Baseball Recap: Liberty Picks Up Third Consecutive Win

Lions

Previous 3 Games

04/29/25 @ Pittsburg	2-1
04/24/25 @ Deer Valley	7-0
04/22/25 vs Deer Valley	9-0

Liberty extended their winning streak to three on Tuesday, bumping their season record up to 12-6 in the process. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Pittsburg Pirates. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Lions have posted since April 9, 2024.

Tristan Ainsworth was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.

In other pitching news, Jake Farr looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.

Ainsworth wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Britto, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base. Britto also got a hit, marking his first of the season. Another was Stevie Wellens, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases.

As for Pittsburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-4. Pirates fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against Liberty since on Tuesday.

On Pittsburg's side, Aaron Del Real made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one triple and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Santino Salazar, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.

Liberty will have a chance to go back-to-back against Pittsburg: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.