Saturday, April 11
Lynchburg, Va.
3:00 PM ET
Liberty University
20-20, 13-4
4
vs
0
Western Kentucky
28-10, 11-6
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Ky. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Liberty | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Lady Flames Blank Hilltoppers 4-0
4/11/2026 6:04:00 PM | Softball
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Three Liberty pitchers combined for a six-hit shutout, as Liberty blanked Western Kentucky 4-0 in game two of this weekend's series, Saturday at Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium.
With the win, Liberty (20-20, 13-4 CUSA) claims the series and will attempt a sweep tomorrow. WKU falls to 28-10, 11-6 in conference play with the loss. The Lady Flames and Hilltoppers entered the series in a tie for second in CUSA standings. Liberty is now in sole possession of second place, two games behind Jacksonville State (15-2) and two games ahead of WKU (11-6).
Liberty 4, WKU 0
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 1st INNING – Carrasquillo doubles to right center, Lee and Fox score, 2-0
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Fox singles up the middle, Whatley advances, Roberts scores, 3-0
Liberty – 5th INNING – Strickland triples to right center, Doerr scores, 4-0
Turning Point
This weekend's series wraps up tomorrow at 11 a.m., as Liberty and WKU face each other at Liberty Softball Stadium.
With the win, Liberty (20-20, 13-4 CUSA) claims the series and will attempt a sweep tomorrow. WKU falls to 28-10, 11-6 in conference play with the loss. The Lady Flames and Hilltoppers entered the series in a tie for second in CUSA standings. Liberty is now in sole possession of second place, two games behind Jacksonville State (15-2) and two games ahead of WKU (11-6).
Liberty 4, WKU 0
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 1st INNING – Carrasquillo doubles to right center, Lee and Fox score, 2-0
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Fox singles up the middle, Whatley advances, Roberts scores, 3-0
Liberty – 5th INNING – Strickland triples to right center, Doerr scores, 4-0
Turning Point
- Liberty built a 3-0 lead after two innings. Alexia Carrasquillo drove in both Dani Lee and Ella Fox with a first-inning double, and Fox added an RBI single in the second.
- WKU left a total of 11 runners on base, failing to score a single run and having three runners thrown out on the bases.
- Gabby Mike entered the game with one out and two on and Liberty leading 4-0 in the sixth. She earned a five-out save.
- For the second game in a row, WKU outhit Liberty. Today, the Hilltoppers outhit the Lady Flames, 6-3. The teams combined to issue 17 free passes, with WKU walking nine and Liberty, eight.
- Abigail Findlay (2-1) earned the win, pitching 2 1/3 innings of one-hit softball, walking three and fanning one. Gabby Mike earned the save while pitching 1 2/3 innings, allowing one hit and one walk. Liberty starter Danner Allen pitched three innings, yielding four hits and four walks while striking out two.
- Rylan Smith (8-5) drew the loss, allowing four runs on three hits, walking nine and fanning five.
- Alexia Carrasquillo went 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI for Liberty, while Maci Strickland (1-for-2) tripled and drove in one run. Ella Fox batted 1-for-3 with one RBI and one run.
- Jenna Blanton batted 2-for-4 for the Hilltoppers, while Maci Masters (1-for-2) doubled.
- Liberty leads the all-time series against WKU in softball 7-4, with the Lady Flames winning each of the last seven meetings.
- Today marked Liberty's fifth shutout pitched this season, with four coming in CUSA play.
- Carrasquillo extended her hitting streak to seven games.
- Lee saw her hitting streak snapped at 10 games. It was tied for the fourth longest hitting streak by a freshman in program history.
- The Lady Flames scored in the first inning today. Liberty is 8-4 this season in game in which it has scored in the first inning.
This weekend's series wraps up tomorrow at 11 a.m., as Liberty and WKU face each other at Liberty Softball Stadium.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Findlay, Abigail (2-1)
L: Rylan Smith (8-5)
S: Mike, Gabby (1)
Batting:
2B: Maci Masters 1
Base Running:
CS: Macy Gregor 1
HBP: Lauren Satterly 1
Batting:
2B: Carrasquillo, Alexia 1
3B: Strickland, Maci 1
RBI: Fox, Ella 1 ; Carrasquillo, Alexia 2 ; Strickland, Maci 1
SH: Doerr, Paige 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Fox, Ella 1 ; Lee, Dani 1 ; Doerr, Paige 1 ; Roberts, Brooke 1
CS: Norris, Aubry 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
2
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
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