Baseball Preview: St. Joseph Knights vs. Liberty Patriots
The St. Joseph Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Liberty Patriots at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The last five games St. Joseph has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Friday, it was a hard-fought game, but St. Joseph had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Arroyo Grande.
Mason Majewski was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Erik Furness made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Liberty entered their tilt with Frontier with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. Everything went their way against the Titans on Thursday as they made off with a 10-3 victory. Considering Liberty has won ten matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Chance Gerecke made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Gerecke has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Gerecke was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nick Martin, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Davis Goodwin, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
St. Joseph's defeat dropped their record down to 13-12. As for Liberty, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. St. Joseph hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Liberty struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.2. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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