Tag Archives: Atlantic League

Bridgewater, NJ-   The Somerset Patriots (7-7, 49-35) defeated the New Britain Bees (6-8, 32-52) 5-2 at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday evening.   Lucas Irvine (7-2) picked up the win, allowing two earned runs on eight hits in seven innings pitched.   “Yovan’s been great at keeping hitters off balance and managing a great game,” said Irvine of starting catcher …

Bridgewater, NJ- Kyle Roller went deep twice to lead the Somerset Patriots (6-7, 48-35) to a 5-1 win over the New Britain Bees (6-7, 32-51) at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday evening.   The Patriots took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning on an RBI single by Aharon Eggleston before a 91-minute rain delay ensued in the …

Bridgeport, Conn. – A late Somerset Patriots (5-7, 47-35) rally came up just short Wednesday night in a 3-2 loss to the Bridgeport Bluefish (8-5, 49-34) at the Ballpark at Harbor Yard. Bridgeport broke the ice in the bottom of the third inning on a Jose Cuevas sacrifice fly to left field. The Bluefish then doubled their lead in the …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of right-handed pitcher Dustin Antolin, who played at the Major League level in 2016.   Antolin enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and his first in the Atlantic League.   Antolin was originally drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 11th round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced that infielder Tyler Bortnick’s contract has been purchased by the Milwaukee Brewers. He will report to Triple-A.   Bortnick was named an All-Star in his first season in Somerset and second in the Atlantic League for his .273 average, 25 runs, 59 hits, ten doubles and 26 RBI in 62 games played. …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of outfielder Zach Racusin. He is active for Sunday’s game against the Sugar Land Skeeters. Racusin enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and first in the Atlantic League. The Mendham, New Jersey native just finished up his college career this season at Georgetown University. As a graduate student, Racusin …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Sugar Land Skeeters (3-2, 33-42) defeated the Somerset Patriots (1-4, 43-32) 10-4 at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday evening.   The Skeeters took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning on an RBI double by Hector Olivera.   Josh Prince’s two-run home run (5) in the fourth inning extended Sugar Land’s lead to 3-0.   The …

Bridgewater, NJ-   The Sugar Land Skeeters (2-2, 32-42) defeated the Somerset Patriots (1-3, 43-31) 12-0 at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday evening.   The Skeeters took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning on an RBI double by Josh Prince.   Sugar Land blew the game open with a ten-run fourth inning, highlighted by a grand slam …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that two-time Tony Award winning performer Brian Stokes Mitchell will sing the National Anthem before the 2017 Atlantic League All-Star Game scheduled for Wednesday, July 12th at TD Bank Ballpark.   Mitchell has enjoyed a career that spans Broadway, television, film, and concert appearances with the country’s finest conductors and orchestras. He received …

New Britain, Conn. –  The Somerset Patriots (1-2, 43-30) dropped the final game of their road trip 5-4 to the New Britain Bees (2-1, 28-43) Wednesday evening at New Britain Stadium. New Britain took an early 3-0 lead in the first inning on Jovan Rosa’s (9) three-run home run to left field. Somerset responded on a Kyle Roller sacrifice fly …