Barone’s Three Homers Power Liberty to Rout of Duke

DURHAM, N.C. (Interstat) — Nick Barone hit three home runs and drove in six runs Tuesday night to lead the Liberty Flames to a 17-7 road victory over the Duke Blue Devils.

Barone homered in the first, third and eighth innings, keying a 10-hit offensive outburst for Liberty. Josh Campos added a home run and three RBIs, while Kyle Hvidsten had two hits, including a homer, and two RBIs.

Duke scored six runs in the second inning, highlighted by a two-run homer from Jake Lambdin and a two-RBI homer from Michael DiMartini, to close an early deficit. The Blue Devils finished with 12 hits but could not keep pace.

Liberty improved to 26-10. Duke fell to 22-17.