Yaccarino throws one-hitter to send P’burg baseball to N2G4 quarterfinals

by Desmond Boyle

Phillipsburg catcher Brent Ott (12) gives pitcher Nick Yaccarino (2) a hug after Phillipsburg defeated Columbia in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2 Group 4, May 27, 2026 at Phillipsburg.Phillipsburg’s Mike Bracco catches a fly ball in center field as Columbia baseball faces Phillipsburg in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2 Group 4, May 27, 2026 at Phillipsburg.Phillipsburg pitcher Nick Yaccarino (2) pitches against Columbia in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2 Group 4, May 27, 2026 at Phillipsburg.Columbia pitcher Blake Gordon (27) pitches to Phillipsburg in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2 Group 4, May 27, 2026 at Phillipsburg.Phillipsburg’s Caleb Clymer (24) rounds third base on his way to homeplate to score against Columbia in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2 Group 4, May 27, 2026 at Phillipsburg.Columbia’s Boyce Liu (42) heads for second base as Phillipsburg pitcher Nick Yaccarino (2) pitches in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2 Group 4, May 27, 2026 at Phillipsburg.Phillipsburg players reacts as Caleb Clymer (24) scores against Columbia in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2 Group 4, May 27, 2026 at Phillipsburg.Columbia’s Evan Straub (2) bunts on a pitch from Phillipsburg’s Nick Yaccarino (2) in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2 Group 4, May 27, 2026 at Phillipsburg.Phillipsburg pitcher Nick Yaccarino (2) tags Columbia’s Lochan Tuohy (5) out on his way to first base in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2 Group 4, May 27, 2026 at Phillipsburg.Columbia’s Boyce Liu (42) reacts after scoring a run against Phillipsburg in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2 Group 4, May 27, 2026 at Phillipsburg.Columbia pitcher Adam Carducci (10) pitches to Phillipsburg in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2 Group 4, May 27, 2026 at Phillipsburg.Columbia’s Landon Heney (25) reaches for the ball before getting Phillipsburg’s Evan Carter (15) out at first base in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2 Group 4, May 27, 2026 at Phillipsburg.Phillisburg coach Mike Ciavarella give Andres Lora (21) a pat on the back before he bats against Columbia in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2 Group 4, May 27, 2026 at Phillipsburg.Columbia’s Eli Angelou (9) throws the ball in from left field during a warm-up between innings against Phillipsburg in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2 Group 4, May 27, 2026 at Phillipsburg.Phillipsburg coach Mike Ciavarella heads for the third base line as Brent Ott (12) gets ready to bat against Columbia in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2 Group 4, May 27, 2026 at Phillipsburg.Columbia coach Ryan Muirhead looks back from the third baseline as his team faces Phillipsburg in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2 Group 4, May 27, 2026 at Phillipsburg.Phillipsburg’s Uriel Alfaro (3) catches an infield pop-up by Columbia in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2 Group 4, May 27, 2026 at Phillipsburg.Columbia’s Boyce Liu (42) beats the attempt at a tag by Phillipsburg’s Uriel Alfaro (30 at second base in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2 Group 4, May 27, 2026 at Phillipsburg.Columbia’s Evan Straub (2) bunts against Phillipsburg in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2 Group 4, May 27, 2026 at Phillipsburg.Phillipsburg pitcher Nick Yaccarino (2) pitches against Columbia in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2 Group 4, May 27, 2026 at Phillipsburg.

The Phillipsburg High School baseball team responded to adversity late in its NJSIAA North 2 Group 4 first-round contest to advance to the quarterfinals for the fourth straight season.

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