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Liberty Walks Off Harvard on Campos’ Double 5-4
3/8/2026 4:34:00 PM | Baseball
LYNCHBURG, VA. – Flames center fielder Josh Campos doubled with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to push Liberty past the Harvard Crimson 5-4 Sunday afternoon at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Field. With the win, the Flames extended their winning streak to nine games.
After seeing the Crimson score three in the eighth to tie the game at 4-4, Liberty rallied in the home half of the ninth for the victory. Third baseman Jaxon Sorenson led off the inning with a single and moved to second on a passed ball. After recording two outs, Campos ripped a 1-1 pitch over the center fielder's head to plate Sorenson for the 5-4 walk-off win.
Sorenson had two hits and an RBI and scored two runs in the game for the Flames. Left fielder Nick Barone also had two hits and an RBI triple for Liberty. He drove in two runs and plated a run in the contest.
With the victory, the Flames sweep the Crimson and run their record to 11-3 on the year. Harvard falls to 0-9.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Harvard (0-9); Liberty (11-3)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Ayden Decker-Perry (1-1) | LP: Daniel Sams (0-1)
Scoring Summary
1st – HARVARD – Kang flies out, Lane scores, 1-0
1st – LIBERTY – Sorenson singles, Jaffe scores, 1-1
1st – LIBERTY – Barone triples, Sorenson and Grabowski score, 3-1
7th – LIBERTY – Barone scores on a wild pitch, 4-1
8th – HARVARD – Colasante walk, Rickheim scored, 4-2
8th – HARVARD – Witkow singles, Kang and Lane score, 4-4
9th – LIBERTY – Campos doubles, Sorenson scores, 5-4
Notable Numbers
- Liberty held a 7-5 advantage in hits in the contest. The Flames committed the game's only error.
- Liberty left three men on base. Harvard left six men on base.
- The Flames scored four of their five runs with two outs.
- Liberty starting pitcher Bradley Zayac gave up one run on two hits over the first seven innings. The right-hander matched his season-high with seven strikeouts and walked three batters.
- Flames reliever Aydan Decker-Perry records his first win as a Flame. The last of three pitchers in the contest for Liberty, Decker-Perry did not allow a hit or a run over the final 1 1/3 innings. The transfer struck out three and walked one. He entered the game with a 2-0 count on the batter, two outs and a runner on third. He proceeded to retire the final batter of the inning and strand the go-ahead runner.
- Harvard reliever Daniel Sams takes the loss. The reliever gave up one run on two hits in the ninth.
- Center fielder Max Lane collected two hits and scored twice for the Crimson.
Beyond the Box Score
- Liberty ups its win streak to nine games. The streak is the longest winning streak by a Liberty team since an 11-game winning streak Feb. 19-March 8, 2022.
- The Flames sweep an opponent for the second consecutive weekend. Liberty won all three games of its series with Hofstra last weekend.
- Campos hit .500 (8-for-16) with seven RBI and six runs over the last four games.
- Sorenson extends his hitting streak to eight games. The infielder collected multiple hits in each of the last two games.
- Shortstop Tanner Marsh runs his hitting streak to 11 games with a single in the eighth inning. The shortstop also has reached base safely in every game this season.
- Liberty starting pitcher Zayac pitched a season-high seven innings and tied his season-high with seven strikeouts.
Up Next
Liberty heads out on the road for a contest against the UNCG Spartans on Tuesday. Game time at UNCG Stadium is scheduled for 4 p.m.
After seeing the Crimson score three in the eighth to tie the game at 4-4, Liberty rallied in the home half of the ninth for the victory. Third baseman Jaxon Sorenson led off the inning with a single and moved to second on a passed ball. After recording two outs, Campos ripped a 1-1 pitch over the center fielder's head to plate Sorenson for the 5-4 walk-off win.
Sorenson had two hits and an RBI and scored two runs in the game for the Flames. Left fielder Nick Barone also had two hits and an RBI triple for Liberty. He drove in two runs and plated a run in the contest.
With the victory, the Flames sweep the Crimson and run their record to 11-3 on the year. Harvard falls to 0-9.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Harvard (0-9); Liberty (11-3)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Ayden Decker-Perry (1-1) | LP: Daniel Sams (0-1)
Scoring Summary
1st – HARVARD – Kang flies out, Lane scores, 1-0
1st – LIBERTY – Sorenson singles, Jaffe scores, 1-1
1st – LIBERTY – Barone triples, Sorenson and Grabowski score, 3-1
7th – LIBERTY – Barone scores on a wild pitch, 4-1
8th – HARVARD – Colasante walk, Rickheim scored, 4-2
8th – HARVARD – Witkow singles, Kang and Lane score, 4-4
9th – LIBERTY – Campos doubles, Sorenson scores, 5-4
Notable Numbers
- Liberty held a 7-5 advantage in hits in the contest. The Flames committed the game's only error.
- Liberty left three men on base. Harvard left six men on base.
- The Flames scored four of their five runs with two outs.
- Liberty starting pitcher Bradley Zayac gave up one run on two hits over the first seven innings. The right-hander matched his season-high with seven strikeouts and walked three batters.
- Flames reliever Aydan Decker-Perry records his first win as a Flame. The last of three pitchers in the contest for Liberty, Decker-Perry did not allow a hit or a run over the final 1 1/3 innings. The transfer struck out three and walked one. He entered the game with a 2-0 count on the batter, two outs and a runner on third. He proceeded to retire the final batter of the inning and strand the go-ahead runner.
- Harvard reliever Daniel Sams takes the loss. The reliever gave up one run on two hits in the ninth.
- Center fielder Max Lane collected two hits and scored twice for the Crimson.
Beyond the Box Score
- Liberty ups its win streak to nine games. The streak is the longest winning streak by a Liberty team since an 11-game winning streak Feb. 19-March 8, 2022.
- The Flames sweep an opponent for the second consecutive weekend. Liberty won all three games of its series with Hofstra last weekend.
- Campos hit .500 (8-for-16) with seven RBI and six runs over the last four games.
- Sorenson extends his hitting streak to eight games. The infielder collected multiple hits in each of the last two games.
- Shortstop Tanner Marsh runs his hitting streak to 11 games with a single in the eighth inning. The shortstop also has reached base safely in every game this season.
- Liberty starting pitcher Zayac pitched a season-high seven innings and tied his season-high with seven strikeouts.
Up Next
Liberty heads out on the road for a contest against the UNCG Spartans on Tuesday. Game time at UNCG Stadium is scheduled for 4 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Decker-Petty, Aydan (1-1)
L: Sams, Daniel (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Lane, Max 1
RBI: Kang, Jordan 1 ; Colasante, Gio 1 ; Witkow, Matthew 2
SF: Kang, Jordan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lane, Max 2 ; Kang, Jordan 1 ; Rickheim, Jack 1
SB: Lane, Max 1
Batting:
2B: Campos, Josh 1
3B: Barone, Nick 1
RBI: Sorenson, Jaxon 1 ; Barone, Nick 2 ; Campos, Josh 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jaffe, Jordan 1 ; Grabowski, Dylan 1 ; Sorenson, Jaxon 2 ; Barone, Nick 1
SB: Barone, Nick 1 ; DeCandido, Riley 1
CS: Marsh, Tanner 1
HBP: Jaffe, Jordan 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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RBI
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AB
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R
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H
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RBI
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