Baseball David Vidal’s Walk Off Homer Leads Patriots To 5-4 Win by Somerset Patriots July 21, 2016 Bridgewater, NJ – David Vidal hit a walk off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead the Somerset Patriots (7-7, 45-39) over the Sugar Land Skeeters (8-7, 43-42) 5-4 before 7,825 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday evening. With one out in the ninth, Vidal launched a solo shot (9) over the left field wall for the victory. “I didn’t try to do too much. I was just trying to get on base and make something happen,” said Vidal. “I got a good pitch to hit, put a good swing on it, and hit it out.” The Patriots started the scoring in the first inning on an RBI single by Bryan LaHair. The following inning, Mycal Jones drove in a run on a base hit to make the score 2-0. Somerset made it a 4-0 game in the third inning on an error and then an RBI single by Scott Kelly. The Skeeters got on the board in the fourth inning on an RBI single by Delwyn Young that made the score 4-1. Patriots starting pitcher Donovan Hand pitched seven strong innings, allowing just one run on six hits in a no decision. “It was big for us to come back after giving it up. I just felt like we needed that win,” Hand said. “ I probably should have been done after six, but I pushed on for one more to get through that wall of just going six, which I had done a few times now.” Sugar Land tied up the game in the top of the eighth inning on a bases clearing triple by Ricky Hague that knotted the game up at 4-4. Kyler Newby (1-1) pitched a scoreless inning with two strikeouts for the win. Robbie Weinhardt (5-6) took the loss, allowing a run on one hit in 0.1 innings pitched. The 2016 Somerset Patriots season presented by Ford will continue on the road until Thursday, July 28th when they return home for a 7:05 pm game against the Bridgeport Bluefish. The game includes Sparkee The Mascots Birthday Party with Sparkee Caps (1st 1,000 Kids) presented by JDRF and Novo Nordisk. For tickets, call 908-252-0700 or visit www.somersetpatriots.com. Download our Mobile App for free in the Apple or Android App store. Post Views: 1,298 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Somerset Patriots Latest posts by Somerset Patriots (see all) Somerset Patriots Announce Added Programming On Radio Partner 1450 WCTC-AM - May 7, 2020 Somerset Patriots Bring Back All-Star RHP David Kubiak - April 7, 2020 Somerset Patriots Land Eight-Year Major Leaguer Vance Worley - March 27, 2020 Somerset Patriots Acquire Major League LHP Pat Dean - March 10, 2020 Related Topics2016 SeasonBryan LaHairDavid VidalDonovan HandGame RecapKyler NewbyMycal JonesScott KellySomerset PatriotsTD Bank Ballpark 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 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 Women in Sports: Podcast Host, New York Riptide Sideline Reporter, Dani Wexelman by Luke Porco | posted on March 3, 2020 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... Somerset Patriots Sign Major League Pitcher Jim Miller Somerset Patriots Sign 1B Kyle Roller