
Trio of Homers Trounces Somerset on Thursday Night
Published on September 7, 2023 under Eastern League (EL)
Somerset Patriots News Release
The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Erie SeaWolves on Thursday night by a final score of 4-3 at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ.
RHP Matt Sauer (5.2 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 2 B, 4 K, 3 HR) was the losing pitcher, but did not allow any hits outside of the third inning.
CF Spencer Jones (1-for-4, K) reached base twice and has now pieced together his first hit streak at the Double-A level.
C Ben Rice (2-for-5, K) hit safely for a third straight game and registered his 17th multi-hit game out of 41 at the Double-A level.
Rice ends the night batting .325 with a 1.030 OPS since joining the Patriots.
3B Max Burt (2-for-4, RBI) extended his hit streak to four games, collecting an RBI for the third straight game to open this week's series.
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