Liberty University
6-5
George Washington
3-7
Liberty Opens Home Slate With 6-3 Win Over George Washington
2/25/2022 9:01:31 PM | Softball
Liberty used a five-run fourth inning to push past George Washington, 6-3 in the Lady Flames’ home opener, Friday at Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium.
The Lady Flames (6-5) extended their winning streak to six games, including 1-0 at the Liberty Softball Classic. Meanwhile, George Washington falls to 3-7 after going 1-1 today. The Colonials defeated Maine 9-1 in six innings in today’s first game.
Scoring Summary
George Washington – 4th INNING – Ponce singles, Lange scores, 1-0
Liberty – 4th INNING – Keeney singles, Griffin scores, 1-1
Liberty – 4th INNING – Canetto singles, advances on error, Keeney scores, Craine scores on error, 3-1
Liberty – 4th INNING – Howard singles, Canetto scores, 4-1
Liberty – 4th INNING – Hudson doubles, Howard scores, 5-1
George Washington – 5th INNING – Williams singles, Dwyer scores, Stancil scores on error, 5-3
Liberty – 6th INNING – Howard flies out to center, sacrifice fly, 6-3
Notable Numbers
- Liberty outhit George Washington 9-5, with the Lady Flames committing two out of the game’s three errors. The Lady Flames left six runners on base, while GW stranded five.
- Karlie Keeney (4-2) earned her fourth straight win, allowing three runs, two earned, on four hits, striking out one and walking two in five innings of work. McKenzie Wagoner picked up her second career save and first of the season, tossing two innings of one-hit softball while striking out two.
- Maddy Dwyer (0-3) drew the loss for the Colonials, allowing five runs (two earned) on seven hits, walking two and fanning three in four innings pitched. Maddie Spell yielded one run on two hits in two innings of relief.
- Caroline Hudson posted her third straight multiple-hit game, going 2-for-4 with a double and one RBI. Kara Canetto (2-for-4) had her second consecutive two-hit game, driving in one run and scoring once. Devyn Howard went 1-for-3 with a sacrifice fly and two RBI, while Raigan Barrett and Denay Griffin both doubled.
- Five different Colonials had one hit apiece, with Alexia Williams and Alessandra Ponce both recording one RBI.
Turning Point
- After giving up a fourth-inning run to go behind 1-0. Liberty responded with five runs in the home half. Griffin led off with a double and scored on a one-out single by Keeney. Canetto, Howard and Hudson all came through with RBI hits in the inning, pushing the lead to 5-1.
- George Washington scored twice in the top of the fifth, but Keeney fanned Ponce for the third out. Wagoner tossed two scoreless innings for the save.
Beyond the Box Score
- Liberty leads the all-time series against George Washington, 5-0. Prior to today, Liberty’s last meeting with the Colonials was a 4-0 shutout win on March 4, 2018, in Columbia, S.C. The Lady Flames are 3-0 against George Washington at home, sweeping a doubleheader on April 18, 2010, at Liberty Softball Field.
- George Washington is one out of 15 teams on Liberty’s schedule this season which competed in NCAA Regionals in 2021.
- George Washington appeared in the 2019 NISC Lynchburg Regional at Liberty Softball Stadium, going 2-2, but did not face Regional champion Liberty that weekend.
- Keeney is a perfect 11-0 lifetime at Liberty Softball Stadium. She also recorded her first hit of the season today.
- Liberty is now 1-5 this season when its opponent scores first.
- The Lady Flames are 27-10 all-time in home openers, including a perfect 8-0 in home openers played at Liberty Softball Stadium. Liberty is 73-9 at home since the start of the 2018 season.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Keeney, Karlie (4-2)
L: DWYER, Maddy (0-3)
S: Wagoner, McKenzie (1)
Batting:
RBI: WILLIAMS, Alexa 1 ; PONCE, Alessandra 1
SH: WILLIAMS, Alexa 1
Base Running:
RUNS: LANGE, Sierra 1 ; DWYER, Maddy 1 ; STANCIL, Darbie 1
Batting:
2B: Hudson, Caroline 1 ; Griffin, Denay 1 ; Barrett, Raigan 1
RBI: Canetto, Kara 1 ; Howard, Devyn 2 ; Hudson, Caroline 1 ; Keeney, Karlie 1
SH: Roupe, Rachel 1 ; Barrett, Raigan 1
SF: Howard, Devyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Canetto, Kara 1 ; Howard, Devyn 1 ; Griffin, Denay 1 ; Keeney, Karlie 1 ; Craine, Rachel 1 ; Barrett, Raigan 1
HBP: Craine, Rachel 1
