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Lady Flames Set for Midweek Test at No. 12 Virginia, Wednesday
3/24/2026 2:48:00 PM | Softball
LYNCHBURG, Va. -Â Liberty (14-15) takes a seven-game winning streak on the road, taking on No. 12 Virginia (27-3) on Wednesday at Palmer Park in a game nationally televised on ACC Network.
Game Coverage
Liberty at No. 12 Virginia
First pitch:Â Wednesday - 8 p.m.
Location:Â Charlottesville, Va.
Stadium: Palmer Park
TV:Â ACC Network (Broadcast Team: Kelsie Kasper and Raine Wilson)
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Game Coverage
Liberty at No. 12 Virginia
First pitch:Â Wednesday - 8 p.m.
Location:Â Charlottesville, Va.
Stadium: Palmer Park
TV:Â ACC Network (Broadcast Team: Kelsie Kasper and Raine Wilson)
- Wednesday, March 25Â - 8Â p.m. - ACC Network Broadcast Link
- Wednesday, March 25 - 8Â p.m. - Audio Broadcast Link
- The Lady Flames swept UTEP last week in El Paso, outhitting the Miners .378-.174 and outscoring them 28-5. Liberty hit nine home runs during the series, coming from nine different batters.
- Virginia won two games at Syracuse last weekend before having game three cancelled. The Cavaliers are ranked as high as No. 12 in this week's national polls.
- Liberty and Virginia have gone 1-1 against each other each of the last three seasons. Last year, Liberty earned a 4-3, walk-off win over the Cavaliers on April 8 in Lynchburg, while UVA defeated the Lady Flames 5-3 in Charlottesville, April 30.
- Wednesday will be Liberty's seventh game this season against a nationally-ranked team, as the Lady Flames are 0-6 against Top 25 teams so far in 2026. Liberty is looking for its first Top 25 win since beating No. 1 Texas A&M in the winner-take-all final of the 2025 NCAA Bryan-College Station Regional.
- Liberty has batted .365 as a team during its current seven-game winning streak, with all seven games being on the road. The Lady Flames have scored eight or more runs in all seven games, setting a program record for most consecutive games scoring at least eight runs.
- Maci Strickland batted .500 with one homer and three RBI during the UTEP series, being named CUSA Freshman of the Week. Savannah Jessee hit .625, while Savanah Whatley batted .444 and Ella Fox .429 in El Paso.
- Savannah Jessee bats a team-best .349 for the season, with five homers and 20 RBI, while Alexia Carrasquillo (.345) leads the Lady Flames with seven homers and 25 RBI. Ella Fox (.330) has scored a team-high 24 runs, while Brynn McManus (.241) has recorded six homers and 18 RBI.
- Camden Anders (6-1, 3.06 ERA) has gone 4-0 with a 1.13 ERA in the last seven games, a stretch which included a no-hitter at Middle Tennessee. Danner Allen (4-1, 4.64) leads the team with 7.57 strikeouts per seven innings, while Gabby Mike (3.73) picked up her second win of the season on Friday at UTEP. The pitching staff averages nearly one strikeout per inning during its seven-game winning streak, fashioning a 2.55 team ERA and .217 opponents batting average during that span.
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