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Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the first member of its 2019 roster in the signing of Atlantic League All-Star shortstop Alfredo Rodriguez. “I’m extremely excited to be back with this first-class organization,” said Rodriguez. “It is a special organization to me from top to bottom. I look forward to bringing a championship back to Somerset!” Rodriguez enters his third …
Read More »Somerset Patriots Announce 2019 Coaching Staff
Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots and manager Brett Jodie have announced the coaching staff for the 2019 season. Glen Barker will return as the team’s Third Base/ Hitting coach while Jon Hunton will also return as the team’s Pitching Coach/ Director of Baseball Operations. Fox Beyer will continue to work as a volunteer Assistant Coach. “Around the turn of the new …
Read More »Ducks Take A Lopsided Game 1 Of Liberty Division Championship Over Patriots
Central Islip, NY- The Long Island Ducks (1-0) defeated the Somerset Patriots (0-1) 9-2 in Game 1 of the Liberty Division Championship Series at Bethpage Ballpark on Wednesday evening to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five playoff series. The Ducks took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning on a two-run triple by Daniel Fields and …
Read More »Bees Sting Patriots With 8-5 Win
Bridgewater, NJ- The New Britain Bees (29-28) defeated the Somerset Patriots (31-24) 8-5 before 5,598 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday evening. The Patriots took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on an RBI double by Aaron Dudley. New Britain stung for six runs in the top of the third inning. Reid Brignac started the …
Read More »The Blue Crabs Take Back-And-Forth Game Over Patriots 7-4
Bridgewater, NJ- The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (22-30) defeated the Somerset Patriots (29-22) 7-4 before 6,213 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday evening. The Blue Crabs went on top early in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Jon Griffin. The Patriots took the lead in the bottom of the third inning on an RBI single by Alfredo …
Read More »Late Homers Lead Revolution Over Patriots 7-3
Bridgewater, NJ- The York Revolution (21-20) defeated the Somerset Patriots (25-18) 7-3 at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday evening. The Patriots took an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on an RBI single by Danny Dorn and an RBI groundout by Aaron Dudley. York got on the board in the top of the fourth inning on …
Read More »Road Warriors Hang On For 4-3 Win Over Patriots
Bridgewater, NJ- The Road Warriors (9-24) defeated the Somerset Patriots (19-12) 4-3 before 6,071 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday evening. The Road Warriors took an early 2-0 lead in the top of the second inning on an RBI double by Edwin Gomez and an RBI single by Chris Rivera. Gustavo Pierre’s solo home run (6) in the top …
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. The Patriots cut the lead with …
Read More »Ducks Defeat Patriots 6-4 In Series Opener
Bridgewater, NJ- The Long Island Ducks defeated the Somerset Patriots 6-4 at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday evening. The Ducks jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning on an RBI single by Tyler Holt and a sacrifice fly by Lew Ford. Dan Lyons’ sacrifice fly in the second inning gave Long Island a 3-0 …
Read More »Somerset Patriots Welcome Special Young Fan To Spring Training
Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots welcomed a special young fan to Spring Training to meet the team and Sparkee The Mascot. Michael Grzankowski is a four-year old from Laurence Harbor that was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. He has been through two open-heart surgeries within the first six months of his life. He has what is hopefully his …
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