Hess Strikes Out Four in Debut in Patriots Loss to Binghamton Wednesday
Published on August 6, 2025 under Eastern League (EL)
Somerset Patriots News Release
Somerset Patriots pitcher Ben Hess
(Somerset Patriots)
The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Binghamton Rumble Ponies in game two of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, N.J. on Wednesday by a score of 6-1.
RHP Ben Hess (4.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 4 K) was tabbed with the loss in his Double-A debut. Hess ranks fourth among active Yankee minor leaguers with 98 strikeouts this season.
CF Jace Avina (1-for-4, RBI, K) ripped an RBI single in the first inning.
SS George Lombard Jr. (2-for-4, R, 2 K) picked up the lone multi-hit game for the Patriots, including a leadoff triple in the first inning, and scored Somerset's only run.
Lombard Jr. is second among Yankee minor leaguers in R (69), tied for third in 3 (5) and ninth in OBP (.367) and XBH (31).
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