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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 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 »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 »Patriots Roll To Sweep Of Skeeters With 4-3 Win
Bridgewater, NJ – Kyle Roller hit a walk off roller in the tenth inning to lead the Somerset Patriots (34-26, 72-58) to a 4-3 win over the Sugar Land Skeeters (32-28, 67-63) on Wednesday evening at TD Bank Ballpark. With the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the 10th inning, Roller rolled an infield single down …
Read More »Patriots Rally For 8-5 Win Over Revolution
York, PA – The Somerset Patriots (31-26, 69-58) scored three runs in the eighth and two more in the ninth to rally past the York Revolution (30-25, 70-55) to win 8-5 Sunday afternoon in the rubber match at PeoplesBank Ballpark. Somerset tallied its 37th come from behind win as the bullpen tossed 5.1 scoreless innings to pave the way for …
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 »Bees Rally Late For 11-9 Win Over Patriots
Bridgewater, NJ – The New Britain Bees (22-28, 58-62) defeated the Somerset Patriots (26-24, 64-56) 11-9 on Sunday evening at TD Bank Ballpark. The Bees rallied from a 9-6 deficit in the top of the ninth inning to score five runs on closer Jon Hunton. Cole Garner hit an RBI single, Michael Crouse drove in a run on a …
Read More »Bees Take 10 Inning Game Over Patriots 4-3
Bridgewater, NJ – The New Britain Bees (21-28, 57-62) defeated the Somerset Patriots (26-23, 64-55) 4-3 in ten innings on Saturday evening at TD Bank Ballpark. New Britain broke a 3-3 tie in the top of the tenth inning on an RBI triple by Michael Crouse that would lead to the final score. “They made some plays when …
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