Friday, March 8
Lynchburg, Va.
4:00 PM ET
Liberty University
5-8
5
vs
9
East Carolina
8-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Carolina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Liberty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
No. 11 East Carolina Downs Liberty 9-5 Friday
3/8/2024 8:39:00 PM | Baseball
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The No. 11 East Carolina Pirates topped the Liberty Flames 9-5 Friday afternoon at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium.
East Carolina All-American Trey Yesavage held the Flames to one on three hits over six innings to remain unbeaten (3-0).
Liberty broke through for a run to cut its deficit to 4-1 in the sixth, only to see East Carolina plate five in the eighth. The Flames counter with four in the ninth for the final score.
Liberty catcher Macaddin Dye had two hits and drove in two runs in the contest.
The Flames fall to 5-8 on the year. East Carolina improves to 8-4.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Liberty (5-8); East Carolina (8-4)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Trey Yesavage (3-0) | LP: Cole Hertzler (1-2)
Scoring Summary
3rd – ECU – Johnson flies out, Carter scores, 1-0
5th – ECU – Cunningham doubles, Johnson and Berini score, 3-0
6th – ECU Carter triples, Wallace scores, 4-0
6th – LIBERTY – Sweatt singles, Kepley scores, 4-1
8th – ECU – Berini walked, Wilcoxen scores, 5-1
8th – ECU – Johnson hit by pitch, Williams scores, 6-1
8th – ECU – Cunningham doubles, Johnson, Berini and Carter score, 9-1
8th – LIBERTY – McClellin singles, Foster and Troyer score, 9-3
8th – LIBERTY – Dye singles, McClellin and Simmons score, 9-5
Notable Numbers
- East Carolina outhit Liberty, 9-7, in the contest. Neither team committed an error.
- The Flames left nine men on base. The Pirates left five.
- Liberty starting pitcher Cole Hertzler gave up four runs on six hits over six innings. He struck out seven and walked two.
- East Carolina first baseman Carter Cunningham had three hits and drove in a career-high five runs in the game.
- Outfielder Bristol Carter joined Cunningham with three hits. He scored twice for the Pirates.
Beyond the Box Score
- Today's meeting was only the second between East Carolina and Liberty in Lynchburg. The Pirates and Flames met in 2015 in a single game at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium. This weekend will be the first time the two teams have met in Lynchburg in a three-game series.
- Today's contest opened an eight-game homestand for the Flames. It will be their longest homestand of the season.
- Right fielder Camden Troyer led off the ninth with an infield single to extend his reached base streak to 13 games. The outfielder is the only Flame to have reached base in every game this season.
- With two hits in the contest, Dye has posted three multi-hit games this season.
Up Next
The Flames and Pirates will meet again tomorrow in the middle game of their three-game series at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium. Due to forecasted rain for the area, game time has been pushed back to 6 p.m.
East Carolina All-American Trey Yesavage held the Flames to one on three hits over six innings to remain unbeaten (3-0).
Liberty broke through for a run to cut its deficit to 4-1 in the sixth, only to see East Carolina plate five in the eighth. The Flames counter with four in the ninth for the final score.
Liberty catcher Macaddin Dye had two hits and drove in two runs in the contest.
The Flames fall to 5-8 on the year. East Carolina improves to 8-4.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Liberty (5-8); East Carolina (8-4)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Trey Yesavage (3-0) | LP: Cole Hertzler (1-2)
Scoring Summary
3rd – ECU – Johnson flies out, Carter scores, 1-0
5th – ECU – Cunningham doubles, Johnson and Berini score, 3-0
6th – ECU Carter triples, Wallace scores, 4-0
6th – LIBERTY – Sweatt singles, Kepley scores, 4-1
8th – ECU – Berini walked, Wilcoxen scores, 5-1
8th – ECU – Johnson hit by pitch, Williams scores, 6-1
8th – ECU – Cunningham doubles, Johnson, Berini and Carter score, 9-1
8th – LIBERTY – McClellin singles, Foster and Troyer score, 9-3
8th – LIBERTY – Dye singles, McClellin and Simmons score, 9-5
Notable Numbers
- East Carolina outhit Liberty, 9-7, in the contest. Neither team committed an error.
- The Flames left nine men on base. The Pirates left five.
- Liberty starting pitcher Cole Hertzler gave up four runs on six hits over six innings. He struck out seven and walked two.
- East Carolina first baseman Carter Cunningham had three hits and drove in a career-high five runs in the game.
- Outfielder Bristol Carter joined Cunningham with three hits. He scored twice for the Pirates.
Beyond the Box Score
- Today's meeting was only the second between East Carolina and Liberty in Lynchburg. The Pirates and Flames met in 2015 in a single game at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium. This weekend will be the first time the two teams have met in Lynchburg in a three-game series.
- Today's contest opened an eight-game homestand for the Flames. It will be their longest homestand of the season.
- Right fielder Camden Troyer led off the ninth with an infield single to extend his reached base streak to 13 games. The outfielder is the only Flame to have reached base in every game this season.
- With two hits in the contest, Dye has posted three multi-hit games this season.
Up Next
The Flames and Pirates will meet again tomorrow in the middle game of their three-game series at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium. Due to forecasted rain for the area, game time has been pushed back to 6 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: YESAVAGE, Trey (3-0)
L: Hertzler, Cole (1-2)
Batting:
2B: CUNNINGHAM, C. 2 ; CARTER, Bristol 1
3B: CARTER, Bristol 1
RBI: JOHNSON, Ryley 2 ; CUNNINGHAM, C. 5 ; CARTER, Bristol 1 ; BERINI, Joey 1
SH: WILCOXEN, Justin 1 ; BERINI, Joey 1
SF: JOHNSON, Ryley 1
Base Running:
RUNS: JOHNSON, Ryley 2 ; WALLACE, Colby 1 ; WILCOXEN, Justin 1 ; WILLIAMS, Dixon 1 ; CARTER, Bristol 2 ; BERINI, Joey 2
SB: JOHNSON, Ryley 1
HBP: JOHNSON, Ryley 2 ; CARTER, Bristol 1
Batting:
RBI: Sweatt, Aidan 1 ; McClellin, Brian 2 ; Dye, Macaddin 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Kepley, Kane 1 ; Troyer, Camden 1 ; Foster, Cam 1 ; Simmons, John 1 ; McClellin, Brian 1
SB: Kepley, Kane 1
PO: Simmons, John 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
2
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
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