Liberty University
13-6
Lehigh
3-6
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Liberty | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
Late Power Surge Pushes Liberty to 9-1 Win Over Lehigh
3/5/2022 11:41:00 PM | Softball
Liberty used a six-run fifth inning to pull away for a five-inning, 9-1 win over Lehigh on Saturday at Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium.
The Lady Flames (13-6) pushed their winning streak to seven games, including a perfect 4-0 at the Liberty Softball Invitational. Lehigh (3-6) has gone 1-3 at this weekend's invitational.
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Canetto singles, Soto scores, 1-0
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Hudson homers to left, Hudson and Machado score, 3-0
Lehigh – 5th INNING – Cimino singles to right, Charles scores, 3-1
Liberty – 5th INNING – Hudson singles, Howard advances, Barrett scores, 4-1
Liberty – 5th INNING – Allan singles up the middle, Hudson advances, Howard scores, 5-1
Liberty – 5th INNING – Soto doubles to right center, Heidorn and Hudson score, 7-1
Liberty – 5th INNING – Roupe flies out to center, sacrifice fly, Poulich scores, 8-1
Liberty – 5th INNING – Machado singles, Canetto scores, 9-1
Notable Numbers
- Liberty outhit Lehigh 10-4 for the game. The Mountain Hawks left six runners on base, while Liberty stranded just two.
- Making her first start and third appearance of the season, Liberty's Naomi Jones (1-0) allowed one run on four hits, walking two.
- Gabriella Nori (2-3) drew the loss, allowing three runs on five hits, walking one and srtriking out one in four inning. Ansley Dambach allowed two runs without getting a batter out, while Katelyn Young gave up four runs on five hits in 2/3 of an innings.
- Kara Canetto batted 3-for-3 with a double, two stolen bases, one RBI and one run scored, good for her first three-hit game of the year. Caroline Hudson went 2-for-3 with a homer, three RBI and two runs scored, while Alexis Soto batted 2-for-3 with a double, triple, two RBI and one run scored. KC Machado batted 2-for-3 with one RBI and one run.
Turning Point
- Lehigh narrowed a 3-0 deficit to 3-1 on an RBI single in the top of the fifth. However, Liberty exploded for six runs in the home half of the inning, with Machado's walk-off single ending the game.
Beyond the Box Score
- Lehigh is 2-1 in the all-time series against Liberty, as this was the first meeting between the two teams since Feb. 27, 2004.
- Liberty is 11-0 this season when scoring first in a game.
- The Lady Flames are 8-1 on their current 11-game homestand, which still features tomorrow's game against James Madison and next Thursday's game against Arkansas.
- Jones has a perfect 5-0 lifetime record as a pitcher at Liberty.
- Tonight was Liberty's sixth run-rule game of the season, including third run-rule win during the Liberty Softball Invitational.
Up Next
The Lady Flames conclude the Liberty Softball Invitational tomorrow, taking on James Madison at 5 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jones, Naomi (1-0)
L: Nori, Gabriella (2-3)
Batting:
RBI: Cimino, Emily 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Charles, Josie 1
Batting:
2B: Soto, Alexis 1 ; Canetto, Kara 1
3B: Soto, Alexis 1
HR: Hudson, Caroline 1
RBI: Hudson, Caroline 3 ; Allan, Lou 1 ; Soto, Alexis 2 ; Canetto, Kara 1 ; Roupe, Rachel 1 ; Machado, KC 1
SF: Roupe, Rachel 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Howard, Devyn 1 ; Hudson, Caroline 2 ; Heidorn, Lilly 1 ; Soto, Alexis 1 ; Poulich, Courtney 1 ; Canetto, Kara 1 ; Machado, KC 1 ; Barrett, Raigan 1
SB: Heidorn, Lilly 1 ; Canetto, Kara 2 ; Roupe, Rachel 1
