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Lady Flames Race to 9-2 Win Over Longwood
3/26/2025 8:40:00 PM | Softball
LYNCHBURG, Va. - No. 20Â Liberty scored nine unanswered runs, surging for a 9-2 win over Longwood, Wednesday at Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium.
The Lady Flames improve to 28-6 on the season with their fifth straight win, while Longwood (6-22) suffers its eighth consecutive setback.
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Liberty 9, Longwood 2
Scoring Summary
Longwood – 1st INNING – Hiatt singles, advances on error, Miller and Westmiller score, 2-0
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Madrey singles, advances to third on error, Whatley scores, 2-1
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Doerr reaches on error, Madrey scores, 2-2
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Craine doubles to right, Doerr scores, 3-2
Liberty – 3rd INNING – McManus sacrifice fly to center, Roberts advances, Roupe scores, 4-2
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Whatley singles to center, Roberts scores, 5-2
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Doerr triples to right center, Whatley scores, 6-2
Liberty – 5th INNING – Madrey caught stealing, Whatley scores, 7-2
Liberty – 6th INNING – Craine doubles to right, Heidorn advances, Doerr scores, 8-2
Liberty – 6th INNING – Woodard sacrifice fly to left, Heidorn scores, 9-2
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Turning Point
The Lady Flames host UTEP in a three-game CUSA series, Friday through Sunday at Liberty Softball Stadium.
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The Lady Flames improve to 28-6 on the season with their fifth straight win, while Longwood (6-22) suffers its eighth consecutive setback.
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Liberty 9, Longwood 2
Scoring Summary
Longwood – 1st INNING – Hiatt singles, advances on error, Miller and Westmiller score, 2-0
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Madrey singles, advances to third on error, Whatley scores, 2-1
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Doerr reaches on error, Madrey scores, 2-2
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Craine doubles to right, Doerr scores, 3-2
Liberty – 3rd INNING – McManus sacrifice fly to center, Roberts advances, Roupe scores, 4-2
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Whatley singles to center, Roberts scores, 5-2
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Doerr triples to right center, Whatley scores, 6-2
Liberty – 5th INNING – Madrey caught stealing, Whatley scores, 7-2
Liberty – 6th INNING – Craine doubles to right, Heidorn advances, Doerr scores, 8-2
Liberty – 6th INNING – Woodard sacrifice fly to left, Heidorn scores, 9-2
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Turning Point
- Longwood led Liberty 2-0 after the first inning, but the Lady Flames capitalized on three Lancer errors in the second, taking a 3-2 lead.
- With Liberty leading 6-2 in the top of the fourth, Longwood loaded the bases with nobody out. Reliever Paige Bachman got out of the jam, allowing no runs.
- Liberty outhit Longwood 12-6 for the game. The Lancers committed three errors, compared to one for the Lady Flames. The guests left eight runners on base, while the hosts stranded three.
- Bachman (6-1) earned the win, allowing one hit, walking one and fanning five in four innings of relief. Starter Tyler Oubre yielded two runs (one earned) on five hits, with two walks and one strikeout in three innings.
- Morgan Strickland (0-5) drew the loss, allowing six runs (four earned) on eight hits, fanning one in three innings before Cierra Gawryluk pitched the final three frames.
- Savanah Whatley went 2-for-2 with three runs scored, while KK Madrey, Paige Doerr (triple, 2 RBI, 2 runs) and Rachel Craine (2 doubles, 2 RBI) all went 2-for-3.
- For Longwood, Brooke Bennett and Maggie Hiatt had two hits apiece.
- Longwood leads the all-time series, 39-26. However, Liberty has won all seven meetings since leaving the Big South following the 2018 season. The Lady Flames are 13-1 against Big South teams since the 2019 campaign.
- Liberty is 13-1 at home this season, outscoring opponents 109-32. Â
- Liberty was ranked No. 20 in the D1Softball Top 25 Poll this week.
- The Lady Flames have hit 20 sacrifice flies this season, one shy one the program single-season record of 21, set in 2018.
- Craine reached base for the 11th game in a row.
- Madrey needs one more run scored to become the 25th player in program history to score 100 or more career runs as a Lady Flame.
- Roupe is now tied with Tori Zavodny (2015-18) for fifth in program history with 153 career runs scored.
- Every Lady Flame who batted today had at least one hit or one RBI.
The Lady Flames host UTEP in a three-game CUSA series, Friday through Sunday at Liberty Softball Stadium.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bachman, Paige (6-1)
L: STRICKLAND, Morgan (0-5)
Batting:
2B: MILLER, Avery 1
RBI: HIATT, Maggie 1
SH: WESTMILLER, Kate 1
Base Running:
RUNS: WESTMILLER, Kate 1 ; MILLER, Avery 1
Batting:
2B: Roberts, Brooke 1 ; Craine, Rachel 2
3B: Doerr, Paige 1
RBI: Woodard, Savannah 1 ; McManus, Brynn 1 ; Whatley, Savanah 1 ; Doerr, Paige 2 ; Craine, Rachel 2
SF: Woodard, Savannah 1 ; McManus, Brynn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Roupe, Rachel 1 ; Roberts, Brooke 1 ; Whatley, Savanah 3 ; Madrey, KK 1 ; Doerr, Paige 2 ; Heidorn, Lilly 1
SB: Whatley, Savanah 1 ; Heidorn, Lilly 1
CS: Woodard, Savannah 1 ; Madrey, KK 1
Game Leaders
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