Top 20 Patriots Voting, Ceremony & Baseball Card Set

2017 AT&T Top 20 Somerset Patriots Baseball Card Set

(Updated 2/24/18) During the 2017 baseball season, the Somerset Patriots celebrated their 20th-anniversary by announcing their top 20 Somerset Patriots of all-time. This list was composed by a hybrid method having a panel of experts rate the top 20 players that were voted on by fans.

On August 31st, the Patriots invited 5 retired Top 20 Patriots players back to TD Bank Ballpark, joining 3 current roster Top 20 players, and celebrated this history.

The first 2000 fans that night got a complimentary SGA baseball card set of the Top 20 Patriots as determined by this process. This set will not be offered in the Patriot's shop, so it makes a nice collectible. The ranking of the Top 20 Patriots was as follows:

#20 Adam Donachie (Autographed)

#19 Corey Smith (Autographed)

#18 Casey Cahill (Autographed)

#17 David Vidal (Autographed)

#16 Jim Magrane (Autographed)

#15 Jake Fox

#14 Justin Jensen (Autographed)

#13 Elliott Ayala (Autographed)

#12 Matt Hagen

#11 Aharon Eggleston (Autographed)

#10 Travis Anderson

#9 Darrin Winston (d.)

#8 Michael Warner

#7 Brian Adams (Autographed)

#6 Ryan Radmanovich

#5 Emiliano Escandon (Autographed)

#4 Jon Hunton (Autographed)

#3 Jeff Nettles

#2 Billy Hall (Autographed)

#1 Josh Pressley (Autographed)

Jon Hunton - Atlantic League All-Time Career Save Leader

(Top) Autographed 2013 Somerset Patriots Choice Team Set #14
(BL) Autographed 2014 Somerset Patriots Choice Team Set #20
(BR) Autographed 2015 Somerset Patriots Choice Team Set #19

Drafter in the 11^th round of the 2004 draft by the Chicago Cubs, Jon Hunton would achieve the Triple-A level within the Oakland A’s organization in 2010.

After briefs roster stints with Lancaster (2007), Somerset (2008) and Long Island (2011/12), the Plainfield, NJ native would come home and find a home with the Somerset Patriots in 2013 becoming the premier closer in the Atlantic League with three consecutive, 30-save seasons. In 2014, he established the single-season Atlantic League save record with 49 saves. During this three-year period, Hunton would save an incredible 45% of the Patriots victories.

With this dominance, the 6’9” closer would establish the Atlantic League career saves record on May 10, 2016, eclipsing Southern Maryland's Jim Ed Warden’s career total with 135 saves.

As a significant member of the 2015 Somerset championship team, Hunton claims off-the-field contributions to this banner as well, as Hunton also has been serving in the dual role of the team’s Director of Player Personnel since the 2014 season.