Preview: Baldwin County Tigers vs. Spanish Fort Toros
Two dominant two-way players in Madilyn Byrd and Mackenzie Boullon are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Baldwin County Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Spanish Fort Toros at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Baldwin County's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Spanish Fort's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Baldwin County can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. Everything went their way against Foley as Baldwin County made off with a 6-0 victory. That's two games straight that Baldwin County has won by exactly six runs.
Byrd made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only a hit while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Byrd has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Byrd was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run, an additional RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Brooke McGowin was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, an additional run, and a triple.
Meanwhile, Spanish Fort was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Orange Beach.
Baldwin County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Spanish Fort, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Baldwin County hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Spanish Fort struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6 home runs per game. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Baldwin County couldn't quite finish off Spanish Fort when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 5-3. Can Baldwin County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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