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No. 24 DBU Holds Off Liberty 6-4 Thursday
5/15/2025 10:20:00 PM | Baseball
LYNCHBURG, VA. – The No. 24 Dallas Baptist Patriots built a 6-2 lead and then had to halt a ninth-inning Liberty Flames to capture a 6-4 victory Thursday evening at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium.
The CUSA-leading Patriots broke a 2-2 tie with two runs in the fourth inning and added two more in the fifth on center fielder Nathan Humphreys' two-run home run.
In the bottom of the ninth inning, Liberty rallied with three straight hits with one out. With Michael Roberston aboard after a double, third baseman Easton Swofford hit his first home run of the season to move to within two runs at 6-4.
Liberty shortstop Tanner Marsh followed with a single. However, DBU reliever Jerrod Jenkins got the next Flames' batter to ground into a double play to end the game.
Swofford led all hitters in the game with three hits. He had two RBI and scored two runs. Marsh added two hits and drove in a run for the Flames.
Liberty falls to 29-24 overall and 9-16 in CUSA play. Dallas Baptist moves to 37-13 overall and 20-5 in conference play.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Dallas Baptist (37-13, 20-5 CUSA); Liberty (29-24, 9-16 CUSA)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Ryan Borberg (8-4) | LP: Caleb Lingenfelter (3-3)
Scoring Summary
2nd – DBU – Tyron homers, 1-0
2nd – DBU – Grebeck with a sacrifice bunt, Dattalo scores, 2-0
3rd – LIBERTY – Marsh flies out, Robertson scores, 2-1
3rd – LIBERTY – Troyer grounds out, Swofford scores, 2-2
4th – DBU – Underhill doubles, Nerat and Dattalo score, 4-2
5th – DBU – Humphreys homers, Jay scores, 6-2
9th – LIBERTY – Swofford homers, Robertson scores, 6-4
Notable Numbers
- Liberty outhit DBU, 11-8. The Patriots made the game's only error.
- The Flames left eight men on base. The Patriots left five.
- Liberty second baseman Landon Scilley joined Marsh with two hits in the contest.
- Center fielder Michael Robertson doubled, walked and scored twice for the Flames.
- Liberty starting pitcher Caleb Lingenfelter takes the loss. The right-hander allowed four runs on four hits over four innings. He struck out three and walked two.
- Flames reliever Cooper Harrington gave up two runs on four hits over five innings. He struck out three and walked two.
- DBU starting pitcher Ryan Borberg records the win. He allowed two runs on six hits over six innings. He struck out eight and walked one.
- Designated hitter Ben Tryon had two hits, including his first home run of the year for the Patriots.
Beyond the Box Score
- Tonight's game was Dallas Baptist's first-ever visit to Lynchburg.
- Liberty drops to 19-10 at home this season.
- Swofford records his first three-hit game as a Flame. The third baseman has five multi-hit games this season.
- With two hits, Marsh posts his team-leading 20th multi-hit game, while Scilley records his 15th.
- Harrington had his longest outing of his career this evening. The freshman pitched five innings, eclipsing his previous career-high of four innings in a win over Princeton on March 16.
- Despite its loss, Liberty saw its magic number to clinch a spot in the CUSA Baseball Championship drop to one. The Flames need either a win or a Middle Tennessee loss over the next two games to clinch a spot in the double-elimination field.
Up Next
Liberty and Dallas Baptist will meet again tomorrow in the middle game of their three-game CUSA series at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.
The CUSA-leading Patriots broke a 2-2 tie with two runs in the fourth inning and added two more in the fifth on center fielder Nathan Humphreys' two-run home run.
In the bottom of the ninth inning, Liberty rallied with three straight hits with one out. With Michael Roberston aboard after a double, third baseman Easton Swofford hit his first home run of the season to move to within two runs at 6-4.
Liberty shortstop Tanner Marsh followed with a single. However, DBU reliever Jerrod Jenkins got the next Flames' batter to ground into a double play to end the game.
Swofford led all hitters in the game with three hits. He had two RBI and scored two runs. Marsh added two hits and drove in a run for the Flames.
Liberty falls to 29-24 overall and 9-16 in CUSA play. Dallas Baptist moves to 37-13 overall and 20-5 in conference play.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Dallas Baptist (37-13, 20-5 CUSA); Liberty (29-24, 9-16 CUSA)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Ryan Borberg (8-4) | LP: Caleb Lingenfelter (3-3)
Scoring Summary
2nd – DBU – Tyron homers, 1-0
2nd – DBU – Grebeck with a sacrifice bunt, Dattalo scores, 2-0
3rd – LIBERTY – Marsh flies out, Robertson scores, 2-1
3rd – LIBERTY – Troyer grounds out, Swofford scores, 2-2
4th – DBU – Underhill doubles, Nerat and Dattalo score, 4-2
5th – DBU – Humphreys homers, Jay scores, 6-2
9th – LIBERTY – Swofford homers, Robertson scores, 6-4
Notable Numbers
- Liberty outhit DBU, 11-8. The Patriots made the game's only error.
- The Flames left eight men on base. The Patriots left five.
- Liberty second baseman Landon Scilley joined Marsh with two hits in the contest.
- Center fielder Michael Robertson doubled, walked and scored twice for the Flames.
- Liberty starting pitcher Caleb Lingenfelter takes the loss. The right-hander allowed four runs on four hits over four innings. He struck out three and walked two.
- Flames reliever Cooper Harrington gave up two runs on four hits over five innings. He struck out three and walked two.
- DBU starting pitcher Ryan Borberg records the win. He allowed two runs on six hits over six innings. He struck out eight and walked one.
- Designated hitter Ben Tryon had two hits, including his first home run of the year for the Patriots.
Beyond the Box Score
- Tonight's game was Dallas Baptist's first-ever visit to Lynchburg.
- Liberty drops to 19-10 at home this season.
- Swofford records his first three-hit game as a Flame. The third baseman has five multi-hit games this season.
- With two hits, Marsh posts his team-leading 20th multi-hit game, while Scilley records his 15th.
- Harrington had his longest outing of his career this evening. The freshman pitched five innings, eclipsing his previous career-high of four innings in a win over Princeton on March 16.
- Despite its loss, Liberty saw its magic number to clinch a spot in the CUSA Baseball Championship drop to one. The Flames need either a win or a Middle Tennessee loss over the next two games to clinch a spot in the double-elimination field.
Up Next
Liberty and Dallas Baptist will meet again tomorrow in the middle game of their three-game CUSA series at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: BORBERG, Ryan (8-4)
L: Lingenfelter, Caleb (3-3)
Batting:
2B: UNDERHILL, Landon 1
HR: HUMPHREYS, Nathan 1 ; TRYON, Ben 1
RBI: HUMPHREYS, Nathan 2 ; TRYON, Ben 1 ; UNDERHILL, Landon 2 ; GREBECK, Cody 1
SH: UNDERHILL, Landon 1 ; GREBECK, Cody 1
Base Running:
RUNS: JAY, Grant 1 ; HUMPHREYS, Nathan 1 ; TRYON, Ben 1 ; DATTALO, Michael 2 ; NERAT, Joey 1
PO: TRYON, Ben 1 ; UNDERHILL, Landon 1
Batting:
2B: Scilley, Landon 1 ; Fulk, Anderson 1 ; Robertson, Michael 1
HR: Swofford, Easton 1
RBI: Swofford, Easton 2 ; Marsh, Tanner 1 ; Troyer, Camden 1
SF: Marsh, Tanner 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Swofford, Easton 2 ; Robertson, Michael 2
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