Patriots Win Home Opener 3-1 against Revolution
May 1, 2015 - Atlantic League (AtL)
Somerset Patriots News Release
Bridgewater, NJ - The Somerset Patriots (4-3) defeated the York Revolution (3-5) 3-1 Friday evening from TD Bank Ballpark. 7,577 fans attended the 2015 Home Opener.
In the bottom of the first inning right fielder Chris Marrero roped a RBI single to give Somerset an early 1-0 advantage.
Right fielder Johan Limonta slugged a home run (1) to even the score at 1-1 in the top of the third inning.
The Patriots retook the lead in the bottom of the fifth frame as center fielder Jonny Tucker poked a RBI single through a drawn in infield to make the score 2-1.
Marrero hammered a home run (1) in the bottom of the sixth inning to increase the Somerset lead to 3-1.
Mickey Storey (1-0) earned the win logging six innings while allowing just one run on two hits. Anthony Lerew (1-1) sustained the loss despite a quality start of six innings and three runs allowed. Jon Hunton notched the save (2) pitching a scoreless ninth inning.
The 2015 Somerset Patriots season presented by Ford will continue tomorrow night the Patriots are at TD Bank Ballpark for a 7:05 p.m. game against the York Revolution. For tickets, call 908-252-0700 or visit www.somersetpatriots.com.
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