Baseball Recap: Santa Fe Raiders vs. Baker County Wildcats
On Tuesday, Santa Fe got themselves on the board against Baker County, but Baker County never followed suit. They walked away with a 3-0 win over the Baker County Wildcats. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Santa Fe.
Dylan Lovelace spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on five hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Santa Fe saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Kietzman, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
On Baker County's side, Colson Altman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
Santa Fe's victory bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Baker County, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
Santa Fe will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Beachside at 7:00 p.m. Beachside's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Santa Fe's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Baker County, they will head out on the road to square off against Baldwin at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Baker County is facing Baldwin at the right time seeing as Baldwin is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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