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Friday, March 13
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7:00 PM ET/6:00 PM CT
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Liberty Opens Series with 10-0, 5-Inning Win at Middle Tennessee
3/13/2026 9:13:00 PM | Softball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Liberty sophomore Danner Allen tossed a three-hit shutout and the Lady Flames scored a season-high 10 runs in a series-opening 10-0 win over Middle Tennessee in five innings, Friday at Blue Raider Softball Field.
The Lady Flames improve to 9-15 on the season, including 2-2 in Conference USA play. Meanwhile, the Blue Raiders fall to 12-11, 3-1 in CUSA games.
Liberty 10, Middle Tennessee 0 (5 innings)
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 1st INNING – McManus sacrifice fly to right, Fox scores, 1-0
Liberty – 1st INNING – Doerr doubles to left, Jessee scores, 2-0
Liberty – 3rd INNING – McManus homers to left, 3-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Fox doubles to left center, Whatley advances, Nash scores, 4-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Carrasquillo singles to center, Fox advances, Whatley scores, 5-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – McManus singles to right, Jessee and Fonseca advance, Fox scores, 6-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Doerr walks, McManus and Jessee advance, Fonseca scores, 7-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Lee doubles to right center, Doerr, McManus, Jessee score, 10-0
Turning Point
The Lady Flames and Blue Raiders continue this weekend's series tomorrow at 5 p.m. ET (4 p.m. CT) at Blue Raider Softball Field.
The Lady Flames improve to 9-15 on the season, including 2-2 in Conference USA play. Meanwhile, the Blue Raiders fall to 12-11, 3-1 in CUSA games.
Liberty 10, Middle Tennessee 0 (5 innings)
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 1st INNING – McManus sacrifice fly to right, Fox scores, 1-0
Liberty – 1st INNING – Doerr doubles to left, Jessee scores, 2-0
Liberty – 3rd INNING – McManus homers to left, 3-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Fox doubles to left center, Whatley advances, Nash scores, 4-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Carrasquillo singles to center, Fox advances, Whatley scores, 5-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – McManus singles to right, Jessee and Fonseca advance, Fox scores, 6-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Doerr walks, McManus and Jessee advance, Fonseca scores, 7-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Lee doubles to right center, Doerr, McManus, Jessee score, 10-0
Turning Point
- Liberty scored twice in the top of the first, getting a leadoff double from Ella Fox. Brynn McManus hit a sacrifice fly and Paige Doerr had an RBI double, making it 2-0. Middle Tennessee got two runners on base in the first, but stranded them.
- Allen held the Blue Raiders scoreless throughout, and a seven-run fourth by Liberty made it 10-0.
- Liberty led 9-3 in hits, with the Lady Flames committing the game's lone error. Middle Tennessee left five runners on base, compared to four stranded by Liberty.
- Danner Allen (4-1) tossed her second career shutout, allowing three hits and two walks while striking out a career-high nine.
- Braelyn Hall (4-5) drew the loss, allowing six runs on six hits, walking one and striking out four in 3 1/3 innings. Elle Hildreth and Mary Martinez both pitched in relief.
- Brynn McManus batted 2-for-2 with a homer, three RBI and two runs scored. Ella Fox went 2-for-4 with a double, triple, one RBI and two runs scored. Paige Doerr went 1-for-2 with a double, two RBI and one run scored, while Savannah Jessee scored twice.
- Liberty is now 9-4 all-time against Middle Tennessee in softball, including 6-1 since the Lady Flames joining Conference USA.
- Today was Liberty's first run-rule win of the season.
- McManus has recorded three straight two-hit games.
- McManus is now tied with Devyn Howard (2021-23) for fifth in program history with nine career sacrifice flies.
- Allen's nine strikeouts are the most by a Liberty pitcher since Elena Escobar struck out nine batters in the 2025 Conference USA Championship title game against Jacksonville State, which was also a five-inning Liberty win.
- After hitting seven total homers as a team over the first 20 games this season, Liberty has hit six homers in the last four games.
The Lady Flames and Blue Raiders continue this weekend's series tomorrow at 5 p.m. ET (4 p.m. CT) at Blue Raider Softball Field.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Allen, Danner (4-1)
L: Braelyn Hall (4-5)
Batting:
2B: Fox, Ella 1 ; Doerr, Paige 1 ; Lee, Dani 1 ; Nash, Savannah 1
3B: Fox, Ella 1
HR: McManus, Brynn 1
RBI: Fox, Ella 1 ; Carrasquillo, Alexia 1 ; McManus, Brynn 3 ; Doerr, Paige 2 ; Lee, Dani 3
SF: McManus, Brynn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Fox, Ella 2 ; Fonseca, Felicity 1 ; Jessee, Savannah 2 ; McManus, Brynn 2 ; Doerr, Paige 1 ; Nash, Savannah 1 ; Whatley, Savanah 1
SB: Fonseca, Felicity 1
HBP: Jessee, Savannah 2 ; Roberts, Brooke 1
Batting:
2B: Jana Want 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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RBI
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