Yellow Jackets
| 03/27/26 vs Columbia | 4-0 |
| 03/26/26 vs George Jenkins | 8-0 |
| 03/24/26 @ Winter Haven | 8-0 |
| 03/14/26 vs Plant City | 12-2 |
| 03/14/26 vs Auburndale | 10-1 |
| + 6 more games |
Bartow extended their winning streak to 11 on Friday, bumping them up to 12-1. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Columbia Tigers a 4-0 shutout. Give the Yellow Jackets' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
The result came thanks to Ryleigh Knowlton's shutout, as she gave up just five hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in ten consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Emma Huffman was excellent, getting on base in both of her plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
As for Columbia, the defeat snapped their winning streak at ten games and leaves them with a 13-3 record. The game marked the first time this season in which they were not able to get on the board.
On Columbia's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryleigh Stone, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Coming up, Bartow will be taking part in a tournament against Middleburg at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Broncos' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so the Yellow Jackets' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Columbia, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 17-0 victory against Bronson on the 31st.
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