Liberty University
11-14, 0
Lipscomb
10-15, 0
Lipscomb Edges Liberty 2-1 in Series Opener
3/31/2023 7:22:17 PM | Baseball
The Lipscomb Bisons slipped by the Liberty Flames 2-1 in their ASUN series opener, Friday at Ken Dugan Field.
Making his first start of the season, Bisons left-hander Logan Van Treeck pitched a complete game, allowing a run on three hits over the nine innings. He struck out seven and walked one.
All the scoring in the game came in the first inning. Liberty’s three hits in the game came in the first inning, jumping out to a 1-0 advantage. However, in the bottom of the inning, host Lipscomb got a home run from center fielder Alex Vergara and an inside the park home run by third baseman Trace Willhoite put the Bisons in front 2-1.
Liberty drops to 3-4 in the ASUN and 11-14 overall. Lipscomb improves to 5-2 in conference and 10-15 overall.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Liberty (11-14, 3-4 ASUN); Lipscomb (10-15, 5-2)
Location: Nashville, Tenn. (Ken Dugan Field)
WP: Logan Van Treeck (2-3) | LP: Garrett Horn (3-2)
Scoring Summary
1st INNING – LIBERTY – Horton flies out, Betts scores, 1-0
1st INNING – LIPSCOMB – Vergara homers, 1-1
1st INNING – LIPSCOMB – Willhoite homers (inside the park), 2-1
Notable Numbers
- Lipscomb outhit Liberty. 10-3. Neither team committed an error.
- Liberty left three men on base. Lipscomb left 12 men.
- No Liberty hitter had more than one hit in the game.
- Flames first baseman Brayden Horton drove in Liberty’s lone run with a sacrifice fly.
- Liberty starting pitcher Garrett Horn takes the loss. He allowed two runs on seven hits over the first four-plus innings. He struck out five and walked three.
- Reliever Trey Carter took over with two men on and no one out in the fifth. The right-hander went on to pitch four scoreless innings. He gave up three hits, striking out eight and walking one.
- After the first inning, Van Treeck allowed Liberty one baserunner the rest of the way. Flames designated hitter Victor Castillo, who singled in the first, walked to lead off the fourth inning.
- Lipscomb shortstop Caleb Ketchup had three hits in the contest.
Beyond the Box Score
- Liberty played at Lipscomb’s Ken Dugan Field for the first time in program history today. Six of the previous seven meetings between the two teams have come at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium, with the other coming last year at JetBlue Park in Fort Meyers, Fla., during the 2022 ASUN Tournament.
- Over his last four appearances, Carter has posted a 1.98 ERA over 13 2/3 innings. He has struck out 23 and walked eight. The right-hander is averaging 15.2 strikeouts per nine innings during the span.
- Horton has at least one RBI in eight of the last nine games.
- Flames right fielder Camden Troyer singled in the first and has had at least one hit in each of the last eight games, the longest hitting streak of any Liberty player this season.
Next Up
Liberty and Lipscomb will meet again tomorrow in the middle game of their three-game series. Game time is set for 3 p.m.
Featured in Main Photo: Trey Carter
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: VAN TREECK (2-3)
L: Horn, Garrett (3-2)
Batting:
RBI: Horton, Brayden 1
SF: Horton, Brayden 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Betts, Gray 1
Batting:
HR: VERGARA, A 1 ; WILLHOITE, T 1
RBI: VERGARA, A 1 ; WILLHOITE, T 1
Base Running:
RUNS: VERGARA, A 1 ; WILLHOITE, T 1
SB: KETCHUP, C 1 ; KELLY, A 2 ; BERG, J 2
