Liberty University
5-5
South Alabama
1-8
Lady Flames Down South Alabama 8-2, Wrap Up 5-0 Weekend
2/20/2022 12:02:37 PM | Softball
Liberty wrapped up a 5-0 weekend at THE Spring Games, downing South Alabama 8-2 on Sunday at Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex.
The Lady Flames even their season record at 5-5, completing a two-week, 10-game trip to Florida. South Alabama falls to 1-8 on the season.
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 1st INNING – Hudson homers, 1-0
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Craine hit by pitch with bases loaded, Griffin scores, 2-0
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Canetto singles, Craine and Keeney score, 4-0
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Howard flies out, sacrifice fly, Barrett scores, 5-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Barrett homers, 6-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Howard reaches on error, Canetto scores, 7-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Hudson singles, Howard scores, 8-0
South Alabama – 4th INNING – Ortiz doubles, McGlothlin and Allen score, 8-2
Notable Numbers
- Liberty outhit South Alabama 7-6 for the game, while the Jaguars committed the game’s only error. The Jaguars left six runners on base, compared to five runners stranded for the Lady Flames.
- Karlie Keeney (3-2) picked up her third win of the week, striking out a career-high eight batters in the complete-game effort. She allowed two runs on six hits, allowing one walk.
- Allie Hughen (0-2) drew the loss, allowing five runs on two hits, walking two, striking out two and hitting one in one inning pitched. Jenna Hardy (2 2/3 IP) and Olivia Lackie (3 1/3 IP) combined to pitch the last six innings.
- Caroline Hudson recorded her fifth career three-hit game, batting 3-for-4 with a double, homer, two RBI and one run scored. Kara Canetto went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run scored, while Raigan Barrett scored twice and hit her first career homer in a 1-for-3 game.
- Abby Allen batted 2-for-4 for South Alabama, while Victoria Ortiz wen 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI.
Turning Point
- Liberty scored early and often, breaking the game open with a four-run second inning. Canetto delivered a two-run single to make it 4-0, before Devyn Howard’s sacrifice fly pushed the lead to 5-0.
- Raigan Barrett’s homer sparked a three-run Liberty fourth inning. The Jaguars broke up Keeney’s shutout bid in the bottom of the fourth with a two-run double, but that ended the scoring.
Beyond the Box Score
- Liberty and South Alabama are now tied 1-1 in the all-time series. The 23rd-ranked Jaguars won the first meeting in the series, an 8-0 victory in Gulf Shores, Ala., to open the 2015 season.
- Hudson batted 9-for-17 in five games this weekend, adding two doubles, one triple, one homer, six RBI and six runs scored.
- Keeney went 3-0 with a 1.11 ERA at THE Spring Games, holding opponents to a .162 batting average. Her highlight this week was a no-hitter against Maryland on Friday.
- Hudson became the first Lady Flame this season with three hits in a game.
- Today was Liberty’s first game this season in which the Lady Flames hit multiple home runs.
- Liberty scored first in each of its five games this weekend, after allowing the first run in each of its first five games of the season. The Lady Flames are 5-0 this year when scoring first.
Up Next
Liberty returns home for its next 11 games, beginning with four games at the Liberty Softball Classic, Friday and Saturday at Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium. The Lady Flames will face George Washington and Charleston Southern on Friday before playing a doubleheader against Maine on Saturday.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Keeney, Karlie (3-2)
L: A. Hughen (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Hudson, Caroline 1 ; Griffin, Denay 1
HR: Hudson, Caroline 1 ; Barrett, Raigan 1
RBI: Canetto, Kara 2 ; Howard, Devyn 1 ; Hudson, Caroline 2 ; Craine, Rachel 1 ; Barrett, Raigan 1
SF: Howard, Devyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Canetto, Kara 1 ; Howard, Devyn 1 ; Hudson, Caroline 1 ; Griffin, Denay 1 ; Keeney, Karlie 1 ; Craine, Rachel 1 ; Barrett, Raigan 2
SB: Heidorn, Lilly 1
HBP: Craine, Rachel 1
Batting:
2B: V. Ortiz 1
RBI: V. Ortiz 2
Base Running:
RUNS: A. Allen 1 ; McGlothlin 1
HBP: B. Wolfenden 1
