Liberty University
18-12
Virginia
18-12
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Liberty Earns 6-1 Win at Virginia
3/22/2022 10:21:00 PM | Softball
Liberty scored three times in the first inning and never looked back, earning its fourth straight win, 6-1 over Virginia on Tuesday at Palmer Park.
With the win, the Lady Flames (18-12) pushed their winning streak to four. Virginia (18-12) saw its three-game winning streak snapped. Both Liberty (at Eastern Kentucky) and Virginia (at NC State) earned three-game conference road sweeps over the weekend.
Liberty swept the season series from the Cavaliers, outscoring them by a combined 12-3.
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 1st INNING – Griffin singles up the middle, Howard scores, 1-0
Liberty – 1st INNING – Soto triples to right, Griffin and Canetto score, 3-0
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Allan doubles down the left-field line, Howard scores, 4-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Howard flies out to right field, sac fly, Roupe scores, 5-0
Virginia – 4th INNING – Winscott singled to right, Ritchie advances, Ayer scores, 5-1
Liberty – 7th INNING – Griffin singles to left, Hudson scores, 6-1
Notable Numbers
- Liberty outhit UVA 8-2 for the game. The Lady Flames committed the game's only error. The Cavaliers stranded eight runners, while Liberty left five on base.
- Karlie Keeney (9-6) earned the win, striking out three and walking one in 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. Naomi Jones yielded one run on two hits, walking four and fanning one in 3 2/3 innings.
- UVA's Aly Rayle (4-2) drew the loss, giving up three runs on three hits, walking two in 2/3 of an inning. Mikayla Hogue and Savanah Henley allowed one earned run each.
- Denay Griffin (two RBI) and Carolina Hudson (triple) both went 2-for-4, while Alexis Soto batted 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI. Devyn Howard went 1-for-2 with a double, sacrifice fly, one RBI and two runs scored.
- Bailey Winscott went 1-for-1 with a walk and one RBI for the Cavaliers.
Turning Point
- All of Liberty's runs came with two outs. The Lady Flames scored three with two outs in the first, on an RBI single by Griffin and a two-run triple from Soto.
- Liberty led 5-0 before UVA got on the scoreboard with a two-out RBI from Winscott. Keeney entered the circle in relief of Jones, getting out of a first-and-third jam with a popout. The Cavaliers got no closer.
Beyond the Box Score
- Liberty is now 10-5 against Virginia in softball under ninth-year head coach Dot Richardson. The Lady Flames have gone 8-1 versus the Cavaliers in the last nine meetings.
- Liberty is 3-0 against teams from the Commonwealth of Virginia this season, including 2-0 over Virginia and 1-0 against James Madison.
- The Lady Flames are now 12-0 when scoring in the first inning and 16-0 when scoring first in a game.
- Liberty has outscored opponents 35-12 during its current four-game winning streak.
- Allan extended her hitting streak to six games, tying a season high for her longest hitting streak as a Lady Flame.
- Howard recorded her fourth sacrifice fly of the season. Her four sac flies are tied for second most in a single season in program history.
Up Next
Liberty returns home for a three-game ASUN series, Saturday and Sunday against North Alabama at Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Keeney, Karlie (9-6)
L: A. Rayle (4-2)
Batting:
2B: Howard, Devyn 1 ; Allan, Lou 1
3B: Hudson, Caroline 1 ; Soto, Alexis 1
RBI: Howard, Devyn 1 ; Allan, Lou 1 ; Griffin, Denay 2 ; Soto, Alexis 2
SF: Howard, Devyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Howard, Devyn 2 ; Hudson, Caroline 1 ; Griffin, Denay 1 ; Canetto, Kara 1 ; Roupe, Rachel 1
SB: Roupe, Rachel 1
CS: Roupe, Rachel 1
Batting:
2B: K. Goldberg 1
RBI: B. Winscott 1
Base Running:
RUNS: K. Ayer 1
HBP: G. Baylog 1
