Score: Liberty 9, VCU 3
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field)
Records: VCU 13-11, Liberty 17-7
 
The short story: VCU junior designated hitter Liam Hibbits collected a pair of base and reached base three times, but a seven-run rally in the sixth inning carried Liberty to victory Friday in Lynchburg.
 
FIRST PITCH

• Hibbits finished his day 2-of-3 with an RBI and a walk to raise his average to .354 this season
• Junior left fielder Jack Schroeder and sophomore right fielder Logan Amiss each drove in a run for the Rams
• VCU freshman third baseman Tyler Locklear doubled and reached base via hit-by-pitch. He scored a run
• Graduate transfer Bradford Webb started and allowed two hits and two runs in four innings for the Black and Gold. He struck out two and walked one

THE DIFFERENCE

• The game swung on Liberty's seven-run sixth inning. The Flames sent 12 to the plate in the inning, and two-run doubles by Cam Locklear and Jake Wilson helped turn a 3-2 deficit into a 9-3 Flames lead
• Liberty recorded 10 hits in the game, including six for extra bases.
• The Flames' bullpen held the Rams to no hits or runs the final four innings
• Earlier, an RBI single by Hibbits, followed by a Schroeder sacrifice fly, provided VCU with a 3-2 edge in the top of the fourth

NOTABLE

• Sophomore lefty Jaden Griffin, in his first work since March 13, tossed two innings of no-hit relief for VCU
• Friday's loss halted a four-game VCU wsin streak

NEXT UP
VCU will host Liberty at The Diamond on Saturday, April 3. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.