Baseball Recap: Dunellen Continues Road Dominance on Thursday

Destroyers

Margin (Wins)

04/23/25 @ Timothy Christian	21
04/21/25 @ Perth Amboy Vo-Tech	14
04/18/25 vs Perth Amboy Vo-Tech	14
04/16/25 vs Highland Park	10
03/28/25 @ Bound Brook	10

While Dunellen didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past the Linden Tigers 13-6 on Thursday. The Destroyers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.

Ryan Hutchins and Danny Watts were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Hutchins pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Watts struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. At bat, Hutchins got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases and three runs, while Watts went 1-for-4 with three RBI and one double.

In other batting news, Juanluis Rodriguez was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Kristhan Roman Lopez was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs.

Dunellen always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .535. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Dunellen pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.8 runs over those games. As for Linden, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.

Coming up, Dunellen will be playing in front of their home fans against Timothy Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Timothy Christian has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 18.38 runs per game on average), something Dunellen will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Linden, they are taking a road trip to challenge Colonia at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Patriots will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something the Tigers surely won't give up without a fight.