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Liberty Run-Rules UTEP 10-2 in Series Opener
3/28/2025 8:50:00 PM | Softball
LYNCHBURG, Va. – No. 20 Liberty pounded out 10 hits during a 10-2, five-inning victory over UTEP, Friday at Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium.
The Lady Flames (29-6, 9-0 CUSA) earned their sixth win in a row, while the Miners fall to 12-17, 2-8 in conference play.
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Liberty 10, UTEP 2 (5 Innings)
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 1st INNING – Roberts singles up the middle, Roupe and Woodard score, 2-0
Liberty – 1st INNING – Madrey triples down right field line, McManus and Roberts score, 4-0
Liberty - 1st INNING – Doerr singles to center field, Madrey scores, 5-0
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Jessee reached on a fielder's choice, Whatley scores, 6-0
UTEP – 4th INNING – Hogan walks, Lopez and Lee advances, Marquez scores, 6-1
UTEP – 4th INNING – Mendoza sacrifice fly, Lee scores. 6-2
Liberty – 5th INNING – Roupe homers to left center, Woodard scores, 8-2
Liberty – 5th INNING – Madrey walks, Whatley and McManus advance, Roberts scores, 9-2.
Liberty – 5th INNING – Madrey singles to left center, Whatley and McManus advance, Woodard scores, (10-2)
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Turning Point
Notable Numbers
Up Next
The Lady Flames and Miners finish up this weekend's series with a doubleheader tomorrow. Game one will start at 3 p.m., followed by game two at 6 p.m.
The Lady Flames (29-6, 9-0 CUSA) earned their sixth win in a row, while the Miners fall to 12-17, 2-8 in conference play.
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Liberty 10, UTEP 2 (5 Innings)
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 1st INNING – Roberts singles up the middle, Roupe and Woodard score, 2-0
Liberty – 1st INNING – Madrey triples down right field line, McManus and Roberts score, 4-0
Liberty - 1st INNING – Doerr singles to center field, Madrey scores, 5-0
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Jessee reached on a fielder's choice, Whatley scores, 6-0
UTEP – 4th INNING – Hogan walks, Lopez and Lee advances, Marquez scores, 6-1
UTEP – 4th INNING – Mendoza sacrifice fly, Lee scores. 6-2
Liberty – 5th INNING – Roupe homers to left center, Woodard scores, 8-2
Liberty – 5th INNING – Madrey walks, Whatley and McManus advance, Roberts scores, 9-2.
Liberty – 5th INNING – Madrey singles to left center, Whatley and McManus advance, Woodard scores, (10-2)
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Turning Point
- UTEP loaded the bases with two outs in the first. However, Eliana Escobar left the bases loaded with her third strikeout of the inning.
- Liberty built a commanding 5-0 lead in the bottom of the first getting RBI hits from Brooke Roberts (two-run single), KK Madrey (two-run triple) and Paige Doerr (RBI single).
Notable Numbers
- Liberty outhit UTEP 10-5 for the game, with both teams leaving six runners on base.
- Elena Escobar (13-2) earned the win, improving to 6-0 in Conference USA play this season. She allowed two runs on five hits, walking four and striking out seven.Â
- Taja Felder (5-7) drew the loss, allowing five runs on four hits in 1/3 of an inning. Serenity Jacoway, Anisa Reynolds and Audrey Gallegos all pitched in relief.
- KK Madrey went 3-for-3 with a triple, a career high-tying four RBI and one run scored. Brooke Roberts batted 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Savannah Woodard hit 1-for-2 with three runs scored, while Rachel Roupe went 1-for-3 with a homer, two RBI and two runs. Savanah Whatley drew three walks and scored once.
- For UTEP, Ashlynn Griffith went 2-for-3.
- Liberty leads UTEP in the all-time series, 4-1, including 3-1 since the Lady Flames joined Conference USA prior to the 2024 season.
- Liberty is 14-1 at home this season, outscoring opponents 119-34. The Lady Flames have won 10Â straight home games, which is the team's longest home winning streak since earning 12 consecutive home wins, Feb. 24 through March 11, 2023.
- Liberty was ranked No. 20 in the D1Softball Top 25 Poll this week.
- The Lady Flames are the first CUSA team since WKU in 2019 to start 9-0 in conference play. Â
- Madrey became the 25th player in program history to score 100 or more career runs as a Lady Flame.
- Roupe is now in sole possession of fifth in program history with 154 career runs scored. She is now tied with Kelby Allen (2012-15) for 10th all-time at Liberty with 204 hits.
- Every Lady Flame who batted today had at least one hit or one RBI.
Up Next
The Lady Flames and Miners finish up this weekend's series with a doubleheader tomorrow. Game one will start at 3 p.m., followed by game two at 6 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Escobar, Elena (13-2)
L: FELDER, Taja (5-7)
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Batting:
RBI: HOGAN, Halle 1 ; MENDOZA, Madi 1
SF: MENDOZA, Madi 1
Base Running:
RUNS: MARQUEZ, Cece 1 ; LEE, Amaya 1
SB: GRIFFITH, Ashlynn 1
Batting:
3B: Madrey, KK 1
HR: Roupe, Rachel 1
RBI: Roupe, Rachel 2 ; Roberts, Brooke 2 ; Madrey, KK 4 ; Doerr, Paige 1 ; Jessee, Savannah 1
SH: Whatley, Savanah 1 ; Doerr, Paige 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Woodard, Savannah 3 ; Roupe, Rachel 2 ; Roberts, Brooke 2 ; McManus, Brynn 1 ; Whatley, Savanah 1 ; Madrey, KK 1
SB: Woodard, Savannah 1 ; Roupe, Rachel 1
HBP: Roupe, Rachel 1
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