Somerset Patriots Drop Tough One To Reading Fighting Phils 12-4

Baseball, Professional, Somerset Patriots

May 20, 2022

Coming into tonight's matchup between 23-12 Somerset Patriots and 17-19 Reading Fightin Phils, the storyline was how can Fightin Phils continue to get to .500 mark. The Somerset Patriots were looking to build on their strong start so far this season. Somerset lost a tough one tonight 12-4 at home. Erik Miller and Sean Boyle were your starting pitchers tonight. Also, it was fan appreciation day at the stadium recognizing all the support.

Sean Boyle's Outing Somerset Patriots

Sean Boyle started off strong for the Patriots striking out two against Fightin Phils in the first inning. Midway thru the game, Sean started to struggle a little with fatigue as he was not finishing his pitches like he did in the beginning of the game. Boyle pitched 6.0 innings, gave up five hits, four runs (three earned), two walks, a home run and eight strikeouts bringing his season era to 4.15.

Somerset Patriots Bullpen

Steven Jennings was the first to help out Boyle as he did not allow a run in his inning pitched, bringing his season era to 4.24.

Kyle Zurak struggled big time as he gave up three hits, seven runs, six earned runs, two walks, two strikeouts. His era jumped to 3.68 after his outing and was given the loss.

Derek Craft was the last pitcher tonight for Somerset Patriots, pitched 1.2 innings giving up one hit, one earned run, 0 walks, one strikeout and a home run. His era is now 6.08 on the season.

Somerset Patriots Offense

The Somerset Patriots Offense was inconsistent today with a lot of strikeouts. All the runs scored was from Elijah Dunham, Chad Bell and Max Burt. Some of the hitters had a difficult time seeing the ball from the Fightin Phils pitchers and had to change their approach. Fightin Phils pitching staff was prepared, had a game plan going in, went over every scouting report and excited it. Outside of Anthony Volpe, Dunham and Lockridge are some of the hitters to watch out for with the Patriots.

What To Expect from Somerset Patriots in The Next Game

This team knows what happened tonight, expect them to bounce back next game, play better as they continue the series against the Reading Fightin Phils at home live from Bridgewater New Jersey.