The Liberty Patriots will be taking part in a tournament against the Bishop Alemany Warriors at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bishop Alemany took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Liberty, who comes in off a win.
Liberty is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Palo Verde, who was ranked second at the time (Liberty was ranked eighth). The Patriots came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 8-3 on Friday.
Nicholas Blakeney was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-7 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run.
Shawn Mack
| 04/18/25 @ Palo Verde | 8 |
| 03/28/25 @ Basic | 5 |
| 04/26/24 @ Arbor View | 5 |
| 03/07/25 vs Faith Lutheran | 3 |
| 03/01/25 vs Palo Verde | 3 |
In other pitching news, Liberty got a great performance from Shawn Mack as he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Those eight strikeouts gave Mack a new career-high.
Back at the plate, Chris Onoszko was excellent, going 2-for-5 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cam Dahlgren, who went 2-for-5 with one run and one RBI.
Liberty kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Palo Verde only managed seven hits.
Meanwhile, Bishop Alemany didn't have quite enough to beat Simi Valley on Wednesday and fell 2-1. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Pioneers recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Bishop Alemany also got a good showing from Lukas Beltran, who struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Beltran has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Bishop Alemany saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Stevenson, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Liberty's victory bumped their record up to 16-10. As for Bishop Alemany, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11.
