Wake Forest Defeats Liberty 6-4

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Wake Forest Demon Deacons topped the Liberty Flames 6-4 Tuesday evening at David F. Couch Ballpark.

After the Flames plated three runs in the top of the sixth to tie the game, Demon Deacon designated hitter Luke Costello hit a solo home run in the inning to take back the advantage and tack on two more runs in the seventh inning in the victory.

Liberty right fielder Camden Troyer had a game-high three hits, including his ninth home run in the eighth inning for the Flames' fourth run. He scored two runs.

Jaxon Sorenson belted his team-leading 12^th home run in the contest.

Liberty falls to 24-17 overall. Wake Forest moves to 26-15 on the year.

Box Score Highlights
Records: Liberty (24-17); Wake Forest (26-15)
Location: Winston-Salem, N.C. (David F. Couch Ballpark)
WP: Griffin Green (1-1) | LP: Cooper Harrington (2-1) | SV: Haiden Lefew (2)

Scoring Summary
2^nd – WAKE – Williams singles, Wentz scores, 1-0
3^rd – WAKE – Winnay singles, Houston scores, 2-0
3^rd – WAKE – Wentz flies out, Winnay scores, 3-0
4^th – LIBERTY – Throwing error on a failed pickoff attempt by pitcher, Barone scores, 3-1
6^th – LIBERTY – Sorenson homers, 3-2
6^th – LIBERTY – Moore grounds out, Troyer scores., 3-3
6^th – WAKE – Costello homers, 4-3
7^th – WAKE – Costello walks, Nelson scores, 5-3
7^th – WAKE – Wentz reaches on a fielder's choice, Houston scores, 6-3
8^th – LIBERTY – Troyer homers, 6-4

Baseball Recap - Game 41 at Wake Forest

Notable Numbers
- Each team had seven hits in the game. Wake Forest committed two errors. Liberty made one.
- Liberty left six men on base. Wake Forest left nine.
- Flames reliever Cooper Harrington takes the loss. The second of five Liberty pitchers in the game, the right-hander allowed one run on one hit over 2 1/3 innings. He struck out three and walked one.
- Wake Forest's six pitchers in the contest struck out 14 batters and walked one.
- Griffin Green picks up the win for the Demon Deacons. He gave up two runs on two hits over one inning of relief.
- Haiden Lefew struck out all three batters he faced in the ninth inning to record his second save of the season for Wake Forest.
- Costello hit his fifth home run of the season for Wake Forest.
- Demon Deacon shortstop Mark Houston had three hits and scored twice in the contest.

Beyond the Box Score
- With the victory, Wake Forest splits the season series between the Demon Deacons and the Flames. Liberty won 11-8 at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium in Lynchburg, Va., on March 18.
- Troyer recorded his third three-hit and 13^th multi-hit game of the season. Troyer is second on the Flames and eighth in CUSA in home runs.
- With his home run in the sixth inning, Sorenson has reached base safely in 24 consecutive games. The corner infielder leads the Flames and is fifth in CUSA with 12 home runs. He also leads Liberty in RBI (41) and runs scored (40).
- Liberty starting pitcher Dylan Mathiesen made his 14th start of the season. He leads the country in games started.

Up Next
Liberty returns home for a CUSA series against the Kennesaw State Owls this weekend. The series begins at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium on Friday at 6 p.m.

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Team Stats

Camden Troyer

Jaxon Sorenson

Nick Barone

Easton Swofford

Players Mentioned

Cooper Harrington

Dylan Mathiesen

Camden Troyer