FIU Downs Liberty 10-4 Saturday

MIAMI, FLA. – The FIU Panthers led from start to finish, defeating the Liberty Flames 10-4 Saturday evening at FIU Baseball Stadium.

The host Panthers plated two runs in the second inning to take a lead that they never relinquished. After the Flames cut their advantage to 2-1 in the top of the third inning, FIU struck for four runs in the bottom of the inning to take a commanding 6-1 advantage. The Panthers used three home runs to build their early lead.

Liberty second baseman Landon Scilley had two hits and scored two runs. Right fielder Camden Troyer also had two hits, an RBI and a run scored for the Flames.

Liberty drops to 28-23 overall and 8-15 in CUSA. FIU moves to 27-24 overall and 10-12 in CUSA.

Box Score Highlights
Records: Liberty (28-23, 8-15 CUSA); FIU (27-24, 10-12)
Location: Miami, Fla. (FIU Baseball Stadium
WP: Jarek Woodard (3-0) | LP: Dylan Mathiesen (2-4)

Scoring Summary
2^nd – FIU – Crespo homers, Dearing scores, 2-0
3^rd – LIBERTY – Troyer singles, Scilley scores, 2-1
3^rd – FIU – Ildefonso double, Frett and Cleveland score, 4-1
3^rd – FIU – Dearing homers, Ildefonso scores, 6-1
4^th – FIU – Frett homers, West scores, 8-1
5^th – LIBERTY – Marsh doubles, Scilley scores, 8-2
5^th – LIBERTY – Barone singles, Marsh scores, 8-3
5^th – FIU – Dearing scores on a wild pitch, 9-3
5^th – FIU – Roney flies out, Ulloa scores, 10-3
8^th – LIBERTY – Sorenson flies out, Troyer scores, 10-4

Baseball Recap - Game 51 at FIU

Notable Numbers
- FIU held an 8-6 advantage over Liberty in hits. The Panthers committed three errors, while the Flames made one error in the game.
- Liberty left seven men on base. FIU left six.
- Flames starting pitcher Dylan Mathiesen takes the loss. Mathiesen gave up three runs on three hits over two innings. He struck out four and walked one. The right-hander left the game in the third inning due to an injury.
- Liberty's final pitcher in the game, Trey Cooper, pitched three scoreless innings. He yielded one hit. He struck out five and walked four.
- Panthers starting pitcher Jarek Woodard picks up the win. He allowed three runs on four hits over 4 1/3 innings. He struck out four and walked one.
- Left fielder Kishon Frett hit his 20^th home run, right fielder Austin Dearing hit his sixth home run and third baseman Javier Crespo hit his fourth home run for FIU.

Beyond the Box Score
- The series between Liberty and FIU is tied at a game apiece. The Flames won 4-2 on Friday evening.
- Scilley extends his reached base streak to 15 games. With two hits, the Liberty freshman posts his 14^th multi-hit game of the season.
- Troyer posted his 18^th multi-hit game of the year. The outfielder also scored his team-leading 51^st run of the year.

Up Next
Liberty will play its last road game of the regular season tomorrow, when the Flames and FIU wrap up their three-game series at FIU Baseball Stadium. Game time is scheduled for Noon.

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Team Stats

Landon Scilley

Camden Troyer

Tanner Marsh

Nick Barone

Players Mentioned

Trey Cooper

Dylan Mathiesen

Landon Scilley

Camden Troyer