From Liberty athletics:

LYNCHBURG, Va. After Duke scored three runs in the top of the eighth to take a 3-2 lead, the Liberty Flames answered with two in the bottom of the inning for a 4-3 victory over the Blue Devils, Sunday afternoon at the Liberty Baseball Stadium.

Liberty left fielder Nick Lacik used a 12-pitch at bat to draw a walk to open the home half of the eighth and moved to second on a single through the left side of the infield by center fielder Ryan Cordell. Two batters later, Duke first baseman Chris Marconcini's errant throw in an attempt to retire Cordell at second went into the outfield, allowing Lacik to score and tie the game at 3-3.

Shortstop Dalton Britt was then intentionally walked to load the bases with Flames. Third baseman Jake Kimble followed with a well-executed squeeze play to plate Cordell and give Liberty what proved to be the final score of 4-3.

The Flames move to 27-21 on the season. Liberty has won five out of its last six games. Duke falls to 25-22. It was the first meeting between the two schools on the diamond since 2010.

After a scoreless first four innings, the Flames plated two runs in the fifth for a 2-0 advantage. Outfielder Ashton Perritt beat out an infield single and second baseman Bryan Anderud singled to begin the frame. Catcher Trey Wimmer followed with a single to score Perritt and give Liberty a 1-0 lead. The next batter, Danny Grauer, then lifted a sacrifice fly to bring home Aanderud for a 2-0 edge.

Meanwhile, Liberty right-handers Josh Richardson and Brooks Roy kept the Blue Devils in check, combining to allowed only four hits through the first seven innings.

However, in the top of the eighth, Duke broke through, benefiting from a Liberty error, for three runs. After Roy walked second baseman Anthony Perez to lead off the inning, Perritt came on to pitch for the Flames, promptly retiring the next two Blue Devils.

With two outs, Marconcini reached on a fielding error by Liberty's Britt to keep the frame alive. Designated hitter Aaron Cohn was then hit by a pitch to load the bases. Center fielder Grant McCabe followed with a two-run single, knotting the game at 2-2. McCabe and pinch runner David Perkins then pulled off a double steal, scoring Perkins for a 3-2 advantage and setting up the Liberty eighth.

In the top of the ninth, Perritt retired the Blue Devils in order, sealing the 4-3 win.

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