Baseball Recap: Liberal Comes Up Short

Cimarron hit Liberal with a eight-run first inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Redskins fell 16-11 to the Bluejays. The Redskins were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bluejays earlier this season, when they won 5-2.

Skyler Hubbard

Runs

04/01/25 vs Garden City	4
04/25/25 @ Cimarron	2
04/17/25 vs Woodward	2
04/22/25 @ Garden City	1

Skyler Hubbard and Marco Alonso did some serious damage despite the final result: Hubbard got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, while Alonso got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI and one run. Hubbard is becoming a predictor of Liberal's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 4-8 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Martinez, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.

Liberal's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Cimarron, their record is now 10-6-2.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Liberal will take on Great Bend at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cimarron, they will square off against Colby at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Eagles will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something the Bluejays surely won't give up without a fight.