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Liberty LIBERTY 22-28, 11-9 CUSA
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Winner DBU DBU 37-12, 14-6 CUSA
Liberty LIBERTY
22-28, 11-9 CUSA
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DBU DBU
37-12, 14-6 CUSA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Liberty LIBERTY 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 0
DBU DBU 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 9 0

W: Todd, Zach (1-0) L: MCLAUGHLIN, Garrett (1-1)

Tom Poole (24) Dallas Baptist Patriots vs Southeast Missouri State Redhawks at Horner Ballpark in Dallas, Texas on Sunday, February 18, 2024 (Photo by Eddie Kelly / ProLook Photos)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Patriots Clinch Series Over Liberty on Poole's Walk-Off Blast

THE RUNDOWN
DBU used Tom Poole's second walk-off homer of the week to defeat Liberty, 4-3, in game one of a doubleheader on Saturday at Horner Ballpark. Trailing 3-1 in the bottom of the ninth, Poole's blast over the wall in right handed the Patriots a series win over the Flames.

Liberty got on the board first in the third with an RBI single Aidan Sweatt and then tacked on another run in the fourth on a solo home run from Todd Hudson.

Trailing 2-0, DBU's Nathan Humphreys got one back with a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth.

Jaron DeBerry put together a strong start for DBU, going 5.0 innings while striking out five Flames. The Patriots would get strong relief from Dillon Haines, who threw 3.0 scoreless innings out of the pen.

Liberty added an insurance run in the ninth when Todd Hudson lifted his second home run of the day over the wall in left-center to make it 3-1.
In the bottom of the ninth, the Patriots put the first two runners on with a pair of singles from Michael Dattalo and Chayton Krauss. With two on and nobody out, Tom Poole came up with more Horner Heroics as he smashed a three-run homer over the right field wall to give DBU a 4-3 win.

THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Tom Poole has hit seven home runs in the last nine games.
- Dillon Haines threw a career-high 3.0 scoreless innings.
- Chayton Krauss had a team-high three hits.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
5 - The Patriots earned their fifth walk-off win of the season
26 - DBU has 26 walk-off wins in the history of Horner Ballpark, dating back to 2013.
171 - Miguel Santos' 171 career starts ranks as the 10th-most in DBU's Division I era.
 
UP NEXT
The Patriots will go for the series sweep in game two of the doubleheader against the Flames. First pitch is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

 
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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play LIBERTY DBU
LIBERTY TOP 3rd SWEATT, A. singled up the middle, RBI (0-0); KEPLEY, K. advanced to third; MARSH, T. scored. 1 0
LIBERTY TOP 4th HUDSON, T. homered to left field, RBI (0-0). 2 0
DBU BOT 6th HUMPHREYS, N homered to left field, RBI (3-1 BFBB). 2 1
LIBERTY TOP 9th HUDSON, T. homered to left center, RBI (3-2 BBSBK). 3 1
DBU BOT 9th POOLE, T. homered to right center, 3 RBI (1-1 BK); KRAUSS, C. scored; DATTALO, M. scored. 3 4

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