Liberty University
19-10, 6-5
FGCU
20-11, 7-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FGCU | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| LIBERTY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | 8 | 10 | 1 |
Cumming Leads Liberty in 8-3 Win over FGCU
4/9/2022 8:45:00 PM | Baseball
Right-hander Dylan Cumming pitched eight strong innings, as the Liberty Flames defeated the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 8-3 at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium, Saturday afternoon.
Cumming held a potent FGCU offense in check most of the afternoon, running his record to 2-1 on the season. The senior gave up three runs on seven hits over eight innings. He struck out five and did not walk a batter.
Liberty center field Derek Orndorff had two hits in the contest, including an RBI triple in the fifth to give the Flames a 3-2 advantage. He also scored twice.
Left fielder Three Hillier tied the game in the fourth inning with a two-run home run, his third of the year, for the Flames. The outfielder knocked in a career-high three runs in the contest.
Leading 4-3, Liberty broke open the contest in the bottom of the eighth inning. The Flames batted around and scored four runs for the final score of 8-3.
Liberty takes the three-game ASUN series between the two teams with victories in the first games. The Flames move to 19-10 overall and improve its ASUN record to 6-5. FGCU falls to 20-11 overall and 7-4 in ASUN play.
Box Score Highlights
Records: FGCU (20-11, 7-4 ASUN; Liberty (19-10, 6-5 ASUN)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Dylan Cumming (2-1)Â | LP: Tyler Shuck (4-2)
Scoring Summary
3rd INNING – FGCU – Kinker homers (unearned), Farrow scores (unearned), 2-0
4th INNING – LIBERTY – Hillier homers, Orndorff scores, 2-2
5th INNING – LIBERTY – Orndorff triples, Anderson scores, 3-2
5th INNING – LIBERTY – Hillier grounds out, Orndorff scores, 4-2
6th INNING – FGCU – Povey homers, 4-3
8th INNING – LIBERTY – Betts singles, Hill and Lazzaro score, 6-3
8th INNING – LIBERTY – Orndorff hit by a pitch, Keeter scores, 7-3
8th INNING – LIBERTY – Betts scores on a wild pitch, 8-3
 Notable Numbers
- Liberty collected 10 hits in the contest. FGCU had seven.
- The Flames committed the only error of the contest.
- Liberty left eight men on base. FGCU left five.
- Eight of nine hitters in the Liberty lineup had at least one hit in the game. Right fielder Aaron Anderson joined Orndorff with two hits in the contest.
- FGCU right-hander Tyler Shuck takes the loss. He gave up four runs on eight hits over five innings. He struck out three and walked one.
- The Eagles used six pitchers in the contest, including five in the eighth inning.
- For the second straight day, FGCU first baseman Joe Kinker hit a home run. His two-run home run in the third was his 10th of the season.
- Right fielder Harrison Povey hit his ninth home run of the year for the Eagles.
Turning Point
With the game tied 2-2 in the bottom of the fifth, Liberty struck for two runs to take a 4-2 lead. Anderson started things with a one-out single and promptly scored on a triple into the right-center field gap by Orndorff. Hillier followed with a ground out to first to plate Orndorff to put the Flames up by two.
Beyond the Box Score
- Liberty is 13-4 when hitting a home run in a contest, this season.
- Cumming's outing was the longest by a Liberty pitcher this season. Before today, no Flame had pitched past the sixth inning in 2022.
- Orndorff, who had three hits yesterday, is now 5-for-8 over the first two games of the series with four RBI and three runs scored.
- With two hits today, Anderson now leads the Flames with 12 multi-hit games.
Up Next
Liberty goes for the sweep of its three-game ASUN series with FGCU at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium. First pitch for the series finale is scheduled for 11 a.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cumming, Dylan (2-1)
L: SHUCK, Tyler (4-2)
Batting:
2B: ELLIS, Brian 1
HR: KINKER, Joe 1 ; POVEY, Harrison 1
RBI: KINKER, Joe 2 ; POVEY, Harrison 1
Base Running:
RUNS: FARROW, Ian 1 ; KINKER, Joe 1 ; POVEY, Harrison 1
Batting:
3B: Orndorff, Derek 1
HR: Hillier, Three 1
RBI: Betts, Gray 2 ; Orndorff, Derek 2 ; Hillier, Three 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Betts, Gray 1 ; Anderson, Aaron 1 ; Orndorff, Derek 2 ; Hillier, Three 1 ; Lazzaro, Jake 1 ; Hill, Stephen 1 ; Keeter, Nathan 1
SB: Lazzaro, Jake 1 ; Hill, Stephen 1 ; Keeter, Nathan 1
HBP: Orndorff, Derek 1 ; Hill, Stephen 1
