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Patriots Win 4-3 Over Ducks

08/09/2009 7:38 PM

CENTRAL ISLIP , NY- The Somerset Patriots defeated the Long Island Ducks 4-3 in front of 6,327 fans at Citibank Park on Sunday evening.

The Patriots broke a 3-3 tie with a run in the top of the eighth inning to take 4-3 lead when second baseman Matt Hagen drew a lead off walk, stole second and scored on a two out RBI bloop single to right by catcher Travis Anderson.

Somerset struck first with two runs in the top of the second inning to take an early 2-0 lead when Anderson lined a one out two run single to center. Hagen and designated hitter Jeff Nettles led off with back-to-back singles to left and advanced into scoring position after a groundout.

Long Island responded with a run in the bottom of the second inning to make it 2-1 Patriots when leftfielder George Lombard led off with a solo home run (4) to left center.

The Ducks tied the game at 2-2 with a run in the bottom of the third inning when third baseman Matt Cavagnaro led off with a single to left, moved into scoring position on a sacrifice bunt and came home on a two out RBI single to left by Lombard .

The Patriots took a 3-2 lead with a run in the top of the fourth inning when Nettles drew a one out walk, advanced to third on a double into the left field corner by third baseman Teuris Olivares and scored on an RBI ground out to shortstop by Anderson .

Long Island tied the game at 3-3 with a run in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Ducks loaded the bases on one out bloop single to right by first baseman Victor Rodriguez, a single to center by designated hitter Jose Herrera and a single to right by rightfielder Johnny Hernandez. Cavagnaro then hit a two out RBI single to left that plated pinch runner Dennis Donovan.

Patriots’ reliever Jared Gothreaux (5-6) picked up the win, throwing 1.1 shutout innings, allowing no hits and striking out two. Ducks’ reliever Hansel Izquierdo (0-2) suffered the loss, allowing one run on one hit while walking one and striking out one in one inning pitched. Patriots’ closer Bret Prinz pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his 12^th save of the season.

With the win the Patriots improved to 20-10 in the second half and 63-37 overall while the Ducks dropped to 13-16 and 50-49 overall.

The 2009 Somerset Patriots Season presented by Ford will continue on Tuesday, August 11th when the Patriots return home for a 7:05 pm against the Bridgeport Bluefish. The game features Bark in the Park Night with Chew Toys for the first 250 dogs courtesy of The New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association. For tickets, stop by the Patriots Ticket Office located at the ballpark, call (908) 252-0700, or visit www.somersetpatriots.com.

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