Liberty University
31-12, 11-2
Bellarmine
6-27, 0-13
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellarmine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Liberty | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
Liberty's Winning Streak Reaches Double Digits With 8-0 Victory Over Bellarmine
4/25/2021 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Liberty earned its 10th straight win, posting an 8-0, six-inning victory over Bellarmine in game one of a doubleheader, Sunday at Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium.
Liberty (31-12) has now posted a program-record six ASUN shutouts in a row, while the Knights fall to 6-27 on the season, 0-13 in ASUN play.
The Lady Flames are now 4-0 against the Knights on the season. Liberty swept Bellarmine on March 19-20 in Louisville, Ky., outscoring the Knights 17-0 in that three-game series.
Liberty honored its four graduating seniors – Amber Bishop-Riley, Autumn Bishop, Emily Sweat and Madison Via – with a pregame senior day ceremony.
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 1st INNING – Sweat doubles, Bishop-Riley and Canetto score, 2-0
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Keeney singles, Bishop-Riley and Canetto score, 4-0
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Sweat doubles, Keeney and Channell score, 6-0
Liberty – 5th INNING – Via triples, Howard scores, 7-0
Liberty – 6th INNING – Howard singles, Hodum scores, 8-0
Notable Numbers
- Liberty outhit Bellarmine 10-2. The Lady Flames left nine runners on base, while Bellarmine stranded two.
- Emily Kirby (10-4) earned her 10th win of the season, running her consecutive scoreless innings pitched streak to 26. She allowed two hits, striking out four and walking one in five innings of work. Naomi Jones tossed a 1-2-3 inning, striking out one.
- Carson Goatley (4-10) drew the loss, allowing six runs on six hits, walking two and striking out one in 1 2/3 innings pitched. Natalie Magnus allowed two runs on four hits, walking six and fanning one in 3 2/3 innings.
- Emily Sweat posted her third straight two-hit game, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and four RBI. Kara Canetto batted 2-for-3 with two runs scored, while Devyn Howard went 2-for-3 with one RBI and one run scored. Madison Via tripled and drove in one run.
Turning Point
- Liberty scored twice in the first inning and four times in second, building a 6-0 lead after two innings and not looking back.
Beyond the Box Score
- Bellarmine is the first team from Kentucky to compete at Liberty Softball Stadium. Kentucky is the 23 state, plus the District of Columbia, that has had a school play a game at Liberty Softball Stadium since the facility's opening in 2015.
- Liberty's 10-game winning streak is the eighth winning streak of 10 or more games in program history, and longest since and 11-game winning streak, Feb. 17 through March 8, 2019.
- The Lady Flames have outscored opponents 56-8 over their current 10-game winning streak.
- Liberty has scored 46 first-inning runs this season, its most runs scored in the first inning in a season since scoring 52 first-inning runs in 2007.
- Kirby has not allowed a single run in her last 26 innings pitched, dating to April 10 against North Alabama. It is the longest scoreless innings pitched streak for a Lady Flame since Feb. 16 through March 9, 2019, when Julia DiMartino tossed 37 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings.
- Liberty is 19-1 this season when scoring in the first inning and 26-4 when scoring first in a game.
- Sweat's four RBI are tied for a program record for most RBI in an ASUN game, a mark which was last set by Savannah Channell at Lipscomb on April 17.
- With 190 career runs scored, Bishop-Riley needs one more run to tie Jessica Moore (2005-07) for the program career record.
- Via is now tied with Shannon McKain (2005-08) for sixth in program history with nine career doubles.
- This was Liberty's 13th shutout of the season and ninth in ASUN play. The Lady Flames have not allowed a run in their last 45 innings of ASUN action, dating to April 10 against North Alabama.
- Kirby (10-4) and Karlie Keeney (11-4) have both recorded 10 or more wins this season. This is the 12th time that two Lady Flames have reached double digits in wins in the same season, but the first time that two Liberty pitchers recorded their first career 10-win season in the same year.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kirby, Emily (10-4)
L: Goatley, C. (4-10)
Batting:
2B: Bricker, O. 1
SH: Greenwell, A 1
Base Running:
CS: Hargrove, A. 1
Batting:
2B: Sweat, Emily 2
3B: Via, Madison 1
RBI: Keeney, Karlie 2 ; Sweat, Emily 4 ; Howard, Devyn 1 ; Via, Madison 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bishop-Riley, Amber 2 ; Canetto, Kara 2 ; Keeney, Karlie 1 ; Channell, Savannah 1 ; Hodum, Megan 1 ; Howard, Devyn 1
SB: Canetto, Kara 1 ; Channell, Savannah 1
HBP: Bishop-Riley, Amber 1 ; Canetto, Kara 1
