Baseball Recap: Liberty Patriots vs. Bellarmine College Prep Bells
On Friday, the Liberty Patriots came up short against the Bellarmine College Prep Bells and fell 8-5. Liberty has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Liberty saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaydrien Klein-Baker, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Cole Neilson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Bellarmine College Prep's side, Liam Kropp tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Kropp has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Bellarmine College Prep got a massive performance out of Evan Tavarez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Vlahos, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Liberty now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Bellarmine College Prep, their win bumped their record up to 10-5.
Coincidentally, the pair will both be playing Centennial the next time they take the field. Bellarmine College Prep will host Centennial at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, while Liberty will head out to face them at 3:30 p.m. in their 0th game on Tuesday.
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