Patriots Snap Losing Streak with 3-1 Victory Over Bluefish as Championship Flag is Raised at TD Bank Ballpark Friday

The Somerset Patriots didn’t disappoint their hometown fans last night with a 3-1 win over the visiting Bridgeport Bluefish. My Wife and I were happy to be a part of the 8,052 fans. This set a new Opening Night attendance record for Somerset. The Championship rings were given out to the Patriot players then the flag was raised in left center field in the pregame ceremony. A nice rendition of God Bless America, the National Anthem and the game was on. It was a pitching duel between Patriot starter Mike Thompson and Bluefish Oseguera until the 6th inning. The game was scoreless tie until the bottom of the 6th. Matt Hagen and Joe Burke singled and Jason Belcher hit a rocket to right field to clear the bases and give the Patriots a 3-0 lead. Thompson gave one run back in the 7th inning to cut the lead to 3-1. For the Patriots Matt Reilly pitched a scoreless 8th and Ryan Houston a scoreless 9th and earned his first save of the season. A lot of the usual suspects were gone from the roster as many contracts were sold to Major League organizations. It was a great night at the ballpark. We are going again tonight for the 2nd game of the series against the Bluefish.