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You don’t have to be a baseball expert to know that if a team strikes out four times the number of hits it has, it probably won’t win. That’s exactly what happened to the Crestview baseball team on Thursday night its game with rival Niceville. Bulldog batters produced just three hits while striking 12 times, five of which were watching a called third strike.

Laurel Hill head baseball coach Cory McSween was a young assistant coach to Ronnie Smith the last time the Hoboes were in the playoffs. That was more than a decade ago in 2012 and McSween, now in his fourth year leading the program, would like to see that drought come to an end.

Laurel Hill baseball coach Cory McSween had no explanation for his team’s defensive meltdown against L.E.A.D Academy on Tuesday. The Hoboes made 10 errors and allowed six stolen bases for by the Lions. Add seven walks and a hit batter and it was recipe for disaster for Laurel Hill.

Coming off a win over Pensacola High School at Blue Wahoo Stadium on Saturday, the Baker baseball team was in for a let down on Monday. The Gators played host to a talented Cottondale team that was looking for a first win of the season.

Good pitching, solid defense and timely hitting are the keys to winning in baseball. If you have one element in a game, you can win. If you have two, you have a decent chance of winning. When all three are clicking, a team will win most of the time.

It hasn’t been 100 years since the Baker School baseball team last appeared in the state playoffs. But it’s easy to see why it might feel that way.

The Gators made the playoffs three consecutive years between 2005 and 2007. The 2007 playoff appearance under Gary Taylor, who is now an assistant principal at Baker, was the last for the Gators.

It will be a few weeks before Baker School baseball coach Preston Nixon knows what kind of hand he’ll have for the 2023 season. But he got his first look at his potential team on Jan. 23 as the Gators, along with teams from across Florida, took to the field for the first day of practice.

Nixon felt at home on the high school community field at the Baker recreation complex. He should as it was his home diamond during his days as a Gator baseball player.

Preston Nixon graduated from Baker School in 2009. 

He was a fixture on the Gator football and baseball teams during his time at Baker. Nixon is back at his alma mater teaching and coaching.

BAKER — Adam Henry hopes spring break won’t be too large a distraction for Baker School’s baseball team. The Gators entered the break on a three-game winning streak and had last Friday’s District 3…

CRESTVIEW — Spring break, such as it is, got off to a good start for Crestview High School’s baseball team Monday. Ryan Weekley threw a complete game, two-hit shutout and Corey Armstrong went 3-for…