The Inaugural Charlie Bowlby Invitational had to be cancelled due to all the rain but Phillipsburg would still host Sparta in a non league clash. After dropping three straight close games the Stateliners got back in the win column. They sent Dr. Rick to the hill to end the skid and he did just that. After the Spartans jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead and still had runners on 1st and 2nd with nobody out, Ricker worked out of the jam to hold the damage at one run. After Sailor St

On a cold rainy Friday afternoon, the Stateliner baseball team traveled to Basking Ridge to take on the Ridge Red Devils (who wear green). Phillipsburg had a tall order as Ridge ace Cooper Bobowicz got the start. One could argue (and probably win the argument) that Ridge had an even taller order as they faced the Redwood otherwise known as Stephen Christopher Willey. The Ridge lefty proved worthy of ace status as he made quick work of the Liners in the first. In the bottom ha

**Editor's note: recapping losses are always tough and sometimes not timely. Especially tough losses. However, this author would like to document as many games as possible to highlight the positive accomplishments and provide a complete picture of the season at year's end. It was a typical windy day at the PAC when Matty Gice got the ball to face the undefeated Hillsborough Raiders fresh off their victory over defending Group 4 State Champs Hunterdon Central. To say it was a

On a very windy day in Annandale the Stateliners looked to Alec Ricker to tame the Lions. While Slick Rick held up his end of the bargain the bats went silent for the visiting Liners. Sailor Stem started the game off on a good note with a leadoff single. However, in what would be a theme of the day, the North Hunterdon catcher, Trey Primatic would gun down a Stateliner runner. Although Pburg didn't realize how much of a monumental accomplishment it would be, courtesy runner C

The forecast called for a cloudy day but it turned out to be a Sunny day in more ways than one at the PAC. The Stateliners of Phillipsburg hosted the Vikings of Voorhees in a non-conference clash. Birthday Boy Jack Stagaard toed the rubber for his first start in two years. After a scoreless top of the first Sailor Stem drilled the first pitch up the middle for a leadoff single. With one out and runners on first and third the Buffalo Soldier lined a shot into right field. It l

Phillipsburg had opportunities early and often in a game that featured roughly a million baserunners and a few hundred scoring opportunities right from the leadoff batter. The Marty Party opened the game with a walk and a stolen base. Staggy Bear had a walk and a stolen base but a caught stealing and a line shot to right that was snagged by the right fielder to end the threat. In the bottom of the first Pretty Boy Matty G toed the rubber for his first career start. Alarcon, t

Dominant Performance Ricker. Or something like that. The Stateliners opened their season on a cold early April day at the PAC. The senior pitcher set the tone early with a 1-2-3 inning to start the first. While the Liner bats weren't hitting many liners, Ricker was making quick work of an experienced Montgomery lineup as both starting pitchers were exchanging zeros. The Liners threatened in the third inning based on two bunt hits and a pair of stolen bases by Sunshine and the