Baseball Recap: Keystone Heights Wins Going Away Against Bradford

Indians

Margin (Wins)

02/17/25 @ Interlachen	14
04/03/25 vs Bradford	13
03/04/25 vs Baker County	12
03/14/25 @ Orange Park	10
04/01/25 @ Fernandina Beach	8

Keystone Heights won the last time they faced Bradford and things went their way on Thursday too. The Indians put the hurt on the Tornadoes with a sharp 16-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won eight games by eight runs or more so far this season.

Aiden Screen and Tyler Brinson were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Screen pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Brinson pitched four innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. At the plate, Screen scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Brinson scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, Keystone Heights got a massive performance out of Andrew Wilson, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs Wilson has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Guage Barry, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.

Keystone Heights always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .606. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Keystone Heights pushed their record up to 15-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Bradford, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-12 record this season.

Keystone Heights has already played their next matchup, an 8-0 win against Fleming Island on the 4th. As for Bradford, they will be playing at home against P.K. Yonge at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Tornadoes' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Blue Wave have averaged an impressive 8.9 runs per game this season.