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Lady Flames Sweep Doubleheader from Hilltoppers
3/14/2025 10:43:00 PM | Softball
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Liberty outscored WKU by a combined 20-3 during a doubleheader sweep, Friday at WKU Softball Complex.
The Lady Flames won game one 10-0 before using a seven-run sixth inning to pull away for a 10-3 victory in the nightcap.
Liberty (23-4, 5-0 CUSA) extended its hitting streak to 11 games, while WKU (14-11, 1-4) has lost five games in a row.
Game 1
Liberty 10, WKU 0
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 1st INNING – Roupe homers to right center, 1-0
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Jessee homers to left, Roberts scores, 3-0
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Whatley singles through the right side, Roupe scores, 4-0
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Madrey scores on wild pitch, 5-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Woodard doubles to left center, Craine scores, 6-0
Liberty – 7th INNING – Byrum triples to left, Heidorn scores, 7-0
Liberty – 7th INNING – Madrey reaches on error, Byrum scores, 8-0
Liberty – 7th INNING – Madrey steals third, scores on throwing error, 9-0
Liberty – 7th INNING – Craine singles to right center, Jessee advances, Roberts scores, 10-0
Turning Point
Liberty 10, WKU 3
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 1st INNING – McManus homers to left center, 1-0
WKU – 1st INNING – Masters reaches on error, Herron and White advance, Sharpe scores, 1-1
WKU – 1st INNING – Stinson doubles to right center, Masters advances, Herron and White score, 3-1
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Whatley homers to center, Henault scores, 3-3
Liberty – 6th INNING – Woodard homers to center, Roberts scores, 5-3
Liberty – 6th INNING – Roupe homers to left, 6-3
Liberty – 6th INNING – Carrasquillo homers to left center, McManus scores, 8-3
Liberty – 6th INNING – Madrey singles up the middle, Craine scores, 9-3
Liberty – 6th INNING – Roberts singles to left, Madrey scores, 10-3
Turning Point
These two teams will wrap up this weekend's series with a single game, Sunday at 1 p.m. ET (noon CT).
The Lady Flames won game one 10-0 before using a seven-run sixth inning to pull away for a 10-3 victory in the nightcap.
Liberty (23-4, 5-0 CUSA) extended its hitting streak to 11 games, while WKU (14-11, 1-4) has lost five games in a row.
Game 1
Liberty 10, WKU 0
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 1st INNING – Roupe homers to right center, 1-0
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Jessee homers to left, Roberts scores, 3-0
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Whatley singles through the right side, Roupe scores, 4-0
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Madrey scores on wild pitch, 5-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Woodard doubles to left center, Craine scores, 6-0
Liberty – 7th INNING – Byrum triples to left, Heidorn scores, 7-0
Liberty – 7th INNING – Madrey reaches on error, Byrum scores, 8-0
Liberty – 7th INNING – Madrey steals third, scores on throwing error, 9-0
Liberty – 7th INNING – Craine singles to right center, Jessee advances, Roberts scores, 10-0
Turning Point
- Liberty grabbed an early 1-0 lead on Rachel Roupe's first inning solo home run. The Hilltoppers then loaded the bases on three walks in the home half. Escobar kept WKU off the board, getting an inning-ending lineout to third.
- The Lady Flames led 6-0 heading into the seventh, where they tacked on four more runs.
- Liberty outhit WKU 12-2, with the Hilltoppers committing three errors compared to one for the Lady Flames.
- Elena Escobar (9-1) went the distance for her seventh career shutout and third of the season, allowing just two hits while walking three and fanning four.
- Maddy Wood (4-2) drew the loss, allowing three runs on two hits, walking two in 1 1/3 innings before giving way to relievers Erica Houge and Delainey Bargfrede.
- Rachel Roupe went 2-for-3 with a homers, one RBI and two runs scored, while Savanah Whatley and Brooke Roberts both batted 2-for-3. Savannah Jessee homered, while KK Madrey stole two bases and scored twice.
- The Lady Flames scored at least one run in 12 consecutive innings, a streak which began on Sunday against KSU, prior to going scoreless in the fifth inning.
- Roupe recorded her sixth straight multiple-hit game, tying Amber Bishop-Riley's (2018) program record for most consecutive multiple-hit contests.
- Jessee is the 11th Lady Flame this season with at least one home run.
Liberty 10, WKU 3
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 1st INNING – McManus homers to left center, 1-0
WKU – 1st INNING – Masters reaches on error, Herron and White advance, Sharpe scores, 1-1
WKU – 1st INNING – Stinson doubles to right center, Masters advances, Herron and White score, 3-1
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Whatley homers to center, Henault scores, 3-3
Liberty – 6th INNING – Woodard homers to center, Roberts scores, 5-3
Liberty – 6th INNING – Roupe homers to left, 6-3
Liberty – 6th INNING – Carrasquillo homers to left center, McManus scores, 8-3
Liberty – 6th INNING – Madrey singles up the middle, Craine scores, 9-3
Liberty – 6th INNING – Roberts singles to left, Madrey scores, 10-3
Turning Point
- Liberty broke open a 3-3 tie game by scoring seven runs in the top of the sixth. The rally was keyed by three homers, including back-to-back home runs from Savannah Woodard and Rachel Roupe and a bomb by Alexia Carrasquillo.
- Liberty outhit WKU 16-5 for the game, hitting a season-high five homers. The Lady Flames committed two errors. The guests left nine runners on base, compared to eight for the hosts.
- Kaylan Yoder (4-1) earned the win with 6 2/3 innings of two-hit, scoreless relief during which she walked three and struck out 10.
- Erica Houge (4-6) drew the loss, allowing three runs on four hits, striking out one in 2 1/3 innings of relief.
- Brynn McManus went 3-for-5 with a double, homer, one RBI and two runs scored, while Brooke Roberts batted 3-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored. Savannah Woodard (2-for-5), Rachel Roupe (1-for-4), Alexia Carrasquillo (1-for-5) and Savanah Whatley (2-for-4) all homered. KK Madrey hit 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one RBI and one run.
- WKU's Randi Drinnon went 2-for-3, while Kennedy Stinson doubled and drove in two runs.
- Liberty scored 10 or more runs for the fourth game in a row. The last time the Lady Flames tallied 10 or more runs in four straight games was March 10-17, 2017.
- Liberty leads the all-time series with WKU, 5-4, as the Lady Flames have won each of the last five meetings.
- The Lady Flames have now won all 10 of their CUSA series since joining the conference last year.
- Today's doubleheader featured a rematch of the 2024 CUSA Championship title game, which Liberty won in nine innings. The Lady Flames and Hilltoppers were picked to finish first and second, in that order, in the CUSA Preseason Coaches Poll.
- Liberty's 11-game winning streak is its longest since winning 15 in a row, Feb. 24 through March 16, 2023.
- Whatley hit her first career homer in game two. She is the 12th different Liberty player to hit a home run this season, tying the 2021, 2022 and 2024 teams for the most unique home run hitters in a single year in program history.
- Liberty's 16 hits tonight were the team's most hits in a game since recording 17 hits at North Florida on April 7, 2023.
- Liberty's five homers tonight were its most since hitting a program-record six homers against Hampton on April 19, 2011.
- KK Madrey, whose 27 steals this season are a career high, is now in sole possession of fourth place in program history with 70 stolen bases as a Lady Flame.
- Roupe, who has homered in three straight games, has hit 49 career homers. She is now in sole possession of second in program history with 170 career RBI.
- Roupe extended her hitting streak to 11 games, although her streak of multiple-hit games ended at a program-record-tying six.
These two teams will wrap up this weekend's series with a single game, Sunday at 1 p.m. ET (noon CT).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Escobar, Elena (9-1)
L: WOOD, Maddy (4-2)
Batting:
2B: Woodard, Savannah 1 ; Roberts, Brooke 1 ; Craine, Rachel 1
3B: Byrum, JaMaya 1
HR: Roupe, Rachel 1 ; Jessee, Savannah 1
RBI: Woodard, Savannah 1 ; Roupe, Rachel 1 ; Whatley, Savanah 1 ; Byrum, JaMaya 1 ; Jessee, Savannah 2 ; Craine, Rachel 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Roupe, Rachel 2 ; Heidorn, Lilly 1 ; Byrum, JaMaya 1 ; Madrey, KK 2 ; Roberts, Brooke 2 ; Jessee, Savannah 1 ; Craine, Rachel 1
SB: Madrey, KK 2
CS: Woodard, Savannah 2 ; Roupe, Rachel 1
Batting:
SH: SHARPE, Morgan 1
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