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A little luck and some tough late-game defense led to the second win of the season Oct. 13 for the Franklin High School Warrior football team, who beat a tough Union High School 14-13. The game boiled down to about the last 1:46, after Franklin’s Dalen Merricks scampered into the end zone from the 2 yard line to give the …

Bridgewater, NJ- Somerset Patriots infielder Carlos Guzman has been named to the 2017 Atlantic League Red, White and Blue All-Defensive Team, the league announced Thursday. Guzman is the lone Patriot to make the team, and has been selected for his fine defensive season at first base. The second-year Patriot finished second in the league in fielding percentage among first baseman …

Bridgewater, NJ- Somerset Patriots infielder Kyle Roller has been named a 2017 Atlantic League Post-Season All-Star, the league announced Tuesday. Roller was selected as the designated hitter for the post-season All-Star team through voting from club managers, executives and media. Despite playing in only 90 games during the regular season, Roller led the Atlantic League in slugging percentage (.591), on-base percentage …

The Franklin High School football Warriors put up a good fight for three quarters of their Sept. 22 game against Westfield High School, but could not overcome the damage done by several costly penalties. The Westfield Blue Devils extended their unbeaten streak to 28 games in the 23-7 win over Franklin, a score that doesn’t do justice to the Warriors’ …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Long Island Ducks (2-1) defeated the Somerset Patriots (1-2) 6-1 before an Atlantic League playoff record 8,131 fans at TD Bank Ballpark in Game Three of the Liberty Division Series. With the win, the Ducks have taken a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series. The Ducks jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the …

Bridgeport, CT- The Somerset Patriots (32-37, 74-65) set a new season-high with 19 hits in a win over the Bridgeport Bluefish (36-34, 77-63) on the final day of the 2017 regular season.

Bridgeport, CT– The Somerset Patriots (31-37, 73-65) pieced together a 5-2 victory over the Bridgeport Bluefish (35-34, 76-63) on Saturday night, led by a four-RBI night from David Vidal.   Click Here To Read Today’s Box Score Bridgeport struck first with an RBI triple by Andrew Lambo to score Welington Dotel for the game’s first run. The Patriots answered in …

The Franklin High School football Warriors exacted a bit of revenge Sept. 15 in their 42-12 blowout win over the Montgomery High School Cougars. Franklin lost a 13-point lead in a controversial, 1-point loss to the Cougars last year in Montgomery, and it was apparent early on that the Warriors were intent on not letting that happen again.

Bridgeport, CT- The Bridgeport Bluefish (35-33, 76-62) pulled out a 4-3 victory in the bottom of the ninth against the Somerset Patriots (30-37, 72-65) on Friday night.   Click Here To Read Today’s Box Score  

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that the team has acquired outfielder Joe Maloney from the Rockland Boulders (Can American League) for a player to be named later.