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Liberty Takes Series with 11-5 Win Over Kennesaw State
3/21/2026 9:23:00 PM | Baseball
KENNESAW, GA. – The Liberty Flames scored four runs in the first and never looked back, sailing past the Kennesaw Owls 11-5 in a CUSA contest on Saturday at Mickey Dunn Stadium. With wins in the first two games of the series, the Flames capture their first conference series of 2026.
Center fielder Josh Campos homered for the second straight day, his fifth of the season, and left fielder Nick Barone drove in three runs with a triple and a sacrifice fly for the Flames.
In addition, Liberty third baseman Jaxon Sorenson had two hits, one a double, and an RBI, scoring four runs in the game. Entering the fourth inning with two men on, right-hander Jake Potts pitched three innings of scoreless relief, retiring all nine batters he faced to record the win.
Liberty moves to 3-2 in CUSA play and 15-7 overall. Kennesaw State falls to 1-4 in CUSA and 9-10 overall.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Liberty (15-7, 3-2 CUSA); Kennesaw State (9-10, 1-4 CUSA)
Location: Mickey Dunn Stadium (Kennesaw, Ga.)
WP: Jake Potts (1-1) | LP: Jayden Summerville (0-1) | SV: Cooper Harrington (2)
Scoring Summary
1st – LIBERTY – Sorenson reaches on a fielder's choice, Marsh scores, 1-0
1st – LIBERTY – Barone triples, Sorenson and Drumm score, 3-0
1st – LIBERTY – Barone scores on a wild pitch, 4-0
4th – KSU – McCollum flies out, McGee scores, 4-1
6th – LIBERTY – DeCandido singles, Sorenson scores, 5-1
8th – LIBERTY – Hvidsten doubles, Sorenson scores, 6-1
8th – LIBERTY – Campos homers, Hvidsten and Swofford score, 9-1
8th – KSU – McGee singles, Posey and Cole score, 9-3
9th – LIBERTY – Barone flies out, Jaffe scores, 10-3
9th – LIBERTY – Swofford reaches on an error, Sorenson scores, 11-3
9th – KSU – Posey homers, Alig scores, 11-5
Notable Numbers
- Each team had eight hits in the game. Kennesaw State committed three errors.
- The Flames left seven men on base. The Owls left five.
- Liberty took advantage of nine walks issued by Kennesaw State pitching.
- Flames reliever Cooper Harrington, the fourth Liberty pitcher to take the mound in the game, earned a save with three innings of work. He allowed four runs on five hits over the three innings. The right-hander struck out seven and did not walk a batter.
- Kennesaw State starter Jayden Summerville takes the loss. He gave up four runs on three hits over three innings, striking out five and walking two.
- Catcher Aaron Posey went 3-for-4 with a home run for the Owls.
Beyond the Box Score
- With wins in the first two games of the three-game series, Liberty takes the series and will look for the sweep tomorrow.
- The Flames move to 6-2 on the road this season.
- Sorenson collects a multi-hit game for the second straight day. The third baseman now has five multi-hit games on the season. He also tied his career-high with four runs in the game, tying a four-run day in a victory over Princeton on March 16, 2025.
- With a single in the top of the sixth inning, first baseman Riley DeCandido has reached base in 11 consecutive games.
- With his fifth home run of the season, Campos tied DeCandido for the team lead in home runs.
Up Next
Liberty will go for the series sweep against Kennesaw State tomorrow. The first pitch at Mickey Dunn Stadium is scheduled for 1 p.m.
Center fielder Josh Campos homered for the second straight day, his fifth of the season, and left fielder Nick Barone drove in three runs with a triple and a sacrifice fly for the Flames.
In addition, Liberty third baseman Jaxon Sorenson had two hits, one a double, and an RBI, scoring four runs in the game. Entering the fourth inning with two men on, right-hander Jake Potts pitched three innings of scoreless relief, retiring all nine batters he faced to record the win.
Liberty moves to 3-2 in CUSA play and 15-7 overall. Kennesaw State falls to 1-4 in CUSA and 9-10 overall.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Liberty (15-7, 3-2 CUSA); Kennesaw State (9-10, 1-4 CUSA)
Location: Mickey Dunn Stadium (Kennesaw, Ga.)
WP: Jake Potts (1-1) | LP: Jayden Summerville (0-1) | SV: Cooper Harrington (2)
Scoring Summary
1st – LIBERTY – Sorenson reaches on a fielder's choice, Marsh scores, 1-0
1st – LIBERTY – Barone triples, Sorenson and Drumm score, 3-0
1st – LIBERTY – Barone scores on a wild pitch, 4-0
4th – KSU – McCollum flies out, McGee scores, 4-1
6th – LIBERTY – DeCandido singles, Sorenson scores, 5-1
8th – LIBERTY – Hvidsten doubles, Sorenson scores, 6-1
8th – LIBERTY – Campos homers, Hvidsten and Swofford score, 9-1
8th – KSU – McGee singles, Posey and Cole score, 9-3
9th – LIBERTY – Barone flies out, Jaffe scores, 10-3
9th – LIBERTY – Swofford reaches on an error, Sorenson scores, 11-3
9th – KSU – Posey homers, Alig scores, 11-5
Notable Numbers
- Each team had eight hits in the game. Kennesaw State committed three errors.
- The Flames left seven men on base. The Owls left five.
- Liberty took advantage of nine walks issued by Kennesaw State pitching.
- Flames reliever Cooper Harrington, the fourth Liberty pitcher to take the mound in the game, earned a save with three innings of work. He allowed four runs on five hits over the three innings. The right-hander struck out seven and did not walk a batter.
- Kennesaw State starter Jayden Summerville takes the loss. He gave up four runs on three hits over three innings, striking out five and walking two.
- Catcher Aaron Posey went 3-for-4 with a home run for the Owls.
Beyond the Box Score
- With wins in the first two games of the three-game series, Liberty takes the series and will look for the sweep tomorrow.
- The Flames move to 6-2 on the road this season.
- Sorenson collects a multi-hit game for the second straight day. The third baseman now has five multi-hit games on the season. He also tied his career-high with four runs in the game, tying a four-run day in a victory over Princeton on March 16, 2025.
- With a single in the top of the sixth inning, first baseman Riley DeCandido has reached base in 11 consecutive games.
- With his fifth home run of the season, Campos tied DeCandido for the team lead in home runs.
Up Next
Liberty will go for the series sweep against Kennesaw State tomorrow. The first pitch at Mickey Dunn Stadium is scheduled for 1 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Potts, Jake (1-1)
L: Jayden Summerville (0-1)
S: Harrington, Cooper (2)
Batting:
2B: Sorenson, Jaxon 1 ; Hvidsten, Kyle 1
3B: Barone, Nick 1
HR: Campos, Josh 1
RBI: Sorenson, Jaxon 1 ; Barone, Nick 3 ; DeCandido, Riley 1 ; Hvidsten, Kyle 1 ; Campos, Josh 3
SH: Swofford, Easton 1
SF: Barone, Nick 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Marsh, Tanner 1 ; Drumm, Ryan 1 ; Jaffe, Jordan 1 ; Sorenson, Jaxon 4 ; Barone, Nick 1 ; Hvidsten, Kyle 1 ; Swofford, Easton 1 ; Campos, Josh 1
CS: Marsh, Tanner 1 ; Drumm, Ryan 1
HBP: Hvidsten, Kyle 1
Batting:
2B: Chris Cole 1
HR: Aaron Posey 1
RBI: James McGee 2 ; Grayson McCollum 1 ; Aaron Posey 2
SF: Grayson McCollum 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Chris Cole 1 ; James McGee 1 ; Wesley Alig 1 ; Aaron Posey 2
SB: Chris Cole 1
HBP: Jackson Chirello 1
Game Leaders
AB
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R
4
H
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RBI
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AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
3
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