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Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced the signings of former Major League pitchers Mickey Storey and Buddy Boshers and the re-signing of right-handed pitcher Kyler Newby.  

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced the signings of former Major League infielders Mat Gamel and Robert Andino Gamel begins his first year with the Patriots having spent parts of five seasons from 2008-2012 in the Majors with the Milwaukee Brewers. Over that span, Gamel hit six home runs with 29 RBI, including five home runs in 2009.

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots and Spearhead Staffing have teamed up to hire a Kid CEO for the 2015 season.  

The season ended March 19 for Lady Warriors basketball, but it took the best team in the state to do it. Franklin fell to the Warriors of Manasquan High School 62-52 in a NJSIAA Tournament of Champions semi-final contest, a game that saw the Lady Warriors hold their only lead – by a slim 4 points – for only a few minutes.

Bridgewater, NJ- Somerset Patriots Chairman Steve Kalafer has announced that the team has extended the contract of President/General Manager Patrick McVerry for eight years. The significance of this contract extension is that it will have McVerry in his role for 25 years. The announcement was made at a special luncheon at Wolfgang’s Steakhouse in Somerville, NJ on Wednesday, March 18th. …

Senior Adreana Miller gave a clinic in shooting three-pointers March 17 as she led the Lady Warriors in a 66-38 Tournament of Champions quarter-final blowout of Middletown South in Pine Belt Arena, Toms River. Nearly half of Miller’s 33 points came via the long-distance shot, mostly during the first half. It was back-to-back three-pointers by Miller and Tahira Scott when …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced the signings of infielders Greg Hopkins and David Vidal.  

The Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team made history March 15 with an NJSIAA Group 4 championship, the program’s first. The senior-dominated starting five showed the tenacity that now has them in the Tournament of Champions, battling back from several deficits to finally best the Shawnee Renegades, 54-48.

It looked bad with 22 seconds left in the 4th quarter. Within the course of about two minutes, the Lady Warriors had blown a 15-point lead in the Group 4 semifinals game against East Orange in Union High School March 12.

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced the re-signing of record-breaking closer Jon Hunton, who will also serve once again as the Director of Player Personnel.