Saturday just wasn't the day for Toledo Christian's offense. Their tough 18-0 loss to the North Baltimore Tigers on Saturday might stick with them for a while. Having soared to a lofty 27 runs in the game before, Toledo Christian's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
For North Baltimore's part, Brynlee Schmidt was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Schmidt has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Schmidt was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with three RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, North Baltimore got a massive performance out of Josslyn Paynter, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Karlyn Keegan was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles.
Toledo Christian now has a losing record at 1-2. As for North Baltimore, they pushed their record up to 5-7 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Toledo Christian will head out on the road to challenge Genoa Area at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for North Baltimore, they will be playing at home against Ridgemont at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. North Baltimore is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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