Wednesday, May 6
Newark, Del.
7:30 PM ET
Liberty University
27-27
9
vs
0
Louisiana Tech
30-24
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Liberty | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | X | 9 | 9 | 0 |
No. 3 Seed Liberty Opens CUSA Tournament With 9-0 Win Over No. 7 Seed LA Tech
5/6/2026 10:35:00 PM | Softball
NEWARK, Del. – Liberty opened its title defense with a 9-0, five-inning victory over seventh-seeded Louisiana Tech on day one of the 2026 Conference USA Softball Championship, Wednesday at Delaware Softball Diamond.
The Lady Flames level their season record at 27-27 with their fourth win in a row overall. Meanwhile, the Bulldogs (30-24) fall into the losers' bracket after seeing their eight-game winning streak snapped. LA Tech beat FIU 2-1 in extra innings this afternoon in a play-in game.
Liberty 9, LA Tech 0 (5 innings)
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 1st INNING – Jessee sacrifice fly to right, Fox scores, 1-0
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Jessee homers to center, McManus scores, 3-0
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Carrasquillo homers to right center, 4-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Whatley singles to left, Roberts advances, Doerr scores, 5-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – McManus singles to right center, Fox advances, Whatley and Roberts score, 7-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Jessee doubles to left, McManus and Fox score, 9-0
Turning Point
Liberty advances to the quarterfinal round of the 2026 CUSA Softball Championship. The Lady Flames will face No. 2 seed Western Kentucky, tomorrow at 2:30 p.m.
The Lady Flames level their season record at 27-27 with their fourth win in a row overall. Meanwhile, the Bulldogs (30-24) fall into the losers' bracket after seeing their eight-game winning streak snapped. LA Tech beat FIU 2-1 in extra innings this afternoon in a play-in game.
Liberty 9, LA Tech 0 (5 innings)
Scoring Summary
Liberty – 1st INNING – Jessee sacrifice fly to right, Fox scores, 1-0
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Jessee homers to center, McManus scores, 3-0
Liberty – 3rd INNING – Carrasquillo homers to right center, 4-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Whatley singles to left, Roberts advances, Doerr scores, 5-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – McManus singles to right center, Fox advances, Whatley and Roberts score, 7-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Jessee doubles to left, McManus and Fox score, 9-0
Turning Point
- Liberty rallied with two on and nobody out in the bottom of the third, leading 1-0. Brynn McManus doubles, and Savannah Jessee (two-run) and Alexia Carrasquillo hit back-to-back homer to make it 4-0, Liberty.
- Double plays ended both the top of the third and fourth innings. The Lady Flames then put the game out of reach with a five-run fifth.
- Liberty outhit LA Tech 9-3 for the game. The Bulldogs left three on base, while the Lady Flames stranded two.
- Camden Anders (13-6) tossed her second shutout, a three-hitter, walking two and fanning six.
- LA Tech's Ruby Fidge (3-3) drew the loss, allowing four runs on four hits in 2 2/3 innings before giving way to Allie Floyd and Laney Johnson.
- Savannah Jessee went 2-for-3 with a double, homer, sacrifice fly and five RBI, while Brynn McManus batted 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored. Ella Fox (2-for-3) recorded a double and scored twice, while Alexia Carrasquillo hit her 12th homer of the season.
- Liberty leads LA Tech 12-3 in the all-time series. The Bulldogs swept the regular-season series two weeks ago at Liberty.
- Today was Liberty's seventh shutout of the season, with six of them coming against CUSA opponents.
- Liberty hit back-to-back home runs in a conference tournament game for the first time since May 7, 1999 against Charleston Southern, when Kim Johnson and Katie Phillips hit back-to-back homers in the fourth inning.
- Liberty is now 4-0 all-time against LA Tech in CUSA Tournament play, also opening the 2025 CUSA Softball Championship with a run-rule victory over the Bulldogs.
- The Lady Flames are 13-7 this season when scoring in the first inning.
- Today was Liberty's 17th all-time conference tournament shutout.
- Jessee's five RBI were the most by a Lady Flame in a game this season and most by a Liberty player in a CUSA Tournament game since Brynn McManus' six against UTEP, May 9, 2024.
Liberty advances to the quarterfinal round of the 2026 CUSA Softball Championship. The Lady Flames will face No. 2 seed Western Kentucky, tomorrow at 2:30 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Anders, Camden (13-6)
L: Ruby Fidge (3-3)
Batting:
2B: Fox, Ella 1 ; McManus, Brynn 1 ; Jessee, Savannah 1
HR: Jessee, Savannah 1 ; Carrasquillo, Alexia 1
RBI: McManus, Brynn 2 ; Jessee, Savannah 5 ; Carrasquillo, Alexia 1 ; Whatley, Savanah 1
SF: Jessee, Savannah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Fox, Ella 2 ; McManus, Brynn 2 ; Jessee, Savannah 1 ; Carrasquillo, Alexia 1 ; Doerr, Paige 1 ; Roberts, Brooke 1 ; Whatley, Savanah 1
SB: McManus, Brynn 1
HBP: Doerr, Paige 1 ; Roberts, Brooke 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
2
H
2
RBI
2
AB
2
R
1
H
2
RBI
5
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
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