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Liberty Earns Quick 8-0 Win Over FIU
5/3/2025 12:54:00 PM | Softball
LYNCHBURG, Va. – No. 25 Liberty made quick work of FIU on Saturday at Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium, earning an 8-0, five-inning victory.
The Lady Flames (43-11) improve to 22-3 in CUSA play with one game remaining in the regular season. Liberty clinched the No. 1 seed for the CUSA Softball Championship last week. The Panthers fall to 29-21-1, 11-14-1 in conference games.
At one hour and 17 minutes, today's game was Liberty's quickest game of the season to date.
Liberty 8, FIU 0 (5 innings)
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 1st INNING – McManus homers to left center, 1-0
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Craine caught stealing, Madrey scores, 2-0
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Roupe homers to left center, 3-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Jessee singles to right, Craine advances, Doerr scores, 4-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Woodard singles on infield, Heidorn advances, Craine scores, 5-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Roupe sacrifice fly to left, Heidorn scores, 6-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – McManus homers to center, Woodard scores, 8-0
Turning Point
Liberty and FIU wrap up the series tomorrow, with the game schedule for 11 a.m.
The Lady Flames (43-11) improve to 22-3 in CUSA play with one game remaining in the regular season. Liberty clinched the No. 1 seed for the CUSA Softball Championship last week. The Panthers fall to 29-21-1, 11-14-1 in conference games.
At one hour and 17 minutes, today's game was Liberty's quickest game of the season to date.
Liberty 8, FIU 0 (5 innings)
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 1st INNING – McManus homers to left center, 1-0
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Craine caught stealing, Madrey scores, 2-0
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Roupe homers to left center, 3-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Jessee singles to right, Craine advances, Doerr scores, 4-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Woodard singles on infield, Heidorn advances, Craine scores, 5-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Roupe sacrifice fly to left, Heidorn scores, 6-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – McManus homers to center, Woodard scores, 8-0
Turning Point
- The Lady Flames scored one run in each of the first three innings before erupting for a five-run fourth inning that included RBI from Savannah Jessee (RBI single), Savannah Woodard (RBI single), Rachel Roupe (sacrifice fly) and Brynn McManus (two-run homer).
- Elena Escobar finished off her two-hit shutout with a scoreless fifth inning.
- Liberty outhit FIU 7-2 for the game. The Panthers left three runners on base compared to two stranded by the Lady Flames.
- Elena Escobar (19-3) tossed her fifth shutout of the season, including fourth in CUSA play, allowing just two hits and one walk while striking out six. She is now 12-0 in CUSA play this season.
- Megan Kruger (9-4) drew the loss, allowing four runs on four hits, walking two and fanning one in three innings.
- Brynn McManus went 2-for-3 with two homers, three RBI and two runs scored, while Savannah Jessee went 2-for-2 with one RBI. Rachel Roupe batted 1-for-2 with a homer, two RBI and one RBI, while KK Madrey stole her conference-leading 46th base.
- The Lady Flames are now 4-1 all-time against FIU, with all five meetings coming since Liberty joined CUSA.
- Liberty has won all 17 CUSA series since joining the conference prior to the 2024 season.
- The team has not allowed a single run in the last 14 2/3 innings.
- The Lady Flames are now 23-3 at Liberty Softball Stadium this season.
- Liberty's 22 CUSA wins are tied for the most by a Conference USA team in league history. FAU went 22-2 in league play in 2016 and DePaul was 22-2 in 2003.
- Roupe's 19 homers are the most by a Lady Flame since Amber Bishop-Riley hit 19 homers in 2021. The program single-season record for homers is 21 by Jessica Moore in 2006.
- Liberty continued the distance itself, pushing its single-season CUSA record to 34 sacrifice flies.
- McManus entered the game with 10 career homers and posted her first career two-homer game today. Roupe has three two-homer games this season and Alexia Carrasquillo has one two-homer contest in 2025.
- Madrey has reached base safely in each of the last 12 games.
- Madrey already has Liberty's single-season program record for stolen bases at 46, and is now chasing the CUSA record of 59, held by Elicia D'Orazio of Marshall in 2017.
Liberty and FIU wrap up the series tomorrow, with the game schedule for 11 a.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Escobar, Elena (19-3)
L: KRUGER, Megan (9-4)
Batting:
2B: PEREZ, Isabella 1
Batting:
HR: Roupe, Rachel 1 ; McManus, Brynn 2
RBI: Woodard, Savannah 1 ; Roupe, Rachel 2 ; McManus, Brynn 3 ; Jessee, Savannah 1
SF: Roupe, Rachel 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Woodard, Savannah 1 ; Roupe, Rachel 1 ; McManus, Brynn 2 ; Madrey, KK 1 ; Doerr, Paige 1 ; Craine, Rachel 1 ; Heidorn, Lilly 1
SB: Madrey, KK 1 ; Heidorn, Lilly 1
CS: Craine, Rachel 1
Game Leaders
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