Liberty University
29-9
North Carolina A&T
19-18
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC A&T | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Liberty | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 8 | 1 |
Adametz and Price Shut Out Aggies 3-0 in Game 1
4/20/2019 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Joseph Adametz and Garret Price combined to shut down the North Carolina A&T Aggies 3-0, Saturday in game one of a doubleheader at Liberty Baseball Stadium. The two recorded the sixth Liberty shutout of the season.
Adametz pitched a career-high seven innings, scattering six hits. Price did not allow a run or a hit over the final two innings.
Liberty catcher Jonathan Embry hit a solo home run in the fifth, his fifth round tripper of the season in the victory.
The Flames move to 29-9 on the season. The Aggies fall to 19-18.
Box Score Highlights
Records: North Carolina A&T (19-18); Liberty (29-9)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Joseph Adametz (6-1) | LP: Tim Luth (5-2)
Scoring Summary
LIBERTY – 2nd INNING – Guy singles, Galazin scores, 1-0
LIBERTY - 5th INNING – Embry homers, 2-0
LIBERTY – 5th INNING – Mathieu singles, Wagner scores, 3-0
Notable Numbers
- Liberty collected eight hits and committed the game's only error. North Carolina A&T had six hits.
- Adametz records his sixth victory of the season, tying a career high for strikeouts with seven.
- Three Flames – Gray Betts, Logan Mathieu and Will Wagner – each had two hits in the contest.
Turning Point
Leading 1-0 in the bottom of the fifth inning, Liberty extended its advantage. With one out, Embry homered into the right field bullpen for a 2-0 edge. Wagner followed with a double and advanced to third on a ground out by right fielder Brandon Rohrer. Mathieu then lined a two-out single into right for 3-0 advantage and all the runs Adametz and Price needed.
Beyond the Box Score
- By winning the first two contests, the Flames take the three-game series. Liberty has won eight-straight weekend series.
- Liberty moves to 22-3 at Liberty Baseball Stadium, this season. The Flames have won nine of their last 10 home games.
- Liberty records its sixth shutout of the season. The six blankings are the most by the Flames in a year since 2014 when they pitched nine.
- Price earns his third save of the season. The junior has not allowed a run over his last 10 2/3 innings and leads the ASUN Conference with a 0.86 ERA.
- With two hits in the contest, Wagner has reached base in a season-high 18 consecutive games.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Adametz III, Joe (6-1)
L: LUTH,Tim (5-2)
S: Price, Garret (3)
Batting:
2B: WADE,Donte 1
Base Running:
HBP: STANLEY,Ryne 1
PO: STANLEY,Ryne 1
Batting:
2B: Wagner, Will 1 ; Betts, Gray 1
HR: Embry, Jonathan 1
RBI: Embry, Jonathan 1 ; Mathieu, Logan 1 ; Guy, Jaylen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Embry, Jonathan 1 ; Wagner, Will 1 ; Galazin, Tyler 1
SB: Galazin, Tyler 1
HBP: Rohrer, Brandon 1
