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Liberty Tops Virginia Tech in a Slugfest 13-8
5/9/2024 12:29:00 AM | Baseball
LYNCHBURG, VA. – The Liberty Flames downed the Virginia Tech Hokies 13-8 Wednesday evening at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium.
Trailing 4-1 after one inning, the Flames erupted for 11 unanswered runs over the next three innings to take a commanding 12-4 lead and went on to claim the victory.
Liberty scored five runs in the second inning to take a 6-4 advantage, taking the lead on a three-run home run by second baseman Aidan Sweatt and never trailed in the contest after that.
Sweatt had three hits and four RBI in the game. His home run was his fourth of the season. Catcher Macaddin Dye was one of four Flames with two hits in the contest. He drove in three runs. First baseman John Simmons also had two hits, including an inside-the-park home run, and scored three times for Liberty, while Todd Hudson belted his sixth home run.
Liberty closes a five-game homestand with a 4-1 mark. The Flames move to 22-26 overall. Virginia Tech drops to 31-15 on the year.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Virginia Tech (31-15); Liberty 22-26)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Cale Bolton (2-1) | LP: Madden Clement (2-1)
Scoring Summary
1st – VT – Miceletti doubles, Cannizzaro and Watson score, 2-0
1st – VT – Cooke singles, Micheletti scores, 3-0
1st – VT – Cooke steals second, Grady steals home, 4-0
1st – LIBERTY – Dye singles, Kepley scores, 4-1
2nd – LIBERTY – Kepley singles, Simmons scores, 4-2
2nd – LIBERTY – Sweatt homers, Kepley and Foster score, 5-4
2nd – LIBERTY – Dye double, Horton scores, 6-4
3rd – LIBERTY – McClellin singles, Simmons scores, 7-4
3rd – LIBERTY – Sweatt singles, Foster scores, 8-4
3rd – LIBERTY – Dye walked, McClellin scores, 9-4
4th – LIBERTY – Simmons homers (inside the park), 10-4
4th – LIBERTY – Horton doubles, Kepley and Hudson score, 12-4
5th - VT – Cannizzaro homers, 12 -5
7th – VT – Cannizzaro homers, 12-6
8th – LIBERTY – Hudson homers, 13-6
9th – VT – Cannizzaro homers, Watson scores, 13-8
Notable Numbers
- Liberty outhit Virginia Tech, 13-11. The Hokies committed two errors.
- The Flames left eight men on base. The Hokies left nine men on base.
- Center fielder Kane Kepley and designated hitter Brian McClellan joined Dye and Simmons with two hits. Kepley scored three times in the game.
- Reliever Cale Bolton, the third of six Liberty pitchers in the contest, picks up the win. Bolton gave up one run on three hits over 2 1/3 innings. He struck four batters.
- Reliever Josh Swink pitched two scoreless innings for the Flames, allowing one hit.
- Virginia Tech starting pitcher Madden Clement takes the loss. The left-hander allowed five runs on four hits over 1 2/3 innings. He struck out one and walked one.
- Hokies center fielder Chris Cannizzaro hit three home runs, driving in four runs and scoring four runs.
Beyond the Box Score
- With the victory, the Flames complete their five-game homestand with a 4-1 record and move to 16-11 at home this season.
- Liberty splits its two midweek games with Virginia Tech in 2024. The Hokies won earlier this season in Blacksburg.
- Sweatt posts back-to-back games with three hits in each. The second baseman records his 16th multi-hit game and drives in four runs in a game for the second time this season.
- Kepley stole his 19th base in the game and now leads CUSA in stolen bases. The outfielder also moves into a tie for fourth in the conference with 52 runs scored. In addition, he collected his team-leading 18th multi-hit game of the season.
- Dye records his 13th multi-hit and 15th multi-RBI game in the contest. With three RBI, he pushes his team-leading RBI total to 45. The catcher is tied for 10th in CUSA in the category.
- McClellin recorded his eighth multi-hit game, while Simmons collected his seventh.
- Flames left fielder Brayden Horton had doubled in the contest. He has now reached base in 26 consecutive games.
Up Next
Liberty travels to Dallas, Texas for its final CUSA regular-season road series this weekend. The Flames will square off with the Dallas Baptist Patriots in a three-game conference series beginning on Friday. First pitch at Horner Ballpark is scheduled for 7:30 Eastern/6:30 p.m. Central.
Trailing 4-1 after one inning, the Flames erupted for 11 unanswered runs over the next three innings to take a commanding 12-4 lead and went on to claim the victory.
Liberty scored five runs in the second inning to take a 6-4 advantage, taking the lead on a three-run home run by second baseman Aidan Sweatt and never trailed in the contest after that.
Sweatt had three hits and four RBI in the game. His home run was his fourth of the season. Catcher Macaddin Dye was one of four Flames with two hits in the contest. He drove in three runs. First baseman John Simmons also had two hits, including an inside-the-park home run, and scored three times for Liberty, while Todd Hudson belted his sixth home run.
Liberty closes a five-game homestand with a 4-1 mark. The Flames move to 22-26 overall. Virginia Tech drops to 31-15 on the year.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Virginia Tech (31-15); Liberty 22-26)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Cale Bolton (2-1) | LP: Madden Clement (2-1)
Scoring Summary
1st – VT – Miceletti doubles, Cannizzaro and Watson score, 2-0
1st – VT – Cooke singles, Micheletti scores, 3-0
1st – VT – Cooke steals second, Grady steals home, 4-0
1st – LIBERTY – Dye singles, Kepley scores, 4-1
2nd – LIBERTY – Kepley singles, Simmons scores, 4-2
2nd – LIBERTY – Sweatt homers, Kepley and Foster score, 5-4
2nd – LIBERTY – Dye double, Horton scores, 6-4
3rd – LIBERTY – McClellin singles, Simmons scores, 7-4
3rd – LIBERTY – Sweatt singles, Foster scores, 8-4
3rd – LIBERTY – Dye walked, McClellin scores, 9-4
4th – LIBERTY – Simmons homers (inside the park), 10-4
4th – LIBERTY – Horton doubles, Kepley and Hudson score, 12-4
5th - VT – Cannizzaro homers, 12 -5
7th – VT – Cannizzaro homers, 12-6
8th – LIBERTY – Hudson homers, 13-6
9th – VT – Cannizzaro homers, Watson scores, 13-8
Notable Numbers
- Liberty outhit Virginia Tech, 13-11. The Hokies committed two errors.
- The Flames left eight men on base. The Hokies left nine men on base.
- Center fielder Kane Kepley and designated hitter Brian McClellan joined Dye and Simmons with two hits. Kepley scored three times in the game.
- Reliever Cale Bolton, the third of six Liberty pitchers in the contest, picks up the win. Bolton gave up one run on three hits over 2 1/3 innings. He struck four batters.
- Reliever Josh Swink pitched two scoreless innings for the Flames, allowing one hit.
- Virginia Tech starting pitcher Madden Clement takes the loss. The left-hander allowed five runs on four hits over 1 2/3 innings. He struck out one and walked one.
- Hokies center fielder Chris Cannizzaro hit three home runs, driving in four runs and scoring four runs.
Beyond the Box Score
- With the victory, the Flames complete their five-game homestand with a 4-1 record and move to 16-11 at home this season.
- Liberty splits its two midweek games with Virginia Tech in 2024. The Hokies won earlier this season in Blacksburg.
- Sweatt posts back-to-back games with three hits in each. The second baseman records his 16th multi-hit game and drives in four runs in a game for the second time this season.
- Kepley stole his 19th base in the game and now leads CUSA in stolen bases. The outfielder also moves into a tie for fourth in the conference with 52 runs scored. In addition, he collected his team-leading 18th multi-hit game of the season.
- Dye records his 13th multi-hit and 15th multi-RBI game in the contest. With three RBI, he pushes his team-leading RBI total to 45. The catcher is tied for 10th in CUSA in the category.
- McClellin recorded his eighth multi-hit game, while Simmons collected his seventh.
- Flames left fielder Brayden Horton had doubled in the contest. He has now reached base in 26 consecutive games.
Up Next
Liberty travels to Dallas, Texas for its final CUSA regular-season road series this weekend. The Flames will square off with the Dallas Baptist Patriots in a three-game conference series beginning on Friday. First pitch at Horner Ballpark is scheduled for 7:30 Eastern/6:30 p.m. Central.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bolton, Cale (2-1)
L: Madden Clement (2-1)
Batting:
2B: Ben Watson 1 ; Eddie Micheletti Jr. 1 ; Gehrig Ebel 1
HR: Chris Cannizzaro 3
RBI: Chris Cannizzaro 4 ; Eddie Micheletti Jr. 2 ; Henry Cooke 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ben Watson 2 ; Chris Cannizzaro 4 ; Eddie Micheletti Jr. 1 ; Clay Grady 1
SB: Clay Grady 1 ; Henry Cooke 1
HBP: Eddie Micheletti Jr. 2 ; Clay Grady 1
Batting:
2B: Sweatt, Aidan 1 ; Horton, Brayden 1 ; Dye, Macaddin 1
HR: Sweatt, Aidan 1 ; Simmons, John 1 ; Hudson, Todd 1
RBI: Kepley, Kane 1 ; Sweatt, Aidan 4 ; Horton, Brayden 2 ; Dye, Macaddin 3 ; Simmons, John 1 ; McClellin, Brian 1 ; Hudson, Todd 1
SH: Foster, Cam 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kepley, Kane 3 ; Sweatt, Aidan 1 ; Horton, Brayden 1 ; Simmons, John 3 ; Foster, Cam 2 ; McClellin, Brian 1 ; Hudson, Todd 2
SB: Kepley, Kane 1
HBP: Kepley, Kane 1 ; Horton, Brayden 1
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