With a playoff game on the line, Baldwin County rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Saraland Spartans a 1-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Baldwin County who now have three in a row.
The result came thanks to Madilyn Byrd's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
Baldwin County is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-14 record this season. As for Saraland, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 37-16.
Baldwin County will take on Athens at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Athens will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Saraland, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 7-6 loss vs. Wetumpka on the 7th.
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