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Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (26-22, 64-54) defeated the New Britain Bees (20-28, 56-62) 7-6 on Friday evening at TD Bank Ballpark. The Patriots jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning. The first run came home on a balk by Bees starting pitcher Daniel Sattler. Aharon Eggleston then drove in two runs …
Read More »Patriots Shut Out Bluefish 3-0
Bridgeport, CT – The Somerset Patriots (24-19, 62-51) blanked the Bridgeport Bluefish (22-20, 52-60) 3-0 Saturday evening at Harbor Yard. The Patriots have taken the first two in the pivotal three game series between these Liberty Division foes. Somerset has won nine of its last 11 games. “Since we didn’t win the first half, every game is like a …
Read More »David Vidal Leads Patriots To Win In Grand Fashion
Bridgewater, NJ – David Vidal’s eighth inning grand slam (21) led the Somerset Patriots (21-18, 59-50) to a 6-4 win over the York Revolution (21-17, 61-47) on Tuesday afternoon at TD Bank Ballpark. Vidal’s grand slam came with the team trailing 4-2 in the bottom of the eighth inning. His 21st home run leads the Atlantic League this season …
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 Rally With Four Runs In The Eighth To Win 7-4
Central Islip, NY – The Long Island Ducks (18-14, 58-44) had been 48-1 when leading after seven innings, but the Somerset Patriots (17-17, 54-49) erased a 4-3 deficit in the eighth inning by scoring four runs to win 7-4 Thursday evening at Bethpage Ballpark. The teams split the four game midweek series and finished 10-10 against each other in 2016. …
Read More »Patriots Power Past Ducks 7-4
Central Islip, NY – David Vidal, Aharon Eggleston, and Eric Farris all blasted home runs as the Somerset Patriots (16-17, 54-49) powered their way to a 7-4 victory over the Long Island Ducks (18-13, 58-43) Wednesday evening at Bethpage Ballpark. All seven runs occurred with two outs. “Right now everything is a grind,” said Eric Farris who leads the …
Read More »Patriots Salvage Series Finale Over Ducks 3-1
Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (13-14, 51-46) defeated the Long Island Ducks (15-10, 55-40) 3-1 at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday afternoon to take the series finale. The Patriots jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning on a two-run double by David Vidal and an RBI single by Brian Van Kirk. “I was just …
Read More »Patriots Battle To 4-3 Win Over Bluefish
Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (12-9, 50-41) defeated the Bridgeport Bluefish (11-10, 41-50) 4-3 at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday evening. The Bluefish took a 2-0 lead in the third inning on a two-run double by Endy Chavez. Eric Farris got the Patriots on the board in the bottom half of the frame with an RBI double. …
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 »Patriots Complete Sweep Of Barnstormers
Lancaster, PA – The Somerset Patriots (10-7, 48-39) scored five runs in the seventh inning to propel them to a three-game sweep of the Lancaster Barnstomers (6-11, 40-46) Sunday afternoon at Clipper Magazine Stadium. Somerset notched its 27th come from behind win erasing a 3-1 hole to win 6-4. Of their last 12 wins, 10 have been come from behind …
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