Baseball Game Preview: Liberty Hawks vs. Red Bluff Spartans

The Liberty Hawks will take on the Red Bluff Spartans in a tournament on Tuesday. Liberty's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Red Bluff's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Liberty's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Monday's struggle, when Stockdale hitters got past them. The Hawks came up short against the Mustangs on Monday, falling 10-1. The Hawks' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Anthony Gaitan

Base on Balls Against

04/14/25 vs Stockdale	1
03/25/25 @ Parlier	1
03/11/25 vs Clovis East	1
03/07/25 vs Kerman	1
03/04/25 @ Tehachapi	1

Liberty got a good showing from Anthony Gaitan, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Gaitan has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Liberty saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyce Perez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Red Bluff's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They lost 21-4 to Central.

Jett Bonham was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple and one run.

Red Bluff's loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-5.