It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Baldwyn had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Strayhorn Mustangs. Five seems to be a good number for Baldwyn as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Gabee Lee was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Lee has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Lee was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caroline Craven, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Bellamy Hogue, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
The victory (which was Baldwyn's third in a row) raised their record to 8-10. As for Strayhorn, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-13.
Baldwyn will have a chance to go back-to-back against Strayhorn: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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