Baldwin lost against Howard on Friday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Baldwin Braves fell 14-11 to the Howard Huskies. The Braves' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Rickey Jenks was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out 13 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and one triple. That triple marked the first that he's hit this season.
Caden Thigpen
| 02/21/25 vs Howard | 5 |
| 02/21/25 vs Howard | 2 |
| 03/19/24 @ Griffin | 2 |
| 04/15/24 @ Howard | 1 |
| 03/13/24 vs Jackson | 1 |
In other batting news, Caden Thigpen and Elier Moreno did some serious damage despite the final result: Thigpen scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Moreno scored three runs and stole six bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Those five stolen bases gave Thigpen a new career-high. Kaden Guy also deserves some recognition as he stolen his first stolen bases of the season.
Even though they lost, Baldwin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Baldwin's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Howard, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.
Looking ahead, Baldwin will welcome Aquinas at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Howard, they and Jones County will meet in a dog eat dog contest at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Jones County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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