Somerset Patriots

We caught up with El’ Hajj Muhammad, the Franklin High School 2009 graduate recently signed by the Somerset Patriots, before the May 27 game against the Bridgeport Bluefish. Muhammad talked about his tenure in the minor leagues, begin drafted by a Major League Baseball team, and the lessons he learned while at Franklin High School. Here’s the interview: https://www.facebook.com/franklinreporter/videos/1175628562548854/  

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (23-13) defeated the Bridgeport Bluefish (19-17) 5-1 at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday evening.   Behind Rick Teasley’s (3-0) 7.1 scoreless innings of work, the Patriots shut down the Bluefish to take their second straight game over their division rivals.   “I’m happy to go that deep for our bullpen and our team,” said Teasley. “I …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots and Spearhead Staffing have hired Skyler Pearsall of Metuchen as this year’s Kid CEO.   “I’m really excited. I’ve been trying for three years now so I’m happy to finally get to do it,” said Pearsall, who was a runner-up the previous two seasons in very close contests. “I love the Patriots and I’ve always …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (22-13) defeated the Bridgeport Bluefish (19-16) 7-2 at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday evening.   Tony Abreu got the Bluefish on the board early with a second inning solo home run (2).   The Patriots took the lead in the bottom of the third inning on a home run by Chris Grayson (1) and an RBI …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of outfielder Greg Golson.   Golson enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and his fourth in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. His Atlantic League career includes 2013-14 with the Lancaster Barnstormers and 2016 with the New Britain Bees.   Last season, Golson was a key member of the …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the re-signing of first baseman Kyle Roller.   Roller enters his second season with the Somerset Patriots and in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Previously, he spent the first six seasons of his career with the New York Yankees organization before playing the first half of 2016 with the Tampa Bay Rays …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots, along with program partner Spearhead Staffing, have announced the finalists for the 2017 Kid CEO promotion. Evan Gilmurray (Bridgewater), Charlie Grippo (Bernardsville), Jimmy Marvits (Hillsborough), Nicholas Morgan (Piscataway), and Skyler Pearsall (Metuchen) have been chosen as finalists for the program. All five kids will have their final interviews down on the field before the Friday, …

Submitted by The Somerset Patriots. The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of right-handed pitcher El’ Hajj Muhammad, a township native and Franklin High School graduate. Muhammad enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and in the Atlantic League. He spent most of his eight-year professional career in the Cincinnati Reds organization before joining the Chicago White Sox organization …

Bridgewater, NJ-   The Sugar Land Skeeters (16-12) defeated the Somerset Patriots (18-10) 4-3 at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday evening.   The Skeeters took an early 2-0 lead in the second inning on a two-run home run by Lance Zawadzki (3).   Sugar Land added a run in the fifth inning on an RBI double by Albert Cordero and another …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that right-handed pitcher Vin Mazzaro’s contract has been purchased by the Cincinnati Reds organization. He will report directly to Triple-A Louisville.   Mazzaro appeared in three games with Somerset (two starts), tossing six scoreless innings with six strikeouts and just one hit. Additionally, Mazzaro did not allow a baserunner over his last two …