Baseball Patriots Power Past Skeeters 7-5 by Somerset Patriots July 19, 2016 Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (6-5, 44-37) defeated the Sugar Land Skeeters (6-6, 41-41) 7-5 at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday evening. Trailing 5-4 in the bottom of the eighth inning, David Vidal tied up the game with an RBI single before Bryan LaHair launched the go-ahead two-run homer (7) to right field for the 7-5 final score. “The whole lineup had great at bats tonight,” said LaHair. “We kept plucking away and I got a good pitch to hit and I’m glad I was able to do something with it.” The Skeeters took an early lead in the first inning on a three-run home run by Delwyn Young (3) off Somerset starting pitcher Rudy Owens. After the first inning, Owens went on to pitch five scoreless innings. “I thought Rudy pitched a great game today. He battled for us after the three early runs. He kept putting up zeroes and gave us a chance to win,” LaHair added. The Patriots answered with a home run of their own off the bat of Vidal (8) in the second inning. “I’m just staying within myself and getting good pitches to hit. I have to take what they give me and obviously hanging off-speed pitches have been helping me a lot,” said Vidal. Somerset cut the lead to just one run in the sixth inning on a solo home run by Eric Farris (4) to make the score 3-2. Sugar Land extended the lead with two runs in the seventh inning on RBI singles by Young and Ricky Hague. The Patriots answered in the bottom of the frame with an RBI triple by Luis Mateo and an error that plated a second run to once again make it a one run ballgame. Mike Thomas (4-1) picked up the win with 1.2 innings pitched. Andrew Johnston (5-2) took the loss, allowing two earned runs on two hits in 0.2 innings pitched. Jon Hunton earned his 21st save of the season with a scoreless ninth inning pitched. The 2016 Somerset Patriots season presented by Ford will continue at home for a day-night double header on Wednesday with an 11:05 am game followed by a 7:05 pm game. 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: 1,206 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 VidalEric FarrisGame RecapJon HuntonLuis MateoMike ThomasRudy OwensSomerset 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 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 113: New York Post Columnist Phil Mushnick (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 29, 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... Philadelphia Phillies: Evaluating Mickey Moniak’s Make-up Despite Recent Struggles, SI Yankees Clinging to First Place