The Somerset Patriots lost to the Richmond Flying Squirrels 5-2 at CarMax Park in Richmond, VA on Thursday night. With two doubles, Somerset’s offense notched a double for the 17th straight game to start the season. The Patriots 40 doubles this season rank third-most in the Eastern League and are

The Somerset Patriots roared back from down five runs, beating the Richmond Flying Squirrels 9-8 at CarMax Park in Richmond, VA on Wednesday evening. Last time Somerset overcame five runs to win a game was also in Richmond (6/28/24 @RIC, 7-5 W, trailed 5-0). Somerset smashed four home runs, marking

The Somerset Patriots lost to the Reading Fightin Phils 6-2 at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ on Saturday night. With nine strikeouts in the game, Somerset’s pitching staff has recorded eight or more strikeouts in 12 of 13 games this season. The Patriots’ 10.9 K/9 is tied-for-second in the

The Somerset Patriots beat the Reading Fightin Phils 9-8 at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ on Friday night in 10 innings.

The Somerset Patriots beat the Reading Fightin Phils 9-8 at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ on Thursday night. The Patriots pounced with a season-high six runs in the sixth inning. It marked the fifth time this season the Patriots have scored five or more runs in an inning. The

The Somerset Patriots lost to the Reading Fightin Phils 8-6 at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ on Wednesday night. Somerset, down 6-0 after three innings, tied the game up 6-6 in the sixth inning, before allowing back-to-back home runs in the ninth inning to drop its first game to

The Somerset Patriots defeated the Reading Fightin Phils by a score of 9-6 at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ on Tuesday night. Somerset, down 3-0 in the sixth inning, pounced with nine runs to complete its largest come-from-behind victory of the season. Somerset notched 10 hits, marking the first

The Somerset Patriots beat the Binghamton Rumble Ponies 7-5 at Mirabito Stadium in Binghamton, N.Y. on Sunday afternoon. Somerset closed out the series 2-4 against the Rumble Ponies. Somerset’s pitching staff tallied 12 strikeouts, marking the second consecutive game that Somerset pitchers have combined for double digit punchouts. Somerset pitchers

The Somerset Patriots beat the Binghamton Rumble Ponies 12-2 at Mirabito Stadium in Binghamton, N.Y. on Thursday afternoon. After the Rumble Ponies swept Somerset in a doubleheader on Wednesday, Somerset picked up its first road win of the season. The Patriots posted 12 runs, 17 hits, 6 XBH, 2 HR

The Somerset Patriots were swept by the Binghamton Rumble Ponies in a doubleheader at Mirabito Stadium in Binghamton, N.Y. on Wednesday. The Rumble Ponies won game one by a score of 11-3, while Binghamton’s Jose Ramos hit a walk-off solo home run in the seventh inning to beat the Patriots

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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- While the Yankees and Dodgers were busy tagging home runs that carried significant weight during Game 2 of the World Series on Saturday night, Brooks Brannon and DJ Gladney were sending their own prodigious wallops toward the Dodgers complex located just beyond the left-field wall at Camelback

There was nothing supernatural about it, but the metropolis known as Magic City lived up to its billing on Tuesday night. DJ Gladney ripped a liner into center field in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift Double-A Birmingham to its first Southern League championship since 2013 with a