Softball Recap: Baldwin Takes Down Trinity Christian Academy in a Playoff Battle

Indians

Margin (Wins)

04/08/25 vs Wolfson	15
04/28/25 vs Trinity Christian Academy	14
04/16/25 vs Bishop Snyder	10
03/13/25 @ First Coast	10
02/28/25 vs Mandarin	10

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Baldwin walked away with it. They were the clear victors by a 15-1 margin over the Trinity Christian Academy Conquerors on Monday. Considering the Indians have won ten games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Hayden Peebles made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single hit and allowed only one earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.1 strikeouts per game. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, Baldwin let Madison Crews and Makaila Fry run wild. Crews went 2-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Fry got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those four runs gave Fry a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Izabella Screws, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.

Baldwin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Trinity Christian Academy only posted an OBP of .167.

Baldwin's victory bumped their record up to 17-7. As for Trinity Christian Academy, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-12.

Looking ahead, Baldwin will challenge Bishop Snyder at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Indians 3.2, the Cardinals 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Trinity Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.