1. Winners of six of its last seven contests, Liberty enters the 2016 Big South Baseball Championship with a 28-27 overall record. The Flames closed out their regular season by winning the last two games of a three-game series at High Point for a 2-1 series victory, this past Thursday and Friday. 2. Liberty ended the Big South regular season tied with Presbyterian and Winthrop for sixth place in the conference standings. With Presbyterian and Winthrop claiming tiebreakers over the Flames, Liberty is the No. 7 seed for this week's tournament, the first time in program history. 3. The Flames are making their 20th appearance in the Big South Baseball Championship. Liberty has have won four Big South titles, with the last one coming in 2013. The Flames enter the 2016 champion- ship having compiled a 55-31 record at the tournament. 4. Liberty and High Point will be meeting for the second consecutive season on the first day of the Big South Baseball Championship. The Flames are 6-3 against the Panthers in the tournament. 5. Liberty outfielder D.J. Artis was selected the 2016 Big South Freshman of the Year. Artis and 1B/OF Andrew Yacyk were also named to the Big South All-Conference first team. 6. Shortstop Dalton Britt, who has started every game during his Liberty career, is expected to break the program record for games played, Tuesday. Britt will play in his 236th game, surpassing Trey Wimmer's (2009-14) previous mark of 235. Quick Hits Possible Starters Pos. # Player B/T AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB C 2 Payton Scarbrough R/R .286 126 22 36 7 0 4 21 1 1B 39 Andrew Yacyk R/L .316 225 33 71 21 1 7 48 0 2B 12 Andrew Kowalo R/R .276 163 33 45 9 2 6 34 2 SS 26 Dalton Britt L/R .292 216 30 63 16 3 2 36 5 3B 22 Eric Grabowski R/R .265 132 31 35 7 1 3 25 1 LF 1 D.J. Artis L/L .379 206 51 78 9 3 2 39 22 CF 13 Jack Morris R/R .257 105 17 27 5 1 2 15 2 RF 34 Will Shepherd R/R .315 219 45 69 13 0 7 42 11 DH 27 Josh Latta R/R .323 65 13 21 4 0 1 15 1 2016 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL GAME NOTES Media Coverage Television - ESPN3 (Friday & Saturday) Video Streaming - Big South Network (Tuesday - Thursday) Radio - 93.3FM/1320AM WVGM ESPN or 100.9 WIQO FM Internet Audio - LibertyFlames.com Avg: D.J. Artis (.379) 2B: Andrew Yacyk (21) HR: Will Shepherd, Andrew Yacyk (7) Runs: D.J. Artis (51) RBI: Andrew Yacyk (48) SB: D.J. Artis (22) Wins: Shane Quarterley (5) ERA: Victor Cole (2.89) APP: Shane Quarterley (27) SO: Victor Cole (56) IP : Evan Mitchell (71.0) SV: Shane Quarterley (7) Statistical Leaders BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP May 24-28 Lexington County Baseball Stadium (3,000) Lexington, S.C. Live Stats: LibertyFlames.com In Game Updates: @LUGameDay LIBERTY FLAMES Overall: 28-27 Big South: 12-12 Head Coach: Jim Toman Career Record: 325-203 (9) Record at Liberty: Same BRACKET ONE: High Point, Liberty, Longwood, Winthrop BRACKET TWO: Coastal Carolina, Gardner-Webb, Presbyterian, Radford 2016 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time Feb. 19 at South Florida L, 10-11 Feb. 20 at South Florida W, 4-0 Feb. 21 at South Florida L, 5-6 Feb. 23 William and Mary W/ 8-4 Feb. 26 vs. Marshall W/ 9-8 Feb. 27 vs. Duke W/ 1-0 Feb. 27 vs. Marshall W/ 7-3 Feb. 28 vs. Ohio State L/ 4-5 March 1 at Old Dominion L/ 6-7 March 4 UConn W/ 8-5 March 5 UConn L/ 5-7 (11) March 6 UConn W/ 5-4 March 8 at Elon L/ 5-10 March 11 Central Connecticut State ^ W/ 5-1 March 12 Evansville ^ W/5-3 March 13 Central Connecticut State ^ W/ 7-5 March 13 Evansville ^ W/ 5-2 March 15 at Virginia Tech W/ 22-7 March 18 Kent State L/ 0-2 March 19 Kent State (DH) W/ 4-2, L/ 1-8 March 20 Kent State L/ 5-6 March 22 at Maryland L/ 9-10 March 24 UNC Asheville * W/ 7-6 March 25 UNC Asheville * W/ 6-5 March 26 UNC Asheville * W/ 11-5 March 29 at Duke L/ 1-6 April 1 at Winthrop* L/ 5-11 April 2 at Winthrop* L/ 5-7 April 3 at Winthrop* L/ 5-6 April 5 Maryland W/ 5-4 April 8 Charleston Southern * W/ 10-2 April 9 Charleston Southern * L/ 1-6 April 10 Charleston Southern * W/ 9-6 April 15 at Campbell * L/ 1-2 April 16 at Campbell * L/ 1-2 April 17 at Campbell * W/ 3-0 April 19 Duke L/ 7-8 April 20 at Richmond L/ 9-10 April 22 at Presbyterian * W/ 4-2 April 23 at Presbyterian * L/ 7-9 April 24 at Presbyterian * L/ 8-9 (11) April 26 Virginia Tech L/ 10-11 April 27 at William and Mary W/ 10-7 May 3 Virginia L/ 3-7 May 6 Coastal Carolina * L/ 6-14 May 7 Coastal Carolina * L/ 3-12 May 8 Coastal Carolina * L/ 3-17 May 11 Old Dominion W/ 7-6 May 13 Radford* W/ 11-5 May 14 Radford* W/ 7-2 May 15 Radford* W/ 14-8 May 19 at High Point * (DH) L/ 8-11, W/ 11-10 May 20 at High Point * W/ 16-3 May 24-28 Big South Tournament • TBA June 3-5 NCAA Regionals TBA June 10-12 NCAA Super-Regionals TBA June 18-29 College World Series TBA - Baseball at the Beach - Myrtle Beach, S.C. ^ - Liberty Invitational - Lynchburg, Va. * - Big South Conference Game • - Lexington County Stadium - Lexington, S.C. DH - Doubleheader Home Games in Bold All times are Eastern Time and Subject to Change
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1. Winners of six of its last seven contests, Liberty enters the 2016 Big South Baseball Championship with a 28-27 overall record. The Flames closed out their regular season by winning the last two games of a three-game series at High Point for a 2-1 series victory, this past Thursday and Friday.
2. Liberty ended the Big South regular season tied with Presbyterian and Winthrop for sixth place in the conference standings. With Presbyterian and Winthrop claiming tiebreakers over the Flames, Liberty is the No. 7 seed for this week's tournament, the fi rst time in program history.
3. The Flames are making their 20th appearance in the Big South Baseball Championship. Liberty has have won four Big South titles, with the last one coming in 2013. The Flames enter the 2016 champion-ship having compiled a 55-31 record at the tournament.
4. Liberty and High Point will be meeting for the second consecutive season on the fi rst day of the Big South Baseball Championship. The Flames are 6-3 against the Panthers in the tournament.
5. Liberty outfi elder D.J. Artis was selected the 2016 Big South Freshman of the Year. Artis and 1B/OF Andrew Yacyk were also named to the Big South All-Conference fi rst team.
6. Shortstop Dalton Britt, who has started every game during his Liberty career, is expected to break the program record for games played, Tuesday. Britt will play in his 236th game, surpassing Trey Wimmer's (2009-14) previous mark of 235.
Quick Hits
Possible StartersPos. # Player B/T AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
- Baseball at the Beach - Myrtle Beach, S.C.^ - Liberty Invitational - Lynchburg, Va.* - Big South Conference Game• - Lexington County Stadium - Lexington, S.C.DH - DoubleheaderHome Games in Bold
All times are Eastern Time and Subject to Change
2016 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Big South Championship, May 24-28
ResultsDate Opponent Score Pitcher of Record Save Time Overall Big South
2/19 at South Florida L, 10-11 Cody Gamble (0-1) 3:30 0-1 -2/20 at South Florida W, 4-0 Jack DeGroat (1-0) Caleb Evans (1) 3:26 1-1 -2/21 at South Florida L, 5-6 Evan Mitchell (0-1) 3:12 1-2 -2/23 William & Mary W, 8-4 Shane Quarterley (1-0) 2:55 2-2 -2/26 vs. Marshall ! W, 9-8 Shane Quarterley (2-0) 3:44 3-2 -2/27 vs. Duke ! W, 1-0 Zander Clouse (1-0) Shane Quarterley (1) 3:00 4-2 -2/27 vs. Marshall ! W, 7-3 Carson Herndon (1-0) 3:17 5-2 -2/28 vs Ohio State ! L, 4-5 Eric Grabowski (0-1) 3:01 5-3 -3/1 at Old Dominion L, 6-7 Jordan Scott (0-1) 3:00 5-4 -3/4 UConn W, 8-5 Carson Herndon (2-0) 3:18 6-4 -3/5 UConn L, 5-7 (11) Victor Cole (0-1) 4:05 6-5 -3/6 UConn W, 5-4 Zander Clouse (2-0) Shane Quarterley (2) 2:51 7-5 -3/8 at Elon L, 5-10 Geoffrey Murphy (0-1) 3:02 7-6 -3/11 CCSU ^ W, 5-1 Evan Mitchell (1-1) 2:16 8-6 -3/12 Evansville ^ W, 5-3 Shane Quarterley (3-0) Carson Herndon (1) 3:17 9-6 -3/13 CCSU ^ W, 7-5 Thomas Simpson (1-0) Carson Herndon (2) 2:53 10-6 -3/13 Evansville ^ W, 5-2 Parker Bean (1-0) Shane Quarterley (3) 2:33 11-6 - 3/15 at Virginia Tech W, 22-7 Geoffrey Murphy (1-1) 3:27 12-6 -3/18 Kent State L, 0-2 Evan Mitchell (1-2) 2:08 12-7 -3/19 Kent State - 1 W, 4-2 Victor Cole (1-1) 2:31 13-7 -3/19 Kent State - 2 (7 inn.) L, 1-8 Zander Clouse (2-1) 2:44 13-8 -3/20 Kent State L, 5-6 Carson Herndon (2-1) 3:19 13-9 - 3/22 at Maryland L, 9-10 Thomas Simpson (1-1) 3:43 13-10 - 3/24 UNC Asheville * W, 7-6 Shane Quarterley (4-0) 3:06 14-10 1-03/25 UNC Asheville * W, 6-5 Victor Cole (2-1) Shane Quarterley (4) 3:34 15-10 2-03/26 UNC Asheville * W, 11-5 Zach Helsel (1-0) 2:52 16-10 3-03/29 at Duke L, 1-6 Jack DeGroat (1-1) 2:33 16-11 -4/1 at Winthrop L, 5-11 Evan Mitchell (1-3) 2:45 16-12 3-14/2 at Winthrop L, 5-7 Victor Cole (2-2) 3:05 16-13 3-24/3 at Winthrop L, 6-7 Jack DeGroat (1-2) 2:34 16-14 3-3 4/5 Maryland W, 5-4 Shane Quarterley (5-0) 3:05 17-14 -4/8 Charleston Southern * W, 10-2 Victor Cole (3-2) 2:54 18-14 4-34/9 Charleston Southern * L, 1-6 Evan Mitchell (1-4) 2:47 18-15 4-44/10 Charleston Southern * W, 9-6 Carson Herndon (3-1) Shane Quarterley (5) 3:16 19-15 5-44/15 @Campbell * L, 1-2 Victor Cole (3-3) 2:38 19-16 5-54/16 @Campbell * L, 1-2 Shane Quarterley (5-1) 2:32 19-17 5-64/17 @Campbell * W, 3-0 Jack DeGroat (2-2) Shane Quarterley (6) 2:36 20-17 6-64/19 Duke L, 7-8 Thomas Simpson (1-2) 3:44 20-18 -4/20 @Richmond L, 9-10 Carson Herndon (3-2) 3:09 20-19 -4/22 @Presbyterian * W, 4-2 Evan Mitchell (2-4) 2:12 21-19 7-64/23 @Presbyterian * L, 7-9 Shane Quarterley (5-2) 3:30 21-20 7-74/24 @Presbyterian * L, 8-9 (11) Shane Quarterley (5-3) 3:51 21-21 7-84/26 Virginia Tech L, 10-11 Shane Quarterley (5-4) 3:51 21-22 -4/27 @William & Mary W, 10-7 Zander Clouse (3-1) 3:22 22-22 -5/2 No. 11 Virginia L, 3-7 Zander Clouse (3-2) 2:53 22-23 -5/7 No. 23 Coastal Carolina * L, 6-14 Carson Herndon (3-3) 3:22 22-24 7-95/8 No. 23 Coastal Carolina * L, 3-12 Parker Bean (1-1) 3:21 22-25 7-105/9 No. 23 Coastal Carolina * L, 3-17 Jack DeGroat (2-3) 3:12 22-26 7-115/11 Old Dominion W, 7-6 Jon Letchworth (1-0) Carson Herndon (3) 2:59 23-26 -5/13 Radford W, 11-5 Zander Clouse (4-2) 3:02 24-26 8-115/14 Radford W, 7-2 Jack DeGroat (3-3) Shane Quarterley (7) 2:53 25-26 9-115/15 Radford W, 14-8 Jordan Scott (1-1) 2:43 26-26 10-115/19 High Point - 1 L, 8-11 Zander Clouse (4-3) 3:17 26-27 10-125/19 High Point - 2 W, 11-10 Cody Gamble (1-1) Jordan Scott (1) 3:41 27-27 11-125/20 High Point W, 16-3 Geoffrey Murphy (2-1) Eric Grabowski (1) 3:21 28-27 12-12
! - Baseball at the Beach - Myrtle Beach, S.C.^ - Liberty Invitational - Lynchburg, Va.• - Big South Conference Game
Played on Tuesday....................................................3-7
Played on Wednesday .............................................2-1
Played on Thursday..................................................1-1
Played on Friday ........................................................8-5
Played on Saturday ..................................................7-7
Played on Sunday .....................................................7-6
Series Openers...........................................................5-5
Middle Games ............................................................4-7
Series Finales ..............................................................6-4
In Virginia ................................................................ 20-13
In Maryland.................................................................0-1
In North Carolina ......................................................3-5
In South Carolina ......................................................4-6
In Florida ......................................................................1-2
Last 5 Games: 4-1Team Batting Avg: .320Team ERA: 6.34Top Hitter: Eric Grabowski (.450)
Current Hit Streak: D.J. Artis - 9 gamesSeason Hit Streak: A. Kowalo, W. Shepherd - 10 games
Last 10 Games: 6-4Team Batting Avg: .313Team ERA: 8.90Top Hitter: D.J. Artis (.395)
Current Reached Base: D.J. Artis - 10 gamesSeason Reached Base: D.J. Artis - 23 games
• OF D.J. Artis was named the 2016 Big South Freshman of the Year, Monday. Artis was also selected to the all-conference fi rst team along with Andrew Yacyk, who was named to the team as its utility player.• Artis is among the national leaders and second in the Big South Conference with 52 bases on balls. The OF has already eclipsed the former Liberty single-season program record of 49 walks set by Jeff Edwards in 1986.• Artis enters the week among the nation's top 12 and is second in the Big South with a .509 on base per-centage. The freshman enters the 2016 Big South Baseball Championship among the conference lead-ers in batting average (third - .379), hits (fourth - 78), runs scored (sixth - 39), and stolen bases (third - 22).• Yacyk receives his fi rst selection to the Big South All-Conference team. The junior is among the top nationally and third in the Big South with 21 doubles. He is also tied for ninth with 115 total bases and fi fth with 48 RBI.• Yacyk collected his team-leading eighth three-hit game of the season in game one of a doubleheader at High Point, Thursday. The 1B hit his seventh home run of the year, a two-run shot, to break a 6-6 tie in the fi fth. He also drove in three runs in the game, posting his ninth game of the season and his third in his last four games with three or more RBI.• Yacyk was selected as the Big South Player of the Week for May 9-15. Yacyk posted at least one double in each of Liberty's four victories during the week and closed the week 7-for-15 (.467) with eight RBI, four runs scored, and fi ve doubles. • SS Dalton Britt, who has started every game during his Liberty career, is expected to break the program record for games played, Tuesday. Britt will play in his 236th game, surpassing Trey Wimmer's (2009-14) previous mark of 235. • For the second time in three games, 3B Eric Grabowski had three hits and drove in four or more runs in a contest in Liberty's 11-10 win in game two of a doubleheader at High Point, Thursday. • Grabowski went 3-for-4 with seven RBI and scored three times in Liberty's win over Radford on May 15. All three of his hits went for extra bases. The 3B hit his third home run of the season, a grand slam, and had two doubles on the afternoon, to post his single game career high for RBI. • Grabowski earned his fi rst save in Liberty uniform, striking out two batters with the bases loaded in the seventh and striking out fi ve in the Flames' win over High Point, Friday.• OF Will Shepherd posted his fourth three-hit game and connected on his seventh home run of the year to tie Andrew Yacyk for the team lead, Friday at High Point. The OF had two RBI and scored two runs.• DH Josh Latta had three hits, tying a career-high in game one of a doubleheader at High Point, Thurs-day. He had a RBI and scored a run.• C Payton Scarbrough and INF Andrew Kowalo hit home runs in Liberty's win over High Point, Friday. Scarbrough hit his fourth home run of the year in the contest. He had two hits and two RBI and scored two runs.• Kowalo, who entered the game at third base in the seventh, belted a grand slam in the Flames' nine-run ninth inning. The home run was the infi elder's sixth of the year.• RHP Jordan Scott pitched scoreless eighth and ninth innings to record his fi rst save in a Liberty uniform in the Flames' 11-10 victory in game two of a doubleheader at High Point, Thursday.• Scott allowed only one runner over the fi rst six innings, surrendering one hit in Liberty's win over Rad-ford, May 15. The performance earned the right-hander his fi rst win as a Flame. He gave up four runs on four hits over six-plus innings of work, his longest outing of 2016. He struck out three and walked one.• RHP Shane Quarterley leads the Flames in appearances with 27 and is currently tied for third in the Big South in the category. Quarterley is also third in the conference with seven saves.
Tracking Liberty• Liberty enters the Big South Championship having won six out of its last seven contests. The Flames closed out their regular season with a 2-1 series victory at High Point, this past Thursday and Friday.• Liberty ended the conference's regular season tied with Presbyterian and Winthrop for sixth place in the league's standings. With Presbyterian and Winthrop claiming tiebreakers over the Flames, Liberty is the No. 7 seed for this week's Big South Baseball Championship, the fi rst time is program history.• The Flames are making their 20th appearance in the Big South Baseball Championship. Liberty has won four Big South titles, with the last coming in 2013.• Liberty is averaging 6.43 runs per game, while allowing their opponents 6.09 runs per game.• The Flames have played in 21 games decided by one run, posting an 8-13 record.
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2016 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Big South Championship, May 24-28
Big South Conference
2016 Standings
Big South Overall
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Coastal Carolina 21 3 .875 40 15 .727
Gardner-Webb 14 10 .583 36 19 .655
High Point 14 10 .583 31 22 .585
Longwood 14 10 .583 30 25 .545
Campbell 13 11 .542 26 27 .491
Winthrop 12 12 .500 28 25 .528
Liberty 12 12 .500 28 27 .509
Presbyterian 12 12 .500 27 28 .491
Radford 9 15 .375 17 37 .315
Charleston So. 6 18 .250 19 34 .358
UNC Asheville 5 19 .208 16 38 .296
Upcoming Schedule
Tuesday, May 24 (Games 1-4) - Big South Network
Game 1: No. 2 High Point vs. No. 7 Liberty, 9:30 a.m.
Game 2: No. 3 Longwood vs. No. 6 Winthrop, 45 minutes
following Game 1
Game 3: No. 1 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 8 Radford, 4:30 p.m.
Game 4: No. 4 Gardner-Webb vs. No. 5 Presbyterian College, 45
minutes following Game 3
Wednesday, May 25 (Games 5-8) - Big South Network
Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 9:30 a.m.
Game 6: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 45 minutes following
Game 5
Game 7: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4:30 p.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 45 minutes fol-
lowing Game 7
Thursday, May 26 (Games 9-10) – Big South Network
Game 9: Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 5, 3 p.m.
Game 10: Loser Game 8 vs. Winner Game 6, 45 minutes follow-
ing Game 9
Friday, May 27 (Games 11-12 [13-14]) – ESPN3
Game 11: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9, 10 a.m.
Game 12: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 10, 45 minutes fol-
lowing Game 11
Game 13: if necessary - Winner Game 11 vs. Loser Game 11, 5
p.m. (7 innings)
Game 14: if necessary - Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12, 45
minutes following Game 13 (7 innings)
Saturday, May 28 (Championship Game) - ESPNU
Winner Game 11 (or 13) vs. Winner Game 12 (or 14), 12 p.m.
2016 Big South Preseason Poll• Liberty was selected to fi nish third in the conference standings in the 2016 Big South Conference Preseason Poll by the league’s head coaches.• Liberty garnered 99 points in being tabbed third.• This year’s Big South Baseball Championship will be held at Lexington County Stadium in Lexington, S.C. It is the fi rst time in the history of the tournament that it will be held a true neutral fi eld. Rank Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Points1. Coastal Carolina (10) 10 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1202. Winthrop -- 6 4 -- - 1 -- -- -- -- -- 1023. Liberty -- 4 4 2 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- 994. High Point -- -- 1 5 4 1 -- -- -- -- -- 835. Radford -- -- 2 3 3 3 -- -- -- -- -- 816. Campbell (1) 1 -- -- 1 3 4 2 -- -- -- -- 747. Charleston Southern -- -- -- -- -- 2 5 3 1 -- -- 528. Longwood -- -- -- -- -- -- 3 3 3 2 -- 409. Presbyterian -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 2 3 4 1 3110. Gardner-Webb -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 3 3 4 2311. UNC Asheville -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 1 2 6 21Note: Points are based on a weighted system. First-place votes received 11 points, followed by 10 points for second place, and so on.
Preseason Player of the Year: Josh Greene, High PointPreseason Pitcher of the Year: Matt Crohan, Winthrop
Liberty and the Big South• Liberty, a 26-year member of the Big South Conference, has compiled a 366-254-1 (.570) record against the Big South Conference’s current membership since 1976. • Liberty has posted a 320-239 (.573) in Big South games.• Last season, Liberty posted a 16-9 mark in Big South Conference play, tying Winthrop for third place in the league’s standings.• The Flames have claimed the conference’s regular season title three times in program history (1998, 2000 and 2014).• Liberty has also captured four Big South tournament baseball titles, including the 2013 crown (1993, 1998, 2000 & 2013).
Liberty All-Time Against the Big SouthCampbell .............................................................................................. 22-22Charleston Southern ........................................................................ 54-23Coastal Carolina ................................................................................. 34-62Gardner-Webb .......................................................................................17-4High Point ........................................................................................... 47-30Longwood ...........................................................................................22-6-1Presbyterian ...........................................................................................19-2Radford ................................................................................................. 61-35UNC Asheville ..................................................................................... 49-25Winthrop .............................................................................................. 41-45Total ..........................................................................366-254-1
Quick FactsBASIC INFORMATION
Name of School ............................Liberty UniversityLocation ................................................Lynchburg, Va. Founded ................................................................ 1971Enrollment ......................................................... 13,600Nickname ...........................................................FlamesMascot .................................................................... EagleSchool Colors ......................... Red, White and BlueConference ......................... Big South (since 1991)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach ............................ Jim Toman (9th year)Assistant Coach .............. Garrett Quinn (8th year)Assistant Coach ............... Jason Murray (7th year)Volunteer Coach ....................................... Blake HuntStudent Assistant Coach .......................Jaret WhiteDirector of Baseball Operations .... Daniel BrownAthletic Trainer .................................... Dan Preusser
HISTORY
First Year of Baseball ............................................ 1974All-Time ......................................... 1260-947-7 (.571)First Year in Big South ........................................ 1992Big South Record ................................322-240 (.573)Big South Regular Season Titles ............................ 3...........................................................(1998, 2000, 2014)Big South Tournament Titles .................................. 4 ...............................................(1993, 1998, 2000, 2013)NCAA Regional Appearances ..................................5.................................. (1993, 1998, 2000, 2013, 2014)Last NCAA Appearance ................................................ .......................... Charlottesville, Va. Regional (2014)
2016 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Big South Championship, May 24-28
Liberty Baseball Stadium - Ranked as One of the Best Stadium Experiences• The Flames fi nished the year with an 18-11 record at Liberty Baseball Stadium.• Liberty went 21-9 at Liberty Baseball Stadium in 2015. • This season, Liberty set a new single-game stadium attendance record, drawing a crowd of 4,024 fans for its contest with Virginia on May 3. The new mark eclipses the previous record of 3,983 set on April 10, 2015 against Campbell.• The Flames have averaged 1,362 fans per game during its four seasons at Liberty Baseball Stadium.• The Liberty Baseball Stadium was ranked as one of the Top 100 stadium experiences of 2015 by Stadium Journey. The home of the Liberty baseball program was listed No. 53. Oriole Park at Camden Yards, home of the Baltimore Orioles, topped the list.• Stadium Journey also ranked the Liberty Baseball Stadium No. 4 among collegiate baseball stadiums in their 2015 Collegiate Baseball Stadium Experiences. Stadium Journey’s ratings take into account the food and beverage served in the stadium, the overall atmosphere, the neighborhood where the stadium is located, the fans, access (which includes traffi c, parking, ability to move around and rest rooms), the overall return on invest-ment and one fi nal “extras” category.• After 34 years of playing at Worthington Stadium, the Flames christened the new facility, with a three-game sweep of Penn State, Feb. 23-24, 2013.
2016: 18-11 (.621)2015: 21-9 (.700)Liberty All-time at Liberty Baseball Stadium: 72-30 (.706) Liberty Stadium Dimensions: LF - 325, LC - 371, CF - 395, RC - 371, RF - 325Capacity: 2,500Surface: AstroTurfAttendance Record: 4,024 (May 3, 2016 vs. Virginia)At Home All-Time under Toman: 169-75-1 (.692)
Liberty Among Top 50 in Attendance in 2016• Over 28 home dates this season, the Flames drew fans, an average of 1,592 per game. Liberty entered the week ranked 41st in overall attendance and in average attendance in the country.• Liberty averaged 1,440 fans per home date at Liberty Baseball Stadium in 2015. The Flames fi nished the season ranked 46th in the nation in aver-age attendance according to the NCAA .• Liberty drew 34,569 fans over 24 home dates at Liberty Baseball Stadium in 2015. The Flames ranked 50th in overall attendance according to NCAA.
Flames on the Road• Liberty is 10-16 overall away from Lynchburg. • The Flames fi nished their regular season by winning two games of a three-game series at High Point. With the victories, Liberty has won three of its last four away games. • Liberty went 12-14 overall away from Liberty Baseball Stadium in 2015. The Flames were 12-10 in away games and 0-2 in neutral site contests.
Liberty Baseball Stadium Single Game Attendance Records
Date Opponent Attendance
1. 5/3/2016 #11 Virginia 4,020
2, 4/10/2015 Campbell 3,983
3. 3/25/2015 #12 Virginia 2,841
4. 4/4/2014 VMI 2,792
5. 3/21/2014 High Point 2,742
6. 4/24/2014 Gardner-Webb 2,766
7. 4/8/2016 Charleston Southern 2,713
8. 4/14/2014 Virginia Tech 2,702
9. 3/24/2015 UNC Asheville 2,578
10. 2/23/2013 Penn State 2,565
2016 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Big South Championship, May 24-28
Flames at the Big South Baseball Championship• Liberty is making its 20th appearance at the Big South Baseball Championship.• Last season, Liberty entered the tournament as the No. 4 seed and went 0-2.• The Flames captured their fourth and last Big South title in 2013, winning the Big South Baseball Championship at Liberty Baseball Stadium as the No. 5 seed.• Liberty has claimed the conference title in 1993, 1998, 2000 and 2013.• The Flames enter the 2016 championship having compiled a 55-31 overall record in previous tournament appearances.• Liberty is the No. 7 seed for the championship for the fi rst time in program history. • For the second consecutive year, Liberty will play High Point in its fi rst game of the tournament. Last season, the Panthers defeated the Flames, 8-3, in Game 4 of the tournament.
Under Head Coach Jim Toman• Liberty is 22-13 in the Big South tournament during head coach Jim Toman’s time at the helmof the program.• In the previous eight years under Toman, Liberty has been a No. 2 seed three times and the No. 1seed once, the No. 3 seed, No. 4 seed and the No. 5 seed once each.• The Flames have reached the title game four times under Toman (2008, 2010, 2012 & 2013), winningin the title in 2013.
Flames Against The Championship Field• Liberty enters the Big South Baseball Championship having compiled a 241-183-1 overall recordagainst the members of the 2016 Big South Championship fi eld amd a 31-26 mark in the BigSouth Baseball Championship.• Liberty’s most frequent opponent in the tournament has been Coastal Carolina, with theChanticleers holding a 12-7 edge over the Flames in meetings during the championship.• Presbyterian is making it fi rst ever appearance in the Big South Baseball Championship.• Liberty is in Bracket One for the tournament, which includes High Point, Longwoodand Winthrop. The Flames are 14-11 against the members of the bracket in Big Southtournament play.
Liberty’s All-Time Record Against The 2016 Big South Championship Field Overall TourneyCoastal Carolina ............................. 34-62 ................................. 7-12Gardner-Webb ................................. 17-4 .................................... 1-1High Point ........................................ 47-30 ................................... 6-3Longwood ....................................... 22-5-1 ................................... 0-1Presbyterian ..................................... 19-2 ..................................... 0-0Radford .............................................. 61-35 ................................... 9-2Winthrop ........................................... 41-45 ................................... 8-7Total .................................... 241-183-1 ...................... 31-26
2016 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Big South Championship, May 24-28
Artis Named Big South Freshman of the Year; Joins Yacyk on All-Conference First Team• Outfi elder D.J. Artis has been named the 2016 Big South Freshman of the Year and selected to the All-Conference fi rst team. He is joined by Andrew Yacyk on the All-Conference fi rst team. The team is selected by a vote of the conference's head coaches.• Artis becomes the fi fth Liberty player to be selected the Big South Freshman of the Year. The pitcher joins pitcher Tim Harrell (1995), outfi elder Keith Butler (2000), fi rst baseman Alex Close (2012) and pitcher and Artis ' teammate Parker Bean (2014), as Flames who have received the conference honor.• Artis, also named to the all-conference fi rst team, enters the week among the nation's top 12 and is second in the Big South Conference with a .509 on base percentage.• The outfi elder is among the national leaders and second in the conference with 52 bases on balls. Artis has already eclipsed the former Liberty single-season program record of 49 walks set by Jeff Edwards in 1986.• In addition, the Greensboro, N.C., native enters the 2016 Big South Baseball Championship among the conference leaders in batting average (third - .379), hits (fourth - 78), runs scored (sixth - 39), and stolen bases (third - 22).• He has nine doubles, three triples, two home runs and 39 RBI, this season.• First baseman/outfi elder Andrew Yacyk was named to his fi rst all-conference team, being selected to the fi rst team as its utility player. The junior has started at fi rst base, in left fi eld and as the designated hitter for the Flames, this season.• The Liberty team captain is among the national leaders and third in the Big South Conference with 21 doubles. He enters the Big South Baseball Championship tied for fourth on Liberty's single-season doubles list.• The Hagerstown, Md., native is also tied for fi fth among the conference's leaders with 48 RBI and ninth with 115 total bases.• Yacyk was named the Big South Conference Baseball Player of the Week for May 9-15. The junior posted at least one double in each of Liberty’s four victories during the week. He closed the week 7-for-15 (.467) with eight RBI, four runs scored and fi ve doubles. • Currently, he is hitting .316 with 33 runs scored and seven home runs.• In addition, Yacyk was selected to the Big South All-Academic team. The fi rst baseman/outfi elder was named to the 2016 NCAA Division I Academic All-District 3 baseball team selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America on May 5. He holds a 3.69 GPA in biomedical studies.
Dalton Britt - Liberty's Iron Man to Set New Career Games Played Record• Shortstop Dalton Britt is expected to set a new Liberty career record for games played, when the Flames face High Point, Tuesday morning at the Big South Baseball Championship. The team cap-tain is also among the program's top 10 in career hits.• Britt will play the 236th game of his career, Tuesday. The senior has started every game since join-ing the Flames in 2013, playing mostly at shortstop. In 2014, he played several games at third base early in the season, before moving back to shortstop.• Britt is currently tied with and will eclipse former catcher/fi rst baseman Trey Wimmer with 235 career games played, the current program. Wimmer played for the Flames from 2009-14. • Britt started his 200th straight contest, March 19. The Greenville, N.C. native made the milestone start in the fi rst game of the doubleheader against Kent State.• The team captain currently ranks seventh on Liberty's all-time hits list with 244. With one more hit, Britt will tie former Flames catcher Errol Hollinger (2006-09) for sixth. Outfi elder Philip Laurent (2003-06) is the program's all-time leader with 280 hits.• In 2014, Britt was named a semifi nalist for the Brooks Wallace National Shortstop of the Year award and was Big South All-Conference team member• The shortstop was named to the 2013 and 2014 Big South All-Tournament team.
Runners in Scoring Position • Liberty has hit .322 as team with runners in scoring position, this season
D.J. Artis
Andrew Yacyk
Dalton Britt
2016 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Big South Championship, May 24-28
The 2014 Big South Coach of the Year, Jim Toman has overseen the rise of the Liberty Flames baseball program to national prominence during his tenure. Toman enters his ninth year at Liberty, having posted the highest NCAA Divi-sion I winning percentage (.625) and compiled the best Big South Conference winning percentage (.668) during his fi rst eight years in Lynchburg of any head baseball coach in program history. On Feb. 26 of this year, Toman collected his 300th career victory, a 9-8 win over Marshall, to become the second coach in Liberty history to reach 300 wins. In 2014, he became the fi rst coach in school history to lead the Flames to back-to-back NCAA berths. After claiming an automatic bid by winning the 2013 Big South Championship, Toman’s 2014 team received the program’s fi rst at-large se-lection to an NCAA Regional. During his tenure, Liberty has posted the school’s three top single-season win totals in program history. The 2010 Flames set the school record with 43 wins, while Liberty posted 41-win seasons in 2012 and 2014. In addition, three of the four teams with 40-plus victory seasons all-time have been under Toman’s leader-ship. The Flames have won 35 or more games in six of his eight seasons at Liberty and have averaged 37 wins per season, the most of any head coach in program his-tory. The Flames have notched a 297-178-1 overall record during his eight seasons at Liberty and have posted a 135-67 Big South mark over the span. During his coaching career, Toman has been a part of 16 NCAA Regional teams, seven NCAA Super Regional teams and three College World Series teams. This past season, Toman’s squad posted a 33-23 overall mark and ranked as high as 24th nationally by Baseball America (Feb. 24). For the second consecutive year, a Liberty pitcher was named the Big South Pitcher of the Year as Jared Lyons was selected the conference’s top pitcher. Mean-while, Alex Close became the fi rst Liberty player to be named twice to the Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-America fi rst team. Toman’s 2014 Liberty squad garnered the program’s fi rst ever at-large selection to a NCAA Regional. In addition, the Flames, who fi nished the year at 41-18, were ranked among one of the four major baseball polls during the regular season for the fi rst time in program history, reaching as high as No. 21 in the Baseball Amer-ica weekly poll on March 21. Liberty captured the Big South regular season title with 23 Big South victories, also the most in school history and at year’s end, became the fi rst team in league history to sweep the major conference awards. Toman was an unanimous selec-tion as the conference’s Coach of the Year, while Ryan Seiz was named the Player of the Year. Trey Lambert was selected the Pitcher of the Year and also the Scholar-Athlete of the Year, while Parker Bean was voted Freshman of the Year. Nationally, Seiz became the fi rst player in Liberty history to be named to three postseason All-American teams. Meanwhile, Bean was named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American. In addition, Close and Lambert became the fi rst two play-ers to be named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America team. Liberty led the Big South with a 2.62 ERA, the lowest in program history, and fi nished 2014 ranked 14th nationally in the category. The Flames also topped the
conference with nine shutouts. The relief corps recorded 16 saves, tying for the second most in program history with Toman’s 2010 team. Toman lead his team to the fi rst NCAA Regional fi nal appearance in program history in 2013. The Flames captured the Big South Championship and then de-feated Clemson twice to make their fi rst appearance in a regional fi nal in the pro-gram history. In 2012, the Flames posted their second 40-plus win season in a three-year span under Toman and set school records for team ERA, shutouts and fi elding percent-age. Liberty pitchers recorded a 3.04 ERA, ranking 15th nationally, and set a Big South and school record with 11 shutouts. In addition, Toman saw fi rst baseman Close named to two Freshman All-America teams. The year before, Toman saw seven players from his Flames squad selected dur-ing the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft, the most players chosen in a single draft in the history of the program. Liberty posted a school record for wins in a single season with a 43-18 record in 2010 and in 2009, the Liberty pitching staff set a new season strikeout record, fanning 508 opposing batters. The Flames’ strikeout total led the Big South Con-ference. Their 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings ranked 22nd nationally at season’s end. In addition, third baseman Tyler Bream was named a 2009 Freshman All-Ameri-can by the Collegiate Baseball News. After 11 seasons as the senior member of Ray Tanner’s coaching staff at South Carolina, Toman was named the sixth head coach in the history of the Liberty Baseball program in June 2007. Toman worked a total of 18 years alongside Tan-ner, dating back to the 1990 season at N.C. State. During his time at South Carolina, Toman served as recruiting coordinator and coached the team’s catchers. Known as one of the top recruiters in college base-ball, the 27-year college coaching veteran was named the 2002 Baseball America/American Baseball Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year. Toman and the Gamecocks made nine NCAA Regional trips, including eight straight appearances between 2000 and 2007, and three consecutive visits to the College World Series (2002-04). N.C. State made seven NCAA appearances during his time there. During his 11 seasons at South Carolina, he helped the Gamecocks to a combined 500-220 record (.694). A catcher, Toman was a four-year letterwinner at N.C. State from 1981-84, and served as team captain of the Wolfpack his junior and senior seasons. Toman earned a Bachelor of Science degree in vocational industrial education from N.C. State in 1985 and graduated as the top student in the vocational in-dustrial education curriculum. He received a Master of Science degree in sport management from N.C. State in 1995. Toman began his collegiate coaching career in 1989 as an assistant at Florida International for one year. A native of Monroeville, Pa., Toman lives in Forest, Va. He has three children - Caroline (18), Charlie Mac (15), and Tucker (12). He is a member of the Thomas Road Baptist Church.
MILESTONE WINSWin Score Date1 Liberty 6, Notre Dame 2 2/22/08100 Liberty 10, Gardner-Webb 7 5/2/10200 Liberty 8, Charleston So. 4 3/16/13221 Liberty 2, Campbell 1 5/25/13 First Big South Title250 Liberty 10, Longwood 4 4/11/14300 Liberty 9, Marshall 8 2/26/16
COACHING HIGHLIGHTS• Entered 2016 with the highest NCAA Division I winning percentage (.631) and Big South winning percentage of any head coach in program history
• Led the Flames to back-to-back NCAA Regional appearances in 2013 and 2014, the fi rst time in school history
• Guided Liberty to its fi rst NCAA Regional fi nal in program history at the 2013 Columbia, S.C. Regional
• The Flames have posted the school’s top three single-season win totals in program history during his tenure (2010, 2012, 2014), all 40-plus win seasons
• His 2010 team set the school record for wins with a 43-18 mark
• In 2011, a program-record seven Flames were se-lected during the MLB Draft.
• Was cited by PerfectGameUSA.com, as one of the 10 head coaches on the rise in college baseball (2012 & 13)
TOMAN BY THE NUMBERS• 6 NCAA Regional teams• Seven NCAA Super Regional teams• Three College World Series teams• During his tenure at Liberty: Two All-Americans Three CoSIDA Academic First Team All-Americans Four Preseason All-Americans Three Freshman All-Americans One Big South Player of the Year Two Big South Pitchers of the Year
Two Big South Freshmen of the Year 31 All-Conference Players (15 fi rst team)
2016 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Big South Championship, May 24-28
2016 Liberty BaseballOverall Statistics for LIBERTY (as of May 20, 2016)
PB - Team (20), SCARBROUGH 14, LATTA, J. 5, BARBEE, J. 1, Opp (17). Pickoffs - Team (8), CLOUSE, Z. 3, LATTA, J. 2, MITCHELL,E. 2, BEAN, P. 1, Opp (12).
SEASON STATS
2016 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Big South Championship, May 24-28
2016 Liberty BaseballTeam Game-by-Game for LIBERTY (as of May 20, 2016)
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2016 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Big South Championship, May 24-28
2016 Liberty BaseballSeason Game Highs for LIBERTY (as of May 20, 2016)
(All games)
TEAM GAME HIGHS
Batting
At bats: 48 - at Virginia Tech (Mar 15, 2016)Runs scored: 22 - at Virginia Tech (Mar 15, 2016)
Hits: 24 - at Virginia Tech (Mar 15, 2016)RBIs: 21 - at Virginia Tech (Mar 15, 2016)
Doubles: 8 - vs Radford (May 15, 2016)Triples: 3 - vs UConn (Mar 05, 2016)
Home runs: 3 - at Virginia Tech (Mar 15, 2016)3 - at Presbyterian (Apr 22, 2016)3 - at High Point (May 20, 2016)
Total bases: 40 - at Virginia Tech (Mar 15, 2016)Walks: 10 - at South Florida (Feb 20, 2016)
Strikeouts: 13 - vs UConn (Mar 05, 2016)13 - vs Kent State (Mar 18, 2016)
Sac hits: 3 - vs Kent State (Mar 19, 2016)3 - vs Asheville (Mar 25, 2016)
Sac flies: 3 - at High Point (May 19, 2016)Stolen bases: 5 - at Presbyterian (Apr 24, 2016)Hit by pitch: 6 - at Presbyterian (Apr 23, 2016)
Caught stealing: 2 - at High Point (May 20, 2016)Runners LOB: 15 - vs Charleston Southern (Apr 10, 2016)
Hit into DP: 3 - at Presbyterian (Apr 23, 2016)3 - vs Old Dominion (May 11, 2016)
Fielding
Putouts: 33 - vs UConn (Mar 05, 2016)Assists: 17 - at High Point (May 19, 2016)Errors: 5 - vs Coastal Carolina (May 08, 2016)
Passed balls: 4 - at High Point (May 19, 2016)DPs turned: 2 - (9 times )
Pitching
Innings pitched: 11.0 - vs UConn (Mar 05, 2016)Runs allowed: 17 - vs Coastal Carolina (May 08, 2016)Earned runs: 14 - vs Coastal Carolina (May 06, 2016)
Walks allowed: 12 - vs Marshall (Feb 26, 2016 at Conway, S.C.)12 - at Richmond (Apr 20, 2016)
Strikeouts: 17 - vs Asheville (Mar 25, 2016)Hits allowed: 18 - at South Florida (Feb 19, 2016)
Doubles allowed: 5 - vs Kent State (Mar 19, 2016)5 - at Richmond (Apr 20, 2016)
Triples allowed: 2 - vs UConn (Mar 05, 2016)Homers allowed: 4 - vs Coastal Carolina (May 07, 2016)
Wild pitches: 5 - at William & Mary (Apr 27, 2016)Hit batters: 5 - vs Virginia Tech (Apr 26, 2016)
ySeason Game Highs for LIBERTY (as of May 20, 2016)
(All games)
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Batting
At bats: 7 - SHEPHERD, Will at Virginia Tech (Mar 15, 2016)Runs scored: 3 - (12 times )
Hits: 5 - YACYK, Andrew at Maryland (Mar 22, 2016)RBIs: 7 - GRABOWSKI, Eric vs Radford (May 15, 2016)
Doubles: 3 - BRITT, Dalton at Richmond (Apr 20, 2016)Triples: 2 - KOWALO, Andrew vs UConn (Mar 05, 2016)
Home runs: 2 - YACYK, Andrew at South Florida (Feb 19, 2016)2 - SHEPHERD, Will at Richmond (Apr 20, 2016)
Total bases: 10 - YACYK, Andrew at South Florida (Feb 19, 2016)Walks: 3 - (7 times )
Strikeouts: 4 - BRITT, Dalton at Maryland (Mar 22, 2016)4 - YACYK, Andrew vs Coastal Carolina (May 06, 2016)
Sac hits: 2 - (4 times )Sac flies: 1 - (27 times )
Stolen bases: 2 - (5 times )Hit by pitch: 2 - (4 times )
Caught stealing: 1 - (22 times )Runners LOB: 6 - SHEPHERD, Will at Winthrop (Apr 01, 2016)
Fielding
Putouts: 16 - (4 times )Assists: 7 - GRABOWSKI, Eric vs Charleston Southern (Apr 08, 2016Errors: 2 - (6 times )
Passed balls: 4 - SCARBROUGH, Payton at High Point (May 19, 2016)
Pitching
Innings pitched: 9.0 - (4 times )Runs allowed: 8 - MITCHELL, Evan vs Coastal Carolina (May 08, 2016)Earned runs: 7 - MURPHY, Geoffrey at Virginia Tech (Mar 15, 2016)
Walks allowed: 6 - (4 times )Strikeouts: 11 - COLE, Victor vs Kent State (Mar 19, 2016)
Hits allowed: 9 - (4 times )Doubles allowed: 3 - (4 times )Triples allowed: 1 - (15 times )
Homers allowed: 3 - QUARTERLEY, Shane vs Coastal Carolina (May 07, 2016Wild pitches: 4 - COLE, Victor at Winthrop (Apr 02, 2016)
4 - MITCHELL, Evan at Presbyterian (Apr 22, 2016)b 3 G O S h ( 26 20 6)
2016 GAME HIGHS
2016 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Big South Championship, May 24-28
#1 D.J. ARTIS OF, Fr. Greensboro, N.C.SEASON: .379 CAREER: .379
2016• Has started all 55 games - 30 in left fi eld and 25 in center fi eld• Had three hits, a run scored and a RBI in win over Radford, 5/13• Two hits, one a triple, scoring twice in 7-6 win over Old Dominion, 5/11• Tied a career-high with four hits in a 4-1 win at Presbyterian, 4/24• Went 3-for-4, setting a career-high with three RBI, in win over Charleston Southern, 4/8• Had two hits, a walk and scored three times, including the walk-off run in 5-4 victory over Maryland, 4/5• Reached base in 23 consecutive games, 2/27-4/2• 3-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and scored twice in 11-5 win over UNC Asheville, 3/26• 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and three runs scored at Virginia Tech, 3/15• Reached base all fi ve times, two hits and three walks, scoring twice in 8-5 win over UConn, 3/4• Went 4-for-5 and scored there runs in season opener at USF, 2/19
Prep• Graduate of Southeast Guilford High School• Drafted in the 40th round of the Major League Draft by the Boston Red Sox• Selected to 2015 All-USA North Carolina Baseball team• Named to NCBCA 2015 4A All-State honorable mention • Named 2015 All-Area Player of the Year• Two-time All-Metro 4-A Conference team member• Hit .466 with 36 stolen bases and 20 RBIs as a senior• Led team to the third round of state tournament in each of his last two seasons• Member of Evoshield Canes National team which won Jupiter, Fla., World Championship in 2015• Also played in the Powerade State Games
CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-A2016 .379 55-55 206 51 78 9 3 2 39 .481 51 23 .509 22-26
CAREER HIGHS:HITS: 4, two timesRUNS: 3, three gamesRBI: 3, Charleston Southern, 4/11/16HIT STREAK: 9 games - 5/7/16- present
#2 PAYTON SCARBROUGH C, Jr. Maryville, Mo.SEASON: .286 CAREER: .286
2016• Has made 35 starts at catcher and served as a deignated hitter one game• Had two hits, a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in victory at High Point, 5/20• 3-for-4 with a double, scoring two runs in win over Old Dominion, 5/11• Collected two hits, including a two-out single on a 3-2 count to tie game in ninth at Prebyterian, 4/24• Had two doubles, two RBI and a run scored in 11-5 win over UNC Ashe-ville, 3/26• Collected three hits, including a home run, scoring three times and driving in three runs at Virginia Tech, 3/15• Had two hits and scored two runs in 7-5 win over CCSU, 3/13• First hit in a Liberty uniform was a home run at Elon, 3/8
Previous School• Attended Eastern Oklahoma State in 2015• Hit .383 with 39 RBI and 42 runs scored in 46 games
CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-A2016 .286 40-36 126 22 36 7 0 4 21 .437 7 16 .343 1-1
CAREER HIGHS:HITS: 3, two timesRUNS: 3, at Virginia Tech, 3/15/16RBI: 3, at Virginia Tech, 3/15/16HIT STREAK: 6 games, 5/13-present
2016• Has made 11 starts at third base• Scored two runs, walked twice and doubled in win at High Point, 5/20• Had a two-run double in win over Charleston Southern, 4/10• Collected two hits and scored the winning run in a 7-6 win over UNC Asheville, 3/24• Had two hits and career-high three RBI, hitting fi rst career home run at Maryland, 3/22
2015• Made fi ve starts at third base• Went 2-for-2 with two walks, two doubles, a RBI and three runs scored in 11-4 victory over Bryant, 3/1• First collegiate start came in game one of a doubleheader at Georgia St, 2/14• Played on Liberty Christian Academy’s 2014 VISSA State Championship team, the fi rst title in school history
2016• Has made nine starts, two at fi rst base and seven as the designated hitter• Singled, walked twice and scored a career-high three runs at Winthrop, 4/3• Had a pinch hit single and scored a run in an 8-4 win over William & Mary, 2/23
2015• Started two games - one in left fi eld and one in right fi eld
2014• Has started one game in right fi eld• Received fi rst collegiate start vs. Ohio, 2/22
2013 • Saw action in nine games• Drove in a run with a sacrifi ce fl y in a 9-0 victory over Siena (3/3)• Walked and scored a run against South Carolina in NCAA Columbia, S.C. Regional (6/1)• Son of Liberty Alum and Major Leaguer Sid Bream
CAREER HIGHS:HITS: 2, at William & Mary, 4/27/16RUNS: 3, at Winthrop, 4/3/16RBI: 1, Siena, 3/3/13, Coastal Carolina, 5/3/16HIT STREAK: 2 games, 4/27-5/3/16
PLAYER NOTES
2016 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Big South Championship, May 24-28
#7 SAMMY TAORMINA 1B, Jr. Rock Hill, S.C.SEASON: .225 CAREER: .248
2016• Has started 25 games at fi rst base and one at designated hitter• Collected two hits, a walk, and a RBI, scoring twice in win in game two of a doubleheader at High Point, 5/19• Had two hits, a RBI and two runs scored in win over Charleston So., 4/10• Hit fi rst home run of the season at Elon, 3/8• Had two hits and scored twice in an 8-4 win over William & Mary, 2/23
2015• Made 43 starts - 31 third base, four as the DH and one at fi rst base• Hit two home runs, driving in three runs in Game 4 of the Big South Baseball Championship (5/16)• Collected two hits and drove in a run at Coastal Carolina, 5/11 • Had two hits and a RBI in 3-2 win over Richmond, 5/6• Collected fi rst three-hit game of season, including a home run in 10-2 win over Campbell, 4/12• Recorded three hits and scored a run vs UNCG at LeClair Classic, 2/21
2014• Received a medical redshirt
2013• Started 11 games this season, 10 at third base and one as the designated hitter • Had four hits, including fi rst collegiate home run and two doubles, and three RBI at Old Dominion, 4/24• Collected fi rst multiple-hit game in start against Penn State, 2/24
CAREER HIGHS:HITS: 4, at Old Dominion, 4/24/13RUNS: 2, nine timesRBI: 3, three timesHIT STREAK: 6 games, 4/10-4/15/15
#8 NICK WALKER C, Sr. Sallisaw, Okla.SEASON: .279 CAREER: .254
2016• Has started 29 games as the DH• Went 3-for-3 with a walk against Kent St. in game 2 of doubleheader, 3/19• Had two hits and a career-high three runs scored in win at Virginia Tech, 3/15• Drove in a career-high three runs in 5-4 victory over UConn, 3/6• Went 4-for-4, a career-high for hits, and scored a run at Old Dominion, 3/1
2015• Started four games as the DH• Had fi rst hit at Liberty as a pinch hitter in 10-7, 11-inning victory over Georgia State in game one of a doubleheader in the Atlanta Challenge (2/14)
Previous School• Transfer to Liberty after attending Eastern Oklahoma State during the 2013-14 academic year and Cal Albert State during the 2012-13 academic year• 2014 NJCAA Academic All-American
CAREER HIGHS:HITS: 4, at Old Dominion, 3/1/16RUNS: 3, at Virginia Tech, 3/15/16RBI: 3, UConn, 3/6/16HIT STREAK: 4 games, 3/19-22/16
#10 TRAY ROBERTS OF, Jr. Aiken, S.CSEASON: .167 CAREER: .173
2016• Has made two starts, one in left fi eld and one as the designated hitter• Stole a base and scored as a pinch runner at Old Dominion, 3/1• Had a RBI triple against Coastal Carolina, 5/6
2015• Made six starts - four in right fi eld, one in left fi eld and one as the DH• Stole a base and scored winning run as pinch runner in 3-2 walk-off win over Gardner-Webb, 4/25• Had two hits and scored a run in a 3-2 win over Penn State, 3/15• Collected two hits in fi rst start of season in second game of a double-header vs Kent State, 3/7• Scored go ahead run as pinch runner in 4-3 win at East Carolina, 2/22
2014• Started three games in right fi eld and one in center fi eld• As defensive replacement, reached on a sacrifi ce bunt and scored in 4-1 win at Gardner-Webb, 4/18
CAREER HIGHS:HITS: 2, two timesRUNS: 2, two timesRBI: 1, two timesHIT STREAK: 2 games, two times
#11 JOSH CLOSE OF, So. Hoover, Ala.SEASON: .160 CAREER: .205
2016• Has made six starts in right fi eld• Collected a two-run single and walk, scoring twice at Richmond, 4/20• Had RBI double in 3-0 win at Campbell, 4/17
2015• Has started 13 games - 11 in left fi eld and two in right fi eld• Collected two hits and a RBI in 10-2 win over Campbell, 4/12• Hit a grand slam, his fi rst collegiate home run, in an 11-4 victory over Bry-ant, 3/1• First collegiate hit was a two-run triple in 11-7, 11 inning win at Georgia State, 2/14
CAREER HIGHS:HITS: 2, two timesRUNS: 2, North Carolina, 3/2/15RBI: 4, Bryant, 3/1/15HIT STREAK: 5 games, 2/15-3/2/15
2016 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Big South Championship, May 24-28
12 ANDREW KOWALO INF, Jr. Wheeling, W.Va.SEASON: .276 CAREER: .276
2016• Has started 47 games, 35 at second base, nine at third base and three at designated hitter• Hit grand slam in win at High Point, 5/20• Collected two hits, one a home run, and three RBI in win over Radford, 5/14• Had two hits, including a three-run home run, in win at William & Mary, 4/27• Hit solo home run in 4-2 win at Presbyterian, 4/22• Had two hits and two runs, reaching base fi ve times at Maryland, 3/22• Hit two triples and drove in two runs against UConn, 3/5/16• Had two hits, a home run and two RBI in 9-8 victory over Marshall at Baseball at the Beach, 2/26• Collected two hits, a double and three-run home run in an 8-4 win over William & Mary, 2/23• Had two hits, both doubles, at USF, 2/21
Previous School• Attended Potomac State for two years• Helped Potomac State post a 37-10 record and capture 2015 NJCAA Region XX title • The Catamounts’ starting shortstop hit .405 with eight home runs, scoring 52 runs and collecting 42 RBI in 2015• Teammate of Flames pitcher Evan Mitchell at Potomac State• Also played on the Peninsula Pilots of the Coastal Plain League with Liberty outfi elder Will Shepherd with the during the summer of 2015
CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-A2016 .276 51-47 163 33 45 9 2 6 34 .466 23 47 .389 2-2
CAREER HIGHS:HITS: 2, 11 timesRUNS: 2, 10t imesRBI: 4, at High Point, 5/20/16HIT STREAK: 10 games, 2/21-3/8/16
#13 JACK MORRIS OF, Fr. Ruckersville, Va.SEASON: .257 CAREER: .257
2016• Has made 32 starts, 24 in center fi eld and eight in right fi eld• Collected two hits against Coastal Carolina, 5/8• Hit solo home run in 4-2 win at Presbyterian, 4/22• Had hit and walk, scoring twice in win over Charleston Southern, 4/8• Collected two hits and tied a season-high with three RBI at Winthrop, 4/3• Had two hits and three RBI, hitting fi rst career homer and recording fi rst RBI of career at Maryland, 3/22• Had two hits against Kent State, 3/20
Prep• Graduate of the Miller School of Albemarle• All-State fi rst team outfi elder as a senior at Miller School• VISAA Division 2 Player of the Year and all-conference fi rst team member in 2015• Helped lead Mavericks to state fi nals• First team all-state pitcher at William Monroe High School in 2013• Region B and Bull Run District Player of the Year as a junior
CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-A2016 .257 36-32 105 17 27 5 1 2 15 .381 9 31 .328 2-3
CAREER HIGHS:HITS: 2, six timesRUNS: 2, four timesRBI: 3, two timesHIT STREAK: 5 games, 3/19-3/24/16
#20 JAKE BARBEE C, Jr. Harrisburg, N.C.SEASON: .136 CAREER: .122
2016• Has started fi ve games at catcher• RBI single vs Coastal Carolina, 5/6
2015• Made six appearances as a pinch hitter
2014• Made two starts as the designated hitter• Received fi rst collegiate start at Gardner-Webb, 4/18• Collected two hits after entering contest in 7th inning in win over Gardner-Webb, 4/17
CAREER HIGHS:HITS: 2, two timesRUNS: 1, Coastal Carolina, 5/6/16RBI: 1, at UNCW, two timesHIT STREAK: N/A
#22 ERIC GRABOWSKI INF, Jr. Scott Township, Pa.SEASON: .265 CAREER:.265
2016• Has started 39 games, 28 at third base, seven at second base, and four as the designated hitter• Collected three hits and four RBI in 11-10 win in game 2 of a doubleheaer at High Point, 5/19• Drove in a career-high seven runs with three hits, a grand slam and two doubles, in victory over Radford, 5/15• Had two hits, including his second home run of the season, scoring twice at Winthrop, 4/1• Collected two doubles and three RBI in win at Virginia Tech, 3/15• Had three hits, one a double, scored two runs and drove in a run in an 8-5 win over UConn, 3/4 • Collected two hits and scored the winning run in 1-0 victory over Duke at Baseball at the Beach, 2/27/16
Previous School• Attended Lackawanna for two years• Selected as the All-Region XIX Division II Player of the Year and to the region’s fi rst team in 2015• Infi elder and pitcher for 2015 Region XIX Champions• Hit .440 with 44 runs scored and 41 RBI, fi nishing third in the nation with 22 doubles as a sophomore• Also posted a 4-2 record with 43 strikeouts over 48 innings• 2015 recipient of the school’s Sterling B. Seeley Award given to an indi-vidual who demonstrates all-around abilities as a student and an athlete as well as an active involvement in the community
CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-A2016 .265 40-39 132 31 35 7 1 3 25 .402 15 28 .344 1-1
CAREER HIGHS:HITS: 3, three timesRUNS: 3, vs Radford, 5/16RBI: 7, vs. Radford 5/15/16HIT STREAK: 7 games, 5/11/16-Present
2016 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Big South Championship, May 24-28
2015 PITT-GREENVILLE HOT STOVE AMATEUR PLAYER OF THE YEAR2014 NATIONAL SHORTSTOP OF THE YEAR SEMI-FINALIST2014 BIG SOUTH ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM2014 BIG SOUTH ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM2013 BIG SOUTH ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
2016• Has started all 55 games at shortstop• Was 3-for-4 with two walks and one RBI at Presbyterian, 4/24• Went 4-for-4, with three doubles, a walk, a RBI and two runs scored at Richmond, 4/20• Collected three hits and a RBI vs Duke, 4/19• Started 200th consecutive game, March 19• Collected three hits, a home run and four RBI in win at Virginia Tech, 3/15• Drove in four runs with two hits, one a double in 5-1 win over CCSU, 3/11• Both of his two-out hits at Old Dominion two outs and tied the game, 3/1• Collected two hits, one a double and a RBI in 8-4 win over William & Mary, 2/23
2015• Started all 56 games at shortstop• Posted a 16-game hit streak, longest for any Flames player, 4/10-5/10• Had two hits, a RBI and a run scored in 8-7 win over High Point, 5/16• Drove in three runs with two hits and his fi fth home run of the year in 7-6 win over Maryland, 5/12• Had two hits and a RBI in 5-0 win over East Carolina, 4/29• Posted fourth three-hit game of season, driving in two runs and scoring two runs in 11-3 win in game one of a doubleheader at Longwood, 4/18• Collected three hits and scored a run at Radford, 3/20• Tied career highs with four hits and four RBI. Also hit a home run in fi rst game of a doubleheader, 3/7• Had three hits, including two doubles, a RBI and scored two runs in 8-3 win over Kent State, 3/8• Collected three hits and scored twice at Kennesaw St., 2/13• Named Amateur Player of the Year by the Pitt-Greenville Hot Stove League
2014• Selected to Big South All-Conference second team• One of the fi nal 16 shortstops on the Brooks Wallace National Shortstop of the Year Watch List• Named to Big South All-Tournament team• Started every game, 46 at shortstop and 13 at third base• Collected two hits, a double, a run scored and an RBI against Arkansas at NCAA Charlottesville, Va. Regional• Collected two hits and a RBI in win over Gardner-Webb in Game 4 of Big South Baseball Championship, 5/20• Posted a career-best 14-game hitting streak from 4/4-4/26, the longest of the season by a Liberty player • Tied career-high with four hits at Old Dominion, 3/19• Had a career-high four RBI in win over Ball St., 3/1• Posted fi rst career four hit game in win at UNCW, 2/22
2013• Started every game at shortstop during his freshman season• Hit fi rst two home runs of season during the 2013 Big South Tournament• Hit second home run of the season in 2-1 win over Campbell in Big South title game• Had two hits and two RBI in 4-0 win against Siena, 3/2• Had two hits in his fi rst collegiate game against South Carolina, 2/15
2016• Has started 19 games, 15 at catcher and four as the designated hitter• Had three hits, a RBI and a run scored in game 1 of a doubleheader at High Point, May 19• Reached base in each of his four at bats, scoring a career-high three times in win over Radford, 5/1/5• 3-for-4 with a double and a RBI in win over Old Dominion, 5/11• Collected a career-high three hits, a double and two RBI in win at William & Mary, 4/27• Had two hits and three RBI at Presbyterian, 4/23• Hit a two-run home run, at Old Dominion, 3/1
Previous School• Attended Tacoma from 2014-15 and Washington from 2012-13• Named to the 2015 Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) second team• Teammate of Flames pitcher Thomas Simpson at Tacoma
CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-A 2016 .3223 25-19 65 13 21 4 0 1 15 .431 4 11 .410 1-1
CAREER HIGHS:HITS: 3, three timesRUNS: 3, Radford, 5/15/16RBI: 3, at Presbyterian, 4/23/16HIT STREAK: 3 games, 4/1-4/16
#30 SAM URBAN OF, Fr. Purcellville, Va.SEASON: .000 CAREER: .000
2016• Has made four appearances
Prep• Graduate of Loudoun Valley High School• Two-time al-state team member• Named all-region and all-conference fi rst team as a junior and senior• A teammate of Flames pitcher Jack DeGroat, the two led Loudoun Valley to the 2014 3A State title and 2015 3A State title game• Played summer baseball with the Demarini Stars• Honor Roll member
CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-A 2016 .000 4-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3 0 1.000 0-0
CAREER HIGHS:HITS: N/ARUNS: 1, at Virginia Tech, 3/15/16RBI: N/AHIT STREAK: N/A
2016 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Big South Championship, May 24-28
2015• Started 22 games in center fi eld• Had a hit and scored a run as a defensive replacement in 7-6 win at Maryland, 5/12• Collected fi rst three-hit game at Liberty and scored a run in 3-0 win at Radford, 3/22• Ninth-inning single scored go-ahead run in a 4-3 win at East Carolina, 2/22• First Liberty start came in the fi rst game of a doubleheader at Georgia St., 2/14
Previous School• Attended Bellevue College for two years• Two-time All-NWAACC Tournament team member• All-NWAACC Academic team in 2014
CAREER HIGHS:HITS: 3, at Radford, 3/22/15RUNS: 1, 13 timesRBI: 1, three times, last time Western Carolina, 3/14/15HIT STREAK: 3, 2/14-2/27/15
#33 DYLAN ALLEN INF, So. Lakeland, Fla.SEASON: .258 CAREER: .246
2016• Has started eight games at third base• Collected two hits and scored two runs at USF, 2/19
2015• Started four games at third base, before receiving a medical redshirt due to a shoulder injury
2014• Started 40 games at third base• Collected two hits, a double, scored twice and drove in a run in win at Radford in game two of doubleheader, 5/16• Went 3-for-3 and scored twice in win at Presbyterian, 3/29• Walked with the bases loaded in 16th inning in 1-0 win at Old Dominion, 3/19• Went 3-for-3 with three RBI and three runs scored in win over Campbell, 3/14• Doubled and scored the go-ahead run vs. Kent State, 3/8• Posted fi rst multi-hit game with two hits and a double vs. Ohio, 2/23• First collegiate start vs. USF, 2/16
CAREER HIGHS:HITS: 3, two timesRUNS: 3, Campbell, 3/14/14RBI: 3, two times, last time Campbell, 3/15/14HIT STREAK: 5 games, 4/6-18/14, 2/19-2/27/16
#34 WILL SHEPHERD OF/2B, Jr. Wilkesboro, N.C.SEASON: .315 CAREER: .278
2016• Has started all 55 games, 43 in right fi eld and 12 at second base• Collected three hits, a home run, two RBI and scored twice in win at High Point, 5/20• Had three hits and a double, scoring a run vs Coastal Carolina, 5/8• Collected two hits and three RBI at Presbyterian, 4/24• Had two hits, one a home run, at Presbyterian, 4/23• Hit two home runs, driving in three runs at Richmond, 4/20• Collected his fourth three-hit game of the year and drove in two runs in a 6-5 victory over UNC Asheville, 3/25• Had two hits, one a home run and three RBI in 11-5 win over UNC Ashe-ville, 3/26• Tied a career-high with four hits and drove in a career-high fi ve runs in win at Virginia Tech, 3/15• Drove in three runs with two hits and scored a run in 7-5 win over CCSU, 3/13• Had three hits, three RBI and scored twice in 8-5 win over UConn, 3/4• Collected three hits and scored a run in 7-3 victory over Marshall at Base-ball at the Beach, 2/27• Hit a home run and scored three times in 9-8 win over Marshall at Base-ball at Beach, 2/26• Had two hits, including a two-run home run, at USF, 2/21
2015• Started 45 games in right fi eld• Had two hits, including his fi fth home run of the year, and scored twice against High Point, 5/14• Hit fourth home run of the season at Coastal Carolina, 5/11• Collected three hits, a double, and a RBI, scoring twice vs James Madi-son, 4/28• Posted fi rst three-hit game of the season, scoring three times in 3-0 win over Gardner-Webb, 4/26• Belted a home run at Virginia, 4/22• Hit two-run home run in 3-1 win at Charleston Southern, 4/2• Scored a career-high three runs in 9-5 win over Presbyterian, 3/27• Collected two hits and home run, scoring twice at Radford, 3/20• Returned to lineup on March 17 at Virginia Tech - missed two weeks
2014• Started 49 games in right fi eld• Collected two hits, including a solo home run at Winthrop in Game 12 of the Big South Baseball Championship (5/24)• Drove in a career-high three runs vs. Coastal Carolina, 5/9• Collected two hits, including game-tying RBI single in 4-2 win over UNC Asheville, 4/26• Had a season-high hit streak of 10 games, 3/22-4/6• Went 4-for-4 and scored twice in 5-0 win over VMI, 4/4• Led off for fi rst time at Presbyterian, 3/30• Had two hits and doubled in the go-ahead run vs. Kent St., 3/8• Collected two hits and scored a run at Duke, 3/5• Had two hits and scored twice in victory over Rider, 3/2• Had two hits, a double and scored twice in fi rst collegiate start in win over Richmond, 2/16
CAREER HIGHS:HITS: 4, two timesRUNS: 3, six timesRBI: 5, at Virginia Tech, 3/15/16 HIT STREAK: 10 games, two times
2016 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Big South Championship, May 24-28
#39 ANDREW YACYK 1B/OF, Jr. Hagerstown, Md.SEASON: .318 CAREER: .289
BIG SOUTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR MAY 16, 2016
2016• Has started all 54 games - 31 at fi rst base, 19 in left fi eld and fi ve as designated hitter• Named Big South Player of the Week for games played 5/9-15, fi ve of his seven hits (.467) during the week were doubles • Posted his team-leading eighth three-hit game, hit a home run and drove in three runs in game 1 of a doubleheader at High Point, 5/19• Drove in four RBI with two hits in win over Radford, 5/13• Collected three hits and scored a run vs Coastal Carolina, 5/7• His third hit of the night, a double, gave him his third RBI and provide Liberty with a 5-4 walk-off win over Maryland, 4/5• Collected three hits, including his sixth home run, at Winthrop, 4/3• Posted three hits and an RBI in 6-5 win over UNC Asheville, 3/25• Set career high in hits, going 5-for-6 with a double and three RBI at Mary-land, 3/22• Hit fi fth home run of season against Kent State, Sunday• Registered four hits, one a home run, driving in four runs in win at Virginia Tech, 3/15• Had two hits, including a three-run home run in 5-2 win over Evansville, 3/14• Collected three hits, one a double, and four RBI in 7-3 win over Marshall at Baseball at the Beach, 2/27• Drove in a career-high six runs with three hits, including a grand slam and a solo home run, at USF, 2/19
2015• Started 55 games - nine in left fi eld, six at fi rst base and 40 as the DH• Had two hits and scored a run in 8-7 win over High Point, 5/16• Collected two hits, a double and two RBI in 7-5 win at Coastal Carolina, 5/8• Drove in two runs with two hits in 3-0 win over Gardner-Webb, 4/26• Collected two hits, a triple and scored a run at Virginia, 4/22• Had two hits and drove in two runs in 7-4 win over Longwood, 4/17• Collected two hits and scored twice against Maryland, 4/15• Posted three hits, driving in a run and scoring two in a 10-2 win over Campbell, 4/12• Collected three hits, a two-run double and three RBI in victory at Charles-ton So., 4/3• Posted a team-high 10-game hitting streak, 3/7-3/21• Posted second three-hit game of the season in 4-2 win over Western Carolina, 3/14• Collected three hits and hit a solo home run in 4-3 win over East Caro-lina, 2/22• Hit fi rst home run of the season, a solo home run, in a 9-1 win in game two of doubleheader at Georgia St., 2/14
2014• Has made 24 starts, 10 in left fi eld, six in right fi eld, seven at DH and one at fi rst base• Collected two hits, including a two-run home run at Winthrop in Game 12 of the Big South Baseball Championship, 5/24• Had two hits, including a two-run home run vs. Virginia Tech, 4/14• Hit two-run pinch hit HR, tying the game in win over Duke, 4/1• Collected career highs with four hits and three runs in win vs. Rider, 3/2• Collected three hits vs. Missouri, 2/25• Doubled, hit fi rst collegiate home run and had three RBI in fi rst college start vs. Ohio, 2/22• Collected fi rst collegiate hit vs. USF, 2/16
CAREER HIGHS:HITS: 5, Maryland, 3/22/16RUNS: 3, Rider, 3/2/14RBI: 6, at USF, 2/19/16HIT STREAK: 10 games, 3/7-3/21/15
2016 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Big South Championship, May 24-28
#4 SHANE QUARTERLEY RHP, Jr. Springfi eld, Ore.
2016• Has made a team-high 27 appearances• Pitched a scoreless 2 1/3 innings, earning his seventh save in win over Radford, 5/14• Worked out of bases loaded jams in 7th and 9th to record sixth save in 3-0 win at Campbell, 4/18• Posted win with 3 2/3 scoreless frames in 7-6 win over Asheville, 3/24• Earned a save with two scoreless innings of relief vs Evansville, 3/13• Pitched three scoreless innings to pick up the win in 5-3 victory over Evansville, 3/12• Recorded the save in a 5-4 victory over UConn, 3/6• Earned fi rst save as a Flame with 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief in a 1-0 victory over Duke, 2/28 • Recorded the win in 8-4 win over William & Mary in relief, 2/23• Pitched two innings of scoreless relief at USF, 2/19 Previous School• Attended Lane for two years• 2014 and 2015 Northwest Athletic Conference Southern Region All-Star, earning fi rst team mention in 2014• Teammate of fellow Flames pitcher Jackson Bertsch at Lane
CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP R ER BB SO OBA2016 3.59 5-4 27-0 0 0/2 7 42.2 18 17 19 28 .304
CAREER HIGHSIP: 5.0, at Virginia Tech, 3/15/16Long Start: N/AShort Start: N/AStrikeouts: 3, four times
Liberty Record in App: 15-12Liberty Record in Starts: 0-0
#9 JORDAN SCOTT RHP, Jr. Lithonia, Ga.
2016• Has made 11 appearances, with two starts• Recorded fi rst save with two scoreless innings of relief in 11-10 win in game 2 of doubleheader at High Point, 5/19• Pitched two scoreless innings in win over Old Dominion, 5/11
Previous School• Attended Western Oklahoma State for two years• Struck out 67 over 49 2/3 innings in 19 appearances in 2015
CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP R ER BB SO OBA2016 6.48 1-1 11-0 0 0/0 0 18.2 12 12 8 12 .246
CAREER HIGHSIP: 6.0, Radford, 5/15Long Start: 6.0, Radford, 5/15Short Start: 2.0, Old Dominion, 5/11Strikeouts: 3, Radford, 5/15
Liberty Record in App: 6-5Liberty Record in Starts: 2-0
#14 THOMAS SIMPSON RHP, Jr. Port Orchard, Wash.
2016• Has made 11 appearances• Recorded the win with 3 1/3 innings of relief in 7-5 win over CCSU, 3/13
Previous School • Attended Tacoma for two years• Named to the Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) All-Star fi rst team in 2015• Posted a 6-1 record with a 0.98 ERA and 43 strikeouts over 45 2/3 innings • Earned place on the 2015 NWAC Spring Academic team• Teammate of Flames catcher Josh Latta at Tacoma
CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP R ER BB SO OBA2016 9.00 1-2 11-0 0 0/0 0 15.0 19 15 12 14 .259
CAREER HIGHSIP: 3.1, two timesLong Start: N/AShort Start: N/AStrikeouts: 2, two times
Liberty Record in App: 5-6Liberty Record in Starts: 0-0
PITCHER NOTES
Quarterley Game-By-Game
2016Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/19 at USF 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 10-11 2/23 William & Mary 0.2 3 1 1 1 1 8-4 W 2/26 vs Marshall 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 9-8 W 2/27 vs Duke 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 1-0 S 3/1 at Old Dominion 0.2 3 2 2 1 0 6-7 3/6 UConn 1.1 2 0 0 2 0 5-4 S 3/12 Evansville 3.0 0 0 0 1 1 5-3 W 3/13 Evansville 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 5-2 S 3/15 at Virginia Tech 5.0 1 0 0 3 2 22-7 3/20 Kent St. 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 5-6 3/24 UNC Asheville 3.2 3 0 0 0 3 7-6 W 3/25 UNC Asheville 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 6-5 S 3/29 at Duke 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 1-6 4/3 at Winthrop 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 5-6 4/5 Maryland 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 5-4 W 4/10 Charleston So. 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 9-6 S 4/16 at Campbell 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 1-2 L 4/17 at Campbell 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 3-0 S 4/23 at Presbyterian 2.1 2 3 3 2 3 7-9 L 4/24 at Presbyterian 0.2 5 1 1 1 0 8-9 L 4/26 Virginia Tech 1.1 2 1 0 1 0 10-11 L 5/3 Virginia 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 3-7 5/7 Coastal Carolina 2.2 5 5 5 2 3 3-12 5/11 Old Dominion 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 7-6 5/14 Radford 2.1 0 0 0 1 1 7-2 S 5/15 Radford 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 14-8 5/19 at High Point - 1 2.0 4 2 2 1 1 10-11 Totals 42.2 51 18 17 19 28 182-162 5-4/7
Scott Game-By-Game
2016Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/21 at USF 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 5-6 2/23 William & Mary 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 8-4 2/26 Marshall 0.2 1 3 3 2 1 9-8 3/1 at Old Dominion 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 6-7 L 3/13 Cent. Conn. St. 0.2 1 2 2 2 1 7-5 3/29 at Duke 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1-6 4/1 at Winthrop 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 5-11 5/6 Coastal Carolina 2.0 1 1 1 2 1 6-14 5/11 Old Dominion * 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 7-6 5/15 Radford * 6.0 4 4 4 1 3 14-8 W 5/19 at High Point - 2 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 11-10 S Total s 18.2 17 12 12 8 12 79-75 1-1/S
Simpson Game-By-Game
2016Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/21 at USF 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 5-6 2/27 vs Marshall 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 7-3 3/4 UConn 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 8-5 3/8 at Elon 3.1 2 1 1 0 2 5-10 3/13 Central Conn. St. 3.1 2 2 2 2 2 7-5 W 3/19 Kent St. - 1 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 1-8 3/22 at Maryland 1.1 2 4 2 3 1 9-10 L 4/8 Charleston So. 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 10-2 4/19 Duke 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 7-8 L 4/26 Virginia Tech 0.1 1 5 0 0 2 10-11 L 5/20 at High Point 1.0 0 1 1 2 1 16-3 Totals 15.0 15 19 15 12 14 85-71 1-3
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#15 ZANDER CLOUSE RHP, Jr. Kenmore, Wash.
2016• Has made 19 appearances, fi ve starts• Pitched 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief to pick up the win against Radford, 5/13• Allowed one run over seven-plus innings in win at William & Mary - 6 2/3 were scoreless innings, 4/27• Pitched 7 2/3 innings, picking up the win in start vs UConn, 3/4• Recorded win with 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief in combined 1-0 shutout of Duke, 2/27
Previous School• Attended Bellevue for two years• Posted a 6-3 record with a 2.26 ERA over 63 2/3 innings in 2015• Threw seven-inning no-hitter, the fi rst at Bellevue in over 25 years, in 5-0 win over Olympic on April 25, 2015
CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP R ER BB SO OBA2016 4.39 4-3 19-5 0 0/1 0 53.1 36 26 28 31 .284
CAREER HIGHSIP: 7.2, UConn, 3/6/16Long Start: 7.1, UConn, 3/6/16Short Start: 0.2, Kent State - 2, 3/19/16Strikeouts: 3, fi ve times
Liberty Record in App: 9-10Liberty Record in Starts: 3-2
#16 CODY GAMBLE RHP, Jr. Live Oak, Fla.
2016• Has made 12 appearances
Previous School• Attended Polk State for two years• 2015 FCAA State and Suncoast Conference Fireman of the Year• Member of 2014 and 2015 Suncoast Champions• Made 22 appearances, posting 12 saves, a 2.92 ERA and 36 strikeouts over 24 2/3 innings • Member of FCSAA State Runners-up in 2014
CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP R ER BB SO OBA2016 6.46 1-1 12-0 0 0/0 0 15.1 11 11 9 16 .317
CAREER HIGHSIP: 2.2, at USF, 2/19/16Long Start: N/AShort Start: N/AStrikeouts: 3, fi ve times
Liberty Record in App: 4-8Liberty Record in Starts: 0-0
#17 EVAN MITCHELL RHP, Jr. Lynchburg, Va.
2016• Has made 14 appearances, 10 starts• Pitched a complete-game in 4-2 victory at Presbyterian, 4/22• Allowed one run on fi ve hits over 7 2/3 innings at Campbell, 4/16• Went the distance, striking out eight against Kent State, 3/18• Pitched a complete game, allowing one run in 5-1 win over CCSU, 3/14• Pitched fi ve scoreless innings in fi rst start against UConn, 3/5• Pitched 5 1/3 innings of scoreless relief, allowing Flames to erase a 3-0 defi cit vs Ohio State at Baseball at the Beach, 2/28
Previous School• Attended Potomac State for two years• 2015 Spalding NJCAA Division I Pitcher of the Year, the fi rst time any player from Potomac State was named as a national player of the year• Named to 2015 NJCAA Division I All-America fi rst team• Led the nation with a 12-1 record, posting a 1.16 ERA over 85 innings pitched in 2015• Named the school’s Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year for 2015•Teammate of Flames infi elder Andrew Kowalo at Potomac State
CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP R ER BB SO OBA2016 3.80 2-4 14-10 3 0/0 0 71.0 36 30 30 45 .247
CAREER HIGHSIP: 9.0, three times Long Start: 9.0, two timesShort Start: 4.0, at Winthrop, 4/1/16Strikeouts: 8, two times
Liberty Record in App: 5-9Liberty Record in Starts: 4-6
Gamble Game-By-Game
2016Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/19 at USF 2.2 4 3 3 2 3 10-11 L 2/26 vs Marshall 0.1 1 0 0 2 0 9-8 3/5 UConn 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 5-7 3/8 at Elon 1.0 2 1 1 1 3 5-10 3/13 Evansville 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 5-2 3/15 at Virginia Tech 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 22-7 3/22 at Maryland 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 9-10 4/19 Duke 1.1 2 0 0 1 3 7-8 4/23 at Presbyterian 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 7-9 5/6 Coastal Carolina 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 6-14 5/11 Old Dominion 2.1 1 1 1 0 1 7-6 5/19 at High Point - 2 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 11-10 W Total s 15.1 20 11 11 9 16 103-102 1-1
Mitchell Game-By-Game
2016Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/21 at USF 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 5-6 L2/28 vs Ohio State 5.1 4 0 0 2 1 4-5 3/5 UConn * 5.0 4 0 0 3 4 5-7 3/11 Cent. Conn. St. * 9.0 5 1 0 1 6 5-1 W 3/18 Kent St. * 9.0 4 2 1 2 8 0-2 L 3/24 UNC Asheville * 5.0 6 3 3 5 3 7-6 4/1 at Winthrop * 4.0 7 4 3 0 1 5-11 L 4/9 Charleston So. * 5.1 8 3 3 2 5 1-6 L 4/16 at Campbell * 7.2 5 1 1 3 5 1-2 4/22 at Presbyterian * * 9.0 5 2 1 3 8 4-2 W 4/27 at William & Mary 1.2 0 0 0 2 3 10-7 5/8 Coastal Carolina 1.0 3 8 6 3 0 3-17 5/13 Radford * 5.2 9 5 5 1 1 11-5 5/19 at High Point - 1 * 3.0 3 5 5 3 0 8-11 Totals 10 71.0 35 36 30 30 45 69-88 2-4
Clouse Game-By-Game
2016Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/21 at USF 2.1 3 2 2 1 3 10-11 2/23 William & Mary * 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 8-4 2/27 vs Duke 2,1 3 0 0 2 0 1-0 W 3/1 at Old Dominion 1.2 1 1 1 1 2 6-7 3/6 UConn * 7.2 6 4 4 2 3 5-4 W 3/13 Cent. Conn. St. * 4.2 5 1 1 4 2 7-5 3/19 Kent State - 2 * 0.2 3 5 2 2 2 1-8 L 3/26 UNC Asheville 1.0 0 1 0 2 0 11-5 4/5 Maryland 2.0 0 1 1 1 1 5-4 4/9 Charleston So. 1.2 2 2 0 1 1 1-6 4/19 Duke 1.0 2 2 2 2 1 7-8 4/24 at Presbyterian 2.1 3 2 1 0 2 8-9 4/26 Virginia Tech 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 10-11 4/27 at William & Mary 7.0 7 1 1 2 3 10-7 W 5/3 Virginia * 4.0 6 5 4 1 2 3-7 L 5/8 Coastal Carolina 5.2 8 3 3 2 2 3-17 5/13 Radford 3.1 2 0 0 2 3 11-5 W 5/15 Radford 2.0 6 3 3 0 1 14-8 5/19 at High Point - 1 1.0 2 3 1 1 0 8-11 L Total s 5 53.1 60 36 26 28 31 129-137 4-3
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#19 MICHAEL STAFFORD RHP, Jr. Canton, Mich.
2016 • Has made seven appearances, with two starts
2015• Made 11 appearances with four starts• Struck out three during 1 2/3 innings of relief against High Point ( 5/15)• Pitched two innings of scoreless relief at Coastal Carolina (5/9)• Recorded the win, giving up one run on fi ve hits over seven innings, strik-ing out a career-high seven in 12-5 win at Virginia Tech (3/17)• Gave up one run on two hits, striking out six over four innings in fi rst career start at Duke (3/3)• Allowed one run on two hits over three innings of relief, striking out fi ve in 9-1 win over Georgia State in the second game of a doubleheader at the Atlanta Challenge (2/14)
2014• Appeared in seven games• Hurled two scoreless innings of relief at North Carolina (4/23)• Pitched scoreless inning in fi rst collegiate appearance (3/24)
CAREER HIGHSIP: 7.0, at Virginia Tech, 3/17/15Long Start: 7.0, at Virginia Tech, 3/17/15Short Start: 2.1, Old Dominion, 3/31/15Strikeouts: 7, at Virginia Tech, 3/17/15
Liberty Record in App: 8-17Liberty Record in Starts: 2-4
#21 ZACH HELSEL RHP, Fr. Altoona, Pa.
2016• Has made 13 appearances• Pitched four scoreless innings of relief, earning fi rst career win vs. UNC Asheville, 3/26
Prep• Graduate of Altoona Area High School• Named to the All-Altoona Mirror fi rst team and a Central Penn League All-Star as a senior• Posted a 1.07 ERA over 23 2/3 innings pitched in 2015• 2015 Ron Fiocetta Scholarship Award winner• Pitched for USA Elite, allowing three runs throughout the entire summer of 2014
CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP R ER BB SO OBA2016 7.07 1-0 13-0 0 0/2 0 14.0 11 11 15 5 .268
CAREER HIGHSIP: 4.0, UNC Asheville, 3/26/16Long Start: N/AShort Start: N/AStrikeouts: 1, six times
Liberty Record in App: 5-8Liberty Record in Starts: 0-0
Stafford Game-By-Game
2014Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV3/22 High Point 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 8-1 3/29 at Presbyterian Coll. 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 8-0 4/2 at Maryland 0.2 1 2 2 0 0 3-8 4/11 at Longwood 2.0 1 0 0 2 3 10-4 4/23 at North Carolina 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 1-3 5/14 Elon 0.0 0 1 1 2 0 6-7 5/22 vs. High Point 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0-9 Totals 7.2 5 3 3 7 6 36-32
2015Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/14 at Georgia St. - 1 3.0 2 1 1 0 5 9-1 W 2/21 vs. St. John’s 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 1-4 L 3/2 Duke * 4.0 2 1 1 5 6 2-3 3/17 at Virginia Tech * 7.0 5 1 1 3 7 12-5 W 3/25 Virginia * 3.0 10 8 7 2 2 7-10 L 3/31 Old Dominion * 2.1 5 5 5 2 3 9-7 4/15 Maryland 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 4-6 4/18 at Longwood -1 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 11-3 5/9 at Coastal Carolina 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 4-7 5/15 High Point 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0-5 5/19 vs. High Point 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 3-8 Totals 28.1 31 19 18 15 31 62-59 2-2
2016Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/21 at USF * 3.0 2 1 1 4 5 5-6 2/28 vs Ohio State * 1.1 5 3 3 1 0 4-5 3/19 Kent State - 2 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1-8 3/26 UNC Asheville 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 11-5 4/1 at Winthrop 1.1 1 4 3 4 2 5-11 4/9 Charleston So. 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 1-6 4/20 Richmond 2.0 3 3 3 2 1 9-10 Totals 2 10.1 12 12 11 13 11 36-46
Helsel Game-By-Game
2016Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/20 at USF 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 4-0 2/23 William & Mary 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 8-4 2/26 vs Marshall 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 9-8 3/5 UConn 0.1 1 1 1 2 1 5-7 3/19 Kent State - 2 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1-8 3/22 at Maryland 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 9-10 3/26 UNC Asheville 4.0 3 0 0 0 1 11-5 W 4/3 at Winthrop 0.1 1 0 0 2 0 5-6 4/8 Charleston So. 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 1-6 4/17 at Campbell 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 3-0 4/20 Richmond 0.2 1 5 5 4 0 9-10 5/6 Coastal Carolina 0.2 4 3 3 0 0 6-14 5/219 at High Point - 1 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 8-11 Totals 14.0 15 11 11 15 5 79-89 1-0
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#22 ERIC GRABOWSKI RHP, Jr. Scott Township, Pa.
2016• Has appeared in 10 games on the mound, with one start• Pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings, striking out fi ve to earn a save in win at High Point, 5/20• Struck out seven batters in 3 1/3 innings of relief vs. UNC Asheville, 3/25• Also plays in the fi eld, starting eight games at third base, seven at second base and four as designated hitter
Previous School• Attended Lackawanna for two years• Selected as the All-Region XIX Division II Player of the Year and to the region’s fi rst team in 2015• Infi elder and pitcher for 2015 Region XIX Champions• Hit .440 with 44 runs scored and 41 RBI, fi nishing third in the nation with 22 doubles as a sophomore• Also posted a 4-2 record with 43 strikeouts over 48 innings• 2015 recipient of the school’s Sterling B. Seeley Award given to an indi-vidual who demonstrates all-around abilities as a student and an athlete as well as an active involvement in the community
Year ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP R ER BB SO OBA2016 7.13 0-1 10-1 0 0/0 0 17.2 15 14 6 20 .333
CAREER HIGHSIP: 3.2 vs. Virginia Tech, 4/26/16Long Start: 3.2 vs. Virginia Tech, 4/26/16Short Start: 3.2 vs. Virginia Tech, 4/26/16Strikeouts: 7, vs. UNC Asheville, 3/25/16
Liberty Record in App: 5-5Liberty Record in Starts: 0-1
#23 CARSON HERNDON RHP, Sr. Salisbury, N.C.
2016• Has made 15 appearances, fi ve starts• Retired the side in order, striking out two in the ninth to earn third save in 7-6 victory over Old Dominion, 5/11• Picked up win with 2 1/3 innings of relief vs Charleston So, 4/10• Gave up one run on two hits over seven innings in start vs Maryland, 4/5• Earned saves in back-to-back games, 3/12-13• Pitched 4 2/3 innings of relief, earning the win, in an 8-5 win over UConn, 3/4• Recorded the win with 3 1/3 innings of work in a 7-3 win over Marshall at Baseball at the Beach, 2/27
2015 • Received a medical redshirt
2014• Made eight starts until suffering season-ending injury• Pitched six scoreless innings in combined shutout at Presbyterian, 3/29• Pitched six scoreless innings in wins over Rider, 3/2 and Kent State, 3/9
2013• Has made 11 appearances, with 10 starts• Pitched fi rst career complete game, allowing one run on six hits in 8-1 win over Longwood - struck out a career-high nine batters, 3/29• Was opening day starter at South Carolina, 2/15
2012• Appeared in 13 games with seven starts• Allowed one run on three hits over six innings in the win at Winthrop, 4/16• Recorded his fi rst collegiate victory in his fi rst start at Liberty with fi ve scoreless innings against James Madison, facing one more batter than the minimum 15, 3/14• Earned the fi rst save of his college career with three scoreless innings, striking out two against St. John’s, 3/10
Liberty Record in App: 32-16Liberty Record in Starts: 18-12
Grabowski Game-By-Game
2016Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/19 at USF 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 10-11 2/23 William & Mary 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 8-4 2/27 vs Marshall 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 7-3 2/28 vs Ohio State 1.1 2 2 2 0 2 4-5 L 3/25 UNC Asheville 3.1 6 3 3 1 7 6-5 4/10 Charleston So. 2.0 3 2 1 1 0 9-6 4/19 Duke 2.0 4 2 2 0 2 7-8 4/26 Virginia Tech * 3.2 2 2 2 1 3 10-11 5/6 Coastal Carolina 0.2 2 3 3 2 0 6-14 5/20 at High Point 2.2 4 0 0 0 5 16-3 S Total s 1 17.2 25 15 14 6 20 83-70 0-1/1
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#25 VICTOR COLE LHP, Sr. Memphis, Tenn.
BIG SOUTH PITCHER OF THE WEEK FOR MARCH 14-20, 2016BIG SOUTH & ECAC PITCHER OF THE WEEK FOR APRIL 6-12, 2015BIG SOUTH PITCHER OF THE WEEK FOR FEB. 25-MARCH 1, 2015
2016• Has made nine appearances, eight starts• Allowed one run on two hits over eight innings at Campbell, 4/15• Gave up two runs over seven innings to record win vs Charleston So., 4/8• Named Big South Pitcher of the Week for March 14-20• Struck out 10 batters in 5 1/3 innings against UNC Asheville, 3/25• Pitched a complete game, striking out career-high 11 in 4-2 win over Kent State in game one of a doubleheader, 3/19• Pitched fi ve scoreless innings in combined shutout of Duke, 1-0, at Base-ball at the Beach, 2/27
2015• Made 13 appearances with 12 starts• Finished third in the Big South with a .208 opponent batting average.• Big South Pitcher of the Week for March 2 and for April 12• ECAC Pitcher of the Week for April 12• Allowed two unearned runs over 7 1/3 innings in 7-4 win at Longwood, 4/17• Gave up one run on fi ve hits, striking out eight over eight innings in victory over Gardner-Webb, 4/25• Pitched eight scoreless innings in 7-0 win over Campbell, 4/11• Gave up one run on fi ve hits over 6 1/3 innings, recording the win in 2-1 victory at Charleston Southern, 4/4• Allowed three runs over 6 1/3 innings, striking out a career-high 10 in win over Presbyterian, 3/29• Carried a no-hitter into the ninth, pitching a complete game in a 6-1 win over Bryant, 2/28
CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP R ER BB SO OBA2015 2.67 5-3 13-12 1 0/1 0 84.1 32 25 26 74 .2082016 3.12 3-3 9-8 2 0/2 0 52.0 20 18 30 56 .190TOT. 2.84 8-6 22-20 3 0/3 0 136.1 52 43 56 130 .201
CAREER HIGHSIP: 9.0, Bryant, 2/28/15Long Start: 9.0, Bryant, 2/28/15Short Start: 4.2, at Radford, 3/21/15Strikeouts: 11, Kent State, 3/19/16
Liberty Record in App: 13-9Liberty Record in Starts: 13-7
Herndon Game-By-Game
2012Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/17 vs. Richmond 0.1 1 0 0 2 0 12-0 3/3 Coppin State 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 14-0 3/10 St. John’s 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 4-1 S 3/14 James Madison * 5.0 1 0 0 0 5 9-0 W 3/21 Old Dominion * 3.0 0 0 0 2 2 12-6 W 3/24 Gardner-Webb 2.2 6 3 3 1 1 4-5 L 4/1 at Marshall 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 10-12 4/7 Campbell 0.2 2 3 2 1 0 8-6 4/15 at Winthrop * 6.0 3 1 1 3 1 11-1 W 4/22 at UNC Asheville * 3.0 6 5 3 2 0 16-6 5/2 North Carolina A&T * 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 6-2 5/13 High Point * 1.2 1 5 5 4 1 11-13 5/19 at Radford 0.2 1 4 0 2 0 10-5 Totals 6 31.1 27 23 16 20 19 127-57 3-1/1
2013Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/15 at South Carolina * 5.0 3 1 1 3 3 3-4 L 2/23 Penn State * 5.1 6 1 1 3 3 4-1 3/1 Army * 5.0 5 2 2 2 0 6-4 W 3/8 at Georgia * 3.2 8 3 3 3 3 0-12 L 3/15 Charleston Southern * 6.1 5 1 1 3 4 8-2 W 3/22 at High Point - 1 * 5.1 6 2 1 2 4 5-4 3/29 Longwood * 9.0 6 1 1 2 9 8-1 W 4/6 at Coastal Carolina * 7.1 2 2 2 3 1 1-5 L 4/12 West Virginia * 6.2 9 4 4 1 2 0-8 L 4/20 Winthrip - 1 * 4.0 10 3 3 1 6 2-3 L 4/27 at VMI - 2 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 13-7 5/1 Maryland * 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 2-4 Totals 11 62.2 62 20 19 25 36 52-55 3-5
2014Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/17 vs. Richmond * 3.0 1 2 1 3 5 11-6 2/23 at UNCW * 2.2 6 8 8 3 4 0-11 L 3/2 Rider * 6.0 2 0 0 0 3 11-2 W 3/9 Kent State * 6.0 6 1 1 0 8 9-1 W 3/15 Campbell - 1 * 4.0 0 1 1 6 3 5-1 3/22 High Point * 6.0 3 1 1 1 4 4-1 W 3/29 at Presbyterian Coll * 6.0 2 0 0 2 6 8-0 W 4/5 VMI * 4.2 3 0 0 3 6 4-0 W Totals 8 38.1 23 13 12 18 39 52-22 5-1
2016Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/19 at USF * 1.2 7 6 6 3 1 10-11 2/27 vs Marshall 3.1 4 1 1 2 3 7-3 W 3/4 UConn 4.2 4 4 4 3 8 8-5 W 3/12 Evansville 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 5-3 S 3/13 Central Conn. St. 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 7-5 S 3/20 Kent State 3.0 3 3 2 0 6 5-6 L 3/24 UNC Asheville 0.1 0 3 3 4 1 7-6 3/29 at Duke 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1-6 4/5 Maryland * 5.0 2 1 1 4 3 5-4 4/10 Charleston So. 2.1 2 1 1 2 1 9-6 W 4/20 Richmond * 3.0 2 2 2 4 3 9-10 L 4/24 at Presbyterian * 4.1 9 5 5 0 4 8-9 5/6 Coastal Carolina * 4.1 4 6 6 4 4 6-14 L 5/11 Old Dominion 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 6-7 S 5/19 at High Point - 2 2.1 4 6 5 3 4 11-10 Totals 5 37.2 44 39 37 29 40 104-115 3-3/3
Cole Game-By-Game
2015Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/13 at Kennesaw St. 3.0 4 2 2 0 5 9-11 2/21 vs. UNCG * 5.1 4 1 1 4 6 5-6 2/28 Bryant * 9.0 1 1 1 2 8 6-1 W 3/7 Kent St. - 1 * 7.0 7 5 5 3 3 4-7 L 3/14 Penn St. * 7.0 6 4 0 0 5 7-6 3/21 at Radford * 4.2 4 3 3 3 2 3-12 3/29 Prebyterian * 6.1 5 3 3 3 10 9-3 W 4/4 at Charleston So. * 6.1 5 1 1 3 5 2-1 W 4/11 Campbell * 8.0 5 0 0 1 2 7-0 W 4/17 at Longwood * 7.1 5 2 0 3 8 7-4 W 4/25 Gardner-Webb * 8.0 5 1 1 1 8 3-2 5/9 at Coastal Carolina * 5.0 7 7 7 1 6 4-7 L 5/15 High Point * 7.1 4 2 2 2 6 0-5 L Totals 12 84.1 62 32 25 26 74 66-65 5-3
2016Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/20 at USF * 3.0 1 0 0 3 2 4-0 2/27 vs Duke * 5.0 1 0 0 2 3 1-0 3/5 UConn 3.0 3 3 3 2 3 5-7 L 3/12 Evansville * 5.0 5 2 1 2 6 5-3 3/19 Kent State - 1 * 9.0 4 2 2 2 11 4-2 W 3/25 UNC Asheville * 5.1 3 2 2 6 10 6-5 W 4/2 at Winthrop * 6.2 7 7 6 6 7 5-7 L 4/8 Charleston So. * 7.0 9 2 2 2 5 10-2 W 4/15 at Campbell * 8.0 2 2 2 5 9 1-2 L Totals 8 52.0 38 20 18 30 56 41-38 3-3
2016 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Big South Championship, May 24-28
#28 JON LETCHWORTH RHP, Fr. Gloucester, Va.
2016• Has made eight appearances• Recorded his fi rst collegiate win in 7-6 win over Old Dominion, 5/11
Prep• Graduate of Gloucester High School• Two-time all-conference pitcher• Posted a 5-2 record with a 0.70 ERA over 43 innings as a junior
CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA2016 7.11 1-0 8-0 0 0/0 0 6.1 6 6 5 6 2 .250
CAREER HIGHSIP: 1.0, fi ve timesLong Start: N/AShort Start: N/AStrikeouts: 1, two times
Liberty Record in App: 4-4Liberty Record in Starts: 0-0
#31 GEOFFREY MURPHY RHP, Sr. Peachtree City, Ga.
2016• Has made eight appearances, four starts• Recorded the win at High Point, 5/20• Gave up three runs on six hits over 5 1/3 in fi rst start at Old Dominion, 3/1• Pitched three innings of scoreless, hitless relief in win over William & Mary, 2/23
Previous School• Attended Boston College from 2011-15, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in communications• Finished time at Boston College with a 2.76 ERA in 33 appearances• Was 1-2 with a 2.05 ERA in 22 innings over 15 appearances in 2015• In 2014, appeared in 13 games as the designated hitter, batting .171 wit four RBIs• Made a career-high 20 mound appearances with a 3.19 ERA over 36.2 innings, posting a 2-1 record as a freshman in 2012• Four-time recipient of the Athletics Director’s Award for Academic Achievement• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll four times•Co-Founder and Vice President of the BC Athletes in Action chapter
CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA2016 7.48 2-1 8-4 0 0 0 21.2 30 18 18 16 6 .326
CAREER HIGHSIP: 5.1, at Old Dominion, 3/1Long Start: 5.1, at Old Dominion, 3/1Short Start: 2.0, at Elon, 3/8Strikeouts: 2, two times
Liberty Record in App: 3-3Liberty Record in Starts: 2-2
#35 JACK DEGROAT RHP, Fr. Purcellville, Va.
2016• Has made 14 appearances, including 10 starts• Allowed two runs over 6 2/3 innings, striking out a career-high seven in win over Radford, 5/14• Pitched six scoreless innings and recorded the win in 3-0 victory at Camp-bell, 4/17• Struck out six in three innings of relief vs Kent State in game two of a doubleheader, 3/19• Made fi rst collegiate start vs Marshall at Baseball at the Beach, 2/26• Recorded fi rst collegiate win in his fi rst collegiate appearance with 3.2 innings of scoreless relief in 4-0 win at USF, 2/20
Prep• Graduate of Loudoun Valley High School• 2015 Virginia 3A State Player of the Year and Regional Player of the Year• Selected 2014-15 All-USA Virginia Baseball Team• Second team All-Washington D.C. Metro in 2015• First team all-state, all-region and all-district fi rst team as a senior• 2015 Loudoun County Sports Player of the Year and Athlete of the Spring• A teammate of Flames outfi elder Sam Urban, the two led Loudoun Valley to the 2014 3A State title and 2015 3A State title game• Posted a 10-0 record with a 0.38 ERA and 119 strikeouts over 72 innings in 2015
CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP R ER BB SO OBA2016 4.92 3-3 14-10 0 0/2 0 56.2 36 31 31 50 .260
CAREER HIGHSIP: 6.2, Radford, 5/14/16Long Start: 6.1, at Winthrop, 4/316Short Start: 1.1, Coastal Carolina, 5/8/16Strikeouts: 7, Radford, 5/14/16
Liberty Record in App: 6-8Liberty Record in Starts: 5-5
DeGroat Game-By-Game
2016Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/20 at USF 3.2 2 0 0 2 4 4-0 W 2/26 vs Marshall * 2.1 1 2 2 6 1 9-8 3/8 at Elon 1.2 5 5 5 1 1 5-10 3/19 Kent State - 2 3.0 2 0 0 1 6 1-8 3/22 at Maryland * 3.0 2 1 1 2 2 9-10 3/29 at Duke * 5.1 6 3 3 2 3 1-6 L 4/3 at Winthrop * 6.1 9 6 6 0 4 5-6 L 4/10 Charleston So. * 4.1 5 3 2 3 2 9-6 4/17 at Campbell * 6.0 3 0 0 3 6 3-0 W 4/23 at Presbyterian * 6.0 6 5 4 3 5 7-9 5/3 Virginia 3.0 3 1 0 1 1 3-7 5/8 Coastal Carolina * 1.1 4 5 3 3 2 3-17 L 5/14 Radford * 6.2 8 2 2 2 7 7-2 W 5/20 at High Point - 2 * 4.0 2 3 3 2 6 11-10 Totals 10 56.2 58 36 30 31 50 77-99 3-3
Murphy Game-By-Game
2016Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/23 Wiliam & Mary 3.0 0 0 0 2 0 8-4 3/1 at Old Dominion * 5.1 6 3 3 2 1 6-7 3/8 at Elon * 2.0 4 3 3 2 1 5-10 L 3/15 at Virginia Tech * 3.0 7 7 7 4 0 22-7 W 4/20 Richmond 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 9-10 4/26 Virginia Tech 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 10-11 5/7 Coastal Carolina 1,0 3 3 3 1 0 3-12 5/20 at High Point * 5.0 7 2 2 4 0 16-3 W Totals 21.2 30 18 18 16 6 79-64 2-1
Letchworth Game-By-Game
2016Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/23 William & Mary 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 8-4 3/22 at Maryland 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 9-10 4/1 at Winthrop 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 5-11 5/7 Coastal Carolina 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3-12 5/8 Coastal Carolina 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 3-17 5/11 Old Dominion 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 7-6 W 5/19 at High Point - 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 11-8 5/20 at High Point 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 16-3 Totals 6.1 5 6 5 6 2 62-71 1-0
2016 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Big South Championship, May 24-28
#36 JACKSON BERTSCH RHP, Jr. Port Orchard, Wash.
2016• Currently out with injury
Previous School• Attended Lane for two years• Went 6-3 with a 2.66 ERA and struck out 52 over 54 innings in 2015• Teammate of fellow Liberty pitcher Shane Quarterley at Lane
#40 CALEB EVANS RHP, Jr. Smith Island, Md.
2016• Has made 11 appearances• Pitched three innings of scoreless relief against Coastal Carolina, 5/7• Recorded the fi rst save of his career with 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief to close out a 4-0 win at USF, 2/20
2015• Made 15 relief appearances• Pitched 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief in 9-7 win vs. Old Dominion, 3/31•Threw 2 1/3 scoreless relief innings in 4-2 win over Western Carolina, 3/14
2014• Made eight relief appearances• Pitched a scoreless inning against High Point in Game 8 of the Big South Baseball Championship , 5/22• Pitched 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, striking out a career-high three vs. Elon, 5/13• Pitched a scoreless inning at Virginia, 5/7
CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA2014 7.04 0-0 8-0 0 0/1 0 7.2 9 7 6 5 5 .3212015 5.21 0-0 15-0 0 0/1 0 19.0 16 14 11 14 11 .2622016 9.88 0-0 11-0 0 0/1 1 13.2 21 15 15 13 10 .382TOT. 7.14 0-0 34-0 0 0/3 1 40.1 46 36 32 32 26 .319
CAREER HIGHSIP: 3.1, High Point, 5/16/15Long Start: N/AShort Start: N/AStrikeouts: 3, vs. Elon, 5/13/14
Liberty Record in App: 15-19Liberty Record in Starts: 0-0
Evans Game-By-Game
2014Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/23 at UNCW 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 0-11 3/1 Ball State 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 13-0 3/14 Campbell 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 17-1 5/7 at Virginia 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2-8 5/13 Elon 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 6-7 5/16 at Radford - 2 0.2 1 2 2 2 0 9-4 5/22 vs High Point 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0-9 5/24 at Winthrop 0.1 3 3 2 0 0 5-6 Totals 7.2 9 7 6 5 5 52-46
2015Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/14 at Georgia St. - 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 9-1 2/21 vs. St. John’s 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 1-4 3/2 North Carolina 1.2 2 2 2 0 2 4-6 3/7 Kent State - 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 4-3 3/8 Kent State 2.0 2 1 1 2 1 8-3 3/14 Western Carolina 2.1 1 0 0 1 0 4-2 3/17 at Virginia Tech 1.0 4 3 3 1 1 12-5 3/20 at Radford 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 5-9 3/21 at Radford 1.0 1 3 1 2 0 3-12 3/24 Duke 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1-3 3/31 Old Dominion 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 9-7 4/6 at Old Dominion 0.2 3 2 2 1 0 1-5 4/11 Campbell 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 7-0 4/22 at Virginia 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2-5 5/16 High Point 3.1 3 3 2 4 2 8-7 Totals 19.0 16 14 11 14 11 79-78
2016 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Big South Championship, May 24-28
#55 PARKER BEAN RHP, Jr. Hanover, Pa.
2014 LOUISVILLE SLUGGER FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN2014 BIG SOUTH FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR2014 BIG SOUTH ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM2014 VASID ALL-STATE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR2014 VASID ALL-STATE SECOND TEAMLOUISVILLE SLUGGER PLAYER OF THE WEEK - APRIL 7, 2014BIG SOUTH PITCHER OF THE WEEK FOR MARCH 31- APRIL 7, 2014
2016• Has made 16 appearances, seven starts• Recorded the win with six innings of work in 5-2 victory over Evansville, 3/13• Pitched two shutout innings at USF, 2/21
2015• Made an appearance in 15 games with 10 starts• Recorded the win with three innings of relief vs Old Dominion, 3/31• Pitched a complete game in 5-1 victory over Western Carolina, 3/14• Allowed two runs on three hits, striking out fi ve in 4-3 win at East Carolina, 2/22• Recorded fi rst win with fi ve innings of work in 11-4 decision against Bryant, 3/1
2014• Selected to Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America team• Named Big South Freshman of the Year• Selected as VaSID All-State Rookie of the Year• Named to Big South All-Conference second team• Voted to VaSID All-State second team• Selected Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week for April 7• Named NCAA.com Performer of the Week for April 9• Selected Big South Pitcher of the Week for April 7• Made 15 appearances, all starts• Finished sixth in the Big South in strikeouts• Ranked ninth in the Big South with a .224 opponent batting average• Allowed one run on fi ve hits, striking out 11 in complete-game victory at Longwood, 4/13• Came within two outs of a no-hitter, striking out a career-high 16 batters over 8 1/3 innings in 17-0 win over VMI , 4/6• Record the win by scattering three hits and striking out seven over six scoreless innings in 8-0 victory at Presbyterian, 3/30•Gave up two runs on fi ve hits over eight innings in 4-2 win over Kent St., 3/8• Allowed two runs on seven hits over 4 1/3 innings in fi rst collegiate start against USF at UNF Best Bet Tournament, 2/15