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Bridgewater, NJ- Former Somerset Patriots right-handed pitcher Donovan Hand has been signed by the New York Mets to a minor league deal. Last season for Somerset, Hand pitched 103 innings over 24 games and struck out 77 batters before leaving the team at the start of the playoffs for personal reasons. Prior to joining Somerset, Hand had two years of …
Read More »Patriots Fall In Opener To Bees 4-1 In Crucial Final Series
New Britain, CT – The New Britain Bees (34-33, 70-67) topped the Somerset Patriots (37-30, 75-62) 4-1 Thursday evening at New Britain Stadium. “The bottom of the order beat me all night and that fourth inning makes me ill, but I was able to settle down and give our team a chance,” said starting pitcher Donovan Hand. “Bottom line …
Read More »York Tops Patriots 3-1
York, PA – The York Revolution (30-25, 70-54) topped the Somerset Patriots (30-26, 68-58) 3-1 Saturday evening at PeoplesBank Ballpark. “My backdoor sinker was my best pitch tonight,” said starter Donovan Hand who tossed a season-high 116 pitches. “I tried to keep the team in the game and give our offense a chance. We have a great team. Getting …
Read More »Patriots Drop Second Straight To Barnstormers
Bridgewater, NJ – The Lancaster Barnstormers (18-26, 53-61) defeated the Somerset Patriots (24-22, 62-54) 4-1 on Wednesday evening at TD Bank Ballpark. The Barnstormers took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on an RBI double by Blake Gailen. Somerset answered with a run in the second inning on an error that tied the …
Read More »Revolution Shut Out Patriots 2-0
Bridgewater, NJ – The York Revolution (22-18, 62-48) defeated the Somerset Patriots (22-19, 60-51) 2-0 to avoid the series sweep on Thursday evening at TD Bank Ballpark York took an early 1-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI single by Andres Perez. The Revolution extended the lead on a solo home run by Bryan Pounds (9) …
Read More »Patriots Battle To 7-5 Win Over Blue Crabs
Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (19-17, 57-49) defeated the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (14-21, 40-65) 7-5 on Saturday evening at TD Bank Ballpark. With the win, the Patriots improved to 13-2 against Southern Maryland this season. Somerset took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on RBI singles by Eric Farris and Bryan LaHair. “I was just trying …
Read More »Patriots Fall Just Short To Skeeters 6-5
Sugar Land, TX – David Vidal slugged two home runs and Carlos Guzman tallied three RBI but the Somerset Patriots (14-15, 52-47) rally fell short as the Sugar Land Skeeters (18-12, 53-47) won 6-5 Saturday evening at Constellation Field. Vidal registered his second multi-homer game of the season. In 46 games, the slugger is now batting .348 with 16 …
Read More »Revolution End Patriots Winning Streak
York, PA – The York Revolution (9-9, 49-39) defeated the Somerset Patriots (11-8, 49-40) 5-2 Tuesday evening at PeoplesBank Park. Jared Mitchell slugged his first two homers of the year and the Patriots (11-8, 49-40) stranded 13 base runners. The Patriots five game winning streak came to an end. “We battled and put some good at bats together, but …
Read More »David Vidal’s Walk Off Homer Leads Patriots To 5-4 Win
Bridgewater, NJ – David Vidal hit a walk off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead the Somerset Patriots (7-7, 45-39) over the Sugar Land Skeeters (8-7, 43-42) 5-4 before 7,825 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday evening. With one out in the ninth, Vidal launched a solo shot (9) over the left field wall …
Read More »Gonzalez Hits Go-Ahead Home Run To Lead To 2-1 Patriots Win
Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (5-1, 43-33) defeated the Lancaster Barnstormers (2-3, 36-38) 2-1 at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday evening. With the win, the Patriots are 7-1 in their last eight games played. The Barnstormers took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning on a home run by Sean Halton (9). Somerset responded …
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