Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (8-4) defeated the New Jersey Blasters (4-8) 8-4 at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday night. The Blasters took an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a pair of errors by the Patriots. Somerset cut the lead in half in the bottom of the frame when Scott Kelly came home to …
Read More »Somerset Patriots Pitcher Vin Mazzaro’s Contract Purchased By Reds
Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that right-handed pitcher Vin Mazzaro’s contract has been purchased by the Cincinnati Reds organization. He will report directly to Triple-A Louisville. Mazzaro appeared in three games with Somerset (two starts), tossing six scoreless innings with six strikeouts and just one hit. Additionally, Mazzaro did not allow a baserunner over his last two …
Read More »Patriots Take Game 1 Over Skeeters 6-0
Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (18-8) defeated the Sugar Land Skeeters (14-12) 6-0 in the first game of a day-night double header at TD Bank Ballpark on Wednesday afternoon. The Patriots got the scoring started in the third inning on RBI singles by Justin Pacchioli and Aharon Eggleston for a 2-0 lead. An RBI single by Scott Kelly in …
Read More »Somerset Splits Series-Opening Doubleheader With Southern Maryland
Waldorf, Md. – The Somerset Patriots (15-7) split Saturday’s series-opening doubleheader against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (11-11) at Regency Furniture Stadium. Somerset took game one 8-2, but fell in game two 8-3. The Patriots jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning of game one on a Jerry Sands two-run home run (5) and a bases-loaded walk …
Read More »Somerset Patriots Sign Major League Pitcher Vin Mazzaro
Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of Major League right-handed pitcher Vin Mazzaro. Mazzaro enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and in the Atlantic League. He has eight seasons of Major League service for the Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Miami Marlins and San Francisco Giants. He pitched in two games for …
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