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2011 Liberty Games 49-51 - May 13-15, 2011 Flames Baseball Quick Facts LIBERTY FLAMES General Information Name of School ........... Liberty University (29-19, 15-6 Big South) City/Zip ................. Lynchburg, Va. 24502 Founded ..........................................1971 at Enrollment .................................... 11,928 Nickname..................................... Flames GARDNER-WEBB RUNNIN’ BULLDOGS Mascot ............................................Eagle School Colors .............Red, White & Blue (28-17-1, 12-9 Big South) Affi liation .........................NCAA Division I Conference .............................. Big South Founder ......................... Dr. Jerry Falwell Chancellor .....................Jerry Falwell, Jr. John Henry Moss Stadium - Boiling Springs, N.C. Director of Athletics................ Jeff Barber Athletics Dept. Phone ..... (434) 582-2100 The Games Baseball Information The Liberty Flames (29-19, 15-6 Big South) will look to extend their seven-game win- Head Coach............................Jim Toman ning streak this weekend, when they travel to Boilings Springs, N.C., for a three-game Big Alma Mater ............. N.C. State (‘85, ‘95) South series with the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs (28-17-1, 12-9 Big South), Friday- Record at School ... 139-84-1/ Four Years Career Record ................................Same Sunday at John Henry Moss Stadium. Liberty’s win streak is its longest of the year. Assistant Coaches ................................... First pitch for the series opener on Friday is scheduled for 6 p.m. Both Saturday and ...................... Garrett Quinn (Maine , ‘98) Sunday’s contest are slated for 2 p.m. starts. ................ Jason Murray ((Ball State, ‘98) ......................Adam Ward (Clemson, ‘08) Director of Baseball Operations............... Last Time Out .........................Billy Daniels (Liberty, ‘06) Liberty took both games of a doubleheader, 3-0 and 15-3, Saturday to complete a Associate Athletic Trainer ........................ sweep of a Big South three-game series with UNC Asheville at Worthington Stadium. ...................................... Scott Lawrenson In game one, Steven Evans pitched the fi rst complete-game shutout of his career. The History left-hander scattered four hits and struck out eight batters in the contest. Center fi elder Ian First Season of Baseball..................1974 Parmley went 3-for-3 with two doubles, driving in a run and scoring a run. All-Time Record .......... 1051-810-7 (.565) NCAA Tournament Appearances ...........3 In game two, right fi elder Michael Robertson went 5-for-5 with three doubles and fi rst Last NCAA Appearance ...................2000 baseman Austin Taylor had three hits, including a home run, as the Liberty Flames defeated 2010 Overall Record.......................42-19 the UNC Asheville Bulldogs, 15-3. ***school record for wins Robertson had fi ve hits in a contest for the fi rst time in his career at Liberty. The right 2010 Conference Record/Finish .............. .............................................19-7/Second fi elder scored three times and also drove in two runs. Starters Returning/Lost.......................5/4 Taylor plated three runs with his three hits and also scored three times in the game. His Pitchers Returning/Lost ......................7/4 two-out solo home run in the fourth inning tied him with shortstop Matt Williams for the team Letterwinners Returning/Lost............14/5 Newcomers..........................................15 lead with six roundtrippers. Stadium On Deck Home Field ............ Worthington Stadium Capacity .........................................1,000 Liberty returns home for the fi nal four games of the 2011 regular season. Tuesday, the Field Dimensions ..... 325 (LF), 375 (LC), Flames will host the VCU Rams in a non-conference contest scheduled for 3 p.m., before ................. 390 (CF), 375 (RC), 325 (RF) hosting the Radford Highlanders in a three-game Big South series, starting Thursday night Athletics Communications Info. at 7 p.m. Asst. AD - Communications ..................... ..........................................Todd Wetmore Following the Flames SID Offi ce Phone ............ (434) 582-2292 Sunday’s game may be heard LIVE on 90.9 FM “The Light” radio or online at Liberty- Cell Phone ...................... (434) 841-8974 Email Address....... [email protected] Flames.com. Nick Pierce will handle play-by-play duties for the broadcast. Assoc. Director .............Ryan Bomberger In addition, all three contests will be video streamed LIVE. The feed will be available Cell Phone ..................... (434) 221-5576 for a nominal fee on the Big South Network. The video stream will also be available on the Email Address... [email protected] Asst. Director .................... Paul Carmany World Wide Web at LibertyFlames.com. Cell Phone ...................... (434) 221-5575 Email Address..... [email protected] Liberty’s Projected Starters Asst. Director ..........................Eric Brown Cell Phone ...................... (434) 221-8817 No. Name Cl. Hgt. Wgt. BAvg. Other Stats Email Address........ [email protected] 20 Casey Rasmus (C) Jr. 6-3 180 .276 20 Runs, 17 RBIs, 6 2Bs, 3 HRs, 17 SBs Asst. Director .................Jennifer Shelton Cell Phone ...................... (828) 638-3876 4 Austin Taylor (1B) Sr. 6-3 190 .247 22 Runs, 24 RBIs, 8 2Bs, 6 HRs, 5 SBs Email [email protected] 16 Zack Haley (2B) Jr. 5-9 165 .299 24 Runs, 16 RBIs, 9 2Bs, 2 HRs, 8 SBs Grad. Asst. .............................. Tim Hartin 1 Matt Williams (SS) Jr. 6-0 170 .353 33 Runs, 32 RBIs, 15 2Bs, 2 3Bs, 6 HRs, 14 SBs Cell Phone ....................... (207)267-4995 5 Tyler Bream (3B) Jr. 6-3 205 .258 24 Runs, 26 RBIs, 7 2Bs, 2 HRs Email [email protected] 14 Doug Bream (LF) Sr. 6-3 215 .364 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 Baseball Contact ..........Ryan Bomberger Ath. Comm. Fax.............. (434) 582-2076 7 Michael Robertson (RF) Jr. 6-2 215 .333 36 Runs, 30 RBIs, 11 2Bs, 2 3Bs, 2 HRs, 14 SBs Website ......................LibertyFlames.com 24 Justin Sizemore (DH) So. 6-3 230 .225 13 Runs, 13 RBIs, 3 2Bs, 3 HRs Liberty University Head Coach Jim Toman 2011 Baseball Record at Liberty:139-84-1 (.623) (Fourth Year) Schedule Career Record: Same Record: 29-19 After leading his team to a school-record 42 victories in 2010, Jim Toman enters his fourth year Big South: 15-6 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 Feb 18 at Mercer L, 4-6 and last season posted only the second 40-win campaign in the 37-year history of the program. The Feb 19 at Mercer - Gm. 1 L, 2-7 Flames notched a 110-66-1 record during his fi rst three seasons on Liberty Mountain. Feb. 19 at Mercer - Gm. 2 L, 5-17 On May 2, 2010, Toman recorded his 100th career victory, as the Flames defeated Gardner- Feb 20 at Mercer W, 5-4 Webb, 10-7, at Worthington Stadium. The sixth coach in program history, Toman became the fast- Feb 25 at North Florida L/0-5 est Liberty baseball head coach to amass the milestone, passing fi rst coach Al Worthington, by Feb 26 at North Florida - Gm. 1 W/4-2 Feb 26 at North Floida - Gm. 2 L/5-8 reaching his 100th win in 160 games, six fewer than Worthington. Feb 27 at North Florida W/9-1 The impressive strides made by the program have not gone unnoticed. This past November, Mar 2 at Virginia Tech L/1-9 Rivals.com cited Liberty as one being one of college baseball’s top 10 rising programs. Mar 4 Binghamton W/12-2 Last season, the Flames had their best season under Toman, posting a school record for wins Mar 5 Binghamton - Gm. 1 L/7-12 in a single season with a 42-19 record. The team’s ledger was boosted by a 21-8 road mark, the Mar 5 Binghamton - Gm. 2 W/9-6 nation’s 10th-best road record in 2010. Mar 8 William & Mary L/9-10 In addition, Liberty recorded a 19-7 mark in Big South play, eclipsing its record of the previous Mar 11 Rutgers ^ W/5-2 season for most victories by the school since joining the conference in 1992. The Flames fi nished Mar 12 Monmouth ^ W/4-3 second in the league’s regular season and were conference runner-up at the Big South Baseball Mar 13 East Carolina ^ W/2-0 Mar 15 at Maryland W/11-4 Championship. Mar 16 at Maryland L/5-10 Pitcher Shawn Teufel became the fourth player from one of Toman’s Liberty squads to be taken Mar 18 Charleston Southern * W/2-1 in the MLB Draft. The two-time Big South all-conference fi rst team pitcher and National Pitcher of Mar 19 Charleston Southern * W/5-1 the Year Watch list member capped a strong senior campaign by being selected by the Detroit Mar 20 Charleston Southern * W/5-2 Tigers. Mar 22 Virginia Tech L/6-9 (10 inn.) In 2009, Liberty recorded a 33-21 overall record, while posting a 17-9 mark in Big South Con- Mar 25 Winthrop * - Gm. 1 W/5-2 ference play. Liberty set a new fi elding standard in 2009, committing the fewest errors, 53, and Mar 25 Winthrop * - Gm. 2 L/1-2 fi nishing the year with the highest fi elding percentage, .974, in team history. From that infi eld, third Mar 26 Winthrop * W/16-7 Mar 29 at VCU W/11-1 baseman Tyler Bream was named a Freshman All-American by the Collegiate Baseball News. Apr. 1 at Coastal Carolina * L/1-17 Pitcher Andrew Wilson became the third player during Toman’s time at Liberty to be taken in Apr 2 at Coastal Carolina * L/4-5 the MLB draft (Atlanta Braves). Apr 3 at Coastal Carolina * L/4-5 In 2008, the Flames fashioned a 13-3-1 record in the month of May to fi nish Toman’s fi rst sea- Apr 6 James Madison L/12-16 son at Liberty with a 35-26-1 mark.