LYNCHBURG, Va. (Interstat) — The Liberty Flames used a 12-hit offensive surge to defeat the High Point Panthers 9-3 on Wednesday evening at Liberty Baseball Stadium.

Liberty broke a 3-3 tie with a four-run fifth inning, highlighted by a two-run, ground-rule double from Josh Campos. Tanner Marsh added three hits and two RBIs. High Point’s Willie Ponce delivered a two-run double in the fifth for his team’s only significant offense.

Flames pitchers combined for 15 strikeouts, with Matt Porter, Tyler August and Tristan Dietrich providing five scoreless relief innings. Jack Carey threw three hitless innings for High Point in a no-decision. Liberty improved to 4-3, while High Point fell to 5-4. The teams meet again next Tuesday.