Baseball Ducks Take Series Opener Over Patriots 9-3 by Somerset Patriots May 20, 2016 Bridgewater, NJ – The Long Island Ducks (17-11) defeated the Somerset Patriots (19-10) 9-3 before a season-high 6,503 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday night. The Ducks got to Somerset starter Mickey Storey with a six-run third inning to break open the game. Lew Ford drove in a run on a base hit and a two-run double by Cody Puckett was followed by a Mike Blanke three-run homer (2) that made the score 7-1. “It’s unfortunate because I felt like I had pretty decent stuff today,” Storey said. “That one inning I couldn’t stop the bleeding and they got hit after hit and then the big home run pushed it over the edge. I can’t touch on exactly what it was except that those balls must have been hittable.” The Ducks took an early 1-0 lead in the second inning on an RBI single by Blanke. The Patriots tied up the game in the bottom of the frame on a Mycal Jones’ RBI single. Puckett added two more RBI on a double in the sixth inning to finish the series opener 3-for-5 with a run scored and four RBI. Somerset scored a run in the bottom of the eighth inning on a sacrifice fly by Vinny Zarrillo to make the score 9-2. The Patriots’ final run came in the ninth on an RBI groundout by Yovan Gonzalez. “We couldn’t really get anything going until that last inning, but that’s the way it goes sometimes. We’ll just keep on plugging away and try again tomorrow,” said Somerset Patriots manager Brett Jodie. Darin Downs (3-1) picked up the win, allowing two earned runs on five hits in eight innings pitched. Storey (0-1) suffered the loss, allowing seven earned runs on 12 hits in five innings pitched. With the win, the Ducks moved to within 1.5 games behind the Patriots in the Liberty Division First Half standings. “This is the last time we get to face [the Ducks] in the first half so we want to go out there and put on a better display then we did,” Jodie remarked. The 2016 Somerset Patriots season presented by Ford continues at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday night with a 7:05 p.m. game against the Long Island Ducks. The game includes Ballpark Comic Con. 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 SeasonBrett JodieGame RecapMickey StoreyMycal JonesSomerset PatriotsTD Bank BallparkVinny ZarrilloYovan Gonzalez 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 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 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 WNBA Rolling Out Red Carpet For Upcoming 25th Anniversary Season by Jason Cordner | posted on March 16, 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... Patriots Edge Bluefish 5-4 In 11 Innings Carlos Beltran Continues to Hit as the Yankees Win Fourth Straight