Liberty University
38-13
Kennesaw State
29-22
Delaite Goes All 9; Liberty Advances with 6-0 Win over Kennesaw State
5/28/2021 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Liberty left-hander Trevor Delaite pitched his third shutout of the season, propelling the No. 1 North seed Flames past the No. 2 North seed Kennesaw State Owls 6-0, Friday in an elimination game in the ASUN Baseball Championship at Harmon Stadium.
The Flames advance to another elimination game this evening. Liberty will face the loser of Jacksonville and North Florida at 7 p.m.
Delaite pitches his fifth complete game of the year. The senior scattered five hits. He struck out seven and did not walk a batter. He did not allow a runner past second base in the contest.
Shortstop Cam Locklear and first baseman Logan Mathieu each hit home runs for the Flames. Locklear had two hits, including a three-run home run in the third, and scored twice in the contest. In addition, the senior became Liberty's leader in most games played with 240 in his career.
Mathieu belted his team-leading 13th home run, tying for the ASUN lead in round trippers.
Liberty improves to 38-13 on the season. Kennesaw State is eliminated from the ASUN Baseball Championship and finish the year with a 29-22 record.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Kennesaw State (29-22); Liberty (38-13)
Location: Jacksonville, Fla. (Harmon Stadium)
WP: Trevor Delaite (11-1) | LP: Ryan Kennedy (8-2)
Scoring Summary
LIBERTY – 1st INNING – Wagner fouls out, Betts scores, 1-0
LIBERTY – 2nd INNING – Guy singles, Locklear scores, 2-0
LIBERTY – 3rd INNING – Locklear homers, McDyre and Wagner score, 5-0
LIBERTY – 6th INNING – Mathieu homers, 6-0
Notable Numbers
- Liberty outhit Kennesaw State, 11-6. The Flames committed the game's only error.
- Each team left six men on base in the contest.
- Liberty scored five of its six runs in the game with two outs.
- Delaite retired 11 batters in a row from the 2nd through fifth innings.
- Flames third baseman Trey McDyre and center fielder Jaylen Guy joined Locklear with two hits in the contest. McDyre scored a run, while Guy had an RBI single.
- Owl left-hander Ryan Kennedy takes the loss. The senior was roughed up for six runs on 10 hits over 6 1/3 innings. He struck out three and walked one.
- Left fielder Garrett Hodges and third baseman Jake Covo each had two hits for Kennesaw State.
Beyond the Box Score
- Locklear played in the 240th game of his career to move ahead of former Liberty shortstop Dalton Britt (2013-2016) for the most games played in program history. With two hits, the shortstop records his 13th multi-hit game of the year.
- Liberty is 28-1 when outhitting its opponents and 24-4 when having 10 or more hits in a game.
- Delaite pitched three complete games against Kennesaw State, including two shutouts. He allowed the Owls one run in 27 innings this season. In addition, Delaite is 5-0 with a 0.88 ERA over his last five outings.
- McDyre collected his 10th multi-hit game and Guy recorded his sixth multi-hit of the season.
- Flames catcher Gray Betts led off the bottom of the first inning with a double and later scored. He has reached base safely in a team-leading 40 consecutive games.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: DeLaite, Trevor (11-1)
L: KENNEDY, Ryan (8-2)
Batting:
SH: SHERRILL, Jesse 1 ; TOLVE, Tyler 1
Batting:
2B: Betts, Gray 1
HR: Locklear, Cam 1 ; Mathieu, Logan 1
RBI: Wagner, Will 1 ; Locklear, Cam 3 ; Mathieu, Logan 1 ; Guy, Jaylen 1
SH: Wilson, Jake 1
SF: Wagner, Will 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Betts, Gray 1 ; Wagner, Will 1 ; McDyre, Trey 1 ; Locklear, Cam 2 ; Mathieu, Logan 1
SB: Wilson, Jake 1
