Brady Gulakowski and Derek Orndorff hit fourth-inning home runs and left-hander Garrett Horn handcuffed the Owls through six innings as the Liberty Flames overwhelmed the Kennesaw State Owls 9-2 in the opener of an ASUN series at Stillwell Stadium Thursday evening.
With the score tied at 1-1, the Flames took control. After the first batter of the inning reached on an error, designated hitter Gulakowski ripped the first pitch of his at bat over the right-field wall for his fifth home run of the year and a 3-1 lead. Later with two outs in the inning, Orndorff belted his ASUN Conference-leading 13th home run of the year for a 5-1 advantage.
Left-hander Horn held the high-powered Kennesaw State attack in check throughout his outing. The freshman gave up one run on four hits over the first six innings, running his record to 4-1 on the year. He struck out nine and walked four.
Liberty moves to 21-11 overall and 8-5 in the ASUN standings. Kennesaw State drops to 21-11 overall and 10-3 in ASUN play.
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