Softball Game Preview: Baldwin County Tigers vs. McGill-Toolen Yellowjackets

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Previous 6 Games

04/17/24 - Away	19-0 W
03/06/24 - Home	17-0 W
05/02/23 - Neutral	16-0 W
03/21/23 - Away	19-2 W
02/23/23 - Home	15-0 W
03/23/18 - Away	17-4 W

Baldwin County has gone a perfect 6-0 against McGill-Toolen recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Baldwin County Tigers will challenge the McGill-Toolen Yellowjackets at 4:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Baldwin County is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Daphne just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 2-1.

Madilyn Byrd spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 15 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Baldwin County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madisyn Williams, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.

Meanwhile, McGill-Toolen was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Gulf Shores, falling 15-0.

Baldwin County's defeat dropped their record down to 8-3. As for McGill-Toolen, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3-1.

McGill-Toolen's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Baldwin County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for McGill-Toolen, though, as they've been averaging only 0.8 strikeouts. Will Baldwin County keep running through batters, or will McGill-Toolen buck the trend?

Everything went Baldwin County's way against McGill-Toolen when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Baldwin County made off with a 19-0 win. Does Baldwin County have another victory up their sleeve, or will McGill-Toolen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.