The third road contest was the charm for Freedom, as they earned their first road win of the season. They skirted past the Liberty Lions 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Freedom also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Gabe Jost was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits (he also only allowed one walk). Jost has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Jost was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Jost wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Emmons, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
On Liberty's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Stevie Wellens, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Liberty didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Freedom has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Liberty, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-8.
Freedom will head out on the road to square off against Lincoln at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Freedom's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Lincoln's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Liberty, they will be playing at home against San Ramon Valley at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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