Dazzling Defense and Power Display Surges Somerset to 10-6 Win
August 23, 2022 - Eastern League (EL)
Somerset Patriots News Release
Somerset Patriots' Anthony Volpe Running to First Base
(Somerset Patriots)
Bridgewater, NJ -- The Somerset Patriots (70-44) used a dominant display of defense and power to drop the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (50-65) by a score of 10-6 in their series-opening game at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday night.
Somerset homered four times in the game, marking the second game in a row and the ninth total time this season having reached that mark.
With 173 home runs on the season now, the Patriots enter Wednesday two home runs shy of their season franchise record of 175, which was set last year (in 119 games).
After the Patriots fell behind 2-0 on home runs from Addison Barger and John Aiello, Elijah Dunham (16) opened up the scoring for Somerset with a solo homer in the second inning.
Before the inning ended, Jesus Bastidas (16) swiped a 3-2 lead for Somerset with a two-run homer that tied him with Dunham for the second-most home runs on the Patriots this season.
Austin Wells (7) extended the Patriots' lead to 5-2 on a two-run homer in the third inning, his second straight game with a home run.
New Hampshire stormed back to take a 6-5 lead behind a four-run fourth inning. Anthony Volpe then smacked a triple (3) into right field, which tied the game with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Dating back to Sunday, it was Volpe's second straight game with a triple.
Eric Wagaman provided the game-winning blow with a two-run home run (3) that gave the Patriots an 8-6 lead in the sixth inning.
Volpe put the finishing touches on the win with a two-run bloop single in the eighth inning that capped the Patriots' lead at 10-6. Volpe has now collected three hits in back-to-back games. He also collected his Yankees' organization leading 43rd stolen base of the season.
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