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Baylor continues red-hot baseball play in Spring Fling

Baylor School co-head baseball coach Greg Elie, center, cuts up with Danny Corona, right, and Cooper Kinney during a 10-0 victory over Ensworth in the Division II-AA state tournament during the 2019 season. Corona smacked two of the Red Raiders' six extra-base hits in the game at Wilson Central High School. / Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon Baylor School co-head baseball coach Greg Elie, center, cuts up with Danny Corona, right, and Cooper Kinney during a 10-0 victory over Ensworth in the Division II-AA state tournament during the 2019 season. Corona smacked two of the Red Raiders' six extra-base hits in the game at Wilson Central High School. / Staff photo by Patrick MacCoon

By Patrick MacCoon May 21, 2019 2 min read

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Sophomore pitcher Jay Dill tossed a five-inning shutout over Ensworth with eight strikeouts and doubled in Tuesday's 10-0 win for Baylor at Wilson Central High School.

Baylor third baseman Gehrig Ebel records an out in Tuesday's 10-0 victory over Ensworth to begin the Spring Fling. The Red Raiders' last six hits all went for extra bases.

Baylor sophomore Cooper Kinney makes a throw to first in Baylor's red-hot start to the Spring Fling. The Red Raiders beat Ensworth 10-0 in five innings at Wilson Central High School on Tuesday.

Baylor's Nick Kurtz slides into third base for a three-run triple in Tuesday's 10-0 Division II-AA state tournament win for the Red Raiders.

The Baylor School baseball team watches action on the field in its 10-0 win Tuesday against Ensworth at the Division II-AA state tournament. The last six of the Red Raiders' eight hits went for extra bases.

Baylor sophomore pitcher Jay Dill struck out eight batters in five scoreless innings to help beat Ensworth. The Red Raiders won 10-0 Tuesday to begin the Division II-AA state tournament.

LEBANON, Tenn. – Tattooing the baseball, Baylor picked up right where it left off in last year’s Spring Fling.

The Red Raiders’ Division II-AA state title defense began with a trio of sophomores leading a 10-0 five-inning victory over Ensworth at Wilson Central High School on Tuesday.

Danny Corona flashed his sweet stroke and quick hands, lining RBI doubles to both outfield gaps in the second and fourth innings to help back a lights-out Jay Dill on the hill.

While Baylor (25-6) has outscored its opposition 41-13 in its last four Fling games, a youthful but poised group accepts no guarantees.

“We didn’t come into the state tournament thinking it would be easy, because nothing is guaranteed in baseball,” said Corona, who went 3-for-3 and scored twice. “We have been working hard together, and our chemistry is tough to beat. We have bonded well as a team all season.”