Bridgewater, NJ – The Camden Riversharks (19-27) defeated the Somerset Patriots (31-14) 6-4 in 10 innings Wednesday evening at TD Bank Ballpark. The teams split the four game series.   In the top of the second inning first baseman Joel Guzman blasted a home run (3) to give Camden a 1-0 advantage.   Somerset tied the game at 1-1 in …

[wpgmappity id=”19″] A 19-year-old man is in stable condition after having been shot in his midsection during the evening of June 9. The man was found near Sidney Place and Hamilton Street at about 9:26 p.m., according to a press release on the incident from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Police responded to the area on a report of shots …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (31-13) swept a doubleheader against the Camden Riversharks (18-27) Tuesday evening at TD Bank Ballpark.   Game One   The Somerset Patriots defeated the Camden Riversharks 7-6 in 13 innings in game one of a doubleheader. James Skelton roped a game winning walk-off RBI double in the bottom of the 13th inning as it …

Mayor Chris Kelly is fighting Stage 4 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, a blood-borne cancer that attacks a body’s immune system. Kelly announced his condition at the June 9 Township Council meeting, stunning fellow council members. The mayor said that he started chemotherapy on June 5, and will undergo treatments every 21 days. “We’re hoping to be done by mid-Octorber,” he said. “It was a very …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Camden Riversharks (18-25) rallied past the Somerset Patriots (29-13) 11-9 Sunday afternoon at TD Bank Ballpark. The Riversharks erased a seven run deficit after six innings of play to snap their six game losing streak.   In the bottom of the first inning Somerset scored three times to grab a 3-0 advantage. Third baseman David Vidal …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (29-12) shutout the Lancaster Barnstormers (17-25) 2-0 Saturday night at TD Bank Ballpark. By winning this series, the Patriots are now 7-0-1 in their last eight series. The Somerset pitching staff only surrendered one run in 37.0 innings pitched in this series.   In the bottom of the fifth inning Lancaster shortstop Lance Zawadzki …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Lancaster Barnstormers (17-24) shutout the Somerset Patriots (28-12) 1-0 in 10 innings Friday night at TD Bank Ballpark. The Barnstormers snapped their nine game road losing streak while the Patriots snapped their five game winning streak.   In the top of the 10th inning center fielder Anderson Feliz slapped a RBI single to make the score …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that infielder/ outfielder Chris Marrero’s contract has been purchased by the Chicago White Sox organization. He will report to Double-A Birmingham.   Marrero was among the Atlantic League leaders and topped the team in batting with a .311 average, 46 hits, 12 doubles, six home runs, and 22 RBI.   Before joining Somerset, …

Thousands of law enforcement personnel from around the country converged on St. Matthias R.C. Church June 4 to pay their respects to a New Jersey State Trooper killed last week in an auto accident. The funeral service for Trooper Anthony Raspa, 24, drew comrades from as far away as California, and dignitaries such as Gov. Chris Christie, Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (28-11) shutout the Lancaster Barnstormers (16-24) 6-0 Thursday afternoon at TD Bank Ballpark. The Patriots pitching staff has now tossed 24.0 consecutive scoreless innings dating back to Tuesday. Somerset has matched its longest winning streak of the year by tallying five straight.   In the bottom of the first inning right fielder Chris Marrero …