SOMERSET PATRIOTS SIX-TIME ATLANTIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1 Patriots Park * Bridgewater, NJ 08807 * 908.252.0700 www.somersetpatriots.com and www.patriotsbaseball.com New Britain Bees (32-33) @ Somerset Patriots (36-30) Game #67/140 * Thursday, June 30 * 7:05 PM * TD Bank Ballpark * Bridgewater, NJ On The Air: WCTC-AM 1450; WCTCam.com Twitter: @SOMPatriots and @JAntweil PATRIOTS BREAKDOWN (1st/2nd) home road overall Series at a Glance season: 20-12/0-0 16-18/0-0 36-30/0-0 Monday (7:05) Pats 4, Bees 1 (Owens 8 Ks in 7 inn and Zarrillo three RBI triple) day: 5-3/0-0 2-4/0-0 7-7/0-0 Tuesday (7:05) Bees 3, Pats 0 (Crouses’ three RBI triple the difference) night: 15-9/0-0 14-14/0-0 29-23/0-0 Wednesday (7:05) Bees 8, Pats 7 (go ahead run scored in 8th inning on McBryde’s wild pitch) 1-run gm: 5-2/0-0 4-5/0-0 9-7/0-0 Thursday (7:05) NB [RHP] Cole Johnson (5-6, 2.89) @ SOM [RHP] Mickey Storey (1-4, 5.89) 2-run gm: 5-5/0-0 3-5/0-0 8-10/0-0 3-run gm: 3-3/0-0 2-4/0-0 5-12/0-0 PLAYOFF PICTURE: The Ducks lead the Patriots by 1.0 game. The lead was as Patriots vs. Bees in 2016 4+run gm: 7-2/0-0 7-4/0-0 14-6/0-0 many as 6.0 for Somerset. Somerset has clinched the tiebreaker against Long Date SITE RESULT extras: 2-0/0-0 2-3/0-0 4-3/0-0 Island. There are 4 games to go. LI host York tonight then host Sugar Land for 3. 6/07 @ NB L 5-3 hit a HR: 10-6/0-0 11-7/0-0 21-13/0-0 Somerset host New Britain tonight then Bridgeport for 3. If the Patriots win their 6/08 @ NB L 7-6 6/09 @ NB W 5-3 no HR: 10-6/0-0 5-11/0-0 15-17/0-0 final four games they will need the Ducks to lose just once to make the playoffs. 6/20 @ NB L 7-0 0 Errors: 7-4/0-0 9-6/0-0 16-10/0-0 6/21 @ NB W 10-2 1-2 Errors: 12-8/0-0 7-11/0-0 19-19/0-0 RISE AND GRIND: The Patriots are in the midst of playing 30 straight games. 6/22 @ NB L 3-0 3+ Errors: 1-0/0-0 0-1/0-0 1-1/0-0 From June 11th to July 10th they do not have an off day 6/27 vs NB W 4-1 OPPOSING STARTER 6/28 vs NB L 3-0 (6) vs. lh: 10-5/0-0 6-2/0-0 16-7/0-0 COMEBACK KIDS: The Patriots have 18 wins in come from behind fashion. 6/29 vs NB L 8-7 vs. rh: 10-7/0-0 10-16/0-0 20-23/0-0 6/30 vs NB 7:05 pm SCORING FIRST PATIENCE IS A VIRTURE: The Patriots have drawn 34 more walks than the 8/26 vs NB 7:05 pm next closest teams 8/27 vs NB 7:05 pm patriots: 10-6/0-0 13-8/0-0 23-14/0-0 8/28 vs NB 5:05 pm opponent: 10-6/0-0 3-10/0-0 13-16/0-0 9/09 vs NB 7:05 pm PATRIOTS SCORE RU READY TO PLAY: Vinny Zarrillo, the youngest member on the team in just 9/10 vs NB 7:05 pm 3 or less: 2-7/0-0 2-11/0-0 4-18/0-0 his second year of professional baseball, has started six games in a row 9/11 vs NB 1:05 pm 4 or more: 18-5/0-0 14-7/0-0 32-12/0-0 8/15 @ NB 6:35 pm TWINBILLS SLIM JIM: James Skelton hit 1 home run with Patriots last year in 84 games. He 8/16 @ NB 6:35 pm dh gm 1: 2-0/0-0 0-2/0-0 2-2/0-0 has hit 7 home runs with New Britain in 53 games this year. 4 of those are 8/17 @ NB 6:35 pm dh gm 2: 1-1/0-0 1-1/0-0 2-2/0-0 against the Patriots 8/18 @ NB 1:35 pm AFTER INNING PATS @ TD BANK: 1-2 up 6th: 13-3/0-0 14-2/0-0 27-5/0-0 SPEEDSTERS: Somerset has swiped the most bags in the league at 91. That’s PATS @ NB: 2-4 27 more than the next closest team. Scott Kelly leads the league with 24 and tied 6th: 4-0/0-0 2-4/0-0 6-4/0-0 down 6th: 3-9/0-0 0-11/0-0 3-20/0-0 Mycal Jones is tied for third with 20. up 7th: 13-2/0-0 15-0/0-0 28-2/0-0 PATS ‘16 Stat ‘16 Rank tied 7th: 4-1/0-0 1-4/0-0 5-5/0-0 CLOSING TIME: Jon Hunton is 9-for-9 in his last nine save opportunities AVG: .260 6th down 7th: 1-9/0-0 0-11/0-0 1-20/0-0 Runs: 315 T-1st up 8th: 15-2/0-0 15-0/0-0 30-2/0-0 EXTRA EXTRA REID ALL ABOUT IT: Ryan Reid has yet to allow an earned HR: 46 4th K: 454 4th tied 8th: 3-1/0-0 1-3/0-0 4-4/0-0 run in 9 appearances (9.1 innings) BB: 242 1st down 8th: 0-9/0-0 0-13/0-0 0-22/0-0 SB: 91 1st DAY AUSPICIOUS STARTS: The Patriots have scored at least one first inning run ERA: 3.74 2nd monday: 1-0/0-0 1-2/0-0 2-2/0-0 in 4 of their last 6 games Saves: 20 3rd tuesday: 3-4/0-0 3-1/0-0 6-4/0-0 HR: 49 5th wednesday: 4-3/0-0 2-4/0-0 6-7/0-0 STRIVE FOR SEVEN: The Somerset Patriots are the most successful baseball K: 488 3rd thursday: 2-2/0-0 4-1/0-0 6-3/0-0 club in Atlantic League history winning League Championships in 2001, 2003, BB: 167 1st friday: 4-1/0-0 2-2/0-0 6-3/0-0 2005, 2008, 2009, 2015. The Patriots look to win that elusive seventh title in program history this year. This is the 19th year of Somerset Patriots Baseball and saturday: 3-2/0-0 2-4/0-0 5-6/0-0 2016 ATTENDANCE BESTS sunday: 3-2/0-0 2-3/0-0 5-5/0-0 they have qualified for the playoffs in 12 of those years. MONTH June 17 – 8,071 april 7-0/0-0 3-0/0-0 10-0/00 June 18 – 7,917 may: 5-9/0-0 7-8/0-0 12-17/0-0 June 4 – 7,322 june: 8-4/0-0 6-9/0-0 14-13/0-0 May 26 – 7,151 july: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 June 19 – 6,919 august: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 september: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 VERSUS TEAM PATRIOTS HITTER’S NOTEBOOK BPT: 2-1/0-0 2-2/0-0 4-3/0-0 AHARON EGGLESTON Leads team in batting average at .302 NB: 1-2/0-0 2-4/0-0 3-6/0-0 ERIC FARRIS Has played 5 different positions this year. LI: 5-2/0-0 2-1/0-0 7-3/0-0 MATT FIELDS Hitting lefty for first time since 2011. LIBERTY: 8-4/0-0 6-7/0-0 14-11/0-0 YOVAN GONZALEZ Recruited to Somerset by David Vidal as were teammates in Reds system LAN: 1-2/0-0 6-1/0-0 7-3/0-0 CARLOS GUZMAN 4th different AL Team (Road Warriors, York, Camden, Somerset) SMD: 6-1/0-0 2-1/0-0 8-2/0-0 MYCAL JONES Tied for third in league in stolen bases (20) SLS: 0-3/0-0 1-6/0-0 1-9/0-0 SCOTT KELLY Leads league in stolen bases (24) YRK: 5-1/0-0 1-3/0-0 6-4/0-0 ROB KRAL First player not named Adam Donachie to catch opening night since 2011 FREEDOM: 12-7/0-0 10-10/0-0 22-17/0-0 BRYAN LAHAIR 2012 MLB All-Star Reserve. 1st Half of 2012: .284 BA, 13 HRs, 28 RBI TRAVON ROBINSON Hit 7 home runs this year. Had 3 all of last year. DAVID VIDAL Serves as the team barber. VINNY ZARRILLO Graduated from Rutgers in May of 2015 SOMERSET PATRIOTS SIX-TIME ATLANTIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1 Patriots Park * Bridgewater, NJ 08807 * 908.252.0700 www.somersetpatriots.com and www.patriotsbaseball.com #7 MICKEY STOREY (1-4, 5.89) RHP HT: 6-1 WT: 185 AGE: 30 RESIDES: West Palm Beach, FL PITCHES: FB, SL, CURVE, CHANGE * Somerset’s Opening Night Starter * 31st round by Oakland in 2008 * Attended Florida Atlantic University where he was a Social Science major * MLB with Astros/Blue Jays 2012-13: 29 games, 0-1, 4.19 ERA, 34.1 inn, 33 hits, 40 Ks, 11 BBs * New Director of Player Personnel Jon Hunton when they were both in Oakland organization together * This is 9th year of pro ball and second year ever being a full time starting pitcher * Collects sneakers.