Patriots Shut Out Bees 7-0 In Crucial Series

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (36-27, 74-59) shut out the New Britain Bees (32-31, 68-65) 7-0 on Sunday afternoon at TD Bank Ballpark to take the crucial three game series over their division rivals.

The Patriots jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning on a two-run home run by Eric Farris (7).

Rob Kral powered Somerset to a 5-0 lead with a three-run home run (3) in the bottom of the second inning.

“I just kept on with the day-to-day process. I continued to work hard and work on my swing. Fortunately for me, things went my way today,” said Kral, who finished the game 2-for-3 with two runs scored, a home run, a triple, and three RBI.

The Patriots extended the lead with a run in the fourth inning on an RBI single by Vinny Zarrillo for a 6-0 advantage.

A Kyle Roller RBI groundout in the seventh inning made the score the 7-0 final.

Will Oliver (6-2) picked up the win with seven scoreless innings pitched. Nate Roe (5-2) suffered the loss, allowing five earned runs in two innings pitched.

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