Liberty won three straight games against Louisiana Tech without allowing a loss, culminating in a 2-0 shutout today at Liberty Softball Stadium's Conference Field.
Liberty and Louisiana Tech entered this series tied for first in the Conference USA standings. The Lady Flames (20-14, 10-2) lead the Bulldogs (23-9, 7-5) by three games.
Score overview
Liberty – 2n.d. Inning – Crane singles to left, Roberts advances, Madrid scores, 1-0
Liberty – 6th Inning – Madrid fly left, Norris scores, 2-0
turning point
- Liberty scored in the bottom of the second inning. KK Madrid I bunted and got a hit, Brooke Roberts Next was the single. Savannah Jessie's before sending a runner to second or third base with a sacrifice bunt. Rachel Crane He broke through with an RBI hit to left.
- Liberty added one run in the sixth inning. Sierra Kersten Double to the center.pinch runner aubrey norris He fouled out and advanced to third base before scoring on Madrid's sacrifice fly.
- Louisiana Tech did not have a runner past second base for the third day in a row.
Remarkable numbers
- In this game, Liberty defeated Louisiana Tech 5-2. The Lady Flames left four runners on base and the Bulldogs three.
- keiran yoder (8-5) pitched his second shutout of the series and fourth of the season, allowing just two hits and one walk. She had eight strikeouts today. Over the weekend, she posted a 2-0 record with two shutouts, three hits and three runs, 16 strikeouts, and two walks in 14 innings pitched.
- Brooke Melnichuk (7-6) pitched two innings as a starter, allowing three hits, one walk, one strikeout and one run, tying the loss. Relief pitcher Allie Floyd pitched four innings, allowing two hits, one walk, and two walks, allowing one run.
- KK Madrid Liberty went 2-for-2 with one RBI, one run scored, and a sacrifice fly. Rachel Crane 2 at bats, 1 hit, 1 RBI, Sierra Kersten The double made it 1-2.
Beyond the Box Score
- Liberty leads Louisiana Tech 5-0 in the greatest series in softball history. The Lady Flames defeated the Bulldogs in both of their previous meetings in 2016.
- This is the fourth time in program history that the Lady Flames have held an opponent scoreless through an entire three-game conference series. The last time was April 17-18, 2021, when Liberty shut out Lipscomb for the third consecutive time in the away ASUN series.
- Louisiana Tech entered the series with a season batting average of .296 and an average of 5.45 RBI per game.
- Yoder became the third Lady Flame in history to have two shutout wins in one conference series. The remaining two are emily kirby (three hits at Lipscomb on April 17-18, 2021) and Tiffany Smith at Gardner-Webb (one hit on April 16, 2010, two hits on April 17, 2010).
- Madrid extended their hitting streak to eight games. She has had hits in each of her last three at-bats, and until her sacrifice fly in the sixth inning, she reached base safely in five consecutive at-bats.
- Liberty is 12-2 at home this season, with more than half of those wins (7 of 12) coming as shutouts. Seven of Liberty's eight shutouts this year have come at Liberty Softball Stadium.
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The Lady Flames head to Blacksburg on Wednesday to take on Virginia Tech at 6 p.m. The Hokies were ranked 10th in this week's national poll.
