated the Road Warriors 4-3 in 11 innings to open the season at TD Bank Ballpark before 6,106 fans.   After Justin Trapp singled to lead off the inning, Scott Kelly laced an RBI single to right field to score Trapp all the way from first base for the winning run.   “It was a …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that right-hand pitcher Scott Copeland’s contract has been purchased by the New York Mets. He is expected to report to Double-A Binghamton.   The 6’3” righty broke into the big leagues in 2015 with the Toronto Blue Jays. That year, Copeland went 1-1 over five games (three starts) with six strikeouts. He had …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have signed right-handed pitcher David Palladino for the 2018 season. Palladino enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and first in the Atlantic League. The 6’8” righty spent the first five years of his professional career in the New York Yankees organization. He most recently split time between Low-A Staten Island and High-A Tampa …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have re-signed eight-year Major League veteran left-handed pitcher Aaron Laffey for the 2018 season. “I am very excited to come back to Somerset,” said Laffey. “If I am going to play anywhere, it would be here. The professionalism with the Patriots is second to none. The Atlantic League is the best league to be in, …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have signed 2017 Atlantic League All-Star left-handed pitcher Chase Huchingson for the 2018 season. His rights were acquired in a trade with the York Revolution in exchange for the rights to right-handed pitcher Mitch Atkins. “I am very excited to be a part of the Patriots family,” said Huchingson. “The Patriots do it the right …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have re-signed Major League right-handed pitcher Dustin Antolin for the 2018 season. “My time with the Patriots last year made me fall in love with the game again,” said Antolin. “I can’t wait to get back on that field and start winning some games!”  Antolin enters his second season with the Somerset Patriots and second …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have signed four-year Major League left-handed pitcher Brett Oberholtzer for the 2018 season. “I’ve heard a lot of great things about Somerset,” said Oberholtzer. “This was the best chance for me to not only get better, but also continue my career.”  Oberholtzer enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and first in the Atlantic …