Liberty University
19-22, 10-9
Stetson
25-17, 13-6
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIBERTY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Stetson | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | 7 | 8 | 0 |
Stetson Downs Liberty 7-0 in Series Opener
4/28/2023 10:20:57 PM | Baseball
The Stetson Hatters shut out the Liberty Flames 7-0, Friday evening in their ASUN series opener at Melching Field at Conrad Ballpark.
The duo of Austin Amaral and Johnathan Gonzalez combined to hold Liberty to four hits in the contest. Amaral worked around five walks over the first six innings in keeping the Flames off the scoreboard.
The Hatters struck for three in the third before breaking the game open with three more in the seventh.
The Flames drop to 10-9 in ASUN Conference play and 19-22 on the season. The Hatters improve to 13-6 in the conference and 25-17 overall.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Liberty (19-22, 10-9 ASUN); Stetson (25-17, 13-6 ASUN)
Location: DeLand, Fla. (Melching Field at Conrad Ballpark)
WP: Austin Amaral (5-3) | LP: Garrett Horn (4-3) | SV: Jonathan Gonzalez (1)
Scoring Summary
3rd INNING – Dessureault homers, 1-0
3rd INNING – Moran doubles, Meola scores, 2-0
3rd INNING – Pregent flies out, Bermudez scores, 3-0
7th INNING – Bermudez singles, Wyers scores, 4-0
7th INNING – Moran singles, Bermudez and Meola score, 6-0
8th INNING – Dessureault homers, 7-0
Notable Numbers
- Stetson collected eight hits in the contest. Liberty had four.
- Liberty left nine men on base. Stetson left seven.
- No Flame had more than one hit in the contest.
- Liberty left fielder Kane Kepley and second baseman Gray Betts each reached base twice in the contest. Both players singled and walked.
- Liberty left-hander Garrett Horn takes the loss. Horn allowed three runs on four hits. He struck out six and walked one.
- Amaral picks up the win. He struck out four over six innings.
- Gonzalez earns the save. The left-hander allowed one hit over the final three innings. He struck out four and walked two.
- Hatters second baseman Yohann Dessureault hit two solo home runs in the game. He has eight on the year.
 Beyond the Box Score
- Center fielder Jaylen Guy stole his 20th base of the season in the contest. He becomes the first Liberty player since D.J. Artis, who had 26 in 2018, to have 20 or more stolen bases in a season.
- With his single in the sixth, Betts moves into a tie for seventh on Liberty’s career hits list with 242.
Next Up
Liberty and Stetson will meet again at Melching Field at Conrad Ballpark tomorrow. Game time is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
Featured in Main Photo: Kane Kepley
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Amaral, Austin (5-3)
L: Horn, Garrett (4-3)
S: Gonzalez, Jonathan (1)
Batting:
2B: Troyer, Camden 1
Base Running:
SB: Guy, Jaylen 1 ; Lazzaro, Jake 1
CS: Kepley, Kane 1
HBP: Castillo, Victor 1 ; Hillier, Three 1
Batting:
2B: Moran, Landon 1
HR: Dessureault, Yohann 2
RBI: Bermudez, David 1 ; Moran, Landon 2 ; Pregent, Christian 1 ; Dessureault, Yohann 2
SF: Pregent, Christian 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Meola, Lorenzo 2 ; Bermudez, David 2 ; Wyers, Drew 1 ; Dessureault, Yohann 2
SB: Hill, Cameron 1
CS: Griffis, Evan 1
HBP: Bermudez, David 1
