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Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced their schedule for the 2019 season, beginning at home on Friday, April 26th against the New Britain Bees at 7:05 pm. CLICK HERE TO VIEW FULL SCHEDULE! Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are …

​Bridgewater, N.J. – The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball has announced that Somerset Patriots President/General Manager Patrick McVerry has been named the 2018 Joe Klein Executive of the Year. The Somerset Patriots have also received the Ken Shepard Award For Promotional Excellence for the second consecutive season.  McVerry oversaw the Somerset Patriots’ 20th Season at TD Bank Ballpark in 2018, …

FHS Warriors players and coaches react Oct. 12 after they beat Elizabeth, 28-21. The Franklin High School football Warriors snapped a five-game losing streak in a big way Oct. 12, scoring a stunning 28-21 victory over the Elizabeth Minutemen. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …

​Bridgewater, NJ – The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball announced Tuesday that shortstop Alfredo Rodriguez and relief pitcher Mike Antonini have been named to the 2018 Post-Season All-Star Team. Rodriguez earns this selection after completing his second season with the Somerset Patriots. The everyday starting shortstop led the Patriots in games played (122), at-bats (432), hits (131), runs (69), and RBI …

The Franklin High School Football Warriors showed some early spark in their game against the Ridge Red Devils, but couldn’t keep it going as they fell, 31-7. The lone offensive highlight of the game for the Warriors came in the form of Shekuna Kamara’s 60-yard dash into the end zone with about 11:45 left in the first half. A successful …

The Franklin High School football Warriors fell to the Linden Tigers 42-7 Sept. 28 at home. The lone scoring highlight for the Warriors was a 69-yard touchdown run by Isiah Solomon in the first quarter, which put Franklin up at the time, 7-6. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Long Island Ducks (3-2) defeated the Somerset Patriots (2-3) 3-2 in ten innings in Game 5 of the Liberty Division Championship Series at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday evening. With the win, the Ducks have won the Liberty Division Championship and will advance to the Atlantic League Championship. The Ducks took an early 1-0 lead in the …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (2-2) hit three home runs to defeat the Long Island Ducks (2-2) 5-3 in Game 4 of the Liberty Division Championship Series at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday evening. With the win, the Patriots have evened up the best-of-five playoff series 2-2 and forced a deciding Game 5 at home tomorrow at 5:05 pm. The …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (1-2) defeated the Long Island Ducks (2-1) 8-4 in Game 3 of the Liberty Division Championship Series before an Atlantic League Playoff record 8,143 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday evening. The Patriots cut the Ducks lead to 2-1 in the best-of-five playoff series. The Ducks took an early 2-0 lead when David Washington …

Central Islip, NY- The Long Island Ducks (2-0) defeated the Somerset Patriots (0-2) 11-1 in Game 2 of the Liberty Division Championship Series at Bethpage Ballpark on Thursday evening to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five playoff series. The Ducks took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning on an RBI single by Jordany Valdespin and …