Liberty University
East Carolina
No. 12 East Carolina Defeats Liberty in Game 2
3/11/2023 9:53:02 PM | Baseball
The No. 12 East Carolina Pirates topped the Liberty Flames 13-1, Saturday evening in the second game of a doubleheader at Clark-LeClair Stadium.
With the win, the Pirates sweep the doubleheader and the three-game series.
Like in game one, East Carolina staked itself to a lead with runs in the first inning and never looked back in the victory.
Liberty shortstop Jake Lazzaro had two of the Flames’ three hits in the contest.
Liberty drops to 7-8 on the season. East Carolina wins its sixth straight game and sweeps the three-game series. The Pirates improve to 12-3.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Liberty (7-8); East Carolina (12-3)
Location: Greenville, N.C. (Clark-LeClair Stadium)
WP: Josh Grosz (2-0) | LP: Mikey Tepper (0-2
Scoring Summary
1st INNING – ECU – Moylan reached on a fielder’s choice, Nowak scores, 1-0
1st INNING – ECU – Berini reaches on a throwing error. Starling scores, 2-0
1st INNING – ECU – McCrystal singles, Moylan scores, 3-0
1st INNING – ECU – Cunningham reaches on a fielder’s choice, Berini scores (unearned), 4-0
2nd INNING – LIBERTY – Foster doubles, Hillier scores, 4-1
4th INNING – ECU – Moylan singles, Hoover scores, 5-1
4th INNING – ECU – Berini flies, Nowak scores, 6-1
6th INNING – ECU – Makarewicz reaches on a fielding error, Berini (unearned) and Moylan scores, 8-1
6th INNING – ECU – Cunningham scores on a wild pitch, 9-1
6th INNING – ECU – Clounch reaches on a fielding error, Nowak (unearned), Hoover (unearned) and Makarewicz (unearned) score 12-1
6th INNING – ECU – Moylan singles, Clonch (unearned) scores, 13-1
Notable Numbers
- East Carolina outhit Liberty, 9-3, in the contest. The Flames committed three errors.
- Liberty left seven men on base. The host Pirates left 16 men on base.
- Liberty third baseman Cam Foster drove in the Flames’ lone run with a double.
- Flames starter Mikey Tepper takes the loss. The right-hander gave up six runs on four hits. He struck out two and walked six.
- Liberty pitchers walked 15 batters in the game.
- Six of the Pirates’ runs were unearned.
- East Carolina starting pitcher Josh Grosz gave up one run on two hits over the first six innings to record the win.
- Pirates first baseman Josh Moylan led all batters with three hits, three RBI and three runs scored in the contest.
Beyond the Box Score
- Lazzaro recorded his fifth multi-hit game in the contest.
- Flames’ catcher Gray Betts walked twice in the game and has reached base safely in the last nine games, the longest for a Liberty player this season.
- Foster had at least one hit in each game of the three-game series.
Next Up
The Flames will host the No. 5 Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Tuesday. Game time at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Featured in Main Photo: Cam Foster
