Schlittler Shoves on Opening Day, But Goats Walk Off on Patriots
The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Hartford Yard Goats 5-4 in walk-off fashion on Friday night in Hartford, CT. The Opening Day loss marked Somerset’s first in Double-A franchise history, falling to 4-1 on Opening Day. The Patriots were held without a baserunner for the first five innings of
The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Hartford Yard Goats 5-4 in walk-off fashion on Friday night in Hartford, CT.
The Opening Day loss marked Somerset’s first in Double-A franchise history, falling to 4-1 on Opening Day.
The Patriots were held without a baserunner for the first five innings of the game, before four straight batters reached to start the sixth inning and they grabbed a 2-1 lead.
RHP Cam Schlittler (5.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 1 HR) made his 2025 season debut by pitching into the sixth inning. Schlittler did not allow a run over his final five innings pitched in the game.
7K Cam🎥@Yankees No. 12 prospect Cam Schlittler dealt in his Opening Day start.
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) April 5, 2025
5.2 IP | 1 R | 3 H | 7 K
82 Pitches (52 Strikes) pic.twitter.com/Qie7n7ipKL
1B Dylan Jasso (1-for-4, R, K) collected his first Double-A hit in the seventh inning.
LF Garrett Martin (1-for-3, R, BB) legged out an infield single to lead off the sixth inning to earn his first Double-A hit, when he became the Patriots’ first baserunner of the game.
SS Jake Gatewood (2-for-3, 3 RBI, BB, K) reached base three times in his Yankees organizational debut. He gave Somerset its first lead of the game with a two-run single in the sixth inning, before adding another RBI-single in the seventh inning.
Gatewood's sixth inning single signaled his first hit in affiliated baseball since September 23, 2022.
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