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Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of outfielder Justin Pacchioli for the 2017 season.   “I have heard great things about [Somerset], the fans and how they treat the players,” said Pacchioli. “It is always exciting to enter a winning atmosphere, and that is what I get to do here. I can’t wait for the season …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that their annual Fan Fest will take place on Saturday, April 8th at TD Bank Ballpark from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm.   Fan Fest is a FREE admission event to kick off spring and the upcoming baseball season. Fan Fest includes a chance for fans to meet and get autographs from baseball …

They had to overcome some tenacious defense to do it, but the Franklin High School Lady Warriors defeated Bridgewater-Raritan Regional High School March 6 to regain the title of NJSIAA Group IV, Section II champions. Sophmore Diamond Miller led all scorers in the Warriors 78-56 win with 23 points, nine of them from the three-point zone. Keona Schenck scored 18 …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of infielder Tyler Bortnick for the 2017 season.   “Baseball has always been my passion, so going into this season it is ‘business as usual,’” said Bortnick. “This game is everything to me; it is all I think about. I am ready to come in [to Somerset] and get things …

Franklin High School football coach Anthony Racciopi has resigned his position to take a coaching job at another school. Racciopi, who is also a track coach, will become the quarterback coach for The Hun School’s football program in Princeton, Warriors athletic director Ken Margolin confirmed. Margolin said that Racciopi will continue to be a physical education teacher and rack coach …

There must be something in the Miller family’s genes engineered to make them deadly from downtown on a basketball court. Reminiscent of her older sister, Diamond Miller conducted a clinic from the 3-point zone March 3 as the Franklin High School Lady Warriors cruised past the Westfield Blue Devils, 67-46, in the Group IV, Section II, semi-finals at the high …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots and manager Brett Jodie have announced the return of Third Base/Hitting Coach Glen Barker, Pitching Coach Cory Domel, coach Fox Beyer, and the signing of the team’s first ever player/coach Adam Donachie for the 2017 season.   Barker enters his second season as the Third Base/Hitting Coach in Somerset. Under his tutelage last year, the …

It was all about the defense. The March 1 quarter final Section II, Group IV basketball game pitting the Franklin High School Warriors against the North Hunterdon Lions was a textbook lesson in how an explosive offense is generated by tight defense. After posting a shaky second quarter following a dominant opening frame, the Lady Warriors focused on defense and …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced that Major League infielder and former New York Met Zach Lutz has been signed for the 2017 season.   “I am excited to join the winning tradition I have heard about in Somerset,” said Lutz. “I am pleased to be a part of everything that is going on here, and am looking …

The Franklin High School Lady Warriors dominated the Dickinson Rams Feb 27 in a 70-52 win in the first round of the NJSIAA sectional tournament. The Warriors next play North Hunterdon High School on March 1, after their victory over Franklin arch-rival Piscataway. The game began slowly, but the Warriors soon got down to business in the first quarter, ending …