Baseball Preview: Pittsburg Pirates vs. Liberty Lions
Pittsburg and Liberty are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Pittsburg Pirates will be playing at home against the Liberty Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pittsburg's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Liberty's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Pittsburg finally turned things around against Liberty on Tuesday. Pittsburg narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Liberty 2-1.
For Liberty's part, they got a good showing from Tristan Ainsworth, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Ainsworth has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Liberty saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Stevie Wellens, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Pittsburg's win bumped their record up to 15-6. As for Liberty, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-10.
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