Facing one of the toughest pitches they have faced all season, the fifth-seeded Liberty Hawks softball team persevered and came through in the bottom of the sixth to record a 1-0 victory over Mission Prep- San Luis Obispo to advance to the Div. III Central Section semifinals.
The Hawks will head to Wasco to face the top seeded Tigers on Friday at 5:30 p.m.
The Mission Prep pitcher struck out eight and didn’t allow a hit. The Hawks forced her to throw 101 pitches in six innings while drawing four walks.