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Bridgewater, NJ- Former Somerset Patriots right-handed pitcher Donovan Hand has been signed by the New York Mets to a minor league deal. Last season for Somerset, Hand pitched 103 innings over 24 games and struck out 77 batters before leaving the team at the start of the playoffs for personal reasons.

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have signed outfielder Chris Grayson for the 2017 season. His rights were acquired in a trade with the Washington Wildthings of the Frontier League for a Player To Be Named Later earlier this off-season.  

UNION – Strong defense sets the stage for winning basketball games, according to the gospel of Lady Warriors head coach Audrey Taylor. Her team preached from that gospel March 8, when they employed a sometimes stifling defense to dominate the Morristown Colonials en route to a 61-37 win in the NJSIAA Group IV semi-finals at Union High School.

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of outfielder Justin Pacchioli for the 2017 season.  

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that their annual Fan Fest will take place on Saturday, April 8th at TD Bank Ballpark from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm.  

They had to overcome some tenacious defense to do it, but the Franklin High School Lady Warriors defeated Bridgewater-Raritan Regional High School March 6 to regain the title of NJSIAA Group IV, Section II champions. Sophmore Diamond Miller led all scorers in the Warriors 78-56 win with 23 points, nine of them from the three-point zone. Keona Schenck scored 18 …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of infielder Tyler Bortnick for the 2017 season.  

Franklin High School football coach Anthony Racciopi has resigned his position to take a coaching job at another school. Racciopi, who is also a track coach, will become the quarterback coach for The Hun School’s football program in Princeton, Warriors athletic director Ken Margolin confirmed.

There must be something in the Miller family’s genes engineered to make them deadly from downtown on a basketball court. Reminiscent of her older sister, Diamond Miller conducted a clinic from the 3-point zone March 3 as the Franklin High School Lady Warriors cruised past the Westfield Blue Devils, 67-46, in the Group IV, Section II, semi-finals at the high …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots and manager Brett Jodie have announced the return of Third Base/Hitting Coach Glen Barker, Pitching Coach Cory Domel, coach Fox Beyer, and the signing of the team’s first ever player/coach Adam Donachie for the 2017 season.