Saturday, March 1
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Liberty Run-Rules Lehigh, App State
3/1/2025 9:53:00 PM | Softball
LYNCHBURG, Va. - Liberty wrapped up a perfect 4-0 performance at the Liberty Softball Invitational, posting run-rule victories over both Lehigh (15-5) and App State (9-1) on Saturday at Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium.
The 21st-ranked (Softball America) Lady Flames improve to 16-4 on the season, including 8-1 at home. Lehigh 3-11 has gone 1-3 so far this weekend, while App State (6-12) has posted a 3-1 record at the Liberty Softball Invitational.
Liberty 15, Lehigh 5 (5 innings)
Scoring Summary
Lehigh – 1st NNING – Fricker doubles to right center, Sward scores, 1-0
Lehigh – 1st INNING – Mrochko sac fly, Fricker scores, 2-0
Liberty – 1st INNING – Roberts singles to right center, McManus advances, Roupe and Woodard score, 2-2
Liberty – 1st INNING – Madrey reaches on fielder's choice, McManus scores, 3-2
Liberty – 1st INNING – Jessee singles to left, Madrey advances, Roberts scores, 4-2
Liberty – 1st INNING – Craine singles to shortstop, Jessee advances, Madrey scores, 5-2
Liberty – 1st INNING – Woodard singles up the middle, Craine scores, 6-2
Liberty – 1st INNING – Roupe homers to right center, Woodard scores, 9-2
Lehigh – 2nd INNING – Tabaka reaches on a fielder's choice, Martin scores, 9-3
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Whatley steals second, Heidorn steals home, 10-3
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Roupe doubles to right center, Whatley scores, 11-3
Liberty – 3rd INNING – McManus doubles to right center, Roupe scores, 12-3
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Doerr advances on passed ball, McManus scores on passed ball, 13-3
Lehigh – 4th INNING – Fricker singles up the middle, Dudley and Martin score, 13-5
Liberty – 4th INNING – Henault triples down the right field line, Norris scores, 14-5
Liberty – 4th INNING – Carrasquillo doubles to right center, Henault scores, 15-5
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Turning Point
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 1st INNING – Roupe doubles to right, Woodard scores, 1-0
Liberty – 1st INNING – McManus doubles to center, Roupe scores, 2-0
Liberty – 1st INNING – Roberts singles to right, McManus scores, 3-0
App State – 2nd INNING – Girk singles, Cook and Taylor advance, Gore scores, 3-1
Liberty – 4th INNING – Whatley reaches on error, Craine advances, Norris scores, 4-1
Liberty – 4th INNING – Roupe grounds out, Woodard and Whatley advance, Craine scores, 5-1
Liberty – 4th INNING – McManus sac fly, Woodard advances, Whatley scores, 6-1
Liberty – 4th INNING – Roberts singles, Woodard scores, 7-1
Liberty – 4th INNING – Doerr steals second, Roberts steals home, 8-1
Liberty – 6th INNING – Doerr homers to right center, 9-1
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Turning Point
Liberty's 13-game homestand continues on Tuesday at 4 p.m., when the Lady Flames take on James Madison. Due to threatening weather in the forecast, that game was rescheduled from its original Wednesday date.
The 21st-ranked (Softball America) Lady Flames improve to 16-4 on the season, including 8-1 at home. Lehigh 3-11 has gone 1-3 so far this weekend, while App State (6-12) has posted a 3-1 record at the Liberty Softball Invitational.
Liberty 15, Lehigh 5 (5 innings)
Scoring Summary
Lehigh – 1st NNING – Fricker doubles to right center, Sward scores, 1-0
Lehigh – 1st INNING – Mrochko sac fly, Fricker scores, 2-0
Liberty – 1st INNING – Roberts singles to right center, McManus advances, Roupe and Woodard score, 2-2
Liberty – 1st INNING – Madrey reaches on fielder's choice, McManus scores, 3-2
Liberty – 1st INNING – Jessee singles to left, Madrey advances, Roberts scores, 4-2
Liberty – 1st INNING – Craine singles to shortstop, Jessee advances, Madrey scores, 5-2
Liberty – 1st INNING – Woodard singles up the middle, Craine scores, 6-2
Liberty – 1st INNING – Roupe homers to right center, Woodard scores, 9-2
Lehigh – 2nd INNING – Tabaka reaches on a fielder's choice, Martin scores, 9-3
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Whatley steals second, Heidorn steals home, 10-3
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Roupe doubles to right center, Whatley scores, 11-3
Liberty – 3rd INNING – McManus doubles to right center, Roupe scores, 12-3
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Doerr advances on passed ball, McManus scores on passed ball, 13-3
Lehigh – 4th INNING – Fricker singles up the middle, Dudley and Martin score, 13-5
Liberty – 4th INNING – Henault triples down the right field line, Norris scores, 14-5
Liberty – 4th INNING – Carrasquillo doubles to right center, Henault scores, 15-5
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Turning Point
- Lehigh took a quick 2-0 lead in the top of the first. However, Liberty responded with nine runs in the home half, capped by a two-run Rachel Roupe home run.
- The Lady Flames scored three more in the second and two in the fourth, pulling away for the 15-5, five-inning triumph.
- Liberty outhit Lehigh 11-3 on the day, with the Lady Flames committing two errors. The hosts stole a program-record nine bases, including two each by Lilly Heidorn and Paige Doerr.
- Danner Allen (2-1) earned the win, allowing two runs on two hits, walking three and fanning two in 2 1/3 innings in relief of starter Tyler Oubre. Katie Love, making her first appearance of the season, retired both batters she faced in the fifth.
- Maddy Clark (0-2) drew the loss, yielding nine runs on six hits, walking three and striking out three in 1 1/3 innings.
- Roupe went 2-for-2 with a double, home run, three RBI and three runs scored. Rachel Craine batted 2-for-2 with a double, one RBI and one run scored. Savannah Woodard went 2-for-3 with one RBI and two runs scored.
- For Lehigh, Kelly Fricker went 2-for-3 with a double, three RBI and one run scored.
- Liberty evened the all-time series against Lehigh at 2-2, as the Lady Flames have won each of the last two meetings.
- The Lady Flames broke the program's single-game record for stolen bases, swiping nine bases today. The previous record of eight was done three times, with the last being on Feb. 11, 2018 against Chattanooga.
- Liberty scored its most runs in a single game since beating Longwood 19-3 in five innings on March 6, 2021.
- Liberty's nine-run first inning was its highest-scoring inning since scoring 11 runs in the second inning against Ball State on March 9, 2023.
- Roupe is now tied with Ashley Williams (2005-08) for fourth all-time at Liberty with 44 career homers.
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 1st INNING – Roupe doubles to right, Woodard scores, 1-0
Liberty – 1st INNING – McManus doubles to center, Roupe scores, 2-0
Liberty – 1st INNING – Roberts singles to right, McManus scores, 3-0
App State – 2nd INNING – Girk singles, Cook and Taylor advance, Gore scores, 3-1
Liberty – 4th INNING – Whatley reaches on error, Craine advances, Norris scores, 4-1
Liberty – 4th INNING – Roupe grounds out, Woodard and Whatley advance, Craine scores, 5-1
Liberty – 4th INNING – McManus sac fly, Woodard advances, Whatley scores, 6-1
Liberty – 4th INNING – Roberts singles, Woodard scores, 7-1
Liberty – 4th INNING – Doerr steals second, Roberts steals home, 8-1
Liberty – 6th INNING – Doerr homers to right center, 9-1
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Turning Point
- Liberty broke open a tight, 3-1 game, scoring four times in the fourth to take a commanding 7-1 lead.
- Paige Doerr ended the game with a one-out, walk-off homer in the bottom of the sixth, sealing the 9-1, run-rule victory.Â
- The Lady Flames outhit the Mountaineers 11-4 for the game. Liberty committed three errors, compared to two for App State.
- Paige Bachman (5-1) went the distance, allowing one unearned run on four hits and striking out three.
- App State's Mollie Bulla (0-2) did not retire a batter, yielding three runs on three hits before giving way to relievers Ava Beamesderfer and Bel Varadi.
- Four different Lady Flames had two hits apiece, in Savannah Woodard, Brooke Roberts (two RBI), Paige Doerr (homer, RBI, career-high three steals) and Rachel Craine.
- Liberty has won both meetings all-time against App State, with the only previous matchup being on Feb. 17, 2007.
- The Lady Flames, at 16-4, are off to their best 20-game start to a season since going 17-3 to start the 1996 campaign.
- Prior to today, the last time Liberty posted back-to-back run-rule wins was March 5, 2023 against Radford, posting 14-6 and 12-2, five-inning wins.
- The Lady Flames outscored opponents by a combined 40-10 during the Liberty Softball Invitational.Â
Liberty's 13-game homestand continues on Tuesday at 4 p.m., when the Lady Flames take on James Madison. Due to threatening weather in the forecast, that game was rescheduled from its original Wednesday date.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bachman, Paige (5-1)
L: Mollie Bulla (0-2)
Batting:
RBI: Julia Girk 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Leah Gore 1
Batting:
2B: Roupe, Rachel 1 ; McManus, Brynn 1
HR: Doerr, Paige 1
RBI: Roupe, Rachel 2 ; McManus, Brynn 2 ; Roberts, Brooke 2 ; Doerr, Paige 1
SH: Whatley, Savanah 1
SF: McManus, Brynn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Woodard, Savannah 2 ; Roupe, Rachel 1 ; McManus, Brynn 1 ; Roberts, Brooke 1 ; Doerr, Paige 1 ; Norris, Aubry 1 ; Craine, Rachel 1 ; Whatley, Savanah 1
SB: Roberts, Brooke 1 ; Doerr, Paige 3
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