Liberty University
33-11, 17-1
Kennesaw State
26-17, 12-6
Liberty Completes Sweep of Kennesaw State; Clinches ASUN North Division
5/9/2021 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Head Coach Scott Jackson Postgame Press Conference
Cam Locklear Postgame Press Conference
Trey Gibson Postgame Press Conference
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The Liberty Flames completed a three-game sweep of the Kennesaw State Owls with a 4-1 Senior Day victory, Sunday afternoon at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium. With the sweep of the ASUN series, the Flames clinch first place in the ASUN North Division and secure the division's top seed for the upcoming ASUN Tournament.
Liberty right-hander Trey Gibson, 7-3, allowed one run on six hits in throwing the first complete game of this collegiate career. The freshman struck out eight and did not walk a batter in the contest.
Flames senior shortstop Cam Locklear celebrated Senior Day with three hits, two doubles and a triple, and scored twice in the game for the Flames. Fellow senior right fielder Jake Wilson plated Locklear twice with his two hits in the contest.
Liberty designated hitter Brady Gulakowski hit his seventh home run of the season, a solo shot, in the fourth inning. He also walked with the bases loaded to join Wilson with two RBI in the game.
With the win, Liberty moves to 17-1 in the ASUN Conference and sews up first place in the conference's North Division. The Flames have six straight games and move to 33-11 overall. Kennesaw State drops to 12-5 in ASUN play and 26-16 overall.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Kennesaw State (26-17; 12-6 ASUN); Liberty (33-11, 17-1 ASUN)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Trey Gibson (7-3) | LP: Ryan Kennedy (6-1)
Scoring Summary
LIBERTY – 1st INNING – Wilson singles, Locklear scores, 1-0
LIBERTY – 4th INNING – Gulakowski homers, 2-0
LIBERTY – 6th INNING – Wilson singles, Locklear scores, 3-0
LIBERTY – 7th INNING – Gulakowski walks, Anderson scores, 4-0
KSU – 8th INNING – Tolve singles, Coro scores, 4-1
Notable Numbers
- Liberty collected 11 hits in the contest, while Kennesaw State had six. Neither team committed an error.
- The Flames left eight men on base. The Owls left six.
- Liberty catcher Gray Betts and left fielder Aaron Anderson had two hits apiece in the contest. Anderson scored a run for the Flames.
- Kennesaw State starter Ryan Kennedy takes his first loss of the season. The left-hander gave up three runs on nine hits over six innings. He struck out four and walked one.
- Owls catcher Tyler Tolve and third baseman Jake Coro each had two hits in the contest.
Beyond the Box Score
- Before the contest, Liberty recognized pitchers Trevor Delaite and Fraser Ellard, third baseman Trey McDyre, Locklear and Wilson as part of Senior Day Ceremonies.
- On Senior Day, all three seniors in the lineup had a hit. Along with Locklear's three and Wilson's two, McDyre singled.
- Liberty sweeps its fourth consecutive ASUN Conference series and has won 13 consecutive ASUN conference games. The Flames will host an ASUN Quarterfinal series the first weekend of the ASUN Tournament, May 21-23.
- The Flames complete their regular season home schedule with a 22-2 record and are on pace to have the best home mark in the nine-year history of Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium.
- Locklear records his second three-hit game and his 10th multi-hit game of the season. The shortstop played in his 233rd career game this afternoon and is seven games shy of playing in the most games in program history.
- With two hits in the contest, Wilson has now reached base safely in 21 consecutive games, a season-high for outfielder. The multi-hit game was his 10th of the season.
- Gibson is 3-0 with a 1.82 ERA over 29 2/3 innings in his last five outings.
- Gulakowski has hit a home run in five of his last seven starts.
- Anderson records his team-leading 18th multi-hit game of the season. He has hit safely in nine consecutive games, a season-high for the left fielder.
- Betts posts his 17th multi-hit game of the year and extends his team-leading reached base safely streak to 33 games.
Next Up
Liberty next travels to Kennesaw, Ga., for a rematch with the Kennesaw State Owls. The three-game ASUN series is scheduled to begin Friday at Stilwell Field. Game time is set for 5 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Gibson, Trey (7-3)
L: KENNEDY, Ryan (6-1)
Batting:
2B: CORO, Jake 1
RBI: TOLVE, Tyler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: CORO, Jake 1
SB: TOLVE, Tyler 1
HBP: SIMON, Tyler 1 ; CARBALLO, Alex 1
Batting:
2B: Locklear, Cam 2
3B: Locklear, Cam 1
HR: Gulakowski, Brady 1
RBI: Gulakowski, Brady 2 ; Wilson, Jake 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Anderson, Aaron 1 ; Gulakowski, Brady 1 ; Locklear, Cam 2
PO: Wilson, Jake 1
