Liberty University
26-14
Charlotte
24-15
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Charlotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Lady Flames Earn 2-1 8-Inning Victory at Charlotte
4/12/2023 8:25:43 PM | Softball
Liberty broke a scoreless tie with two runs in the eighth inning and held on for a 2-1 win over Charlotte, Wednesday at Sue M. Daughtridge Stadium.
The Lady Flames improve to 26-14, bouncing back from a 3-0 loss at Virginia last night. Charlotte (24-15) had won five straight games prior to today’s loss.
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 8th INNING – Craine flies out to left, sacrifice fly, Roupe advances, Heidorn scores, 1-0
Liberty – 8th INNING – Fortner singles to right, advance to second, Roupe scores, 2-0
Charlotte – 8th INNING – Hoffler homers to left center, 2-1
Notable Numbers
- Liberty outhit Charlotte 7-4 for the game, while the Lady Flames turned their 15th double play of the season. The Lady Flames left seven runners on base while the 49ers stranded three.
- Karlie Keeney (17-6) went the distance, allowing one run on four hits, walking one and striking out seven.
- Sam Gress (14-7) drew the loss, yielding two runs on seven hits, walking two and fanning six.
- Rachel Roupe and Savannah Woodard both went 2-for-4 for the Lady Flames, with Roupe scoring a run. Megan Fortner batted 1-for-4 with one RBI and Rachel Craine drove in a run with a sacrifice fly.
- Four different 49ers had one hit each, with Cori Hoffler’s solo homer serving as the only extra-base hit in the game.
Turning Point
- Charlotte’s Ashleigh Washington led off the home half of the first with a high drive to left that Liberty right fielder Rachel Roupe robbed from going over the fence. That play loomed large throughout the game.
- Liberty rallied with one out in the eighth as Hudson drew a walk and Roupe sent pinch runner Lilly Heidorn to third with a single. Craine then lifted a sacrifice fly to left for a 1-0 lead and Fornter then made it 2-0 with an RBI single.
- Savanna Nguyen led off the bottom of the eighth with a single, but a 6-4-3 double play cleared the bases. Hoffer then homered, narrowing the gap to 2-1, but Washington fouled out to end the game.
Beyond the Box Score
- Liberty leads the all-time series against Charlotte 19-7, breaking a five-game 49ers winning streak in the series. The last meeting before today was a 7-1 Charlotte win on March 1, 2014. The last Liberty win was Feb. 14, 2003.
- The Lady Flames entered the day with a 41 RPI while Charlotte’s RPI was 27.
- Liberty is now 3-3 in extra-inning games, winning each of its last three extra-inning contests.
- The Lady Flames are 4-5 in one-run games this season and 21-2 when scoring first.
- Roupe posted her second robbery of a homer of the season, stealing a home run from Ole Miss’ Mya Stevenson on Feb. 16 which ended up on SC Top 10 that night.
- Keeney has won 17 or more games in each of her last three seasons, and with 58 career wins she is one away from third place in program history (Leslie Inge had 59 wins, 1997-00).
- Charlotte leads Conference USA standings with an 11-3 conference record. Liberty will join Conference USA on July 1.
Up Next
The Lady Flames will play at home for the first time in nearly two weeks, hosting Stetson in a three-game ASUN series, Saturday and Sunday at Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium.
Featured in photo: Karlie Keeney
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Keeney, Karlie (17-6)
L: S. Gress (14-7)
Batting:
RBI: Craine, Rachel 1 ; Fortner, Megan 1
SF: Craine, Rachel 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Heidorn, Lilly 1 ; Roupe, Rachel 1
Batting:
HR: C. Hoffler 1
RBI: C. Hoffler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: C. Hoffler 1
