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Liberty Sinks Kennesaw State 6-3 Saturday
4/26/2025 8:35:00 PM | Baseball
LYNCHBURG, VA. – Left fielder Nick Barone drove in four runs as the Liberty Flames topped the Kennesaw State Owls 6-3 Saturday afternoon at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium.
Barone had an RBI double and belted his eighth home run of the season in the contest. The outfielder's two-run home run was part of a three-run fifth inning for the Flames.
Liberty No. 2-4 hitters in the lineup each had two hits in the game. Joining Barone, the Flames' No. 4 hitter, with two hits were Tanner Marsh and Camden Troyer. Marsh scored a run, while Troyer, who hit third in the Liberty lineup for the first time this season, had two doubles, one an RBI two-base hit, and scored twice.
The Flames' pitching duo of Ben Blair and Josh Swink combined to hold Kennesaw State in check for most of the contest. Blair pitched six innings before Swink pitched the final three innings to close out the victory.
Liberty evens the three-game CUSA series at 1-1 and snaps a three-game losing streak. The Flames move 7-10 in Conference USA and 25-18 overall. Kennesaw State drops to 11-6 in conference and 21-21 overall.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Kennesaw State (21-21, 11-6 CUSA); Liberty (25-18, 7-10 CUSA)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Ben Blair (5-2) | LP: Ty Bayer (2-2) | SV: Josh Swink (2)
Scoring Summary
1st – KSU – Cash grounds out, Anderson scores, 1-0
1st – LIBERTY – Barone grounds out, Scilley scores, 1-1
4th – LIBERTY – Robertson flies out, Gibson scores, 2-1
5th – LIBERTY – Troyer doubles, Marsh scores, 3-1
5th – LIBERTY – Barone homers, Troyer scores, 5-1
6th – KSU – Cash homers, 5-2
7th – LIBERTY – Barone doubles, Troyer scores, 6-2
8th – KSU – Cash homers, 6-3
Notable Numbers
- Liberty edged Kennesaw State 8-7 in the hit column. The Flames committed the game's only error.
- The Flames left six men on base. The Owls left eight men on base.
- Blair ups his record to 5-2 on the year with the win. The right-hander allowed two runs on four hits over six innings. He struck out nine and walked two in the game.
- Swink gave up one run on three hits over the final three innings to earn his second save of the year. The left-hander struck out four and walked one.
- Kennesaw State starting pitcher Ty Bayer takes the loss. He allowed two runs on three hits over 3 1/3 innings. He struck out one and walked five.
- Owl designated hitter Donovan Cash hit two home runs, his 10th and 11th of the season, and had three RBI.
Beyond the Box Score
- Liberty evens the three-game Conference USA series at 1-1. Kennesaw State won 10-9 on Friday.
- Barone recorded his 12th multi-hit game and his 12th multi-RBI game of 2025. The outfielder was one shy of his career-high for RBI in a game with four. He is second on the Flames and seventh in CUSA with 41 RBI on the year.
- Troyer posts his third straight game with two or more hits. The right-fielder has hit .636 (7-for-11) over the last three games. With two runs scored today, he leads the Flames and is fifth in CUSA with 44 runs scored on the season.
- Marsh collected his team-leading 16th multi-hit game. The shortstop has four hits and drawn three walks in nine plate appearances in the first two games of the series. He has scored five times.
- Blair and Swink combined to strike out 13 in the contest. The total is the most by the Flames in a game since Blair combined with reliever Joseph Webb to strike out 14 in a 5-4 win in 10 innings over Middle Tennessee on April 5.
- Swink's four strikeouts were the most in a game this season for the left-hander.
Up Next
Liberty and Kennesaw State will finish up their three-game series tomorrow afternoon at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium. Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m.
Barone had an RBI double and belted his eighth home run of the season in the contest. The outfielder's two-run home run was part of a three-run fifth inning for the Flames.
Liberty No. 2-4 hitters in the lineup each had two hits in the game. Joining Barone, the Flames' No. 4 hitter, with two hits were Tanner Marsh and Camden Troyer. Marsh scored a run, while Troyer, who hit third in the Liberty lineup for the first time this season, had two doubles, one an RBI two-base hit, and scored twice.
The Flames' pitching duo of Ben Blair and Josh Swink combined to hold Kennesaw State in check for most of the contest. Blair pitched six innings before Swink pitched the final three innings to close out the victory.
Liberty evens the three-game CUSA series at 1-1 and snaps a three-game losing streak. The Flames move 7-10 in Conference USA and 25-18 overall. Kennesaw State drops to 11-6 in conference and 21-21 overall.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Kennesaw State (21-21, 11-6 CUSA); Liberty (25-18, 7-10 CUSA)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Ben Blair (5-2) | LP: Ty Bayer (2-2) | SV: Josh Swink (2)
Scoring Summary
1st – KSU – Cash grounds out, Anderson scores, 1-0
1st – LIBERTY – Barone grounds out, Scilley scores, 1-1
4th – LIBERTY – Robertson flies out, Gibson scores, 2-1
5th – LIBERTY – Troyer doubles, Marsh scores, 3-1
5th – LIBERTY – Barone homers, Troyer scores, 5-1
6th – KSU – Cash homers, 5-2
7th – LIBERTY – Barone doubles, Troyer scores, 6-2
8th – KSU – Cash homers, 6-3
Notable Numbers
- Liberty edged Kennesaw State 8-7 in the hit column. The Flames committed the game's only error.
- The Flames left six men on base. The Owls left eight men on base.
- Blair ups his record to 5-2 on the year with the win. The right-hander allowed two runs on four hits over six innings. He struck out nine and walked two in the game.
- Swink gave up one run on three hits over the final three innings to earn his second save of the year. The left-hander struck out four and walked one.
- Kennesaw State starting pitcher Ty Bayer takes the loss. He allowed two runs on three hits over 3 1/3 innings. He struck out one and walked five.
- Owl designated hitter Donovan Cash hit two home runs, his 10th and 11th of the season, and had three RBI.
Beyond the Box Score
- Liberty evens the three-game Conference USA series at 1-1. Kennesaw State won 10-9 on Friday.
- Barone recorded his 12th multi-hit game and his 12th multi-RBI game of 2025. The outfielder was one shy of his career-high for RBI in a game with four. He is second on the Flames and seventh in CUSA with 41 RBI on the year.
- Troyer posts his third straight game with two or more hits. The right-fielder has hit .636 (7-for-11) over the last three games. With two runs scored today, he leads the Flames and is fifth in CUSA with 44 runs scored on the season.
- Marsh collected his team-leading 16th multi-hit game. The shortstop has four hits and drawn three walks in nine plate appearances in the first two games of the series. He has scored five times.
- Blair and Swink combined to strike out 13 in the contest. The total is the most by the Flames in a game since Blair combined with reliever Joseph Webb to strike out 14 in a 5-4 win in 10 innings over Middle Tennessee on April 5.
- Swink's four strikeouts were the most in a game this season for the left-hander.
Up Next
Liberty and Kennesaw State will finish up their three-game series tomorrow afternoon at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium. Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m.
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— Liberty Baseball (@LibertyBaseball) April 26, 2025
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: D. Powell (3-0)
L: Webb, Joseph (2-3)
S: B. Rhudy (3)
Batting:
2B: N. Anderson 1 ; C. Cole 1 ; D. Cash 1 ; J. Chirello 1
HR: C. Suto 1
RBI: N. Anderson 1 ; C. Cole 2 ; D. Cash 2 ; J. Chirello 2 ; C. Suto 1
Base Running:
RUNS: N. Anderson 3 ; C. Cole 2 ; D. Cash 1 ; C. Suto 1 ; W. Alig 1 ; A. Posey 1 ; S. Mcduffie 1
SB: N. Anderson 1
HBP: C. Suto 1 ; C. Williams 1 ; W. Alig 1 ; S. Mcduffie 1
Batting:
3B: Scilley, Landon 1
HR: Marsh, Tanner 1
RBI: Marsh, Tanner 1 ; Sorenson, Jaxon 1 ; Troyer, Camden 1 ; Gibson, Michael 2 ; Swofford, Easton 2
SF: Troyer, Camden 1 ; Swofford, Easton 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Scilley, Landon 1 ; Marsh, Tanner 4 ; Sorenson, Jaxon 1 ; Barone, Nick 1 ; Troyer, Camden 2
SB: Marsh, Tanner 1 ; Swofford, Easton 1
PO: Barone, Nick 1
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