Lombard Jr.'s Sorcerous Plays Cast Patriots Sixth-Straight Win on Thursday
The Somerset Patriots defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in game three of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, N.J. on Thursday by a score of 1-0. Somerset picked up its sixth shutout win of the season. The Patriots won their sixth game in a row. Somerset
The Somerset Patriots defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in game three of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, N.J. on Thursday by a score of 1-0.
Somerset picked up its sixth shutout win of the season. The Patriots won their sixth game in a row. Somerset improves to 14-1 against New Hampshire this season.
RHP Trent Sellers (5.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 6 K) made his team-leading 15th start of the season and did not factor into the decision.
Expelliarmus! Trent Sellers casted a spell on the Fisher Cats on Harry Potter Night!🪄
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) July 11, 2025
5.1 IP | 1 H | 0 R | 4 BB | 6 K pic.twitter.com/MScrMLJWwB
Sellers has struck out at least five batters in each of his last four starts.
RHP Bailey Dees (2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K) collected his fifth win of the season in his 17th outing of the season.
RHP Indigo Diaz (1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K) pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn his second save of the season.
Since 5/11 @AKR, Diaz has thrown 21.1 IP over which he has allowed 7 H, 1 R, 9 BB and recorded 20 K. In this stretch, Diaz has posted a 0.42 ERA, a 0.75 WHIP and a .103 BAA. Diaz’s 0.42 ERA since 5/11 is the best mark in the Eastern League among pitchers with 20+ IP.
SS George Lombard Jr. (1-for-4, RBI, K) made a web gem in the top of the eighth and drove in the game-winning run on a single in the bottom of the eighth.
YOU'RE A WIZARD, GEORGE! 🪄
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) July 11, 2025
George Lombard Jr. (@Yankees No. 1 prospect) makes a running throw across his body for the first out of the eighth!! pic.twitter.com/cfmtPuT9B3
Since Lombard Jr. debuted in Double-A on 5/6 @AKR, Lombard Jr. leads the Patriots in R (38), BB (34) and SB (14). Lombard Jr. ranks second in OBP (.331), fourth in OPS (.633) and fifth in AVG (.203) and SLG (.302).
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