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Lady Flames Sweep DH, Series from Miners
3/29/2025 8:46:00 PM | Softball
LYNCHBURG, Va. - The 20th-ranked Liberty Lady Flames remained unbeaten in CUSA play, sweeping UTEP by scores of 2-1 and 11-1 on Saturday at Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium.
The Lady Flames (31-6, 11-0) earned their fourth conference series sweep, running their overall winning streak to eight games in the process. Meanwhile, UTEP falls to 12-19, 2-10 in CUSA play.
Game 1
Liberty 2, UTEP 1
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 5th INNING – Woodard singles through the left side, advances on throw, Norris scores, 1-0
Liberty – 6th INNING – Doerr sacrifice fly, McManus scores, 2-0
UTEP – 7th INNING – Hogan homers to center, 2-1
Turning Point
Liberty 11, UTEP 1 (6 Innings)
Scoring Summary
UTEP – 2nd INNING – Carranza doubles to right center, Lee scores, 1-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Roupe homers to left center, 1-1
Liberty – 5th INNING – Doerr reaches on error, sac bunt, Madrey scores, 2-1
Liberty – 5th INNING – Henault sacrifice fly to left, Doerr scores, 3-1
Liberty – 6th INNING – Whatley and McManus advance, Heidorn scores on wild pitch, 4-1
Liberty – 6th INNING – Madrey singles up the middle, Whatley and McManus score, 6-1
Liberty – 6th INNING – Doerr singles to right, Madrey scores, 7-1
Liberty – 6th INNING – Woodard singles to second base, Jessee advances, Doerr scores, 8-1
Liberty – 6th INNING – Roupe homers to left, Woodard and Jessee score, 11-1
Turning Point
Liberty will head to Blacksburg, Va., for a game at No. 11 Virginia Tech, Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Tech Softball Park.
The Lady Flames (31-6, 11-0) earned their fourth conference series sweep, running their overall winning streak to eight games in the process. Meanwhile, UTEP falls to 12-19, 2-10 in CUSA play.
Game 1
Liberty 2, UTEP 1
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 5th INNING – Woodard singles through the left side, advances on throw, Norris scores, 1-0
Liberty – 6th INNING – Doerr sacrifice fly, McManus scores, 2-0
UTEP – 7th INNING – Hogan homers to center, 2-1
Turning Point
- Liberty's Kaylan Yoder and UTEP's Serenity Jacoway battled through a scoreless game through four and a half innings. The Lady Flames broke through on an RBI single by Savannah Woodard in the bottom of the fifth, adding a Paige Doerr sac fly in the sixth.
- Halle Hogan homered the narrow the gap to 2-1 with one out in the top of the seventh, but Yoder fanned the next two batters to end the game.
- Liberty outhit UTEP 4-2 for the game. The Lady Flames left five runners on, compared to four stranded by the Miners.
- Yoder (6-2) earned the win, allowing one run on two hits, walking two and fanning four.
- Jacoway fell to 1-4 with the loss, yielding two runs on four hits while walking two.
- Doerr went 2-for-2 with a sacrifice fly and one RBI for the Lady Flames, while Brynn McManus hit her 10th double of the season.
- Halle Hogan went 1-for-2 with a homer, one RBI and one run scored.
- Liberty (30-6) reached its 30th win in its 36th game of the season, the fastest to 30 wins in program history. The previous record was 38 games, starting 30-8 in 2018.
- Liberty improved to 7-2 in one-run games this season.
- Liberty was ranked No. 20 in the D1Softball Top 25 Poll this week.
- The Lady Flames tied their program single-season record with their 21st sacrifice fly of the year in today's first game.
Liberty 11, UTEP 1 (6 Innings)
Scoring Summary
UTEP – 2nd INNING – Carranza doubles to right center, Lee scores, 1-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Roupe homers to left center, 1-1
Liberty – 5th INNING – Doerr reaches on error, sac bunt, Madrey scores, 2-1
Liberty – 5th INNING – Henault sacrifice fly to left, Doerr scores, 3-1
Liberty – 6th INNING – Whatley and McManus advance, Heidorn scores on wild pitch, 4-1
Liberty – 6th INNING – Madrey singles up the middle, Whatley and McManus score, 6-1
Liberty – 6th INNING – Doerr singles to right, Madrey scores, 7-1
Liberty – 6th INNING – Woodard singles to second base, Jessee advances, Doerr scores, 8-1
Liberty – 6th INNING – Roupe homers to left, Woodard and Jessee score, 11-1
Turning Point
- UTEP held a 1-0 lead entering the bottom of the fourth inning, as Miner starter Audrey Gallegos retired the first 10 Lady Flames in order. Rachel Roupe broke up the perfect game, no-hitter and shutout with one swing of the bat, a game-tying homer.
- The Lady Flames backed Paige Bachman's 10-strikeout performance with a pair of runs in the fifth before erupting for eighth in the sixth, capped by Roupe's walk-off three-run homer.
- Liberty outhit UTEP 8-4 for the game, with both teams committing one error.
- Bachman improved to 7-1 with the win, allowing one run on four hits, walking one and striking out a season-high 10 batters.
- Gallegos (3-4) drew the loss, yielding eight runs (seven earned) on six hits, walking two and striking out two in 5 2/3 innings.
- Roupe batted 2-for-3 with two homers, four RBI and two runs scored. KK Madrey batted 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI, two runs scored and one stolen base.
- Liberty leads the all-time series against UTEP, 6-1, including 5-1 since the Lady Flames joined Conference USA prior to the 2024 season.
- This is the first season in program history in which Liberty has had three separate winning streaks of eight games or more.
- Liberty is 14-1 at home this season, outscoring opponents 132-36. The Lady Flames have won 12 straight home games, which is the team's longest home winning streak since earning 12 consecutive home wins, Feb. 24 through March 11, 2023.
- The Lady Flames have set a new program record with 22 sacrifice flies this season, breaking the previous mark of 21, set in 2018.
- Roupe had her 10th career multiple-homer game, ranking her one shy of Jessica Moore's program record of 11, set from 2005-07.
- Roupe (2023-25) and Moore (2005-07) are the only two Lady Flames with three separate 15-homer seasons to their credit.
- At 11-0 in CUSA play, Liberty is tied with the 2013 Tulsa team for the best-ever start to conference play in Conference USA softball history.
- Liberty has set a new program record with 11 double-digit scoring games, breaking the previous mark of 10 set in 2023.
- Liberty's six 10-strikeout games this season are its most since striking out 10 batters or more 10 times during the 2016 campaign.
Liberty will head to Blacksburg, Va., for a game at No. 11 Virginia Tech, Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Tech Softball Park.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Yoder, Kaylan (6-2)
L: JACOWAY, Serenity (1-4)
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Batting:
HR: HOGAN, Halle 1
RBI: HOGAN, Halle 1
SH: MENDOZA, Madi 1
Base Running:
RUNS: HOGAN, Halle 1
HBP: RICHARD, Ajia 1
Batting:
2B: McManus, Brynn 1
RBI: Woodard, Savannah 1 ; Doerr, Paige 1
SH: Madrey, KK 1
SF: Doerr, Paige 1
Base Running:
RUNS: McManus, Brynn 1 ; Norris, Aubry 1
HBP: Woodard, Savannah 1 ; Henault, Alyssa 1
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