Baseball Somerset adds 2015 Championship Series MVP Merritt by Dylan Manfre July 27, 2019 The Somerset Patriots and Long Island Ducks series just got a little more interesting. Somerset announced the signing of 2015 Championship series MVP left-handed pitcher Roy Merritt, per release. ✍ | 👀 who is back in Somerset! None other than 2015 Championship Series MVP Roy Merritt has signed with the Patriots and is expected to start tonight's game. — Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) July 27, 2019 His first stint with the Patriots lasted from 2012-2015. The southpaw hurled a complete game shutout in a pivotal game five against none other than the Ducks. The Patriots would defeat the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs in 2015 en route to a sixth Atlantic League title. FINAL: Roy Merritt completes the shutout, & the @SOMPatriots win the game 4-0 & the series 3-2. Congrats to the Patriots organization — Long Island Ducks (@LIDucks) September 27, 2015 In the postseason, Merritt is 3-0 with a 0.40 ERA. Merritt began the 2019 campaign tossing for the Sugar Land Skeeters and appeared in 11 games posting a 3.70 ERA in 56 innings. The Houston, Texas native is expected to be on the mound tonight for the middle of Somerset’s three-game series against Long Island. Follow Dylan Manfre on Twitter for the latest on the Somerset Patriots and the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Post Views: 637 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Dylan Manfre Dylan is a sophomore journalism major at Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and covers the Somerset Patriots and Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He is also the Sports Editor of Rider's student newspaper, The Rider News. Latest posts by Dylan Manfre (see all) Michael Crouse Represents Team Canada at 2019 Pan-Am Games - August 10, 2019 Somerset strings together four straight wins on road trip - August 9, 2019 Somerset ends homestand with loss to York - August 1, 2019 Patriots head into new month hoping to turn corner - August 1, 2019 Related TopicsAtlantic League Of Professional BaseballDylan ManfreRoy MerrittSomerset Patriots Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Women in Sports: Podcast Host, New York Riptide Sideline Reporter, Dani Wexelman by Luke Porco | posted on March 3, 2020 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Boulders Take Three of Four Against Ottawa Tebow Placed on Triple-A Injured List With Cut Hand