Late Offense Puts Somerset On Top On Saturday
The Somerset Patriots defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats by a score of 3-1 on Saturday night at TD Bank Ballpark in the fifth of the six-game set. Rehabbing Yankees RHP Ian Hamilton threw 1.1 perfect IP of relief, striking out one. The Patriots bullpen trio of Hamilton, Blas Castano
The Somerset Patriots defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats by a score of 3-1 on Saturday night at TD Bank Ballpark in the fifth of the six-game set.
Rehabbing Yankees RHP Ian Hamilton threw 1.1 perfect IP of relief, striking out one.
The Patriots bullpen trio of Hamilton, Blas Castano and Alex Mauricio combined for 3.1 perfect IP of relief with 3 K.
🚨Tie ballgame🚨#Yankees No. 2 prospect Austin Wells ropes an RBI double to knot it up 1-1 in the 6th🔥 pic.twitter.com/4Coxl86YQc
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) June 25, 2023
In the month of June, the Patriots pitching staff possesses a Double-A best 2.78 ERA, which ranks fourth among all MiLB teams, and 1.09 WHIP, which ranks third.
Over the first five games of the Patriots series with New Hampshire, the Somerset bullpen has posted a combined 1.65 ERA over 27.1 IP with 38 K.
RHP Chase Hampton (5.2 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 5 K) took the no-decision in his second Double-A start. In 58.2 IP between High-A Hudson Valley and Somerset this season, Hampton leads the Yankees organization in K (90), WHIP (0.97), and opponent batting average (.181), while ranking second with a 2.61 ERA. Hampton has allowed two or less runs in 10 of his 11 starts this season between High-A Hudson Valley and Somerset. Hampton has struck out 5+ in each of his 11 starts this season, ranking 5th in MiLB with a 14.43 K/9.
RF Jeisson Rosario (2-for-4, RBI) brought home the go-ahead run with a bunt single in the 7th, before extending the Patriots lead to 3-1 with an RBI single in the 8th inning. The two-hit performance marked Rosario’s eighth multi-hit game of the season.