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Former Somerset Patriots Pitcher Nik Turley To Be Called Up To Minnesota Twins

Bridgewater, NJ- 2016 Somerset Patriots left-handed pitcher Nik Turley is expected to be promoted to the Major Leagues with the Minnesota Twins. He is scheduled to make his MLB debut on Sunday against the San Francisco Giants.   Turley began the 2017 season with Double-A Chattanooga, where he made five appearances (three starts) and yielded just one run over 24.1 …

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Somerset Patriots LHP Nik Turley Signed By Minnesota Twins

Bridgewater, NJ- Somerset Patriots left-handed pitcher Nik Turley has signed a contract with the Minnesota Twins organization.   Turley joins the Twins organization after a standout 2016 season with the Somerset Patriots. The southpaw went 5-1 with a 2.02 ERA over 10 appearances (eight starts) in the regular season before dazzling in his lone postseason start in which he tossed …

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Turley Strikes Out 14 To Lead Patriots To 2-0 Division Series Lead

Bridgewater, NJ – Somerset Patriots starting pitcher Nik Turley (1-0) struck out 14 batters to lead the Somerset Patriots (2-0, 77-63) to a dominating 10-0 win over the Long Island Ducks (0-2, 72-68) in Game 2 of the Liberty Division Series at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday evening. The Somerset Patriots lead the best-of-five series 2-0.   “I felt that my …

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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 …

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Turley Strikes Out 12 To Lead Patriots To 5-0 Shutout Win

York, PA – Southpaw Nik Turley struck out a season-high 12, and the Somerset Patriots (30-25, 68-57) pitchers retired the final 17 batters they faced as the visitors blanked the York Revolution (29-24, 69-54) 5-0 Friday evening at PeoplesBank Ballpark.   “I love to compete and challenge hitters and tonight I was able to be a lot more consistent than …

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Patriots Rally Falls Short In 4-2 Loss To Lancaster

Bridgewater, NJ – The Lancaster Barnstormers (17-26, 52-61) defeated the Somerset Patriots (24-21, 62-53) 4-2 on Tuesday evening at TD Bank Ballpark.   The Barnstormers powered in front on a grand slam by Josh Bell (15) in the top of the third inning.   “The one time they threatened, they got the big blow and that was really the difference …

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Turley Strikes Out 10 While Guzman And Roller Power Patriots To Win

Bridgewater, NJ –Somerset Patriots (22-18, 60-50) defeated the York Revolution (21-18, 61-48) 13-2 on Wednesday evening at TD Bank Ballpark.   Starting pitcher Nik Turley (3-0) scattered just three hits and struck out ten batters over six innings pitched for the win. The ten strikeouts ties a team season high.   “I felt like my breaking balls were working. I …

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Patriots Hammer Blue Crabs 10-2

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (18-17, 56-49) defeated the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (14-20, 40-64) 10-2 on Friday evening at TD Bank Ballpark.   The Patriots jumped out in front with three runs in the bottom of the first inning. After Aharon Eggleston reached on a single, David Vidal clubbed his 18th home run of the season. Bryan LaHair …

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Ducks Hold Off Patriots For 3-2 Win

Bridgewater, NJ – The Long Island Ducks (15-9, 55-39) defeated the Somerset Patriots (12-14, 50-46) 3-2 at TD Bank Ballpark on Wednesday evening.   The tying run was thrown out at the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning to end the game and allow Long Island to hold on to the win.   The Ducks jumped out to …

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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. …

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