Baseball: Bridgewater-Raritan draws top seed in Somerset County Tournament, full pairings

Bridgewater-Raritan’s outstanding season netted it the No. 1 seed in the 49th Somerset County Tournament.

The Panthers (16-3), who last won in 1996 and reached a final in 2012, are undefeated in the county this spring.

Immaculata – which has won 14 titles – drew the No. 2 seed in the 14-team tournament followed by third-seeded Ridge and fourth-seeded Watchung Hills, while Franklin was the No. 5 seed. All four had a pre-seeding meeting claim of getting the No. 2 seed.

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Defending champion Rutgers Prep drew the No. 13 seed.

The top four seeds earn a bye into the quarterfinals on May 16 at the higher seed. The semifinals on May 20 (at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.) and the championship on May 23 at 7 p.m. will be held at TD Bank Park.

The tournament started in 1973 but was not played in 2021 and 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

First Round

Thursday, May 9

No. 13 Rutgers Prep at No. 12 Gill St. Bernard’s, winner to face No. 5 Franklin in second round

No. 14 Bound Brook at No. 11 Pingry, winner to face No. 6 Hillsborough in second round

Second Round

Monday, May 13

No. 9 Bernards at No. 8 Montgomery

No. 10 Manville at No. 7 Somerville

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