Hess Strikes Out Four in Debut in Patriots Loss to Binghamton Wednesday
The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Binghamton Rumble Ponies in game two of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, N.J. on Wednesday by a score of 6-1. RHP Ben Hess (4.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 4 K) was tabbed with the loss in
The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Binghamton Rumble Ponies in game two of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, N.J. on Wednesday by a score of 6-1.
RHP Ben Hess (4.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 4 K) was tabbed with the loss in his Double-A debut.
Ben Hess (@Yankees No. 7 prospect) wraps up his Double-A debut with four strikeouts.
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) August 7, 2025
4.1 IP | 4 H | 3 R | 1 BB | 4 K
Pitches (Strikes): 81 (47) pic.twitter.com/hu1IadECVX
Hess ranks fourth among active Yankee minor leaguers with 98 strikeouts this season.
CF Jace Avina (1-for-4, RBI, K) ripped an RBI single in the first inning.
Easy as 1-2-3.
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) August 6, 2025
After a leadoff triple from George Lombard Jr, Jace Avina (@Yankees No. 26 prospect) drives him in to give Somerset the early lead! pic.twitter.com/yvJYL3xVHU
SS George Lombard Jr. (2-for-4, R, 2 K) picked up the lone multi-hit game for the Patriots, including a leadoff triple in the first inning, and scored Somerset’s only run.
Lombard Jr. is second among Yankee minor leaguers in R (69), tied for third in 3 (5) and ninth in OBP (.367) and XBH (31).
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