Sports stats



AtL Somerset Patriots

Patriots Rally for Ten Inning Win Over the Ducks

September 14, 2010 - Atlantic League (AtL)
Somerset Patriots News Release


Bridgewater, NJ - The Somerset Patriots defeated the Long Island Ducks 5-4 in ten innings at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday evening.

Somerset answered a Ducks run in the top of the tenth inning with two runs of their own in the bottom of the frame. Designated hitter Joe Burke singled and later scored on a sacrifice fly by third baseman Jeff Nettles to tie up the game at 4-4. After first baseman Noah Hall drew a walk, right fielder Michael Hernandez drove him home with a game-winning double to left center

The Ducks broke a 3-3 tie in the top of the tenth inning. Right fielder Matt Esquival drew a walk and later scored on an RBI single by shortstop Matt Cavagnaro for a 4-3 lead.

The Patriots rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the bottom of the ninth inning to tie up the game and force extra innings. First baseman Josh Pressley drew a walk and was pinch run for by Hall. Hernandez followed with a single to put runners on first and second. Catcher Jason Belcher followed with an RBI double to plate Hall and a sacrifice fly by second baseman Elliott Ayala knotted the game up at 3-3.

The Patriots took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Center fielder Wayne Lydon singled and came around to score on a sacrifice fly by Pressley.

The Ducks tied up the game with a run in the top of the third inning. Cavagnaro tripled and scored on an RBI single by right fielder Billy Kovatch to make the score 1-1.

Long Island took a 2-1 lead with a run in the top of the sixth inning on a solo home run by Esquival (16). The Ducks extended the lead on another solo home run by Esquival (17) for a 3-1 advantage.

Patriots reliever Ben Grezlovski (8-3) picked up the win, allowing a run on a hit in two innings pitched. Ducks reliever Kane Davis (0-1) suffered the loss, allowing two runs on two hits in 0.2 innings pitched.

The Somerset Patriots 2010 Season presented by Ford will continue at home on Wednesday night with a 6:35 pm game against the Ducks. The game includes Halloween Night and Baseball Bingo. Great seats are available by stopping by the Patriots Ticket Office located at TD Bank Ballpark, by calling (908) 252-0700, or on-line at www.somersetpatriots.com .

Check out the Somerset Patriots Statistics

• Discuss this story on the Atlantic League message board...

Atlantic League Stories from September 14, 2010


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central