Bees Fall to Somerset 5-3
June 9, 2016 - Atlantic League (AtL)
New Britain Bees News Release
In 140 Characters or Less: The Bees drew first blood but Somerset was able to come back after Brad Snyder's home run in the sixth inning to spoil the attempted sweep.
The Game Changed When...: The game was tied 3-3 going into the sixth until Brad Snyder hit a solo home run to lead off the inning against Cole Johnson and the Patriots never looked back.
Pitchers of Record: W: Scott McGregor (4-4) | L: Cole Johnson (4-4) | SV: Jon Hunton (10)
Player(s) of the Game: Craig Maddox (NB), Brad Snyder (SOM)
Tomorrow:
Tale of the Tape - New Britain Bees (23-22, GB 2) at Bridgeport Bluefish (16-29, GB 9)
Pitching Matchup -
NB: Game 1: Shawn Haviland (1-1) | Game 2: Craig Stem (2-4) BPT: Game 1: Blake Beaven (1-0) | Game 2: R.J. Hively (0-4)
Bees Home Tickets: Available at the New Britain Stadium Box Office | Call 860-826-BEES
Broadcast: Talk of Connecticut (WDRC AM 1360 Hartford, WMMW AM 1470 Meriden, WWCO AM 1240 Waterbury, and WSNG AM 610 Torrington) and Youtube (Youtube.com/NewBritainBees).
Bees Buzz: Craig Maddox hit his sixth home run of the season in the fourth inning...James Skelton continued his streak of consecutive games on base with 13...Michael Crouse had an RBI in every game this series.
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