2009 NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Class B/T Hgt. Wgt Hometown/High School (Previous School)

1 Matt Williams ...... INF ...... Fr...... R/R ...... 6-0...... 160...... Franklin, Tenn./Centennial 2 John Long ...... 3B/OF ...... Fr...... R/R ...... 5-11 ...... 190 ...... Anderson, S.C./T.L. Hanna 3 James Hipp ...... OF...... Jr...... R/R ...... 5-11 ...... 180 ...... Uvalde, Texas/Uvalde (McClennan) 4 Cody Brown ...... 1B/RHP...... Sr...... R/R ...... 6-2...... 215...... Cumming, Ga./Westminister Academy 5 Tyler Bream ...... 3B...... Fr...... R/R ...... 6-3...... 205...... Zelienople, Pa./Seneca Valley 6 Curran Redal ...... OF/LHP...... Jr...... L/L ...... 5-10 ...... 170 ...... Moses Lake, Wash./Moses Lake (Wenatchee Valley) 7 Joseph Feeley ...... OF ...... So...... R/R ...... 5-10 ...... 180 ...... Chesapeake City, Md./Red Lion Christian 8 Austin Poretz ...... RHP/INF ...... Fr...... S/R ...... 5-9...... 165 ...... Lothian, Md./St. Mary’s 9 Jeff Jefferson ...... OF ...... So...... R/R ...... 6-1...... 210 ...... Danville, Va./Tunstall 10 Trey Wimmer...... C ...... Fr...... R/R ...... 6-2...... 215 ...... Greenwood, S.C./Greenwood 11 Casey Brown ...... OF...... Jr...... R/R ...... 5-10 ...... 190...... Bakersfield, Calif./Centennial (Bakersfield) 12 Chase Vaden...... LHP ...... Jr...... L/L...... 6-4...... 195...... Lynch Station, Va./Altavista 13 Dane Beakler ...... RHP ...... Jr...... R/R ...... 6-3...... 185 ...... York, Pa./Central York 14 Doug Bream ...... 1B/OF ...... So...... L/L...... 6-3...... 210 ...... Elizabethtown, Pa./Lower Dauphin 16 Andrew Wilson ...... RHP ...... Sr...... R/R ...... 6-2...... 180 ...... Cary, N.C./Cary Senior 17 Dustin Umberger . . . . RHP ...... Sr...... R/R ...... 6-0...... 200 ...... Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin 18 Justin Richardson . . . . OF...... Fr...... L/L ...... 5-10 ...... 205 ...... Lehigh Acres, Fla./Riverdale 19 P.J. Jimenez ...... INF ...... Jr...... R/R ...... 6-0...... 170 ...... Yucaipa, Calif./Yucaipa (Arizona Western) 20 Kizuku Scott ...... INF ...... Fr...... R/R ...... 5-11 ...... 205 ...... Hampton, Va./Bethel 21 Steven Evans ...... LHP...... So...... L/L...... 6-4...... 190...... Amherst, Va./Amherst County 23 Nathan Thompson . . . . C ...... Jr...... R/R ...... 6-3...... 215 ...... Stoneville, N.C./Westover Christian 24 Shawn Teufel...... LHP ...... Jr...... L/L...... 6-3...... 205...... Tequesta, Fla./Jupiter Christian 25 Brett Curll ...... RHP ...... Jr...... R/R ...... 6-2...... 190 ...... Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam (Maryland) 26 Zane Bator ...... 1B/RHP...... Jr...... R/R ...... 6-1...... 195 ...... Moses Lake, Wash./Moses Lake (Wenatchee Valley) 27 David Mitroff ...... C ...... Fr...... R/R ...... 6-1...... 185 ...... Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge 28 Lance Howe ...... LHP...... So...... L/L...... 6-3...... 210 ...... Woodbridge, Va./C.D. Hylton 29 Errol Hollinger ...... C ...... Sr...... R/R ...... 6-4...... 210 ...... Upland, Calif./Damien 30 Tim Rotola ...... OF...... Sr...... L/R ...... 6-1...... 175 ...... Wichita, Kan./Word of Life (Independence) 31 Tyler Light ...... RHP ...... Sr...... R/R ...... 6-3...... 190 ...... San Bernardino, Calif./Arrowhead Christian 32 Mark Swanson ...... RHP ...... Jr...... R/R ...... 6-3...... 215 ...... Buford, Ga./Buford (Young Harris) 34 Carter Browning . . . . . RHP ...... Jr...... R/R ...... 6-5...... 195...... Ada, Okla./Roff (Eastern Oklahoma) 35 Fernand Dullivan. . . . . RHP...... So...... R/R ...... 6-2...... 215 ...... North Bergen, N.J./North Bergen 36 Steve Keener ...... 1B...... Fr...... L/R ...... 5-11 ...... 200 ...... Clifton Forge, Va./Allegheny 40 Chris McDougal . . . . . UTIL ...... Fr...... R/R ...... 6-2...... 200 ...... Poquoson, Va./Denbigh 46 Joe Steinwedell . . . . . RHP ...... Jr...... R/R ...... 6-4...... 225 ...... Encinitas, Calif./Santa Fe (Pepperdine)

Head Coach: 37 Jim Toman • Assistant Coach: 42 Garrett Quinn • Assistant Coach: 22 Nick Schnabel Assistant Coach: 38 Jeremiah Boles • Director of Operations: Billy Daniels

Pronunciation Guide Poretz...... Poor-retz Bator ...... Baa-tour Redal ...... Ray-dull Jimenez...... Him-men-nez Rotola...... Roe-toll-la Kizuku ...... Kiz-zoo-ku Steinwedell...... Stein-wed-dell Mitroff ...... Mitt-trough Teufel ...... Tough-full

30 2009 Liberty Baseball GEOGRAPHIC ROSTER/ALPHABETICAL ROSTER/FLAMES BY CLASS

Alphabetical Roster

No. Name Pos. 26 ...... Zane Bator...... 1B/RHP 13 ...... Dane Beakler ...... RHP 14 ...... Doug Bream...... 1B/OF 5 ...... Tyler Bream...... 3B 11 ...... Casey Brown...... OF Flames by Class Flames by State 4 ...... Cody Brown ...... 1B/RHP 34 ...... Carter Browning ...... RHP Seniors (6) Sophomores (6) (5) Oklahoma (1) 25 ...... Brett Curll...... RHP Cody Brown Doug Bream Bakersfield - Casey Brown Ada - Carter Browning Errol Hollinger Fernand Dullivan Encinatas - Joe Steinwedell 35 ...... Fernand Dullivan ...... RHP Tyler Light Steven Evans San Bernardino - Tyler Light (4) 21 ...... Steven Evans ...... LHP Tim Rotola Joseph Feeley Upland - Errol Hollinger Elizabethtown - Doug Bream 7 ...... Joseph Feeley ...... OF Dustin Umberger Lance Howe Yucaipa - P.J. Jimenez Hummelstown - Dustin Umberger 3 ...... James Hipp...... OF Andrew Wilson Jeff Jefferson York- Dane Beakler 29 ...... Errol Hollinger...... C Florida (2) Zelienople - Tyler Bream 28 ...... Lance Howe ...... LHP Juniors (13) Freshmen (10) Lehigh Acres - Justin Richardson 9 ...... Jeff Jefferson ...... OF Zane Bator Tyler Bream Tequesta - Shawn Teufel South Carolina (2) Dane Beakler Steven Keener Anderson - John Long 19 ...... P.J. Jimenez...... INF Casey Brown John Long Georgia (2) Greenwood - Trey Wimmer 36 ...... Steven Keener...... 1B Carter Browning Chris McDougal Buford - Mark Swanson 31 ...... Tyler Light ...... RHP Brett Curll David Mitroff Cumming - Cody Brown Tennessee (1) 2 ...... John Long ...... 3B/OF James Hipp Austin Poretz Franklin - Matt Williams 40 ...... Chris McDougal ...... UTIL P.J. Jimenez Justin Richardson Illinois (1) 27 ...... David Mitroff...... C Curran Redal Kizuku Scott Crystal Lake - David Mitroff Texas (1) 8 ...... Austin Poretz ...... RHP/INF Joe Steinwedell Matt Williams Uvalde - James Hipp Mark Swanson Trey Wimmer Kansas (1) 6 ...... Curran Redal ...... OF/LHP Shawn Teufel Wichita - Tim Rotola Virginia (8) 18 ...... Justin Richardson ...... OF Nathan Thompson Amherst - Steven Evans 30 ...... Tim Rotola ...... OF Chase Vaden Maryland (2) Clifton Forge - Steven Keener 20 ...... Kizuku Scott...... INF Chesapeake City - Joseph Feeley Danville - Jeff Jefferson 46 ...... Joe Steinwedell ...... RHP Lothian - Austin Poretz Hampton - Kizuku Scott 32 ...... Mark Swanson ...... RHP Lynch Station - Chase Vaden 24 ...... Shawn Teufel ...... LHP New Jersey (1) Poquoson - Chris McDougal North Bergen - Fernand Dullivan Virginia Beach - Brett Curll 23 ...... Nathan Thompson...... C Woodbridge - Lance Howe 17 ...... Dustin Umberger...... RHP North Carolina (2) 12 ...... Chase Vaden...... LHP Cary - Andrew Wilson Washington (2) 1 ...... Matt Williams ...... INF Stonehill - Nathan Thompson Moses Lake - Zane Bator 16 ...... Andrew Wilson ...... RHP & Curran Redal 10 ...... Trey Wimmer ...... C

LibertyFlames.com 31 CODY BROWN #4 1B/RHP, 6-2, 215, R/R, Sr. Westminster Academy Cumming, Ga.

2008 Big South All-Tournament

2008: Played in 60 games, starting 56 … hit .341 … finished fifth in the Big Radford in an elimination game at the Big South Championship (5/23) … South with 52 RBIs, tied for third with 21 doubles and seventh with a .553 went 3-for-5 with a double, home run, two runs scored and three RBIs in a slugging percentage … second in the nation and led the conference with 15-3 win over Winthrop at the Big South Championship (5/23) … had two nine sacrifice flies … scored 46 runs, had 77 hits and led the Flames with a hits, including a double, scoring two runs and driving in another in a 13-1 career-high nine home runs … 23 multiple-hit games, including eight three- win over Coastal Carolina at the Big South Championship (5/24) … selected hit contests … went 3-for-4 with a double, run scored and three RBIs vs. Old to the Big South All-Tournament team … 2007: Played in 38 games with 22 Dominion (3/5) … was 3-for-3 with two doubles, two runs scored and four starts … made four appearances as a relief pitcher … hit .296, scoring 17 RBIs in a 15-7 win over Army (3/9) … went 3-for-3 against Southern Miss at and driving in 12 runs … went 2-for-4 with a RBI at East Carolina (2/11) the Coca Cola Classic (3/15) … had two hits including a home run vs. Cal …was 2-for-3 with a solo home run against Virginia Tech (3/13) … 3-for-4 St. Northridge at the Coca Cola Classic (3/15) … hit a solo home run against with a triple, run scored and two RBIs in an 11-7 game-one win over Coastal Carolina (3/30) … was 2-for-3 with a double and a solo home run vs. Marshall (4/7) …struck out one and walked one over 11/3 innings during first William & Mary (4/1) … went 2-for-3 with a walk, two RBIs and scored three mound appearance of the season at William & Mary (4/10) … hit a two-run runs in 14-13, 10 inning win at UNC Asheville (4/5) … was 3-for-5 with a RBI home run at Arizona (4/4) … went 2-for-4 and scored two runs in a 12-8 double and a run scored in an 11-4 victory at UNC Asheville (4/6) … had two victory over UNC Asheville in the Big South Championship (5/25) … 3-for-4 hits, one which was a solo home run, and scored two runs in a 13-3 win at with a double, run scored and a RBI in the Big South title game against William & Mary (4/15) … went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a two-run home run, Coastal Carolina (5/26) … 2006: Allowed one run in 3 1/3 innings in four two runs scored and four RBIs in an 11-3 victory at Old Dominion (4/23) … appearances … Prep: Graduate of Westminster Academy … four-year had two hits, including a solo home run, with two runs and two RBIs in an 8- letterman … selected All-Palm Beach County as a senior … batted .367 and 3 win at Charleston Southern (5/3) … went 3-for-5 with a solo home run in was 5-0 as a pitcher for nationally-ranked, top-20 team … MVP of 20-team the Big South Championship opener against Radford (5/21) … was 3-for-4 Westminster National Classic … Personal: Son of Keith and Debbie Brown with a double, walk, three runs scored and a RBI in an 11-2 victory over … majoring in kinesiology – fitness specialist … birthday is Nov. 21.

Cody Brown’s Career Statistics

Year G/GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO 2008 60/56 .341 226 46 77 21 0 9 52 2 13 31 2007 34/22 .296 81 17 24 2 1 2 12 0 8 18 Totals 94/78 .329 307 63 101 23 1 11 64 2 21 49

Year G/GS CG SV SHO IP H R ER ERA BB SO W-L 2007 4/0 0 0 0 4.1 7 6 6 12.46 6 2 0-0 2006 4/0 0 0 0 3.1 1 1 1 2.70 4 1 0-0 Totals 8/0 0 0 0 7.2 8 7 7 8.74 10 3 0-0

32 2009 Liberty Baseball ERROL HOLLINGER #29 C, 6-4, 210, R/R, Sr. Damien HS Upland, Calif.

2009 Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Watch List 2007 All-Big South Team Captain 2008: 2009 Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Watch List … received South Championship (5/26) … member of Alaska Baseball League (ABL) honorable mention consideration on the 2009 Ping! Baseball Preseason Champion Athletes In Action (AIA) Fire during the summer … only catcher team … Big South all-conference second team … played in 62 games, with selected to ABL All-Star team … hit .271… named to Big South Presidential 61starts … hit .319 … finished the season fifth in the Big South with 60 runs Honor Roll … 2006: Played in 54 games with 52 starts … batted .249 with 22 scored, tied for seventh with 82 hits, tied for eighth with 47 RBIs, tied for fifth RBIs and 25 runs scored … had 10 doubles and three home runs … with 19 doubles and seventh with 127 total bases …defensively, led the finished second in the Big South by throwing out 23 would-be base stealers conference by throwing out 26 would-be base stealers and had the fewest … went 3-for-3 in first collegiate game in a 4-1 win at Wofford (2/10) … had a passed balls with four … hit eight home runs and had one triple … led the double and a home run in three at bats, driving in three runs and scoring Flames with 26 multi-hit games and 15 multi-RBI contests … had the team’s another in a 7-5 victory over Rider (2/25) … was 2-for-3 with three RBIs and longest consecutive hitting streak, hitting safely in 21 straight games …went a run scored in a 16-8 defeat of VMI (4/1) … 2-for-4 with a double and three 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in an 18-2 win over Rider runs scored against High Point (5/19) … Big South Presidential Honor Roll (3/2) … had two hits, including a two-run double, at VCU (3/4) … was 2-for-3 member … Prep: Graduate of Damien High School ... 2005 San Gabriel and with two doubles, a walk, three runs scored and a RBI in game one 11-5 Inland Valley All-Star … all-valley and all-league first team as well as team victory over Army (3/8) … hit solo home run in second game vs. Columbia MVP as senior … all-league honorable mention in junior season … junior (3/21) … hit a two-run home run against William & Mary (4/1) … went 4-for-5 varsity MVP in first two high school seasons … Associate President of the with a walk, scoring three runs and driving in another in a 14-13 victory over Tijuana Mission Club and President of PIT Club … Personal: Son of Mark UNC Asheville (4/5) … was 3-for-5 with two home runs, including the game- and Debra Hollinger … majoring in sport management … birthday is June winner, scoring three runs and driving in four others in a 5-4 win at Radford 14. (4/11) … had two hits, a walk, a double, three runs scored and a RBI in an 18-4 victory at Radford (4/12) … went 3-for-6 with a double, two runs scored and a RBI in a 12-5 win at Radford (4/13) … was 3-for-5 with two runs scored in a 7-6 victory at Winthrop (4/26) … hit a two-run home run at Winthrop (4/27) … 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored in an 8-3 win at Charleston Southern (5/3) … went 3-for-5 with two doubles, scoring a run and driving in another in a 12-4, game two win at Longwood (5-10) … had two hits, one a three-run home run, and scored three times in 10-3 win over VCU (5/13) … named to ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District III third team …earned Big South Presidential Honor Roll mention … 2007: Played in 53 games, starting 49 … hit .280 with 32 RBIs, 28 runs scored, seven doubles and three home runs … threw out 24 would-be base stealers to lead the Big South Conference … ranked No. 22 nationally in toughest to strikeout, striking out only once every 15.9 at bats … went 2-for-5 with a grand slam in a 6-2 season-opening victory at East Carolina (2/9) … 2-for-3 and scored three times in a 28-7 win over Richmond at the Crab House Shootout (2/18) … was 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in a 6-2 win over Manhattan (3/2) … drove in two runs and scored two others with a home run on 2-for-5 hitting in a 15-5 triumph over UNC Asheville (3/19) …drove in four runs in a 16-3 win over Radford (4/20) … went 3-for-4 in a 4-3 victory over VMI at Big

Errol Hollinger’s Career Statistics

Year G/GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO 2008 62/61 .319 257 60 82 19 1 8 47 1 21 24 2007 53/49 .280 175 28 49 7 0 3 32 0 11 6 2006 54/52 .249 185 25 46 10 0 3 22 4 9 28 Totals 169/162 .287 617 113 177 36 1 14 101 5 41 58

33 TYLER LIGHT #31 RHP, 6-3, 190, R/R, Sr. Arrowhead Christian Academy San Bernardino, Calif.

Three-time Big South Presidential Honor Roll

2008: Made a team-high 22 appearances, with three starts … 2-2 with a 5.44 12-8 victory over UNC Asheville in the Big South Championship (5/25) … ERA in 48.0 innings … a 5.4-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio, striking out 43 and member of Alaska Baseball League (ABL) Champion Athletes In Action (AIA) walking eight … allowed one run on two hits and struck out three over 3 1/3 Fire during the summer …named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … innings to record the victory in a 13-10 win over Columbia (3/20) … gave up 2006: Appeared in 17 games with six starts … 2-2 with a 4.78 ERA in 43 1/3 two runs on three hits, striking out one over four innings in a 14-13 victory at innings … struck out 29 and walked 21 … picked up his first collegiate UNC Asheville (4/5) … gave up three runs on seven hits, striking out seven, victory by pitching three scoreless innings in an 11-2 win over George over the first six innings, earning the win in an 11-3 victory at Old Dominion Mason (3/29) … allowed one run on two hits over three innings to earn the (4/23) … pitched 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief vs. George Mason (4/30) decision in 4-3, 12-inning victory over Coastal Carolina (4/24) … allowed …allowed one hit in three scoreless innings in an 8-1 win over High Point three runs on eight hits, striking out seven and walking three in a 7 2/3 (5/16) … named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll … 2007: Made 17 innings against UNC Asheville at Big South Championship (5/26) … named appearances with 10 starts … 5-5 with 5.56 ERA in 69.2 innings …a 2-to-1 to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … Prep: Graduate of Arrowhead strikeout-to-walk ratio, striking out 43 and walking 22 …pitched five innings Christian School … all-Christian league second team in sophomore and of scoreless relief, striking out four and earning the win in a 6-2 victory over junior seasons … also played … all-CIF his in junior season … East Carolina (2/9) … picked up the win in his first start of the season in an member of the National Honor Society … pitched for Seattle Mariners Los 8-2 victory at VCU (2/27), allowing one run on five hits over five innings … Angeles Scout team in the falls of 2003 and 2004 … Personal: Son of Larry struck out six in a 7 1/3 outing against George Washington (3/11) … allowed and Rebecca Light … majoring in business marketing ... birthday is May 16. two earned runs and struck out five, earning the win in a 15-5 triumph over UNC Asheville (3/19) … picked up a victory, yielding one run on five hits, striking out four in a 10-4 game-two win over Marshall (4/7) … earned the win, allowing two runs on two hits in four innings of relief in a 6-5 triumph over Winthrop (5/12) … gave up two runs on five hits, earning a save in an

Tyler Light’s Career Statistics

Year G/GS CG SV SHO IP H R ER ERA BB SO W-L 2007 22/3 0 0 0 48.0 64 35 29 5.44 8 43 2-2 2006 17/10 0 1 0 69.2 95 50 43 5.56 22 43 5-5 2005 17/6 0 0 0 43.1 57 28 23 4.78 21 29 2-2 Totals 56/19 0 1 0 161.0 216 113 95 5.31 51 115 9-9

34 2009 Liberty Baseball TIM ROTOLA #30 OF, 6-1, 175, L/R, Sr. Word of Life HS (Independence CC) Wichita, Kan.

2008 NBC World Series All-America Team

2008: Played in 47 games, with 30 starts … hit .281 with 28 runs scored and 15 RBIs … had seven doubles, a triple and stole nine bases … went 3-for-5 and scored a run against James Madison (3/18) … was 4-for-6 with a double, two runs scored and three stolen bases versus George Mason (4/30) … went 2-for-2, scoring a run and stealing a base in a 7-6 win at Virginia Tech (5/7) … had two hits and a RBI in a 5-4 victory over High Point (5/17) … three-run triple in a 10-1 win over UNC Asheville in an elimination game at the Big South Championship (5/22) … named to the 2008 NBC World Series All-America team … hit .487, the third highest batting average in the tournament … earned Big South Presidential Honor Roll mention … Previous School: Played two seasons at Independence Community College … 2007 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Academic All-American … hit .350 his last season at ICC and .382 in 2006 … Prep: Graduate of Word of Life High School…two-time first team all- conference honoree … hit .425 in his junior and .430 in his senior season … member of three state championship teams in 2003, 2004 and 2005 … Personal: Son of Rob and Debra Rotola … majoring in business finance … birthday is Sept. 23.

Tim Rotola’s Career Statistics

Year G/GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO 2008 47/30 .281 121 28 34 7 1 0 15 9 9 12

LibertyFlames.com 35 DUSTIN UMBERGER #17 RHP, 6-0, 190, R/R, Sr. Lower Dauphin HS Hummelstown, Pa.

Two-Time Big South All-Tournament 2007 Valley League All-Star Team Captain 2008: Appeared in 21 games with nine starts … posted an 8-3 record and (4/2) … allowed only two runs on eight hits in nine innings in a 4-3, 12-inning one save with a 3.80 ERA over 83.0 innings … enters the season tied for win over Coastal Carolina (4/24) … allowed three runs on eight hits over six seventh on the all-time Liberty strikeout list with 189 … led the Big South in innings in a 20-3 victory over UNC Asheville in first game of doubleheader strikeouts with 88 … also finished the year, tied for second in the conference (5/13) … pitched 7 1/3 innings, earning the win, allowing five runs on seven with eight wins, seventh with a .257 opponent batting average and tied for hits in a 9-7 win over Winthrop in the opening contest of Big South ninth for fewest walks allowed with 19 … 4.6-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio … Championship (5/24) … Prep: Graduate of Lower Dauphin High School … earned the win, allowing two hits and striking out four over 2 ½ scoreless Mid-Penn Conference Keystone Division MVP as a senior … two-time Patriot innings in a 5-4 victory over Albany at the Clearwater Invitational (2/23) … News Big 11 … three-time Mid-Penn All-Star … holds the school record for picked up a save with two scoreless innings of work, striking out five in a 4-3 most strikeouts in a year with 123 in senior season … was 10-0 with a 0.89 win over Rider (2/29) … pitched three scoreless innings, allowing no hits and ERA … 2005 Pennsylvania American Legion All-East selection … three-time striking out six, to earn the win in a 15-7 victory over Army (3/9) … recorded letterwinner in … Personal: Son of Keith and June Umberger … the win, yielding two runs on seven hits, striking out seven in a 12-2 victory father played collegiate baseball at Maryland … majoring in sport over Columbia (3/22) … allowed two runs on eight hits in 6 1/3 innings of management … birthday is Feb. 10. work, striking out seven, picking up the win in a 13-2 victory at Charleston Southern (5/4) … went the distance, giving up three runs on four hits, striking out six in a 5-3 win over Longwood (5/10) … allowed two runs on six hits and struck out 10 in an 11-2, complete game victory over Radford in an elimination game in the Big South Championship … named to the Big South All-Tournament team … 2007: Appeared in 18 games with 15 starts … recorded a 5-4 mark with a 4.83 ERA in 95.1 innings pitched … struck out 54 and walked 34 … ranked ninth in the Big South Conference in innings pitched … went seven innings, yielding an unearned run on two hits and striking out five to pick up the win in a 2-1 triumph over host The Citadel in the Crab House Shootout (2/17) … pitched seven shutout innings, scattering five hits and striking out four to earn the win in a 5-1 victory over Albany (2/24) … allowed one earned run on four hits over 7 1/3 innings in a 4-2 game-one win over Charleston Southern (4/13) … pitched two innings of scoreless relief in a 4-0 win at VMI (5/18) … went the distance, allowing three runs, one earned, on three hits, striking out four in a 4-3 victory over VMI at Big South Championship (5/23) … named to Big South All-Tournament team … named 2007 Valley Summer League Pitcher of the Year … posted a 9-0 record with a 1.29 ERA in 63 innings during the summer … member of the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … 2006: Appeared in 20 games with 11 starts … posted a 4-2 record with two saves and a 4.99 ERA in 83 innings … struck out 47 and walked 27 … allowed two runs on four hits in three innings of work to earn a save in a 12-8 win over George Washington (3/12) … picked up his first college victory, pitching 6 1/3 innings in a 9-7 win over VMI

Dustin Umberger’s Career Statistics

Year G/GS CG SV SHO IP H R ER ERA BB SO W-L 2008 21/9 2 1 0 83.0 85 40 35 3.80 19 88 8-3 2007 18/15 1 0 0 95.0 112 65 51 4.83 34 54 5-4 2006 20/11 0 2 0 83.0 100 51 46 4.99 27 47 4-2 Totals 59/35 3 3 0 261.0 297 156 132 4.55 80 189 17-9

36 2009 Liberty Baseball ANDREW WILSON #16 RHP, 6-2, 180, R/R, Sr. Cary Senior HS Cary, N.C.

Two-time Big South Presidential Honor Roll

2008: Made 19 appearances with four starts ... recorded a 2-3 mark with a allowed only one hit in 2 2/3 innings of relief to earn a win in an 11-6 victory 5.01 ERA over 46 2/3 innings … struck out 41 and walked 17, a 2.4-to--1 over Monmouth (4/1) … scattered three hits, allowing an unearned run and strikeout to walk ratio … earned the win by pitching five scoreless opening striking out three in 3 1/3 frames of scoreless relief to pick up the win in an innings, yielding three hits in 5-1 win at Norfolk St. (2/27) … allowed two 8-6 triumph over Marshall (4/6) … 2006: Appeared in 11 contests with one runs on eight hits and struck out seven over 5 2/3 innings of relief against start … in 12 1/3 innings, was 0-0 with a 6.57 ERA … Big South Presidential VMI (4/19) … gave up one run on three hits, striking out five vs. George Honor Roll member .. Prep: Graduate of Cary Senior High School … all- Mason (4/30) … named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … 2007: conference honorable mention in both junior and senior seasons … hit .350 Made 19 appearances with three starts … posted a 3-2 record with a 6.23 as a senior … also all-conference honorable mention in football … member ERA in 34.2 innings … struck out 20 and walked 15 … pitched 2 2/3 innings of National Honor Society … Personal: Son of Berk and Barbara Wilson … of scoreless relief, allowing two hits in a 9-2 win over Albany (2/23) … majoring in sport management … birthday is July 30.

Andrew Wilson’s Career Statistics

Year G/GS CG SV SHO IP H R ER ERA BB SO W-L 2008 19/4 0 0 0 46.2 63 31 26 5.01 17 41 2-3 2007 19/3 0 0 0 34.2 46 30 24 6.23 15 20 3-2 2006 11/1 0 0 0 12.1 14 9 9 6.57 5 6 0-0 Totals 49/8 0 0 0 93.2 123 70 59 5.67 37 67 5-5

LibertyFlames.com 37 PLAYER PROFILES ZANE CASEY BATOR BROWN #26 #11 1B/RHP, 6-1, 195, R/R, Jr. OF, 5-10, 190, R/R, Jr. Moses Lake HS Centennial HS (Wenatchee Valley) (Bakersfield) Moses Lake, Wash. Bakersfield Calif.

2008 NWAACC All-Eastern Region 2008 California Junior College All-American

Previous School: Played two seasons at We- Previous School: Played two seasons at Bakers- natchee Valley … 2008 NWAACC All-Eastern Re- field … 2008 California Junior College All-America gion and All-NWAACC first team infielder … first team … 2008 All-Southern California out- helped lead the 2008 Knights to a 36-10 record, fielder … 2008 All-Western State Conference first claiming the East Region Championship … We- team … helped lead Bakersfield to a 30-19 mark natchee Valley ranked No. 1 in NWAACC at the in 2008 …tied for second in California with 82 hits end of the regular season … hit .350 with eight and 21 doubles … team leader with a .423 batting doubles, seven home runs and scored 37 runs … average, 47 runs and 53 RBIs … Dean Gay from the mound, he was 6-0 with a 1.92 ERA and Scholar Award winner … second team All-West- two saves … hit .300 in 2007, his first season at ern State Conference as a freshman … All-West- Wenatchee Valley … Prep: Graduate of Moses ern State scholar athlete … Prep: Graduate of Lake High School … Big Nine Conference honor- Centennial High School ... three-time all-league able mention in his junior and senior seasons … selection … named team’s Outstanding Slugger hit .380 as a senior … member of National Honor as a junior and senior … hit .317 with seven Society … Personal: Son of Dan and Laura Bator home runs and 20 RBIs during his senior year … … majoring in psychology … teammate of Liberty as junior, batted .444 with 35 RBIs , 11 home runs outfielder/left-hander Curran Redal at Wenatchee and scored 29 runs … a Central Section selec- Valley and Moses Lake High School … birthday is tion: All-Star series, Northern U.S. – Southern Cal- April 26. ifornia in 2004 … team’s 2003 Rookie of the Year Zane Bator … Centennial team was Valley Championship runner-up … Personal: Son of Mike and Debra DANE with eight starts … posted a 3-1 record with a Brown … majoring in criminal justice … birthday 6.60 ERA in 46 1/3 innings, striking out 19 and is Dec. 10. walking 18 … allowed no runs in six innings and BEAKLER picked up his first collegiate win in a 9-0 com- bined shutout of Hartford (3/5) … scattered seven CARTER hits and allowed two earned runs over seven in- #13 nings in a 5-3 victory over Rutgers (3/18) … sur- rendered two runs on eight hits in six innings BROWNING RHP, 6-3, 185, R/R, Jr. during a 15-4 win at William & Mary (4/5) … Prep: Central York HS Graduate of Central York High School … selected York, Pa. York Area Interscholastic Athletic Association Divi- #34 sion I Player of the Year as a senior … all-county first team both as a senior and junior … honor- RHP, 6-5, 195, R/R, Jr. able mention as a sophomore … 2005 York Roff HS 2005 York Area Player of the Year County American Legion Pitcher of the Year … (Eastern Oklahoma State) member of 2005 American Legion County Cham- Ada, Okla. 2008: Appeared in 15 games, all in relief, before pionship team … named an American Legion All- being sidelined due to injury … was 1-1 with one Star … named to distinguished honor roll as a save and a 3.51 ERA in 25 2/3 innings … struck senior … Personal: Son of Dane and Carolyn 2008 NJCAA Distinguished Academic out 25 and walked 15 … earned the save with 1 Beakler … majoring in sport management … All-American 2/3 innings of scoreless relief in 3-1 victory over birthday is Sept. 4 Iowa at the Clearwater Invitational (2/24) … Previous School: Played two seasons at Eastern picked up the win with 2/3 of an inning of work in Dane Beakler’s Career Statistics Oklahoma State… made a team-high 22 appear- 4-3 victory over Rider (2/29) … allowed two hits, Year G/GS CG SV SHO IP H R ER ERA BB SOW-L ances, recording a 4.07 ERA, a 1-0 mark and two striking out three in four innings of scoreless relief 2008 15/0 0 1 0 25.2 22 11 10 3.51 15 25 1-1 saves for the 15th-ranked Mountaineers, who at VCU (3/4) … 2007: Appeared in five games, 2007 5/0 0 0 0 3.1 11 10 7 18.90 4 2 0-0 posted a 41-18 in 2008 … named a 2008 NJCAA before being sidelined due to injury… granted 2006 15/8 0 0 0 46.1 65 38 34 6.60 18 19 3-1 Distinguished Academic All-American (GPA of 3.8 medical redshirt … 2006: Appeared in 15 games Totals35/8 0 1 0 74.1 98 59 51 6.17 37 46 4-2 or better) … selected as a recipient of the 2008

38 2009 Liberty Baseball PLAYER PROFILES

Larry Stone Award, which honors Eastern Okla- .450 batting average, playing second and third homa State athletes who have carried on the base, in addition to pitching … also lettered in P. J. Eastern spirit … member of school’s honor soci- basketball … Personal: Son of Edwin, Jr. and ety and Phi Theta Kappa … named a Presidential Karen Curll … majoring in sport management … Scholar … Prep: Graduate of Roff High School … birthday is Oct. 31. JIMENEZ four-time letterwinner in baseball … was selected all-district during his senior year … pitcher and Brett Curll’s Career Statistics outfielder for the 2006 Class A Champions, Year G/GS CG SV SHO IP H R ER ERA BB SOW-L #19 recording the save in the state title contest … 2008 9/0 0 0 0 8.0 14 11 11 12.38 4 6 0-1 posted a 9-1 mark with a 1.83 ERA …helped Roff INF, 6-0, 170, R/R, Jr. record 30-2 and 32-5 marks in his last two sea- Yucaipa HS sons … attended Ada High School from 2002-05 JAMES (Arizona Western) … finished his high school as the Top of his Class Yucaipa, Calif. … President’s Honor Roll each of his four sea- sons of high school … Personal: Son of Charles HIPP and Teresa Browning … majoring in business … 2007 ACCAC Rookie of the Year birthday is Oct. 4. #3 Previous School: Played two seasons at Arizona OF, 5-11, 185, R/R, Jr. Western … 2007 and 2008 second team All-Con- BRETT ference …2008 Coaches Award recipient … Uvalde HS (McLennan CC) named ACCAC Player of the Week for Mar. 31 Uvalde, Texas during his sophomore season … 2007 Rookie of CURLL the Year … member of Dean’s List both years at school … Prep: Graduate of Yucaipa High School 2007 Texas/New Mexico Junior … 2006 All-Conference honorable mention and #25 College All-Star All C.I.F. … Personal: Son of Phil and Laura Jimenez … majoring in sport management … RHP, 6-2, 190, R/R, Jr. Previous School : Played two seasons at McLen- brother Aaron played baseball at Cal State San Kellam HS (Maryland) Bernardino … birthday is Mar. 9. Virginia Beach, Va. nan … 2007 and 2008 second team NTJCAC All- Conference selection … hit .339 with 42 RBIs in 2008 … 2007 Texas-New Mexico Junior College All-Star Game … named the best male athlete at Two-Time Coaches Award McLennan in 2008 … Prep: Graduate of Uvalde High School … THSBCA All-Star as a senior … 2008: Appeared in nine games, all in relief … was third team all-state as a junior and senior … hon- 0-1 with 12.38 ERA in 8.0 innings … pitched two orable mention all-state as a sophomore … three- innings of scoreless, no-hit relief in an 11-3 win at time all-district … member of National Honor Old Dominion (4/23) … threw scoreless inning of Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes … relief in an 8-1 victory over High Point (5/16) … selected to Who’s Who Among American High Previous School: Played one season at Mary- School Students … graduated in the Top 10 per- land … appeared in nine games with four starts cent of his class … Personal: Son of Richard and … posted a 2-1 record and a 3.38 ERA in 18 2/3 Julie Hipp … majoring in sport management … innings … struck out 13 and walked two … Prep: birthday is Dec. 7. Graduate of Kellam High School … four-time let- terwinner … team captain as a senior … earned Coach’s Award in 2005 and 2006 … had a career

Brett Curll

P.J. Jimenez

LibertyFlames.com 39 PLAYER PROFILES CURRAN JOE MARK REDAL STEINWEDELL SWANSON #6 #46 #32 OF/LHP, 5-10, 170, L/L, Jr. RHP, 6-4, 225, R/R, Jr. RHP, 6-3, 215, R/R, Jr. Moses Lake HS Santa Fe Christian Buford HS (Young Harris) (Wenatchee Valley) (Pepperdine) Buford, Ga. Moses Lake, Wash. Encinitas, Calif.

2008 NWAACC East Region MVP Big South Presidential Honor Roll 2008 All-East Central District

Previous School: Played two seasons at We- 2008: Appeared in eight games … went 0-1 with Previous School: Played two seasons at Young natchee Valley … 2008 Northwest Athletic Associ- a 7.00 ERA in nine innings … struck out 11 and Harris … named 2008 All-East Central District … ation of Community Colleges (NWAACC) All-Stars walked 12 … pitched an inning of scoreless relief, 2008 GJCAA All-Conference first team member … East Region MVP and NWAACC MVP … earned striking out the side, in 5-1 win at Norfolk State selected to the 2008 Region XVII All-Tournament 2008 first team All-NWAACC honor as a utility (2/27) … provided one inning of scoreless relief in team … went 11-1 with a 3.26 ERA in 92.0 innings player … helped lead the 2008 Knights to a 36-10 11-3 victory at Old Dominion (4/23) … named to in helping the Mountain Lions to a 50-14 mark record, claiming the East Region Championship Big South Presidential Honor Roll … Previous and a No. 2 national ranking … captured the … Wenatchee Valley ranked No. 1 in NWAACC at School: Attended Pepperdine for two years … GJCAA regular season crown and the Region the end of the regular season … hit .386 and Prep: Graduate of Santa Fe Christian High XVII tournament championship … served as team scored 37 runs, while posting a 7-0 record with School … two-time all-conference team member captain … in 2007, posted a 7-2 record with a one save and a 1.23 ERA in 58 1/3 innings … op- … second team All-CIF as a junior … three-year 2.65 ERA in 63 1/3 innings … member of Young ponents hit .170 and struck out 45 …Prep: Grad- letterwinner … member of CIF Division IV football Harris team which reached the 2007 Juco World uate of Moses Lake High School … 2006 champions as a junior and senior … first team all- Series … Mountain Lions captured the GJCAA, All-Conference as an outfielder and relief pitcher league linebacker … named to the All-San Diego Region XVII and NJCAA East Central District … hit .390 as a senior … 2005 All-Conference as Area all-academic team as a junior … Personal: championships with a 46-22 mark … Prep: Grad- an outfielder after hitting .426 … Personal: Son of Son of Bill and Barbara Steinwedell … majoring uate of Buford High School … Personal: Son of Monte and Jean Redal … majoring in education in advertising/public relations with a minor in Mark and Denise Swanson … majoring in pre-law … teammate of Liberty first baseman/right-hander business … birthday is Sept. 30. … reunited with Liberty assistant coach Jeremy Zane Bator at Wenatchee Valley and Moses Lake Boles, who was an assistant at Young Harris in High School … birthday is Dec. 22. Joe Steinwedell’s Career Statistics 2007 … birthday is Feb. 10. Year G/GS CG SV SHO IP H R ER ERA BB SO W-L 2008 8/0 0 0 0 9.0 11 10 7 7.00 12 11 0-1

Curran Redal

Shawn Teufel

40 2009 Liberty Baseball PLAYER PROFILES SHAWN NATHAN CHASE TEUFEL THOMPSON VADEN #24 #23 #12 LHP, 6-3, 205, L/L, Jr. C, 6-3, 205, R/R, Jr. LHP, 6-4, 195, L/L, Jr. Jupiter Christian School Westover Christian Altavista HS Tequesta, Fla. Academy Lynch Station, Va. Stoneville, N.C.

Three-time Big South Presidential Honor Roll 2007 ABCL All-Star Big South Presidential Honor Roll

2008: Received medical redshirt due to an early 2008: Played in 20 games, with one start … hit 2008: Made seven appearances, all in relief … season injury … saw action in seven games … .188 with two RBIs … threw out one of two play- did not have a decision in nine innings of work … scored a run … Big South Presidential Honor ers trying to steal … had a RBI single in a 12-4, a 10.00 ERA … pitched a scoreless inning of re- Roll member … 2007: Played in 49 games, start- game two victory at Longwood (5/10) … 2007: lief in a 5-1 win at Norfolk State (2/27) … allowed ing 16 … hit .203 with eight RBIs and seven runs Played in 32 games with 14 starts … hit .292 with no runs and no hits over two innings against Co- scored … one double … was 2-for-4, driving in 16 RBIs and 11 runs scored … had seven dou- lumbia in second game of doubleheader (3/21) two runs and scoring two others at Arizona (5/6) bles and one home run … hit a three-run home … named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll … … Big South Presidential Honor Roll member … run in a 14-6 victory over Manhattan (3/4) … was pitched in the Valley Summer League … 2007: 2006: Played in 32 games with nine starts … hit 2-for-4 with a RBI and run scored in a 10-4 game- Made 12 appearances, with two starts … did not .152 with two doubles and a home run in 46 at two win over Marshall (4/7) … game-tying pitch gain a decision in 15 innings, posting a 5.40 ERA bats … went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs hit in ninth inning in a 4-3 win over VMI at Big … struck out 10 and walked six … pitched 1 2/3 scored and three RBI in an 11-10 win over Rider South Championship (5/23) … bases-loaded innings of scoreless relief at James Madison (2/24) … Big South Presidential Honor Roll mem- double in a 12-8 victory over UNC Asheville at Big (4/18) … worked 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief ber … Prep: Graduate of Jupiter Christian High South Championship (5/25) … named a 2007 At- in a 16-3 win over Radford (4/20) … struck out School … 2005 Palm Beach Post All-Area first lantic Collegiate Baseball League (ACBL) All-Star four in 2 1/3 innings in 10-9 win at VMI (5/20) … team and member of district champions in senior during the summer … named to Big South Presi- pitched in the Valley Summer League … Prep: season … 2004 all-area second team and mem- dential Honor Roll … Prep: Graduate of Westover Graduate of Altavista High School … named Dog- ber of district runner-up … honorable mention all- Christian Academy … team MVP for three sea- wood District Pitcher of the Year and first team all- area as a sophomore … hit .424 as a junior and sons … all-state academic first team in both jun- area and all-district in senior season … posted a .410 as a senior … also played basketball … ior and senior seasons … second team all-state 7-1 mark with a 0.97 ERA … help lead his team honor roll member all four years … member of as a junior … first team all-metro as a senior … win to the Dogwood District title, the school’s first National Honors Society … Personal: Son of Tim four-time all-conference first team member … had district title in 47 years … second team all-area and Valerie Teufel … father is in his sixth year eight home runs and 32 RBI in 57 at bats as a and first team all-district as a pitcher after sopho- managing in the organization and senior … four-year varsity starter in basketball … more season … member of honor roll … Per- played with the , New York Mets member of 1,000 point club … Highest Honor sonal: Son of Don and Evelyn Vaden … majoring and San Diego Padres during an 11-year Major Roll all four years … member of Christian Acad- in sport management … birthday is May 22. League career … majoring in kinesiology … birth- emy Honor Society for three years, while serving day is July 16. as its president as a senior … Personal: Son of Chase Vaden’s Career Statistics Andy and Maryann Thompson … majoring in ki- Year G/GS CG SV SHO IP H R ER ERA BB SO W-L Shawn Teufel’s Career Statistics nesiology … birthday is Feb. 4. 2008 7/0 0 0 0 9.0 9 11 10 10.00 14 11 0-0 Year G/GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO 2007 12/2 0 0 0 15.0 15 13 9 5.40 6 12 0-0 2008 7/0 .00 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Nathan Thompson’s Career Statistics Totals19/2 0 0 0 24.0 24 24 19 7.13 20 23 0-0 2007 49/16 .203 74 7 15 1 0 0 8 1 5 21 Year G/GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO 2006 32/9 .152 46 5 7 2 0 1 6 2 3 9 2008 20/1 .188 16 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Totals 88/25 .179 123 13 22 3 0 1 14 3 8 31 2007 32/14 .292 65 11 19 7 0 1 16 0 7 9 Totals 52/15 .272 81 11 22 7 0 1 18 0 7 11

LibertyFlames.com 41 PLAYER PROFILES DOUG FERNAND BREAM DULLIVAN #14 #35 1B/OF, 6-3, 205, L/L, So. RHP, 6-2, 215, R/R, So. Lower Dauphin HS North Bergen HS Elizabethtown, Pa. North Bergen, N.J.

Big South Presidential Honor Roll Four-Year Varsity Player

2008: Played in 29, with 19 starts … hit .329 with Prep: Graduate of North Bergen High School … 18 RBIs, four doubles, two home runs and 12 played on varsity each of his four years … runs scored … went 2-for-3 with a RBI double and pitched for the New Jersey State Champions … a run scored in season-opening 6-2 win over as a sophomore threw a perfect game against St. Notre Dame in the Clearwater Invitational (2/22) Anthony’s High School … Personal: Son of Fer- … was 3-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs against nando and Marisol Dullivan … spent a year at Rider (3/1) … went 4-for-5 with a double, a walk, a Bergen Community College, before transferring run scored and two RBIs in an 18-2 victory over to Liberty … birthday is Aug. 2. Rider (3/2) … was 2-for-3 with a walk and first col- legiate home run, a grand slam, in game one, 11- 5 win over Army (3/8) … hit pinch hit two-run STEVEN home run in an 18-4 victory at Radford (4/12) … named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll … EVANS Prep: Graduate of Lower Dauphin High School … Jeff Jefferson two-year letterwinner … hit .385 as a senior and .460 as a junior …. also played basketball … member of National Honor Society … Personal: #21 walk ratio, striking out 55 and walking 20 … Son of Douglas and Bernadette Bream … sister LHP, 6-4, 190, L/L, So. struck out six and walked none in three innings of Alexandria plays basketball for Liberty … father Amherst County HS hitless, shutout relief in game one of a double- Doug played collegiate baseball at Oral Roberts Amherst, Va. header against Columbia (3/21) … scattered … nephew of former Liberty player Dave Bream seven hits, allowing one run over six innings to (1982-85) and cousin of former major leaguer record his first collegiate win in an 11-4 win at and Liberty player Sid Bream (1979-81) … birth- UNC Asheville (4/6) … allowed two runs on six day is May 30. hits, striking out 10 over 7 2/3 innings in a 13-3 2008 Big South All-Tournament victory at William & Mary (4/15) … earned his first Doug Bream’s Career Statistics college save by retiring the final two batters in a Year G/GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO 2008: Appeared in 20 games, with six starts … 7-6 win at Winthrop (4/26) … picked up a save 2008 29/19 .329 76 12 25 4 0 2 18 0 8 8 posted a 3-3 record with three saves and a 4.07 with a scoreless eighth and ninth in 7-6 victory at ERA in 59 2/3 innings … had a 2.75 strikeout-to- Virginia Tech (5/7) … shut down High Point, al- lowing no runs or hits, striking out three over the final 2 2/3 innings in a 5-4 win (5/17) … gave up Doug Bream one run on three hits, striking out seven over eight innings in a 13-1 victory over Coastal Car- olina to force a second game for the conference title at the Big South Championship (5/24) … se- lected to the Big South All-Tournament team … pitched in the Valley League during the summer … Prep: Graduate of Amherst County High School … named first team All-Region III and All- Seminole District as a senior … selected to Her- itage Invitational All-Tournament team as a junior and senior … also a member of the and bas- ketball teams … Personal: Son of Gary and Rose Evans … birthday is Aug. 9.

Steven Evans’ Career Statistics Year G/GS CG SV SHO IP H R ER ERA BB SO W-L 2008 20/6 0 3 0 59.2 55 28 27 4.07 20 55 3-3

42 2009 Liberty Baseball PLAYER PROFILES JOSEPH JEFF FEELEY JEFFERSON #7 #9 OF, 5-10, 180, R/R, So. OF, 6-1, 210, R/R, So. Red Lion Christian Tunstall HS Academy Danville, Va. Chesapeake City, Md. Joseph Feeley Big South Presidential Honor Roll 2008 Big South All-Tournament

2008: Played in 45 games, with 28 starts … hit 2008: Played in 41 games, with 26 starts … hit .275 with 17 runs scored and 16 RBIs … had four .286 with six doubles, 18 runs scored and 16 doubles, a triple and a home run … RBI single in RBIs … had two hits, including a RBI double, and a 5-4 win over Albany in Clearwater Invitational LANCE scored two runs in a 13-10 win over Columbia (2/23) … had two hits and scored a run in a 5-4 (3/20) … had two hits, driving in two runs and victory at Radford (4/11) … drove in four runs with HOWE scored another in a 9-6 victory over Coastal Car- two hits, one a run-scoring double, and walked olina (3/29) …went 4-for-5 with two runs scored twice in 12-5 win over Radford (4/13) … went 3- and three RBIs in a 10-1 victory over UNC for-4 with two doubles, a walk, two runs scored Asheville at the Big South Championship (5/22) and a RBI in a 13-3 victory at William & Mary #28 … was 4-for-5, scoring four runs and driving in (4/15) … hit a solo home run in an 8-3 win over LHP, 6-3, 210, L/L, So. another with a double in a 15-3 win over Winthrop Charleston Southern (5/3) … was 2-for-2 with a at the Big South Championship (5/23) … went 2- C.D. Hylton HS walk, two hit by pitch, a stolen base, a run scored for-4 with a double, a run scored and three RBIs and a RBI in game two, 12-4 victory at Longwood Woodbridge, Va. in a 13-1 victory over Coastal Carolina at the Big (5/10) … named to Big South Presidential Honor South Championship (5/24) …named to the Big Roll … Prep: Graduate of Red Lion Christian South All-Tournament team … played for Valley Academy … 2007 Delaware All-State second 2004 All-State Team League Champion Luray in the summer … team team member … honorable mention all-state as a was ranked third in the nation among summer junior … first team all-conference as a senior and Prep: Graduate of of C.D. Hylton High School … ball squads … named to the Valley League’s All- junior … four-time all-state cross country team named to all-district second team as a pitcher Star team … won the league’s home run derby … honoree … member of National Honor Society … and first baseman his senior year … earned a let- Prep: Graduate of Tunstall High School … two- student senate representative … Personal: Son ter each of his two years at C.D. Hylton … at- time Virginia All-State first team member ... twice of Joseph and Karen Feeley … majoring in kinesi- tended Evangel Christian School from 2003-04 … named first team All-Region IV team honoree … ology … birthday is Feb. 19. team MVP each of his years at the school … se- 2007 Piedmont District Player of the Year … first lected to 2004 All-State team …two-time letterwin- team All-Piedmont as a junior and senior … mem- Joseph Feeley’s Career Statistics ner … earned honor roll status each of his four ber of 2004 and 2005 State Champions … state Year G/GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO years of high school … Personal: Son of Dan runner-up in 2006 … holds school career records 2008 45/28 .275 102 17 28 4 1 1 16 4 15 20 and Susan Howe … birthday is Aug. 24. for hits, runs scored and doubles … set season marks for runs scored and doubles … Personal: Son of Keith and Sandra Jefferson … birthday is Steven Evans Jan. 30. Jeff Jefferson’s Career Statistics Year G/GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO 2008 41/26 .286 112 18 32 6 0 0 16 2 4 16

LibertyFlames.com 43 PLAYER PROFILES TYLER STEVEN JOHN BREAM KEENER LONG #5 #36 #2 3B, 6-3, 205, R/R, Fr. 1B, 5-11, 200, L/R, Fr. 3B/OF, 5-11, 190, R/R, Fr. Seneca Valley HS Alleghany HS T.L. Hanna HS Zelienople, Pa. Clifton Forge, Va. Anderson, S.C.

Two-time All-State 2008 Louisville Slugger Pre-Season 2008 Louisville Slugger Pre-Season All-American All-American Prep: Graduate of Pennsylvania Cyber School … played baseball at Seneca Valley High School … Prep: Graduate of Alleghany High School … se- Prep: Graduate of T.L. Hanna High School … se- selected to all-state team as a junior and senior lected to the 2008 Louisville Slugger Pre-Season lected to the 2008 Louisville Slugger Pre-Season … played in 2007 East Coast Showcase … hit All-American team … named 2008 Blue Ridge All-American team …rated by Diamond Prospects .475 with 22 RBIs and five home runs as a senior District Player of the Year …two-time Virginia Re- as the 31st best prospect in South Carolina in … had a .347 average and 22 RBIs as a junior … view Player of the Year, All-Roanoke Timesland, 2008 … represented South Carolina in the 2008 four year member of honor roll … Personal: Son All-Region III, and All-Blue Ridge District … International High School Power Showcase of Sid and Michelle Bream … father was an All- played in the Virginia High School Coaches Asso- Homerun Derby at Tropicana Field in Tampa, Fla., America baseball player for Liberty (1979-81) and ciation All-Star Game as a senior … hit .492 with finishing sixth … a two-time All-Region I AAAA went on to play for the Los Angeles Dodgers, nine home runs and 35 RBIs, setting school and Anderson Independent All-Area team mem- Pittsburgh Pirates, and Houston records for runs and on base percentage during ber … received all-state honorable mention nod Astros during an 11-year Major League career … senior season … helped Mountaineers to the in 2008 … named team MVP, best offensive and Uncles Sheldon (1990-93) and Dave (1982-85) 2008 Class AA state title game … also competed best defensive as a senior … hit .438 as a senior also played baseball at Liberty … birthday is Oct. in indoor track … 2008 Mountaineer Award recipi- and .456 as a junior with a South Carolina 4A 28. ent … served as a class officer and president of leading 11 home runs … also was a member of the Key Club … member of National Honor Soci- highly successful Diamond Devils travel team … ety and Beta Club … Personal: Son of Gary and Personal: Son of Bryan and Kathy Long … birth- Leigh Ann Keener … father played baseball at day is Jan. 28. Louisburg College … birthday is Aug. 22. CHRIS McDOUGAL #40 UTIL, 6-2, 200, R/R, Fr. Denbigh HS Poquoson, Va.

2008 All-State Prep: Graduate of Denbigh High School … played third base, catcher and pitcher during his four year high school career … a 2008 All-State selection as a utility player … two-time all-region team member … was a Peninsula District All-Con- ference team member each of his four years at Denbigh … hit .555 with 33 RBIs, while posting a 6-4 mark on the mound as a senior … received an honorable mention all-state mention as a jun- ior … Team MVP as a freshman and a senior … named the team’s best defensive player as a Tyler Bream sophomore … Personal: Son of Mitch and Cindy McDougal … father played baseball at Lynchburg College and brother played at Christopher New- port … birthday is Oct. 3. 44 2009 Liberty Baseball PLAYER PROFILES DAVID JUSTIN MATT MITROFF RICHARDSON WILLIAMS #27 #18 #1 C, 6-1, 185, R/R, Fr. OF, 5-10, 205, L/L, Fr. INF, 6-0, 160, R/R, Fr. Prairie Ridge HS Riverdale HS Centennial HS Crystal Lake, Ill. Lehigh Acres, Fla. Franklin, Tenn.

2008 All-Conference 2008 All-State 2008 All-State

Prep: Graduate of Prairie Ridge High School … Prep: Graduate of Riverdale High School … 2008 Prep: Graduate of Centennial High School … named all-conference as senior … helped lead All-State and Southwest Florida All-Area first team named all-state and was district Player of the Year Prairie Ridge to the 2008 State 4A Championship member … led Southwest Florida with a .553 bat- runner-up in 2008 … two-time all-region and all- … selected to the academic all-area team … Per- ting average and was eighth in the state his sen- midstate team member … three-time all-district … sonal: Son of Dave and Linda Mitroff … father ior year … helped his team to a 28-7 record and hit .458 with 18 stolen bases and defensively, played baseball at Bethel … birthday is Dec. 5. the state finals in 2008 … named team’s Offen- turned 21 doubles plays … Personal: Son of sive Player of the Year … finished his high school Dale and Janice Williams … birthday is Aug. 29. career as Riverdale’s all-time leader in hits, RBIs AUSTIN and runs scored … Personal: Son of Kevin and PORETZ Tammy Richardson … birthday is Feb. 17. KIZUKU TREY #8 SCOTT WIMMER RHP/INF, 5-9, 165, S/R, Fr. St. Mary’s HS #20 #10 Lothian, Md. INF, 5-11, 205, R/R, Fr. C, 6-2, 215, R/R, Fr. Bethel HS Greenwood HS 2008 Preseason All-State Hampton, Va. Greenwood, S.C.

Prep: Graduate of St. Mary’s High School … named to the 2008 Preseason All-State team … selected to the 2007 Baltimore Sun and The Capital All-County first teams … 2007 All-MIAA 2008 Eastern Region State Player of the Year 2008 All-State first team member … Personal: Son of Lewis and Sheri Poretz … birthday is Feb. 4. Prep: Graduate of Bethel High School … played Prep: Graduate of Greenwood High School … three seasons a Bethel … 2008 Virginia Eastern selected to the 2008 All-State and Diamond Region State Player of the Year … runner-up for Prospects All-DP teams … 2008 Diamond Virginia State Player of the Year … first team 2008 Prospects Gold Glove recipient … named to and All-State and All-Region shortstop … hit .560 with played in the SCBA North/South All-Star game … 40 RBIs, 6 home runs and 19 stolen bases … selected to the All-Lakelands team … hit .477 with named second team all-region as a junior … 14 doubles, 25 RBIs and a .795 slugging percent- three-time all-district first team member … at- age … two-time all-region team member … was tended and played at Radford High School dur- named to the Wheels Spring Break All-Tourna- ing the 2004-2005 school year …played for ment team as a junior … named Greenwood Brentwood A’s the past three summers … Per- Booster Club Male Athlete of the Year as a senior sonal: Son of Patrick and Izumi Scott … birthday … member of National Honor Society and Beta is Sept. 10. Club … recipient of the Delta Kappa Gamma In- ternational Academic Excellence Award and the South Carolina High School League Athlete Award … Personal: Son of Lee and Tammy Wimmer … birthday is May 21. Kizuku Scott

LibertyFlames.com 45 ay 15, 2007, will long be re- And those trying to reach Dr. Falwell dur- membered as not only a day ing a sunny spring Central Virginia af- Mthe University lost its Founder ternoon had to walk down the hill from and Chancellor, but the record books his office at the “Mansion,” as he would will show it was also the day the Athlet- normally be at Worthington Stadium, ics Department saw its No. 1 fan pass with a hot dog and drink in hand, cheer- away when Dr. Jerry Falwell went home ing his baseball boys to victory. to be with the Lord. Dr. Falwell’s attendance at an athletic Dr. Falwell, one of the greatest vision- event spurred numerous Liberty teams aries of the 20th century, often said there to victory and quickly energized a were two avenues by which he was go- crowd, who responded with the infa- ing to grow a world-class University – mous “JERR-EE” chant. During the late music and athletics – knowing these two 90s, the daring and larger-than-life char- focal points speak the most to the youth acter would regularly walk across the of every generation. Vines Center floor, climbing atop a From the moment Lynchburg Baptist packed student section, where Flames College opened its doors in 1971, meet- fanatics would “crowd surf” their heroic ing with 154 students in class-rooms at leader. Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynch- But a Dr. Falwell sighting at a Flames burg, Va., Dr. Falwell quickly imple- athletic event was not just limited to Lib- mented plans to field athletics programs. erty Mountain, as he could also be seen In 1972, the Flames gained affiliation following the Flames’ athletic teams with the National Christian Collegiate around the country. Athletic Association and the University Dr. Falwell was one of the last people fielded its first team, men’s basketball, to grab a piece of the cherished net which posted a 7-1 record during its first when the men’s basketball team claimed season of competition. Shortly there- the Big South title down in Charleston, after, the University began to add pro- S.C., in 1994, followed by Liberty push- grams, starting with football in 1973. ing No. 1 North Carolina to the brink in During subsequent years, Liberty’s the opening round of the NCAA Tourna- athletics programs began to move up ment. the collegiate ladder, from NCCAA to He was also the proudest of the NAIA until the Flames became a full- Flames’ faithful sitting courtside in Col- The Athletics Department honored Dr. Falwell by ceremonially retiring fledged NCAA Division I member on lege Park, Md., when the Lady Flames a No. 71 jersey during the halftime of Liberty’s Homecoming game on Sept. 1, 1988. basketball program made their Cin- October 14, 2006. Liberty now fields 18 NCAA Division I derella Run to the Sweet 16 in 2005, ar- athletics programs which compete at the guably the most notable achievement in highest level of intercollegiate competi- athletics department history. tion, fulfilling Dr. Falwell’s vision of being During 2006, Dr. Falwell saw the re- “Champions for Christ” in whatever field vival of his precious Flames football pro- of calling the Lord leads. gram when Liberty posted the nation’s Although individuals from the outside No. 1 turnabout, shattering program at- world will remember Dr. Jerry Falwell as tendance records in the process. a conservative televangelist who ener- In light of his unwavering support over gized the nation and the world to return the years, the Athletics Department cer- to God, the thousands of student-ath- emonially retired a No. 71 football jersey letes who have donned a Flames uni- at Liberty University’s annual home- form over the three decades will re- coming game on Oct. 14, 2006 – bring- member him as their top supporter. ing the Williams Stadium record-setting Dr. Falwell rarely missed a home foot- crowd of 15,631 to their feet with a roar ball or basketball game, overlooking the of approval. Flames’ gridiron battles from the press And although he no longer physically box at Williams Stadium or in the first will roam the sidelines at Flames athlet- row opposite the team benches at the ics events, Dr. Falwell’s presence will Vines Center. never be forgotten. His legacy and It wasn’t strange to catch a glimpse of charge to be a “Champion for Christ” Dr. Falwell sitting in the dugout at home will live on as long as Liberty student- games or on the benches while athletes take to the field of competition. Liberty was on the pitch playing soccer.

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