Liberty University
5-4
Bryant
1-6
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| LIBERTY | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 10 | 15 | 0 |
Liberty Downs Bryant 10-3 in Game 1 of Doubleheader
3/4/2023 9:24:25 PM | Baseball
A five-run fifth inning propelled the Liberty Flames past the Bryant Bulldogs 10-3 in the first game of a doubleheader, Saturday at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium.
Leading 3-0 after four innings, Liberty scored five runs in the home half of the fifth to break the game open. Center fielder Jaylen Guy singled home two runs, and designated hitter Victor Castillo had a two-run triple in the inning as the Flames built an 8-0 lead.
Liberty left fielder Three Hillier went 4-for-5 with his first home run of the season, a solo shot in the first inning, in the contest. He had two RBI and scored twice for the Flames.
Center fielder Jaylen Guy and shortstop Jake Lazzaro added two hits apiece, and each drove in two runs for Liberty.
The victory was the 200th of Liberty Head Coach Scott Jackson’s career.
Liberty has won three in a row and five of its last six games. The Flames improve to 5-4 on the season. Bryant falls to 2-7.
Box Score Highlights Records: Bryant (1-6); Liberty (5-4)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Cole Garrett (1-0) | LP: Coleman Picard (1-1)
 Scoring Summary1st INNING – LIBERTY – Hillier singles, Betts scores, 1-0
3rd INNING – LIBERTY – Hillier homers, 2-0
4th INNING – LIBERTY – Lazzaro doubles, Hillier scores, 3-0
5th INNING LIBERTY – Guy singles, Troyer and Hillier score, 5-0
5th INNING – LIBERTY – Lazzaro singles, Simmons scores, 6-0
5th INNING – LIBERTY – Castillo triples, Lazzaro and Guy score, 8-0
7th INNING – LIBERTY – Lazzaro scores on a passed ball (unearned), 9-0
8th INNING – BRY- Zyons triples, Hilburger and Barnum score, 9-2
8th INNING – BRY – Sinisgalli doubles, Zyons scores, 9-3
8th INNING – LIBERTY – Guys reaches on a dropped fly ball, Jenner scores
Notable Numbers- Liberty pounded out a season-high 15 hits in the contest. Bryant collected eight.
- Bryant committed three errors in the contest. The Flames did not make an error.
- Liberty left 11 men on base. Bryant left nine men on base.
- Flames catcher Gray Betts and right fielder Camden Troyer also had two hits in the contest.
- Liberty’s 7-9 hitters in the batting order went 7-for-13 and combined to score five runs in the game.
- Reliever Cole Garrett records his first win of 2023. He pitched three scoreless innings of relief. He allowed one hit, striking out four. The right-hander did not walk a batter.
- Bryant starter Coleman Picard takes the loss. He gave up three runs on seven hits over four innings. He struck out three and walked one.
- No Bulldog had more than one hit in the game.
Turning PointUp 3-0, the Flames plated five runs in the fifth inning to take a commanding lead. Hiller singled, and Troyer was hit by a pitch to open the home half of the frame. After both runners moved up a base on a wild pitch, second baseman John Simmons walked to fill the sacks with Liberty runners. Two batters later, Guy roped a liner back through the middle to score Hillier and Troyer to give the Flames a 5-0 advantage. Lazzaro followed with an RBI infield single for a 6-0 lead.
Two batters later, Castillo ripped a triple into the right-center field gap, scoring Lazzaro and Guy for an 8-0 advantage.
 Beyond the Box Score- The victory was the 200th of Liberty Head Coach Scott Jackson’s career. In his seventh year at Liberty, he has posted a 200-119 record.
- Liberty posts season-highs with 15 hits and 10 runs in the game.
- Hillier had four hits in a game for the third time in his career. He is the first Flame to collect four hits in a game this season, and it is his second multi-hit game of the year.
- Lazzaro records his second multi-hit game of the season with two hits in the contest and extends his reached base safely streak to a team-high six consecutive games.
- Guy picks up his first multi-hit game in the contest. Meanwhile, Betts and Troyer lead the Flames with four multi-hit games.
Featured in Main Photo: Three Hillier
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Garrett, Cole (1-0)
L: PICARD, Coleman (1-1)
Batting:
2B: SINISGALLI, Sam 1 ; HOSMER, John 1 ; DULIN, Caden 1
3B: ZYONS, Zac 1
RBI: ZYONS, Zac 2 ; SINISGALLI, Sam 1
Base Running:
RUNS: BARNUM, Lewis 1 ; HILBURGER, Kaden 1 ; ZYONS, Zac 1
CS: SMITH, Derek 1
PO: SMITH, Derek 1
Batting:
2B: Betts, Gray 1 ; Hillier, Three 1 ; Troyer, Camden 2 ; Lazzaro, Jake 1
3B: Castillo, Victor 1
HR: Hillier, Three 1
RBI: Castillo, Victor 2 ; Hillier, Three 2 ; Guy, Jaylen 2 ; Lazzaro, Jake 2
SH: Guy, Jaylen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Betts, Gray 1 ; Hillier, Three 2 ; Troyer, Camden 1 ; Simmons, John 1 ; Stewart, Will 1 ; Jenner, Andrew 1 ; Guy, Jaylen 1 ; Lazzaro, Jake 2
SB: Castillo, Victor 1 ; Lazzaro, Jake 1
HBP: Castillo, Victor 1 ; Troyer, Camden 1
