Bridgewater, NJ – Scott Kelly hit a walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the 11th inning to lead the Somerset Patriots (1-0, 77-63) to a 3-2 win over the Long Island Ducks (0-1, 72-68) in Game 1 of the Liberty Division Series at TD Bank Ballpark on Wednesday evening. “I’m just trying to get on base,” said …
Read More »Patriots Conclude Regular Season With 13-6 Win
New Britain, CT – The Somerset Patriots (39-31, 77-63) punctuated a tremendous regular season by defeating the New Britain Bees (71-69, 35-35) 13-6 Sunday afternoon at New Britain Stadium. The Patriots overcame a 4-0 deficit after six innings to tally their 42nd come from behind win of the year. Somerset tied a season-high in runs (13) and hits (20) as …
Read More »Patriots Fall Short To The Bees 4-3
New Britain, CT – The New Britain Bees (35-34, 71-68) edged the Somerset Patriots (38-31, 76-63) 4-3 Saturday evening at New Britain Stadium. “I thought I threw the ball well except Jon Griffin had my number tonight,” said starting pitcher Shaun Garceau. “But I think we all feel good about ourselves. These next few days are just about locking …
Read More »Patriots Clinch Second Half Title With 5-1 Win
New Britain, CT – The Somerset Patriots (38-30, 76-72) clinched the Second Half Liberty Division Championship by defeating the New Britain Bees (34-34, 70-68) 5-1 Friday evening at New Britain Stadium. The Patriots have qualified for the postseason four straight years and 13 times in the franchises 19 years of existence. Somerset will battle the Long Island Ducks in the …
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 »Patriots Shut Out Bluefish 1-0 To Reduce Magic Number To 2
Bridgeport, CT – The Somerset Patriots (37-29, 75-61) blanked the Bridgeport Bluefish (34-32, 64-72) 1-0 Wednesday evening at Harbor Yard. In the top of the first inning All-Star Bryan LaHair ripped a run scoring double to give Somerset a 1-0 lead. Nik Turley (5-1) earned the win tossing six scoreless innings. Chris Rearick (5-5) suffered the loss. Jon …
Read More »Bluefish Complete Sweep Of Day-Night Double Header
Bridgeport, CT – The Bridgeport Bluefish (34-31, 64-71) scored 10 unanswered runs from the fourth inning on to defeat the Somerset Patriots (36-29, 74-61) 10-3 Tuesday evening at Harbor Yard. The Bluefish completed the sweep of the day-night doubleheader as the homestanding squad won game one 6-4. “Obviously it was a tough day at the office, but at the …
Read More »Bluefish Reel In Patriots With 6-4 Win
Bridgeport, CT – The Bridgeport Bluefish (33-31, 63-71) defeated the Somerset Patriots (36-28, 74-60) 6-4 Tuesday afternoon at Harbor Yard in the first game of a day-night doubleheader. “We have a bunch of battlers,” said Bryan LaHair. “We’re three up with six to go so the bottom line is the ball is still in our court.” In the …
Read More »Patriots Shut Out Bees 7-0 In Crucial Series
Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (36-27, 74-59) shut out the New Britain Bees (32-31, 68-65) 7-0 on Sunday afternoon at TD Bank Ballpark to take the crucial three game series over their division rivals. The Patriots jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning on a two-run home run by Eric Farris (7). Rob Kral …
Read More »Bees Top Patriots 4-1 In Divisional Battle
Bridgewater, NJ – The New Britain Bees (32-30, 68-64) topped the Somerset Patriots (35-27, 73-59) 4-1 on Saturday evening at TD Bank Ballpark. New Britain took an early 1-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI single by Michael Crouse. The Bees extended the lead with a run in the second inning on an RBI single by Greg …
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