{"id":2102,"date":"2023-05-11T07:53:48","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T11:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=2102"},"modified":"2023-05-14T20:13:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T00:13:43","slug":"late-comeback-not-enough-for-barons-against-bellmont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/11\/late-comeback-not-enough-for-barons-against-bellmont\/","title":{"rendered":"Late comeback not enough for Barons against Bellmont"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>RANDY HISNER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Piper Baker pitched six innings of shutout ball and drove in three runs to lead Bellmont to a 6-3 NE8 home-field softball win over the Dekalb Barons Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/98.158.76.108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/New-Recording-38.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Piper Baker speaks to WZBD&#8217;s Randy Hisner after the Braves&#8217; win on Wednesday night. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After Baker\u2019s six-inning pitching stint, the Braves (11-8, 3-2 NE8) held a 6-0 lead and seemed to be cruising to an easy win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/98.158.76.108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_1005-1024x678.jpg?resize=640%2C424\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_1005-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_1005-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_1005-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_1005-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1017&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_1005-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1356&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_1005-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_1005-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Piper Baker threw six innings of shutout ball Wednesday. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But things turned tense in a hurry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bellmont coach Mindy Buuck sent freshman MaryKate Scheumann out to pitch the seventh, and the Barons (5-15-1, 1-4-1) roughed her up for three runs on four hits and a walk to shake Bellmont fans out of their complacency.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The big blow for the Barons was a two-out, two-run triple by relief pitcher Amara Anglin. She scored on Paige Storck\u2019s single to make it 6-3. Leadoff hitter Kayla Leins followed with a double, and the visitors had runners on second and third and the tying run at the plate. But Scheumann recovered to strike out Dekalb center fielder Ashley Cox to end the game. It was Scheumann\u2019s third strikeout of the inning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baker, assisted ably by nearly flawless defense, dominated Dekalb hitters, striking out four, walking one, and yielding just two hits. She threw only 62 pitches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Braves jumped off to a 2-0 lead in the first inning against Baron starter Summer Haverstock. Leadoff hitter Emily Bleke was hit by a pitch, stole second with one out, and scored when Dekalb second baseman Katie Waters dropped Scheumann\u2019s popup in shallow right field and then threw wildly to the plate. Scheumann advanced to second on the throw and later scored on Baker\u2019s single up the middle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baker made it 3-0 in the third when she drove in Sami Christen with a sharp two-out single to left field. Christen had doubled over the center fielder\u2019s head and advanced to third on Scheumann\u2019s fly near the right field line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/98.158.76.108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_1023-1024x678.jpg?resize=640%2C424\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_1023-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_1023-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_1023-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_1023-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1017&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_1023-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1356&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_1023-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_1023-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Sami Christen has been an important part of the Bellmont lineup with her bat and with her legs. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It stayed 3-0 till the fifth, when the Braves doubled their lead. Bleke reached on a walk and sped all the way to third on Christen\u2019s bunt single. Christen stole second on the next pitch, and when Scheumann\u2019s routine fly to right was dropped, Bleke scored and Christen went to third. Baker drove in Christen with a ground out to first. Scheumann eventually scored on Makenzie Mankey\u2019s one-out grounder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baker was eager to share credit with her defense for her six shutout innings. \u201cI always know I can trust them behind me,\u201d she said of her teammates, who had only one error. The best play of the night came from sophomore shortstop Aaliyah Faurote in the top of the third inning. With two out and Storck on third, Faurote deftly backhanded Waters\u2019 hard grounder to her right, planted her feet, and threw a laser to first to nip Waters by an eyelash and preserve the shutout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coach Buuck likes how her team has been backing up the pitching staff. \u201cDefense has been really stepping up the last several games, getting to where we need it to be as we move into the post-season,\u201d she said. \u201cThey\u2019re doing a good job.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/98.158.76.108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/New-Recording-41.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>WZBD&#8217;s Randy Hisner speaks to coach Mindy Buuck after the win over the Barons. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Braves will host conference rival Huntington North Friday at 5:30.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RANDY HISNER WZBD.com Piper Baker pitched six innings of shutout ball and drove in three runs to lead<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2105,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[13,15,40,26],"class_list":["post-2102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-bellmont","tag-featured","tag-softball","tag-sports"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_1016-1-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1696&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2102","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2102"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2102\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}