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Bridgewater, NJ – The Long Island Ducks (2-1, 48-25) defeated the Somerset Patriots (1-2, 51-22) 7-2 Sunday evening at TD Bank Ballpark. In the top of the first inning designated hitter Randy Ruiz poked a RBI single to give the Ducks a 1-0 advantage. Ruiz crushed a home run (4) in the top of the fourth inning to …
Read More »Ducks Edge Patriots 4-3
Bridgewater, NJ – The Long Island Ducks (1-1, 47-24) defeated the Somerset Patriots (1-1, 51-21) 4-3 Saturday evening at TD Bank Ballpark. In the top of the first inning pitcher Mickey Storey hurled a wild pitch that scored right fielder Bryan Sabatella as the Ducks took a 1-0 lead. Second baseman Nate Spears fisted a RBI single to …
Read More »Patriots Blank Ducks 2-0
Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (1-0, 51-20) shutout the Long Island Ducks (0-1, 46-24) 2-0 Friday evening at TD Bank Ballpark in front of a season-high 8,038 fans. In the bottom of the first inning right fielder Michael Burgess recorded a RBI groundout to give Somerset a 1-0 advantage. Burgess blasted a home run (3) in the …
Read More »Ducks Take Rubber Match 9-4 Over Patriots
Central Islip, NY – The Long Island Ducks (46-23) won the rubber match over the Somerset Patriots (50-20) by a final score of 9-4 Sunday evening at Bethpage Ballpark. In the top of the first inning right fielder Michael Burgess blasted a three run home run (2) to give Somerset a 3-0 advantage. Designated hitter Lew Ford smashed …
Read More »Ducks Walk Off With 6-5 Win Over Patriots
Central Islip, NY – The Long Island Ducks (45-23) edged the Somerset Patriots (50-19) 6-5 Saturday evening at Bethpage Ballpark. First baseman Randy Ruiz hit a RBI walk-off single to snap Somerset’s five game winning streak. In the top of the first inning catcher David Vidal blasted a RBI double to five Somerset a 1-0 advantage. Second baseman …
Read More »Patriots Snap Ducks Home Winning Streak
Central Islip, NY – The Somerset Patriots (50-18) defeated the Long Island Ducks (44-23) 7-5 Friday evening at Bethpage Ballpark. The Patriots snapped the Ducks 17 game home winning streak which was their longest in franchise history. In the top of the first inning right fielder Michael Burgess sliced a RBI double while first baseman Mat Gamel poked a …
Read More »Patriots Win First Half Championship With Record Setting Win
Camden, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (49-18) completed the four game sweep of the Camden Riversharks (26-41) by winning 7-3 Thursday evening at Campbell’s Field. With the victory, the Patriots clinched the 1st Half Liberty Division Championship. This is Somerset’s third straight playoff appearance and 12th postseason appearance in the franchises 18 years of existence. With their 49th win …
Read More »Patriots’ 48th Win Knocks Magic Number Down To 1
Camden, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (48-18) defeated the Camden Riversharks (26-40) 6-3 Wednesday evening at Campbell’s Field. With the victory the magic number to clinch the First Half Liberty Division Title is now one game. With their 48th win of the half, the Patriots set a franchise record for most wins in a half and have tied the …
Read More »Patriots Pound Riversharks 8-1
Camden, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (47-18) defeated the Camden Riversharks (26-39) 8-1 Tuesday evening at Campbell’s Field. The game featured three different rain delays that totaled 114 minutes. In the bottom of the first inning right fielder Carlos Guzman hit a RBI groundout to give Camden a 1-0 advantage. The Patriots took a 2-1 lead in the …
Read More »Patriots Double Up Riversharks 6-3
Camden, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (46-18) defeated the Camden Riversharks (26-38) 6-3 Monday evening at Campbell’s Field. In the top of the third inning first baseman David Vidal ripped a RBI single to give Somerset a 1-0 advantage. Third baseman Joel Guzman blasted a two run home run (4) in the bottom of the third inning to …
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