Baseball Matt Fields’ Grand Slam Leads Somerset To 7-4 Win by Somerset Patriots September 17, 2015 Bridgeport, CT – The Somerset Patriots (37-28, 87-48) defeated the Bridgeport Bluefish (29-36, 55-80) 7-4 Wednesday evening at Harbor Yard in game two of a day-night doubleheader. In the bottom of the fourth inning designated hitter Wilson Batista looped a RBI single to give Bridgeport a 1-0 advantage. Right fielder Michael Burgess stroked a two RBI single in the top of the sixth inning to put Somerset in front 2-1. Second baseman Greg Hopkins hammered a home run (11) to increase the Patriots lead to 3-1 in the top of the seventh inning. Bridgeport received a RBI single from catcher Jobduan Morales in the ensuing half inning to cut the deficit to 3-2. The Patriots broke open the game in the top of the eighth inning as designated hitter Matt Fields socked a grand slam (4) to increase the lead to 7-2. The Bluefish tallied a run in the home half of the eighth inning when Batista ripped a RBI double making the contest 7-3. In the bottom of the ninth inning pitcher Jon Hunton hurled a wild pitch to plate a run as the score became 7-4 which would be the final. Roy Merritt earned the win (8-6) tossing six innings while allowing one run. Brand Bixler suffered the loss (0-3) yielding three runs in seven innings of work. The 2015 Somerset Patriots season presented by Ford will continue on the road until the Somerset Patriots return to TD Bank Ballpark for Game Three of the First Round Playoff Series on Friday, September 25th at 7:05 p.m. For tickets, call 908-252-0700 or visit www.somersetpatriots.com. Post Views: 1,108 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 Topics2015 SeasonGame RecapGreg HopkinsJon HuntonMatt FieldsMichael BurgessRoy 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 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... Boulders Eliminated by Trois-Rivières in Five Games The Mets Have Many Postseason Roster Decisions