For the first time this season, Pinnacle will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Liberty Lions at 3:45 p.m. Pinnacle will be strutting in after a victory while Liberty will be coming in after a loss.
Pinnacle barely beat Sunnyslope the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Pinnacle's pitchers stepped up to hand Sunnyslope a 6-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Pioneers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by six runs or more this season.
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Dean Duran tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Pinnacle is 4-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-5-1 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Raul Escobar was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Erik Moo also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Liberty faced Hamilton in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Liberty fell 8-3 to Hamilton.
Pinnacle's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-6-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-2.
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