Baker County had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the American Heritage Patriots a 10-0 shutout on Wednesday. The victory was nothing new for Baker County as they're now sitting on 11 straight.
Rylee Walker tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Baker County got a massive performance out of Baleigh Shields, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and three runs. Another player making a difference was Karis Richardson, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
On American Heritage's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Analie Diaz, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Baker County pushed their record up to 21-5 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home. As for American Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-11.
Baker County will take on Eustis at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Baker County: 1.9, Eustis: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. American Heritage does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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