Bridgewater, New Jersey – One of the rarest feats in all of sports is throwing a perfect game. It requires precision, stamina, and a laser sharp focus good enough to withstand all nine innings without allowing a hit, walk or error. The defense must be stout, and the pitcher must be on their “A” game throughout each inning. There have …
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Bridgewater, New Jersey – The Somerset Patriots (6-9, 48-37) defeated the Long Island Ducks (7-8, 50-35) 8-3 before 6,910 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday evening. The Ducks took an early 2-0 lead on a home run by Vladimir Frias (4) in the top of the first inning. The Patriots claimed the lead with four runs in the bottom …
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Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the return of right-handed pitcher Edwin Quirarte for the 2019 season. Quirarte enters his second season with the Somerset Patriots and second in the Atlantic League, having time in Somerset in 2015. In eight appearances with the team, he went 1-0, while not allowing a run and giving up just one hit in …
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A participant in the 2019 MuckFest at Zarephath takes the first plunge on July 27. About 3,000 people showed up at Zarephath July 27 to run in muck to raise money to defeat Multiple Sclerosis. The event was the annual MuckFest, held in the fields surrounding Zarephath Christian Church to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society via the society’s …
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Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the return of left-handed pitcher Roy Merritt. Merritt rejoins the Patriots after spending the beginning of the 2019 season with the Sugar Land Skeeters. The former 29th round pick of the 2007 MLB Amateur draft has been effective for the Skeeters in his 11 appearances, going 2-3 with a 3.70 ERA in 56 …
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Bridgewater, New Jersey – The Long Island Ducks (7-7, 50-34) defeated the Somerset Patriots (5-9, 47-37) 1-0 in ten innings at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday evening. Starter Rick Teasley was flawless for his nine innings of work and was in line for the first ever perfect game in team history. He finished with seven strikeouts in a no decision …
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FTPD Youth Academy cadets lead the Pledge of Allegiance during their July 26 graduation ceremony. Twenty of the township’s middle and high school students have a better understanding of what it means to be a police officer, thanks to their week training with the FTPD. The students, raging in grades 7 through 10, spent the week of July 22 going …
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Plans call for the 12 x 73-foot memorial to be placed on the retail center’s property along JFK Boulevard. Plans to erect an 876-square-foot memorial to Pres. John F. Kennedy at a JFK Boulevard retail center are under review by township planning staff. The 12 x 73-foot memorial would include a statue of Kennedy walking with his son, two wall …
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(Lancaster, Pa., July 23, 2019) – The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) announced today the Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) will call balls and strikes for the remainder of the 2019 ALPB Championship Season, starting Thursday, July 25 at games hosted by the High Point Rockers, Lancaster Barnstormers and Long Island Ducks. “This is a landmark day for the Atlantic …
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Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg has set three “Instant Decision Days” for high school seniors who are still undecided about their education plans for the fall, and adults who are thinking about returning to the classroom to prepare for a new career. The programs will be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. August 8, August 15 and August …
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