Friday, May 16
Lynchburg, Va.
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Liberty Walks Off No. 24 DBU 7-6 in 10 Innings
5/17/2025 12:34:00 AM | Baseball
LYNCHBURG, VA. – Liberty rallied for two runs in the bottom of the ninth to tie, and shortstop Tanner Marsh lifted a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning as the Flames walked off the No. 24 Dallas Baptist Patriots 7-6 Friday evening at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium.
After left fielder Grant Jay homered with two outs in the top of the ninth inning to give the Patriots a 6-4 lead, Liberty battled back to send the game to extra innings in the bottom of the ninth. Right fielder Camden Troyer tripled with one out and scored on a ground out to move the Flames to within one run with two outs. Down to his final strike, first baseman Jaxon Sorenson belted his team-leading 14th home run off the video board in left center field to tie the game at 6-6.
In the bottom of the 10th, catcher Tucker Moore lined a double off the left center field wall and center fielder Michael Robertson reached on a bunt single to open the inning. After third baseman Easton Swofford was intentionally walked, Marsh provided a fly ball to plate Moore for the Liberty victory.
Marsh also had two hits and scored two runs in the contest. Second baseman Landon Scilley had two hits, including his fifth home run of the season, and drove in two runs for the Flames.
Liberty moves to 30-24 overall and 10-16 in CUSA play. Dallas Baptist sees its eight-game winning streak come to an end. The Patriots fall to 37-14 overall and 20-6 in CUSA.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Dallas Baptist (37-14, 20-6 CUSA); Liberty (30-24, 10-16 CUSA)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Tyler August (2-2) | LP: Jerrod Jenkins (6-2)
Scoring Summary
1st – DBU – Humphreys homers, 1-0
3rd – DBU – Humphreys flies out, Grady scores, 2-0
3rd – LIBERTY – Sorenson grounds out, Marsh scores, 2-1
3rd – LIBERTY – Scilly homers, Troyer scores, 3-2
5th – DBU – Jay singles, Grebeck scores, 3-3
5th – DBU – Humphreys grounds out, Grady scores, 4-3
7th – LIBERTY – Barone grounds, Marsh scores, 4-4
9th – DBU – Jay homers, Berghult scores, 6-4
9th – LIBERTY – Barone grounds out, Troyer scores, 6-5
9th – LIBERTY – Sorenson homers, 6-6
10th – LIBERTY – Marsh flies, Moore scores, 7-6
Notable Numbers
- Dallas Baptist held an 11-10 edge over Liberty in hits. Each team committed an error in the game.
- The Flames left 12 men on base. The Patriots left eight men on base.
- Right fielder Camden Troyer joined Marsh and Scilley with two hits in the contest. He scored twice in the game.
- Tyler August picks up the win. The Flames reliever, the fifth pitcher for Liberty in the contest, pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings. He struck out one and walked one.
- Reliever Jerrod Jenkins takes the loss. The fifth Patriot to take the mound in the game, he gave up three runs on five hits over one inning. He walked one batter.
- Jay had two hits and three RBI for DBU. He hits his 18th home run of the season.
- Center fielder Nathan Humphreys had two hits, including his 17th home run of the year. He had three RBI for the Patriots.
- DBU second baseman Keaton Grady had three hits and scored twice.
Beyond the Box Score
- The Flames clinched a spot in next week's CUSA Baseball Championship at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium, beginning Wednesday.
- Liberty evens its series with DBU at 1-1 with the win. The Flames are 4-3 this season against teams ranked in the D1baseball.com National Rankings.
- For the first time since 2023, Liberty records 30 wins in a season. The Flames went 37-23 in 2023.
- For the second consecutive game, Marsh collected two hits. The shortstop leads the Flames with 21 multi-hit games.
- Scilly also had a two-hit game for the second consecutive game. The second baseman now has 16 multi-hit games on the season.
- Troyer posts his 20th multi-hit game. The outfielder leads the Flames and is sixth in CUSA with 54 runs scored.
- Sorenson leads Liberty and is sixth in CUSA with 14 home runs.
- August has picked up wins in each of his last two appearances. The right-hander was also the winner in Liberty's 3-0 win at FIU last Sunday.
Up Next
Liberty and Dallas Baptist will wrap up their series and regular seasons tomorrow at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. Before the game, Liberty will hold Senior Day ceremonies.
After left fielder Grant Jay homered with two outs in the top of the ninth inning to give the Patriots a 6-4 lead, Liberty battled back to send the game to extra innings in the bottom of the ninth. Right fielder Camden Troyer tripled with one out and scored on a ground out to move the Flames to within one run with two outs. Down to his final strike, first baseman Jaxon Sorenson belted his team-leading 14th home run off the video board in left center field to tie the game at 6-6.
In the bottom of the 10th, catcher Tucker Moore lined a double off the left center field wall and center fielder Michael Robertson reached on a bunt single to open the inning. After third baseman Easton Swofford was intentionally walked, Marsh provided a fly ball to plate Moore for the Liberty victory.
Marsh also had two hits and scored two runs in the contest. Second baseman Landon Scilley had two hits, including his fifth home run of the season, and drove in two runs for the Flames.
Liberty moves to 30-24 overall and 10-16 in CUSA play. Dallas Baptist sees its eight-game winning streak come to an end. The Patriots fall to 37-14 overall and 20-6 in CUSA.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Dallas Baptist (37-14, 20-6 CUSA); Liberty (30-24, 10-16 CUSA)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Tyler August (2-2) | LP: Jerrod Jenkins (6-2)
Scoring Summary
1st – DBU – Humphreys homers, 1-0
3rd – DBU – Humphreys flies out, Grady scores, 2-0
3rd – LIBERTY – Sorenson grounds out, Marsh scores, 2-1
3rd – LIBERTY – Scilly homers, Troyer scores, 3-2
5th – DBU – Jay singles, Grebeck scores, 3-3
5th – DBU – Humphreys grounds out, Grady scores, 4-3
7th – LIBERTY – Barone grounds, Marsh scores, 4-4
9th – DBU – Jay homers, Berghult scores, 6-4
9th – LIBERTY – Barone grounds out, Troyer scores, 6-5
9th – LIBERTY – Sorenson homers, 6-6
10th – LIBERTY – Marsh flies, Moore scores, 7-6
Notable Numbers
- Dallas Baptist held an 11-10 edge over Liberty in hits. Each team committed an error in the game.
- The Flames left 12 men on base. The Patriots left eight men on base.
- Right fielder Camden Troyer joined Marsh and Scilley with two hits in the contest. He scored twice in the game.
- Tyler August picks up the win. The Flames reliever, the fifth pitcher for Liberty in the contest, pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings. He struck out one and walked one.
- Reliever Jerrod Jenkins takes the loss. The fifth Patriot to take the mound in the game, he gave up three runs on five hits over one inning. He walked one batter.
- Jay had two hits and three RBI for DBU. He hits his 18th home run of the season.
- Center fielder Nathan Humphreys had two hits, including his 17th home run of the year. He had three RBI for the Patriots.
- DBU second baseman Keaton Grady had three hits and scored twice.
Beyond the Box Score
- The Flames clinched a spot in next week's CUSA Baseball Championship at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium, beginning Wednesday.
- Liberty evens its series with DBU at 1-1 with the win. The Flames are 4-3 this season against teams ranked in the D1baseball.com National Rankings.
- For the first time since 2023, Liberty records 30 wins in a season. The Flames went 37-23 in 2023.
- For the second consecutive game, Marsh collected two hits. The shortstop leads the Flames with 21 multi-hit games.
- Scilly also had a two-hit game for the second consecutive game. The second baseman now has 16 multi-hit games on the season.
- Troyer posts his 20th multi-hit game. The outfielder leads the Flames and is sixth in CUSA with 54 runs scored.
- Sorenson leads Liberty and is sixth in CUSA with 14 home runs.
- August has picked up wins in each of his last two appearances. The right-hander was also the winner in Liberty's 3-0 win at FIU last Sunday.
Up Next
Liberty and Dallas Baptist will wrap up their series and regular seasons tomorrow at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. Before the game, Liberty will hold Senior Day ceremonies.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: August, Tyler (2-2)
L: JENKINS, Jerrod (6-2)
Batting:
HR: JAY, Grant 1 ; HUMPHREYS, Nathan 1
RBI: JAY, Grant 3 ; HUMPHREYS, Nathan 3
SH: UNDERHILL, Landon 1 ; GREBECK, Cody 1
SF: HUMPHREYS, Nathan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: GRADY, Keaton 2 ; JAY, Grant 1 ; HUMPHREYS, Nathan 1 ; BERGHULT, Adam 1 ; GREBECK, Cody 1
SB: GRADY, Keaton 1
Batting:
2B: Moore, Tucker 1
3B: Troyer, Camden 1
HR: Sorenson, Jaxon 1 ; Scilley, Landon 1
RBI: Marsh, Tanner 1 ; Barone, Nick 2 ; Sorenson, Jaxon 2 ; Scilley, Landon 2
SF: Marsh, Tanner 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Marsh, Tanner 2 ; Troyer, Camden 2 ; Sorenson, Jaxon 1 ; Scilley, Landon 1 ; Moore, Tucker 1
SB: Marsh, Tanner 1
CS: Marsh, Tanner 1
HBP: Swofford, Easton 1 ; Fulk, Anderson 2
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