The Liberty Flames collected a season-high 17 hits, en route to a 9-5 win over the Marshall Thundering Herd, Saturday evening
Mar 31, 2012
After concluding Liberty's first scrimmage of the spring, FSN reporter Alan York had a chance to talk with head coach Turner Gill and recap the team's fifth practice of the spring.
The Flames posted solid times and top 10 finishes in the 4 x 100, 4 x 200, 4 x 400 and 4 x 800 relays at Paul Derr Track, highlighting Liberty's performances on the day.
Jenny Law capped a 3-for-4 day at the plate, with a walk-off two-out base hit to center, giving Liberty a 4-3 win over visiting Winthrop, Saturday.
Redshirt senior Kolby Shepherd produced Saturday's biggest highlight. He pole vaulted a season-best 16-6.75 at a crowded Mike A. Myers Stadium.
While Liberty grabbed the early doubles point, Winthrop won four of the six singles matches, taking the Big South men's tennis contest, 4-3, Saturday.
Winthrop took all seven points, Saturday, as they snapped Liberty's six match win streak in a Big South Conference contest.
Liberty was placed in a large first-half deficit by Detroit-Mercy, as the Titans downed the Lady Flames, 19-5, in a National Lacrosse Conference matchup, Saturday.