Monday at Rock Canyon High School in Highlands Ranch.

Seth Green led off the game with a triple and scored on a Cooper Kardokus ground out.  The Lumberjax scored two in the first for  a 2-1 lead.  Liberal scored two in the third to lead 3-2.  Cal Anthony doubled and Trento Uyeda provided a two RBI two out single.  Kaden Isola ripped a lead off double to left center to begin the fourth.  Cade Adams lined a two out two RBI single to left to make it 5-2 in the fourth.  The Lumberjax put up six runs on four hits, three walks, and a hit batter for an 8-5 lead.  The Jax led 9-5 when they added a sixth inning run.  The Jays rallied in the seventh with 11 runs on seven hits as 16 batters came up.  Kaden Isola walked with the bases loaded to make it 9-6.  Charlie Ziola lined a two RBI double to left to make it 9-8.  Liberal scored the tying run on a dropped third strike.  Cole Manuel singled home the lead run.  Cade Adams blasted a three run home run for the 13-9 lead.  Cal Anthony followed that up with a solo home run for the 14-9 lead.  Jhett Huffman provided a two RBI single later in the inning. The Jax came right back with two in the seventh to make it 16-11.  Both teams loaded the bases but didn’t score in the eighth.

Liberal out-hit Colorado 18-14.  Both teams had one error.  Cal Anthony was  5-6 with a home run and two doubles..  Cole Manuel was 3-4.   Cade Adams was 2-5 with a home run and five RBI’s.  Kaden Isola was 2-4 with two doubles.  Charlie Ziola was 2-3 with a double.

On a tough day to pitch with winds howling out, Josh Mosely retired 10 in a row at one time.  Josiah Rojas closed it out with two innings.  He got out of a bases loaded no out jam in the eighth.

The Lumberjax are 5-16 overall and 2-13 in the Rocky Mountain.  Liberal is 11-6 overall and 9-5 in the Rocky Mountain.  Liberal plays at the Lumberjax again Tuesday night at 5:30 central time with pre-game at 5:15 on 1270 and 92.3 FM.