Liberty Downs FIU 7-1

LYNCHBURG, VA. – The Liberty Flames eased past the FIU Panthers 7-1 in a CUSA contest Saturday afternoon at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium.

First baseman Jaxon Sorenson hit his first home run of the season and right fielder Riley DeCandido reached base four times, scoring four runs for the Flames.

The Liberty bullpen held FIU without a hit over four innings from the one out in the fifth to one out in the ninth.

Liberty moves its CUSA record to 5-3 and its overall record to 17-9 on the season. FIU falls to 1-7 in CUSA and 8-19 overall.

Box Score Highlights
Records: FIU (8-19, 1-7 CUSA); Liberty (17-9, 5-3 CUSA)
Location: Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium
WP: Jaxon Lucas (2-1) | LP: Enrique Sierra (4-1)

Scoring Summary
1^st – FIU – Rasmussen homered, 1-0
2^nd – LIBERTY – Moore with a sacrifice bunt, DeCandido scores, 1-1
4^th – LIBERTY – Sorenson homers, 2-1
4^th – LIBERTY – Campos walks, Barone scores, 3-1
4^th – LIBERTY – Marsh flies out, DeCandido scores 4-1
6^th – LIBERTY – Campos reaches fielder's choice and advances on an error, DeCandido and Swofford score, 6-1
8^th – LIBERTY – Campos grounds out, DeCandido scores, 6-1

Baseball Recap - Game 26 FIU

Notable Numbers
- Liberty held a 5-4 advantage over FIU in hits. The Panthers committed two errors. The Flames did not make an error.
- Liberty left six men on. FIU left 11 men on.
- Flames center fielder Josh Campos drove in three runs with two groundouts and a walk.
- Liberty starting pitcher Jaxon Lucas records the win. The right-hander gave up one run on two hits over 4 1/3 innings.
- Reliever Cooper Harrington, the final pitcher of four for the Flames in the contest, pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings. He allowed two hits, striking out three and not walking a batter.
- FIU starting pitcher Enrique Sierra takes the loss. The right-hander gave up four runs on two hits over 3 1/3 innings. He did not strike out a batter and walked three.
- Designated hitter Cooper Rasmussen had two hits, including a home run, with an RBI and a run scored.

Beyond the Box Score
- With the win, Liberty takes the series with victories in the first two games. The Flames won 4-3 on Friday.
- The Flames struck out 11 in the game and have struck out 10 or more in a game 16 times.
- DeCandido scored a career-high four runs in the game. The right fielder's previous career-high was three runs scored against then-No. 9 Virginia on March 18 of this season. He has also reached base safely in 15 straight games.
- Lucas struck out a season-high six in the contest.

Up Next
Liberty and FIU will conclude their three-game conference series tomorrow at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium. The first pitch is scheduled for 11 a.m.

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Team Stats

Tanner Marsh

Jordan Jaffe

Jaxon Sorenson

Riley DeCandido

Players Mentioned

Josh Campos

Riley DeCandido

Cooper Harrington

Jaxon Lucas

Jaxon Sorenson