Recaps From Yesterday (4/28)

Here's a recap from Atlantic League action yesterday:Somerset Patriots - 14Long Island Ducks - 3 The Somerset Patriots (1-2), got their first win of the season defeating the Long Island Ducks (2-1), 14-3 on Saturday night at TD Bank Park.Somerset exploded for a 7-run fifth inning, which blew the game wide open. Every Somerset starter had at least one-hit. Yusuf Carter lead...

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DeAngelo Mack Signed By Somerset

The Somerset Patriots have signed outfielder DeAngelo Mack.  DeAngelo Mack was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 13th round (405th overall) of the 2009 MLB Amateur Draft out of the University of South Carolina. In four seasons in the Yankees organization he had a .274 batting average with 27 home runs and 144 RBI. Last season, he split time between Tampa(A+) and...

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Atlantic League Season Kicks Off Tonight

The Atlantic League seasons kicks off tonight!Here's the schedule for tonightLong Island Ducks at Somerset Patriots, 7:05pm, TD Bank Park, Bridgewater, NJ.York Revolution at Sugar Land Skeeters, 7:05pm, Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX. Camden RiverSharks at Bridgeport Bluefish, 7:05pm, Ball Park at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, CT.Lancaster Barnstormers at Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, 7:05, Regency Furniture Stadium, Waldorf, ...

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Patriots to Honor Willie Randolph This Saturday

The Somerset Patriots will be honoring New York Yankees great and former New York Mets manager Willie Randolph with the Somerset Patriots Outstanding Community Service Award this Saturday night.Here's an excerpt from the Patriots press release: "Randolph will receive the Somerset Patriots Outstanding Community Service Award for his work through the Willie Randolph Foundation,...

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Danny Gonzalez And Ricardo Gomez In York Camp

Danny Gonzalez and Ricardo Gomez have reported to camp with the York Revolution. Gonzalez was signed earlier in the spring.Ricardo Gomez will be entering his fifth season in the Atlantic League, and second with the York. He previously played for Lancaster in 2008 and 2009, and Long Island in 2010. Gomez has also played in the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates organizations....

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Chris Pettit Signed By Mariners

The Bridgeport Bluefish announced that outfielder Chris Pettit has been signed by the Seattle Mariners organization. Pettit will report to the Mariners Triple-A affiliate Tacoma of the Pacific Coast League.Chris Pettit was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the 19th round (582nd overall) of the 2006 MLB Amateur Draft out of Loyola Marymount University. He played...

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The BrooklynTrolleyBlogger: L.I. Ducks Gearing Up For Another Run at Title

The BrooklynTrolleyBlogger wrote an awesome piece about the Ducks upcoming season! I'm even mentioned in it!Here's an excerpt from the post:"Whether hitting lead-off, or lower in the order, Kraig Binick had a tremendous season with the bat, winning the League's batting championship with a .343 mark.  Long time Duck favorite Ray Navarrete set a few more all-time Ducks...

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Opening Game at Constellation Field

James Larkin Smith of TheMorningCoffeeMix - KFEE-DB(Digital Radio), did a great review of the Sugar Land Skeeters new stadium Constellation Field.Here's an excerpt of the post:"As for the stadium, the field is in excellent shape. What get’s your attention at first is the large Texas sized video screen in center field. In your field box seats, the sight lines are unbelievable....

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Dion Soskin, Atlantic League Autograph Collector

I've met many different people in my blogging over the last year, but no one is better than providing information concerning autograph collecting than Dion Soskin of Dion's IP Auto Only. Dion is a collector of autographs of all Atlantic Leagues teams, but primarily does York and Lancaster games. After each autograph outing he gives a nice report of the cards he got signed,...

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2012 Lancaster Barnstormers Pocket Schedule

Here are some pictures of the Lancaster Barnstormers 2012 Pocket schedule. It's hard to read the promotional schedule but the front is a great picture. Pictures provided by Dion Sos...

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Drew Locke On Spring Training And The Upcoming Season

Here's what Sugar Land Skeeters outfielder Drew Locke had to say about spring training and the upcoming season."Spring Training is going well. The team is coming together nicely and we will be ready to open up Constellation Field on Thursday. It is going to be a lot of fun hitting in this lineup. Top to bottom, there really isn't an easy ou...

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Ryan Dunleavy's Article "What Went Wrong For Somerset Patriots In 2011?"

Ryan Dunleavy of mycentraljersey.com wrote a nice piece on what went wrong for the Somerset Patriots last season.Here's an excerpt from the piece,"After several other deceiving valleys, the Patriots finally bottomed out on Aug. 5 when a seventh straight defeat pushed the overall record 21 games under .500 for the first time in franchise history. Following the loss, frustrations...

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Mike Loree On Ducks Spring Training

Here's what Mike Loree had to say about how the Ducks spring training is going."Spring Training for the Ducks is going real well right now! The team is really starting to gel together, especially after two scrimmages against Bridgeport. It seems like it will be a close knit clubhouse this year with great group of guys that are looking to compete everyday and win games!...

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Today's Game Cancellations

The following games are cancelled today due to inclement weather. Somerset Patriots at Camden RiversharksLancaster Barnstormers at York RevolutionI haven't heard about the Southern Maryland/Sugar Land game which is scheduled for 4:05p.m. at York. Since the earlier game is cancelled, this may also be cancelled. I'll post something if it ...

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ATL Week In Review 4/15 - 4/21

Here's our weekly wrap up of what happened in the Atlantic League this past week called "ATL Week in Review."Spring training games have begun, and opening day is less than a week away!Sunday, April 15, 2012 Cox Media Group Houston is Official Broadcast Home of the Skeeters - Cox Media Group Houston will be the official broadcast home of the Sugar Land Skeeters...more'Sharks...

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Yesterday's Results (4/21/12), Today's Games!

Here's a recap from Atlantic League action yesterday:Long Island Ducks - 7Bridgeport Bluefish - 2The Long Island Ducks defeated the Bridgeport Bluefish, 7-2 on Saturday at Bethpage Ballpark.The Ducks got another solid outing from their starting pitcher, as Dan Meyer went three innings allowing one run on three hits. The Ducks bullpen was also solid allowing only one run...

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Travis Bowyer On His Comeback

We got a chance to catch up with Somerset Patriots pitcher Travis Bowyer, and ask him about returning to professional baseball for the first time since 2005, after he tore is rotator cuff. Here's what he had to say."I've been trying to get back in it ever since I asked for my release in 2008. I failed a few times, played in a couple mens' leagues. I feel blessed to be given...

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Patriots' New Blog, PatriotsBaseball.com

The Somerset Patriots have a new blog this season called PatriotsBaseball.com! The blog will feature player profiles, series previews, series recaps, position battles, and much more.Play-by-play announcer Justin Antweil will also be contributing regularly to the blog. Here's what Justin had to say about the blog."PatriotsBaseball.com is another avenue in addition to the...

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Video Of Today's Ducks/Bluefish Game

Walt Hilsenbeck took some video of today's Ducks/Bluefish game.You can check them out on youtube!...

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Kristen Simon Named 'Stormers GM, and Lisa Riggs Named President

Jim Seip of  Revs' Inside Pitch has reported on his twitter account that Kristen Simon has been promoted to general manager of the Lancaster Barnstormers, and Lisa Riggs named team president You can follow Jim on twitter @JimSeip&nb...

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Barnstormers Fan Fest Today

The Lancaster Barnstormers will having a fan fest today prior to their game against the Camden Riversharks.The event is FREE to the public and will feature an autograph session, face painting, a kids' workshop from Home Depot, charity sports memorabilia auction.  As well as free samples of new product lines from concession suppliers, including Turkey Hill ice cream....

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The Pete Frates Fund

I recently came across a tweet from Sugar Land Skeeter, Drew Locke about his former college teammate and friend, Pete Frates who was recently diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.Here is a website that Pete's friends and family have set up to educate people about ALS, as well as links to to help raise money to find a cure for this terrible disease. Pete...

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Jim Seip's Article, On Tough Decisions For York

Here's a great article from Jim Seip of the Revs' Inside Pitch, about the tough decision that need to be made by the York Revolution before the season begins....

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Michael Schlact On Blue Crabs Spring Training

We got a chance to catch up with Southern Maryland Blue Crabs pitcher Michael Schlact, and ask him about spring training. Here's what he had to say. "Spring is going great. It's awesome to get back out there and play ball with such a talented group of guys. Patrick and the coaching staff definitely run a competitive camp, and we're out there every day working hard to prepare...

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Ryan Dunleavy Article On Catching Competition In Somerset

Here's a great article from Ryan Dunleavy of mycentraljersey.com about the Somerset Patriots catching competition this season.Right now, the Patriots have thirty-one players in camp, and will need to cut the roster down to twenty-seven before opening day. The Patriots currently have three catchers on their roster, Yusuf Carter, Adam Donachie and Lou Santange...

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Yesterday's Results(4/20/12), Today's Games!

Here's a recap from Atlantic League action yesterday:Long Island Ducks - 7Bridgeport Bluefish - 0Four Ducks pitchers combined to throw a 3 hit shutout, and Ray Navarrete went to 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI, as the Ducks cruised past Bridgeport in their exhibition opener.Compete recap from the Ducks website Lancaster Barnstormers - 7Sugar Land Skeeters - 2The Lancaster...

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LI Ducks Blog: Ducks Blank Bridgeport In First Exhibition Game

Four Ducks pitchers combined to throw a 3 hit shutout, and Ray Navarrete went to 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBI, as the Ducks cruised past Bridgeport in their exhibition opener.Mike Loree started where he left off last season allowing only no runs and three hits over 3 innings, and striking out four.Even though it's just an exhibition this is a great sign for the Ducks....

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Revolution Fan Fest Tomorrow

The York Revolution will hosting a fan fest tomorrow!The fan fest will start at 10:15am with a FREE concert at the Brooks Robinson Plaza featuring the band, Mountain Road.After the concert, 2011 American Idol runner-up, Lauren Alaina will take part in a Q & A session from 11am to 11:15am. Following the Q & A session, Alaina will be signing autographs until noon.Revolution...

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LI Ducks Blog: Rivera Signed by Red Sox, Johnson Signed by Ducks

The Long Island Ducks announced on Thursday that catcher Mike Rivera has been signed by the Boston Red Sox, and that they have signed Jason Johnson to their roster.Josh Johnson was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the  25th round (737th overall) of the 2001 MLB Amateur Draft. Johnson has played in the Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays, and Houston Astros organizations,...

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Parks Foundation Offers You Chance To Put Your Name On TD Bank Park

The Somerset County Parks Foundation is offering you a chance to put your name on a piece of TD Bank Park, the home of the Somerset Patriots.Personalized engraved bricks will be installed in the main entry plaza. For your $50 donation, a brick engraved with a maximum of three (3) lines of twenty (20) characters including spaces and punctuation will be installed outside...

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Dan Reichert On Blue Crabs Camp

Here's what pitcher Dan Reichert to us about how the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs spring training is going. "Camp is going good except for the early mornings...but that's what spring training is all about!! I pitched to our hitters today in the rain and felt good. Now just waiting for the season to start so the games and the pitching counts!! Excited to get going and...

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Atlantic League Team Twitter Handles

Here's a list of the Atlantic League teams twitter handles.Bridgeport Bluefish - @BPTBluefishCamden Riversharks - @RiversharksLancaster Barnstormers - @gobarnstormersLong Island Ducks - @LIDucksSomerset Patriots - @SOMPatriotsSouthern Maryland Blue Crabs - @BlueCrabsSugar Land Skeeters - @SL_SkeetersYork Revolution - @yorkrevolution Loudoun Hounds - @loudounhou...

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Lance Pendleton Signed By Rays Pending Physical

The Sugar Land Skeeters announced that pitcher Lance Pendleton has had his contract purchased by the Tampa Bay Rays pending a physical.Pendleton, a Texas native never played an official game for the Skeeters but did participate in two practices and an exhibition.  Last season, he played 15 games in the major leagues between the New York Yankees and Houston Astros. He...

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Beau Vaughan On First Couple Of Days With 'Stormers

Here's what Beau Vaughan told us about his first couple of days with the Lancaster Barnstormers. "I didn't want to comment about playing for the Barnstormers until I got a feel for the town, the organization, and the team. But after the first few days of workouts, I will say this. One of the hopes for players in this league is to be seen by scouts. And after seeing...

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'Stomers Finalize Roster Sign Halama, Tiffee and Frostad

The Lancaster Barnstormers have announced the signings of pitcher John Halama, infielder Terry Tiffee and catcher Emerson Frostad for the 2012 season.John Halama was originally drafted in the 23rd round (640th overall) by the Houston Astros in the 1994 MLB Amateur Draft. From 1998 to 2006, Halama pitched in 262 major league games for the Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, Oakland...

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Somerset Patriots Official Scorer To Give Presentation In Cranford, NJ

Did you know that there are 23 different ways a batter can reach first base?Hear the history of baseball scoring from John Nolan, the official scorer of the Somerset Patriots, and ask, “How would I score it?” on Wednesday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Cranford Community Center, 224 Walnut Avenue. Entitled “Scoring Oddities of Baseball,” the program promises to be a fun way to...

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Composite Atlantic League Spring Training Schedule

Here's the Atlantic League spring training scheduleTuesday, April 17, 2012Sugar Land Skeeters @ York Revolution, 1:00pmWednesday, April 18, 2012Sugar Land Skeeters @ York Revolution, 1:00pm Thursday, April 19, 2012Sugar Land Skeeters at Somerset Patriots, 1:00pmSouthern Maryland Blue Crabs at York Revolution, 1:00pm Friday, April 20, 2012Long Island Ducks at Bridgeport Bluefish,...

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Ducks Announce Spring Training Schedule

The Long Island Ducks have announced their spring training schedule:Friday, April 20 10:30 a.m., Long Island Ducks at Bridgeport BluefishSaturday, April 21 10:30 a.m.,  Bridgeport Bluefish at Long Island DucksMonday, April 23 10:30 a.m.,  Long Island Black Sox at Long Island DucksTuesday, April 24 10:30 a.m., ...

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LI Ducks Blog: Ducks Finalize Roster, Sign Three!

The Long Island Ducks have added the final additions to their roster as they begin spring training. The Ducks announced that they have signed pitchers Randy Keisler, Eric Niesen and catcher Mike Rivera for the 2012 season. The Ducks also announced that catcher Mitch Canham has signed with St. Louis Cardinals organization and well be assigned to Triple-A Memphis.Keisler...

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'Fish Sign Three More

In addition to the signing of Kennard Jones today, the Bridgeport Bluefish have also signed former major league pitcher Tobi Stoner, former major league outfielder Chris Pettit, and pitcher Issac Hess. Tobi Stoner was drafted by the New York Mets in the 16th round (484th overall) of the 2006 MLB Amateur Draft. In his first season in the Mets organization, he posted a 6-2 record...

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