BASEBALL: Phillipsburg Shuts Out Belvidere for Ninth Straight Victory

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Senior shortstop Nick Stettner went 2-for-4 with a double and career-high four RBI and sophomore Mike Bracco was awarded his first varsity pitching victory as Phillipsburg High School ran its winning streak to nine straight with an 11-0 whitewash of host Belvidere on Monday, May 13, 2024.

Kevin Burgess reached base four times and scored three runs, Jacob Kisselbach went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored, and Bracco and Eddie Weindel also doubled for the Stateliners (16-5). Six different players drove in runs, and seven players combined to steal nine bases.

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Bracco combined with Weindel, Kisselbach, and Brady Handwerk, a junior making his first varsity appearance, in pitching a one-hitter with 14 strikeouts. Handwerk struck out two in his one inning of work.

The Stateliners are currently ranked second among 22 schools in North Jersey, Section 2 Group 4 behind only Bridgewater-Raritan (18-3), and could get a few home state games. Ridge (15-7) is ranked third, and Westfield (16-3) is fourth.

Phillipsburg leaders after 21 games

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Hitting

Batting average – Bracco .390; On base percentage – Stettner .470; Slugging percentage – Bracco .593; Hits – Dylan Wayne 27

Runs – Burgess 27

RBI – Felix Matos 19

Doubles – Weindel 10

Triples – Bracco and Burgess 2

Home runs – Matos 2

Stolen bases – Burgess 23

Pitching

Innings pitched – Nick Yaccarino 34.2

Strikeouts – Weindel 46

ERA – Jared Diefenbach – 1.77

All W-L – Yaccarino and  Weindel 4-2, Diefenbach 3-0, Kisselbach 3-1, Bracco and Matt Scherer 1-0.

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