LYNCHBURG, Va. - Liberty (19-20, 10-8 ASUN) scored early on and stayed ahead as North Florida (22-18, 8-10 ASUN) baseball dropped the rubber game in Virginia, 9-3, Sunday, April 23.
Liberty 9, UNF 3
Pitchers of Record
Win: Mikey Tepper (3-3)
Loss:
Clayton Boroski (2-7)
Line Scores
UNF | 3R, 9H, E, 3 LOB
LIB | 9R, 9H, 0E, 9 LOB
Behind the Line Score
- Liberty was the first to take the lead for the first time in the series, pushing across three runs in the first inning on two walks, a single up the middle, error and sac fly.
- Cam Foster homered to left and Brayden Horton laced an RBI single to extend Liberty's lead.
- The Flames put up two more on a hot grounder up the middle with the bags loaded.
- UNF got on the board in the fifth. Peyton Sybrandt and Matthew Clements started the session with singles and Austin Brinling hooked an 0-2 curveball into the right field corner.
- Liberty got that one back in the fifth after a pair of stolen bags and sac fly plated Jaylen Guy.
- Cade Reich doubled and moved to third on a balk before scoring on a double play.
- Foster hit his second homer of the game, a solo shot to left center in the 6th.
- Reich made it halfway to the cycle with his own solo homer in the 8th.
- UNF loaded the bags in the ninth, Liberty closed it out with a strikeout.
Statistical Leaders
UNF
LIB
- Brayden Horton | 2-for-3, R, 3RBI
- Cam Foster | 3-for-4, 3R, 2RBI
- Jaylen Guy | 2-for-4, R, RBI
Notes
- UNF has won six of 10 weekend series this season
- This is the last game UNF and Liberty will play against one another as league foes
- Brandon Adams made his second appearance in league play
Up Next
North Florida ventures back into non-conference play Tuesday at Florida.
