It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Liberty County can now relate to. They fell just short of the Union County Fightin' Tigers by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. Liberty County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gavin Jerkins was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Jerkins has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Jerkins was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Jerkins wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Rylan Roddenberry, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Like Liberty County, Union County also got a great game from a two-way player: Erick Lasseter. Throwing, Lasseter tossed 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits. Meanwhile, Ayden Androlevich pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Lasseter got on base in all five of his plate appearances with a double, while Androlevich scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Trenton Klein, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double.
Liberty County's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-8. As for Union County, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-13 record this season.
Liberty County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Union County, they will face off against Lafayette on Saturday. Lafayette will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Union County surely won't give up without a fight.
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