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ETSU02101460
Liberty0247X13121
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Win: DIMARTINO (4-18) 4.064310
Loss: LEON (2-8) 2.266620
BattingABRHRBIBBHR
CARTER (ETSU) 212000
CRISP (LIBERTY) 333502
April 24, 20141234567RHE
ETSU105331013133
Liberty1110400782
PitchingIPHRERBBSO
Win: CARTER (12-8) 7.087413
Loss: DIMARTINO (4-19) 3.189940
BattingABRHRBIBBHR
WOLFF (ETSU) 413100
ROBINSON (LIBERTY) 422201
April 26, 2014123456RHE
ETSU000000014
Kennesaw State500201890
PitchingIPHRERBBSO
Win: HENDERSON (18-9) 6.0100010
Loss: WOLFF (5-12) 5.198620
BattingABRHRBIBBHR
BAIRD (ETSU) 201000
DENTON (KSU) 432000
VERINGA (KSU) 212200
April 26, 201412345678RHE
ETSU0020002812150
Kennesaw State120000115121
PitchingIPHRERBBSO
Win: CARTER (13-8) 8.0125520
Loss: MATHEWS (4-14) 4.056511
BattingABRHRBIBBHR
WOLFF (ETSU) 423000
BAIRD (ETSU) 523502
SIKES (KSU) 413000
April 27, 20141234567RHE
ETSU0100000123
Kennesaw State012010X470
PitchingIPHRERBBSO
Win: MATHEWS (5-14) 7.021114
Loss: CARTER (13-9) 4.074310
BattingABRHRBIBBHR
WOLFF (ETSU) 301000
HORNER (ETSU) 201100
SUTTER (KSU) 302000
Home run barrage leads Bucs to double-header split with Liberty
Home run barrage leads Bucs to double-header split with Liberty
Thursday, April 24, 2014

Bucs plate 13 runs in Game Two to earn double-header split at Liberty; ETSU continues road trip vs. Kennesaw State

LYNCHBURG, Va. (April 24, 2014) - A midgame scoring barrage highlighted by four home runs helped lead ETSU to a series split with non-conference opponent Liberty Thursday afternoon in Lynchburg, Va.

Behind long balls by Taylor Carter (Brazil, Ind.), Mackenzie Boyd (Chattanooga, Tenn.), Jackie Baird (Ooltewah, Tenn.), and Kelsey Chernak (Ooltewah, Tenn.), the Bucs (19-27) scored 12 runs in the final five innings of Thursday's double-header finale to knock off the Flames (8-43), 13-7.

Trailing 2-1 entering the third inning, ETSU's offense came to life, with Carter belting a three-run homer to center field to drive in Baird and Danielle Knoetze (San Diego, Calif.). Just six pitches later, Boyd followed suit, slugging her first career home run over the center field fence to plate Mykeah Johnson (Cohutta, Ga.) and extend the Bucs' lead to 6-2.

The Bucs' superb slugging continued into their next frame, with Baird and Chernak adding home runs of their own.

Baird, who entered the day ranking sixth in the nation for home runs, hit a long ball in each of ETSU's two games Thursday, running her team-best season total to 18.

Like Boyd's homer earlier in the game, Chernak's fourth-inning blast was her first career home run.

The Bucs would go on to add four more runs in the game's final three innings to seal the 13-7 win.

Carter picked up her team-best 12th victory of the season on the mound, tossing her 13th complete game of the year, also a team high.

In the day's opening game, the Flames manufactured 13 runs on 12 hits, earning a 13-4 win in five innings.

The Bucs will resume Atlantic Sun competition this weekend as they visit Kennesaw State for a three-game series beginning Saturday, April 26.

WEEKEND SCHEDULE

Saturday, April 26

Game One: ETSU at Kennesaw State at 1:00 p.m. - LIVE STATS - VIDEO

Game Two: ETSU at Kennesaw State at 3:00 p.m. - LIVE STATS - VIDEO

Sunday, April 27

Game Three: ETSU at Kennesaw State at 1:00 p.m. - LIVE STATS

  ETSU KSU
Runs per game 3.82 3.85
Earned runs average 4.94 3.43
Batting average 0.253 0.279
Fielding pct. 0.950 0.965

 

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