Hampton's 10 K Day Serves as Silver Lining in Tight Defeat vs. Reading
The Somerset Patriots fell by a score of 3-2 to the Reading Fightin’ Phils on Thursday night in the third of a six-game set at TD Bank Ballpark. RHP Chase Hampton (5 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 10 K) took the no-decision, matching his career-high with 10 K in 5
The Somerset Patriots fell by a score of 3-2 to the Reading Fightin’ Phils on Thursday night in the third of a six-game set at TD Bank Ballpark.
RHP Chase Hampton (5 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 10 K) took the no-decision, matching his career-high with 10 K in 5 IP.
Hampton’s 103 K this season lead the Yankees organization and are the third-most in MiLB. His 1.04 WHIP and .195 opponent average also lead the Yankees farm system.
Thursday marked the fourth time this season Hampton has struck out 10+ in a game, the first three of which came as a member of High-A Hudson Valley.
Hampton joins Blane Abyeta, Clayton Beeter, and Richard Fitts as Patriots pitcher with 10+ strikeout performances this season.
Chase Hampton ties a career-high with 🔟 strikeouts in his fourth Double-A start
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) July 7, 2023
Hampton now leads all Yankees minor league pitchers with 103 strikeouts on the season😮💨 pic.twitter.com/sHlOi6rE4h
Hampton has struck out 8+ in nine of his 13 starts between Somerset and Hudson Valley this season.
1B Eric Wagaman (2-for-4) accounted for each of Somerset’s two hits of the ballgame. Wagaman extended his hit-streak to a season-high six games and on-base streak to a season-high 11 games.
Over Wagaman’s 11 game on-base streak, he’s 19-42 (.452) with 10 R, 7 RBI, and a 1.201 OPS. Wagaman now has multi-hit performances in his last four games, and 11 multi-hit performances over 31 games this season.