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Liberty High split a doubleheader with Class 4A seventh-ranked Dubuque Hempstead on Monday in North Liberty winning the opener 12-5 and dropping the nightcap 8-2.

With the split Liberty High moved to 14-8 on the season and 11-7 in Mississippi Valley Conference play while Dubuque Hempstead now sits at 17-4 and 13-3 in conference games.

Ethan O’Donnell earned the win in the opener allowing five runs on five hits while striking out seven and walking five in 4 1/3 innings.

Jack Turgasen struck out six in 2 2/3 scoreless innings of relief for the Lightning.

Liberty High hammered 12 hits in game one led by Keian Secrist who went 3-for-3 with three RBI and three runs.

Luke Meyers was 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI and three runs scored and Noah Kirk went 2-for-3 and scored a run.

Cody Schroeder went 2-for-5 with two RBI, Brody Fishman had a hit and scored two runs and Jack Funke had a hit and drove in two runs.

Kirk took the loss in the nightcap allowing eight runs on eight hits while striking out four in 5 1/3.

Fishman went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored and Meyers had a hit and scored a run and Secrist had a double and an RBI.

Game 1

Dubuque Hempstead            040  100  0  –   5    5   2

Liberty High                          321  501  x  –  12  12  1

W – Ethan O’Donnell                         L – Nolan Schroeder

2B – ICL: Keian Secrist. DH: Kellen Strohmeyer.

3B – ICL: TJ Kimm, Luke Meyers. DH: John Cornelius

Game 2

Dubuque Hempstead            004  004  0  –  8  9  1

Liberty High                          002  000  0  –  2  6  2

W – Brock Booth                                L – Noah Kirk

2B – ICL: Brody Fishman, Keian Secrist. DH: John Cornelius

HR – DH: Zach Sabers

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