Somerset Patriots Win Eastern League Championship with 15-0 No-Hitter Shutout
Bridgewater, New Jersey – The Somerset Patriots clinched their first Eastern League Championship in franchise history with a no-hitter started by Randy Vasquez in a 15-0 rout of the Erie SeaWolves on Wednesday night at TD Bank Ballpark. Vasquez started the game with eight hitless innings, allowing only one baserunner.
Bridgewater, New Jersey – The Somerset Patriots clinched their first Eastern League Championship in franchise history with a no-hitter started by Randy Vasquez in a 15-0 rout of the Erie SeaWolves on Wednesday night at TD Bank Ballpark.
Vasquez started the game with eight hitless innings, allowing only one baserunner. Carson Coleman ended it with a hitless ninth, sealing the third no-hitter (second of nine innings) in Somerset Patriots franchise history.
THE SOMERSET PATRIOTS ARE 2022 EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS BY WAY OF A NO-HITTER 15-0 SHUTOUT!!!🏆 pic.twitter.com/jjwe2wf0my
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) September 29, 2022
Jasson Dominguez led the way for Somerset offensively in the 15-0 victory with a two home run, six-RBI day in which he went 3-for-4 with two walks.
Dominguez's first home run sealed a season-high nine-run first inning to set the tone for the game.
THE MARTIAN LAUNCHED!🚀@Yankees No. 2 prospect Jasson Dominguez hits a three-run blast in Game 3 of the Eastern League Championship Series! pic.twitter.com/OurUJ24T57
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) September 28, 2022
The barrage continued with a five-run third inning, highlighted by three home runs. In addition to the second of Dominguez's home runs, Andres Chaparro and Jeisson Rosario also went deep.
The no-hitter is the third in Somerset Patriots franchise history and the second one during the month of September (Sep. 9 vs. Hartford).
The championship is the Patriots' seventh total in franchise history and the first since becoming the Yankees' Double-A affiliate.
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.