The Baylor Red Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the McCallie Blue Tornado at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Baylor is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
Baylor will head into Thursday's game having proved themselves against Knoxville Catholic: Baylor took a nine-point loss the last time they faced off against Knoxville Catholic, but they managed to turn things around on Thursday. Baylor narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Knoxville Catholic 10-8.
Nelson McKnight made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. McKnight was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Baylor let Jack Schuman and Chris Renegar loose on the outfield. Schuman scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Renegar scored three runs and stole two bases.
Soddy Daisy typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday McCallie proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Trojans and snuck past 5-4.
Chap Bandy looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, McCallie let Noah Wilson and Nolan Sergeant loose on the outfield. Wilson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Sergeant scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Chandler Jones, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Baylor's record is now 18-3. As for McCallie, their record is now 19-9.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Baylor hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.9 home runs per game. However, it's not like McCallie struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Baylor came up short against McCallie when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 4-0. Can Baylor avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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