March 8, 2020

From Liberty Athletics website

Liberty Flames right fielder Brandon Rohrer had three hits and drove in two runs, helping Liberty top the Kent State Golden Flashes 7-2, Saturday afternoon at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium.

Gray Betts, Jaylen Guy and Ben Highfill added two hits each for the Flames in the victory.

Liberty moves to 9-6 on the year. The win snaps a two-game losing streak for the Flames. Kent State drops to 7-6 on the season.

Box Score Highlights
Records: Kent State (7-6); Liberty (9-6)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
Attendance: 1,542
WP: Landon Riley (2-0) | LP: Collin Rommel (1-1)

Notable Numbers

- Liberty collected 11 hits and made one error in the contest. Kent State had seven hits and committed two errors.

- Liberty starting pitcher Noah Skirrow (Stoney Creek, Ont.) allowed two runs on five hits over 5 1/3-plus innings. He struck out six and walked three.

- Flames reliever Landon Riley picks up the victory to move to 2-0 on the year. The right-hander pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings. He struck out two and did not walk a batter.

- Both of Guy's hits in the contest were doubles.

Turning Point

With the score tied 2-2 in the bottom of the sixth inning, the Flames cashed in a leadoff walk to take the lead for good in the contest. Second baseman Trey McDyre drew a base on balls to open the home half of the inning and advanced to second base on a sacrifice bunt by catcher Brady Gulakowski. Two batters later, first baseman Drew Baughman ripped a single through the left side of the infield to plate McDyre for a 3-2 lead.

Beyond the Box Score

- Liberty evens its three-game series with Kent State at 1-1. The Flashes won Friday afternoon's game 3-2.

- Riley has not allowed a hit or a run in each of his last five appearances.

- Rohrer posted his third multi-hit game and his first three-hit contest of the year.

- Highfill collects his team-leading sixth multi-hit game of 2020. The third baseman leads the Flames with 17 hits, 10 of which have been for extra bases.

- Guy recorded his fourth multi-hit game, while Betts picked up his second of the year in the contest.