Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced that left-handed pitcher Aaron Laffey’s contract has been purchased by the New York Mets. Laffey is expected to report to Triple-A. Laffey was 2-0 with a 3.10 ERA and 13 strikeouts over 20.1 innings pitched in four starts for Somerset this season. 2018 was his second season with the Somerset Patriots and …
Read More »Patriots Swat Skeeters 9-1
Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (14-6) defeated the Sugar Land Skeeters (15-6) 9-1 at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday evening. The Patriots took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning on RBI base hits by Julio Borbon and Mike Fransoso. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented …
Read More »Patriots Take Finale And Series Over Ducks
Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (13-6) defeated the Long Island Ducks (12-9) 5-4 before 6,022 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday afternoon. The Patriots took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning on an error that allowed Alex Castellanos to score. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …
Read More »Ducks Even Up Series With 6-2 Win Over Patriots
Bridgewater, NJ- The Long Island Ducks (12-8) defeated the Somerset Patriots (12-6) 6-2 at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday night. The Ducks took an early 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning on an RBI double by Lew Ford, a sacrifice fly by David Washington, and an RBI single by Wilkin Castillo. Don’t Miss Out! No other media …
Read More »Patriots Walk Off Winners Again Over Ducks
Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (12-5) defeated the Long Island Ducks (11-8) 1-0 at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday night. Both teams remained scoreless until the bottom of the ninth inning when Aaron Dudley delivered a one-out bases loaded sacrifice fly to win the game. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …
Read More »Somerset Patriots And Diamond Nation To Fundraise For Ben Fonseca And Family
Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots and Diamond Nation have partnered for a special event to raise money for a member of their family, former coach and instructor Ben Fonseca. Fonseca is battling systemic scleroderma, an autoimmune disorder where healthy tissue is being destroyed because the immune system mistakenly thinks it’s a foreign substance or infection. The cause is unknown and …
Read More »Below Shines In 6-2 Win Over York
York, Pennsylvania – The Somerset Patriots (11-5) earned a wire-to-wire 6-2 win over the York Revolution (8-8) Tuesday night at PeoplesBank Park. Somerset jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a Justin Trapp RBI groundout after a 1:37 rain delay pushed back the start of the ballgame. They increased their lead to 3-0 in the second …
Read More »Somerset Patriots To Honor Teachers Of The Year
Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots will host special nights to recognize the Somerset, Union, Middlesex, and Hunterdon County schools’ Teachers of the Year. The Patriots have invited Teachers of the Year from each school in the counties to attend a Teacher Appreciation Night at TD Bank Ballpark. The Patriots will recognize the teachers on the field in a pre-game …
Read More »Barnstormers Edge Patriots 2-1
Bridgewater, NJ- The Lancaster Barnstormers (10-5) defeated the Somerset Patriots (10-5) 2-1 at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday night. The Patriots went up 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth inning on an RBI single by Craig Massey. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & …
Read More »Lancaster Storms Past Patriots 11-1
Bridgewater, NJ- The Lancaster Barnstormers (9-5) defeated the Somerset Patriots (10-4) 11-1 before 6,832 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday evening. The Barnstormers took an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Joey Terdoslavich and an RBI single by Trayvon Robinson. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …
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