Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of right-handed pitcher Patrick Johnson. Johnson enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and his first in the Atlantic League. Johnson was originally drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 25th round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft out of the University of North Carolina at Chapel …
Read More »Patriots Strike Out A Season High 15 In 6-1 Win
Lancaster, Penn. – The Somerset Patriots (18-17, 60-45) put on a dominant performance both on the mound and at the plate in a 6-1 defeat of the Lancaster Barnstormers (22-15, 60-46) in Sunday’s series-finale at Clipper Magazine Stadium. Somerset struck first in the first inning for the fourth-straight game. Justin Pacchioli and Carlos Guzman both added RBI singles to …
Read More »Somerset Patriots Sign Major League Southpaw Keith Hessler
Bridgewater, NJ– The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of Major League left-handed pitcher Keith Hessler. Hessler enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and his first in the Atlantic League. In 2015, the Silver Spring, Maryland native made his Major League debut with the Arizona Diamondbacks on August 8th. He appeared in 18 games with the Diamondbacks that year, …
Read More »Revolution Hold Off Late Patriots Rally For 5-2 Win
Bridgewater, NJ- The York Revolution (20-13, 48-55) defeated the Somerset Patriots (15-16, 57-44) 5-2 before 6,071 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Wednesday night. The Revolution took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning on an RBI single by Isaias Tejeda. Jared Mitchell’s solo home run (10) in the fifth inning made the score 2-0 in …
Read More »Patriots And Revolution Split Double Header On Tuesday
Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (15-15, 57-43) and the York Revolution (19-13, 47-55) split a double header at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday afternoon. Game 1: York won the first game of the double header over the Patriots 4-1. The Revolution took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning on an RBI single by Alonzo …
Read More »Blue Crabs Top Patriots In Series-Finale
Bridgewater, NJ – The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (13-16, 51-47) defeated the Somerset Patriots (14-14, 56-42) 6-1 at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday evening. The Patriots took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning on an RBI single by Kyle Roller. 2017 Season, Somerset Patriots, Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, Will Oliver, Kyle Roller, Atlantic League, TD Bank Ballpark The …
Read More »Blue Crabs Shut Out Patriots 5-0
Bridgewater, NJ- The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (12-16, 50-47) defeated the Somerset Patriots (14-13, 56-41) 5-0 before 7,579 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday evening. The Blue Crabs took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on an RBI groundout by Cory Vaughn. Southern Maryland added a run in the top of the sixth …
Read More »Patriots Blank Blue Crabs 1-0
Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (14-12, 56-40) shut out the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (11-16, 49-47) 1-0 at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday evening. Kyle Roller provided the Patriots and starting pitcher David Kubiak (5-8) all the offense they needed with a solo home run (15) in the second inning. Kubiak pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out seven …
Read More »Somerset Patriots Ink Major League Pitcher Matt Marksberry
Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of left-handed pitcher Matt Marksberry. Marksberry enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and his first in the Atlantic League. The Cincinnati, Ohio native was originally drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 15th round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft out of Campbell University. After being …
Read More »Five-Run Seventh Leads Somerset Past Sugar Land
Sugar Land, Texas – The Somerset Patriots (12-12, 54-39) were able to snap a four-game losing streak thanks in large part to a five-run seventh inning in a 6-4 win over the Sugar Land Skeeters (12-12, 42-52) Tuesday night at Constellation Field. The first five innings of the game featured strong, scoreless pitching before Somerset broke though in the sixth …
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