Liberty had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Dublin Gaels a 9-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for Liberty, who have now won 13 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Kate Skinner, who gave up just two hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Dublin off the board. Skinner has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Isabella Rice, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelsie Skaggs, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
The win (which was Liberty's seventh in a row) raised their record to 19-3. As for Dublin, they dropped their record down to 13-8-1 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Liberty will square off against Vintage at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Vintage: 2.1, Liberty: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. Dublin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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