Heritage extended their losing streak to three on Tuesday, dropping them down to 4-9. They came up short against the Liberty Redhawks, falling 14-0. That's two games in a row now that the Coyotes have lost by exactly 14 runs.
As for Liberty, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games.
For Liberty's part, Beckley Baumgart made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Baumgart has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Liberty got a massive performance out of Sam Byrnes, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. That's the most runs Byrnes has posted since back in February. Amrutha Konreddy also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Heritage is set to take on their familiar foe Frisco at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Liberty will square off against rival Independence at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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