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Ten more Franklin High School athletes signed their Letters of Intent to play for various colleges and universities on April 17.
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Somerset Patriots RHP Tyler Cloyd’s Contract Purchased By Mariners
Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced that right-handed pitcher Tyler Cloyd’s contract has been purchased by the Seattle Mariners. He will report to the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers. Cloyd previously enjoyed a brief stint with the Patriots in 2017, when he owned a 1.50 ERA over three starts. He also struck out 16 batters over just 12 innings of …
Read More »Warriors Baseball: Three-Run Inning Puts Away Hunterdon North, Leads To 6-4 Win
A three-run third inning powered the Franklin High School Warriors baseball team to a 6-4 win over a pesky Hunterdon North. When the dust settled at the end of the inning, Franklin held what should have been a comfortable 5-1 lead. Hunterdon got on the scoreboard first, plating a run in the first inning, but Franklin evened the score in …
Read More »‘Lady Warriors Day’ To Feature Elementary School Tour, ‘Dinner Of Champions’
May 2 is Lady Warriors Day in the township to celebrate the Franklin High School Lady Warriors’ basketball team’s perfect 34-0 championship season. The day will be highlighted by a tour by the team of the township’s seven elementary schools, and a “Dinner of Champions” later that evening.
Read More »Lady Warriors Fall To Watchung Hills, 16-1
The Lady Warriors softball team threatened early, but could not pull the trigger and eventually fell to Watchung Hills Regional High School, 16-1 on April 16. Franklin loaded the bases with two outs in the second inning, but could only bring one across the plate before being retired.
Read More »Somerset Patriots Sign MLB Infielder And Pitcher From New Brunswick
Bridgewater, NJ– The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of Major League infielder Rey Navarro and local left-handed pitcher James Ziemba.
Read More »Somerset Patriots Fan Fest Signals Start Of 2019 Season Coming
Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots officially kicked off the 2019 pre-season with the team’s annual Fan Fest on Saturday, April 13th. Thousands converged at TD Bank Ballpark to enjoy the various festivities throughout the free event designed to get fans excited for the start of the upcoming season, beginning on Friday, April 26th at home.
Read More »Somerset Patriots Sign 2017 ALPB Batting Champ D’Arby Myers
Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots today announced that outfielder and former Atlantic League batting champ D’Arby Myers has been signed for the 2019 season. “I’m real excited to join the Patriots and to get everything rolling,” said Myers.
Read More »Late Rally Comes Up Short, Warriors Fall To Immaculata 3-2
A late-inning rally fell short for the Franklin High School Warriors baseball team, as the squad fell 3-2 to Immaculata on April 9. Warriors pitcher Danish Nadeem pitched well enough to win with five strikeouts, no walks and one earned run. But five defensive errors led to two of Immaculata’s three runs.
Read More »Township Council Honors FHS Lady Warriors Basketball Team For Perfect, Championship Season
The Franklin High School Lady Warriors basketball team’s victory tour continued April 9 with a commendation by the Township Council. The Lady Warriors posted an historic season, going 34-0 – the best single-season record in state basketball history – and winning the state Tournament of Champions for the second time in three years.
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