No 1 Oklahoma Escapes With 5-4 Win Over Liberty liberty.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from liberty.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
LSU – 1 Liberty – 2 Liberty – 3 LSU – 4 LSU – 4 Liberty – 4 LSU – 6 Liberty – 7
Notable Numbers - LSU outhit Liberty 11-7 for the game, with the Tigers committing three errors which led to three unearned runs. The Tigers hit three homers while Liberty went deep once.
- The Tigers batted 4-for-9 (.444) with runners in scoring position, while Liberty hit 2-for-13 (.154) in those situations. The Lady Flames stranded eight runners, including two each to end the fifth, sixth and seventh innings.
- Liberty chased LSU starter Ali Kilponen after three innings, as Kilponen gave up four runs (two earned) on five hits, walking one and striking out one.
Liberty – 5 LSU – 5 LSU – 5 LSU – 5 LSU – 7
Notable Numbers - LSU outhit Liberty 8-6 for the game. The Tigers left seven on base, while Liberty stranded three. LSU came into the game hitting .323 on the season, averaging nine runs scored and three home runs per game.
- After LSU went 0-for-2 with the bases loaded today, Liberty s opponents are 0-for-8 with two sacrifice flies this season with the bases filled.
- Shelby Wickersham (1-0) earned the win in relief, retiring all seven batters she faced in 2 1/3 innings. Maribeth Gorsuch allowed three runs on six hits, striking out four and walking one in the 4 2/3 innings no decision.