It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Liberty can now relate to. They fell just short of the Coronado Cougars by a score of 3-2 on Monday. Liberty's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Dominic Ostolaza was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits.
At the plate, Liberty saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaydrien Klein-Baker, who went 2-for-5 with an RBI.
On Coronado's side, Dillon Victoravich tossed a big game, striking out 11 batters over 7.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits.
Liberty's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-15. As for Coronado, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-11.
Liberty will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Las Vegas at 4:00 p.m. Las Vegas' pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Liberty's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Coronado, they will square off against Faith Lutheran at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Coronado is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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