{"id":16078,"date":"2024-05-12T09:34:22","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T13:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=16078"},"modified":"2024-05-12T09:34:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T13:34:23","slug":"baker-perfect-against-eastbrook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/12\/baker-perfect-against-eastbrook\/","title":{"rendered":"Baker perfect against Eastbrook"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>RANDY HISNER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was 21 up, 21 down for South Adams pitcher Addie Baker in the first game of a doubleheader against Eastbrook Saturday in Berne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baker\u2019s perfect game led the Starfires to a 2-0 win and took only about 70 minutes. She struck out 10 and threw only 19 balls out of 68 pitches.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-11T165106Z.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>WZBD&#8217;s Randy Hisner spoke with Addie Baker after her perfect game Saturday. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2429.jpg?resize=640%2C318&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2429.jpg?resize=1024%2C508&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2429.jpg?resize=300%2C149&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2429.jpg?resize=768%2C381&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2429.jpg?w=1368&amp;ssl=1 1368w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2429.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Addie Baker works from the circle and towards a perfect game Saturday against Eastbrook. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat a performance,\u201d gushed South Adams coach Jessie O\u2019Dell. \u201cAddie\u2019s velocity was up. Her spin on the ball was doing well. There wasn\u2019t many pitches where she missed badly. She was hitting her spots. I thought she looked in control. Every now and then when she\u2019s pitching she\u2019ll have a batter where it\u2019s like, \u2018OK, you know, settle down,\u2019 but she looked sharp from pitch one today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apparently not the superstitious type, Baker ignored the adage that you shouldn\u2019t talk about a no-hitter or perfect game while it\u2019s in progress. \u201cAbout the fifth inning I was talking to J.T. (assistant coach Jeff Turner), and I was like, \u2018I\u2019m doing good; I got a perfect game going.\u2019\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"136\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Gold-Medal-Logo_gold-and-black.jpg?resize=640%2C136&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Gold-Medal-Logo_gold-and-black.jpg?resize=1024%2C217&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Gold-Medal-Logo_gold-and-black.jpg?resize=300%2C64&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Gold-Medal-Logo_gold-and-black.jpg?resize=768%2C163&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Gold-Medal-Logo_gold-and-black.jpg?resize=1536%2C325&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Gold-Medal-Logo_gold-and-black.jpg?resize=2048%2C434&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Gold-Medal-Logo_gold-and-black.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Gold-Medal-Logo_gold-and-black.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The chat obviously didn\u2019t jinx her\u2014or the Starfire defenders. All 11 times that the Panthers put the ball in play, Baker\u2019s backers fielded and threw flawlessly. \u201cThey did good,\u201d Baker said. \u201cI was very confident in them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-11T165322Z.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>South Adams head coach Jessie O&#8217;Dell praises Addie Baker&#8217;s performance in his interview with WZBD&#8217;s Randy Hisner. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2457.jpg?resize=640%2C564&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2457-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C902&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2457-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C264&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2457-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C677&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2457-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1353&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2457-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1804&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2457-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2457-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Macy Pries slaps her third hit of the game. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Baker\u2019s veteran teammates Macy Pries and Bekah Patterson supplied all the offensive support she needed to notch her 12<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;win against only one loss. Pries, who led the Starfires with three hits, singled to center to lead off the third inning, stole second and third, and scored on Patterson\u2019s sacrifice fly to right field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The duo produced an insurance run in the fifth when Pries singled to left with one out, stole second, and raced home on Patterson\u2019s two-out single to center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"174\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Berne-hi-way-hatchery.jpg?resize=290%2C174&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14376\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThose two have been clutch all year,\u201d said O\u2019Dell. \u201cThat hit that Bekah got there at the end was pretty clutch too. We can always use an insurance run in a tight game.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sofia Schwartz also had a good game at the plate, knocking out two hits. She nearly drove in a run in the first inning, but Patterson was thrown out at the plate in a close play when she tried to score from first on Schwartz\u2019s single.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mizlehman.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/tee-shirt-logo.jpg?resize=640%2C359&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/tee-shirt-logo.jpg?w=749&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/tee-shirt-logo.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI felt we could have probably busted it open early,\u201d O\u2019Dell commented. \u201cWe were leaving runners on base and popping bunts up, but we did a good job\u2014we got the win. I feel like sometimes this season when we\u2019re not playing our best we\u2019re still able to get wins.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2439.jpg?resize=640%2C549&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2439-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C878&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2439-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C257&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2439-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C658&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2439-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1317&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2439-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1755&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2439-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2439-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Tessa Bernard waits for her pitch Saturday. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With a laugh, he added, \u201cAnd it\u2019s a lot easier when Addie Baker is throwing a perfect game!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second game of the doubleheader was quite a contrast to the first one, more of a slugfest. Both teams collected double-digit hits, the Starfires slamming 10, the Panthers 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South Adams (16-3) took an 8-3 lead into the fifth inning but gave up four runs to the Panthers in each of the last three frames to lose 15-9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pries and Schwartz paced the Starfire offense, each hitting a single and a double. Kenzie Neuenschwander also doubled for South Adams. Schwartz drove in three runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gracie Elliot had three hits for Eastbrook (8-6), including a triple, and drove in five runs. DeLanie Elliot doubled and tripled, driving in two runs and scoring three. Ally Pumroy, Braelee McNutt, and Mylee Brown all had two hits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2449.jpg?resize=640%2C518&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2449-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C829&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2449-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C243&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2449-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C622&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2449-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1243&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2449-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1658&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2449-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2449-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Shelby Weigel bats against Eastbrook for South Adams Saturday. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gracie Bixler took the loss for the Starfires. She went the distance, walking three, striking out five, and yielding 10 earned runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DeLanie Elliot claimed the win for Eastbrook. She pitched the last 4.2 innings and gave up only three runs (two earned) and five hits while striking out three and walking two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Starfires will host ACAC and county rival Adams Central Monday. Game time is 5:00 P.M.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can hear the Starfires&#8217; game against Heritage live on WZBD Thursday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RANDY HISNER WZBD.com It was 21 up, 21 down for South Adams pitcher Addie Baker in the first<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16080,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[15,40,28,26],"class_list":["post-16078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-featured","tag-softball","tag-southadams","tag-sports"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2433-rotated.jpg?fit=1512%2C2016&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16078\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}