Liberty University
32-12, 12-2
Bellarmine
6-28, 0-14
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellarmine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Liberty | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | X | 10 | 9 | 1 |
Lady Flames Run-Rule Bellarmine 10-0, Push Winning Streak to 11
4/25/2021 12:00:00 AM | Softball
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Liberty defeated the visiting Bellarmine Knights 10-0 in five innings in Sunday's second game, sweeping a home doubleheader at Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium.
Liberty (32-12, 12-2 ASUN) pushed its overall winning streak to 11 games with its seventh straight ASUN shutout. Conference newcomer Bellarmine (6-28) remains in search of its first ASUN North Division win, at 0-14.
The Lady Flames are 5-0 this season against Bellarmine, outscoring the Knights 35-0 while holding BU to just eight total hits in the five games combined.
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Sweat homers, Channell scores, 2-0
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Hudson singles, Howard scores, 3-0
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Bishop singles, Via scores, 4-0
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Channell hit by pitch, Hudson scores, 5-0
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Bishop singles, Howard scores, 6-0
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Bishop-Riley homers, Bishop and Via score, 9-0
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Channell singles, Canetto scores, 10-0
Notable Numbers
- Liberty recorded nine hits, compared to just one by the Knights. The Lady Flames left five runners on base, while Bellarmine stranded two. This was the third time this season that Liberty did not strike out once, with the last time being March 9 against Longwood.
- Naomi Jones (4-0) tossed her first career shutout, a one-hitter is which she struck out a career-high seven batters and walked just one.
- Olivia Knies (0-4) drew the loss, allowing seven runs on five hits, walking five in two innings pitched. Kaylee Terral yielded three runs on four hits in two innings of relief.
- Autumn Bishop batted 3-for-3 with two RBI and one run scored, good for her team high-tying third three-hit game of the year. Amber Bishop hit her ASUN-leading 14th homer, driving in three, while Emily Sweat homered and drove in two. Kara Canetto batted 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run scored, while Savannah Channell went 1-for-1 with two RBI and one run scored.
Turning Point
- Liberty scored five runs in both the second and third innings, as the Lady Flames staked themselves to a 10-0 lead.
- Naomi Jones tossed 1-2-3 innings in the first, third and fifth, and received excellent catches from both Bishop-Riley and Madison Via in the fifth inning to the preserve the one-hitter.
Beyond the Box Score
- Liberty has posted 14 shutouts overall this season, and has tied a program record (1999) with 10 conference shutouts. The Lady Flames have not allowed a run in their last 50 innings pitched in ASUN play.
- The Lady Flames have recorded 10 run-rule victories this season.
- Liberty has outscored opponents 66-8 during its current 11-game winning streak, its longest winning streak since posting 11 straight victories Feb. 17 through March 8, 2019.
- Jones joins Karlie Keeney (March 9 vs. Longwood; March 20 at Bellarmine) as Lady Flames with one-hitters this season.
- Liberty is now 27-4 when scoring first in a game.
- With her two runs scored today, Via became the 19th player in program history with 100 or more runs scored.
- Bishop-Riley has now tied Jessica Moore (2005-07) for the most runs scored in program history, 191.
- Bishop is now in a tie with Moore for fifth place in program history with 141 career RBI.
- Channell reached base safely in all seven plate appearances today (2-for-2, four walks, one hit by pitch).
Up Next
The Lady Flames and Knights conclude their series with a single game tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Liberty Softball Stadium.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jones, Naomi (4-0)
L: Knies, O. (0-4)
Batting:
2B: Hartman, H. 1
Batting:
HR: Bishop-Riley, Amber 1 ; Sweat, Emily 1
RBI: Bishop, Autumn 2 ; Bishop-Riley, Amber 3 ; Channell, Savannah 2 ; Sweat, Emily 2 ; Hudson, Caroline 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bishop, Autumn 1 ; Bishop-Riley, Amber 1 ; Canetto, Kara 1 ; Channell, Savannah 1 ; Sweat, Emily 1 ; Howard, Devyn 2 ; Via, Madison 2 ; Hudson, Caroline 1
SB: Canetto, Kara 2
HBP: Channell, Savannah 1 ; Via, Madison 1
