Baseball Recap: Liberty Wins Going Away Against Tranquillity

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

03/25/25 @ Parlier	22
04/23/25 vs Tranquillity	15
03/18/25 vs Firebaugh	14
02/26/25 @ Bakersfield	9
04/09/25 @ Justin Garza	8

Liberty never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Tranquillity Tigers with a sharp 15-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won eight matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Anthony Gaitan looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Colton Azevedo and Daniel Sandate did most of the damage at the plate: Azevedo went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, one triple, and one run, while Sandate went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. That's the most RBI Azevedo has posted since back in March. Tyce Perez was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one double.

Liberty kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tranquillity only managed three hits.

The win made it two in a row for Liberty and bumps their season record up to 13-7. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 1-12 Tranquillity and 7-13 Minarets. As for Tranquillity, their loss was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-12.

Coming up, Liberty will be playing in front of their home fans against Minarets at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Hawks are facing the Mustangs at the right time seeing as the Mustangs are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Tranquillity, they will venture away from home to challenge Avenal at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Buccaneers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 18.93 runs per game on average), something the Tigers will no doubt try to take advantage of.