LYNCHBURG, Va.- With VMI up 5-2 in the sixth inning, Liberty used a pair of solo home runs and two RBI singles to take control for good on Friday afternoon at Worthington Stadium. With the 8-5 Big South Conference win, LU improves to 19-8 overall and 1-3 in the conference, while VMI falls to 20-7 and 2-2 in the League.

Liberty hurler Michael Solbach (5-1) earned his first complete game of the season, allowing five runs (four earned) on eight hits while striking out a season-high ten Keydets. VMI starter Trey Barham (4-2) was charged with six runs on eight hits, working 5.2 innings while striking out five.

"I thought Solbach threw great today, he did a great job and kept our guys off balance," said VMI head coach Marlin Ikenberry. "I thought we pitched pretty well today, we missed two locations and it cost us two runs. But Trey threw well, Ian Casher came in and did a good job too. I'm excited with how our guys compete and the way our guys play; we're not used to playing on the road, it's been a while since we were on the road, but our guys played tough and didn't back down. It was a great college baseball game."

The two teams traded runs throughout the early innings, with Liberty answering VMI