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Will Oliver, Somerset Patriots Playing in the Atlantic League Championship Series

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The Somerset Patriots, including pitcher Will Oliver, will begin their quest to win the Atlantic League Championship series at home on September 30th.

Oliver, the Frontier League pitcher who was ruled ineligible after much controversy surrounding his age, has settled in nicely with the Patriots in the Atlantic League.

After causing his former team the Evansville Otters to forfeit ten games due to his ineligibility, Oliver quietly went to Somerset to continue playing the rest of the season in a league that doesn’t have age restrictions.

While not as dominating as he was in the Frontier League (his stats for 13 games with the Otters included a 9-2 record and 1.59 ERA), he has still continued his winning ways with the Patriots.  Since joining the team at the beginning of August, he has a 6-2 record with a 3.17 ERA  in nine starts during the regular season.

Those are great stats considering the amount of pressure and stress that he’s been through this season;  However, his playoff appearance this past weekend was where he really shined.

Oliver took the hill in a win or go home Game 4 playoff match-up against the Long Island Ducks, and he delivered. He pitched a masterful complete game shutout allowing only three hits over the full nine innings.  The Patriots won 4-0 and forced a Game 5 with the Ducks

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(Will Oliver Pitches Complete Game Shutout in Game 4)

The next day, Patriots pitcher Roy Merritt followed Oliver’s performance with a complete game shutout of his own, leading the Somerset Patriots to the Liberty Division Championship.

The Atlantic League Championship Series between the Somerset Patriots and the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs begins September 30th at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, New Jersey, home of the Patriots.

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Frontier League Player, Justin Vasquez, Battling Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

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GO FUND ME PAGE: https://www.gofundme.com/h5627ms8

During this Frontier League season, Schaumburg Boomers outfielder Justin Vasquez noticed that something was wrong. He was fatigued and had a cough that just got worse as the season wore on. After many tests, Justin was diagnosed with Primary Mediastinal Large B-Cell Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma on August 26th and is currently undergoing chemotherapy.

A fundraiser has been set up to help with medical and living expenses and will be held on November 20th in Fort Pierce, FL.

Currently, they are accepting donations such as raffle items, silent auction items, sponsorship, and monetary donations for the event.

A Facebook page has also been set up to support Justin through his fight, Team Justin.

Here is the information that has been posted by Team Justin regarding the event:

Hello Everyone,

There have been many people asking for information regarding a fundraiser for Justin and we are currently in the process of setting one up. We currently have the location and date set. The date is set for November 20, 2015 at Endless Summer Winery in Fort Pierce, FL. This event will be a very nice Friday evening filled with fun, food, drinks, music, 50/50, many raffles, and some really great silent auction items! More details on the event to follow… but mark your calendars!

Currently we are working on building our raffle and silent action item list so we have some more really great items! If you or someone you know would like to donate any items to this event please contact me. My contact information is listing in the flyer that is attached to this post. No item is too small or to large for this event. Please see the flyer for more information or please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.

You are all such amazing people and we appreciate all the support you are giving Justin during his fight with cancer. We all know he is going to knock it out of the park!!

Much LOVE… TEAM JUSTIN

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