Lady Flames Overpower Owls 13-0

LYNCHBURG, Va. - Liberty backed a two-hit shutout by senior Elena Escobar with a 13-run outburst, defeating Kennesaw State 13-0 in five innings, Sunday at Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium.

The Lady Flames (20-4) opened Conference USA play with a 3-0 sweep over KSU (8-17, 0-3). Liberty has pushed its winning streak to eight games, tying its longest winning streak of the season to date (also started 8-0).

Liberty 13, Kennesaw State 0 (5 innings)
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 2^nd INNING – Carrasquillo homers to left center, Madrey scores, 2-0
Liberty – 3^rd INNING – Roberts singles to left, Madrey advances, Doerr scores, 3-0
Liberty – 3^rd INNING – Carrasquillo grounds out, Roberts advances, Madrey scores, 4-0
Liberty – 3^rd INNING – Roberts scores on wild pitch, 5-0
Liberty – 3^rd INNING – Roupe singles to right, Woodard advances, Craine scores, 6-0
Liberty – 3^rd INNING – Woodard scores on passed ball, Roupe scores on error, 8-0
Liberty – 4^th INNING – Roberts homers to right, Whatley scores, 10-0
Liberty – 4^th INNING – Carrasquillo homers to left, 11-0
Liberty – 4^th INNING – Roupe doubles to left center, Woodard and Craine score, 13-0

Turning Point

Liberty carried a 2-0 leading into the third inning, before exploding for a six-run third and five-run fourth.

Notable Numbers

Liberty outhit KSU 10-2 for the game. The Owls committed two errors, compared to one for the Lady Flames.
Elena Escobar (7-1) struck out seven and allowed two hits in the shutout effort.
Emma Friedel (4-6) drew the loss, allowing two runs on two hits, walking two and fanning one in 1 1/3 innings before giving way to four different relievers.
Alexia Carrasquillo went 2-for-3 with her first two career homers, four RBI and two runs scored. Rachel Roupe batted 2-for-3 with a double, three RBI and one run. Brooke Roberts hit 2-for-3 with a homer, three RBI and two runs. KK Madrey and Savannah Woodard both went 2-for-3 with two runs scored.

Beyond the Box Score

Liberty leads KSU 21-6 in the all-time series, with the Lady Flames winning each of the last 15 meetings.
The Lady Flames has now won all nine of its conference series since joining Conference USA last year. This weekend is Liberty's fourth CUSA series sweep.
At 20-4, Liberty has reached its 20^th win faster than in any other season in program history. Prior to this year, the fastest the Lady Flames reached 20 wins was in their 25^th game of the 1996 season.
Liberty's 13 runs today were its most in a Conference USA regular-season game.
The Lady Flames' 13-run win was the team's largest winning margin in a conference game since beating Radford 17-3 in five innings on April 28, 2000.
Escobar tossed her sixth career shutout and second of the season.
Carrasquillo is the first Liberty player whose first two career homers came in the same game since Kayla Harris against Stetson, April 6, 2019.
Roberts and Carrasquillo hit back-to-back homers in the fourth inning. It was the first time Liberty had back-to-back batters homer since Megan Fortner and JaMaya Byrum at Oklahoma, March 2, 2024.
Roupe extended her hitting streak to eight games, with two hits in each of the last four contests. She is the first Liberty player since Caroline Hudson (March 5-9, 2023) with four consecutive multiple-hit games.
Liberty is 12-1 at home this season.

Up Next
The Lady Flames head to the road for their next 10 games, beginning with a contest at Marshall on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Liberty's road swing also includes games at WKU (Friday through Sunday), Duke (doubleheader, March 18), North Carolina (March 19) and Jax State (March 21-23).

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Team Stats

Savannah Woodard

Rachel Roupe

KK Madrey

Brooke Roberts

Players Mentioned

JaMaya Byrum

Alexia Carrasquillo

Elena Escobar

Megan Fortner

Caroline Hudson

KK Madrey

Brooke Roberts

Rachel Roupe

Savannah Woodard