Liberty University
6-2
LSU
4-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| LSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Liberty Falls to No 7 LSU, 4-3, on Walk-Off Double
2/20/2021 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Liberty led the No. 7 LSU Tigers 3-0 following an Amber Bishop-Riley homer in the top of the fifth. However, LSU rallied to tie it in the fifth before Amanda Doyle hit a walk-off RBI double to secure the 4-3 comeback for the Tigers, Saturday at Alabama's Rhoads Stadium.
LSU improves to 4-1 on the season, while the Lady Flames fall to 6-2, including 0-2 at this weekend's Bama Bash. Liberty fell 6-3 to No. 5 Alabama last night and takes on the Crimson Tide again today.
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 1st INNING – Sweat homers, 1-0
Liberty – 5th INNING – Bishop-Riley homers, Channell scores, 3-0
LSU – 5th INNING – Clark flies out, sacrifice fly, Andrews scores, 3-1
LSU – 5th INNING – Sunseri flies out, sacrifice fly, Pleasants scores, 3-2
LSU – 5th INNING – Briggs singles, Doyle scores, 3-3
LSU – 7th INNING – Doyle doubles, Thmes scores, 4-3
Notable Numbers
- LSU outhit Liberty 8-6 for the game. The Tigers left seven on base, while Liberty stranded three. LSU came into the game hitting .323 on the season, averaging nine runs scored and three home runs per game.
- After LSU went 0-for-2 with the bases loaded today, Liberty's opponents are 0-for-8 with two sacrifice flies this season with the bases filled.
- Shelby Wickersham (1-0) earned the win in relief, retiring all seven batters she faced in 2 1/3 innings. Maribeth Gorsuch allowed three runs on six hits, striking out four and walking one in the 4 2/3 innings no decision.
- Karlie Keeney (3-1) allowed four runs on five hits in 3 2/3 innings of relief, walking two and striking out three. McKenzie Wagoner yielded three hits in 2 1/3 innings as the starter, walking two.
- Amanda Doyle went 2-for-3 with a double, one RBI and one run scored, while Taylor Pleasants batted 2-for-3 with a double and one run scored.
- Bishop-Riley went 2-for-3 with a homer, two RBI and one run scored for the Lady Flames, while Emily Sweat (1-for-3) hit her second homer of the season. Autumn Bishop batted 1-for-3, hitting her third double of the season.
Turning Point
- With Liberty leading 1-0 in the bottom of the third, LSU loaded the bases with one out via two walks and a single. Keeney came on in relief of Wagoner, striking out Sunseri and getting Briggs to pop out to end the inning and maintain a 1-0 lead.
- The Lady Flames tacked on two runs in the top of the fifth on a two-our blast by Amber Bishop-Riley.
- LSU loaded the bases again in the fifth, with nobody out. Clark and Sunseri hit back-to-back sacrifice flies, narrowing the deficit to 3-2. Briggs then hit a game-tying two-out single.
- Pleasants led off the bottom of the seventh with a single before Doyle came through with the walk-off double.
Beyond the Box Score
- LSU is now 2-0 all-time in softball against Liberty, with the previous meeting being an 8-0 Tigers win on March 5, 2016 in Baton Rouge, La.
- Liberty's Amber Bishop-Riley was listed on the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 50 Watch List, while LSU's Aaliyah Andrews joined her on the list.
- Today's game was the second of 13 games on Liberty's schedule this season against teams currently in the Top 25. The Lady Flames have two games each against Alabama, LSU, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Virginia Tech and Tennessee and a single game at Arkansas on the schedule.
- Bishop-Riley hit her 52nd career home run. She trails only Jessica Moore (2005-07, 58) on Liberty's all-time home run record list.
- Autmn Bishop extended her program career-record doubles total to 56.
- Sweat's homer was her second of the season and fourth of her career. This is the first time she has had multiple homers in a single season.
- Current Liberty associate head coach Paige Cassady played for current LSU head coach Beth Torina in 2009 and 2010 while Torina was the head coach at FIU.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Shelby Wickersham (1-0)
L: Keeney, Karlie (3-1)
Batting:
2B: Bishop, Autumn 1
HR: Bishop-Riley, Amber 1 ; Sweat, Emily 1
RBI: Bishop-Riley, Amber 2 ; Sweat, Emily 1
SH: Via, Madison 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bishop-Riley, Amber 1 ; Sweat, Emily 1 ; Channell, Savannah 1
PO: Wilson, Mary Claire 1
Batting:
2B: Taylor Pleasants 1 ; Amanda Doyle 1
RBI: Amanda Doyle 1 ; Georgia Clark 1 ; Shelbi Sunseri 1 ; Ciara Briggs 1
SF: Georgia Clark 1 ; Shelbi Sunseri 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Aliyah Andrews 1 ; Taylor Pleasants 1 ; Akiya Thymes 1 ; Amanda Doyle 1
SB: Aliyah Andrews 1
HBP: Georgia Clark 1
