Baseball Preview: Hamilton Titans vs. Liberty Eagles
The Hamilton Titans will head out on the road to challenge the Liberty Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hamilton will be strutting in after a win while Liberty will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Hamilton finally turned things around against Seymour on Tuesday. Everything went Hamilton's way against Seymour as Hamilton made off with a 9-3 victory.
Grayson Conkright was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Conkright has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Conkright was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Gage Scott was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brayden Carter, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 17 runs the game before, Liberty was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to Pittsfield. Liberty has not had much luck with Pittsfield recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Hamilton's win ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-12. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-15.
Hamilton couldn't quite finish off Liberty in their previous matchup back in March and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Liberty's Jackson Sims, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Now that Hamilton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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