Liberty University
25-8, 0
North Alabama
4-29, 0
Liberty Shuts Out North Alabama to Complete Sweep of 3-Game Series
4/18/2021 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
The Liberty Flames eased past the North Alabama Lions 15-0, completing a sweep of the ASUN series, Sunday afternoon at Mike D. Lane Field.
For the second straight game, Liberty third baseman Trey McDyre had three hits. He also doubled, tripled and drove in two runs.
Center fielder Jaylen Guy had two hits, including his first home run of the season, knocking in two runs and scoring three for the Flames. Fellow outfielder Aaron Anderson also had two hits and drove in four runs, a career-high for the left fielder
Right-hander Trey Gibson pitched eight scoreless innings to pick up his sixth victory of the year.
The Flames extend their winning streak to eight games. Liberty moves to 25-8 overall and 11-1 in conference play. North Alabama falls to 4-29 overall and 3-12 in the ASUN.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Liberty (25-8, 11-1 ASUN); North Alabama (4-29, 3-12 ASUN)
Location: Florence, Ala. (Mike D. Lane Field)
WP: Trey Gibson (6-3) | LP: Kyle Moore (0-6)
Scoring Summary
LIBERTY – 2nd INNING – Guy homers, 1-0
LIBERTY – 3rd INNING – Betts singles, Mathieu scores, 2-0
LIBERTY – 5th INNING – McDyre doubles, Wagner scores, 3-0
LIBERTY – 6th INNING – Anderson singles, Guy scores, 4-0
LIBERTY – 6th INNING – McDyre triples, Anderson scores, 5-0
LIBERTY – 6th INNING – Gulakowski singles, McDyre scores, 6-0
LIBERTY – 6th INNING – Locklear singles, Gulakowski scores, 7-0
LIBERTY – 6th INNING – Locklear scores on a wild pitch, 8-0
LIBERTY – 6th INNING – Wilson scores on a passed ball, 9-0
LIBERTY – 6th INNING – Mathieu scores on a balk, 10-0
LIBERTY – 8th INNING – Guy singles, Wilkinson scores,11-0
LIBERTY – 8th INNING – Anderson doubles, Betts, Guy and Locklear score, 14-0
LIBERTY – 8th INNING – Wagner singles, Anderson scores, 15-0
Notable Numbers
- Liberty outhit North Alabama, 13-7. The Lions committed two errors.
- Liberty left 11 men on base. North Alabama left eight.
- The Flames scored 13 of their 15 runs in the contest with two outs.
- Gibson gave up five hits, striking out eight and walking two batters during his eight innings of work.
- Mason Hand pitched a scoreless ninth inning to complete the shutout.
- Shortstop Cam Locklear was the fourth Flame with two hits in the contest. He had an RBI and scored two times.
- Second baseman Will Wagner reached base three times with a hit and two walks.
- Lions starter Kyle Moore takes the loss. He allowed three runs on four hits over five innings. He struck out seven and walked two.
Beyond the Box Score
- The Flames swept both of their three-game ASUN series with the Lions, posting a 6-0 mark against North Alabama in 2021.
- For the second day in a row, the Flames plated 15 runs in a contest. Liberty scored 43 runs on 50 hits during the three-game series.
- The Flames have hit at least one home run in each of their last six games, including two or more in three of the games.
- Gibson is now 4-0 with a 0.64 ERA in four ASUN starts.
- With his second three-hit game of the series, McDyre records his sixth multi-hit game of the year. The third baseman has at least one hit in a season-high eight games.
- With two hits in the contest, Anderson collects his team-leading 16th multi-hit game of the season. He also doubled in the contest, upping his ASUN leading total to 15.
- Guy records his third multi-hit game of the season. He had at least one hit in every game of the series.
- Flames catcher Gray Betts had an RBI single in the fourth inning to extend his hitting streak to 19 games. In addition, he reached base safely in 22 consecutive games. Both streaks are the longest for a Flame this year.
Next Up
Liberty will host the Duke Blue Devils, Tuesday at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Gibson, Trey (6-3)
L: Kyle Moore (0-6)
Batting:
2B: Anderson, Aaron 1 ; McDyre, Trey 1
3B: McDyre, Trey 1
HR: Guy, Jaylen 1
RBI: Betts, Gray 1 ; Anderson, Aaron 4 ; Wagner, Will 1 ; McDyre, Trey 2 ; Gulakowski, Brady 1 ; Locklear, Cam 1 ; Guy, Jaylen 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Betts, Gray 1 ; Anderson, Aaron 2 ; Wagner, Will 1 ; McDyre, Trey 1 ; Gulakowski, Brady 1 ; Wilkinson, Garrett 1 ; Locklear, Cam 2 ; Wilson, Jake 1 ; Mathieu, Logan 2 ; Guy, Jaylen 3
SB: Locklear, Cam 1
HBP: Betts, Gray 2 ; Guy, Jaylen 1
Batting:
2B: Kylan Barnett 1 ; Reid Homan 1 ; Peyton Thomas 1
SH: Dominick McIntyre 1
Base Running:
SB: Reid Homan 1
CS: Kylan Barnett 1
