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Liberty Outslugs Sam Houston 9-4
4/17/2025 9:45:00 PM | Softball
LYNCHBURG, Va. -Â No. 22 Liberty recorded seven extra-base hits on Thursday, outslugging the visiting Sam Houston Bearkats 9-4 at Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium.
The Lady Flames (37-9) improve to 16-2 in Conference USA play, while the Bearkats (23-22, 11-8) saw their four-game winning streak snapped.
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Liberty 9, Sam Houston 4
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 1st INNING – Roberts homers to right center, Roupe and McManus score, 3-0
Sam Houston – 2nd INNING – Graeter homers down left field line, 3-1
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Roupe doubles to left center, Byrum advances, Jessee scores, 4-1
Liberty – 2nd INNING – McManus sacrifice fly, Roupe advances, Byrum scores, 5-1
Sam Houston – 4th INNING – Saville advances, Carter scores on wild pitch, 5-2
Liberty – 5th INNING – McManus homers to right center, 6-2
Sam Houston – 6th INNING – Day sacrifice fly to left, Graeter scores, 6-3
Sam Houston – 6th INNING – Robison hit by pitch, Hebel and Holliday advance, Saville scores, 6-4
Liberty – 6th INNING – Jessee doubles to left center, Henault scores, 7-4
Liberty – 6th INNING – Roupe doubles to right, Woodard advances, Heidorn scores, 8-4
Liberty – 6th INNING – McManus sacrifice fly to left, Woodard scores, 9-4
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Turning Point
The Lady Flames and Bearkats will contest game two of this weekend's series, tomorrow at 4 p.m. at Liberty Softball Stadium.
The Lady Flames (37-9) improve to 16-2 in Conference USA play, while the Bearkats (23-22, 11-8) saw their four-game winning streak snapped.
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Liberty 9, Sam Houston 4
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 1st INNING – Roberts homers to right center, Roupe and McManus score, 3-0
Sam Houston – 2nd INNING – Graeter homers down left field line, 3-1
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Roupe doubles to left center, Byrum advances, Jessee scores, 4-1
Liberty – 2nd INNING – McManus sacrifice fly, Roupe advances, Byrum scores, 5-1
Sam Houston – 4th INNING – Saville advances, Carter scores on wild pitch, 5-2
Liberty – 5th INNING – McManus homers to right center, 6-2
Sam Houston – 6th INNING – Day sacrifice fly to left, Graeter scores, 6-3
Sam Houston – 6th INNING – Robison hit by pitch, Hebel and Holliday advance, Saville scores, 6-4
Liberty – 6th INNING – Jessee doubles to left center, Henault scores, 7-4
Liberty – 6th INNING – Roupe doubles to right, Woodard advances, Heidorn scores, 8-4
Liberty – 6th INNING – McManus sacrifice fly to left, Woodard scores, 9-4
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Turning Point
- Liberty jumped ahead 5-1, scoring three in the first and two in the second.
- The Bearkats narrowed the gap to 6-4 with a two-run sixth inning, but the Lady Flames put the game out of reach with three runs in the home half.
- Liberty outhit Sam Houston 10-7 for the game, with the Lady Flames committing one error. The Bearkats left nine runners on base compared to Liberty stranding four.
- Paige Bachman (9-2) earned the win, allowing two unearned runs on four hits in 3 1/3 innings of relief. Liberty starter Kaylan Yoder allowed two runs on three hits, walking four and fanning five in 3 2/3 innings.
- Tiffany Sanchez (5-2) drew the loss, allowing five runs on four hits, walking two and striking out one in two total innings. Makenzi Jenkins pitched four innings of relief.
- Rachel Roupe went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and one run scored. Brynn McManus (1-for-1) and Brooke Roberts (1-for-4) both homered and drove in three runs each, while KK Madrey went 1-for-3 and stole her 38th base of the season.
- For Sam Houston, Samantha Graeter went 3-for-4 with a double, home run, one RBI and two runs scored. Allie Saville batted 2-for-4 with one run scored.Â
- Liberty is now 3-2 all-time against Sam Houston in softball, including 3-1 during their shared time in Conference USA.
- The Lady Flames have won at least 16 conference games every full year since 2016. Â
- Paige Doerr improved her hitting streak to 13 games, while Savannah Woodard has reached in 15 games in a row.
- Madrey is now in sole possession of second place all-time at Liberty with 81 stolen bases during her time as a Lady Flame.
- Roupe's 18 doubles this season are the most by a Lady Flame since Autumn Bishop's 21 doubles in 2021.
- Roupe now ranks third all-time at Liberty with 53 career doubles, passing Ashley Williams (2005-08) tonight. The senior also moved into eighth in program history with 216 career hits, passing Katie Zavodny (2011-14) today.
- Alyssa Henault is 8-for-16 as a pinch hitter this season.Â
The Lady Flames and Bearkats will contest game two of this weekend's series, tomorrow at 4 p.m. at Liberty Softball Stadium.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bachman, Paige (9-2)
L: Tiffany Sanchez (5-2)
Batting:
2B: Samantha Graeter 1
HR: Samantha Graeter 1
RBI: Jenny Robison 1 ; Samantha Graeter 1 ; Hallie Day 1
SH: Kinsey Hobbs 1
SF: Hallie Day 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Samantha Graeter 2 ; Haleigh Carter 1 ; Allie Saville 1
HBP: Jenny Robison 1
Batting:
2B: Woodard, Savannah 1 ; Roupe, Rachel 2 ; Henault, Alyssa 1 ; Jessee, Savannah 1
HR: McManus, Brynn 1 ; Roberts, Brooke 1
RBI: Roupe, Rachel 2 ; McManus, Brynn 3 ; Roberts, Brooke 3 ; Jessee, Savannah 1
SF: McManus, Brynn 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Woodard, Savannah 1 ; Roupe, Rachel 1 ; McManus, Brynn 2 ; Roberts, Brooke 1 ; Henault, Alyssa 1 ; Jessee, Savannah 1 ; Heidorn, Lilly 1 ; Byrum, JaMaya 1
SB: Madrey, KK 1
HBP: Byrum, JaMaya 1
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