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  • 1 week ago | newsadvance.com | Bryson Gordon |Ben Cates

    Three times on Wednesday the Lynchburg offense piled on a four-spot against Christopher Newport at Fox Field, helping the fourth-ranked Hornets blast their way to a 14-7 victory in their final non-conference game of the season. A trio of Lynchburg hitters notched three-plus hits, including four knocks by catcher Conner Moore, who erased a first-inning CNU run with a solo shot to right field in the home half of the second. It sparked what became a four-run frame for the Hornets.

  • 1 week ago | newsadvance.com | Bryson Gordon

    Inside of five months to go till the season opener against Maine on Aug. 31, Liberty football is entering the final period to add key players to the roster for the 2025 season. The tenor around the team changed in the days leading up to the April 16 transfer portal window when the Flames lost three key defensive lineman to the portal within a few days of each other, none bigger than former freshman all-American defensive end TJ Bush.

  • 1 week ago | newsadvance.com | Bryson Gordon

    At Disharoon Park in Charlottesville, a pair of early big flies set the tone for Liberty baseball's offense, and the Flames erased a disappointing home sweep this past weekend with a 10-3 victory over Virginia on Tuesday. The victory gives Liberty (23-14) its fifth win over an ACC opponent in a midweek game this season, and its first season sweep of the 'Hoos since 2000, after downing them 5-3 in Lynchburg in late March.

  • 1 week ago | newsadvance.com | Ben Cates |Bryson Gordon

    Virginia Tech ace Emma Lemley was surprised with a "golden ticket" in a postgame ceremony Sunday night, signifying that she has been drafted into the new Athletes Unlimited Softball League. The Jefferson Forest graduate was the first college player in the nation to get one of the golden tickets.

  • 1 week ago | newsadvance.com | Bryson Gordon

    Liberty defensive end TJ Bush, a former freshman all-American and a standout member of the Flames' defensive unit over the last two seasons, is set to enter the transfer portal when it opens on April 16. The news was first reported by On3 Sports. Bush, a rising junior, will have two seasons of eligibility at his next school. A Woodbridge native, Bush spent two seasons at Liberty after previously pledging to play for Coastal Carolina out of high school.