Baseball Patriots Walk Off With Win Over Ducks by Somerset Patriots August 17, 2015 Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (21-16, 71-36) defeated the Long Island Ducks (19-18, 65-42) 5-4 Monday evening at TD Bank Ballpark. Right fielder Ricky Claudio drew a walk-off walk in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift Somerset to victory. With the victory the Patriots clinched a winning overall record for the third consecutive year. In the top of the third inning Long Island scored a pair of runs via a RBI ground out by shortstop Dan Lyons and a RBI single by designated hitter Sean Burroughs as the Ducks led 2-0. Third baseman David Vidal socked a two run home run (7) to even the score at 2-2 in the bottom of the third inning. The Patriots took a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning when catcher James Skelton roped a RBI double and left fielder Aharon Eggleston poked a RBI single. Long Island tied the game at 4-4 in the ensuing half inning as Burroughs blooped a RBI single and third baseman Cody Puckett legged out a RBI fielder’s choice. It was Somerset’s 10th walk-off win of the season. The Patriots snapped their three game losing streak while the Ducks snapped their six game winning streak. Jon Hunton earned the win (2-3) in relief. Billy Buckner suffered the loss (7-3) in relief. The 2015 Somerset Patriots season presented by Ford will continue tomorrow night when the Somerset Patriots remain at TD Bank Ballpark for a 7:05 p.m. game against the Long Island Ducks. For tickets, call 908-252-0700 or visit www.somersetpatriots.com. Post Views: 937 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 SeasonAharon EgglestonDavid VidalGame RecapJames SkeltonJon HuntonSomerset 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 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... Will Mets’ Lack of Speed Catch up with them? It did this Weekend in Sweep by Pirates Ducks Rally For 4 In The 9th To Beat Patriots 8-7