Stetson Tops No. 15 Liberty 7-1

The Stetson Hatters defeated the No. 15 Liberty Flames 7-1, Sunday at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium. With the victory, the Hatters take the ASUN series, two games to one.

Stetson pitcher Cole Stallings held Liberty scoreless over the first six innings, scattering three hits. With Stallings holding the Flames in check, the Hatters struck for three two-out runs in the third and added two more runs in the fourth to build a 5-0 advantage.

Liberty falls to 15-7 overall and 3-3 ASUN Conference action. Stetson improves to 14-9 overall and 2-4 in conference play.

Box Score Highlights

Records: Stetson (13-9, 1-4 ASUN); Liberty (15-6, 3-2 ASUN)

Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)

WP: Cole Stallings (4-1) | LP: Max Alba (2-1)

Scoring Summary

3^rd INNING – STET – Bullard triples, Dessureault and Traficante score, 2-0

3^rd INNING – STET – Hylton singles, Bullard scores, 3-0

4^th INNING – STET – Hill doubles, Traficante and Labrador score, 5-0

9^th INNING – STET – Labrador homers, 6-0

9^th INNING – STET – Traficante scores on a passed ball, 7-0

9^th INNING – LIBERTY – Shieh walks, Hillier scores, 7-1

Notable Numbers

- Stetson outhit Liberty, 9-6. The Flames committed the game’s only error.

- Liberty left 10 men on base. Stetson left six men on.

- Third baseman Stephen Hill led the Flames with two hits in the contest.

- Liberty starting pitcher Max Alba takes the loss. He allowed three runs on five hits over the first two innings.

- Flames reliever Trey Carter pitched four scoreless innings of relief. He retired all 12 batters he faced, striking out a career-high seven.

- Stetson’s Stallings struck out five and walked four batters.

- Hatters center fielder Cameron Hill led all hitters with three hits and two RBI.

Beyond the Box Score

- Liberty entered the weekend having won 18 consecutive three-game home series at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium. The Flames had not lost a home series since Radford took a three-game series at the facility, May 10-12, 2018.

- With the Hatters taking the final two games of the series, the Flames see their streak of 54 straight games at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium without losing back-to-back games come to an end. The last time the Flames lost back-to-back games was April 20 and May 10, 2019, when Liberty fell to N.C. A&T and Lipscomb.

- With two hits in the contest, Hill records his eighth multi-hit game of the season.

- Liberty right fielder Aaron Anderson walked twice in the contest, extending his reached base safely streak to a team-high 21 games.

Up Next

Liberty begins a five-game road swing, Tuesday. The Flames will travel to Durham, N.C., for a game against the Duke Blue Devils at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.

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Team Stats

Stephen Hill

Three Hillier

Drew Baughman

Logan Mathieu