Baseball Recap: South Hunterdon Wins Going Away Against Linden

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

04/26/25 vs Keyport	16
04/29/25 vs Belvidere	14
04/24/25 vs Bound Brook	12
05/07/25 vs Glen Ridge	10
04/22/25 @ Bound Brook	10

South Hunterdon owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Linden Tigers as they made off with a 7-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won seven matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Nate Lawton made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because South Hunterdon is 5-2 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 5-6 otherwise. Lawton was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one double.

In other batting news, Ed Cooper was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Trevor Lingerfield was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

South Hunterdon's win bumped their record up to 10-8. As for Linden, their loss dropped their record down to 4-14.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Hunterdon will host Palmyra at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Linden, they will be playing at home against Metuchen at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Bulldogs' pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so the Tigers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.