Volpe's Ninth Inning Homer the Difference in Somerset's Win
June 17, 2022 - Eastern League (EL)
Somerset Patriots News Release
Anthony Volpe of the Somerset Patriots
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Manchester, New Hampshire - New York Yankees top prospect Anthony Volpe's (7) three-run opposite field home run in the top of the ninth inning led the Somerset Patriots (40-21) to a 6-3 win over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (27-34) on Friday night. It was Somerset's fifth straight victory.
Somerset got the scoring started in the top of the second with a Josh Breaux (12) two-run blast, plating Volpe and giving the Patriots a 2-0 lead.
New Hampshire rallied for three runs to take a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the seventh. Spencer Horwitz (7) led off the frame with a solo home run, followed by a Phil Clarke sacrifice fly scoring Orelvis Martinez, and a Luis De Los Santos single scoring Will Robertson.
Somerset tied the game at three in the top of the eighth on a Brandon Lockridge base hit, bringing home Elijah Dunham.
Steven Jennings (1-2) earned the win, striking out one in a perfect eighth inning, while Carson Coleman (4) recorded the save, striking out two in a perfect ninth.
Jimmy Burnette (1-2) took the loss, allowing three runs on a hit in one inning of work.
The 2022 Somerset Patriots Season presented by Ford will continue on the road on Saturday with a 7:05 PM game versus the New Hampshire Fisher Cats at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium. Fans can catch all the action on FOX Sports New Jersey 93.5 FM | 1450 AM, the Flagship Station for Patriots Baseball.
About the Somerset Patriots
The Somerset Patriots are the New York Yankees Double-A Affiliate and develop today's top minor league talent into the pinstriped superstars of tomorrow for MLB's winningest team. The Patriots compete in the Double-A Eastern League and play their home games at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ, where fans of all ages and levels of baseball fandom get to enjoy the unique experience that is minor league baseball.
To learn more, visit: www.somersetpatriots.com.
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