Baseball Game Preview: Linden Tigers vs. J.P. Stevens Hawks

The Linden Tigers will head out to take on the J.P. Stevens Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. J.P. Stevens took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Linden, who comes in off a win.

Linden lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Perth Amboy Vo-Tech, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Monday's contest. The Tigers' pitcher stepped up to hand the Patriots a 14-0 shutout on Monday. The Tigers' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Alan Parra was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Parra was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.

Jimmy Santa Maria

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/11/26 vs Perth Amboy Vo-Tech	4
04/16/26 @ Plainfield	3
05/02/26 @ Long Branch	2
04/27/26 vs Union	2
04/07/26 @ Rahway	2

In other batting news, Jimmy Santa Maria was incredible, going 1-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ignacio Zorro, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.

Linden always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .611. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, J.P. Stevens was a bit more limited in their matchup on Saturday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of South River. The Hawks haven't had much luck with the Rams recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

Linden's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-11. As for J.P. Stevens, their loss dropped their record down to 13-7-1.

Linden suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to J.P. Stevens when the teams last played back in April of 2025. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.