Delaware Edges Liberty 5-4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Delaware	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	6	2
Liberty	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	9	0

Delaware

Liberty

LYNCHBURG, VA. – The Delaware Blue Hens defeated the Liberty Flames 5-4 on Friday evening at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium.

The visiting Blue Hens jumped out to a 5-1 lead through 6 1/2 innings, only to see the Flames answer with three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to close to within one at 5-4.

Delaware reliever Ryan McLaughlin then held Liberty off the scoreboard in the final two innings to seal the win.

Liberty shortstop Tanner Marsh led all players in the contest with three hits. He had an RBI and scored two runs.

Flames third baseman Jordan Jaffe added two hits and drove in two runs.

Liberty falls to 13-6 in Conference USA and 29-13 overall. Delaware moves to 2-17 in conference and 13-29 overall.

Box Score Highlights
Records: Delaware (13-29, 2-17 CUSA); Liberty (29-13, 13-6 CUSA)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Andre Callaway (5-0) | LP: Ben Blair (6-3) | SV: Ryan McLaughlin (1)

Scoring Summary
1^st – DEL – Sal Mineo homered, 1-0
1^st – LIBERTY – Jaffe doubles, Marsh scores, 1-1
2^nd – DEL – DeCesare homers, Wolf scores, 3-1
7^th - DEL – Charles out on a sacrifice bunt, Burroughs scores, 4-1
7^th – DEL – Mineo singles, DeCesare scores, 5-1
7^th – LIBERTY – Marsh doubles, Hvidsten scores, 5-2
7^th – LIBERTY – Campos scores on muffed throw, 5-3
7^th – LIBERTY – Jaffe grounds out, Marsh scores, 5-4

Baseball Recap - Game 42 Delaware

Notable Numbers
- Liberty outhit Delaware, 9-6. The Blue Hens made both errors in the game.
- Liberty left seven men on base. Delaware left four.
- Designated hitter Landon Scilly joined Jaffe with two hits in the contest for the Flames.
- Liberty starting pitcher Ben Blair takes the loss. He gave up five runs on five hits over seven innings. He struck out eight and walked two.
- Delaware starting pitcher Andrew Callawy picks up the win. He gave up one run on seven hits over 5 2/3 innings. He struck out four and did not walk a batter.
- McLaughlin allowed three runs, two earned, on two hits over 3 1/3 innings. He struck out three and did not walk a batter.
- Blue Hen center fielder Sal Mineo led off the game with his seventh home run of the season.
- Designated hitter Anthony DeCesare went 2-for-3 with two RBI and hit his fourth home run of the season for Delaware.

Beyond the Box Score
- Liberty and Delaware met for the first time as conference opponents this evening.
- The Flames drop to 19-4 when outhitting their opponents.
- Marsh records his fourth three-hit game and his team-leading 18^th multi-hit game of the season.
- With two hits, Jaffe records his 15^th multi-hit game of the season and has reached base safely in 30 consecutive games.

Up Next
Liberty and Delaware will meet again tomorrow in the middle game of their three-game series. Game time at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium has been moved up to 1 p.m.

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Team Stats

Tanner Marsh

Jordan Jaffe

Landon Scilley

Nick Barone

Players Mentioned

Ben Blair

Jordan Jaffe

Tanner Marsh