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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 …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (27-11) shutout the Lancaster Barnstormers (16-23) 1-0 at TD Bank Ballpark Wednesday evening.   In the bottom of the second inning shortstop Robert Andino poked a RBI single to give Somerset a 1-0 advantage.   Sean Bierman tossed a complete game shutout to earn the win (4-1). He totaled 107 pitches and scattered just …

Bridgeport, CT – The Somerset Patriots (26-11) defeated the Bridgeport Bluefish (16-21) 3-1 Tuesday afternoon at Harbor Yard. This was supposed to be a doubleheader but game two was postponed due to rain. No makeup date has been announced.   In the bottom of the first inning third baseman Sean Burroughs hit a RBI groundout to give Bridgeport a 1-0 …

Bridgeport, CT – The Somerset Patriots (25-11) defeated the Bridgeport Bluefish (16-20) 8-1 in nine innings of a scheduled seven inning game at Harbor Yard Monday evening. The squads were supposed to play a doubleheader but game two was postponed due to rain. There will now be a doubleheader tomorrow beginning at 10:35 a.m. with the second contest starting 30 …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Long Island Ducks (19-15) shutout the Somerset Patriots (23-11) 3-0 Saturday evening at TD Bank Ballpark in front of 6,971 fans. These two division rivals split the four game set.   In the top of the fourth inning first baseman Jon Griffin launched a two run home run (6) to give the Ducks a 2-0 advantage …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (23-10) shutout the Long Island Ducks (18-15) 3-0 Friday evening at TD Bank Ballpark. The Somerset pitching staff has now hurled 22 consecutive scoreless innings.   In the bottom of the second inning shortstop Robert Andino roped a RBI single to give Somerset a 1-0 advantage.   First baseman Chris Marrero clubbed a two …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots will host their Third Annual Ballpark Comic Con at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday, June 6th. The event will begin at 4:00 pm and last throughout the game.   Ballpark Comic Con offers fans and comic books lovers a unique experience combining family fun, baseball, and all things comics.   The first 1,000 fans in …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (22-10) shutout the Long Island Ducks (18-14) 1-0 in 12 innings Thursday evening from TD Bank Ballpark. Left fielder Aharon Eggleston spanked a walk-off RBI single to plate center fielder Jonny Tucker as the Patriots won for the fifth time in walk-off fashion. Tucker drew a leadoff walk and would steal second base to …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Long Island Ducks (18-13) defeated the Somerset Patriots (21-10) 7-6 Wednesday evening from TD Bank Ballpark. The game was delayed 53 minutes at the start due to rain.   In the top of the first inning center fielder Lew Ford hit a RBI groundout to give Long Island a 1-0 advantage.   Long Island plated a …

Seven Franklin High School athletes were the focus of attention May 27 at the annual Winter/Spring Signing Day celebration. The students and their families, friends and coaches gather din the library for an afternoon ceremony. The student athletes were: Ashley Berry, Girls’ Track, who will be attending Rider University Aamira Muse, Girls’ Track, who will be attending Indiana Institute of …