Trailing 4-1 after the first inning, the Flames scored 11 runs in the next three innings to take a commanding lead of 12-4 and win the game.
Liberty scored five runs in the second inning, taking the lead on a three-run home run by the second baseman to take a 6-4 lead. aidan sweat And after that, he never followed suit in a contest.
Sweat had three hits and four RBIs in the game. It was his fourth home run of the season.catcher macadine dye He was one of four Flames with two hits in the contest. He drove in three runs.first baseman John Simmons Liberty had two hits, including an inside home run, and scored three runs. tod hudson He hit his sixth home run.
Liberty finished the five-game homestand with four wins and one loss. The Flames now have a total of 22 wins and 26 losses. Virginia Tech fell to 31-15 on the year.
box score highlights
record: Virginia Tech (31-15); Liberty 22-26)
position: Lynchburg, Virginia (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Cale Bolton (2-1) | LP: Madden Clement (2-1)
Score overview
1cent – VT – Micheletti doubles, Cannizzaro and Watson scores, 2-0
1cent – VT – Cook singles, Micheletti scores, 3-0
1cent – VT – Cook steals second, Grady steals home, 4-0.
1cent – Liberty – Dye singles, Kepley scores, 4-1
2n.d. – Liberty – Kepley single, Simmons score, 4-2.
2n.d. – Liberty – Sweat home run, Kepley and Foster score, 5-4
2n.d. – Liberty – Dai double, Horton scores, 6-4
3rd – Liberty – McClellin singles, Simmons score, 7-4
3rd – Liberty – Sweat Singles, Foster Score, 8-4.
3rd – Liberty – Dye walks, McClellin scores, 9-4.
Fourth – Liberty – Simmons home run (in the park), 10-4
Fourth – Liberty – Horton doubles, Kepley and Hudson scores, 12-4
Fiveth – VT – Cannizzaro home run, 12 -5
7th – VT – Cannizzaro home run, 12-6
8th – Liberty – Hudson home run, 13-6
9th – VT – Cannizzaro home run, Watson scored, 13-8
Remarkable numbers
– Liberty defeated Virginia Tech 13-11. The Hokies made two errors.
– The Flames left eight people on base. The Hokies left nine players on base.
– Center fielder Kane Kepley Designated hitter Brian McClellan had two hits against Dye and Simmons. Kepley scored three goals in the game.
– reliever Cale Bolton, the third of six Liberty pitchers who entered the contest to earn the victory. Bolton allowed 3 hits and 1 run in 2 1/3 innings. He struck out four batters.
– reliever Josh Swink pitched two scoreless innings for the Flames, allowing one hit.
– Virginia Tech starting pitcher Madden Clement took the loss. The left-hander allowed 5 runs on 4 hits in 1 2/3 innings. He had one strikeout and one walk.
– Hokies center fielder Chris Cannizzaro had three home runs, four RBIs and four runs scored.
Beyond the Box Score
– With the win, the Flames finished their five-game homestand with a 4-1 record and improved to 16-11 at home this season.
– Liberty splits two midweek games against Virginia Tech in 2024. The Hokies won at Blacksburg earlier this season.
– Sweat had three hits in each consecutive game.The second baseman had 16 RBIs.th For the second time this season, he had multiple hits and scored four points in one game.
– Kepley stole his 19th He earned a base in the game and currently leads CUSA in stolen bases. The outfielder also tied for fourth in the conference with 52 points.Additionally, he collected a team-leading 18th This season’s multi-hit game.
– Dai scores his 13th multi-hit and 15th A high-scoring game in a contest. The three RBIs increased his team-leading RBI total to 45, and he was tied for 10 RBIs among catchers.th It is in the CUSA category.
McClellin recorded his eighth multi-hit game and Simmons recorded his seventh.
– Flames left fielder brayden horton It doubled in the contest. He has now reached base in 26 consecutive games.
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Liberty heads to Dallas, Texas this weekend for its final CUSA regular season road series. The Flames will face the Dallas Baptist Patriots in a three-game conference series starting Friday. The first pitch at Horner Stadium is scheduled for 7:30 pm ET/6:30 pm CT.
