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Liberty Splits Pair of Games on Day 1 at Bama Bash
2/13/2026 10:12:00 PM | Softball
TUSCALOSSA, Ala. -Â Liberty defeated Georgia Southern (5-3) and fell to No. 8 Alabama (6-3), Friday at Rhoads Stadium.
The Lady Flames (1-7) went 1-1 on day one at the Easton Bama Bash. Alabama (7-0) beat both Purdue and Liberty today, while Georgia Southern lost to both Purdue and Liberty.
Alabama was ranked No. 8 in this week's Softball America Top 25, appearing 10th in both the NFCA and D1Softball polls and 13th in the USA Softball Top 25. The Lady Flames were listed among "others receiving votes in both the USA Softball and NFCA polls on Tuesday.
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Liberty 5, Georgia Southern 3
Scoring Summary
Georgia Southern – 3rd INNING – Gray advances, Ramsden scores on wild pitch, 1-0
Liberty – 4th INNING - Fox singles, advances to third, Carrasquillo scores on error, 1-1
Liberty – 4th INNING – Nash singles to left, Fox scores, 2-1
Georgia Southern – 5th INNING – Queen scores on wild pitch, 2-2
Georgia Southern – 5th INNING – Davis advances, Christensen scores on wild pitch, 3-2
Liberty – 5th INNING – Doerr homers to right center, 3-3
Liberty – 6th INNING – Carrasquillo doubles to right center, Norris scores, 4-3
Liberty – 6th INNING – Strickland singles to center, Fonseca scores, 5-3
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Turning Point
Liberty – 1st INNING – Carrasquillo singles, McManus and Jessee advance, Fox scores, 1-0
Alabama – 1st INNING – Wells homers to left, Vandagriff scores, 2-1
Liberty – 2nd INNING – McManus singles to center, Byrum and Fox score, 3-2
Alabama – 4th INNING – Roman steals second, advances on error, Pupillo scores on error, 3-3
Alabama – 4th INNING – Duchscherer singles to left, Roman scores, 4-3
Alabama – 4th INNING – Young triples to right, Pate scores, 5-3
Alabama – 4th INNING – Johnson singles up the middle, Young scores, 6-3
Turning Point
The Lady Flames will take on Alabama tomorrow at noon ET, followed by a 5 p.m. ET matchup with Georgia Southern.
The Lady Flames (1-7) went 1-1 on day one at the Easton Bama Bash. Alabama (7-0) beat both Purdue and Liberty today, while Georgia Southern lost to both Purdue and Liberty.
Alabama was ranked No. 8 in this week's Softball America Top 25, appearing 10th in both the NFCA and D1Softball polls and 13th in the USA Softball Top 25. The Lady Flames were listed among "others receiving votes in both the USA Softball and NFCA polls on Tuesday.
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Liberty 5, Georgia Southern 3
Scoring Summary
Georgia Southern – 3rd INNING – Gray advances, Ramsden scores on wild pitch, 1-0
Liberty – 4th INNING - Fox singles, advances to third, Carrasquillo scores on error, 1-1
Liberty – 4th INNING – Nash singles to left, Fox scores, 2-1
Georgia Southern – 5th INNING – Queen scores on wild pitch, 2-2
Georgia Southern – 5th INNING – Davis advances, Christensen scores on wild pitch, 3-2
Liberty – 5th INNING – Doerr homers to right center, 3-3
Liberty – 6th INNING – Carrasquillo doubles to right center, Norris scores, 4-3
Liberty – 6th INNING – Strickland singles to center, Fonseca scores, 5-3
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Turning Point
- Camden Anders entered the game with Liberty trailing 3-2 with one out and a runner on third base in the top of the fifth. Anders got out of the jam with a flyout and popout. The Lady Flames tied it in the bottom of the fifth on a solo homer by Paige Doerr.
- Liberty jumped ahead with a two-run sixth inning. Savannah Jessee drew a leadoff walk. Pinch runner Aubry Norris then scored on an RBI double by Alexia Carrasquillo. Maci Strickland then made it 5-3 Liberty with a two-out RBI single.
- Liberty outhit Georgia Southern 8-5 for the game, with the Eagles committing two errors. GSU left six runners on base, compared to four stranded by the Lady Flames.
- Liberty left-hander Camden Anders (1-0) earned the win, tossing 2 2/3 innings of no-hit relief during which she walked one and struck out one. Starter Caitlyn Nesbitt yielded three runs on five hits, walking one and fanning two in 4 1/3 innings.
- Alana Barnard (0-1) drew the loss, allowing five runs (four earned) on eight hits, walking two and fanning two in six innings.
- Alexia Carrasquillo went 2-for-3 with a double, one RBI, and one run scored, while Maci Strickland batted 2-for-3 with one RBI. Paige Doerr hit 1-for-2 with a homer, one RBI and one run scored.
- Braelyn Queen batted 2-for-3 with a double and one run scored for GSU.
- Georgia Southern leads the all-time series against Liberty in softball, 2-1. The last two meetings both came in a doubleheader at Georgia Southern, March 16, 2003.
- Doerr's fifth-inning homer was the first home run by the Lady Flames this season.
- Savannah Nash recorded her 102nd career RBI and first as a Lady Flame since transferring from Saint Francis (Pa.).
- Anders earned her first career collegiate pitching victory, as she transferred to Liberty after spending last year as a freshman at Georgia Tech.
- Strickland recorded her first career multiple-hit game and first career RBI, while Felicity Fonseca scored her first career run.
Liberty – 1st INNING – Carrasquillo singles, McManus and Jessee advance, Fox scores, 1-0
Alabama – 1st INNING – Wells homers to left, Vandagriff scores, 2-1
Liberty – 2nd INNING – McManus singles to center, Byrum and Fox score, 3-2
Alabama – 4th INNING – Roman steals second, advances on error, Pupillo scores on error, 3-3
Alabama – 4th INNING – Duchscherer singles to left, Roman scores, 4-3
Alabama – 4th INNING – Young triples to right, Pate scores, 5-3
Alabama – 4th INNING – Johnson singles up the middle, Young scores, 6-3
Turning Point
- The Lady Flames built a 3-2 lead after two innings, but left five runners on base in the process. Alabama's first two batters of the game reached, on an Audrey Vandagriff single and Brooke Wells homer.
- Gabby Mike held the Tide hitless in the second and third, before Alabama took the lead with a four-run fourth.
- Both teams registered eight hits, with Liberty committing two errors compared to one miscue for Alabama. The Lady Flames left eight runners on base, while the Crimson Tide stranded five.
- Kaitlyn Pallozzi (2-0) earned the win, allowing three hits and striking out five in 5 1/3 scoreless innings. Starter Jocelyn Briski yielded three runs on five hits in 1 2/3 innings, fanning four.
- Gabby Mike (0-4) drew the loss, yielding six runs on five hits, walking two and fanning one in 3 1/3 innings. Camden Anders pitched 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief.
- Alabama's Brooke Wells went 1-for-4 with a homer, two RBI and one run scored. Jena Young batted 1-for-3 with a triple, one RBI and one run scored. Eight different Tide batters had one hit each and six different Alabama players scored,
- Brynn McManus went 2-for-4 with two RBI for Liberty, while Alexia Carrasquillo batted 2-for-4 with one RBI. JaMaya Byrum went 2-for-3 with one run scored, while Ella Fox hit 1-for-4 with two runs scored.
- Alabama leads Liberty 6-2 all-time in softball. The Lady Flames had won the last two meetings before tonight.
- Current Liberty graduate assistant Savannah Woodard played for Alabama from 2020 through 2022 before playing for Liberty from 2023 through 2025.
- Current Liberty outfielder Paige Doerr's older sister, Abby Doerr, played for Alabama from 2020 through 2023.
- This is Liberty's second appearance all-time at the Bama Bash, with the first coming in 2021.
The Lady Flames will take on Alabama tomorrow at noon ET, followed by a 5 p.m. ET matchup with Georgia Southern.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Anders, Camden (1-0)
L: Barnard, Alana (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Ramsden, Carley 1 ; Queen, Braelyn 1
SH: Kell, Brooke 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Christensen, Kayla 1 ; Ramsden, Carley 1 ; Queen, Braelyn 1
SB: Christensen, Kayla 1 ; Davis, Emma 1 ; Kell, Brooke 1
HBP: Ramsden, Carley 1
PO: Gray, Demere 1
Batting:
2B: Carrasquillo, Alexia 1 ; Byrum, JaMaya 1
HR: Doerr, Paige 1
RBI: Doerr, Paige 1 ; Carrasquillo, Alexia 1 ; Nash, Savannah 1 ; Strickland, Maci 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Doerr, Paige 1 ; Norris, Aubry 1 ; Carrasquillo, Alexia 1 ; Fonseca, Felicity 1 ; Fox, Ella 1
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