With a playoff game on the line, Liberty rose to the challenge on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over the Gateway Panthers. The result was nothing new for Liberty, who have now won six contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Yasmin Elaraj made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Elaraj was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off three home runs, nine RBI, and a double while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Mylee Rodriguez and Samantha Lherisson did most of the damage at the plate: Rodriguez scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Lherisson scored four runs while getting on base in four of her seven plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kailyn Mejia, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Liberty's win bumped their record up to 8-12. As for Gateway, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-15.
Liberty will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Auburndale at 7:00 p.m. Liberty has given up an average of 12.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. Gateway does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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