How hot are the Somerset Patriots right now?
Well, Somerset bulldozed the Portland SeaDogs 8-4 Tuesday night to move to within a half game of Portland for first place in the Northeast Division standings. Furthermore, the Patriots have won five in a row and 12 of its last 15 games.
Jasson Dominguez (the Yankees number 2 ranked prospect) and Austin Wells (the Yankees number 3 ranked prospect) were at the center of attention yet again. Dominguez cracked a two-run homer in the first inning to give the Patriots a 2-0 lead.
3 @Yankees Top 5 prospects went yard in tonight's game.
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) May 10, 2023
Jasson Dominguez🤝Everson Pereira🤝Austin Wells#RepBX | @NYYPlayerDev pic.twitter.com/8LkOfdM6aC
Wells followed that up in the fifth inning with a two-run bomb to give the Patriots a 6-1 lead. The homer was the fourth straight game the Patriots homered in.
AUSTIN WELLS IS UNBELIEVABLE!🤯
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) May 9, 2023
4 straight games with a home run for the @Yankees No. 3 prospect. #RepBX pic.twitter.com/VRhHTowzs7
Everson Pereira delivered a solo shot of his own in the third inning.
The game also marked the seventh straight game in which the Patriots hit at least one home runs, and the third straight game where they hit multiple home runs in the same contest.
Blas Castano got the victory allowing two runs on a pair of hits over five innings.
The Patriots and SeaDogs continue their series tonight. Catch it here on Fox Sports New Jersey 93.5 FM, 1450 AM at 6 p.m.