Thursday, March 28
Lynchburg, Va.
4:00 PM ET
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Liberty Storms Back to Down Sam Houston 6-4
3/28/2024 8:57:00 PM | Baseball
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Trailing 4-0 after six innings, the Liberty Flames struck for six unanswered runs, including two in the eighth inning, to down the Sam Houston Bearkats 6-4 Thursday afternoon to open their three-game CUSA series at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium.
The Flames tied the game with four runs in the seventh inning and then, took the lead in the eighth inning by rallying for two runs with two outs. After second baseman Aidan Sweatt doubled, catcher Maccadin Dye ripped a double into the left field corner to give Liberty its first lead of the contest. Designated hitter Todd Hudson followed with an RBI single.
In the ninth, Ben Blair pitched out of a bases-loaded jam to close out the Liberty victory.
Dye had three hits with two RBI and scored two runs to lead the Flames. Third baseman Cam Foster also had three hits for the Flames.
Sam Houston broke up a pitchers' duel between Liberty starting pitcher Ryan Butler and Bearkats right-hander Coltin Atkinson with three runs in the sixth inning.
Liberty improves to 3-1 in CUSA and 11-14 overall. Sam Houston drops to 3-4 in CUSA and 17-10 overall.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Sam Houston (17-10, 3-4 CUSA); Liberty (11-14, 3-1 CUSA)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Ben Blair (3-1) | LP: Logan Hewitt (1-1)
Scoring Summary
1st – SHSU – Lott singles, Cotton scores, 1-0
6th – SHSU – Autrey singles, Janek scores, 2-0
6th – SHSU – Tatom singles, David scores, 3-0
6th – SHSU – Loyd grounds out on a bunt, Autrey scores, 4-0
7th – LIBERTY – Dye singles, Marsh scores, 4-1
7th – LIBERTY – Troyer singles, Dye and Sweatt score, 4-3
7th – LIBERTY – Simmons singles, Hudson scores, 4-4
8th – LIBERTY – Dye doubles, Sweatt score, 5-4
8th – LIBERTY – Hudson singles, Dye scores, 6-4
Notable Numbers
- Liberty outhit Sam Houston, 14-9. Neither team committed an error in the contest.
- Liberty left 13 men on base in the game. Sam Houston left nine.
- Five of the Flames' seven runs came with two outs.
- Liberty shortstop Tanner Marsh had two hits and scored a run.
- Blair pitched 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief to record the win. The freshman right-hander gave up two hits. He struck out one and walked one.
- Butler allowed three runs on five hits over 5 1/3 innings. He struck out five and walked three batters.
- Sam Houston reliever Logan Hewitt takes the loss. He was roughed up for six runs on nine hits over 2 1/3 innings. He struck out one and walked one.
- Bearkats starting pitcher pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings. He struck out eight and walked five.
- First baseman Hunter Autrey had three hits and knocked in a run for Sam Houston.
Beyond the Box Score
- Today's game was not only the first Conference USA game at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium but the first meeting between Liberty and Sam Houston on the diamond.
- The Flames went 9-for-17 with two outs in the game.
- Dye records his third three-hit game and seventh multi-hit game of the season. Every one of the catcher's three-hit games have been in March.
- Foster records his second three-hit and seventh multi-hit contest of the year. The infielder has had a multi-hit game in five of the last seven games.
- Marsh posts his eighth multi-hit game of the season in the contest. The shortstop leads the Flames with a .349 batting average during March.
- Butler set a new personal career high with five strikeouts in a game.
Up Next
Liberty and Sam Houston will meet in the middle game of their three-game CUSA series tomorrow at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium. The first pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.
The Flames tied the game with four runs in the seventh inning and then, took the lead in the eighth inning by rallying for two runs with two outs. After second baseman Aidan Sweatt doubled, catcher Maccadin Dye ripped a double into the left field corner to give Liberty its first lead of the contest. Designated hitter Todd Hudson followed with an RBI single.
In the ninth, Ben Blair pitched out of a bases-loaded jam to close out the Liberty victory.
Dye had three hits with two RBI and scored two runs to lead the Flames. Third baseman Cam Foster also had three hits for the Flames.
Sam Houston broke up a pitchers' duel between Liberty starting pitcher Ryan Butler and Bearkats right-hander Coltin Atkinson with three runs in the sixth inning.
Liberty improves to 3-1 in CUSA and 11-14 overall. Sam Houston drops to 3-4 in CUSA and 17-10 overall.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Sam Houston (17-10, 3-4 CUSA); Liberty (11-14, 3-1 CUSA)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Ben Blair (3-1) | LP: Logan Hewitt (1-1)
Scoring Summary
1st – SHSU – Lott singles, Cotton scores, 1-0
6th – SHSU – Autrey singles, Janek scores, 2-0
6th – SHSU – Tatom singles, David scores, 3-0
6th – SHSU – Loyd grounds out on a bunt, Autrey scores, 4-0
7th – LIBERTY – Dye singles, Marsh scores, 4-1
7th – LIBERTY – Troyer singles, Dye and Sweatt score, 4-3
7th – LIBERTY – Simmons singles, Hudson scores, 4-4
8th – LIBERTY – Dye doubles, Sweatt score, 5-4
8th – LIBERTY – Hudson singles, Dye scores, 6-4
Notable Numbers
- Liberty outhit Sam Houston, 14-9. Neither team committed an error in the contest.
- Liberty left 13 men on base in the game. Sam Houston left nine.
- Five of the Flames' seven runs came with two outs.
- Liberty shortstop Tanner Marsh had two hits and scored a run.
- Blair pitched 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief to record the win. The freshman right-hander gave up two hits. He struck out one and walked one.
- Butler allowed three runs on five hits over 5 1/3 innings. He struck out five and walked three batters.
- Sam Houston reliever Logan Hewitt takes the loss. He was roughed up for six runs on nine hits over 2 1/3 innings. He struck out one and walked one.
- Bearkats starting pitcher pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings. He struck out eight and walked five.
- First baseman Hunter Autrey had three hits and knocked in a run for Sam Houston.
Beyond the Box Score
- Today's game was not only the first Conference USA game at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium but the first meeting between Liberty and Sam Houston on the diamond.
- The Flames went 9-for-17 with two outs in the game.
- Dye records his third three-hit game and seventh multi-hit game of the season. Every one of the catcher's three-hit games have been in March.
- Foster records his second three-hit and seventh multi-hit contest of the year. The infielder has had a multi-hit game in five of the last seven games.
- Marsh posts his eighth multi-hit game of the season in the contest. The shortstop leads the Flames with a .349 batting average during March.
- Butler set a new personal career high with five strikeouts in a game.
Up Next
Liberty and Sam Houston will meet in the middle game of their three-game CUSA series tomorrow at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium. The first pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Blair, Ben (3-1)
L: Logan Hewitt (1-1)
Batting:
RBI: Malachi Lott 1 ; Hunter Autrey 1 ; Jake Tatom 1 ; Easton Loyd 1
SH: Easton Loyd 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Caleb Cotton 1 ; Walker Janek 1 ; Jeffrey David 1 ; Hunter Autrey 1
SB: Caleb Cotton 1
HBP: Hunter Autrey 1
Batting:
2B: Marsh, Tanner 2 ; Sweatt, Aidan 1 ; Dye, Macaddin 1 ; Foster, Cam 2
RBI: Dye, Macaddin 2 ; Hudson, Todd 1 ; Troyer, Camden 2 ; Simmons, John 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Marsh, Tanner 1 ; Sweatt, Aidan 2 ; Dye, Macaddin 2 ; Hudson, Todd 1
Game Leaders
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