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Published on July 19, 2011 under Atlantic League (AtL)
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Game 1:

A solo homerun by Aaron Herr (7) in the top of the eleventh inning lifted the Lancaster Barnstormers over the Somerset Patriots 3-2 before 5,054 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday afternoon.

The Barnstormers scored first in the top of the second inning on a solo homerun by Matt Watson (8).

Lancaster added a run in the third after Angel Flores singled and scored when Iggy Suarez hit into a double play to make the score 2-0.

A solo homerun by Justin Huber (6) in the fourth cut the Lancaster lead to 2-1.

The Patriots tied the game the following inning after Elliott Ayala reached on a dropped third strike and scored on a sacrifice fly by Matt Hagen.

Lancaster reliever Jon Huber (1-0) got the win after striking out two in an inning pitched. Somerset reliever Jason Anderson (2-2) suffered the loss, after allowing a run in two innings pitched. Jonah Bayliss picked up his seventh save of the season. Kevin Reese tossed 4.2 scoreless innings of relief for the Patriots to help keep the score tied at two.

Game 2: The Lancaster Barnstormers defeated the Somerset Patriots 6-5 at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday night.

A bunt base hit by Giberto Mejia to leadoff the game set the tone for the Barnstormers, who went on to score three runs for the early lead. RBI hits by Matt Watson, Aaron Herr, and Adam Calderone drove home the runs for Lancaster.

Tommy Everidge (14) drove a solo homerun over the left field wall in the second to give the Barnstormers a 4-0 advantage.

Somerset scored in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI double by Fernando Cortez and a sacrifice fly by Jeff Nettles to make the score 4-2.

Lancaster added to their lead in the sixth after Iggy Suarez singled and scored on an RBI double by Mejia and J.C. Holt followed with a single to plate Mejia for the 6-2 lead.

The Patriots cut the lead to three after John Pachot doubled and came around to score on an RBI single by Norris Hopper to make the score 6-3.

Somerset rallied to score two more in the bottom of the eighth on an RBI single by Hopper, his second of the game, and a sacrifice fly by Michael Hernandez to cut the lead to 6-5.

Lancaster starter J.D. Durbin (4-1) got the win after allowing three runs on eight hits in 5.2 innings pitched. Somerset starter Bill Pulsipher (2-5) suffered the loss, allowing four runs on ten hits in five innings pitched. Jonah Bayliss picked up his eighth save of the season after tossing a scoreless ninth inning.

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