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Four Extra Inning Runs Lift Somerset over Akron Friday

May 9, 2025

The Somerset Patriots defeated the Akron RubberDucks in the game four of a six-game series at Canal Park in Akron, Ohio on Friday by a score of 7-6 in 11 innings. The Patriots won their first game in extra innings this season. Somerset played in the 11th inning for the

The Somerset Patriots defeated the Akron RubberDucks in the game four of a six-game series at Canal Park in Akron, Ohio on Friday by a score of 7-6 in 11 innings.

The Patriots won their first game in extra innings this season. Somerset played in the 11th inning for the first time this season. The Patriots took five separate leads in the game to win their first game of the series.

RHP Baron Stuart (4.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 4 BB, 3 K) posted a season high in innings pitched in his fifth start of the season and did not factor into the decision.

RHP Jordany Ventura (1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K) picked up his first win in his eighth appearance of the season.

RHP Harrison Cohen (0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K) struck out the final batter of the game to earn his second save in his team-leading 12th outing this season.

CF Garrett Martin (2-for-4, 2B, SF, RBI, K) brought in George Lombard Jr. on a sacrifice fly in the first inning and a double in the sixth.

Martin’s sacrifice fly ended Somerset’s 28-inning scoreless streak.

2B George Lombard Jr. (2-for-4, 3 R, RBI, BB) scored his first Double-A run and collected his first Double-A RBI.

Lombard Jr. picked up his first multi-hit game at Double-A and his eighth this season.

3B Alexander Vargas (2-for-4, 3B, RBI, BB, K) drove in a run on a single in the ninth inning and scored the final run for Somerset on Max Burt’s single.

SS Max Burt (1-for-5, 2B, 2 K) extended his hit streak to eight games with a game-winning RBI double in the 11th.

His eight-game hit streak is tied for the second-longest active streak in the Eastern League. During this hit streak, Burt is 11-for-29 (.379/.424/.483) with 5 R, 6 RBI, and 3 BB. Burt has hits in 10 of his last 11 games of which he is 14-for-39 (.359/.409/.487) with 7 R, 7 RBI, and 4 BB. Nine of those games are with Double-A Somerset, while two of them are with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

DH Dylan Jasso (2-for-5, 2B, RBI, 2 K) picked up his team-leading 10th multi-hit game of the season.

LF Tyler Hardman (1-for-5, 2 K) made his first career appearance in the outfield in his 342nd career game.

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