Liberty University
29-16, 15-8
Jacksonville
24-20, 10-13
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 0 |
| LIBERTY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
Jacksonville Dumps Liberty 11-3, Saturday
5/7/2022 11:46:48 PM | Baseball
The Jacksonville Dolphins downed the Liberty Flames 11-3 in the middle game of a three-game ASUN series, Saturday evening at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium.
After Liberty jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, Jacksonville pitchers held the Flames in check the rest of the way for the victory to even the three-game series at 1-1.
Center fielder Derek Orndorff had two hits and belted his team-leading 14th home run in the contest for Liberty. Left fielder Three Hillier had three hits for the Flames.
Liberty falls to 29-16 overall and 15-8 in ASUN play. The Dolphins move to 24-20 overall and 10-13 in the conference.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Jacksonville (24-20, 10-13 ASUN); Liberty (29-16, 15-8 ASUN)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Michael Darrell-Hicks (3-4)Â | LP: Dylan Cumming (4-3)
Scoring Summary
1st INNING – LIBERTY - Orndorff homers, 1-0
1st INNING – LIBERTY - Mathieu singles, Hillier scores, 2-0
2nd INNING – JAX – Ridley doubles, Diaz scores, 2-1
2nd INNING – JAX – Malloy singles, Ridley scores, 2-2
3rd INNING – JAX – Diaz singles, Joseph scores, 3-2
3rd INNING – JAX – Ridley singles, Berg scores, 4-2
4th INNING – JAX – Diaz singles, DeLamielleure scores, 5-2
4th INNING – JAX – Ridley walks, Berg scores, 6-2
5th INNING – JAX – DeLamielleure singles, Hodges scores, 7-2
5th INNING – JAX – Joseph grounds out, DeLamielleure scores, 8-2
6th INNING – JAX – Malloy reaches on a fielder’s choice, Diaz scores (unearned), 9-2
6th INNING – JAX – DeLamielleure singles, Malloy (unearned) and Diaz (unearned) score, 11-2
9th INNING – LIBERTY – Hillier singles, Keeter scores, 11-3
Notable Numbers
- Jacksonville outhit Liberty, 13-9, in the contest. The Flames committed the game’s only error.
- Each team left 12 men on base.
- Liberty first baseman Logan Mathieu also had two hits in the contest.
- Flames’ starting pitcher Dylan Cumming takes the loss. He allowed six runs on nine hits over 3 1/3 innings. He struck out three and walked four.
- Jacksonville right-hander Michael Darrell-Hicks records the win. He gave up two runs on seven hits over 5 2/3 innings. He struck out five and walked three.
- Dolphins’ right fielder Blake DeLamielleure had three hits and two RBI in the contest. He also scored two runs.
- Jacksonville third baseman Jonah Diaz also collected three hits in the contest, driving in two and scoring two runs.
Beyond the Box Score
- Jacksonville evens the series at 1-1. The Flames defeated the Dolphins 7-5, yesterday
- The contest was scheduled to begin at 4 p.m., but rain showers moved into the Lynchburg area before game time, causing the contest to get underway at 6:45 p.m.
- Hillier posts the first three-hit game of his career and his 11th multi-hit game of the season.
- Mathieu collects two or more hits in a game for the second consecutive day and his 13th multi-hit game of 2022. Yesterday, the Liberty first baseman had three hits.
- Orndorff records his 12th multi-hit game of the year. His home run was his first since April 14th in a 9-2 win at Kennesaw State.
Next Up
Liberty and Jacksonville will wrap up their three-game series tomorrow at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Michael Darrell-Hick (3-4)
L: Cumming, Dylan (4-3)
Batting:
2B: Cam Ridley 1
RBI: Chase Malloy 1 ; Blake DeLamielleure 3 ; Tommy Joseph 1 ; Jonah Diaz 2 ; Cam Ridley 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Chase Malloy 1 ; Clayton Hodges 1 ; Blake DeLamielleure 2 ; Tommy Joseph 1 ; Jake Berg 2 ; Jesus Pacheco 1 ; Jonah Diaz 2 ; Cam Ridley 1
SB: Blake DeLamielleure 1
Batting:
2B: Mathieu, Logan 1
HR: Orndorff, Derek 1
RBI: Orndorff, Derek 1 ; Hillier, Three 1 ; Mathieu, Logan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Orndorff, Derek 1 ; Hillier, Three 1 ; Keeter, Nathan 1
SB: Keeter, Nathan 1
HBP: Anderson, Aaron 1
