The Baylor bombers would be a fitting name for the way the Red Raiders are hitting the baseball lately.
Once again the bats were explosive for a team which looks intent on claiming a state championship 3-peat this season. Baylor finished off a three-game sweep of Knox Catholic with a comeback 14-7 home victory in which a scorching lineup accounted for seven doubles.
“This team expects to barrel balls up and make really loud outs,” said Red Raiders coach Greg Elie, whose team is on a 12-game win streak and has scored double digit runs in seven straight. “Eventually you will have the games where they fall and that’s what is going on right now for us. The game always evens out. These guys have kept a positive approach and are all feeding off each other. It’s happening team-wide. It’s truly a fun offense.”
Dayton native and South Carolina signee Cooper Kinney continues to be a key spark for the lineup, which battled back from a 4-1 deficit against the Irish in Wednesday’s Division II region battle.
The left-handed slugger swatted a pair of doubles and is now 13-for-17 with three home runs, six doubles and 17 runs batted in over his last five games.