Saturday, March 22
Jacksonville, AL
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Liberty University
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Lady Flames Post 12-3 Run-Rule Win Over Gamecocks
3/22/2025 4:10:00 PM | Softball
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. - Liberty claimed the series victory with a 12-3, six-inning win over Jacksonville State, Saturday at Jana McGinnis Field.
The Lady Flames (26-6) remain perfect in CUSA play at 7-0, while Jax State (20-11) falls to 4-4 in league games.
Liberty 12, Jax State 3 (6 innings)
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 1st INNING – McManus and Roberts advance, Roupe scores on wild pitch, 1-0
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Woodard doubles to left, Craine advances, Carrasquillo scores, 2-0
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Roupe homers to center, Woodard and Craine score, 5-0
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Craine caught stealing, Madrey steals home, 6-0
Liberty – 5th INNING – Madrey sacrifice fly, Whatley advances, McManus scores, 7-0
Liberty – 5th INNING – Doerr grounds out, Whatley scores, 8-0
Jax Sate – 5th INNING – Davis scores on passed ball, 8-1
Jax State – 5th INNING – Nowakowski singles to right, Elrod and Underwood score, 8-3
Liberty – 6th INNING – McManus singles to right, Roberts scores, 9-3
Liberty – 6th INNING – Doerr walks, Madrey and Whatley advance, McManus scores, 10-3
Liberty – 6th INNING – Carrasquillo singles to right, Doerr advances, Madrey and Whatley score, 12-3
Turning Point
The Lady Flames and Gamecocks will wrap up this weekend's series tomorrow, with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m. ET (noon CT).
The Lady Flames (26-6) remain perfect in CUSA play at 7-0, while Jax State (20-11) falls to 4-4 in league games.
Liberty 12, Jax State 3 (6 innings)
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 1st INNING – McManus and Roberts advance, Roupe scores on wild pitch, 1-0
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Woodard doubles to left, Craine advances, Carrasquillo scores, 2-0
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Roupe homers to center, Woodard and Craine score, 5-0
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Craine caught stealing, Madrey steals home, 6-0
Liberty – 5th INNING – Madrey sacrifice fly, Whatley advances, McManus scores, 7-0
Liberty – 5th INNING – Doerr grounds out, Whatley scores, 8-0
Jax Sate – 5th INNING – Davis scores on passed ball, 8-1
Jax State – 5th INNING – Nowakowski singles to right, Elrod and Underwood score, 8-3
Liberty – 6th INNING – McManus singles to right, Roberts scores, 9-3
Liberty – 6th INNING – Doerr walks, Madrey and Whatley advance, McManus scores, 10-3
Liberty – 6th INNING – Carrasquillo singles to right, Doerr advances, Madrey and Whatley score, 12-3
Turning Point
- The Lady Flames scored in every inning except the fourth, earning a 12-3, six-inning win.
- Liberty outhit Jax State 13-6. Both teams left six runners on base.
- Kaylan Yoder (5-2) earned the win, allowing one hit and one walk, striking out three in 4 1/3 innings pitched. Paige Bachman pitched 1 2/3 inning of relief.
- Jaliyah Holmes (5-4) drew the loss, allowing five runs on five hits, walking two and fanning two in 1 1/3 innings before yielding to Amber Reed and MacKinley Portillo.
- Brooke Roberts and Savanah Whatley both went 2-for-4 with a double, while Brynn McManus batted 2-for-2 with one RBI and two runs scored. Alexia Carrasquillo (2-for-3) drove in two runs, while KK Madrey batted 2-for-3 with one RBI, one steal and two runs scored. Rachel Roupe hit her 12th homer of the season, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored.
- For Jax State, Morgan Nowakowski went 1-for-2 with two RBI, while Ashley Phillips batted 2-for-3.
- The Lady Flames lead the all-time series against Jax State, 6-1. Liberty has won each of the last six meetings, including all five matchups since both teams joined Conference USA prior to the 2024 campaign.
- Liberty posted its ninth game of 10 or more runs scored this year, including fifth game with 10+ runs so far in CUSA play.
- The Lady Flames have now won all 11 series since joining Conference USA.
- Roupe recorded her 200th career hit, becoming the 11th player in program history with 200 or more hits. It was also her 52nd career home run.
- Roupe has now hit seven homers in the last eight games, homering in each of Liberty's last four CUSA contests.
- Craine extended her hitting streak to seven games, reaching base for the ninth game in a row.
- Liberty was ranked No. 21 in both the Softball America and D1Softball Top 25 Polls this week.
The Lady Flames and Gamecocks will wrap up this weekend's series tomorrow, with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m. ET (noon CT).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Yoder, Kaylan (5-2)
L: Jaliyah Holmes (5-4)
Batting:
2B: Woodard, Savannah 1 ; Roberts, Brooke 1 ; Whatley, Savanah 1
HR: Roupe, Rachel 1
RBI: Woodard, Savannah 1 ; Roupe, Rachel 3 ; McManus, Brynn 1 ; Madrey, KK 1 ; Doerr, Paige 2 ; Carrasquillo, Alexia 2
SF: Madrey, KK 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Woodard, Savannah 1 ; Roupe, Rachel 2 ; Roberts, Brooke 1 ; McManus, Brynn 2 ; Whatley, Savanah 2 ; Madrey, KK 2 ; Carrasquillo, Alexia 1 ; Craine, Rachel 1
SB: Madrey, KK 1
CS: Woodard, Savannah 1 ; Craine, Rachel 1
Batting:
RBI: Morgan Nowakowski 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Emma Elrod 1 ; Aria Davis 1 ; Jaci Underwood 1
HBP: Aria Davis 1
Game Leaders
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