Liberty entered their tilt with Oxnard with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Oxnard Yellowjackets by a score of 8-4 in their second game on Tuesday.
Cruz Van Slyke made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Van Slyke was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rane Miller, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Oxnard's side, Max Garcia was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Oxnard saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Gomez, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Marin, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Liberty's victory bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Oxnard, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-9 record this season.
Liberty is on the road again on Wednesday to play Channel Islands at 10:00 a.m. As for Oxnard, they will take on Dublin at 7:00 p.m. in their second game on Tuesday. Oxnard's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Dublin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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