Bridgewater, NJ – Matt Fields hit a game-winning walk off home run (4) in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead the Somerset Patriots (25-18) to a 2-1 win over the Bridgeport Bluefish (14-28). The home run capped off a beautiful night for baseball before a season high 7,322 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday night.  

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (24-18) defeated the Bridgeport Bluefish (14-27) 5-1 at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday night.  

Submitted by Somerset County Freeholders. Even though Somerset County is known for its affluence, there still are children and adults here who go to bed hungry. Freeholder Director Patricia Walsh is urging residents to help change that by supporting the 22nd annual Curbing Hunger Month food drive.

The Women’s Club of Canal Walk has pledged $125,000 to support the renovation and expansion of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset’s Cardiology Pavilion in Somerville. In recognition of the Canal Walk Women’s Club’s gift, the Cardiology Pavilion’s new waiting room will be named in the group’s honor, according to a press release about the pledge.

Waldorf, MD – The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (14-26) salvaged the series finale against the Somerset Patriots (23-18) 4-0 Thursday afternoon at Regency Furniture Stadium. The Patriots only mustered two hits all game and ended their seven game road trip with a 3-4 mark.  

Two New Brunswick men were arrested on drug-related charges May 31 in separate incidents, police said. The men, Josue Carrasco, 33, and Pablo Juarez-Ortega, 47, were arrested on or near Somerset Street after several days’ worth of alleged drug buys, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.

Waldorf, MD – The Somerset Patriots (23-17) used a five run fifth inning to edge the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (13-26) 5-4 Wednesday evening at Regency Furniture Stadium. The Patriots clinched the series and moved back into first place with Long Island dropping a contest to Lancaster.  

Waldorf, MD – Brad Snyder tied a franchise record for most doubles in one game with three as the slugger helped the Somerset Patriots (22-17) double up the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (13-25) 10-5 Tuesday evening at Regency Furniture Stadium.  

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has announced that KiJana Haney, a member of the class of 2016 majoring in chemical engineering, was named to the university’s Dean’s List for academic excellence for the spring 2016 semester. A total of 1,292 undergraduate students achieved the criteria required for WPI’s spring 2016 Dean’s List. The criteria for the WPI Dean’s List differs from …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that right-handed relief pitcher Gus Schlosser’s contract was purchased by the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. He will report to Triple-A Oklahoma City.