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Wells Goes Long in Front of Sold Out Somerset Crowd

Austin Wells went yard, and Clayton Beeter dominated on the mound once again in front of a sold out crowd at TD Bank Ballpark on a chilly Friday night in…

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Austin Wells of the Somerset Patriots crushed a two-run bomb in the 8th inning, Friday May 5. Photo: Somerset Patriots.

Austin Wells went yard, and Clayton Beeter dominated on the mound once again in front of a sold out crowd at TD Bank Ballpark on a chilly Friday night in Somerset. The Patriots won 2-0, improving to a season best six-games above .500 at 15-9.

Wells provided the fireworks in the eighth inning when he launched a pitch over the right-center field wall for a two-run homer. It was Wells' first Double-A homer of the season. Wells is hitting at .300 with a homer and four RBI since returning from the IL earlier this week.

Clayton Beeter turned in another impressive outing, tossing six shutout innings. He struck out 11 batters, yielding only a walk and three hits. His ERA lowers to 1.35.

Steve Jennings got the win, his second of the year, with two shutout innings in relief. Tanner Myatt notched the save.

The 6,959 sold tickets was the largest crowd of the season thus far.

Michael Cohen is the News and Sports Director at Fox Sports Radio New Jersey and Magic 98.3 FM, as well as a radio production assistant with Fox and Magic in New Jersey. He started his career in Somerset in 2018 initially as a news fill-in at WCTC 1450 AM, and soon moved up to higher responsibilities in the ensuing years, assuming News & Sports Director title in 2021Prior to his time with Fox Sports New Jersey, Michael was play-by-play voice for New Jersey Jackals baseball, and as well as play-by-play and color for the College of Staten Island basketball (men and women), softball and baseball. Michael began his career as a news and sportswriter with the Jersey Journal of Hudson County.