Liberty University
11-12, 3-3
Austin Peay
10-14, 3-3
Flames Walk Off Governors in 10th 6-5
3/26/2023 7:02:00 PM | Baseball
Liberty second baseman Nathan Keeter's two-out single plated center fielder Jaylen Guy in the bottom of the 10th to give the Flames a 6-5 walk-off victory over the Austin Peay Governors, Sunday afternoon at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium.
With the win, the Flames take the ASUN series between the two teams, two games to one.
Liberty rallied for the victory in the 10th inning. With two outs, Guy reached on a fielding error and moved into scoring position when left fielder Kane Kepley walked. Keeter followed by working a 3-1 count before ripping a single back through the middle to plate Guy for the victory.
The Flames erased a 4-2 Austin Peay advantage with three runs in the bottom of the eighth to take a 5-4 lead, only to see the pesky Governors push across a run on a Liberty error in the ninth inning to send the game to extra innings.
Liberty third baseman Cam Foster hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning, his fourth of the year, to cut Austin Peay's advantage to 4-2.
The Flames even their ASUN record at 3-3, improving to 11-12 overall. The Governors fall to 3-3 in the conference and 9-14 overall.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Austin Peay (10-14, 3-3 ASUN); Liberty (11-12, 3-3 ASUN)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Cole Garrett (2-1) | LP: Campbell Holt (2-1)
Scoring Summary
1st INNING – APSU - Miller-Green homered, Gray scores, 2-0
2nd INNING – APSU - Freeman scores on a passed ball, 3-0
5th INNING – APSU - Voitik hit by pitch, Miller-Green scores, 4-0
6th INNING – LIBERTY – Foster homers, Troyer scores, 4-2
8th INNING – LIBERTY – Lazzaro singles, Hillier and Troyer scores, 4-4
8th INNING – LIBERTY – Guy reaches on a fielder's choice, Horton scores, 5-4
9th INNING – APSU – J. Brown reaches on a fielder's choice, Martin scores on a fielding error (unearned), 5-5
10th INNING – LIBERTY – Keeter singles, Guy scores (unearned), 6-5
Notable Numbers
- Liberty outhit Austin Peay, 7-5. The Governors committed two errors in the game, while the Flames made one.
- Liberty left eight men on base. Austin Peay left 10.
- Liberty first baseman Brayden Horton joined Keeter with two hits in the game. The freshman drove in two runs and scored two runs.
- No Flames' hitter had more than one hit in the game. Right fielder Camden Troyer reached base four times, with a single and three walks, and scored twice for Liberty.
- Liberty reliever Cole Garrett records the win. He retired the side in order in the 10th, striking out two batters.
- Reliever Trey Carter pitched two 2 1/3 scoreless innings. He struck out two and walked three.
- Austin Peay reliever Campbell Holt takes the loss. The left-hander gave up an unearned run on one hit in the 10th. He walked one.
- Austin Peay was 0-10 with runners in scoring position.
- Governors' starting pitcher Jacob Kush did not allow a hit through the first four innings and ended up allowing two runs on two hits over 6 1/3 innings. He struck out five and walked five.
- Austin Peay second baseman Jon Jon Gazdar was the only hitter with two hits in the game.
- Designated hitter Lyle Green-Miller hit his sixth home run of the season and scored twice for the Governors.
Beyond the Box Score
- Liberty and Austin Peay met for the first time in their programs' histories on the diamond this weekend.
- The Flames run their record to 6-3 at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium on the year.
- Liberty designated hitter Three Hillier singled in the eighth and scored to extend his reached base safely streak to 16 straight games.
- Troyer and Foster have at least one hit in each of their last six games.
- Flames first baseman Brayden Horton had a .571 on base percentage during the three-series. The freshman had four hits and walked four times, driving in three runs and scoring four times.
Next Up
Liberty will finish its homestand by hosting the Duke Blue Devils on Tuesday at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium. The Flames defeated the Blue Devils earlier this season 8-6 at Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Feb. 22. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Featured in Main Photo: Nathan Keeter
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Garrett, Cole (2-1)
L: HOLT, Campbell (2-1)
Batting:
2B: GAZDAR, Jon Jon 1
HR: MILLER-GREEN, Lyle 1
RBI: MILLER-GREEN, Lyle 2 ; VOITIK, Ambren 1
SH: GAZDAR, Jon Jon 1
Base Running:
RUNS: GRAY, Clayton 1 ; MILLER-GREEN, Lyle 2 ; MARTIN, Garrett 1 ; FREEMAN, Gus 1
SB: GRAY, Clayton 2 ; MILLER-GREEN, Lyle 1 ; MARTIN, Garrett 1 ; FREEMAN, Gus 1
CS: BROWN, Jaden 1
HBP: VOITIK, Ambren 1 ; FREEMAN, Gus 1
Batting:
2B: Kepley, Kane 1
HR: Foster, Cam 1
RBI: Foster, Cam 2 ; Lazzaro, Jake 2 ; Guy, Jaylen 1 ; Keeter, Nathan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Troyer, Camden 2 ; Hillier, Three 1 ; Foster, Cam 1 ; Horton, Brayden 1 ; Guy, Jaylen 1
SB: Troyer, Camden 1 ; Kepley, Kane 1
