The Liberty Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Hamilton/Warsaw Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Pittsfield hit Liberty with a five-run sixth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles lost 18-7 to the Saukees. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Saukees recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Jack Sparrow was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off four hits. Sparrow was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs and one double.
In other pitching news, Liberty got a good showing from Jack Wietholder, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, Evan Sims was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Layne Bent, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs.
Meanwhile, Hamilton/Warsaw owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They came out on top against West Prairie by a score of 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Titans.
Hamilton/Warsaw's victory bumped their record up to 6-16. As for Liberty, their record now sits at 13-10.
Everything went Liberty's way against Hamilton/Warsaw when the teams last played back in March, as Liberty made off with a 12-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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