Softball Recap: Thursday's Victory Is Baldwin's Tenth in Last 11 Outings

Indians

Margin (Wins)

04/08/25 vs Wolfson	15
03/13/25 @ First Coast	10
02/28/25 vs Mandarin	10
02/27/25 vs Trinity Catholic	10
02/21/25 vs Clay	10

Atlantic Coast typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Baldwin proved too difficult a challenge. They blew past the Stingrays 9-2. Considering the Indians have won eight games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Hayden Peebles made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run marked the first that she launched this season.

In other batting news, Jazmine Ramos-Merced was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-4. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high. Kendall North was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-5.

Baldwin was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Atlantic Coast only posted a batting average of .167.

Baldwin is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Atlantic Coast, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-3.

Baldwin and Atlantic Coast should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. The Indians (ranked 28th) will meet Oakleaf (ranked 141st) at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Atlantic Coast will square off against Nease at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (29 vs. 201).