Virginia will host Liberty in non-conference softball play on Tuesday.
On Tuesday night, Liberty will hit the road and head to Charlottesville to take on No. 24 Virginia in a mid-week, non-conference matchup. The Flames come into Tuesday’s contest with an overall record of 22-16 and a conference record of 12-3 so far which puts them at the top of the Conference USA leaderboard. The team has won two games in a row with the most recent being a 7-5 win over Western Kentucky to earn the series victory. Elena Escobar was credited with the win in the circle after pitching 3.2 innings and striking out five batters. At the plate, Megan Fortner and Raigan Barrett each recorded two hits to lead at the plate. Sierra Kersten and Fortner each homered in the game with two-run shots to help earn the win.
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Game Date: April 9, 2024
Game Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
TV: ACC Network (Local)
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The Cavaliers bring an overall record of 26-11 into Tuesday’s non-conference game and an ACC record of 9-6 which puts them in fifth place in the conference standings. Over the weekend, the team took on Notre Dame and won two out of the three to secure the series victory. The series finale resulted in a 6-3 win with offensive efforts led by Bella Cabral who went 2-for-4 with one RBI. Kelly Ayer only recorded one hit in the win, but her triple brought in three runs to help lift the team over the Fighting Irish. Eden Bigham improved to 11-6 in the circle with 4.2 innings of work in which she struck out four batters.
Liberty and Virginia have already played once this season and the game went in Virginia’s favor with a 3-1 victory.
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