Baker County barely beat Keystone Heights the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Baker County Wildcats never let the Keystone Heights Indians get on the board and left with a 10-0 win on Tuesday. With that victory, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Grace Masterson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Baker County let Chloe Johnson and Sadye Harvey run wild. Johnson went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and one double, while Harvey went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave Harvey a new career-high in hits. Masyn Barlow also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
Baker County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in five consecutive games.
Wildcats
| 03/04/25 vs Keystone Heights | 10-0 |
| 05/22/24 vs American Heritage | 10-0 |
| 05/08/24 vs Yulee | 7-2 |
| 04/23/24 vs Middleburg | 6-3 |
| 04/19/24 vs Bartram Trail | 9-2 |
| + 4 more games |
Baker County's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Keystone Heights, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Baker County will take on West Nassau at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Baker County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Keystone Heights, they will challenge Clay at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Clay also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 8.2 runs per game.
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