SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Sunday, Nov. 3, at Meadowlands Field 3, the Columbia High School baseball and softball teams will join together and play the Battle of the Bats, a Halloween-themed annual exhibition game in the spirit of cooperation and fun. The event begins at 5 p.m. Though this is officially the second Battle […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School baseball team featured several players who earned All–Super Essex Conference–American Division honors, as voted by the divisional coaches. Jared Carlucci, a recent graduate, made the first team. The right-handed pitcher struck out 73 and allowed 20 hits in 40 innings pitched with a 2.78 earned run average. […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The 14th-seeded Columbia High School baseball team lost at third-seeded Livingston, 3-2, in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 state tournament on Friday, May 24. The Cougars finished the season with a 9-16-1 record.
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School baseball team, seeded No. 3, lost a heartbreaking 5-4 decision in 13 innings to No. 14 seed Bloomfield in the first round of the Greater Newark Tournament at Underhill Field. The game was on Friday, May 3, but was stopped and suspended. It was resumed and completed […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School baseball team is enjoying a great season. As a result, the Cougars were awarded a high seed in the Greater Newark Tournament, which is the Essex County tournament. The Cougars are the No. 3 seed in the 23-team field. They will host a round-of-16 game on Friday, […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Senior Alex Mandell and sophomore Oliver Ellis combined on a five-inning no-hitter to lead the Columbia High School baseball team to a 14-2 win at Verona on April 20. Mandell pitched four innings with six strikeouts, one hit batter and one walk to earn the win. Ellis pitched one inning, striking […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Jared Carlucci simply was dominant. The senior righty and Rutgers University commit fired a seven-inning no-hitter with 14 strikeouts and three walks to lead the Columbia High School baseball team to a 2-0 win over Caldwell on Tuesday, April 9, at Underhill Field. Carlucci tossed 95 pitches. The Cougars scored a […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School baseball team was off to a 2-1 start to the season through Saturday, April 6. The Cougars defeated Glen Ridge, 1-0, in the season opener on Monday, April 1, at Underhill Field. The run scored in the bottom of the seventh inning. Jared Carlucci, a Rutgers University […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Four Columbia High School baseball players announced their college commitments on National Signing Day on Wednesday, Nov. 8. Jared Carlucci will attend Rutgers University, Reno Spagnoli will attend Seton Hall University, Alex Mandell will attend Anna Maria College, in Paxton, Mass.; and Orlando Shin will attend Bard College, in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y. […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School rising senior Jared Carlucci recently gave a verbal commitment to continue his baseball career at Division 1 Rutgers University on an athletic scholarship. Carlucci, a right-handed pitcher, enjoyed a strong season this past spring for the CHS Cougars. In 39 innings pitched, he recorded four wins, allowing 29 […]