Liberty University
20-10, 6-2
Charleston Southern
12-16, 3-5
Perritt Has Four Hits as Lyons Pitches Gem in 10-0 Win over Charleston Southern
4/3/2015 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Pitcher Jared Lyons pitched eight scoreless innings and center fielder Ashton Perritt had four hits, including a home run, as the Liberty Flames defeated the Charleston Southern Buccaneers, 10-0, Friday evening at CSU Ballpark.
With the victory in game two of the three-game Big South Conference series, Liberty extends its winning streak to six games.
Lyons moves to 5-0 on the year. The left-hander scattered four hits over eight innings. He struck out nine batters and walked one. The batter he walked in the seventh inning was the first free pass given by the senior in 31 consecutive innings.
Lyons entered the contest having pitched complete games in each of his last two starts. Over his last four starts, the Big South ERA leader has allowed just two runs over his last 34 innings.
Perritt posts his first four-hit contest of 2015, tying a career high for hits in a game. Two of his hits were extra base knocks. His home run in the sixth inning was his fourth of the year and he also tripled, coming up a double short of the cycle. He also tied a career high with five RBI.
Liberty moves to 6-2 in Big South play and 20-10 overall. Charleston Southern falls to 3-5 in conference and 12-16 overall. With victories in the first two games, Liberty will look to sweep the three-game series, tomorrow.
Liberty took a 2-0 advantage in the top of the second, striking for both runs with two out. Designated hitter Andrew Yacyk led off the inning with a single and advanced to second when third baseman Jake Kimble drew a two-out walk. Perritt then singled to left field, scoring Yacyk with the game's first run of the contest. Right fielder Will Shepherd followed with a run-scoring single for a 2-0 edge.
Perritt extended the Liberty advantage in the sixth. With one out, second baseman Nick Salisbury singled. Two batters later, Perritt belted a 1-0 pitch over the right-center field fence, giving the Flames a 4-0 lead.
Liberty batted around in the eighth, putting the game out of reach. Kimble started the five-run inning with a one-out single and stole second. Perritt followed by lining a triple off the right-center field wall, plating Kimble for a 5-0 Liberty advantage. Shepherd then singled to score Perritt to make it, 6-0 Flames.
With two outs, shortstop Dalton Britt and catcher Becker Sankey both walked to load the bases. Yacyk followed by lining a double into the left field corner, clearing the bases for a 9-0 lead.
A double by pinch hitter Josh Barrick and a single by Perritt to open the top of the ninth gave Liberty what proved to be the final score of 10-0.
Flames reliever Zach Clinton pitched a scoreless ninth to complete the shutout.
Charleston Southern starting pitcher Evan Raynor drops to 2-3 on the season. The right-hander gave up four runs on nine hits. He struck out eight and walked three batters.
Liberty tied a season high with 15 hits in the contest. Yacyk collected three hits and three RBI for the Flames. Charleston Southern managed five hits.
The two teams will meet in the series finale tomorrow at CSU Ballpark. Game time is scheduled for 2 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lyons, Jared (5-0)
L: RAYNOR, E. (2-3)
Batting:
2B: Sankey, Becker 1 ; Yacyk, Andrew 1 ; Barrick, Josh 1
3B: Perritt, Ashton 1
HR: Perritt, Ashton 1
RBI: Perritt, Ashton 5 ; Shepherd, Will 2 ; Yacyk, Andrew 3
SH: Paxton, Nick 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Perritt, Ashton 2 ; Shepherd, Will 1 ; Britt, Dalton 1 ; Sankey, Becker 1 ; Yacyk, Andrew 1 ; Salisbury, Nick 1 ; Kimble, Jake 2 ; Barrick, Josh 1
SB: Shepherd, Will 1 ; Roberts, Tray 1 ; Kimble, Jake 1
Batting:
2B: SINGLETON, C 1
