It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Baldwyn had no problem doing just that on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Potts Camp Cardinals as they made off with a 7-1 win. Baldwyn might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won ten matches by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Maddox McCarley, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Rush Watkins, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
On Potts Camp's side, Drew Hogan was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Potts Camp saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jamie Muse, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, Potts Camp didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. This was only their 13th loss (out of 16 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Baldwyn has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-12 record this season. As for Potts Camp, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-17.
Baldwyn does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Potts Camp also has no future games currently scheduled.
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