Baseball Somerset strings together four straight wins on road trip by Dylan Manfre August 9, 2019 If Somerset’s latest seven game road trip doesn’t indicate the up-and-down season they’re having, who knows what will. The Patriots dropped the first two games against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs which saw their losing skid amount to seven. However they seemed to find light in the worst circumstances and strung together a four game winning streak. Somerset had mustered up 11 runs over the seven game spell. It was only fitting that they scored as many runs in their series finale against the Blue Crabs in an 11-5 win. The Patriots also got a much needed boost in the outfield with the return of Jimmy Paredes, who missed time with a dislocated finger, and Michael Crouse who rejoined the team after playing with Team Canada at the Pan-American Games in Lima, Peru. Somerset manager Brett Jodie was forced to play infielders Will Kengor, who owns a slash line of .321/.381/.505 and leads the team in home runs with 12, along with Scott Kelly in the outfield due to the absence of Paredes and Crouse. They added more depth and signed outfielder Teodoro Martinez on Aug. 5 who provides a quality bat to the lineup. Martinez’s services were put to work early as he homered off York pitcher Joe Jones in the third inning with two on and one out. ✍ | The Somerset Patriots have signed OF Teodoro Martinez. He has service in the @rangers and @yankees organizations and had a strong 2018 season with the @bluecrabs. — Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) August 5, 2019 The long ball was one of a season-high five home runs on the day as the Patriots recorded their largest margin of victory this season with a 16-1 final. Against a powerful Revolution lineup as Somerset recorded season-highs in runs scored in a game and in a single inning. Another notable stat from the game was that the Patriots went 5-for-13 with runners in scoring position. Somerset pitcher Rick Teasley (3-1) earned the win and avenged his previous start where York’s powerful lineup scored 11 of its 13 runs off Teasley. FINAL | Somerset set a season-high in runs with their largest win margin of the year in a dominant effort Tuesday night! pic.twitter.com/8xDpYfsp0B — Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) August 7, 2019 York and Somerset split the last two games but the Patriots secured the season series at 12-9. Somerset returns home on Aug. 9 for six games against the Sugar Land Skeeters and the Lancaster Barnstormers. Follow Dylan Manfre for the latest on the Somerset Patriots and the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Post Views: 947 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 ManfreSomerset PatriotsSouthern Maryland Blue CrabsYork Revolution 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 “Overtime” l Ep. 28: TopSpin Celeb-Athlete Tournament – Dec. 6, 2018 by Stefany Romero | posted on December 19, 2018 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... Robinson Cano sidelined with torn left hamstring RailRiders swept in Sanchez’s return to Scranton