Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of Major League right-handed pitcher A.J. Achter. He is active for tonight’s game against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. Achter enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and first in the Atlantic League. The righty has Big League service in each of the past three seasons, including 27 relief appearances …
Read More »Blue Crabs’ Four Home Runs Power Them To 6-3 Win Over Patriots
Bridgewater, NJ- The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (37-27) defeated the Somerset Patriots (40-25) 6-3 at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday evening. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the only truly independent media serving the Eight Villages. But we can only …
Read More »A Six-Run 8th Inning Leads Patriots To 10-6 Win
Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (40-24) defeated the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (36-27) 10-6 at TD Bank Ballpark on Monday evening. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the only truly independent media serving the Eight Villages. But we can only …
Read More »Christian Marrero’s Two Home Runs Lead Patriots To 12-3 Win
Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (39-24) defeated the New Britain Bees (25-38) 12-3 at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday afternoon. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the only truly independent media serving the Eight Villages. But we can only …
Read More »Seven Run 5th Inning Breaks Open Game In Patriots 12-3 Win
Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (38-24) defeated the New Britain Bees (25-37) 12-3 at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday evening. A seven run fifth inning put the Patriots in front for good after trailing 3-1 to enter the inning. Olmo Rosario’s RBI groundout got the scoring started and an RBI base hit by Greg Golson tied up the game at 3-3. Mark …
Read More »Bees Outlast Patriots 5-4 In 12 Innings
Bridgewater, NJ- The New Britain Bees (25-36) defeated the Somerset Patriots (37-24) 5-4 in 12 innings at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday evening. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the only truly independent media serving the Eight Villages. But we can …
Read More »Somerset Patriots Re-Sign Left-Handed Pitcher Efrain Nieves
Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced the re-signing of left-handed pitcher Efrain Nieves. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the only truly independent media serving the Eight Villages. But we can only do that with your support. …
Read More »Late Inning Rally Lifts Long Island Past Somerset
Central Islip, N.Y. – A two-run rally in the bottom of the eighth inning led the Long Island Ducks (30-29) to a 4-2 victory over the Somerset Patriots (36-23) at Bethpage Ballpark Wednesday night. The game remained scoreless until the bottom of the sixth inning when Marc Krauss’ two-run home run to right-center field gave Long Island the first lead …
Read More »Somerset Patriots Pitcher Mitch Atkins’ Contract Purchased By The Mets
Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced that right-handed pitcher Mitch Atkins’ contract has been purchased by the New York Mets. He will report to Triple-A Las Vegas. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the only truly independent …
Read More »Patriots and Ducks Split Tuesday’s Doubleheader
Central Islip, N.Y. – The Somerset Patriots (36-22) split Tuesday’s single-admission doubleheader with the Long Island Ducks (29-29) at Bethpage Ballpark. The Ducks took game one 8-4, while Somerset salvaged the split with an 8-2 decision in game two. Somerset opened the scoring in the top of the first on an RBI single to center field from Greg Golson. Long …
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