Trinity Christian Academy had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Baldwin on Thursday. Trinity Christian Academy's pitcher stepped up to hand Baldwin a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Conquerors have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Aaron Watson
| 03/27/25 vs Baldwin | 15 |
| 03/13/25 @ Lincoln | 13 |
| 03/06/25 vs Flagler Palm Coast | 13 |
| 02/20/25 vs University Christian | 10 |
| 03/20/25 vs Providence School | 8 |
Not much got past Aaron Watson, who gave up just a hit and racked up 15 Ks to keep Baldwin off the board. Those 15 strikeouts gave Watson a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Ethan Wheeler and Tyler Ellis did most of the damage at the plate: Wheeler went 2-for-3 with four RBI and one run, while Ellis scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. That's the most RBI Wheeler has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Gage Petrutz, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Trinity Christian Academy's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Baldwin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-10.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Trinity Christian Academy will venture away from home to square off against Tocoi Creek at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Trinity Christian Academy 2, Tocoi Creek 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Baldwin, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Baker County at 6:30 p.m. on April 7.
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