Liberty Falls to Charleston 8-2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
LIBERTY	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	7	1
Charleston	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	X	8	13	0

LIBERTY

Charleston

MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – The Charleston Cougars defeated the Liberty Flames 8-2 Tuesday afternoon at Patriots Point.

The host Cougars plated four runs in the second and four in the eighth in their victory which closed out a five-game road trip for the Flames.

Designated hitter Todd Hudson had two hits and drove in a run for the Flames in the contest.

Liberty drops to 5-7 on the season. Charleston snaps a three-game losing skid and improves to 8-3.

Box Score Highlights
Records: Liberty (5-7); Charleston (8-3)
Location: Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (Patriots Point)
WP: Andrew Duval (1-0) | LP: Ben Blair (0-1) | SV: Alex Lyon (1)

Scoring Summary
1^st – LIBERTY - Sweatt doubles, Rabon scores, 1-0
2^nd – CofC - Baumhofer singles, Neaves scores, 1-1
2^nd – CofC - Pendergrass singles, Wood scores, 2-1
2^nd – CofC - Mathis singles, Pendergrass and Baumhofer score, 4-1
5^th – LIBERTY - Hudson doubles, Sweatt scores, 4-2
8^th – CofC – Madden scores on a wild pitch, 5-2
8^th – CofC – Neaves scores on a wild pitch 6-2
8^th – CofC – Johson doubles, Singsank scores, 7-2
8^th – CofC – Pendergrass singles, Johnson scores, 8-2

Baseball - Game 12 - Stats

Notable Numbers
- Charleston had 13 hits in the contest. Liberty collected seven. The Flames committed the only error of the contest.
- Liberty left 10 men on base. Charleston left seven men on.
- Flames starting pitcher Ben Blair takes the loss. The right-hander allowed four runs on eight hits over four innings. He struck out one and did not walk a batter.
- Charleston reliever Andrew Duval, the third pitcher in the contest for the Cougars, records the win. He gave up one run on three hits over three innings. He struck out one and walked one.
- Cougars reliever Alex Lyon pitched a scoreless final three innings to earn a save. He allowed one hit and struck out two.
- Five Cougars had two hits each in the contest. Center fielder Dariyan Pendergrass and designated hitter Cole Mathis drove in two runs apiece.

Beyond the Box Score
- Today's meeting between Liberty and Charleston was the first-ever meeting between the two teams on the diamond.
- Hudson's two-hit game was his second multi-hit game of the year.
- Right fielder Camden Troyer singled and walked in the contest. The outfielder has now reached base in all 12 games this season. He is the only Flames to have reached base in every game this season.
- With a single in the fourth, shortstop Tanner Marsh has now had at least one hit in each of the last five games.

Up Next
With, their road trip complete, Liberty returns home to begin an eight-game homestand. The Flames will host the No. 11 East Carolina Pirates for a three-game series beginning Friday. First pitch at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium is scheduled for 4 p.m.

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Team Stats

Todd Hudson

Noah Rabon

John Simmons

Camden Troyer

Players Mentioned

Ben Blair

Todd Hudson

Tanner Marsh

Camden Troyer