Baseball Patriots Top Blue Crabs 6-2 by Somerset Patriots July 4, 2018 Waldorf, Maryland – The Somerset Patriots (34-27) defeated the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (25-36) 6-2 Tuesday night at Regency Furniture Stadium. The Blue Crabs quickly jumped ahead on a Teodoro Martinez sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first inning. That lead held until the fifth inning. Somerset would grab the lead in the top of the fifth on a two-out, two-run single from Endy Chavez. The Patriots opened up the ballgame an inning later on a bases-clearing three-run triple to right-center field from Mike Fransoso and a sacrifice fly from Yovan Gonzalez. Frank Martinez (4) lined a solo home run off of Mike Antonini to trim the Patriots’ lead to 6-2, but the Blue Crabs failed to get closer. David Kubiak (4-1) allowed just one run over seven-plus innings with eight strikeouts to earn the win. Casey Delgado (4-5) yielded six runs over 5.1 innings to take the loss. At the time of this posting, the Patriots’ magic number to clinch the division is at one. That means should Somerset win another game in the first half or the New Britain Bees lose one more game, the Patriots will clinch the the First Half Liberty Division Championship. The Patriots and Blue Crabs continue their four-game series Wednesday night. Right-handed pitcher Cory Riordan (3-3, 3.07 ERA) takes the mound for Somerset against Blue Crabs’ righty Brandon Cumpton (4-3, 4.11 ERA). First pitch at Regency Furniture Stadium is set for 6:35 p.m. The 2018 Somerset Patriots season presented by Ford continues on Friday, July 6th when the Patriots return to TD Bank Ballpark to take on the Road Warriors at 7:05 pm. For tickets, visit www.somersetpatriots.com About The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) The Atlantic League has been a leader in professional baseball and a gateway to Major League Baseball since 1998. Over 36 million fans have attended Atlantic League games and more than 800 players and 50 managers and coaches have joined MLB organizations directly from the ALPB. The Atlantic League emphasizes winning baseball games, showcasing the talent of top-caliber players and offering affordable family entertainment to metropolitan markets serving nearly 15% of the US population. For more information, please visit www.atlanticleague.com. Post Views: 968 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 Topics2018 SeasonDavid KubiakEndy ChavezMike FransosoSomerset PatriotsSouthern Maryland Blue CrabsYovan 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 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... Torres, Andujar garner back to back Rookie of the Month awards Rockland Boulders drop 2 of 3 against Ottawa Champions