Friday, April 3
Springfield, Mo.
3:00 PM ET/2:00 PM CT
Liberty University
17-19, 10-4
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Missouri State
16-19, 5-9
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
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| Liberty | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| Missouri State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Allen’s No-Hitter Highlights Liberty’s Doubleheader Sweep of Missouri State
4/3/2026 8:19:00 PM | Softball
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Liberty sophomore Danner Allen tossed a no-hitter in game two of today's doubleheader, as the Lady Flames swept Missouri State by scores of 7-1 and 8-0, Friday at Killian Stadium.
The Lady Flames improve to 18-19, 11-4 in CUSA play, while the Bears fall to 16-20, 5-10 in conference games.
Missouri State won game one of the series last night, 2-0. Liberty then outscored the Bears 15-1 today.
Game 1
Liberty 7, Missouri State 1
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Strickland grounds into double play, Carrasquillo scores, 1-0
Liberty – 5th INNING – McManus singles to left, Whatley scores, 2-0
Liberty – 6th INNING – Lee singles to left, Norris scores, 3-0
Liberty – 6th INNING – Doerr walks, Whatley and Fulcher advance, Lee scores, 4-0
Liberty – 6th INNING – McManus singles to right center, Doerr advances, Whatley and Fulcher score, 6-0
Liberty – 7th INNING – Carrasquillo homers down left field line, 7-0
Missouri State – 7th INNING – Bobbitt homers to left, 7-1
Turning Point
Liberty 8, Missouri State 0 (5)
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Carrasquillo singles to right, advances on throw, McManus scores, 1-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Whatley squeeze bunt, Roberts advances, Strickland scores, 2-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Fox squeeze bunt, Whatley advances, Roberts scores, 3-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Doerr sacrifice fly to right, Whatley scores, 4-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – McManus singles to center, Fox scores, 5-0
Liberty – 5th INNING – Whatley grounds out, Roberts advances, Strickland scores, 6-0
Liberty – 5th INNING – Fox singles to second, Roberts scores, 7-0
Liberty – 5th INNING – McManus singles to short, Doerr advances, Fox scores, 8-0
Turning Point
The Lady Flames return home for their next five games, beginning with a 3 p.m. contest against nationally-ranked Duke, Wednesday at Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium. Duke was ranked as high as No. 18 this week.
The Lady Flames improve to 18-19, 11-4 in CUSA play, while the Bears fall to 16-20, 5-10 in conference games.
Missouri State won game one of the series last night, 2-0. Liberty then outscored the Bears 15-1 today.
Game 1
Liberty 7, Missouri State 1
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 2nd INNING – Strickland grounds into double play, Carrasquillo scores, 1-0
Liberty – 5th INNING – McManus singles to left, Whatley scores, 2-0
Liberty – 6th INNING – Lee singles to left, Norris scores, 3-0
Liberty – 6th INNING – Doerr walks, Whatley and Fulcher advance, Lee scores, 4-0
Liberty – 6th INNING – McManus singles to right center, Doerr advances, Whatley and Fulcher score, 6-0
Liberty – 7th INNING – Carrasquillo homers down left field line, 7-0
Missouri State – 7th INNING – Bobbitt homers to left, 7-1
Turning Point
- Liberty led 2-0 before breaking the game wide open with a four-run sixth inning. Dani Lee (RBI single), Paige Doerr (base loaded walk) and Brynn McManus (two-run single) provided the RBI in the sixth.
- Abigail Findlay entered the circle in relief of Camden Anders in the seventh. Despite giving up a solo home run, Findlay fanned three batters to end the game.
- Liberty outhit Missouri State 9-6 for the game, with the Bears recording the game's lone error. Both teams stranded seven runners.
- Camden Anders (9-3) improved to 6-0 in CUSA games with the win, allowing four hits, walking one and striking out eight in six shutout innings. Abigail Findlay yielded one run on two hits, fanning three.
- Paityn Engemann (1-4) drew the loss, allowing one unearned run in two innings as the starter before giving way to Brylee Brewster (3 IP) and Makenzi Swick (2 IP).
- Brynn McManus went 3-for-3 with a double and three RBI, while Alexia Carrasquillo batted 3-for-4 with a homer, one RBI and two runs scored. Dani Lee went 2-for-4 with one RBI and one run. Savanah Whatley went 1-for-2 with two runs scored.
- Elizabeth Bobbitt homered for Missouri State's lone run.
- Abigail Findlay pitched a three-strikeout seventh inning, joining Danner Allen and Gabby Mike as Lady Flames who have posted a three-strikeout inning this season.
- McManus reached 100 career RBI with her three RBI in game one. She is the 15th player in the program's NCAA Division I era with 100 or more career RBI.
- Carrasquillo posted her fourth career three-hit contest.
- Prior to striking out eight batters today, Anders' single-game career high for strikeouts was six, set March 14 at Middle Tennessee.
Liberty 8, Missouri State 0 (5)
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Carrasquillo singles to right, advances on throw, McManus scores, 1-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Whatley squeeze bunt, Roberts advances, Strickland scores, 2-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Fox squeeze bunt, Whatley advances, Roberts scores, 3-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Doerr sacrifice fly to right, Whatley scores, 4-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – McManus singles to center, Fox scores, 5-0
Liberty – 5th INNING – Whatley grounds out, Roberts advances, Strickland scores, 6-0
Liberty – 5th INNING – Fox singles to second, Roberts scores, 7-0
Liberty – 5th INNING – McManus singles to short, Doerr advances, Fox scores, 8-0
Turning Point
- Liberty used a four-run fourth inning to build a 5-0 lead and chase starter Emily Koranda.
- Brynn McManus made a diving catch in right field to end the fourth inning, keeping Allen's no-hitter alive.
- Allen struck out pinch hitter Nicole Norman for the final out, capping the five-inning no-hitter.
- Liberty outhit Missouri State 12-0 in game two, with the Bears committing the game's only error.
- Danner Allen (5-1) tossed her first career no-hitter and second shutout this season, walking three and striking out three.
- Koranda (9-9) drew the loss, allowing five runs on seven hits, walking one and fanning one in 3 1/3 innings. Brylee Brewster and Paityn Engemann both pitched in relief.
- Every Liberty batter either recorded a hit or an RBI. Ella Fox batted 3-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored. Brynn McManus batted 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and one run scored. Brooke Roberts went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, while Savanah Whatley drove in two runs. Maci Strickland (1-for-3) scored twice.
- Liberty is 2-1 all-time against Missouri State all-time in softball. Missouri State is the only first-time opponent on Liberty's schedule this season.
- Liberty has won 21 out of 22 CUSA series since joining the conference. The Lady Flames are 6-1 in decisive third games in CUSA play.
- Allen joins Camden Anders (March 14 at Middle Tennessee) as Lady Flames with a no-hitter this season. Allen's no-hitter was the 25th in the program's NCAA Division I history.
- Lee extended her hitting streak to seven games.
- McManus has posted eight career three-hit games, including three this season after recorded three hits in both games today.
- Both of Fox' career three-hit games have come this week, including Tuesday against North Carolina and today.
The Lady Flames return home for their next five games, beginning with a 3 p.m. contest against nationally-ranked Duke, Wednesday at Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium. Duke was ranked as high as No. 18 this week.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Anders, Camden (9-3)
L: Paityn Engemann (1-4)
Batting:
2B: McManus, Brynn 1
HR: Carrasquillo, Alexia 1
RBI: Doerr, Paige 1 ; McManus, Brynn 3 ; Carrasquillo, Alexia 1 ; Lee, Dani 1
SH: Fox, Ella 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Carrasquillo, Alexia 2 ; Norris, Aubry 1 ; Lee, Dani 1 ; Fulcher, Aubrey 1 ; Whatley, Savanah 2
SB: McManus, Brynn 1 ; Norris, Aubry 1
Batting:
2B: Halle Studer 1
HR: Elizabeth Bobbitt 1
RBI: Elizabeth Bobbitt 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Elizabeth Bobbitt 1
HBP: Lauren Rowland 1
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