It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Baldwin County can now relate to. They fell 7-2 to the Athens Golden Eagles on Tuesday. Baldwin County's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Madilyn Byrd spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and six unearned) runs on six hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Baldwin County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brooke McGowin, who went 1-for-4 with an RBI.
Baldwin County's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-15. As for Athens, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-13 record this season.
As of now, neither Baldwin County nor Athens have any future games scheduled.
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