Baseball Ryan Kussmaul Debuts With A Win For Patriots On Thursday Night by Somerset Patriots June 7, 2019 Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (23-17) defeat the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (11-29) 4-1 at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday evening. The Patriots stole the lead in the bottom of the third inning when Michael Crouse swiped home for the 1-0 advantage. Somerset added to the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning. Will Kengor drove in a run on an RBI single and Michael Ohlman plated two more with a base hit that made the score 4-0. Southern Maryland got on board in the top of the sixth inning on an RBI double by Cory Vaughn to cut the lead to 4-1. Recently signed, Ryan Kussmaul (1-0), impressed in his Patriots debut, allowing a run on four hits in six solid innings of work to earn the win. “I like to challenge hitters and go right after them,” said Kussmaul. “I made a few two-out mistakes, but in the end, we came out with the win.” Brett Lee (0-2) suffered the loss, allowing four runs- three earned- on five hits in 3.2 innings pitched. Mike Antonini pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his league leading 14th save of the season. The 2019 Somerset Patriots Season presented by Ford will continue at home with a 7:05 pm game against the York Revolution on Friday, June 7th. The game features Post Game Fireworks and Tyler’s Amazing Balancing Act presented by TD Bank. For tickets, stop by the box office located at TD Bank Ballpark, call (908) 252-0700, or visit www.somersetpatriots.com. Post Views: 816 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 Topics2019 SeasonAtlantic LeagueGame RecapMichael CrouseMichael OhlmanMike AntoniniRyan KussmaulSomerset PatriotsTD Bank BallparkWill Kengor 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 You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 27, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 106: Newsday’s Neil Best (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 12, 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... Yankees GBU – The first series loss in a while Boulders Take 2 out of 3 Against Sussex County