Virginia Edges Liberty 6-5

The Virginia Cavaliers overcame an early deficit to defeat the Liberty Flames 6-5, Tuesday afternoon at Davenport Field at Disharoon Park.

The visiting Flames plated five runs in the second inning to take a 5-0 lead, only to be held in check the rest of the way by the Cavaliers bullpen and see their hosts come from behind for the victory.

After being held scoreless through the first five innings by Flames right-hander Dylan Cumming, Virginia scored two in the sixth and three in the seventh to tie the contest. Cavaliers designated hitter Kyle Teel then opened the bottom half of the eighth with his fifth home run of the year to put Virginia in front for the first time in the contest.

Liberty moved the tying run to second with one out in the ninth, but Virginia reliever Stephen Schoch retired the next two batters to secure the victory.

The Flames fall to 27-11 on the season. Virginia improves to 20-19.

Box Score Highlights
Records: Liberty (27-11); Virginia (20-19)
Location: Charlottesville, Va. (Davenport Field at Disharoon Park)
WP: Stephen Schoch (2-0) | LP: Cade Hungate (0-1)

Scoring Summary
LIBERTY – 2^nd INNING – Locklear singles, Gulakowski and McDyre scores, 2-0
LIBERTY – 2^nd INNING – Rohrer singles, Wilson scores, 3-0
LIBERTY – 2^nd INNING – Betts flied out, Locklear scores, 4-0
LIBERTY – 2^nd INNING – Anderson reaches on fielding error, Rohrer scores, 5-0
VIRGINIA – 6^th INNING – Rivoli doubles, Cotier scores, 5-1
VIRGINIA – 6^th INNING – Teel reaches on fielder's choice, Rivoli scores, 5-2
VIRGINIA – 7^th INNING – J. Gelof scores on a fielding error, 5-3
VIRGINIA – 7^th INNING – Rivoli singles, Cotier and Z. Gelof score, 5-5
VIRGINIA – 8^th INNING – Teel homers, 6-5

Notable Numbers

Virginia outhit Liberty, 10-7, in the contest. The Cavaliers committed two errors, while the Flames committed one.
Liberty left a season-high 13 men on base in the contest. The Flames left the bases loaded in the fifth, sixth and eighth innings. Virginia left six men on base.
Cumming allowed two runs on five hits over five-plus innings. He struck out two and walked two.
Reliever Cade Hungate takes his first loss in a Liberty uniform, giving up a run on three hits over an inning of work.
After the Flames chased starter Zach Messinger in the second inning, four Virginia relievers did not allow a run, scattering four hits over the last eight innings.
Outfielder Jake Wilson had two hits and scored a run for the Flames.
Virginia left fielder Brandon Rivoli had two hits and three RBI.

Beyond the Box Score

Liberty and Virginia split their two midweek contests, this season. The Flames dealt the Cavaliers a 10-2 loss at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium on March 20.
The Flames fall to 7-3 in midweek contests in 2021.
For the first time since May 12, 2018, Liberty lost a game when leading after the sixth inning. The Flames had won 73 games in a row when leading after six innings before today.
With his two hits, Wilson posted his eighth multi-hit game of the season. He has now reached base safely in 15 consecutive games.
Flames catcher Gray Betts singled in the contest to extend his reached base safely streak to 27 consecutive games. It is the longest such streak for a Flame this season.
Liberty shortstop Cam Locklear singled and drove in two runs in the contest. The shortstop has now reached base in 18 consecutive games.

Next Up
The Flames return home to face the Bellarmine Knights in an ASUN Conference series, this weekend. The series gets underway at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium, Friday night. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.

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Jake Wilson

Gray Betts

Aaron Anderson

Trey McDyre

Players Mentioned

Gray Betts

Dylan Cumming

Cade Hungate

Cam Locklear

Jake Wilson