Baseball Ducks Hold Off Patriots For 3-2 Win by Somerset Patriots August 3, 2016 Bridgewater, NJ – The Long Island Ducks (15-9, 55-39) defeated the Somerset Patriots (12-14, 50-46) 3-2 at TD Bank Ballpark on Wednesday evening. The tying run was thrown out at the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning to end the game and allow Long Island to hold on to the win. The Ducks jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning on an RBI single by Delta Cleary Jr. and a two-run double by Ruben Gotay. The Patriots made it a one-run ballgame with two runs in the fifth inning. Luis Mateo led off the frame with a solo home run (1). A sacrifice fly later in the inning by Eric Farris scored Scott Kelly to make the score 3-2. D.J. Mitchell (3-3) picked up the win, allowing two earned runs on four hits in five innings pitched. Randy Boone (0-1) suffered the loss, allowing three earned runs on four hits in five innings pitched. Todd Coffey earned his 19th save of the season with a scoreless ninth inning. Patriots reliever Nik Turley came in relief and struck out eight straight batters of the nine he faced over three perfect innings. “He has good life on the fastball and a couple good breaking pitches that he can throw for strikes and that are strikeout pitches,” said Somerset Patriots manager Brett Jodie. “He really keeps hitters off balance, which you saw with the eight strikeouts in a row. That is about as dominant as I think he could be and he’s really throwing the ball well.” The 2016 Somerset Patriots season presented by Ford will continue at home on Thursday with an 11:05 am game against the Long Island Ducks. 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: 1,059 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 SeasonEric FarrisGame RecapLuis MateoNik TurleyRandy BooneScott 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... Blast from the Past: Brian Cashman pulls off historic sell-job Patriots Salvage Series Finale Over Ducks 3-1