Liberty University
22-26, 12-13
Eastern Kentucky
27-24, 14-11
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIBERTY | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 | 5 | 0 |
Eastern Kentucky Edges Liberty 8-7
5/13/2023 12:36:50 AM | Baseball
First baseman Charles Ludwig’s third home run of the game in the 7th inning pushed the Eastern Kentucky Colonels past the Liberty Flames 8-7, Friday evening at Earle Combs Stadium in the opener of their ASUN three-game series.
Liberty plated three runs in the third inning to take a 6-1 advantage, only to see Eastern Kentucky tie the contest with four runs in the fifth inning to tie the contest.
The Flames went back in front in the top of the seventh inning with a solo home run by Todd Hudson, before Ludwig struck again with a runner aboard for what proved to be the final score of 8-7.
Second baseman Gray Betts had two hits and two RBI and scored a run to lead the Flames. Hudson hit his second home run of the season.
Liberty drops to 12-13 in the ASUN Conference and 22-27 overall. Eastern Kentucky moves to a 14-11 in the ASUN and 27-24 overall. The Colonels have won eight straight games.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Liberty (22-27, 12-13 ASUN); Eastern Kentucky (27-24, 14-11)
Location: Richmond, Ky. (Turkey Hughes Field at Earle Combs Stadium)
WP: Quinton Hall (1-0) | LP: Graham Edwards (1-2) | SV: Joe Clancy (3)
Scoring Summary
2nd INNING – EKU - Ludwick homers, 1-0
3rd INNING – LIBERTY – Foster flies out, Kepley scores, 1-1
3rd INNING – LIBERTY – Betts triples, Troyer and Horton score, 3-1
3rd INNING – LIBERTY – Hillier singles, Betts scores, 4-1
3rd INNING – LIBERTY – Kepley hit by a pitch, Hillier scores, 5-1
3rd INNING – LIBERTY – Horton walks, Hillier scores, 6-1
3rd INNING – EKU – Thomason homers, 6-2
5th INNING – EKU – King doubles, Thomason and Peralta score, 6-4
5th INNING – EKU – Ludwick homers, King scores, 6-6
7th INNING – LIBERTY – Hudson homers, 7-6
7th INNING – EKU – Ludwick homers, Larreal scores, 8-7
Notable Numbers
- Liberty outhit Eastern Kentucky, 6-5, in the contest. The Flames committed the contest’s only error.
- Liberty left 12 men on base. Eastern Kentucky left seven men on base.
- Flames pitchers combined to walk eight batters. The Colonels pitchers combined to walk 12 batters.
- Liberty reliever Graham Edwards takes the loss. He gave up two runs on one hit over three innings. He struck out a season-high five batters and walked three.
- EKU reliever Quinton Hall records the win. The sixth of seven Colonels to pitch in the game, he pitched a scoreless 1 1/3 innings. He struck out one and walked one.
- Ludwig has 14 home runs on the season.
- Shortstop Logan Thomason also hit a home run for EKU in the game, his 14th of the season.
Beyond the Box Score
- Tonight’s contest was the first-ever ASUN regular-season meeting between Liberty and Eastern Kentucky on the diamond.
- In the bottom of the eighth with two outs, the lights went out at Earle Combs Stadium causing a 22-minute delay.
- Betts records his 12th multi-hit game of the season. The senior moves into fourth on Liberty’s all-time hit list with 250 career hits.
- Catcher Three Hillier had an RBI single in the second inning to extend his hitting streak to eight games.
- First baseman Brayden Horton doubled and walked twice in the contest and has reached base safely in 16 consecutive games. He has a five-game hitting streak.
- Shortstop Cam Foster also walked twice in the game and has reached base safely in 15 consecutive games.
Next Up
Liberty and Eastern Kentucky met again tomorrow at Earle Combs Stadium. The first pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: HALL, Quinton (1-0)
L: Edwards, Graham (1-2)
S: CLANCY, Joe (3)
Batting:
2B: Horton, Brayden 1
3B: Betts, Gray 1
HR: Hudson, Todd 1
RBI: Kepley, Kane 1 ; Horton, Brayden 1 ; Foster, Cam 1 ; Betts, Gray 2 ; Hillier, Three 1 ; Hudson, Todd 1
SF: Foster, Cam 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kepley, Kane 1 ; Horton, Brayden 1 ; Troyer, Camden 1 ; Betts, Gray 1 ; Hillier, Three 1 ; Keeter, Nathan 1 ; Hudson, Todd 1
HBP: Kepley, Kane 1
Batting:
2B: KING, Will 1
HR: THOMASON, Logan 1 ; LUDWICK, Charles 3
RBI: THOMASON, Logan 1 ; KING, Will 2 ; LUDWICK, Charles 5
Base Running:
RUNS: THOMASON, Logan 2 ; LARREAL, Miguel 1 ; KING, Will 1 ; LUDWICK, Charles 3 ; PERALTA, Santiago 1
