2007 Somerset Patriots Roster

Atlantic League (AL) - Independent
Team Record: 75-51
Finished 2nd in the AL's Southern Division
Manager: Sparky Lyle (65-61)
Location: Bridgewater, New Jersey
Ballpark: Commerce Bank Ballpark
Attendance: 371,520, Avg. 5,307 in 70 home dates
2007 Somerset Patriots Statistics

Playoffs - Somerset Patriots 2 games, Camden Riversharks 1
Finals - Newark Bears 3 games, Somerset Patriots 1

The Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League ended the 2007 season with a record of 75 wins and 51 losses, finishing second in the league's Southern Division.

The Patriots led the league with just 590 runs allowed. Somerset scored 730 runs. Mike Lockwood paced the squad with 23 home runs, while Jeff Nettles walloped 15 or more, too. Mike Lockwood drove in 92 runs. Elio Ayala topped all regular batters by connecting at a .305 clip. Brian Adams paced the team with 15 wins, and Andy Van Hekken registered a 3.13 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Brian Reith, José Morban, Alan Zinter, Andy Van Hekken, Scott Wiggins, Jason Anderson, Brandon Knight, Brandon Larson, Mike Kinkade, Sam Marsonek, Luke Allen, Héctor Almonte, Phil Norton, Michel Hernández, Dave Elder, Daniel Garcia and Jason Romano were all players from the 2007 Somerset Patriots who played in the Majors during their careers.

Sparky Lyle served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Brian AdamsLLOctober 2, 19776'3"191Sumter, SC US
Luke AllenLRAugust 4, 19786'2"208Covington, GA US
Héctor AlmonteRROctober 17, 19756'2"190Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Jason AndersonLRJune 9, 19796'0"188Danville, IL US
Travis AndersonRRAugust 29, 19796'0"195Lakewood, CA US
Elio AyalaRRNovember 7, 19785'9"160Naguabo, PR
Jay BelcherRRMarch 1, 19726'4"210
Pat BoranSRAugust 8, 19806'2"200Pottstown, PA US
Casey CahillRRMarch 15, 19826'3"197New Brunswick, NJ US
Jon CannonRLJanuary 1, 19756'3"215Sun Valley, ID US
Dave ElderRRSeptember 23, 19756'0"180Atlanta, GA US
Anton FrenchLRJuly 25, 19755'11"170St. Louis, MO US
Daniel GarciaRRApril 12, 19806'0"180Riverside, CA US
Bryan GoelzLLApril 10, 19806'0"171Smithtown, NY US
Noah HallRRJune 9, 19775'11"205Boulder Creek, CA US
Michel HernándezRRAugust 12, 19786'0"215La Habana, La Habana CU
Mike KinkadeRRMay 6, 19736'1"210Livonia, MI US
Brandon KnightLROctober 1, 19756'0"175Oxnard, CA US
Brandon LarsonRRMay 24, 19766'0"210San Angelo, TX US
Todd LeathersRRJuly 31, 19806'3"215State College, PA US
Mike LockwoodLLDecember 27, 19766'0"196Columbus, OH US
Sam MarsonekRRJuly 10, 19786'6"225Tampa, FL US
Linc MikkelsenSRJuly 27, 19676'0"186
José MorbanSROctober 2, 19796'1"170Santiago, Santiago DO
Jeff NettlesRRAugust 20, 19786'2"200Englewood, NJ US
Phil NortonRLFebruary 1, 19766'1"185Texarkana, TX US
Teuris OlivaresRRDecember 15, 19786'0"160San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Tony PeraltaLLSeptember 13, 19836'2"187Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Josh PressleyLRApril 2, 19806'6"240Bangor, ME US
Keith RamseySLMarch 5, 19806'1"175Inglewood, CA US
Brian ReithRRFebruary 28, 19786'5"220Fort Wayne, IN US
Jason RichardsonRRJune 11, 19806'4"225Lakeland, FL US
Chris RojasRRMarch 30, 19776'2"189Queens, NY US
Jason RomanoRRJune 24, 19796'0"185Tampa, FL US
Manny SantanaLRAugust 4, 19805'11"210San Juan, PR
Saul SolvesonRRAugust 27, 19796'0"190
R. D. SpiehsRROctober 18, 19796'3"224Grand Island, NE US
Paul ThorpRRSeptember 23, 19806'0"200Dallas, TX US
Jeff UrbanRLJanuary 25, 19776'8"210Anderson, IN US
Andy Van HekkenRLJuly 31, 19796'3"185Holland, MI US
Scott WigginsLLMarch 24, 19766'3"205Fort Thomas, KY US
Alan ZinterSRMay 19, 19686'2"200El Paso, TX US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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