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Bridgewater, NJ- Aaron Dudley’s walk off double in the bottom of the ninth inning led the Somerset Patriots (4-1) to a 7-6 win over the Long Island Ducks (3-2) at TD Bank Ballpark on Wednesday evening. It was Somerset’s third walk off win in the team’s first 5 games. With two outs in the ninth inning, Alex Castellanos reached base …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Long Island Ducks defeated the Somerset Patriots 6-4 at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday evening. The Ducks jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning on an RBI single by Tyler Holt and a sacrifice fly by Lew Ford. Dan Lyons’ sacrifice fly in the second inning gave Long Island a 3-0 …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots will host their Sixth Annual Ballpark Comic Con at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday, May 12th presented by the Hugs For Brady Foundation. The event will begin at 4:30 pm and last throughout the double header games scheduled for 6:05 pm.   Ballpark Comic Con offers fans and comic books lovers a unique experience combining …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots won both games of Sunday’s double header at TD Bank Ballpark to complete the Opening Weekend sweep of the Road Warriors. First Game: The Patriots took the first game 1-0 on a walk off fielder’s choice and error during Scott Kelly’s at bat in the bottom of the seventh inning. Somerset’s bats were held in …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots defeated the Road Warriors 4-3 in 11 innings to open the season at TD Bank Ballpark before 6,106 fans.   After Justin Trapp singled to lead off the inning, Scott Kelly laced an RBI single to right field to score Trapp all the way from first base for the winning run.   “It was a …

BRIDGEWATER – Anticipation was high April 27 at TD Bank Ballpark, for the opening day festivities of the Somerset patriots’ 2018 season. Among those in attendance were Somerset County Freeholder Bran Levine and state Sen. Christopher “Kip” Bateman (R-16). And of course, the ubiquitous Sparky Lyle, the Patriots’ first manager and now manager emeritus. The Franklin Reporter & Advocate live-streamed …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots welcomed a special young fan to Spring Training to meet the team and Sparkee The Mascot.   Michael Grzankowski is a four-year old from Laurence Harbor that was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. He has been through two open-heart surgeries within the first six months of his life. He has what is hopefully his …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that left-handed pitcher Brett Oberholtzer’s contract has been purchased by the Colorado Rockies. He is expected to report to Triple-A.   Oberholtzer was scheduled to be the team’s Opening Day starter in his first season with the Somerset Patriots. The 6’1” southpaw has four years of service in the Majors, including three with …

Four township-based organizations are among 40 throughout Somerset County chosen in a drawing for the Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders’ Community Box seats at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater. The township organizations picked to receive tickets for the box seats are A Child’s Page Inc., the Franklin Township Youth Council, Franklin Women’s Club in Franklin, Somerset Community Action Program. …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that right-hand pitcher Scott Copeland’s contract has been purchased by the New York Mets. He is expected to report to Double-A Binghamton.   The 6’3” righty broke into the big leagues in 2015 with the Toronto Blue Jays. That year, Copeland went 1-1 over five games (three starts) with six strikeouts. He had …