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Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (12-5, 62-25) defeated the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (7-9, 49-37) 4-3 Saturday evening before a season high 8,164 fans at TD Bank Ballpark. The Patriots extended their winning streak to eight games. In the top of the second inning center fielder Jamar Walton recorded a RBI ground out to give Southern Maryland a …
Read More »Patriots Top Riversharks 2-1
Camden, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (8-5, 58-25) defeated the Camden Riversharks (3-10, 31-52) 2-1 Tuesday evening at Campbell’s Field. In the top of the first inning third baseman Greg Hopkins laced a RBI double to give Somerset a 1-0 advantage. Shortstop Brandon Chaves tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning with a …
Read More »Patriots Take Rubber Match 2-1 Over Ducks
Central Islip, NY – The Somerset Patriots (6-5, 56-25) defeated the Long Island Ducks (5-5, 51-29) 2-1 Sunday evening at Bethpage Ballpark in the rubber match of the series. In the top of the second inning right fielder Nate Spears ripped a RBI single to give Somerset a 1-0 advantage. Catcher Mike Blanke blasted a home run (5) …
Read More »Patriots Rally Past Ducks 7-5
Central Islip, NY – The Somerset Patriots (5-5, 55-25) rallied past the Long Island Ducks (5-4, 51-28) to win 7-5 Saturday evening at Bethpage Ballpark. In the top of the first inning Somerset scored four times to take a 4-0 lead. Right fielder Michael Burgess drew a bases loaded walk, designated hitter Mat Gamel clubbed a RBI sacrifice fly …
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 »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 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 …
Read More »Patriots Rally Past Barnstormers 8-5
Lancaster, PA – The Somerset Patriots (44-16) rallied to defeat the Lancaster Barnstormers (25-35) 8-5 Thursday evening at Clipper Magazine Stadium to complete the three game midweek series sweep. The Patriots have now won a season-high nine games in a row. Somerset exploded for six runs in the ninth inning to win for the 14th time in its final at …
Read More »Patriots Complete Sweep Of Skeeters
Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (41-16) defeated the Sugar Land Skeeters (28-30) 3-2 Monday evening at TD Bank Ballpark to complete the four game sweep. The Patriots have now won a season-high six games in a row while the Skeeters have lost seven straight. In the bottom of the first inning right fielder Michael Burgess belted a RBI …
Read More »Patriots Shutout Skeeters 3-0
Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (39-16) shutout the Sugar Land Skeeters (28-28) 3-0 Saturday evening at TD Bank Ballpark in front of a crowd of 7.094. Five different pitchers (Brett Brach, Paul Smyth, Anthony Collazo, Kyler Newby and Jon Hunton) combined to hurl a four hit shutout. In the top of the first inning center fielder Jonny Tucker …
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