The Liberty Lions will venture away from home to take on the Miramonte Matadors at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Liberty will be strutting in after a win while Miramonte will be coming in after a defeat.
Liberty was handed a 12-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Campolindo 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Lions have posted since February 21st.
Jake Farr spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up six Ks. Liberty is 4-2 when Farr allowsthree or fewer earned runs, but 1-2 otherwise.
Rane Miller
| 02/21/25 @ Tokay | 4 |
| 03/04/25 @ East Union | 3 |
| 03/31/25 @ Campolindo | 2 |
| 03/01/25 vs California | 2 |
| 03/06/25 vs Mountain House | 1 |
On the hitting side, Rane Miller was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Liberty's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Stevie Wellens, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Miramonte was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Benicia.
Casey Yung put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Yung was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That run was his first of the season.
Yung wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was George Gilbert, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Those hits were Gilbert's first of the season.
Liberty now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Miramonte, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
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