Hardman, Riggio and Martinez Homer in Loss to Erie Friday
The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Erie SeaWolves in game four of a six-game series at UPMC Park in Erie, Pa. on Friday by a score of 5-4. Somerset fell to 6-3 in games in which the Patriots hit three or more home runs. All seven games during Somerset's
The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Erie SeaWolves in game four of a six-game series at UPMC Park in Erie, Pa. on Friday by a score of 5-4.
Somerset fell to 6-3 in games in which the Patriots hit three or more home runs. All seven games during Somerset's road trip thus far have been decided by three runs or less, including five being decided by one run. In the second half of the season, 14 of the 25 games the Patriots have played have been decided by three runs or less. The Patriots drop to 8-16 all-time against the SeaWolves at UPMC Park in Erie, where they have been outscored 84-121 (-37 run differential).
LHP Brock Selvidge (4.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 4 K) made his seventh start with Somerset and did not factor into the decision.
1B Tyler Hardman (2-for-4, R, 2 RBI, HR, 3B, K) led the team with three RBI, coming on a solo home run in the second inning and an RBI triple in the third inning.
Paging NASA to figure out where this Tyler Hardman home run landed 🛸 pic.twitter.com/2tRLnNsjjP
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) July 25, 2025
Hardman leads all active Patriots, ranks tied for third in the Eastern League and seventh among Yankee minor leaguers with 15 home runs. Hardman is sixth among Yankee minor leaguers in XBH (33), tied for eighth in TB (124) and 10th in RBI (45). Hardman ranks seventh in the EL in XBH (33) and RBI (45).
2B Roc Riggio (2-for-3, R, RBI, HR, BB) blasted a solo home run in the third inning.
Roc Riggio hits Somerset's THIRD homer of the day!!
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) July 25, 2025
Riggio (@Yankees No. 11 prospect) has 10 home runs at Double-A this season! pic.twitter.com/QYKauS4Skm
Since Riggio debuted in Double-A on 6/3 @BNG, he ranks second in the EL in HR (10) and XBH (20), third in SLG (.551), tied for third in TB (76), fourth in RBI (26), sixth in OPS (.889) and tied for sixth in R (24). Riggio is fourth among Yankee minor leaguers in HR (17), seventh in XBH (32) and tied for eighth in TB (124).
C Omar Martinez (1-for-4, R, RBI, HR, K) smacked a solo home run in the second inning.
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