May 15, 2021 : By Liberty Athletics
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No. 1 North Division Seed Liberty claimed its fourth conference tournament title in program history on Saturday, defeating the host, No. 2 North seed Kennesaw State, 5-4 in the title game of the 2021 ASUN Softball Championship held at Bailey Park.
The Lady Flames (42-13) secured the ASUN’s automatic qualifying berth to the 2021 NCAA Division I Softball Championship, whose field will be announced on Sunday at 9 p.m. on ESPN2. Kennesaw State (26-25) was making its third appearance in the ASUN final.
Liberty earned its first ASUN title in program history after winning three conference tournament titles (2002, 2011, 2018) while in the Big South.
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The Liberty softball team (16-5), receiving eight votes in this week s USA Softball/NFCA Top 25 Poll, will face No. 1 Oklahoma (18-0) and No. 5 Oklahoma State (18-1) twice each at this week s Oklahoma Hall of Fame Classic. The Lady Flames will play a doubleheader at Oklahoma State on Friday, before taking on Kansas City (10-2) and Oklahoma at the Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City on Saturday. Liberty will play at Oklahoma on Sunday.
The Lady Flames went 10-1 on their 11-game homestand which wrapped up with a doubleheader sweep of Longwood on Tuesday. Liberty is currently riding a season-best seven-game winning streak, outscoring opponents 62-14 and outhitting opponents .390-206 during that span.