Baseball Recap: Dunellen Comes Up Short

Destroyers

Previous 5 Games

05/10/25 vs New Egypt	1-13
05/08/25 @ Roselle Park	6-1
05/07/25 vs Henry Hudson	2-1
05/02/25 @ Somerset Tech	8-6
04/30/25 vs East Brunswick Vo-Tech	12-13

Dunellen dropped their record down to 12-7 on Saturday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins. They lost 13-1 to the New Egypt Warriors. If the Destroyers were looking for revenge after losing 11-0 to the Warriors when the teams met back in May of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Dunellen saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mark Stein, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.

As for New Egypt, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-9-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games.

On New Egypt's side, Jake Milicia made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Milicia was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and one run. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aidan Healy, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. He has become a key player for New Egypt: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 3-9-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Arnold, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Dunellen will venture away from home to face off against Rahway at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Indians have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.05 runs per game on average), something the Destroyers will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for New Egypt, they will head out to square off against Raritan at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Rockets' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so the Warriors' hitters will have their work cut out for them.