Liberty University
7-5
VCU
3-9
Liberty Eases Past VCU 10-0
3/7/2023 8:27:00 PM | Baseball
The Liberty Flames shut out the VCU Rams 10-0, Tuesday afternoon at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium.
Highlighted by starting pitcher Garrett Gainey's performance, four Flames combined to record Liberty's second shutout of the season. Gainey moves to 3-0 on the year, scattering three hits over six innings. He struck out a season-high eight batters and walked one in the contest. The left-hander did not allow a runner past second base.
Flames Right fielder Camden Troyer had a game-high three hits, including two doubles, drove in two runs and scored two runs in the contest.
Liberty moves to 7-5 on the season. The Flames have won seven out of their last nine games. VCU drops to 3-9 on the year.
Box Score Highlights
Records: VCU (3-9); Liberty (7-5)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Garrett Gainey (3-0) | LP: Mason Delane (0-2)
Scoring Summary
3rd INNING – Hillier singles, Simmons scores, 1-0
3rd INNING – Troyer doubles, Hillier and Betts score, 3-0
4th INNING – Simmons grounds out, Guy scores (unearned), 4-0
5th INNING – Hertzler doubles, Troyer and Foster score, 6-0
5th INNING – Guy triples, Hertzler scores, 7-0
7th INNING – Lazzaro reaches on fielder's choice, Troyer scores, 8-0
7th INNING – Betts flies out, Hertzler scores, 9-0
8th INNING – Horton scores on a passed ball (unearned), 10-0
Notable Numbers
- Liberty outhit VCU, 8-4. The Rams committed two errors. The Flames made one error.
- Liberty left nine men on base. VCU left seven.
- Six of the Flames' eight hits were for extra bases (four doubles and two triples).
- Todd Hudson, Tyler Germanowski and Cole Hertzler each pitched a scoreless inning of relief for the Flames.
- VCU starting pitcher Mason Delane gave up three runs on two hits over three innings of work. He struck out four and walked three.
- No Ram had more than one hit in the game.
Beyond the Box Score
- Liberty completes its first homestand of the season with a 4-1 record.
- Troyer collects his first three-hit of the season and leads the Flames with six multi-hit games. He raises his batting average to a team-high .366.
- Liberty center fielder Jaylen Guy and pinch hitter Brayden Horton each had triples in the game. It is the first time the Flames had two or more triples in a contest since collecting three in a win over Bellarmine at Liberty Baseball Stadium on April 30, 2021. Horton's triple was the freshman's first collegiate hit.
- Liberty designated hitter Victor Castillo doubled in the game to extend his hitting streak to five, the longest by a Flame in 2023.
Next Up
Liberty travels to Greenville, N.C., for a three-game series with the No. 9 East Carolina Pirates this weekend. The series is scheduled to get underway on Friday. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
Featured in Main Photo: Garrett Gainey
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Gainey, Garrett (3-0)
L: Delane, M. (0-2)
Base Running:
HBP: Amiss, L. 1 ; Brooks, E. 1
Batting:
2B: Castillo, Victor 1 ; Troyer, Camden 2 ; Hertzler, Cole 1
3B: Horton, Brayden 1 ; Guy, Jaylen 1
RBI: Betts, Gray 1 ; Hillier, Three 1 ; Troyer, Camden 2 ; Hertzler, Cole 2 ; Guy, Jaylen 1 ; Lazzaro, Jake 1 ; Simmons, John 1
SF: Betts, Gray 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Betts, Gray 1 ; Foster, Cam 1 ; Hillier, Three 1 ; Horton, Brayden 1 ; Troyer, Camden 2 ; Hertzler, Cole 2 ; Guy, Jaylen 1 ; Simmons, John 1
SB: Guy, Jaylen 1 ; Lazzaro, Jake 1
