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Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of outfielder D’Vontrey Richardson. Richardson enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and first in the Atlantic League.  The Georgia native was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the fifth round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft out of Florida State University. Richardson spent his first four seasons with …

Franklin Township military veterans were among those honored Aug, 27 at the Somerset Patriots’ annual Veterans Appreciation Day. Among those attending were members of the Canal Walk Veterans Club and local attorney John Shamy, a Vietnam veteran and member of Vietnam Veterans of America Post 223 of Metuchen. The event, which took place before the Patriots’ game against the Bridgeport …

Bridgewater, NJ-   The Somerset Patriots (23-26, 65-54) defeated the Bridgeport Bluefish (23-27, 64-56) 5-2 at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday to complete the series sweep.   The Bluefish took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning on an RBI single by Wellington Dotel.   Somerset answered in the bottom of the frame with a grand slam by Kyle …

Bridgewater, NJ-   The Somerset Patriots (22-26, 64-54) defeated the Bridgeport Bluefish (23-26, 64-55) 4-1 at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday.   The Patriots scored all their runs in the bottom of the second inning. Yovan Gonzalez got the scoring started with a two-run single. Carlos Guzman and Olmo Rosario each had RBI base hits to extend the lead to 4-0. …

We caught up with Franklin High School varsity football head coach John Paczkowski and district Athletic Director Ken Margolin Aug. 25, and live-streamed a quick interview with them: https://www.facebook.com/franklinreporter/videos/1261657440612632/  

Bridgewater, NJ-   The Somerset Patriots (21-26, 63-54) defeated the Bridgeport Bluefish (23-25, 64-54) 1-0 before 6,176 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday evening.   Mike Antonini (2-1) earned the win, scattering three hits and striking out nine batters over six scoreless innings pitched.   “I was just mixing it up and trying to keep them off balance,” said Antonini. …

Update: The Franklin Warriors finished 34th out of the 104 teams from around the country who competed in the final week of the Cooperstown Dreams Park tournament. The Warriors ended with a 4-2 record in regular play, falling in the opening game tournament round.   Original Story: A Franklin Warriors baseball team will once again play in a national tournament …

York, Pennsylvania – The York Revolution (28-19, 56-62) were down to their final out before rallying for two runs in the bottom of the ninth to defeat the Somerset Patriots (20-26, 62-54) 5-4 in Thursday night’s series-finale at PeoplesBank Park. The Revolution broke the ice in the bottom of the third inning on a Jared Mitchell RBI groundout and an …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots will welcome Rutgers Basketball Head Coach Steve Pikiell to the team’s annual Rutgers Night at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday, August 26th for the team’s 7:05 pm game against the Bridgeport Bluefish.   Rutgers Night is an annual tradition at TD Bank Ballpark designed to highlight Rutgers University and get fans excited for the upcoming …

York, Penn. –  An eight-run first inning led the York Revolution (25-19, 53-61) to an 11-2 victory over the Somerset Patriots (20-23, 62-51) in Monday’s series-opener at PeoplesBank Park. The eight-run first inning for the Revolution was highlighted by a Telvin Nash sacrifice fly, Luis Cruz two-out RBI single and two separate two-out, three-run home runs from Dayron Varona (2) …