Jacksonville Takes Back-and-Forth Contest from Liberty 11-7

After Liberty tied rallied to tie the contest in the seventh inning, the Jacksonville Dolphins scored four in the eighth for an 11-7 victory over the Flames, Sunday at John Sessions Stadium. With the win, the Dolphins take the ASUN series, two games to one.

The two teams traded the lead throughout the game. The Flames jumped out to a 4-1 lead through four innings, only to see the Dolphins plate six runs in the fifth to go in front 7-4. Liberty whittled away at their hosts’ lead and tied the contest at 7-7 in the seventh. However, Jacksonville plated four in the eighth for the win.

Liberty right fielder Aaron Anderson had two hits and two RBI in the contest. Flames second baseman Cameron Foster and first baseman Logan Mathieu each added two hits apiece.

The Flames fall to 17-9 overall and 4-5 in ASUN play. Jacksonville improves to 15-11 and 3-6 in the ASUN.

Box Score Highlights

Records: Liberty (17-9, 4-5 ASUN); Jacksonville (15-11, 3-6 ASUN)

Location: Jacksonville, Fla. (John Sessions Stadium)

WP: Tyler Vogel (2-0) | LP: Trey Gibson (3-2)

Scoring Summary

3^rd INNING – LIBERTY – Anderson singles, Orndorff scores, 1-0

3^rd INNING – JU – Flowers (unearned) scores on a throwing error, 1-1

4^th INNING – LIBERTY – Orndorff reaches on fielder’s choice, Foster scores, 2-1

4^th INNING – LIBERTY – Lazzaro (unearned) scores on throwing error, 3-1

4^th INNING – LIBERTY – Hillier grounds out, Betts (unearned) scores, 4-1

5^th INNING – JU – Ridley doubles, Flowers scores, 4-2

5^th INNING – JU – Diaz singles, Ridley scores, 4-3

5^th INNING – JU – Coipel singles, Malloy scores, 4-4

5^th INNING – JU – DeLamielleure singles, Diaz scores, 5-4

5^th INNING – JU – Coipel scores on a wild pitch, 6-4

5^th INNING – JU – Pacheco grounds into fielder’s choice, DeLamielleure scores, 7-4

6^th INNING – LIBERTY – Anderson singles, Orndorff scores, 7-5

7^th INNING – LIBERTY – Lazzaro grounds out on a sacrifice bunt, Mathieu (unearned) scores, 7-6

7^th INNING – LIBERTY – Orndorff grounds out, Foster (unearned) scores, 7-7

8^th INNING – JU – Malloy reaches on an error, Ridley, Flowers and Pacheo score, 10-7

8^th INNING – JU – Coipel doubles, Malloy (unearned) scores, 11-7

Notable Numbers

- Jacksonville had 14 hits in the contest. Liberty collected 10.

- Each team committed three errors in the game.

- The Flames left 14 men on base. The Dolphins left six.

- The fourth of six Liberty pitchers on the day, Trey Gibson takes the loss. The right-hander allowed two runs on three hits over three-plus innings. He struck out two and walked one.

- Tyler Vogel picked up the win for Jacksonville. The final of three pitchers for the Dolphins, he did not allow a run over the final three innings. He struck out two and walked two.

- Jacksonville shortstop Chase Malloy led all hitters in the game with three hits.

Beyond the Box Score

- Liberty moves to 2-2 on its current five-game road trip and is 7-5 on the road this season.

- Anderson, who had three hits yesterday, posts his 11^th multi-hit game of the season.

- Mathieu extends his hitting streak to six games. With two hits today, he collects his third multi-hit game of the year.

- Foster posts his sixth multi-hit game of the season.

- Gibson made the first relief appearance of his Liberty career, this afternoon. The right-hander had previously made 19 starts in two seasons at Liberty.

- In the three-game series, neither team hit a home run.

Up Next

Liberty is scheduled to conclude its five-game road trip on Wednesday. The Flames will travel to Charlottesville, Va., to face the No. 4 Virginia Cavaliers. Game time at Disharoon Park is slated for 7 p.m.