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It was three years ago that nancy Llanos got the idea to help her special-needs son play soccer close to home. Llanos said she told her husband, Rich, a board member of the Franklin Township Soccer Club, that the club should offer soccer to kids with special needs.

The township on Nov. 5 made its mark in the pickleball world with the inaugural “Battle of the Paddles” tournament at Sampson G. Smith School. The event, sponsored by the township’s Recreation Department and Onix, a pickleball gear manufacturer, drew 30 teams from as far away as Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania, said Dan Reeve, the township’s superintendent of recreation.

Bridgewater, NJ- Somerset Patriots third baseman David Vidal has signed a contract with the Miami Marlins organization.  

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced their schedule for the 2017 season that will feature the team’s 20th Season Anniversary and the 2017 Atlantic League All-Star Game.  

Bridgewater, NJ- Somerset Patriots left-handed pitcher Nik Turley has signed a contract with the Minnesota Twins organization.  

Bridgewater, NJ- The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball announced Tuesday that Somerset Patriots second baseman Eric Farris has been named the 2016 Rawlings Gold Glove Defensive Player of the Year. This is the third honor for Farris on the heels of his impressive 2016 campaign; first-year Patriot was named to both the Atlantic League Post-Season All-Star Team and Red, White …

(Denver, CO, Oct. 17, 2016) – The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball today announced that its annual groundskeeping award has been renamed to honor former Somerset Patriots groundskeeper Ray Cipperly. The award will now be known as the “Ray Cipperly Award for Groundskeeping Excellence” from this point forward.  

Bridgewater, NJ – The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball has honored three Somerset Patriots players on the End-of-Season All-Star Team and Red, White and Blue All-Defensive Team.  

Bridgewater, NJ – Somerset Patriots starting pitcher Nik Turley (1-0) struck out 14 batters to lead the Somerset Patriots (2-0, 77-63) to a dominating 10-0 win over the Long Island Ducks (0-2, 72-68) in Game 2 of the Liberty Division Series at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday evening. The Somerset Patriots lead the best-of-five series 2-0.  

Bridgewater, NJ – Scott Kelly hit a walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the 11th inning to lead the Somerset Patriots (1-0, 77-63) to a 3-2 win over the Long Island Ducks (0-1, 72-68) in Game 1 of the Liberty Division Series at TD Bank Ballpark on Wednesday evening.