Liberty to Visit Virginia, Tuesday
4/26/2021 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
LIBERTY at VIRGINIA
April 27
Davenport Field at Disharoon Park
Charlottesville, Va.
Tuesday - 3 p.m.
Television Coverage: ACC Network
LFSN Audio Coverage: Liberty Online Audio
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Quick Hits
• Liberty took two games of the three games of its non-conference series with Coastal Carolina, this past weekend at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium. The Flames are now 16-2 at home in 2021.
• Liberty has won 10 of its last 13 road games and enters Tuesday's contest with a 11-8 mark on the road this season.
• Tuesday's contest will be the second meeting between Liberty and Virginia in 2021. The Flames defeated the Cavaliers 10-2 at Liberty Baseball Stadium on March 24.
• The Flames are 7-2 in midweek contests, this season. One of those wins came against Virginia.
• Liberty head coach Scott Jackson is in his fifth season. He has led the Flames to a 144-87 record and a NCAA Regional appearance in 2019 during his tenure.
Around the Diamond
- C Gray Betts continued his reached base safely streak over the weekend, extending it to 26 consecutive contests. The catcher is second in the ASUN Conference with 40 runs scored and on base percentage with a .471 on base percentage. He has walked 27 times to lead the conference. During the month of April, Betts has a .500 on base percentage.
- ?1B Garrett Wilkinson received his first start at first base and had an RBI double in the first inning in Sunday's win over Coastal Carolina. Wilkinson, who has served as the Flames designated hitter, has reached base in each of his last seven starts.
- 2B Will Wagner is second in the ASUN and leads the Flames with 37 RBI.
- SS Cam Locklear moved into fourth place on Liberty's career games played list, playing in his 224th contest on Sunday. The senior has hit .340 during the month of April.
- 3B Trey McDyre has hit .405 and scored 12 runs over the last 10 games.
- LF Aaron Anderson enters the week, fourth in the ASUN with a .351 batting average, sixth with 32 RBI and first in doubles with 15. He leads the Flames with 16 multi-hit games, including six contests with three hits or more.
- CF Jake Wilson received his second start in center field on Sunday. He had previously made 32 starts in right field. Wilson's squeeze bunt in the fifth inning, plated a run in Sunday's win over Coastal Carolina.
- RF Brandon Rohrer's two-out single in the eighth inning scored the go-ahead run in the Flames' 6-4 win over Coastal Carolina on Sunday.
- DH Brady Gulakowski had two hits, including his third home run of the season and scored two runs in Sunday's win. He has at least one hit in each of his last five starts.
- SP Dylan Cumming has posted a 1-1 mark with a 3.97 ERA in his two starts. He has allowed five runs on nine hits over 11 1/3 innings of work, striking out 12 and walking five.
- RP David Erickson enters the week tied for the ASUN lead in wins with seven. The right-hander ran his record to 7-1 on the season on Sunday.
- RP Landon Riley pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his fifth save of the season, Sunday. The right-hander not allowed an earned run in 15 innings during 14 relief appearances.
