Softball Recap: Babcock Snags Ninth Win in Last Ten Games

Trailblazers

Margin (Wins)

03/11/25 @ Dunbar	20
03/04/25 @ South Fort Myers	20
03/03/25 @ Lehigh	17
03/12/25 vs Island Coast	16
02/25/25 @ Community School of Naples	15

The Babcock Trailblazers made easy work of the Sarasota Christian Blazers on Friday and carried off a 17-3 win. Considering the Trailblazers have won 11 contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Lexi Haley and Brooklyn Mills made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Haley tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Mills struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one walk in 11 consecutive appearances. At the plate, Haley went 3-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Mills scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5. The dominant performance also gave Mills a new career-high in doubles (two).

In other batting news, Halle Harden and Emmie Barritt did most of the damage at the plate: Harden went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while Barritt scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Those four RBI gave Harden a new career-high. Caylee Kessler was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.

Babcock was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .459. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Babcock has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Sarasota Christian, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-3 record.

Coming up, Babcock will venture away from home to challenge Mason Classical Academy at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Sarasota Christian, they will host Saint Stephen's Episcopal at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Blazers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Falcons have averaged an impressive 8.1 runs per game this season.