Baldwin County fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Spanish Fort on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Spanish Fort Toros by a score of 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their meetings with the Toros: they've now lost nine in a row.
Madilyn Byrd was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over 8.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in ten consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Byrd wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Addison Hadley, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Baldwin County's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 10-4. As for Spanish Fort, their win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-3.
Coming up, Baldwin County will face off against Orange Beach at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Spanish Fort, they will challenge McGill-Toolen at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. McGill-Toolen has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.57 runs per game on average), something Spanish Fort will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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