Liberty University
3-9
Princeton
2-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Liberty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
Woodard’s Walk-Off Seals 5-4, 8-Inning Liberty Win over Princeton
2/26/2023 12:21:40 AM | Softball
Liberty junior Savannah Woodard’s walk-off base hit in the eighth inning gave Liberty a 5-4 victory over Princeton, Saturday at Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium
Liberty (3-9) has gone 2-0 so far at this weekend’s Liberty Softball Classic, while Princeton has opened its season with a 2-2 record after two days of play.
Scoring Summary
Princeton – 3rd INNING – Marsalo reaches on an error, Dumais advances to third, Harrison and McDonald score, 2-0
Princeton – 3rd INNING – Jackson reaches on an error, Marsalo advances, Dumais scores, 3-0
Liberty – 5th INNING – Howard triples, Barrett scores, 3-1
Liberty – 5th INNING – Hudson doubles to right center, Howard scores, 3-2
Liberty – 5th INNING – Craine singles, Tuck scores, 3-3
Princeton – 8th INNING – Dumais doubles to left center, Starks scores, 4-3
Liberty – 8th INNING – Roupe singles through left side, Soto advances, Plummer scores, 4-4
Liberty – 8th INNING – Woodard singles to left center, Wilson and Roupe advance, Heidorn scores, 5-4
Notable Numbers
- Liberty outhit Princeton 7-2 for the game, as the Lady Flames committed two out of the game’s three errors. The hosts left six runners on base, while Princeton stranded five.
- Karlie Keeney (2-5) earned the win, allowing one unearned run on two hits in 5 1/3 innings pitched while striking out four. Starter Paige Bachman yielded three unearned runs on no hits, walking four and fanning three in 2 2/3 innings.
- 2022 Ivy League Pitcher of the Year Alexis Laudenslager (1-1) drew the loss, allowing five runs (four earned) on seven hits, striking out 13 and walking four in 7 1/3 innings pitched.
- Rachel Craine (2-for-4) and Rachel Roupe (2-for-3) both recorded one RBI and one double for Liberty. Meanwhile, the remaining three Lady Flames to record a hit (Devyn Howard – triple, Caroline Hudson – double, Savannah Woodard – single) all registered an RBI.
- Julia Dumais went 1-for-3 with a double, one run scored and one RBI for Princeton.
Turning Point
- Princeton scored three unearned runs in the top of the third to take a 3-0 lead, scoring on a pair of errors.
- The Lady Flames tied it in the fifth, as an RBI triple by Howard got things going and Hudson followed with an RBI double. Craine skied a popup that the first baseman lost in the lights, tying the game at 3-3.
- With the game still tied at 3-3, Princeton took a 4-3 lead when it cashed in on the International tiebreaker in the top of the eighth. The Lady Flames answered in the home half, as Roupe hit a one-out RBI single. Then, with the bases loaded, Woodard lined one off the wall in left center to send the local fans home happy, 5-4.
Beyond the Box Score
- Liberty leads the all-time series against Princeton 5-0.
- The Lady Flames are now 1-4 in one-run games and 1-3 in extra-inning games this season.
- Liberty has not given up an earned run in either of its two home games so far this weekend.
- Keeney is now tied with Terra Lowe (2004-07) for eighth place in program history with 43 career wins.
- Woodard’s first hit as a Lady Flame was her walk-off single in the eighth tonight. She is the first Lady Flame since Caroline Hudson against Virginia Tech in 2021 to record a walk-off hit.
- Tonight’s game ended at 11:41 p.m., the latest a game has finished in Liberty Softball Stadium history.
- Howard pushed her hitting streak to a team-leading seven games with her RBI triple tonight.
Next Up
Due to delays today at the Liberty Softball Classic, Liberty will now play twice tomorrow. The Lady Flames take on Marshall at noon before meeting Elon at 4 p.m.
Featured in image: Savannah Woodard
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Keeney, Karlie (2-5)
L: Laudenslager, Alexis (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Dumais, Julia 1
RBI: Dumais, Julia 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Starks, Serena 1 ; Harrison, Courtney 1 ; Dumais, Julia 1 ; McDonald, Ashley 1
CS: Marsalo, Sophia 1
HBP: McDonald, Ashley 1
Batting:
2B: Hudson, Caroline 1 ; Craine, Rachel 1 ; Roupe, Rachel 1
3B: Howard, Devyn 1
RBI: Howard, Devyn 1 ; Hudson, Caroline 1 ; Craine, Rachel 1 ; Roupe, Rachel 1 ; Woodard, Savannah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Howard, Devyn 1 ; Tuck, Maddy 1 ; Plummer, Janessa 1 ; Heidorn, Lilly 1 ; Barrett, Raigan 1
HBP: Roupe, Rachel 1
