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2011 Liberty 2011 Liberty Flames Baseball Flames Baseball Quick Facts Quick Facts General Information General Information Name of School Name of School ........... ........... Liberty University Liberty University City/Zip City/Zip ................. ................. Lynchburg, Va. 24502 Lynchburg, Va. 24502 Founded Founded .......................................... .......................................... 1971 1971 Enrollment Enrollment .................................... .................................... 11,928 11,928 Nickname Nickname..................................... ..................................... Flames Flames Mascot Mascot ............................................ ............................................ Eagle Eagle School Colors School Colors ............. .............Red, White & Blue Red, White & Blue Affiliation Affiliation ......................... .........................NCAA Division I NCAA Division I Conference Conference .............................. .............................. Big South Big South Founder Founder ......................... ......................... Dr. Jerry Falwell Dr. Jerry Falwell Chancellor Chancellor ..................... ..................... Jerry Falwell, Jr. Jerry Falwell, Jr. Director of Athletics Director of Athletics................ ................ Jeff Barber Jeff Barber Athletics Dept. Phone Athletics Dept. Phone ..... ..... (434) 582-2100 (434) 582-2100 Baseball Information Baseball Information Head Coach Head Coach............................ ............................Jim Toman Jim Toman Alma Mater Alma Mater ............. ............. N.C. State (‘85, ‘95) N.C. State (‘85, ‘95) Record at School Record at School ... ... 141-85-1/ Four Years 141-85-1/ Four Years Career Record Career Record ................................ ................................Same Same Assistant Coaches Assistant Coaches................................... ................................... ...................... ...................... Garrett Quinn (Maine , ‘98) Garrett Quinn (Maine , ‘98) ................ ................ Jason Murray ((Ball State, ‘98) Jason Murray ((Ball State, ‘98) ...................... ......................Adam Ward (Clemson, ‘08) Adam Ward (Clemson, ‘08) Director of Baseball Operations Director of Baseball Operations............... ............... ......................... .........................Billy Daniels (Liberty, ‘06) Billy Daniels (Liberty, ‘06) Associate Athletic Trainer Associate Athletic Trainer ........................ ........................ ...................................... ...................................... Scott Lawrenson Scott Lawrenson History History First Season of Baseball First Season of Baseball.................. .................. 1974 1974 All-Time Record All-Time Record .......... .......... 1053-811-7 (.565) 1053-811-7 (.565) NCAA Tournament Appearances NCAA Tournament Appearances........... ........... 3 3 Last NCAA Appearance Last NCAA Appearance................... ................... 2000 2000 2010 Overall Record 2010 Overall Record....................... ....................... 42-19 42-19 ***school record for wins ***school record for wins 2010 Conference Record/Finish 2010 Conference Record/Finish.............. .............. ............................................. .............................................19-7/Second 19-7/Second Starters Returning/Lost Starters Returning/Lost....................... ....................... 5/4 5/4 Pitchers Returning/Lost Pitchers Returning/Lost ...................... ...................... 7/4 7/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost............ ............ 14/5 14/5 Newcomers Newcomers.......................................... .......................................... 15 15 Stadium Stadium Home Field Home Field ............ ............ Worthington Stadium Worthington Stadium Capacity Capacity ......................................... ......................................... 1,000 1,000 Field Dimensions Field Dimensions ..... ..... 325 (LF), 375 (LC), 325 (LF), 375 (LC), ................. ................. 390 (CF), 375 (RC), 325 (RF) 390 (CF), 375 (RC), 325 (RF) Athletics Communications Info. Athletics Communications Info. Asst. AD - Communications Asst. AD - Communications..................... ..................... .......................................... ..........................................Todd Wetmore Todd Wetmore SID Office Phone SID Office Phone............ ............ (434) 582-2292 (434) 582-2292 Cell Phone Cell Phone ...................... ...................... (434) 841-8974 (434) 841-8974 Email Address Email Address....... ....... [email protected] [email protected] Assoc. Director Assoc. Director ............. ............. Ryan Bomberger Ryan Bomberger Cell Phone Cell Phone ..................... ..................... (434) 221-5576 (434) 221-5576 Email Address Email Address... ... [email protected] [email protected] Asst. Director Asst. Director .................... .................... Paul Carmany Paul Carmany Cell Phone Cell Phone ...................... ...................... (434) 221-5575 (434) 221-5575 Email Address Email Address..... ..... [email protected] [email protected] Asst. Director Asst. Director .......................... ..........................Eric Brown Eric Brown Cell Phone Cell Phone ...................... ...................... (434) 221-8817 (434) 221-8817 Email Address Email Address........ ........ [email protected] [email protected] Asst. Director Asst. Director ................. ................. Jennifer Shelton Jennifer Shelton Cell Phone Cell Phone ...................... ...................... (828) 638-3876 (828) 638-3876 Email Address Email Address...... ......[email protected] [email protected] Grad. Asst. Grad. Asst. .............................. .............................. Tim Hartin Tim Hartin Cell Phone Cell Phone ....................... ....................... (207)267-4995 (207)267-4995 Email Address Email Address............ ............ [email protected] [email protected] ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Baseball Contact Baseball Contact .......... .......... Ryan Bomberger Ryan Bomberger Ath. Comm. Fax Ath. Comm. Fax.............. .............. (434) 582-2076 (434) 582-2076 Website Website...................... ......................LibertyFlames.com LibertyFlames.com The Game The Liberty Flames (30-20, 17-7 Big South) begin their final homestand of 2011 at Worthington Stadium, Tuesday. The Flames will open the four-game homestand by hosting the VCU Rams (21-29, 11-6 CAA) in a non-conference game. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. Last Time Out The Liberty Flames held off a Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs ninth-inning rally for a 3-2 victory, Sunday in a Big South contest at John Henry Moss Stadium. The win allowed the Flames to take the three-game series, two games to one. Starter Keegan Linza recorded his ninth win of the season, allowing one run on seven hits over 7 1/3 innings. He struck out four batters and walked one. Relievers Garrett Baker and Dane Beakler each stranded a runner at third base in the eighth and ninth innings to close out the win. Beakler picked up his third save of the year. Center fielder Ian Parmley had two hits and scored a run, while second baseman Zack Haley had two hits with a RBI and run scored. On Deck Liberty finishes its 2011 regular season by hosting the Radford Highlanders in a three- game Big South series, starting Thursday night at 7 p.m. Friday night’s contest will also start at 7 p.m. Saturday’s first pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. Following the Flames Tuesday’s game may be heard LIVE on 90.9 FM “The Light” radio or online at Liberty- Flames.com. Nick Pierce will handle play-by-play and former Flames pitcher Doug Wallace will provide commentary for the games. In addition, the contest will be video streamed LIVE. The feed will be available for a nominal fee on the Big South Network. The video stream will also be available on the World Wide Web at LibertyFlames.com. Game 52 - May 17, 2011 VCU RAMS (21-29, 11-16 CAA) at LIBERTY FLAMES (31-20, 17-7 Big South) Worthington Stadium - Lynchburg, Va. Liberty’s Projected Starters No. Name Cl. Hgt. Wgt. BAvg.Other Stats 20 Casey Rasmus (C) Jr. 6-3 180 .277 21 Runs, 17 RBIs, 7 2Bs, 3 HRs, 18 SBs 4 Austin Taylor (1B) Sr. 6-3 190 .250 23 Runs, 25 RBIs, 9 2Bs, 6 HRs, 7 SBs 16 Zack Haley (2B) Jr. 5-9 165 .307 26 Runs, 18 RBIs, 10 2Bs, 2 HRs, 8 SBs 1 Matt Williams (SS) Jr. 6-0 170 .340 35 Runs, 35 RBIs, 15 2Bs, 2 3Bs, 7 HRs, 14 SBs 5 Tyler Bream (3B) Jr. 6-3 205 .254 25 Runs, 27 RBIs, 8 2Bs, 2 HRs 14 Doug Bream (LF) Sr. 6-3 215 .356 28 Runs, 37 RBIs, 14 2Bs, 3 3Bs, 1 HR, 7 SBs 15 Ian Parmley (CF) Jr. 6-0 175 .310 38 Runs, 15 RBIs, 8 2Bs, 1 3B, 23 SBs 7 Michael Robertson (RF) Jr. 6-2 215 .333 36 Runs, 31 RBIs, 11 2Bs, 2 3Bs, 2 HRs, 15 SBs 24 Justin Sizemore (DH) So. 6-3 230 .224 15 Runs, 15 RBIs, 3 2Bs, 4 HRs

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Page 1: VCU RAMS (21-29, 11-16 CAA) at LIBERTY FLAMES (31-20, 17-7 ... · the VCU Rams (21-29, 11-6 CAA) in a non-conference game. ... the contest will be video streamed LIVE. The feed will

2011 Liberty2011 LibertyFlames BaseballFlames Baseball

Quick FactsQuick Facts

General InformationGeneral InformationName of SchoolName of School ........... ........... Liberty UniversityLiberty UniversityCity/ZipCity/Zip ................. ................. Lynchburg, Va. 24502Lynchburg, Va. 24502FoundedFounded .......................................... ..........................................19711971EnrollmentEnrollment .................................... .................................... 11,92811,928NicknameNickname.......................................................................... FlamesFlamesMascotMascot ............................................ ............................................EagleEagleSchool ColorsSchool Colors ............. .............Red, White & BlueRed, White & BlueAffi liationAffi liation ......................... .........................NCAA Division INCAA Division IConferenceConference .............................. .............................. Big SouthBig SouthFounderFounder ......................... ......................... Dr. Jerry FalwellDr. Jerry FalwellChancellorChancellor ..................... .....................Jerry Falwell, Jr.Jerry Falwell, Jr.Director of AthleticsDirector of Athletics................................ Jeff BarberJeff BarberAthletics Dept. PhoneAthletics Dept. Phone ..... ..... (434) 582-2100(434) 582-2100

Baseball InformationBaseball InformationHead CoachHead Coach........................................................Jim TomanJim TomanAlma MaterAlma Mater ............. ............. N.C. State (‘85, ‘95)N.C. State (‘85, ‘95)Record at SchoolRecord at School ... ... 141-85-1/ Four Years141-85-1/ Four YearsCareer RecordCareer Record ................................ ................................SameSameAssistant CoachesAssistant Coaches ................................... ............................................................................... Garrett Quinn (Maine , ‘98)Garrett Quinn (Maine , ‘98)................................ Jason Murray ((Ball State, ‘98)Jason Murray ((Ball State, ‘98)............................................Adam Ward (Clemson, ‘08)Adam Ward (Clemson, ‘08)Director of Baseball OperationsDirector of Baseball Operations................................................................................Billy Daniels (Liberty, ‘06)Billy Daniels (Liberty, ‘06)Associate Athletic TrainerAssociate Athletic Trainer ........................ ....................................................................................................Scott LawrensonScott Lawrenson

HistoryHistoryFirst Season of BaseballFirst Season of Baseball....................................19741974All-Time RecordAll-Time Record .......... .......... 1053-811-7 (.565)1053-811-7 (.565)NCAA Tournament AppearancesNCAA Tournament Appearances ........... ...........33Last NCAA AppearanceLast NCAA Appearance ................... ...................200020002010 Overall Record2010 Overall Record..............................................42-1942-19***school record for wins***school record for wins2010 Conference Record/Finish2010 Conference Record/Finish .............. ........................................................................................................19-7/Second19-7/SecondStarters Returning/LostStarters Returning/Lost..............................................5/45/4Pitchers Returning/LostPitchers Returning/Lost ...................... ......................7/47/4Letterwinners Returning/LostLetterwinners Returning/Lost........................14/514/5NewcomersNewcomers....................................................................................1515

StadiumStadiumHome FieldHome Field ............ ............ Worthington StadiumWorthington StadiumCapacity Capacity ..................................................................................1,0001,000Field DimensionsField Dimensions ..... ..... 325 (LF), 375 (LC),325 (LF), 375 (LC),.................................. 390 (CF), 375 (RC), 325 (RF) 390 (CF), 375 (RC), 325 (RF)

Athletics Communications Info.Athletics Communications Info.Asst. AD - CommunicationsAsst. AD - Communications ..................... .........................................................................................................Todd WetmoreTodd WetmoreSID Offi ce PhoneSID Offi ce Phone ............ ............ (434) 582-2292(434) 582-2292Cell PhoneCell Phone ...................... ...................... (434) 841-8974(434) 841-8974Email AddressEmail Address.............. [email protected]@liberty.eduAssoc. DirectorAssoc. Director ............. .............Ryan BombergerRyan BombergerCell Phone Cell Phone ..................... ..................... (434) 221-5576(434) 221-5576Email AddressEmail Address...... [email protected]@liberty.eduAsst. DirectorAsst. Director .................... .................... Paul CarmanyPaul CarmanyCell PhoneCell Phone ...................... ...................... (434) 221-5575(434) 221-5575Email AddressEmail Address.......... [email protected]@liberty.eduAsst. DirectorAsst. Director .......................... ..........................Eric BrownEric BrownCell PhoneCell Phone ...................... ...................... (434) 221-8817(434) 221-8817Email AddressEmail Address................ [email protected]@liberty.eduAsst. DirectorAsst. Director ................. .................Jennifer SheltonJennifer SheltonCell PhoneCell Phone ...................... ...................... (828) 638-3876(828) 638-3876Email AddressEmail [email protected]@liberty.eduGrad. Asst.Grad. Asst. .............................. .............................. Tim HartinTim HartinCell PhoneCell Phone ....................... ....................... (207)267-4995(207)267-4995Email AddressEmail Address........................ [email protected]@liberty.edu

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Baseball ContactBaseball Contact .......... ..........Ryan BombergerRyan BombergerAth. Comm. FaxAth. Comm. Fax............................ (434) 582-2076(434) 582-2076WebsiteWebsite ...................... ......................LibertyFlames.comLibertyFlames.com

The Game The Liberty Flames (30-20, 17-7 Big South) begin their fi nal homestand of 2011 at Worthington Stadium, Tuesday. The Flames will open the four-game homestand by hosting the VCU Rams (21-29, 11-6 CAA) in a non-conference game. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.

Last Time Out The Liberty Flames held off a Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs ninth-inning rally for a 3-2 victory, Sunday in a Big South contest at John Henry Moss Stadium. The win allowed the Flames to take the three-game series, two games to one. Starter Keegan Linza recorded his ninth win of the season, allowing one run on seven hits over 7 1/3 innings. He struck out four batters and walked one. Relievers Garrett Baker and Dane Beakler each stranded a runner at third base in the eighth and ninth innings to close out the win. Beakler picked up his third save of the year. Center fi elder Ian Parmley had two hits and scored a run, while second baseman Zack Haley had two hits with a RBI and run scored. On Deck Liberty fi nishes its 2011 regular season by hosting the Radford Highlanders in a three-game Big South series, starting Thursday night at 7 p.m. Friday night’s contest will also start at 7 p.m. Saturday’s fi rst pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.

Following the Flames Tuesday’s game may be heard LIVE on 90.9 FM “The Light” radio or online at Liberty-Flames.com. Nick Pierce will handle play-by-play and former Flames pitcher Doug Wallace will provide commentary for the games. In addition, the contest will be video streamed LIVE. The feed will be available for a nominal fee on the Big South Network. The video stream will also be available on the World Wide Web at LibertyFlames.com.

Game 52 - May 17, 2011

VCU RAMS(21-29, 11-16 CAA)

at

LIBERTY FLAMES(31-20, 17-7 Big South)

Worthington Stadium - Lynchburg, Va.

Liberty’s Projected Starters

No. Name Cl. Hgt. Wgt. BAvg. Other Stats20 Casey Rasmus (C) Jr. 6-3 180 .277 21 Runs, 17 RBIs, 7 2Bs, 3 HRs, 18 SBs 4 Austin Taylor (1B) Sr. 6-3 190 .250 23 Runs, 25 RBIs, 9 2Bs, 6 HRs, 7 SBs 16 Zack Haley (2B) Jr. 5-9 165 .307 26 Runs, 18 RBIs, 10 2Bs, 2 HRs, 8 SBs 1 Matt Williams (SS) Jr. 6-0 170 .340 35 Runs, 35 RBIs, 15 2Bs, 2 3Bs, 7 HRs, 14 SBs 5 Tyler Bream (3B) Jr. 6-3 205 .254 25 Runs, 27 RBIs, 8 2Bs, 2 HRs14 Doug Bream (LF) Sr. 6-3 215 .356 28 Runs, 37 RBIs, 14 2Bs, 3 3Bs, 1 HR, 7 SBs15 Ian Parmley (CF) Jr. 6-0 175 .310 38 Runs, 15 RBIs, 8 2Bs, 1 3B, 23 SBs 7 Michael Robertson (RF) Jr. 6-2 215 .333 36 Runs, 31 RBIs, 11 2Bs, 2 3Bs, 2 HRs, 15 SBs24 Justin Sizemore (DH) So. 6-3 230 .224 15 Runs, 15 RBIs, 3 2Bs, 4 HRs

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Head Coach Jim TomanRecord at Liberty:141-85-1 (.623) (Fourth Year)Career Record: Same

After leading his team to a school-record 42 victories in 2010, Jim Toman enters his fourth year at Liberty with the best mark of any Flames head coach over his fi rst three years. Since taking over the program for the 2008 season, Liberty has won 35 or more games twice and last season posted only the second 40-win campaign in the 37-year history of the program. The Flames notched a 110-66-1 record during his fi rst three seasons on Liberty Mountain. On May 2, 2010, Toman recorded his 100th career victory, as the Flames defeated Gardner-Webb, 10-7, at Worthington Stadium. The sixth coach in program history, Toman became the fast-est Liberty baseball head coach to amass the milestone, passing fi rst coach Al Worthington, by reaching his 100th win in 160 games, six fewer than Worthington. The impressive strides made by the program have not gone unnoticed. This past November, Rivals.com cited Liberty as one being one of college baseball’s top 10 rising programs. Last season, the Flames had their best season under Toman, posting a school record for wins in a single season with a 42-19 record. The team’s ledger was boosted by a 21-8 road mark, the nation’s 10th-best road record in 2010. In addition, Liberty recorded a 19-7 mark in Big South play, eclipsing its record of the previous season for most victories by the school since joining the conference in 1992. The Flames fi nished second in the league’s regular season and were conference runner-up at the Big South Baseball Championship. Pitcher Shawn Teufel became the fourth player from one of Toman’s Liberty squads to be taken in the MLB Draft. The two-time Big South all-conference fi rst team pitcher and National Pitcher of the Year Watch list member capped a strong senior campaign by being selected by the Detroit Tigers. In 2009, Liberty recorded a 33-21 overall record, while posting a 17-9 mark in Big South Con-ference play. Liberty set a new fi elding standard in 2009, committing the fewest errors, 53, and fi nishing the year with the highest fi elding percentage, .974, in team history. From that infi eld, third baseman Tyler Bream was named a Freshman All-American by the Collegiate Baseball News. Pitcher Andrew Wilson became the third player during Toman’s time at Liberty to be taken in the MLB draft (Atlanta Braves). In 2008, the Flames fashioned a 13-3-1 record in the month of May to fi nish Toman’s fi rst sea-son at Liberty with a 35-26-1 mark. The record made Toman the winningest fi rst-year coach in the program’s history. He guided the Flames to their third straight Big South Championship title game appearance, claiming the conference’s runner-up position in 2008. Liberty’s May record was the best ever by a Flames team. In addition, the Liberty pitching staff set a new season strikeout record, fanning 508 oppos-ing batters during the year. The Flames’ strikeout total led the Big South Conference and their 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings ranked 22nd nationally at season’s end. Two pitchers from the staff, Ryan Page and David Stokes, went on to be drafted and play in the professional ranks. Page was taken in the 20th round of the MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays, while Stokes was picked in the 28th round by the Detroit Tigers. Liberty fi nished its season with a 14-7 record in conference play. The mark allowed the Flames to claim the No. 2 seed for the Big South Championship, their highest seed for the Big South Base-ball Championship since a No. 1 seed in 2000. Liberty would go on to post four consecutive double-digit victories during six games in the Big South Championship to set a championship record with 55 runs scored. Toman was named the sixth head coach in the history of the Liberty Baseball program in June 2007, after 11 seasons as the senior member of Ray Tanner’s coaching staff at South Carolina. Toman worked a total of 18 years alongside Tanner, dating back to the 1990 season at N.C. State. During his time at South Carolina, Toman served as recruiting coordinator and coached the catchers. Known as one of the top recruiters in college baseball, the 22-year college coaching veteran was named the 2002 Baseball America/American Baseball Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year. Before joining the Gamecock staff in 1996, Toman served under Tanner for seven years at N.C. State. Toman has recruited 15 top 25 classes, including all 11 of his seasons at South Carolina. Dur-ing his fi nal years with the Gamecocks, he recruited many of the players who were members of the 2010 South Carolina National Championship team. From 2003-2006, three of the four Gamecock recruiting classes were ranked fi rst in the nation by Collegiate Baseball. During his time on the staff in Columbia, S.C., Toman and the Gamecocks made nine NCAA Regional appearances, including eight straight between 2000 and 2007, and three consecutive trips to the College World Series (2002-04). Add in his seven seasons at N.C. State, and Toman has helped lead 14 teams to NCAA Regional appearances. 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.

Liberty University2011 Baseball

Schedule

Record: 30-20Big South: 17-7

Feb 18 at Mercer L, 4-6Feb 19 at Mercer - Gm. 1 L, 2-7Feb. 19 at Mercer - Gm. 2 L, 5-17Feb 20 at Mercer W, 5-4Feb 25 at North Florida L/0-5Feb 26 at North Florida - Gm. 1 W/4-2Feb 26 at North Florida - Gm. 2 L/5-8Feb 27 at North Florida W/9-1Mar 2 at Virginia Tech L/1-9Mar 4 Binghamton W/12-2Mar 5 Binghamton - Gm. 1 L/7-12Mar 5 Binghamton - Gm. 2 W/9-6Mar 8 William & Mary L/9-10Mar 11 Rutgers ^ W/5-2Mar 12 Monmouth ^ W/4-3Mar 13 East Carolina ^ W/2-0Mar 15 at Maryland W/11-4Mar 16 at Maryland L/5-10Mar 18 Charleston Southern * W/2-1Mar 19 Charleston Southern * W/5-1Mar 20 Charleston Southern * W/5-2Mar 22 Virginia Tech L/6-9 (10 inn.)Mar 25 Winthrop * - Gm. 1 W/5-2Mar 25 Winthrop * - Gm. 2 L/1-2Mar 26 Winthrop * W/16-7Mar 29 at VCU W/11-1Apr. 1 at Coastal Carolina * L/1-17Apr 2 at Coastal Carolina * L/4-5Apr 3 at Coastal Carolina * L/4-5Apr 6 James Madison L/12-16Apr 8 at High Point * L/2-6Apr 9 at High Point * W/9-0Apr 10 at High Point * W/14-9Apr 15 Presbyterian * W/6-5Apr 17 Presbyterian * - Gm. 1 W/7-1Apr 17 Presbyterian * - Gm. 2 W/5-2Apr 19 at William & Mary L/5-11Apr 22 at VMI * W/3-2Apr 23 at VMI * - Gm. 1 W/8-6Apr. 23 at VMI * - Gm. 2 L/1-3Apr 26 at South Carolina L/6-9Apr 29 Le Moyne + W/3-2 (12 inn.)Apr 30 New Orleans + W/3-2May 1 New Orleans + W/5-2May 1 Le Moyne + W/5-1May 5 UNC Asheville * W/3-2May 7 UNC Asheville * - Gm. 1 W/3-2May 7 UNC Asheville * - Gm. 2 W/15-3May 13 at Gardner-Webb * L/4-5 (10)May 14 at Gardner-Webb * W/6-4May 15 at Gardner-Webb * W/3-2May 17 VCU 3 p.m.May 19 Radford * 7 p.m.May 20 Radford * 7 p.m.May 21 Radford * 2 p.m.May 24-28 at Big South Baseball Championship - Lexington, Va.June 3-6 at NCAA Regionals

Home Games in Bold^- Keith LeClair Classic - Greenville, N.C.+ - Liberty Tournament - Lyncnburg, Va.* - Big South Game(DH) - DoubleheaderAll Times Eastern Standard Time

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2011 Liberty FlamesRoster

No. Name Pos. Cl.

1 Matt Williams INF Jr.

2 Marcus Grimaldi 1B Jr.

3 Josh Richardson RHP So.

4 Austin Taylor INF Sr.

5 Tyler Bream 3B Jr.

7 Michael Robertson OF Jr.

8 Blake Forslund RHP So.

9 Jeff Jefferson C/OF Sr.

10 Trey Wimmer 1B/C Jr.

11 Joshua Thompson OF Jr.

12 Garrett Baker LHP Jr.

13 Dane Beakler RHP Sr.

14 Doug Bream 1B/OF Sr.

15 Ian Parmley OF Jr.

16 Zack Haley INF Jr.

17 Dalton Sype INF Jr.

18 Justin Richardson OF Jr.

19 Willi Martin RHP Fr.

20 Casey Rasmus C Jr.

21 Steven Evans LHP Sr.

22 J.J. McLeod RHP Sr.

23 Tony McClendon OF Jr.

24 Justin Sizemore 1B So.

25 John Niggli RHP Jr.

26 Daniel Brown RHP Fr.

27 Jacob Kemmerer RHP Jr.

28 Chris King INF/RHP Fr.

29 Andy Abrams RHP Jr.

30 Cal Sutphin INF Fr.

31 Bryan Cole RHP Sr.

32 Mark Swanson RHP Sr.

36 Ryan Cordell OF/RHP Fr.

38 Tim Dudley LHP So.

46 Patrick Eckelbarger RHP Jr..

47 Keegan Linza RHP Sr.

Coaches

37 Jim Toman

47 Garrett Quinn

35 Jason Murray

25 Adam Ward

The Coaches Liberty Head Coach Jim Toman is in his fourth year at the helm of the Flames. During his time at Liberty, he has guided the Flames to a 141-85-1 record. He led the Flames to the best mark of any Liberty head coach over his fi rst three seasons on Liberty Mountain. Last season, the Flames had their best year under Toman, posting a school record for wins in a single season with a 42-19 record. The team’s ledger was boosted by a 21-8 road mark, the nation’s 10th best road record in 2010. In addition, Liberty recorded a 19-7 mark in Big South play, eclipsing its record of the previous season for most victories by the school since joining the conference in 1992. The Flames fi nished second in the league’s regular season and were conference runner-up at the Big South Baseball Championship. VCU Head Coach Paul Keyes is in his 17th year with the Rams. He enters Tuesday’s game with a 568-400-1 during his tenure at VCU. He is the winningest coach in program history. Keyes has led the Rams to the NCAA tournament eight times in the past 12 sea-sons and has been named CAA Coach of the Year four times. Last season, the Rams posted 34-26-1 and won the CAA tournament, earning a NCAA Regional berth in the Charlottesville, Va. regional.

All-Time Series Against VCU Tuesday’s meeting will be the 42nd contest between the Rams and Flames on the diamond. VCU holds a 28-23 advantage in the all-time series. Earlier this season, Liberty third baseman Tyler Bream hit a two-run home run and drove in three runs and left fi elder Doug Bream had three RBIs in an 11-1 Flames victory over the Rams at the Diamond in Richmond, Va., on March 29. Last season, Liberty took both meetings between the teams. The Flames won at the Diamond on March 31, 7-4. Later in the year, Liberty won 7-6 on a Tyler Bream’s two-run walk-off home at Worthington Stadium on May 18. The Flames have won four of the fi ve meetings between the teams during Liberty head coach Jim Toman’s tenure and are 7-2 against VCU since 2005. Over 30 Wins With a 6-4 win at Gardner-Webb this past Saturday, Liberty had recorded 30 wins in a season for the seventh consecutive season, and each of its four years under head coach Jim Toman. Its the fi rst time in the 38-year history of the program, the Flames have won 30 or more games seven-straight years. Last season, the Flames posted a school-record 42-19 mark to record its sixth-straight season of 30 wins or more. It was the fi rst time Liberty had accomplished the six-year feat. The 42 victories eclipsed the previous school standard of 40 set by the 1983 Liberty team. It was the second time in the program’s history a team posted 40 or more wins in a year. Before this current streak started, the Liberty baseball program had never won 30 or more games for four consecutive years. Previously, the Flames had posted 30 or more victories for three consecutive seasons from 2000-02.

LibertyLiberty............................................................................................ Statistical ComparisonStatistical Comparison .............................................. .............................................. VCUVCU31-2031-20 .............................................................. .............................................................. RecordRecord .......................................................... ..........................................................21-29 21-29 .285 .285 .................................................................................................................. Batting AverageBatting Average .................................................... .................................................... .295 .295287287........................................................................................................................................RunsRuns .............................................................. .............................................................. 278 278495 495 ........................................................................................................................................HitsHits ................................................................ ................................................................5165163535................................................................................................................................ Home RunsHome Runs ............................................................ ............................................................14 14 252 252 ......................................................................................................................Runs Batted InRuns Batted In ...................................................... ...................................................... 249 249 106106.......................................................................................................................... Stolen BasesStolen Bases ........................................................... ...........................................................75754.18 4.18 .......................................................................................................... Earned Run AverageEarned Run Average ................................................ ................................................ 4.58 4.58446.0 446.0 ................................................................................................................Innings PitchedInnings Pitched ................................................... ................................................... 446.1 446.1311311 ................................................................ ................................................................StrikeoutsStrikeouts .......................................................... .......................................................... 355 355 88..............................................................................................................................................SavesSaves ................................................................. ................................................................. 7 7 .264.264....................................................................................................Opponent Batting AverageOpponent Batting Average ............................................ ............................................ .280 .280

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Monthly BreakdownsMoving Into May Liberty enters the week with a 7-1 record in the month of May. The Flames will com-plete their regular-season schedule during the month with 12 scheduled games. Nine of the 12 are Big South Conference contests. Liberty went 12-7 in May, with a 6-5 record in Big South play in 2010. The Flames reached the Big South Baseball Championship title game for the third consecutive year. Liberty is 167-127-3 (.567) all-time, including Big South Championship appearances and three NCAA Regional appearances, during May. Liberty has gone 123-94-3 (.566) in regular-season games during the month.

Analyzing April The Flames won their last three contests in April to post a 9-8 record for the month. Liberty opened April by losing fi ve straight games, before reversing the trend by winning fi ve consecutive contests. Since 1976, the Flames have recorded an all-time mark of 354-293-1 (.546) in April. Last season, Liberty fi nished the month of April with a 10-8 record. The Flames posted a 9-3 mark in Big South Conference play. March Musings Liberty fi nished the month of March with a 12-6 record. The Flames won 11 of its last 15 contests to close the month. Liberty posted a 10-8 mark in games during March last season, including a 1-2 start to Big South Conference play. The Flames are 354-281-2 (.557) all-time during the month.

February Record The Flames fi nished the month of February with a 3-5 record. Since beginning play during the month of February in 1984, Liberty has posted an all-time mark of 73-37 for a .664 winning percentage for the month. Over the past six years, the Flames are 31-14 (.689) during the month of February, while recording a 17-8 mark under head coach Jim Toman during his four years at Liberty.

Home Sweet Home For the past 32 years, the Flames have called Worthington Stadium home. It is named for program architect and the fi rst Liberty head baseball coach, Al Worthington. Liberty has compiled an impressive 541-243-5 record at the stadium for a winning percentage of .689 since the facility’s inception in 1979. The Flames are 17-5 on the year at Worthington Stadium. Liberty posted a 20-9 re-cord at home in 2010. The Flames are 67-29-1 at home under fourth-year head coach Jim Toman’s guidance.

Road Rumblings The Flames are 14-15 away from home this season. Liberty is 12-14 in road contests and 2-0 in neutral site games. Liberty is slated to play 29 regular-season contests away from home. The Flames will square off with 27 of their opponents on their home fi eld this season and already have met two teams, Rutgers and Monmouth, on a neutral fi eld dur-ing the Keith LeClair Classic in Greenville, N.C., March 11-13. The Flames went 21-10 in road contests in 2010. Liberty posted the 10th-best road mark in the nation during the year. The Flames went 18-8 in road games and 3-2 in neutral site contests during the year.

Playing Under the Lights Liberty is 5-5 in night games this season. The Flames are scheduled to play 12 games under the stars this year. The opening game of the Radford-Liberty series at WorthingtonStadium, Thursday, is the Flames next night game. Last season, Liberty posted a 5-6 record in night contests.

A Look atVCU

Location: Richmond, Va.Founded: 1838Enrollment: 32,000Nickname: RamsColors: Black and GoldConference: Colonial Athletic

STADIUM INFORMATIONHome Field (Capacity): The Diamond (12,134)Dimensions: 330-402-330Press Box Phone: (302) 593-0115

COACHING INFORMATIONHead Coach: Paul Keyes (Old Dominion, ’84)Record at School: 568-400-1 (17 Years)Overall Record: SameOffi ce Phone: (804) 828-4820 Assistants: Shawn Stiffl er, Cory Whitby, C.J. Rhoades

TEAM INFORMATION2010 Record: 34-26-12010 Conference Record/Finish: 16-7-1/3rdLettermen Returning/Lost: 18/10Position Starters Returning/Lost: 5/4Pitchers Returning/Lost: 10/3

SPORTS INFORMATIONBaseball Contact: Mitchell MooreOffi ce Phone: (804) 828-8496E-mail Address: [email protected]@vcu.eduFax Number: (804) 828-9428Web Site: vcuathletics.com

RECENT RESULTSMay 10 Richmond W/9-4May 13 Hofstra W/6-5May 14 Hofstra W/8-5May 15 Hofstra L/4-9

UPCOMING SCHEDULEMay 19 at UNC WilmingtonMay 20 at UNC WilmingtonMay 21 at UNC Wilmington

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Liberty Versus the Big South Liberty, a 20-year member of the Big South Conference, has compiled a 285-196 (.593) record against the Big South Conference’s current membership. The Flames are 17-7 in conference play this season and currently are in second place in the league’s standings. Liberty fi nished the regular season in second place in conference play with a 19-7 record in 2010. The victory total was the most wins by a Liberty team since joining the Big South in 1992. Liberty All-Time Against the Big SouthCharleston Southern......................... 41-21Coastal Carolina ............................... 28-47Gardner-Webb ...................................... 7-4High Point ........................................ 38-28Radford ............................................ 47-26UNC Asheville................................... 43-19Presbyterian ......................................... 9-0VMI ....................................................33-11Winthrop .......................................... 37-39Total ............................................. 285-196

What’s the RISP? The Flames are hitting .301 with runners in scoring position, so far this season. Out-fi elder Doug Bream leads the team with a .446 batting average with runners in scoring position. Fellow outfi elder Michael Robertson is next with a .418 average. Meanwhile, second baseman Zack Haley paces the Flames in hitting with runners in scoring position and two outs. Haley is hitting .400 in that situation.

Liberty Versus the CAA VCU is a member of the Colonial Athletic Asociation (CAA). The Flames hold a 129-170 record all-time since 1976 against current CAA members. Liberty has also met CAA members William & Mary and VCU this season.

Liberty’s All-Time Record Against CAADelaware ................................................... 0-2George Mason ....................................... 25-32Georgia State ............................................ 0-0Hofstra ....................................................... 2-1James Madison ..................................... 27-36Northeastern .............................................. 1-0Old Dominion ......................................... 18-35Towson ...................................................... 6-8 UNC Wilmington ........................................ 6-3VCU ....................................................... 23-28William & Mary ....................................... 21-25Total .................................................. 129-170

Big South Conference

Update

Conference Standings W L Pct.Coastal Carolina 18 6 .750Liberty 17 7 .708Charleston Southern 14 10 .583Gardner-Webb 13 11 .542Winthrop 13 11 .542Radford 12 12 .500VMI 12 12 .500High Point 8 16 .333UNC Asheville 7 17 .292Presbyterian 6 18 .250

Overall Standings W L T PctCoastal Carolina 34 17 0 .667Liberty 31 20 0 .608Gardner-Webb 29 19 1 .602Radford 28 22 0 .560Charleston Southern 27 25 0 .519Winthrop 25 27 0 .481VMI 25 22 1 .531High Point 23 29 0 .442Presbyterian 21 31 0 .404UNC Asheville 15 33 0 .313

Upcoming Schedule

Tuesday, May 16Georgia State at Charleston So. 2 p.m.VCU at Liberty 3 p.m.VMI at Virginia Tech 5:30 p.m.James Madison at Radford 6 p.m.West. Carolina at Gardner-Webb 6 p.m.Winthrop at Charlotte 6 p.m.Coast.Carolina at UNC Wilmington 6 p.m.Presbyterian at Coll. of Charleston 6 p.m.High Point at Virginia 6 p.m.UNC Asheville at South Carolina 7 p.m.

W/Runners in Scoring Position Avg. AB Hits RBIsDoug Bream .433 67 29 35Michael Robertson .400 60 24 29Ian Parmley .358 53 19 14Matt Williams .333 66 22 27Austin Taylor .311 45 14 21Team .295 560 165 206

W/Runners in Scoring Position & 2 Outs Avg. AB Hits RBIsDoug Bream .361 36 13 17Zack Haley .360 25 9 11Michael Robertson .310 29 9 11Ian Parmley .308 26 8 8Jeff Jefferson .267 15 4 4Team .248 270 67 78

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Burning Up the Base Paths The Flames enter the week with 106 stolen bases, the most by a Liberty team since 2002, when the Flames stole 111 bases in 59 games. Liberty’s 106 stolen bases leads the Big South Conference in the category. The Flames were ranked sixth in the nation in the latest NCAA Division I statistical report, for games played through May 1. Liberty has taken advantage of its team speed, nearly doubling its stolen base total from a year ago. The Flames have stolen 106 bases in 135 attempts this season, com-pared to 2010, when the Flames swiped 57 stolen bases in 80 attempts during the entire year. Leading the way for the Flames is center fi elder Ian Parmley with 25 stolen bases. The Liberty outfi elder is second in the Big South and 29th nationally in the category. Par-mley’s 25 steals are the most by a Liberty player since 2004, when outfi elder Jeremiah Boles had 31 stolen bases. In addition, Parmley has moved into a tie for ninth on the program’s single season list with former Liberty shortstop Joey Monahan, who had 25 in 2002. Gary Wagner holds the school record with 46 stolen bases in 1983. The Flames’ stolen base totals are defi nitely a stark contrast from last season. Not only has Liberty surpassed last year’s season total, but individually four Flames have more steals than outfi elder Curran Redal, who led the 2010 team with a season total of 13 stolen bases. Joining Parmley is catcher Casey Rasmus, who has 18 stolen bases this season despite playing in 39 games. Rasmus is sixth in the conference in the cat-egory. Outfi elder Michael Robertson and shortstop Matt Williams have also reached double-digit totals. Robertson is eighth in the conference with 15 stolen bases, while Williams has 14 steals.

Picking Up the Pace With new bats and new rules to speed up time between innings and govern mound visits, the time Flames contests have been played in this season has seen a signifi cant drop. So far this season, Liberty games have run an average of 2:30, compared to 2:49 at this point in 2010, an 19-minute difference. Last season through 51 games, Liberty had already played 17 games which lasted three hours or longer, with the longest being 3:43 in a 14-13, 10 inning setback to Man-hattan on March 20. This season, the Flames have had only six games go over three hours, the longest being 3:26 in a wild, come-from-behind, 14-9 victory at High Point, April 10. Liberty scored seven times in the ninth inning to erase a 9-7 defi cit, en route to the win.

Baker Has Been Big In his fi rst season in a Liberty uniform, pitcher Garrett Baker has established himself as the workhorse of the Flames’ relief corps. The junior left-hander has made a team-leading 21 appearances, posting a 6-4 re-cord with two saves and a 3.08 ERA in 47 1/3 innings. Of his 21 appearances, three have been starts. In addition, Baker has struck out 39 and walked only four batters. He leads the con-ference with 0.68 walks allowed per nine innings and was ninth nationally in last week’s NCAA Division I statistical report. Over the last four conference weekends, Baker has been the fi rst pitcher summoned from the Liberty bullpen in seven of the 12 games, recording a 3-1 record and two saves with a 0.51 ERA in 17 2/3 innings. He has struck out 15 batters and walked one, holding opponents to a .161 batting average over the stretch. For the year, Baker has allowed only six of 26 inherited runners to score. Williams Moves Up on Career 2Bs List Shortstop Matt Williams continues to climb the school’s Top 10 career doubles list. With 15 doubles on the year, Williams now has 49 two-base hits in his career, tying for-mer Liberty standout Jason Benham (1995-98) for sixth place on the all-time list. Former Liberty outfi elder Phillip Laurent (2003-06) holds the school career record for two-base hits with 68. He also set the single-season record with 27 in 2006. Williams’ Liberty teammate Tyler Bream has also moved into the Top 10 career dou-bles list this season. With 45 two-base hits, the Flames third baseman ranks 10th on the school’s career list.

Miscellaneous Stats

MULTIPLE HIT GAMES 2 3 4 5+ Tot14 BREAM, Doug 14 3 2 1 20

1 WILLIAMS, Matt 13 5 1 - 19

15 PARMLEY, Ian 13 5 1 - 19

7 ROBERTSON, M. 12 3 - 1 16

5 BREAM, Tyler 10 2 1 - 13

20 RASMUS, Casey 8 2 - - 10

4 TAYLOR, Austin 7 2 - - 9

16 HALEY, Zack 6 3 - - 9

24 SIZEMORE, Justin 7 - - - 7

9 JEFFERSON, Jeff 5 1 - - 6

18 RICHARDSON, J. 5 - - - 5

2 GRIMALDI, Marcus 2 - - - 2

17 SYPE, Dalton 1 1 - - 2

36 CORDELL, Ryan 1 1 - - 2

TEAM 104 26 7 2 139

MULTIPLE RBI GAMES 2 3 4 5+ Tot14 BREAM, Doug 6 4 1 - 11

1 WILLIAMS, Matt 9 - - 1 10

5 BREAM, Tyler 6 1 - - 7

7 ROBERTSON, M 7 - - - 7

4 TAYLOR, Austin 2 2 2 - 6

24 SIZEMORE, Justin 3 1 1 - 5

20 RASMUS, Casey 4 - - - 4

9 JEFFERSON, Jeff 2 1 - - 3

16 HALEY, Zack 2 1 - - 3

18 RICHARDSON, J. 2 - - - 2

2 GRIMALDI, M. 1 - - - 1

36 CORDELL, Ryan 1 - - - 1

TEAM 45 10 4 1 60

HITTING STREAKS Longest Current14 BREAM, Doug 12 -

20 RASMUS, Casey 12 2

1 WILLIAMS, Matt 10 -

5 BREAM, Tyler 10 -

7 ROBERTSON, M. 10 4

16 HALEY, Zack 9 1

15 PARMLEY, Ian 6 6

4 TAYLOR, Austin 6 2

9 JEFFERSON, Jeff 3 -

24 SIZEMORE, Justin 3 -

2 GRIMALDI, Marcus 2 -

17 SYPE, Dalton 2 2

18 RICHARDSON, Justin 2 -

36 CORDELL, Ryan 2 2

11 THOMPSON, Joshua 1 -

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Two-HR Games Abound Over 10-Day Stretch Three Flames hit two home runs in a game over a stretch of 10 days from April 17-26. Before the stretch, no Liberty player had connected for more than one round tripper in a game this season. Designated hitter Justin Richardson became the fi rst Flame to hit two home runs in a game this season in a 7-1 win over Presbyterian College during the fi rst game of a dou-bleheader, April 17 at Worthington Stadium. The blasts were his fi rst and second round trippers of the year. Richardson belted solo home runs in the fourth and sixth innings of the contest. Catcher Jeff Jefferson followed six days later in an 8-6 victory over VMI in game one of a doubleheader at Gray-Minor Stadium in Lexington, Va., April 23. Jefferson lined a solo home run in the fi fth and tied the game at 6-6 in the ninth inning with another solo home run. In the come-from-behind victory at VMI, the Flames hit fi ve home runs, theirmost in a contest this season. Outfi elder Ryan Cordell became the third player with a multi-home run game April 26 at No. 2 South Carolina. The fi rst two hits of his collegiate career, the outfi elder hit round trippers in the fourth and eight innings. Last season, Liberty only had one multiple-home run game. Third baseman Tyler Bream hit two round trippers, including a two-run, walk-off home run in the last game of the season at Worthington Stadium, a 7-6 victory over VCU on May 18, 2010.

Casey Rasmus - Base Cop Flames catcher Casey Rasmus has been tough on base stealers this season. The junior begins the weekend having thrown out 43% (17-of-40) of would-be base stealers in 39 games. He is third in the Big South in runners caught stealing despite having his playing time curtailed due to injury.

Flames Sweep Doubleheader and Series Liberty took both games of a doubleheader, 3-0 and 15-3, May 7 to complete a sweep of a Big South three-game series with UNC Asheville at Worthington Stadium. In game one, Steven Evans pitched the fi rst complete-game shutout of his career. The left-hander scattered four hits and struck out eight batters in the contest. Center fi elder Ian Parmley went 3-for-3 with two doubles, driving in a run and scoring a run. In game two, right fi elder Michael Robertson went 5-for-5 with three doubles and fi rst baseman Austin Taylor had three hits, including a home run, as the Liberty Flames de-feated the UNC Asheville Bulldogs, 15-3. Robertson had fi ve hits in a contest for the fi rst time in his career at Liberty. The right fi elder scored three times and also drove in two runs. Taylor plated three runs with his three hits and also scored three times in the game. His two-out solo home run in the fourth inning tied him with shortstop Matt Williams for the team lead with six round trippers. Keegan Linza picked up his eighth win on the year, allowing one run on two hits over six innings.

Williams Hits Second Walk-off HR in Seven Days A two-run home run by Liberty shortstop Matt Williams capped a three-run, ninth inning rally, propelling the Flames past the UNC Asheville Bulldogs, 3-2, May 5 in a Big South contest at Worthington Stadium. The Williams round tripper was his second walk-off home run in seven days. On April 29 at Worthington Stadium, the shortstop ripped the fi rst pitch he saw leading off the 12th inning into the left fi eld bullpen for a 3-2 win over the Le Moyne Dolphins. Trailing 2-0 and held to three hits, Liberty reversed its fortunes in the ninth inning. Center fi elder Ian Parmley, who was 3-for-3 in the game, led off the inning by beating out a grounder deep in the hole between shortstop and third base for a hit. After Parmley ad-vanced to third base on an errant throw by Dull on a pickoff attempt, right fi elder Michael Robertson laced a liner into the left fi eld corner for a double, plating Parmley. Williams followed by ripping his sixth home run of the season over the left center fi eld wall for the victory.

When the Flames ...

Were at home ............................... 17-5Were away .................................. 12-15Were at a neutral site ..................... 2-0In Day Games............................. 26-15In Night Games............................... 5-5

vs. left-handed starter .................... 4-8vs. right-handed starter............... 27-12

In one-run games .......................... 9-5In two-run games ........................... 4-2In fi ve-plus run games. ................... 9-8Extra innings .................................. 1-2Shutouts ........................................ 3-1

Scored fi rst ................................... 21-6Opponents scored fi rst. .............. 10-14

Scored in the fi rst inning ............... 11-6Opp. scored in fi rst inning ............ 7-11

Led after the fi rst........................... 10-4Trailed after the fi rst ........................ 5-8Were tied after the fi rst. ................ 16-8

Led after the second ..................... 15-5Trailed after the second ................ 8-10Were tied after the second ............. 8-5

Led after the third ......................... 19-8Trailed after the third ...................... 7-9Were tied after the third .................. 5-3

Led after the fourth ....................... 22-6Trailed after the fourth .................. 5-13Were tied after the fourth ................ 4-1

Led after the fi fth........................... 26-6Trailed after the fi fth ...................... 3-12Were tied after the fi fth. .................. 5-2

Led after the sixth ......................... 22-4Trailed after the sixth .................... 2-13Were tied after the sixth .................. 7-3

Led after the seventh .................... 25-3Trailed after the seventh ............... 2-11Were tied after the seventh ............ 3-5

Led after the eighth....................... 26-1Trailed after the eighth .................. 3-14Were tied after the eighth ............... 1-4

After winning a game .................. 18-11After losing a game....................... 13-9

Out-hit opponent ........................... 23-2Out-hit by opponent ...................... 6-15Hits were tied .................................. 2-2

Hit a home run .............................. 16-7Opponents hit a home run ........... 5-10

Do not hit a home run ................. 15-13Opponents do not hit a HR ........... 26-9

Wore red uniforms. ......................... 6-2Wore white pinstripe uniforms ........ 7-3Wore white uniforms ....................... 5-1Wore blue uniforms ........................ 3-6Wore grey uniforms. ....................... 5-2Wore blue BP tops .......................... 5-5

Played on Tuesday ......................... 2-4Played on Wednesday .................... 0-3Played on Thursday ........................ 1-0Played on Friday............................. 7-6Played on Saturday ...................... 11-6Played on Sunday ........................ 10-1

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Left-hander Garrett Baker moved to 6-3 on the season, pitching 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. He struck out two batters and walked one. After being summoned from the bullpen in the seventh inning, Baker struck out the next batter with the bases loaded and two out to end the scoring threat.

Doug Bream Receives National, Conference Honors The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) named Liberty se-nior outfi elder Doug Bream and Clemson junior shortstop Brad Miller National Co-Hitters of the Week, April 12. The Flames outfi elder was also selected to the College Baseball Foundation’s National All-Star Line-Up, as well as being named the Southeast Regional Player of the Week by CollegeBaseballInsider.com and the Big South Player of the Week for games played through April 10. During the week, Bream batted .737 (14-19) with six runs scored, eight RBIs, two doubles, one triple and two walks in four games. The senior had four or more hits in three of the games, including a 5-5 day in a midweek contest with James Madison on April 6. After picking up a hit and RBI at High Point on April 8, Bream had four hits in each of Liberty’s weekend wins over the Panthers. The outfi elder went 4-for-5 and drove in four runs in 9-0 win on April 9 and was 4-for-5 with a double and three RBIs in Liberty’s 14-9 victory on April 10. He fi nished the week with a .762 on-base percentage and a .947 slugging percent-age.

Beakler’s Effort Highlights Wins Against UNO Liberty took two games from the New Orleans Privateers at Worthington Stadium during the Liberty Tournament, April 30-May 1. The Flames won April 30, 3-2, and May 1, 5-2. Right-hander Dane Beakler’s effort was the key to Liberty’s win on April 30. Making his fi rst start since May 16, 2006, Beakler recorded the fi rst complete game of his career. The senior right-hander allowed two runs, one earned, on seven hits over the full nine innings. He struck out eight and did not walk a batter. After New Orleans tied the game in the fi fth inning, the right-hander did not allow a runner to reach base, retiring the last 14 batters to face him in the contest. First baseman Austin Taylor hit his fi fth home run of the year to break a 2-2 tie in the seventh inning in the 3-2 win. On May 1, left fi elder Ryan Cordell and third baseman Zack Haley each had three hits, leading the Liberty Flames to a 5-2 victory. Cordell had three hits in a game for the fi rst time as a collegian. The left fi elder went 3-for-3 in the contest, scoring twice. Haley matched his teammate by going 3-for-3 and plating two runs. Blake Forslund recorded his fi rst victory with four scoreless innings, while reliever Jacob Kemmerer followed with four scoreless frames in the victory.

Williams and Linza Push Flames Past Le Moyne Shortstop Matt Williams hit a home run leading off the 12th inning to propel the Lib-erty Flames past the Le Moyne Dolphins, 3-2, April 29 in the second game of the Liberty Tournament at Worthington Stadium. With the score tied 2-2 in the bottom of the 12th inning, Williams belted the fi rst offer-ing from Dolphin pitcher Ed Kohout over the left fi eld wall for the 3-2 victory. The home run was the shortstop’s team-leading fi fth of the year. Liberty starter Steven Evans did not fi gure in the decision. However, he moved into second place in the school’s strikeout list with eight strikeouts in the game. The left-hander has 244 career strikeouts. Mike Brown holds the Liberty career mark with 287 strikeouts from 1994-97. Mark Swanson recorded the win to move to 2-1 on the year. The senior right-hander pitched four scoreless innings of relief, allowing three hits. He struck out two and did not walk a batter. Two days later, right-hander Keegan Linza capped a 4-0 weekend with a complete game, leading the Flames to a 5-1 win over the Le Moyne Dolphins at Worthington Sta-dium in the fi nal game of the Liberty Tournament.

Team Highs

BattingAt bats: ................................................ 44WINTHROP (03-26)Runs scored:....................................... 16 WINTHROP (03-26)Hits: ...................................................... 20 TWO TIMES: MR: WINTHROP (03-26)RBIs: .................................................... 16WINTHROP (03-26)Doubles: ................................................ 6UNC ASHEVILLE (05-07)Triples: ................................................... 1NINE TIMESHome runs: ............................................ 3PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE (04-17)Total bases: ......................................... 33WINTHROP (03-26)Walks: .................................................... 7TWO TIMES - MR: VIRGINIA TECH (03-22)Strikeouts: ............................................11at Coastal Carolina (04-03)Sac hits:................................................. 3PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE (04-15)Sac fl ies: ................................................ 5NEW ORLEANS (05-1)Stolen bases: ........................................ 6TWO TIMES - MR: WINTHROP (03-26)Hit by pitch: ........................................... 3at Coastal Carolina (04-02)Runners LOB: ..................................... 14at Mercer (02-19)Hit into DP: ............................................ 3PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE (04-15)

FieldingErrors ..................................................... 4 WILLIAM & MARY (03-08)DPs turned ............................................ 3WINTHROP (03-26)

PitchingRuns allowed: ..................................... 17TWO TIMES - MR: at Coastal CarolinaEarned runs: ....................................... 16TWO TIMES - MR: at Coastal CarolinaWalks allowed: ...................................... 8at North Florida (02-26)Strikeouts: ........................................... 12CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (03/20)Hits allowed: ....................................... 19at Mercer (02-19)Doubles allowed: .................................. 4TWO TIMES - MR: BINGHAMTON (03-05)Homers allowed: ................................... 8at Mercer (02-19)Wild pitches: ......................................... 4WILLIAM & MARY (03-08)Hit batters: ............................................. 5at Coastal Carolina (04-01)

MR: - Most Recently

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Linza recorded his fourth complete game of the season, running his mark to 7-3 on the year in the victory. The senior right-hander gave up an unearned run on six hits. He struck out seven and walked two batters. Linza allowed only one hit during the last fi ve innings. Liberty totaled eight hits in the game. Designated hitter Justin Richardson led the Flames with two hits.

Flames Take Two From VMI The Liberty Flames rallied with three runs in the ninth inning and catcher Jeff Jef-ferson hit two home runs, downing the VMI Keydets, 8-6, in the fi rst game of a double-header, April 23 at Gray-Minor Stadium. The win enabled the Flames to take the fi rst two games of a three-game Big South series with the Keydets. Liberty hit fi ve home runs in the contest, the most by the Flames this season. Liberty had previously hit three round trippers in a game in a 7-1 win over Presbyterian College in the fi rst game of a doubleheader on April 17. Trailing 6-5, the Flames plated three runs in the top of the ninth to take an 8-6 lead. With one out, catcher Jeff Jefferson belted his second home run of the game and fourth of the year to left fi eld, tying the contest at 6-6. Second baseman Zack Haley followed with a home run inside the left fi eld foul pole, putting Liberty on top for the second time in the game, 7-6. Right fi elder Michael Robertson singled to right fi eld to plate center fi elder Ian Parmley, who had reached on a double, for an 8-6 advantage. Reliever Garrett Baker retired the side in order in the bottom of the ninth to close out the victory. It was his second victory in two days. The win was Liberty’s seventh consecu-tive victory in Big South play. Locked in a pitcher’s duel the night before, Robertson beat out a two-out, infi eld single to score the go-ahead run as the Flames defeated the VMI Keydets, 3-2, in the opening contest of the series. Tied at 2-2, Liberty pushed across a run to break the deadlock in the top of the eighth inning. With two outs and runners on second and third, Robertson beat out a chopper behind the mound for an infi eld single, to score a run for a 3-2 edge. Baker held VMI in check in both the eighth and ninth innings to close out the Liberty victory.

Liberty Sweeps PC The Liberty Flames jumped out to a 5-1 lead through the fi rst three innings of game two and never looked back, defeating the Presbyterian College Blue Hose, 5-2, to com-plete a sweep of a doubleheader, April 17 at Worthington Stadium and the three-game Big South series between the two teams. In the game two of the twinbill, Liberty totaled 13 hits. Matt Williams, Doug Bream, Austin Taylor, Justin Richardson and Jeff Jefferson had two hits apiece for the Flames. Pitcher Keegan Linza moved to 6-2 on the year, yielding two runs, both unearned, on seven hits over the fi rst 5 1/3 innings. Garrett Baker earned his second save of the season. The junior threw 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, giving up three hits and striking out two batters. In game one, Richardson belted a career-high two home runs and Bream added another round tripper, powering the Flames past the Blue Hose, 7-1. It is the fi rst time this season, the Flames have hit three home runs in a game. In addition, Richardson became the fi rst Liberty player to hit more than one round tripper in a contest this season. Bream hit his fi rst home run of the season in the third inning, while designated hitter Richardson hit his fi rst home run leading off the fourth. The Liberty designated hitter hit his second solo home run of the game in the sixth. Liberty starter Steven Evans moved to 4-3 on the season, allowing one run on six hits over seven innings. Jacob Kemmerer and Mark Swanson pitched scoreless innings to close out the win. After the visiting Presbyterian College Blue Hose took a lead in the top of the sev-enth, Liberty struck for three runs in the bottom of the inning, en route to a 6-5 victory, the night before in the opening game of the series on April 15. Liberty had nine hits in the contest. The Flames’ three, four and fi ve hitters each had two hits, as Williams, Doug Bream and Tyler Bream had a pair of hits apiece. Second baseman Zack Haley also had two hits for Liberty. Doug Bream drove in three runs for the Flames.

2011 Big SouthBatting Leaders(through 5/15)

AverageAverageName, Team AVGName, Team AVG1. Brad Zebedis, PC .4141. Brad Zebedis, PC .4142. Tommy La Stella, CCU .4072. Tommy La Stella, CCU .4073. Matt Hillsinger, RU .3793. Matt Hillsinger, RU .3794. Scott Woodward, CCU .3704. Scott Woodward, CCU .3705. Steve Antolik, HPU .3695. Steve Antolik, HPU .369 Runs ScoredRuns ScoredName, Team RName, Team R1. Tommy La Stella, CCU 501. Tommy La Stella, CCU 502. Daniel Merck, GWU 482. Daniel Merck, GWU 483. Scott Woodward, CCU 473. Scott Woodward, CCU 474. Aaron Miller, GWU 464. Aaron Miller, GWU 465. Matt Hilllsinger, RU 445. Matt Hilllsinger, RU 44 Steve Antolik, HPU 44 Steve Antolik, HPU 44 HitsHitsName, TeamName, Team1. Brad Zebedis, PC 821. Brad Zebedis, PC 822. Tommy La Stella, CCU 772. Tommy La Stella, CCU 773. Matt Hillsinger, RU 703. Matt Hillsinger, RU 70 Steve Antolik, HPU 70 Steve Antolik, HPU 70 Jaren Sustar, CSU 70 Jaren Sustar, CSU 70

RBIRBIName, TeamName, Team1. Tommy La Stella, CCU 561. Tommy La Stella, CCU 562. Brad Zebedis, PC 502. Brad Zebedis, PC 503. Daniel Bowman, CCU 493. Daniel Bowman, CCU 494. Jake Watts, GWU 474. Jake Watts, GWU 475. Tony Micklon, PC 455. Tony Micklon, PC 45 DoublesDoublesName, TeamName, Team1. Dusty Quattlebaum, GWU 231. Dusty Quattlebaum, GWU 232. Brad Zebedis, PC 212. Brad Zebedis, PC 213. Steve Antolik, HPU 183. Steve Antolik, HPU 18 Tony Micklon, PC 17 Tony Micklon, PC 17 Patrick Gamblin, WU 17 Patrick Gamblin, WU 17 Matt Still, CSU 17 Matt Still, CSU 17 TriplesTriplesName, TeamName, Team1. Matt Mack, RU 51. Matt Mack, RU 52. Andrew Williams, PC 42. Andrew Williams, PC 4 Tommy LaStella, CCU 4 Tommy LaStella, CCU 4

Home RunsHome RunsName, TeamName, Team1. Daniel Bowman, CCU 111. Daniel Bowman, CCU 11 Tommy La Stella, CCU 11 Tommy La Stella, CCU 11 Derek Smith, CSU 11 Derek Smith, CSU 11 Brad Zebedis, PC 11 Brad Zebedis, PC 115.. Tony Micklon, PC 10 5.. Tony Micklon, PC 10 Stolen BasesStolen BasesName, TeamName, Team1. Matt Hillsinger, RU 281. Matt Hillsinger, RU 282. 2. Ian Parmley, LIB 25 Ian Parmley, LIB 253. Scott Woodward, CCU 243. Scott Woodward, CCU 244. Tom Burkett, CSU 194. Tom Burkett, CSU 19 Brantley Meier, CSU 19 Brantley Meier, CSU 19

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Dane Beakler allowed one hit over 2/3 of an inning to pick up his fi rst win of the year to move to 1-0. Baker pitched the fi nal 1 1/3 innings to earn his fi rst save of the season. He retired all four batters he faced, including inducing an inning-ending double play in the eighth inning.

Flames Take Series From High Point with Big Ninth Down by two runs, the Liberty Flames erupted for seven runs in the ninth inning for a 14-9 victory over the High Point Panthers, April 10, in a Big South Conference contest at Coy O. Willard Stadium. With the win, the Flames took the weekend series. Trailing 9-7, Liberty pounced on High Point relief pitching, batting around in the top of the ninth inning to take the lead. The Flames scored seven runs on seven hits and an error to erase the host team’s edge. Liberty had 19 hits in the game. For the second consecutive day, outfi elder Doug Bream had four hits to lead all players in the contest. The Liberty left fi elder hit .643 during the three-game series against the Panthers. Center fi elder Ian Parmley, right fi elder Mi-chael Robertson and shortstop Matt Williams each had three hits apiece for the Flames. Reliever Mark Swanson evened his record at 1-1 on the year. After entering the con-test with runners on second and third base and no one out, the senior right-hander kept the Flames close, pitching 3 1/3 scoreless innings of relief.

Niggli Delivers Liberty right-hander John Niggli held High Point in check over eight innings, as the Flames downed the Panthers, 9-0, April 9 in a Big South contest at Coy O. Willard Sta-dium. Niggli was in control throughout the fi rst eight innings of the contest, scattering three hits. He allowed only two High Point runners to move into scoring position throughout his time on the mound, before giving way to relief pitcher Jacob Kemmerer. The right-hander struck out two batters and walked one, running his record to 4-2 on the year. After allowing a hit to the leadoff batter in the fourth inning, he did not allow another hit until two outs into his fi nal inning, the eighth. Niggli and Kemmerer combined to pitch the second shutout by the Flames pitching staff this season.

Breams Big at VCU Liberty third baseman Tyler Bream hit a two-run home run and drove in three runs and left fi elder Doug Bream had three RBIs in an 11-1 Flames victory over the VCU Rams, March 29 at the Diamond in Richmond, Va. Tyler Bream hit a two-run home run in the fi fth inning, with Doug aboard to give the Flames a 6-1 advantage. It was one of two hits the third baseman had on the day. Doug Bream also had two hits in the game. Catcher Cody Rasmus had three hits and scored three runs for Liberty, which had 12 hits in the game. Shortstop Matt Williams and designated hitter Marcus Grimaldi had two hits each.

Flames Take Series with Season-High in Runs Shortstop Matt Williams drove in fi ve runs with four hits, including one a home run, as the Liberty Flames cranked out a season-high for runs in a 16-7 victory over the Winthrop Eagles in the fi nal game of a three-game Big South series, this March 26 at Worthington Stadium. The win allowed the Flames to take the three-game series, two games to one, and start the season 5-1 in the Big South. In the contest, the Flames scored a season-high 16 runs, eclipsing their previous high in a 12-2 win over Binghamton on March 4. In addition, Liberty tied their season-high for hits in a contest with 20. Every member of the Liberty batting order had at least one hit in the contest. Outfi elder Michael Robertson and fi rst baseman Jeff Jefferson each had three hits in the contest. Jefferson also scored twice and drove in three runs. Austin Taylor hit a three-run home run and drove in four runs for the Flames. Steven Evans was the benefi ciary of the Liberty scoring outburst, evening his record at 3-3 on the year. The senior allowed one run on two hits over 6 1/3 innings.

2011 Big SouthPitching Leaders

(through 5/16)

ERAName, Team ERA1. Matt Rein, CCU 1.412. Charlie McCready, CSU 2.003. Josh Conway, CCU 2.204. Keegan Linza, LIB 2.235. Anthony Meo, CCU 2.30

VictoriesName, Team WINS1. Keegan Linza, LIB 92. Matt Rein, CCU 83. Josh Conway, CCU 7 Anthony Meo, CCU 7 Eddie Butler, RU 7

Innings PitchedName, Team IP1. Keegan Linza, LIB 93.02. Steven Evans, LIB 88.13. Anthony Meo, CCU 86.04. Eddie Butler, RU 81.25. Jordan Pace, PC 81.0 Mark Peterson, RU 81.0

AppearancesName, Team APP1. Brett Stackhouse, GWU 282. Brad Wimmer, RU 273. Chandler Knox, PC 26 Jeff Howell, GWU 26 Ryan Connonlly, CCU 26

StrikeoutsName, Team SO1. Anthony Meo, CCU 912. Cody Allen, HPU 843. Steven Evans, LIB 744. Jesse Caddenhead, CSU 685. Bobby Bolling, RU 67

SavesName, Team SV1. Abram Williams, RU 142. Corey, Deighan, CSU 73. Adam Izokovic, GWU 6 Jeff Howell, GWU 6 4. Charlie McCready, CSU 5

Opp. Batting Avg.Name, Team1. Matt Rein, CCU .1972. Josh Conway, CCU .2193. Coby Cowgill, VMI .2204. Steven Evans, LIB .2235. Emilo Pagan, GWI .225

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The day before, the Flames opened the series with a 5-2 win over the Eagles in game one of a doubleheader. Right-hander Keegan Linza held the Eagles in check to record his fourth complete game of his career and run his season mark to 5-0. The senior allowed two runs on nine hits, striking out fi ve and walking two batters. It was the third consecutive start that Linza , against Rutgers, Charleston Southern and Winthrop. Robertson went 2-for-2 with a walk, an RBI and two runs scored for the Flames. Outfi elder Doug Bream added two hits and two RBIs in the game.

Complete Games Highlight Sweep Each of Liberty’s starting pitchers of its three-game Big South series pitched a complete game, keying a sweep of the Charleston Southern Buccaneers in the fi rst conference series of the year, March 18-20. After allowing a combined four runs the previous week at the Keith LeClair Classic, Liberty starters, Keegan Linza, John Niggli and Steven Evans once again turned the trick, holding the Buccaneers to four runs over the entire three-game series. Linza got things started, March 18 in the series opener. The senior right-hander outdueled his Charleston Southern counterpart, going the distance in his second consecutive outing in a 2-1 win. Linza allowed one run on eight hits, striking out a career-high 10 to run his record to 4-0 on the year. Niggli followed-up with a gem of his own on March 19. The junior right-hander threw his fi rst complete game in a Liberty uniform in a 5-1 victory. Niggli gave up one run on fi ve hits, striking out four. From the third inning on, the junior domi-nated, not allowing a Charleston Southern hit until a two-out infi eld single in the ninth inning. During the stretch, the Liberty right-hander allowed only two runners to reach, on a walk in the fi fth and another walk in the sixth inning. The next afternoon, Evans made it three consecutive complete games, pitch-ing his fi rst of the season and the fi fth of his career in a 5-2 victory over the Buc-caneers. He allowed two runs on six hits, fanning 12 to set a new career-high and walked one.

Baker Comes Up Big at Maryland A strong relief appearance by Garrett Baker and seven extra base hits pro-pelled the Liberty Flames past the Maryland Terrapins, 11-4, March 15 at Smith Stadium in College Park, Md. Baker entered the contest with the bases loaded, no one out and one run already in for Maryland in the fi rst inning and quickly restored order in the contest. The junior allowed only an unearned run, scattering three hits over eight effec-tive innings. The left-hander struck out fi ve and walked none, running his record to 2-0. He retired seven consecutive batters from the second through the fourth inning and later, fi nished his outing by setting down 12 Terrapins in order. Despite trailing 3-0 after one inning, the Flames answered with four runs in the third inning to take a lead they never relinquished. In the frame, second base-man Zack Haley and fi rst baseman Jeff Jefferson hit solo home runs. For Haley, it was his fi rst of the season, while Jefferson’s round tripper was his second on the year. Haley led all players in the contest with three hits, including two extra base hits. One of left fi elder Doug Bream’s two hits in the game was a bases-clearing double.

Pitchers Lead the Way at LeClair Classic Liberty captured the 2011 Keith LeClair Classic in Greenville, N.C., March 11-13 with a 3-0 record. Keying the title run were the efforts of Flames starting pitchers Keegan Linza, John Niggli and Steven Evans. Linza got things started on March 11, fi ring the fi rst complete game of the season by a Liberty starting pitcher in a 5-2 victory over Rutgers. The senior right-hander allowed two runs on seven hits, striking out fi ve and not walking a Scarlet Knight batter.

2011 NCAA Rankings(as of 5/10)

Team (288 Ranked)Category ...................................... Rank ....ActualBatting Average ........................... 113 ......0.287Scoring ........................................ 131 ......5.7Runs ............................................ 103 ......274.0Hits .............................................. 72 ........468.0Doubles Per Game ..................... 80 ........1.94Doubles ....................................... 61 ........93.0Triples Per Game ........................ 184 ......0.19Triples .......................................... 159 ......9.0Home Runs Per Game ............... 53 ........0.69Home Runs ................................. 48 ........33.0Slugging Percentage ................... 85 ........0.415Stolen Bases Per Game ............. 9 ..........2.06Stolen Bases ............................... 7 ..........99.0Base on Balls .............................. 256 ......126.0Sacrifi ce Bunts ............................ 154 ......31.0Hit by Pitch .................................. 144 ......45.0Sacrifi ce Flies .............................. 45 .........24.0Earned Run Average ................... 112 .......4.28Strikeouts Per Nine Innings ........ 207 ......6.3Hits Allowed Per Nine Innings ..... 103 .......9.2Walks Allowed Per Nine Innings .. 26 ........2.75Fielding Percentage .................... 1 09 ........967Double Plays Per Game ............. 132 ......0.79Double Plays ............................... 111 ......38.0WL Pct ......................................... 77 .........0.604

Individual – Top 100Total BasesMatt Willliams ............................... 100 .......103.0

Stolen Bases Per GameIan Parmley .................................. 30 .........0.52

Stolen BasesIan Parmley ................................. 29 ........23.0

Sacrifi ce FliesTyler Bream ................................. 8 ..........7.0

ERAKeegan Linza ............................... 84 ......... 2.31

VictoriesKeegan Linza .............................. 19 ........8.0

Walks Allowed Per Nine InningsGarett Baker ................................ 9 ..........0.76

Complete GamesKeegan Linza ............................... 23 .........4.0

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Linza retired the fi rst 10 Scarlet Knight batters to face him in the contest and did not allow a runner past second base until the seventh inning, when Rutgers scored its fi rst run of the contest. With the win, he runs his record to 3-0 on the year. The following day, right-hander John Niggli pitched seven strong innings to pick up his second victory of the year in a 4-3 win over Monmouth. The junior gave up two runs on six hits, striking out one and walking none over the fi rst seven innings, before being relieved by Garrett Baker. He followed with 1 2/3 innings of relief, allowing a run on one hit. J.J. McLeod faced one batter, getting the fi nal out of the contest to earn his fi rst save of the year. Left-hander Steven Evans capped the weekend by handcuffi ng the host East Carolina Pirates in a 2-0 victory, March 13. The senior left-hander held the Pirate hitters in check during his outing, scattering four hits over 7 1/3 scoreless innings to pick up his fi rst victory of 2011. The left-hander struck out a season-high nine batters and walked three, running his record to 1-3 on the season. He retired the last eight batters he faced, before giving way to reliever Dane Beakler with one out. Beakler completed the shutout with 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, as Liberty claimed the title.

Flames Belt 20 in Game as Bats Come Alive vs. Binghamton In its home opener on March 4, Liberty pounded out 20 hits, a season-high, in a 12-2 win over the Bearcats in the fi rst game of the year at Worthington Stadium. The last time the Flames had 20 or more hits in a single game since Liberty belted 21 hits in a 16-9, 10-in-ning victory at Presbyterian College on April 25, 2010. The Flames hit .396 as team during the three-game series with Binghamton and aver-aged 9.3 runs per game. Leading the way during the series was catcher Casey Rasmus, who hit .545 and tied for the team-high in hits with six. The junior ripped his fi rst home run of the season and scored four times during the three-game series. Third baseman Tyler Bream and shortstop Matt Williams also had six hits during the weekend series. Williams hit his fi rst round tripper of the year and had a double and triple among his hits. In addition, infi elders Austin Taylor and Justin Sizemore helped power the Liberty of-fense with big offensive weekends. Taylor hit .444 (4/9) with a double and two home runs, driving in a team-high seven runs during the series. Sizemore belted his fi rst home run of the year and had fi ve RBIs for the Flames. Connections - Part I Three Liberty Flames, catcher Casey Rasmus, third baseman Tyler Bream and infi elder Austin Taylor, each have connections to Major League Baseball through family members. Rasmus, a junior, is in his fi rst season as a member of the Liberty roster. His brother Colby is a member of the St. Louis Cardinals and enters his third season as an outfi elder with the team in 2011. Bream, also a junior, is the son of former major leaguer Sid Bream. Sid Bream, a Lib-erty standout during his collegiate days, played 12 seasons in the majors (1983-94) with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros. Taylor, a senior, is the nephew of former major leaguer Bill Taylor. Bill Taylor spent parts of eight seasons with the Oakland A’s, New York Mets and Tampa Bay Rays.

Connections - Part II Three Flames are carrying on a family tradition, as a member of their family formerly played baseball at Liberty. First baseman/outfi elder Doug Bream’s uncle Dave was a member of the Liberty base-ball program from 1982-85. Third baseman Tyler Bream’s father, Sid, and two uncles, Dave and Sheldon, were members of the Flames. Sid, who went on to play in the major leagues, was a standout for Liberty on the diamond from 1979-81. The fi rst baseman and Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame member was named a NAIA and NABC All-American in 1981, as the Flames reached the NAIA National Tournament. Bream’s uncles, Dave and Sheldon, were also members of the Flames baseball team during their college days. Dave played infi eld for Liberty from 1982-85, while Sheldon was an outfi elder with the Flames from 1989-93. Tyler and Doug are second cousins. Meanwhile, pitcher Garrett Baker begins his fi rst season at Liberty. The junior left-hander’s brothers, Jason and Steve, played for the Flames. Jason patrolled the outfi eld for the Flames from 1993-95, earning fi rst team All-Big South honors in 1995. Steve was also an outfi elder at Liberty from 1999-02. He was named to the Big South all-conference second team in 2002.

Matt Williams

Doug Bream

Michael Robertson

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The Last Time

By LibertyBack-to-Back Home Runs - Trailing 6-5 in the top of the ninth inning, catcher Jeff Jefferson and second baseman Zack Haley connected for back-to-back home runs, propelling Liberty to a 8-6 victory over the VMI Keydets in game one of a doubleheader April 23 at Gray-Minor Stadium in Lexington, Va. In the game, Liberty hit a season-high fi ve home runs, with Jefferson hitting two.

Five or More RBIs in a Game - Shortstop Matt Williams drove in fi ve runs with four hits in a 16-7 Liberty win over the Winthrop Eagles, March 26 at Worthington Stadium. Williams had a two-run single in the fi fth inning, a home run leading off the sixth and a two-run double in the seventh, as the Flames scored a season-high 16 runs.

Inside the Park Home Run - Kenneth Negron belted a liner into the right fi eld gap which glanced off the Coastal Carolina right fi elder’s glove to cash in two runners at Charles Watson Stadium in Conway, S.C. on April 28, 2007. When the ball rolled all the way to the wall, the Liberty second baseman came home and scored standing up for his fi rst home run of the season, knotting the back-and-forth contest with the No. 19 Chanticleers at 7-7. Coastal Carolina rallied in the bottom of the eighth inning to take the contest, 9-7.

Grand Slam Home Run - Trailing 9-5 in the seventh inning, catcher Errol Hollinger drove a 1-0 pitch over the left fi eld wall at Masters Field in Boiling Springs, N.C., tying the visiting Flames with the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs, April 26, 2009. Liberty was down 9-3 in the contest after six innings. The Flames later won the game in the 11th inning, 10-9, on a lead-off home run by fi rst baseman Trey Wimmer.

Cycle - Third baseman Chad Miller hit for the cycle in his fi rst four at bats as the Flames downed the Longwood Lancers, 8-0, April 18, 2006 in a non-conference contest at Worthington Stadium. Miller led off the home half of the fi rst inning with a home run and in the second, drove in a run with a double to the wall off the left fi eld wall. In the fourth, the third baseman singled and completed the cycle in the sixth inning with a triple. Miller had two RBIs and scored four runs in the contest.

No-Hitter - Dan Valentin pitched a seven-inning no-hitter against Elon on April 16, 2000, at Worthington Stadium, marking the fi rst no-hitter by a Flames pitcher in 20 years. Valentin walked seven batters and struck out eight in the game to give Liberty a 4-0 win. This game sparked three-consecutive shutouts for Valentin, during a span of 29-consecutive scoreless innings.

Shutout - Liberty left-hander Steven Evans pitched the fi rst complete-game shutout of his career this past Saturday in a 3-0 victory over UNC Asheville Bulldogs in game one of a doubleheader at Worthington Stadium. The left-hander scattered four hits, while going the full nine innings for the second time in 2011 and the sixth time in his career. The left-hander struck out eight batters and walked one.

Triple Play - Liberty has never recorded a triple play.

By an OpponentBack-to-Back Home Runs - Mercer catcher Travis Benn and left fi elder Derrick Workman led off the third inning with back-to-back home runs during the second game of a doubleheader, Feb., 19, 2011 at Claude Smith Field in Macon, Ga. The Bears went on to take the contest from the Flames, 17-5.

Five or More RBIs in a Game - Coastal Carolina right fi elder Daniel Bowman drove in six runs in a 17-1 Chanticleer victory over Liberty, April 1 at Charles Watson Stadium in Conway, S.C. Bowman had two hits, a three-run home run and a two-run single. He also brought in a run with a squeeze bunt in the contest.

Grand Slam Home Run - With two away in the eighth inning, VMI second baseman Jacob Morely lined his fi rst home run of the year, a grand slam, over the center fi eld fence to give the Keydets a 6-5 lead in game one of a doubleheader April 23 at Gray-Mnor Stadium in Lexington, Va. Liberty rallied with three runs in the ninth inning for an 8-6 win.

No-Hitter - UNC Asheville’s Jason Walker pitched a seven-inning no-hitter against the Flames on April 29, 2000, at Greenwood Field in Asheville, N.C. Walker allowed two walks and struck out four, leading the Bulldogs to a 3-0 win. The game marked the only shutout against the Flames on the season and the fi rst no-hitter thrown against Liberty since 1992.

Shutout - North Florida pitchers Casey Medlen and Tyler Moore combined to hold Liberty to three hits, to shut out the Flames, 5-0, Feb. 25 in the opening game of a four-game series between the two teams at Harmon Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. Medlen, the starter, allowed two hits, striking out seven and walking one in the win.

Triple Play - Leading 6-4 with a runner on fi rst and second to open the fourth inning, Patrick Gaillard hit a line drive which High Point second baseman Dustin Hoffman caught. Hoffman then tagged second and threw quickly to fi rst to complete the triple play. The Flames went on to win the Big South Championship game, 9-7, on May 25, 2006 at Charles Watson Stadium in Con-way, S.C.

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LIBERTY BASEBALLOverall Statistics for Liberty (as of May 16, 2011)

(All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 31-20 Home: 17-5 Away: 12-15 Neutral: 2-0 Big South: 17-7

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%14 BREAM, Doug . 3 5 6 44-44 180 28 64 14 3 1 37 87 . 4 8 3 7 5 19 5 . 3 9 6 0 0 7-7 81 2 2 . 9 7 6 1 WILLIAMS, Matt . 3 4 0 50-50 197 35 67 15 2 7 35 107 . 5 4 3 20 4 22 3 . 4 0 4 4 2 14-18 65 157 13 . 9 4 5 7 ROBERTSON, Michael . 3 3 3 50-50 183 36 61 11 2 2 31 82 . 4 4 8 12 11 30 2 . 4 0 2 3 5 15-19 99 3 1 . 9 9 015 PARMLEY, Ian . 3 1 4 47-46 185 41 58 8 2 0 15 70 . 3 7 8 19 0 28 1 . 3 7 4 2 5 25-34 104 1 2 . 9 8 116 HALEY, Zack . 3 0 7 40-40 127 26 39 10 0 2 18 55 . 4 3 3 7 11 23 0 . 3 8 8 2 9 8-11 70 111 8 . 9 5 820 RASMUS, Casey . 2 7 7 39-38 137 21 38 7 0 3 17 54 . 3 9 4 13 2 24 2 . 3 4 4 2 6 18-21 229 39 3 . 9 8 9 5 BREAM, Tyler . 2 5 4 51-51 197 25 50 8 0 2 27 64 . 3 2 5 10 3 47 5 . 2 8 9 8 0 0-1 55 103 18 . 8 9 8 4 TAYLOR, Austin . 2 5 0 44-42 156 23 39 9 1 6 25 68 . 4 3 6 10 4 38 2 . 3 1 0 1 2 7-8 307 33 4 . 9 8 8--------------------17 SYPE, Dalton . 2 7 6 10-7 29 3 8 0 0 0 6 8 . 2 7 6 1 0 3 0 . 2 9 0 1 0 1-2 52 9 2 . 9 6 836 CORDELL, Ryan . 2 5 0 13-9 32 6 8 2 0 2 3 16 . 5 0 0 1 2 9 0 . 3 0 6 1 2 1-1 13 0 1 . 9 2 918 RICHARDSON, Justin . 2 2 8 25-12 57 5 13 4 0 2 8 23 . 4 0 4 5 1 16 0 . 3 0 2 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 024 SIZEMORE, Justin . 2 2 4 36-30 98 15 22 3 0 4 15 37 . 3 7 8 13 2 23 0 . 3 2 5 1 0 1-1 57 2 1 . 9 8 3 9 JEFFERSON, Jeff . 2 1 3 31-25 94 13 20 3 0 4 10 35 . 3 7 2 10 2 13 1 . 3 0 2 0 2 2-4 163 15 3 . 9 8 3 2 GRIMALDI, Marcus . 2 0 0 20-5 30 2 6 2 0 0 4 8 . 2 6 7 3 0 9 0 . 2 6 5 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 011 THOMPSON, Joshua . 0 7 4 25-8 27 6 2 2 0 0 1 4 . 1 4 8 2 0 13 0 . 1 3 8 0 0 7-8 19 0 1 . 9 5 023 MCCLENDON, Tony . 0 0 0 5-2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 . 3 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0Totals . 2 8 5 51 1736 287 495 98 10 35 252 718 . 4 1 4 134 49 323 21 . 3 4 9 26 33 106-135 1338 549 66 . 9 6 6

Opponents . 2 6 4 51 1719 253 454 70 6 32 233 632 . 3 6 8 130 57 311 33 . 3 3 4 13 37 30-47 1326 516 83 . 9 5 7

LOB - Team (367), Opp (365). DPs turned - Team (44), Opp (29). CI - Team (0), Opp (2). IBB - Team (4), WILLIAMS, M. 2, BREAM,T. 1, RASMUS, C. 1, Opp (17). Picked off - RASMUS, C. 3, BREAM, D. 1, PARMLEY, I. 1, ROBERTSON, M 1, HALEY, Z. 1, BREAM, T.1.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha47 LINZA, Keegan 2 . 2 3 9-3 13 13 4 0/0 0 93.0 92 35 23 20 55 15 1 4 . 2 6 2 4 7 0 1 1312 BAKER, Garrett 3 . 0 8 6-4 21 3 0 0/0 2 52.2 46 23 18 4 39 5 1 5 . 2 2 9 3 3 0 2 221 EVANS, Steven 3 . 1 6 6-3 14 13 3 1/1 0 88.1 71 40 31 25 74 13 2 2 . 2 2 3 6 20 1 5 525 NIGGLI, John 3 . 2 1 4-2 13 11 1 0/1 0 75.2 70 29 27 15 36 11 1 3 . 2 4 9 2 7 0 0 3--------------------27 KEMMERER, Jacob 3 . 3 2 0-0 12 1 0 0/1 0 21.2 19 10 8 11 15 4 0 0 . 2 3 5 1 0 1 0 2 3 RICHARDSON, Josh 4 . 0 5 0-1 6 0 0 0/0 2 6.2 6 4 3 0 7 0 0 2 . 2 3 1 0 2 0 1 013 BEAKLER, Dane 4 . 1 5 2-0 13 1 1 0/1 3 21.2 26 11 10 10 19 5 0 0 . 2 8 9 0 0 0 0 232 SWANSON, Mark 6 . 0 0 2-1 10 3 0 0/0 0 18.0 18 13 12 4 14 1 0 3 . 2 7 3 3 3 0 1 4 8 FORSLUND, Blake 6 . 3 8 1-2 7 3 0 0/0 0 18.1 24 19 13 14 18 6 0 1 . 3 0 4 7 2 1 1 026 BROWN, Daniel 7 . 7 1 0-0 6 0 0 0/0 0 7.0 6 7 6 4 5 0 0 2 . 2 5 0 3 0 0 2 231 COLE, Bryan 7 . 7 1 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 2.1 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 . 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 022 MCLEOD, J.J. 8 . 5 9 0-1 8 1 0 0/0 1 7.1 5 7 7 7 5 2 0 0 . 1 9 2 2 3 0 0 129 ABRAMS, Andy 10.29 0-0 7 0 0 0/0 0 7.0 14 9 8 0 1 2 0 0 . 4 2 4 0 1 0 0 036 CORDELL, Ryan 10.38 0-0 5 0 0 0/0 0 4.1 5 6 5 3 7 0 1 1 . 2 7 8 1 2 0 0 046 ECKELBARGER, Patrick 10.59 1-3 10 2 0 0/0 0 17.0 34 22 20 11 10 4 0 3 . 4 0 5 2 2 0 0 219 MARTIN, Willi 19.29 0-0 7 0 0 0/0 0 4.2 13 11 10 2 4 0 0 5 . 4 8 1 1 2 0 0 138 DUDLEY, Tim 99.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.1 1 5 5 0 1 1 0 0 . 3 3 3 0 3 0 0 0Totals 4 . 1 8 31-20 51 51 9 3/2 8 446.0 454 253 207 130 311 70 6 32 . 2 6 4 35 57 3 13 37

Opponents 4 . 6 6 20-31 51 51 3 1/1 4 442.0 495 287 229 134 323 98 10 35 . 2 8 5 46 49 7 26 33

PB - Team (7), RASMUS, C. 5, JEFFERSON, J 2, Opp (6). Pickoffs - Team (4), EVANS, S. 1, RASMUS, C. 1, SWANSON, M. 1, COLE, B.1, Opp (8). SBA/ATT - RASMUS, C. (23-40), LINZA, K. (4-10), EVANS, S. (7-8), BEAKLER, D. (5-6), KEMMERER, J. (4-5),JEFFERSON, J (5-5), NIGGLI, J. (2-5), FORSLUND, B. (2-3), SWANSON, M. (2-3), BREAM, T. (2-2), BAKER, G. (2-2), CORDELL, R.(1-2), ECKELBARGER (0-2), RICHARDSONJo (1-1).

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LIBERTY BASEBALLGame Results for Liberty (as of May 16, 2011)

(All games)

Date Opponent Score Inns Overall Big South Pitcher of record Attend Time02/18/11 at Mercer L 4-6 9 0-1-0 0-0-0 ECKELBARGER (L 0-1) 5 5 2 2:3502/19/11 at Mercer-1 L 2-7 9 0-2-0 0-0-0 FORSLUND, B. (L 0-1) 4 2 0 2:4002/19/11 at Mercer-2 L 5-17 9 0-3-0 0-0-0 SWANSON, M. (L 0-1) 3 2 1 3:1102/20/11 at Mercer W 5-4 9 1-3-0 0-0-0 BAKER, G. (W 1-0) 4 2 1 2:5402/25/11 at North Florida L 0-5 9 1-4-0 0-0-0 EVANS, S. (L 0-1) 5 8 1 2:0002/26/11 at North Florida-1 W 4-2 9 2-4-0 0-0-0 LINZA, K. (W 1-0) - 2:2002/26/11 at North Florida-2 L 5-8 9 2-5-0 0-0-0 FORSLUND, B. (L 0-2) 3 7 9 2:2202/27/11 at North Florida W 9-1 9 3-5-0 0-0-0 NIGGLI, J. (W 1-0) 3 3 6 2:3303/02/11 at Virginia Tech L 1-9 9 3-6-0 0-0-0 EVANS, S. (L 0-2) 2 3 6 2:0403/04/11 BINGHAMTON W 12-2 9 4-6-0 0-0-0 LINZA, K. (W 2-0) 4 4 6 2:2503/05/11 BINGHAMTON-1 L 7-12 7 4-7-0 0-0-0 NIGGLI, J. (L 1-1) - 1:5703/05/11 BINGHAMTON-2 W 9-6 7 5-7-0 0-0-0 ECKELBARGER (W 1-1) 7 4 3 2:3103/08/11 WILLIAM & MARY L 9-10 9 5-8-0 0-0-0 EVANS, S. (L 0-3) 1 7 0 3:08

^ 03/11/11 vs Rutgers W 5-2 9 6-8-0 0-0-0 LINZA, K. (W 3-0) 2 5 5 5 2:06^ 03/11/11 vs Monmouth W 4-3 9 7-8-0 0-0-0 NIGGLI, J. (W 2-1) 3 2 1 8 2:18^ 03/13/11 at East Carolina W 2-0 9 8-8-0 0-0-0 EVANS, S. (W 1-3) 2 2 1 8 2:19

03/15/11 at Maryland W 11-4 9 9-8-0 0-0-0 BAKER, G. (W 2-0) 2 3 9 2:4703/16/11 at Maryland L 5-10 9 9-9-0 0-0-0 ECKELBARGER (L 1-0) 2 9 8 3:05

* 03/18/11 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W 2-1 9 10-9-0 1-0-0 LINZA, K. (W 4-0) 3 0 6 2:16* 03/19/11 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W 5-1 9 11-9-0 2-0-0 NIGGLI, J. (W 3-1) 3 2 1 2:10* 03/20/11 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W 5-2 9 12-9-0 3-0-0 EVANS, S. (W 2-3) 2 2 3 2:0603/22/11 VIRGINIA TECH L 6-9 (10) 12-10-0 3-0-0 MCLEOD, J. (L 0-1) 6 4 4 2:55

* 03/25/11 WINTHROP-1 W 5-2 9 13-10-0 4-0-0 LINZA, K. (W 5-0) - 2:11* 03/25/11 WINTHROP-2 L 1-2 9 13-11-0 4-1-0 NIGGLI, J. (L 3-2) 3 5 6 2:09* 03/26/11 WINTHROP W 16-7 9 14-11-0 5-1-0 EVANS, S. (W 3-3) 2 2 6 2:5503/29/11 at VCU W 11-1 9 15-11-0 5-1-0 BAKER, G. (W 3-0) 7 7 2:21

* 04/01/11 at Coastal Carolina L 1-17 9 15-12-0 5-2-0 LINZA, K. (L 5-1) 8 3 5 2:29* 04/02/11 at Coastal Carolina L 4-5 9 15-13-0 5-3-0 BAKER, G. (L 3-1) 8 9 7 2:37* 04/03/11 at Coastal Carolina L 4-5 9 15-14-0 5-4-0 RICHARDSONJo (L 0-1) 9 1 7 2:3704/06/11 JAMES MADISON L 12-16 9 15-15-0 5-4-0 BAKER, G. (L 3-2) 4 1 4 3:23

* 04/08/11 at High Point L 2-6 9 15-16-0 5-5-0 LINZA, K. (L 5-2) 5 0 2 2:21* 04/09/11 at High Point W 9-0 9 16-16-0 6-5-0 NIGGLI, J. (W 4-2) 3 1 8 2:29* 04/10/11 at High Point W 14-9 9 17-16-0 7-5-0 SWANSON, M. (W 1-1) 7 3 1 3:26* 04/15/11 PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE W 6-5 9 18-16-0 8-5-0 BEAKLER, D. (W 1-0) 5 7 1 2:18* 04/17/11 PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE-1 W 7-1 9 19-16-0 9-5-0 EVANS, S. (W 4-3) - 2:20* 04/17/11 PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE-2 W 5-2 9 20-16-0 10-5-0 LINZA, K. (W 6-2) 6 8 6 2:3304/19/11 at William & Mary L 5-11 9 20-17-0 10-5-0 ECKELBARGER (L 1-3) 2 7 5 2:49

* 04/22/11 at VMI W 3-2 9 21-17-0 11-5-0 BAKER, G. (W 4-2) 2 2 5 2:15* 04/23/11 at VMI-1 W 8-6 9 22-17-0 12-5-0 BAKER, G. (W 5-2) - 2:14* 04/23/11 at VMI-2 L 1-3 9 22-18-0 12-6-0 LINZA, K. (L 6-3) 5 7 2 2:1704/26/11 at South Carolina L 6-9 9 22-19-0 12-6-0 BAKER, G. (L 5-3) 6 0 4 2:32

+ 04/29/11 LE MOYNE W 3-2 (12) 23-19-0 12-6-0 SWANSON, M. (W 2-1) 7 5 8 3:07+ 04/30/11 NEW ORLEANS W 3-2 9 24-19-0 12-6-0 BEAKLER, D. (W 2-0) 5 2 8 1:46+ 05/01/11 NEW ORLEANS W 5-2 9 25-19-0 12-6-0 FORSLUND, B. (W 1-2) 0 2:04+ 05/01/11 LE MOYNE W 5-1 9 26-19-0 12-6-0 LINZA, K. (W 7-3) 3 5 7 2:14* 05/05/11 UNC ASHEVILLE W 3-2 9 27-19-0 13-6-0 BAKER, G. (W 6-3) 4 6 7 2:03* 05/07/11 UNC ASHEVILLE-1 W 3-0 9 28-19-0 14-6-0 EVANS, S. (W 5-3) - 2:01* 05/07/11 UNC ASHEVILLE-2 W 15-3 9 29-19-0 15-6-0 LINZA, K. (W 8-3) 8 6 8 2:34* 05/13/11 at Gardner-Webb L 4-5 (10) 29-20-0 15-7-0 BAKER, G. (L 6-4) 2 0 5 3:05* 05/14/11 at Gardner-Webb W 6-4 9 30-20-0 16-7-0 EVANS, S. (W 6-3) 2 0 5 2:25* 05/15/11 at Gardner-Webb W 3-2 9 31-20-0 17-7-0 LINZA, K. (W 9-3) 2 0 5 2:41

* = Conference game^ = Keith LeClair Classic - Greenville, N.C.+ = Liberty Tournament - Lynchburg, Va.

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LIBERTY BASEBALLOverall Statistics for Liberty (as of May 16, 2011)

(LAST 10 Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 9-1 Home: 7-0 Away: 2-1 Big South: 5-1

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%15 PARMLEY, Ian . 3 7 5 10-10 40 13 15 3 1 0 3 20 . 5 0 0 5 0 7 0 . 4 3 5 1 1 6-8 24 1 0 1.000

7 ROBERTSON, Michael . 3 6 1 10-10 36 4 13 6 0 0 7 19 . 5 2 8 3 3 5 0 . 4 3 2 2 1 5-7 13 1 0 1.000

16 HALEY, Zack . 3 2 3 10-10 31 6 10 1 0 0 3 11 . 3 5 5 3 2 3 0 . 4 1 7 0 2 3-4 17 38 0 1.000

4 TAYLOR, Austin . 3 0 6 10-10 36 6 11 3 0 2 5 20 . 5 5 6 1 1 9 0 . 3 4 2 0 0 3-3 87 5 2 . 9 7 9

20 RASMUS, Casey . 2 7 6 8-8 29 3 8 2 0 1 3 13 . 4 4 8 2 1 5 0 . 3 4 4 0 1 1-3 53 8 0 1.000

5 BREAM, Tyler . 2 3 7 10-10 38 4 9 1 0 0 1 10 . 2 6 3 0 1 6 3 . 2 5 0 1 0 0-1 28 18 6 . 8 8 5

1 WILLIAMS, Matt . 1 7 6 10-10 34 6 6 2 0 3 12 17 . 5 0 0 6 2 6 0 . 3 0 4 4 0 1-2 13 30 3 . 9 3 5

--------------------18 RICHARDSON, Justin . 3 5 7 6-4 14 0 5 1 0 0 3 6 . 4 2 9 1 0 4 0 . 4 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

36 CORDELL, Ryan . 2 6 1 9-7 23 3 6 2 0 0 0 8 . 3 4 8 1 1 6 0 . 3 2 0 0 2 1-1 10 0 1 . 9 0 9

24 SIZEMORE, Justin . 1 9 0 8-6 21 2 4 1 0 1 2 8 . 3 8 1 2 0 6 0 . 2 6 1 0 0 0-0 27 0 0 1.000

14 BREAM, Doug . 1 8 8 4-4 16 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 . 1 8 8 0 0 5 0 . 1 8 8 0 0 0-0 7 0 0 1.000

2 GRIMALDI, Marcus . 1 6 7 4-1 6 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 . 3 3 3 0 0 2 0 . 1 4 3 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

11 THOMPSON, Joshua . 0 0 0 4-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 4-5 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

Totals . 2 8 0 10 325 50 91 23 1 7 41 137 . 4 2 2 24 11 65 3 . 3 4 1 9 7 24-34 280 119 14 . 9 6 6

Opponents . 2 1 0 10 334 23 70 14 0 1 21 87 . 2 6 0 16 11 70 8 . 2 6 7 2 7 5-8 261 100 14 . 9 6 3

LOB - Team (65), Opp (67). DPs turned - Team (12), Opp (6). IBB - Team (1), WILLIAMS, M. 1, Opp (1). Picked off - HALEY, Z.1.

(LAST 10 Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha47 LINZA, Keegan 0 . 8 1 3-0 3 3 1 0/0 0 22.1 15 3 2 5 12 4 0 0 . 1 9 7 0 3 0 0 221 EVANS, Steven 1 . 3 8 2-0 3 3 2 1/0 0 26.0 15 6 4 3 23 3 0 1 . 1 6 9 2 5 0 2 225 NIGGLI, John 4 . 5 0 0-0 2 2 0 0/0 0 12.0 17 6 6 2 5 3 0 0 . 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 0--------------------12 BAKER, Garrett 0 . 0 0 1-1 3 0 0 0/0 0 7.2 6 2 0 1 9 0 0 0 . 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 FORSLUND, Blake 0 . 0 0 1-0 2 1 0 0/0 0 6.0 5 2 0 3 7 2 0 0 . 2 0 8 1 2 0 0 032 SWANSON, Mark 0 . 0 0 1-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 4.0 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 . 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 327 KEMMERER, Jacob 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 4.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 022 MCLEOD, J.J. 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 013 BEAKLER, Dane 0 . 9 6 1-0 2 1 1 0/0 1 9.1 7 2 1 0 8 1 0 0 . 1 9 4 0 0 0 0 019 MARTIN, Willi 9 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 . 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 0Totals 1 . 3 5 9-1 10 10 4 1/0 1 93.1 70 23 14 16 70 14 0 1 . 2 1 0 6 11 0 2 7

Opponents 4 . 2 4 1-9 10 10 2 0/0 0 87.0 91 50 41 24 65 23 1 7 . 2 8 0 7 11 4 9 7

PB - Team (1), RASMUS, C. 1, Opp (1). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (1). SBA/ATT - RASMUS, C. (3-6), BEAKLER, D. (3-3), LINZA, K.(0-2), BREAM, T. (2-2), NIGGLI, J. (1-1), SWANSON, M. (0-1), EVANS, S. (1-1).

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LIBERTY BASEBALLIndividual Career History

ABRAMS, Andy

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2011 10.29 0-0 7 0 0 0/0 0 7.0 14 9 8 0 1TOTAL 10.29 0-0 7 0 0 0/0 0 7.0 14 9 8 0 1

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Innings pitched: 1.2, at Mercer, 2/19/11Strikeouts: 1, at Mercer, 2/19/11Batters faced: 10, at Mercer, 2/19/11

BAKER, Garrett

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2011 3 . 0 8 6-4 21 3 0 0/0 2 52.2 46 23 18 4 39TOTAL 3 . 0 8 6-4 21 3 0 0/0 2 52.2 46 23 18 4 39

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Innings pitched: 5.1, at South Carolina, 04/26/2011Walks allowed: 1, UNC Asheville, 05/05/11Strikeouts: 7, at Gardner-Webb, 05/13/11Batters faced: 25, at South Carolina, 04/26/2011Field chances: 2, Presbyterian College, 04/17/11; at South Carolina, 04/26/2011Putouts: 1, James Madison, 04/06/11Assists: 2, Presbyterian College, 04/17/11; at South Carolina, 04/26/2011

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LIBERTY BASEBALLIndividual Career History

BEAKLER, Dane

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2006 6 . 6 0 3-1 15 8 0 0/1 0 46.1 65 38 34 18 192007 18.90 0-0 5 0 0 0/0 0 3.1 11 10 7 4 22008 3 . 5 1 1-1 15 0 0 0/0 1 25.2 22 11 10 15 252010 3 . 8 4 4-2 26 0 0 0/0 2 61.0 60 29 26 10 562011 4 . 1 5 2-0 13 1 1 0/1 3 21.2 26 11 10 10 19TOTAL 4 . 9 6 10-4 74 9 1 0/2 6 158.0 184 99 87 57 121

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Innings pitched: 7.0, Rutgers, Mar 18, 2006Walks allowed: 3, vs NOTRE DAME, 2-22-08; Rutgers, Mar 18, 2006Strikeouts: 15, at Presbyterian, 04-23-10Batters faced: 29, Rutgers, Mar 18, 2006Field chances: 2, 4 timesPutouts: 1, at William and Mary, Apr 05, 2006; at Richmond, Apr 19, 2006; Rutgers, Mar 18, 2006Assists: 2, RIDER, 03-1-08; Longwood, Feb 16, 2006; Richmond, May 16, 2006Runners CS: 2, William & Mary, 4-1-2008

BREAM, Doug

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2008 .329 29-19 76 12 25 4 0 2 18 8 8 0-02009 .355 46-41 166 31 59 13 0 6 33 11 13 1-12010 .324 45-32 108 24 35 2 0 2 27 16 15 1-12011 .356 44-44 180 28 64 14 3 1 37 7 19 7-7TOTAL .345 164-136 530 95 183 33 3 11 115 42 55 9-9

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Hits: 5, James Madison, 04/06/11Doubles: 2, DUKE, 03-10-09; at HIGH POINT, 03-22-09Triples: 1, at High Point, 04/08/11; Presbyterian College, 04/15/11Home runs: 2, FORDHAM, 03-18-09Total bases: 9, FORDHAM, 03-18-09RBI: 4, 5 timesRuns scored: 3, 4 timesWalks: 2, 4 timesHit by pitch: 2, William & Mary, 03/08/11Struck out: 3, at VMI, 04/23/2011; at VMI, Apr 23, 2011Sac flies: 1, at Radford, 04-11-10; VMI, 04-16-10Sac bunts: 1, at COASTAL CAROLINA, 05-01-09At bats: 6, 4 timesStolen bases: 1, 6 timesField chances: 12, Charleston Southern, 03-15-09Putouts: 11, Charleston Southern, 03-15-09Assists: 2, James Madison, 04-21-10

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BREAM, Tyler

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2009 .337 46-46 187 35 63 16 2 8 57 12 39 0-02010 .357 61-61 269 56 96 22 1 9 57 9 39 1-12011 .254 51-51 197 25 50 8 0 2 27 10 47 0-1TOTAL .320 158-158 653 116 209 46 3 19 141 31 125 1-2

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Hits: 4, 6 timesDoubles: 2, 4 timesTriples: 1, Charleston Southern, 03-13-09; at VCU, 03-31-10; VIRGINIA TECH, 04-22-09Home runs: 2, VCU, 05-18-10Total bases: 10, VCU, 05-18-10RBI: 9, at HIGH POINT, 03-22-09Runs scored: 4, at HIGH POINT, 03-22-09; at NC STATE, 03-25-09Walks: 2, 4 timesHit by pitch: 1, 13 timesStruck out: 3, at VMI, 04-04-09; Presbyterian College, 04/17/11; at South Carolina, 04/26/2011Sac flies: 1, 9 timesSac bunts: 1, at HIGH POINT, 03-22-09; at GARDNER-WEBB, 04-25-09At bats: 6, 6 timesStolen bases: 1, at Presbyterian, 04-23-10Caught stealing: 1, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11Field chances: 8, Winthrop, 05-28-10; at Gardner-Webb, 05/14/11Putouts: 3, 6 timesAssists: 6, WILLIAM & MARY, 03-11-09; at VMI, 04/23/2011; at VMI, Apr 23, 2011

BROWN, Daniel

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2011 7 . 7 1 0-0 6 0 0 0/0 0 7.0 6 7 6 4 5TOTAL 7 . 7 1 0-0 6 0 0 0/0 0 7.0 6 7 6 4 5

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Innings pitched: 2.2, Binghamton, 03/05/11Walks allowed: 2, at William & Mary, 04/19/11Strikeouts: 2, at Virginia Tech, 03/02/11; at Mercer, 2/19/11Batters faced: 12, Binghamton, 03/05/11Field chances: 2, Binghamton, 03/05/11Assists: 2, Binghamton, 03/05/11

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COLE, Bryan

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2010 14.73 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 3.2 10 6 6 3 12011 7 . 7 1 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 2.1 4 2 2 0 1TOTAL 12.00 0-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 6.0 14 8 8 3 2

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Innings pitched: 2.2, at James Madison, 03-16-10Walks allowed: 2, at James Madison, 03-16-10Strikeouts: 1, at Kennesaw State, 02-21-10Batters faced: 19, at James Madison, 03-16-10

CORDELL, Ryan

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2011 .250 13-9 32 6 8 2 0 2 3 1 9 1-1TOTAL .250 13-9 32 6 8 2 0 2 3 1 9 1-1

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2011 10.38 0-0 5 0 0 0/0 0 4.1 5 6 5 3 7TOTAL 10.38 0-0 5 0 0 0/0 0 4.1 5 6 5 3 7

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Hits: 2, at South Carolina, 04/26/2011Doubles: 1, Le Moyne, 05/01/11; at Gardner-Webb, 05/14/11Home runs: 2, at South Carolina, 04/26/2011Total bases: 8, at South Carolina, 04/26/2011RBI: 2, at South Carolina, 04/26/2011Runs scored: 2, at South Carolina, 04/26/2011Hit by pitch: 1, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11Struck out: 2, James Madison, 04/06/11Sac flies: 1, James Madison, 04/06/11Sac bunts: 1, Le Moyne, 05/01/11At bats: 4, 4 timesStolen bases: 1, at Gardner-Webb, 05/15/11Innings pitched: 1.0, at Mercer, 2/19/11Walks allowed: 2, at Mercer, 2/19/11Strikeouts: 1, at William & Mary, 04/19/11; at Mercer, 2/19/11Batters faced: 7, at Mercer, 2/19/11Field chances: 2, at South Carolina, 04/26/2011; Le Moyne, 05/01/11; at Gardner-Webb, 05/15/11Putouts: 2, at South Carolina, 04/26/2011; Le Moyne, 05/01/11; at Gardner-Webb, 05/15/11

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DUDLEY, Tim

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2010 4 . 5 6 1-0 11 2 0 0/0 0 23.2 30 15 12 7 192011 99.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.1 1 5 5 0 1TOTAL 6 . 3 8 1-0 12 2 0 0/0 0 24.0 31 20 17 7 20

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Innings pitched: 6.0, vs HIGH POINT, 05-29-10Walks allowed: 6, vs HIGH POINT, 05-29-10Strikeouts: 5, ELON, 04-13-10Batters faced: 31, vs HIGH POINT, 05-29-10Field chances: 5, ELON, 04-13-10Putouts: 2, ELON, 04-13-10Assists: 3, ELON, 04-13-10Runners CS: 1, ELON, 04-13-10

ECKELBARGER, Patrick

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2011 10.59 1-3 10 2 0 0/0 0 17.0 34 22 20 11 10TOTAL 10.59 1-3 10 2 0 0/0 0 17.0 34 22 20 11 10

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Innings pitched: 4.2, James Madison, 04/06/11Walks allowed: 3, James Madison, 04/06/11; at William & Mary, 04/19/11Strikeouts: 3, James Madison, 04/06/11Batters faced: 24, James Madison, 04/06/11Field chances: 2, James Madison, 04/06/11Putouts: 1, at Virginia Tech, 03/02/11; James Madison, 04/06/11Assists: 1, James Madison, 04/06/11

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EVANS, Steven

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2008 4 . 0 7 3-3 20 6 0 0/0 3 59.2 55 28 27 20 552009 3 . 9 6 7-2 16 12 2 0/0 1 72.2 82 43 32 26 452010 3 . 0 1 9-2 15 14 2 0/0 0 89.2 91 35 30 25 852011 3 . 1 6 6-3 14 13 3 1/1 0 88.1 71 40 31 25 74TOTAL 3 . 4 8 25-10 65 45 7 1/1 4 310.1 299 146 120 96 259

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Innings pitched: 9.0, 5 timesWalks allowed: 4, 6 timesStrikeouts: 11, at Presbyterian, 04-25-10Batters faced: 37, at HIGH POINT, 03-21-09Field chances: 3, vs Mercer, 02-22-09; VMI, 04-18-10Putouts: 1, 4 timesAssists: 3, vs Mercer, 02-22-09; VMI, 04-18-10Runners CS: 1, 9 times

FORSLUND, Blake

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2011 6 . 3 8 1-2 7 3 0 0/0 0 18.1 24 19 13 14 18TOTAL 6 . 3 8 1-2 7 3 0 0/0 0 18.1 24 19 13 14 18

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Innings pitched: 4.0, at Mercer, 2/19/11Walks allowed: 5, at North Florida, 02/26/11Strikeouts: 5, at Mercer, 2/19/11Batters faced: 21, at Mercer, 2/19/11Field chances: 2, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11Assists: 1, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11Runners CS: 1, at Mercer, 2/19/11

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GRIMALDI, Marcus

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2011 .200 20-5 30 2 6 2 0 0 4 3 9 0-0TOTAL .200 20-5 30 2 6 2 0 0 4 3 9 0-0

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Hits: 1, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11Doubles: 1, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11Total bases: 2, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11RBI: 2, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11Runs scored: 1, Binghamton, 03/05/11Walks: 1, at North Florida, 02/26/11; at North Florida, 02/27/11Struck out: 1, 5 timesSac flies: 1, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11At bats: 3, Binghamton, 03/05/11; UNC Asheville, 05/07/11

HALEY, Zack

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2011 .307 40-40 127 26 39 10 0 2 18 7 23 8-11TOTAL .307 40-40 127 26 39 10 0 2 18 7 23 8-11

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Hits: 2, 6 timesDoubles: 1, 5 timesHome runs: 1, at VMI, 04/23/2011; at VMI, Apr 23, 2011Total bases: 4, at VMI, 04/23/2011; at VMI, Apr 23, 2011RBI: 2, at North Florida, 02/26/11; at High Point, 04/09/11Runs scored: 2, at High Point, 04/10/11; at South Carolina, 04/26/2011Walks: 2, at High Point, 04/09/11; UNC Asheville, 05/07/11Hit by pitch: 2, at South Carolina, 04/26/2011Struck out: 2, at North Florida, 02/27/11; James Madison, 04/06/11; at William & Mary, 04/19/11Sac flies: 1, at High Point, 04/09/11Sac bunts: 2, at North Florida, 02/27/11At bats: 4, 8 timesStolen bases: 1, 5 timesCaught stealing: 1, Presbyterian College, 04/17/11; Le Moyne, 05/01/11Field chances: 8, William & Mary, 03/08/11Putouts: 4, at North Florida, 02/26/11; Presbyterian College, 04/17/11Assists: 5, 4 times

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JEFFERSON, Jeff

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2008 .286 41-26 112 18 32 6 0 0 16 4 16 2-42009 .310 38-35 129 31 40 5 0 7 24 10 30 3-42010 .238 34-21 80 21 19 7 0 2 9 12 21 1-22011 .213 31-25 94 13 20 3 0 4 10 10 13 2-4TOTAL .267 144-107 415 83 111 21 0 13 59 36 80 8-14

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Hits: 5, vs Winthrop, 5-23-2008Doubles: 2, MANHATTAN, 03-20-10; at Radford, 04-09-10Home runs: 2, at VMI, 04/23/2011; RADFORD, 05-14-09; at VMI, Apr 23, 2011Total bases: 8, at VMI, 04/23/2011; RADFORD, 05-14-09; at VMI, Apr 23, 2011RBI: 4, Temple, 03-07-09Runs scored: 4, WILLIAM & MARY, 03-11-09; vs Winthrop, 5-23-2008Walks: 2, at Kennesaw State, 02-21-10; at Duke, 03-17-10; PRESBYTERIAN, 03-27-09Hit by pitch: 2, Temple, 03-06-09; WILLIAM & MARY, 03-11-09; at James Madison, 03-17-09Struck out: 2, 19 timesSac flies: 1, VCU, 05-18-10; William & Mary, 4-1-2008; vs Coastal Carolina, 5-24-2008Sac bunts: 1, at VMI, 04/22/2011; George Mason, 4-30-2008At bats: 6, MANHATTAN, 03-20-10; vs HIGH POINT, 05-21-09; at UNC Asheville, 4-5-2008Stolen bases: 1, 6 timesCaught stealing: 1, 5 timesField chances: 9, ELON, 04-13-10; at William & Mary, 04/19/11; at VMI, 04/22/2011Putouts: 8, at William & Mary, 04/19/11; at VMI, 04/22/2011Assists: 2, ELON, 04-13-10

KEMMERER, Jacob

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2011 3 . 3 2 0-0 12 1 0 0/1 0 21.2 19 10 8 11 15TOTAL 3 . 3 2 0-0 12 1 0 0/1 0 21.2 19 10 8 11 15

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Innings pitched: 4.1, William & Mary, 03/08/11Walks allowed: 3, at High Point, 04/10/11Strikeouts: 3, at William & Mary, 04/19/11Batters faced: 18, William & Mary, 03/08/11Field chances: 2, William & Mary, 03/08/11Putouts: 1, William & Mary, 03/08/11; at High Point, 04/10/11Assists: 1, at North Florida, 02/26/11; William & Mary, 03/08/11; at William & Mary, 04/19/11Runners CS: 1, William & Mary, 03/08/11

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LINZA, Keegan

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2010 5 . 2 9 8-0 14 12 1 0/1 0 64.2 67 41 38 34 442011 2 . 2 3 9-3 13 13 4 0/0 0 93.0 92 35 23 20 55TOTAL 3 . 4 8 17-3 27 25 5 0/1 0 157.2 159 76 61 54 99

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Innings pitched: 9.0, at UNC Asheville, 03-27-10; Le Moyne, 05/01/11Walks allowed: 5, at Radford, 04-10-10Strikeouts: 8, at Kennesaw State, 02-20-10Batters faced: 41, at UNC Asheville, 03-27-10Field chances: 3, at Gardner-Webb, 05/15/11; at Mercer, 2/20/11Putouts: 2, at Mercer, 2/20/11Assists: 3, at Gardner-Webb, 05/15/11Runners CS: 2, at North Florida, 02/26/11

MARTIN, Willi

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2011 19.29 0-0 7 0 0 0/0 0 4.2 13 11 10 2 4TOTAL 19.29 0-0 7 0 0 0/0 0 4.2 13 11 10 2 4

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Innings pitched: 1.0, at William & Mary, 04/19/11Strikeouts: 1, at William & Mary, 04/19/11Batters faced: 6, at Mercer, 2/19/11

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MCLEOD, J.J.

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2010 3 . 0 9 1-1 19 0 0 0/0 5 23.1 21 12 8 17 212011 8 . 5 9 0-1 8 1 0 0/0 1 7.1 5 7 7 7 5TOTAL 4 . 4 0 1-2 27 1 0 0/0 6 30.2 26 19 15 24 26

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Innings pitched: 4.1, at Duke, 03-17-10Walks allowed: 4, Winthrop, 05-28-10Strikeouts: 5, at Duke, 03-17-10Batters faced: 19, at Duke, 03-17-10Field chances: 2, Old Dominion, 03-09-10Putouts: 2, Old Dominion, 03-09-10Assists: 1, 6 timesRunners CS: 1, MANHATTAN, 03-20-10; at Winthrop, 05-22-10

NIGGLI, John

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2011 3 . 2 1 4-2 13 11 1 0/1 0 75.2 70 29 27 15 36TOTAL 3 . 2 1 4-2 13 11 1 0/1 0 75.2 70 29 27 15 36

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Innings pitched: 8.0, at High Point, 04/09/11Walks allowed: 2, 4 timesStrikeouts: 6, at VMI, 04/22/2011Batters faced: 30, at High Point, 04/09/11Field chances: 3, Binghamton, 03/05/11Putouts: 2, Binghamton, 03/05/11Assists: 2, at VMI, 04/22/2011; UNC Asheville, 05/05/11; at Gardner-Webb, 05/13/11Runners CS: 1, Binghamton, 03/05/11

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PARMLEY, Ian

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2011 .314 47-46 185 41 58 8 2 0 15 19 28 25-34TOTAL .314 47-46 185 41 58 8 2 0 15 19 28 25-34

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Hits: 4, at Mercer, 2/18/11Doubles: 2, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11Triples: 1, Binghamton, 03/05/11; at Gardner-Webb, 05/15/11Total bases: 5, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11RBI: 1, 5 timesRuns scored: 2, 5 timesWalks: 2, Le Moyne, 05/01/11Struck out: 4, at North Florida, 02/25/11Sac bunts: 1, 4 timesAt bats: 6, William & Mary, 03/08/11; UNC Asheville, 05/07/11Stolen bases: 2, at High Point, 04/10/11; at South Carolina, 04/26/2011; at Mercer, 2/18/11Caught stealing: 2, at Mercer, 2/18/11Field chances: 5, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11Putouts: 5, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11Assists: 1, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11

RASMUS, Casey

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2011 .277 39-38 137 21 38 7 0 3 17 13 24 18-21TOTAL .277 39-38 137 21 38 7 0 3 17 13 24 18-21

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Hits: 3, Binghamton, 03/05/11Doubles: 1, 5 timesHome runs: 1, at North Florida, 02/26/11; Binghamton, 03/05/11; UNC Asheville, 05/07/11Total bases: 7, Binghamton, 03/05/11RBI: 2, Binghamton, 03/05/11; James Madison, 04/06/11Runs scored: 2, Binghamton, 03/05/11Walks: 1, 4 timesHit by pitch: 1, at Gardner-Webb, 05/13/11Struck out: 2, at Mercer, 2/19/11Sac flies: 1, James Madison, 04/06/11Sac bunts: 1, at Gardner-Webb, 05/14/11At bats: 5, at North Florida, 02/26/11; William & Mary, 03/08/11; at Mercer, 2/20/11Stolen bases: 1, 5 timesCaught stealing: 1, at Gardner-Webb, 05/13/11; at Gardner-Webb, 05/14/11Field chances: 11, at North Florida, 02/26/11Putouts: 9, at Gardner-Webb, 05/13/11; at Mercer, 2/20/11Assists: 6, at North Florida, 02/26/11Runners CS: 2, at North Florida, 02/26/11

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RICHARDSON, Justin

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2010 .328 30-16 64 12 21 4 0 0 15 6 7 0-02011 .228 25-12 57 5 13 4 0 2 8 5 16 0-0TOTAL .281 55-28 121 17 34 8 0 2 23 11 23 0-0

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Hits: 3, VMI, 04-18-10Doubles: 1, 6 timesHome runs: 2, Presbyterian College, 04/17/11Total bases: 8, Presbyterian College, 04/17/11RBI: 2, 5 timesRuns scored: 2, VMI, 04-18-10; at Presbyterian, 04-25-10; Presbyterian College, 04/17/11Walks: 2, at Charleston Southern, 05-08-10Hit by pitch: 1, 4 timesStruck out: 3, at VMI, 04/22/2011Sac flies: 1, at Radford, 04-11-10At bats: 5, James Madison, 04-21-10; at High Point, 04/10/11; at Charleston Southern, 05-07-10

ROBERTSON, Michael

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2010 .337 54-53 178 39 60 13 4 4 43 12 31 4-72011 .333 50-50 183 36 61 11 2 2 31 12 30 15-19TOTAL .335 104-103 361 75 121 24 6 6 74 24 61 19-26

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Hits: 5, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11Doubles: 3, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11Triples: 1, 5 timesHome runs: 1, 5 timesTotal bases: 8, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11RBI: 4, Gardner-Webb, 05-01-10; Maryland, 05-05-10Runs scored: 3, 4 timesWalks: 1, 18 timesHit by pitch: 2, Gardner-Webb, 05-02-10Struck out: 3, at Presbyterian, 04-24-10; COASTAL CAROLINA, 05-14-10Sac flies: 1, at UNC WILMINGTON, 02-28-10; DELAWARE STATE, 03-05-10; Presbyterian College, 04/15/11Sac bunts: 1, 7 timesAt bats: 6, at Presbyterian, 04-25-10; at High Point, 04/10/11Stolen bases: 2, Presbyterian College, 04/15/11; Le Moyne, 05/01/11Caught stealing: 1, 7 timesField chances: 6, Presbyterian College, 04/15/11Putouts: 6, Presbyterian College, 04/15/11Assists: 1, Binghamton, 03/04/11; COASTAL CAROLINA, 05-14-10; VCU, 05-18-10

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SIZEMORE, Justin

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2010 .143 18-4 21 0 3 1 0 0 4 4 9 0-02011 .224 36-30 98 15 22 3 0 4 15 13 23 1-1TOTAL .210 54-34 119 15 25 4 0 4 19 17 32 1-1

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Hits: 2, 7 timesDoubles: 1, DELAWARE STATE, 03-06-10; at Mercer, 2/19/11Home runs: 1, 5 timesTotal bases: 5, Binghamton, 03/04/11; James Madison, 04/06/11; at Gardner-Webb, 05/14/11RBI: 4, Binghamton, 03/04/11Runs scored: 2, Binghamton, 03/04/11; James Madison, 04/06/11; at Gardner-Webb, 05/14/11Walks: 2, DELAWARE STATE, 03-07-10Hit by pitch: 1, ST. JOHN'S, 03-12-10; Binghamton, 03/05/11Struck out: 3, at Old Dominion, 04-06-10Sac flies: 1, Binghamton, 03/04/11; at Presbyterian, 04-24-10At bats: 6, at Old Dominion, 04-06-10Field chances: 13, DELAWARE STATE, 03-06-10Putouts: 13, DELAWARE STATE, 03-06-10Assists: 1, at Mercer, 2/18/11; at Mercer, 2/19/11

SWANSON, Mark

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2009 2 . 7 9 4-0 7 6 0 0/0 0 38.2 34 14 12 8 352011 6 . 0 0 2-1 10 3 0 0/0 0 18.0 18 13 12 4 14TOTAL 3 . 8 1 6-1 17 9 0 0/0 0 56.2 52 27 24 12 49

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Innings pitched: 8.0, PRESBYTERIAN, 03-28-09Walks allowed: 2, 4 timesStrikeouts: 8, Temple, 03-07-09; PRESBYTERIAN, 03-28-09Batters faced: 30, Charleston Southern, 03-13-09; PRESBYTERIAN, 03-28-09Field chances: 2, Temple, 03-07-09; James Madison, 04/06/11Putouts: 1, Temple, 03-07-09; PRESBYTERIAN, 03-28-09Assists: 1, 5 timesRunners CS: 1, Charleston Southern, 03-13-09; WINTHROP, 04-18-09

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TAYLOR, Austin

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2010 .250 34-20 72 15 18 3 0 1 10 20 16 2-42011 .250 44-42 156 23 39 9 1 6 25 10 38 7-8TOTAL .250 78-62 228 38 57 12 1 7 35 30 54 9-12

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Hits: 3, William & Mary, 03/08/11; UNC Asheville, 05/07/11Doubles: 1, 11 timesTriples: 1, James Madison, 04/06/11Home runs: 1, 5 timesTotal bases: 7, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11RBI: 4, Binghamton, 03/05/11Runs scored: 3, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11Walks: 2, 6 timesHit by pitch: 1, 7 timesStruck out: 2, 9 timesSac flies: 1, at High Point, 04/10/11Sac bunts: 1, 5 timesAt bats: 5, 7 timesStolen bases: 1, 4 timesCaught stealing: 1, DELAWARE STATE, 03-06-10; MANHATTAN, 03-21-10; Presbyterian College, 04/15/11Field chances: 13, 5 timesPutouts: 13, 4 timesAssists: 3, Binghamton, 03/05/11

THOMPSON, Joshua

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2011 .074 25-8 27 6 2 2 0 0 1 2 13 7-8TOTAL .074 25-8 27 6 2 2 0 0 1 2 13 7-8

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Hits: 1, at North Florida, 02/26/11; at Mercer, 2/20/11Doubles: 1, at North Florida, 02/26/11; at Mercer, 2/20/11Total bases: 2, at North Florida, 02/26/11; at Mercer, 2/20/11RBI: 1, at Mercer, 2/20/11Runs scored: 1, 5 timesWalks: 1, at North Florida, 02/25/11; at Mercer, 2/20/11Struck out: 3, at Mercer, 2/18/11At bats: 4, at North Florida, 02/26/11Stolen bases: 1, at Virginia Tech, 03/02/11; at Mercer, 2/20/11Field chances: 5, at North Florida, 02/26/11Putouts: 5, at North Florida, 02/26/11

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WILLIAMS, Matt

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2009 .283 54-54 219 49 62 12 1 0 18 24 18 12-192010 .360 54-54 236 52 85 22 2 4 30 12 21 10-142011 .340 50-50 197 35 67 15 2 7 35 20 22 14-18TOTAL .328 158-158 652 136 214 49 5 11 83 56 61 36-51

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Hits: 4, 4 timesDoubles: 2, 5 timesTriples: 1, 5 timesHome runs: 1, 10 timesTotal bases: 7, at Mercer, 2/19/11RBI: 3, VMI, 04-16-10Runs scored: 4, at HIGH POINT, 03-22-09Walks: 4, FORDHAM, 03-18-09Hit by pitch: 2, at James Madison, 03-16-10; Temple, 03-07-09Struck out: 3, VCU, 05-18-10Sac flies: 1, 5 timesSac bunts: 1, 10 timesAt bats: 6, 8 timesStolen bases: 2, WILLIAM & MARY, 03-11-09; at High Point, 04/10/11; Presbyterian College, 04/15/11Caught stealing: 1, 15 timesField chances: 12, vs Lehigh, 02-27-10Putouts: 6, vs Lehigh, 02-27-10Assists: 8, at James Madison, 02-24-09; at HIGH POINT, 03-21-09