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New Britain, CT – The first ever meeting between the Somerset Patriots (25-20) and New Britain Bees (22-21) went in favor of the Bees as they stung the Patriots 5-3 Tuesday evening at New Britain Stadium. It was the first of 10 meetings this month between these two newly acquainted Liberty Division foes.   “It’s always fun to go someplace …

Bridgewater, NJ – Matt Fields hit a game-winning walk off home run (4) in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead the Somerset Patriots (25-18) to a 2-1 win over the Bridgeport Bluefish (14-28). The home run capped off a beautiful night for baseball before a season high 7,322 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday night.   “I …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (24-18) defeated the Bridgeport Bluefish (14-27) 5-1 at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday night.   The lone run through the first six innings of the contest came in the third inning on a sacrifice fly by Matt Fields for a 1-0 advantage.   Somerset extended the lead in the seventh inning on an RBI …

Waldorf, MD – The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (14-26) salvaged the series finale against the Somerset Patriots (23-18) 4-0 Thursday afternoon at Regency Furniture Stadium. The Patriots only mustered two hits all game and ended their seven game road trip with a 3-4 mark.   “We were kept off balance today,” said Matt Fields, who picked up one of Somerset’s …

Waldorf, MD – The Somerset Patriots (23-17) used a five run fifth inning to edge the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (13-26) 5-4 Wednesday evening at Regency Furniture Stadium. The Patriots clinched the series and moved back into first place with Long Island dropping a contest to Lancaster.   Southern Maryland starter Brian Burres had retired 11 in a row but …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (20-11) defeated the Long Island Ducks (18-12) 4-3 at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday afternoon to avoid the sweep.   The Patriots took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI groundout by Eric Farris.   Somerset extended the lead in the third inning. Trayvon Robinson launched a solo home run (3) …

Bridgeport, CT – The Somerset Patriots (19-9) edged the Bridgeport Bluefish (9-18) 5-4 in 11 innings Thursday night at Harbor Yard. Vinny Zarrillo hit the go ahead RBI single in the top of the 11th inning and contributed defensively with an outfield assist to end the game as the tying run was thrown out at the plate in the bottom …

Bridgeport, CT – The Somerset Patriots (18-9) snapped their season-long four game losing streak by defeating the Bridgeport Bluefish (9-17) 6-2 Wednesday in the night cap of the day-night doubleheader. The bullpen was stellar, hurling 8.1 scoreless innings and only surrendering three hits. 14 of the final 15 Bluefish batters were retired.   “I’ve only been here for a couple …

Bridgeport, CT – The Bridgeport Bluefish (9-16) scored five unanswered runs to win 7-5 against the Somerset Patriots (17-9) in seven innings in game one of the day-night doubleheader from Harbor Yard. Six of the seven Bluefish runs occurred with two outs. During the season-long four game-losing streak, the Patriots have committed seven errors, two of which were committed in …

Bridgeport, CT – The Bridgeport Bluefish (8-16) scored eight unanswered runs to defeat the Somerset Patriots (17-8) 10-4 in the series opener at Harbor Yard. The Patriots squandered two different leads and committed a season-high three errors. This was their largest margin of defeat this season.   “We have not been real consistent with some of the plays we should …