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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.Â
- 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. Â
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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