The Torrey Pines Falcons will be playing at home against the Liberty Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Torrey Pines: 0.9, Liberty: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Torrey Pines entered their tilt with Nogales with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Apaches a 4-0 shutout on Monday.
Jace Barajas made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Barajas was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
In other pitching news, Torrey Pines got a great performance from Jack Swanberg as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched.
Back at the plate, Thomas Maher was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. Aidan Stroot was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Liberty unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 8-4 to St. Augustine.
Liberty saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Martin, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Torrey Pines' victory bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Liberty, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Torrey Pines hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Liberty struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9 per game. 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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