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No. 1 Seed DBU Pulls Out 5-3 Victory Over No. 8 Seed Liberty
5/21/2025 9:42:00 PM | Baseball
LYNCHBURG, VA. – The No. 1 seed Dallas Baptist Patriots slipped past the No. 8 seed Liberty Flames 5-3 in Game 3 of the CUSA Baseball Championship at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium on Wednesday.
Trailing 3-0 in the top of the seventh inning, Liberty struck for three two-out runs on five hits to tie the game at 3-3. The Flames knotted the game on a two-out infield single by shortstop Tanner Marsh.
Dallas Baptist, ranked No. 18 in the country, answered with a run in the bottom of the seventh to take back the lead and added another in the eighth for a 5-3 victory.
Flames catcher Seth Christmas had two hits and scored a run. Right fielder Camden Troyer also collected two hits and walked in the contest for the Flames.
Liberty falls to 30-26 on the season and drops to an elimination game against the loser of No. 4 seed Jax State and No. 5 seed Louisiana Tech later this evening at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
DBU moves to 39-14 on the year and advances to play the winner of Jax State-Louisiana Tech tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Liberty (30-26); Dallas Baptist (39-14)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Mason Swinney (1-0) | LP: Josh Swink (4-3) | SV: Pettitte (1)
Scoring Summary
2nd – DBU - Krauss homers, Poole scores, 2-0
5th – DBU – Berghult scores on a passed ball, 3-0
7th – LIBERTY – Robertson with an infield single, Fulk scores, 3-1
7th – LIBERTY – Swofford doubles, Christmas scores, 3-2
7th – LIBERTY – Marsh with an infield single, Robertson scores, 3-3
7th – DBU – Humphreys doubles, Grady scores, 4-3
8th – DBU – Grebeck doubles, Dattalo scores, 5-3
Notable Numbers
- Hits in the game were tied at 9-9. Neither team committed an error.
- Liberty left eight men on base. DBU left 10 men on base.
- Flames reliever Josh Swink takes the loss. The second of four Flames to take the mound in the contest, he allowed one run on two hits over two innings of work.
- Patriots reliever Mason Swinney records the win. He pitched a scoreless 2/3 of an inning. He gave up two hits and walked a batter.
- DBU reliever Luke Pettitte earns a save. He pitched a scoreless ninth. He struck out two and walked one.
- First baseman Chayton Krauss was the only DBU player with two hits. He hit his 14th home run of the year in the contest.
Beyond the Box Score
- Today was the fourth meeting between Liberty and Dallas Baptist in the last six days. The two teams ended the regular season with a three-game series against each other at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium last Thursday-Saturday.
- Troyer recorded his 21st multi-hit of the season in the contest. The outfielder ties shortstop Marsh for the Liberty lead.
- Christmas, who entered the game as a pinch hitter in the top of the fifth inning, posted his third multi-hit game.
Trailing 3-0 in the top of the seventh inning, Liberty struck for three two-out runs on five hits to tie the game at 3-3. The Flames knotted the game on a two-out infield single by shortstop Tanner Marsh.
Dallas Baptist, ranked No. 18 in the country, answered with a run in the bottom of the seventh to take back the lead and added another in the eighth for a 5-3 victory.
Flames catcher Seth Christmas had two hits and scored a run. Right fielder Camden Troyer also collected two hits and walked in the contest for the Flames.
Liberty falls to 30-26 on the season and drops to an elimination game against the loser of No. 4 seed Jax State and No. 5 seed Louisiana Tech later this evening at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
DBU moves to 39-14 on the year and advances to play the winner of Jax State-Louisiana Tech tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Liberty (30-26); Dallas Baptist (39-14)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Mason Swinney (1-0) | LP: Josh Swink (4-3) | SV: Pettitte (1)
Scoring Summary
2nd – DBU - Krauss homers, Poole scores, 2-0
5th – DBU – Berghult scores on a passed ball, 3-0
7th – LIBERTY – Robertson with an infield single, Fulk scores, 3-1
7th – LIBERTY – Swofford doubles, Christmas scores, 3-2
7th – LIBERTY – Marsh with an infield single, Robertson scores, 3-3
7th – DBU – Humphreys doubles, Grady scores, 4-3
8th – DBU – Grebeck doubles, Dattalo scores, 5-3
Notable Numbers
- Hits in the game were tied at 9-9. Neither team committed an error.
- Liberty left eight men on base. DBU left 10 men on base.
- Flames reliever Josh Swink takes the loss. The second of four Flames to take the mound in the contest, he allowed one run on two hits over two innings of work.
- Patriots reliever Mason Swinney records the win. He pitched a scoreless 2/3 of an inning. He gave up two hits and walked a batter.
- DBU reliever Luke Pettitte earns a save. He pitched a scoreless ninth. He struck out two and walked one.
- First baseman Chayton Krauss was the only DBU player with two hits. He hit his 14th home run of the year in the contest.
Beyond the Box Score
- Today was the fourth meeting between Liberty and Dallas Baptist in the last six days. The two teams ended the regular season with a three-game series against each other at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium last Thursday-Saturday.
- Troyer recorded his 21st multi-hit of the season in the contest. The outfielder ties shortstop Marsh for the Liberty lead.
- Christmas, who entered the game as a pinch hitter in the top of the fifth inning, posted his third multi-hit game.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: SWINNEY, Mason (1-0)
L: Swink, Josh (4-3)
S: PETTITTE, Luke (1)
Batting:
2B: Swofford, Easton 1
RBI: Swofford, Easton 1 ; Marsh, Tanner 1 ; Robertson, Michael 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Fulk, Anderson 1 ; Christmas, Seth 1 ; Robertson, Michael 1
SB: Troyer, Camden 1
CS: Scilley, Landon 1
HBP: Moore, Tucker 1
Batting:
2B: GRADY, Keaton 1 ; HUMPHREYS, Nathan 1 ; KRAUSS, Chayton 1 ; DATTALO, Michael 1 ; GREBECK, Cody 1
HR: KRAUSS, Chayton 1
RBI: HUMPHREYS, Nathan 1 ; KRAUSS, Chayton 2 ; GREBECK, Cody 1
SH: GREBECK, Cody 1
Base Running:
RUNS: GRADY, Keaton 1 ; POOLE, Tom 1 ; KRAUSS, Chayton 1 ; DATTALO, Michael 1 ; BERGHULT, Adam 1
SB: HUMPHREYS, Nathan 2 ; JAY, Grant 1
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