Dees Strikes Out Eight, Patriots Fall Short in Series Finale Loss at Akron Sunday
The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Akron RubberDucks in the finale of a six-game series at Canal Park in Akron, Ohio on Sunday by a score of 2-1. Somerset went 5-7 on its two-week road trip. RHP Bailey Dees (5.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 K)
The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Akron RubberDucks in the finale of a six-game series at Canal Park in Akron, Ohio on Sunday by a score of 2-1.
Somerset went 5-7 on its two-week road trip.
RHP Bailey Dees (5.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 K) tied his season high in strikeouts and did not factor into the decision.
Dees is Nuts 😏
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) May 11, 2025
Bailey Dees brings a no-hitter into the fifth inning and ties a season-high eight strikeouts.
5.1 IP | 1 H | 0 R | 8 K
Pitches (Strikes): 93 (55) pic.twitter.com/H4EpzMSuuS
Dees brought a perfect game into the fifth inning and lost his no-hit bid in the sixth. Dees struck out eight batters for the second time this season (4/30 @RIC). Dees tied a season high with 93 pitches.
RHP Kelly Austin (1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 0 K) was tabbed with the loss in his ninth appearance out of the bullpen this season.
Austin gave up his first runs of the year in the eighth inning. Austin threw 10.2 scoreless innings to begin the 2025 season.
1B Dylan Jasso (1-for-4, 2B, RBI, K) drove in Rafael Flores with a double in the ninth.
Dylan Jasso starts a ninth-inning rally with an RBI double! pic.twitter.com/cl4Xfx9VWv
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) May 11, 2025
Jasso collected RBI in each of the final three games of the series. Jasso continued his five-game hit streak with the double. During this hit streak, Jasso is 7-for-21 (.333/.333/.429) with 2 XBH, 3 RBI, and 1 R. Jasso is second on the team with 17 RBI this season.
C Rafael Flores (3-for-4, R, K) picked up his ninth multi-hit game of the season with three singles.
Flores led the team with 17 hits on the two-week road trip. In 12 games, Flores went 17-for-52 (.327/.352/.519) with 2 HR, 6 XBH, 6 RBI, and 2 BB. Flores extended his hit streak to five games of which he is 7-for-21 (.333/.333/.381) with 1 XBH and 1 R.
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