Liberty Tops Canisius 12-1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Canisius	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0
Liberty	0	2	2	3	1	4	0	0	X	12	13	0

Canisius

Liberty

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Three-hit games by catcher Maccadin Dye and left fielder Noah Rabon helped to propel the Liberty Flames past the Canisius Golden Griffins 12-1 Saturday afternoon at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium.

Dye went 3-for-3 with three RBI and belted his second home run of the season in the fourth inning. Rabon also had three hits with four RBI. Among the outfielder's hits were a two-run double and a two-run home run, his first of the year. He also scored three times.

The Flames never trailed in the contest, taking a 2-0 lead in the second inning.

Liberty reliever Ben Blair did not allow a hit over three scoreless innings. He retired all nine batters he faced, entering the game with two men on and two out in the fourth.

Liberty moves to 7-11 on the season. Canisius falls to 6-8.

Box Score Highlights
Records: Canisius (6-8); Liberty (7-11)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Ben Blair (2-1) | LP: Justin Gulliano (0-2)

Scoring Summary
2^nd – LIBERTY – McClellin doubles, Rabon scores, 1-0
2^nd – LIBERTY – Dye singles, McClellin scores, 2-0
3^rd – CAN – Weavers homers, 2-1
3^rd – LIBERTY – Rabon homers, Marsh scores, 4-1
4^th – LIBERTY – Dye homers, McClellin scores, 6-1
4^th – LIBERTY – Sweatt singles, Foster scores, 7-1
5^th – LIBERTY – McClellin scores on a passed ball, 8-1
6^th – LIBERTY – Sweatt doubles, Kepley scores, 9-1
6^th – LIBERTY – Rabon doubles, Sweatt and Marsh score, 11-1
6^th – LIBERTY – Rabon scores on a wild pitch, 12-1

Baseball - Stats - Game 18

Notable Numbers
- Liberty outhit Canisius, 13-3, in the contest. Neither team committed an error.
- The Flames left seven men on base. The Golden Griffins left four.
- Liberty had seven extra-base hits in the game, five doubles and two home runs.
- Flames second baseman Aidan Sweatt had two hits, one a double, walked and had two RBI.
- Flames first baseman Brian McClellin doubled twice, walked and scored three times.
- Liberty relievers Blair, Garrett McLaughlin and Ryan Butler combined to hold Canisius to one hit over the final 5 1/3 innings.
- Blair records the win. He struck out three and did not walk a batter.
- Canisius starter Justin Gulliano takes the loss. He was roughed up for seven runs on seven hits over 3 2/2 innings. He struck out four and did not walk a batter.
- No Griffin had more than one hit in the game.
- Canisius catcher Ty Weaver hit his first home run of the season in the contest.

Beyond the Box Score
- With the win, the Flames even their three-game series with the Griffins at 1-1.
- Both Dye and Rabon collected their second three-hit and their fifth multi-hit game of the season.
- Dye has at least one hit in six consecutive games. It is the longest hitting streak for a Flame this season.
- Rabon doubled for the 10^th time this season and is currently second in the CUSA in the category.
- With two hits today, Sweatt had his seventh multi-hit contest of the year to lead the Flames. McClellin posts his fourth multi-hit game of the season.

Up Next
Liberty and Canisius will wrap up their three-game series tomorrow afternoon at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium. Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m.

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Team Stats

Noah Rabon

Macaddin Dye

Aidan Sweatt

Brian McClellin

Players Mentioned

Ben Blair

Ryan Butler

Brian McClellin

Garrett McLaughlin

Noah Rabon

Aidan Sweatt