Skeeters drop 2 games in 1 day

Well, as the old saying goes...All good things must come to an end. And in the Skeeters' case, that was the 3-game winning streak they had going, as they dropped both games of a double header against Somerset.

Game 1

The Skeeters exploded onto the board first in the 1st inning by putting up 4 runs on just 2 hits & 3 walks. Dominic Ramos hit a lead-off triple and then Ofilio Castro walked bringing Bubba Bell to the plate. Ramos scored when Bubba Bell grounded to 3rd base, Castro was thrown out. With 2 outs, Steve Moss hit a 3-run home run, scoring Bell & Aaron Bates (walk). Sean Morgan got the start for the Skeeters and gave up 3 runs on 3 hits & 1 walk in the bottom half of the 1st inning. 4-3 Skeeters after the 1st inning.

In the top of the 2nd inning, Dominic Ramos hit a 1-out double and then scored on a 2-out single by Bubba Bell. Morgan settled down as Somerset went 3 up & 3 down. 5-3 Skeeters after 2 innings.

The Patriots were able to get 1 run closer in the bottom of the 4th inning when they got 1 run off 2 hits facing Jusef Frias. 5-4 Skeeters after 4 innings.

Ryan McKeller came in to pitch the 5th inning and gave up a 1-run home run to tie the game at 5-5 after 5 innings.

Garrett Parcell relieved McKeller in the 6th inning only to give up the winning run to the Patriots after walking 2 of the first 3 batters. Skeeters lose 5-4 in game 1.

Game 2

The second game of the day was a pitcher's duel between Heath Phillips for Sugar Land & Sean Green for Somerset.

The first hit of the game did not come until the top of the 3rd inning when Steve Moss singled to center field for the Skeeters. The Patriots got the next 2 hits in the bottom of the 6th inning with 2 singles.

Phillips completely lost it and fell apart in the 7th inning by allowing 3 run on 4 hits...making the score 3-0 Somerset after 7 innings.

The Skeeters got their 2nd hit of the game in the 9th inning when Ofilio Castro singled, but could not get anything going...losing 3-0.

With the 2 losses, Sugar Land is now 1.5 games behind Lancaster for the lead and just .5 games ahead of Somerset.

The final game of the series is scheduled for Wednesday at 6:05pm local time.