Baker County stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Everything went their way against the University Christian Christians as the Baker County Wildcats made off with a 10-1 victory. Baker County's win was all the more impressive since University Christian was averaging only 2.76 runs allowed on the season.
Rylee Walker looked comfortable as she struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Baker County let Baleigh Shields and Chloe Johnson loose on the outfield. Shields went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base, while Johnson went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Haley Marker was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On University Christian's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kate Dell'alba, who went 1-for-4 with an RBI.
Baker County is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for University Christian, they dropped their record down to 11-6 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Baker County will stay at home for another game and welcome Providence School at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Baker County's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Providence School's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for University Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against West Nassau at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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