Liberty Softball Game Notes @Libertyflames @Libertysb LIBERTY SOFTBALL SB Contact: Joe Carmany - [email protected]; Cell Phone - (434) 534-4325
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2017 Liberty Softball Game Notes @libertyflames @libertySB LIBERTY SOFTBALL SB Contact: Joe Carmany - [email protected]; Cell Phone - (434) 534-4325 Liberty Faces Non-Conference Foes Virginia and James Madison Liberty Lady Flames Virginia Cavaliers 2019 Record ................................... 23-13 (6-3 ASUN) 2019 Record ......................................16-17 (5-7 ACC) Current RPI..............................................................62 Current RPI............................................................123 Coach ............................. Dot Richardson (UCLA, ‘83) Head Coach....................... Joanna Hardin (Biola, ‘05) Lberty 2019 Softball Record at school (Yr.) ............................ 189-155 (6th) Record at school (Yr.) ................................ 50-90 (3rd) Schedule Overall Record....................................................Same Overall Record....................................... 129-124 (5th) Feb. 8 vs. BYU@ W, 13-3 Series History ....................UVA leads, 46-24 (LU W4) Feb. 8 vs. Notre Dame@ L, 1-4 This Week’s Games Last Meeting ............................... LU 7, UVA 0 (5/1/18) Feb. 9 vs. Duke@ L, 1-3 Last UVA Win ............................ UVA 9, LU 7 (4/20/16) Feb. 10 vs. No. 18 Baylor@ L, 1-6 April 2 - Virginia at Liberty - 6 p.m. Feb. 10 vs. No. 2 Washington@ L, 0-6 Liberty Softball Stadium - Lynchburg, Va. Feb. 15 vs. Rutgers# W, 2-1 No. 16 James Madison Dukes Feb. 15 at No. 19 Texas A&M# W, 4-2 April 3 - Liberty at James Madison - 5 p.m. 2019 Record ........................................23-6 (5-1 CAA) Feb. 16 vs. McNeese State# L, 1-5 Veterans Memorial Park - Harrisonburg, Va. Current RPI..............................................................18 Feb. 16 at No. 19 Texas A&M# L, 0-1 Head Coach..................Loren Laporte (Roanoke, ‘08) Feb. 17 vs. Rutgers# W, 5-3 April 6 - Stetson at Liberty (DH) - 1 p.m. Record at school (Yr.) ............................... 66-20 (2nd) Feb. 21 WRIGHT STATE$ W, 10-2 (5) Overall Record....................................................Same Feb. 21 DELAWARE ST.$ W, 20-0 (5) April 7 - Stetson at Liberty - 1 p.m. Liberty Softball Stadium - Lynchburg, Va. Series History ...................JMU leads, 12-9 (JMU W2) Feb. 24 PRINCETON$ W, 12-0 (5) Last Meeting ..................... JMU 12, LU 2 (6) (4/17/13) Feb. 24 BUCKNELL$ W, 1-0 Last LU Win ..............................LU 9, JMU 7 (4/13/11) Feb. 28 QUINNIPIAC& W, 4-0 Mar 2 CLEVELAND ST.& W, 9-0 (5) Liberty (23-13, 6-3 ASUN), winners of four straight and six out of its last seven, welcomes Mar 2 ROBERT MORRIS& W, 4-0 Mar 4 SACRED HEART& W, 5-0 Virginia (16-17) to Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium on Tuesday. The Lady Flames then Mar 4 SACRED HEART W, 2-0 travel to Harrisonburg, Va, on Wednesday at 5 p.m. to take on No. 16 James Madison (23-6). Mar 8 vs. San Diego State^ W, 8-0 (5) Liberty will look to continue its recent success against the ACC. The Lady Flames are 2-2 Mar 8 at Long Beach State^ L, 0-7 Mar 9 vs. Boston Univ.^ W, 5-0 against ACC opponents this season, and 13-4 versus the ACC since the start of the 2017 season. Mar 9 at No. 2 UCLA^ L, 3-4 On Wednesday, Liberty will aim for its second win over a Top 25 opponent this season. The Mar 10 vs. Ohio^ L, 0-1 Lady Flames downed then No. 19 Texas A&M 4-2 on Feb. 15. Liberty is 1-5 against nationally- Mar 13 PITTSBURGH W, 4-1 ranked teams this season, including three one-run losses (UCLA, Tennessee, Texas A&M). Mar 15 at Kennesaw State* L, 2-3 Mar 16 at Kennesaw State* L, 4-5 The Lady Flames trailed at Duke, 5-1, entering the seventh inning on Wednesday, before tying Mar 16 at Kennesaw State* W, 11-3 (6) the game. Liberty scored five runs in the ninth inning, downing the Blue Devils, 10-6 in nine innings. Mar 19 No. 5 TENNESSEE L, 0-1 Liberty, the 2019 ASUN favorite, went to Fort Myers, Fla., and swept FGCU (picked second in Mar 23 LIPSCOMB* W, 4-1 the ASUN preseason poll) in a three-game series over the weekend. The Lady Flames outscored Mar 23 LIPSCOMB* W, 7-1 Mar 24 LIPSCOMB* L, 2-7 the Eagles 12-4, allowing just two earned runs. Mar 27 at Duke W, 10-6 (9) Liberty senior infielder Jaclyn Amader was named ASUN Softball Co-Player of the Week on Mar 30 at FGCU* W, 6-2 Monday, after batting .500 with three doubles, five RBI and four runs scored during a 4-0 week. Mar 30 at FGCU* W, 4-2 Mar 31 at FGCU* W, 2-0 Amader is hitting .400 with 11 RBI in Liberty’s last 10 games. Apr 2 VIRGINIA 6 p.m. Liberty (1.80 ERA) entered the week ranked 12th in the nation in team ERA, and the Lady Apr 3 at James Madison 5 p.m. Flames have tossed 11 shutouts. Liberty has thrown two no-hitters, including a perfect game from Apr 6 STETSON* 1 p.m. Julia DiMartino and a four-pitcher no-hitter versus Quinnipiac. Apr 6 STETSON* 3 p.m. Apr 7 STETSON* 1 p.m. Liberty returns eight all-conference players from last year’s team, led by two-time Big South Apr 10 at North Carolina 6 p.m. Pitcher of the Year Julia DiMartino, 2019 ASUN Preseason Player of the Year Autumn Bishop and Apr 13 at North Florida* 1 p.m. Amber Bishop. All three were named to the NFCA All-Region team each of the last two years. Au- Apr 13 at North Florida* 3 p.m. Apr 14 at North Florida* 1 p.m. tumn Bishop was named to the 2019 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 50 Watch List. Apr 16 at Virginia 6 p.m. DiMartino, a two-time NFCA All-Region pitcher, has been named ASUN Pitcher of the Week Apr 19 JACKSONVILLE* 4 p.m. three times. She is 11-6 with a 1.34 ERA (22nd nationally), .193 opponents batting average and Apr 19 JACKSONVILLE* 6 p.m. three shutouts. Freshman Braelyn Cooper has posted a 1.09 ERA in seven appearances, while Apr 20 JACKSONVILLE* 1 p.m. Apr 23 RADFORD 6 p.m. Chase Cassady is 7-1 with a 1.70 ERA and a team-best 7.3 strikeouts per seven innings. Apr 27 at North Alabama* 3 p.m. Ammber Bishop bats .377 while also leading the team in runs (25), doubles (10), homers (six) Apr 27 at North Alabama* 5 p.m. and RBI (21). Her twin sister, Autumn Bishop, hits .371 and leads the ASUN with a .504 on base Apr 28 at North Alabama* 2 p.m. percentage. Madison Via (.319) leads the team with 11 stolen bases, while Jaclyn Amader (.311) is May 4 LONGWOOD 6 p.m. May 8 Day 1% TBA second on the team with 20 RBI. Sarh Robertson (.309) is second on the squad with a .437 on base May 9 Quarterfinals% TBA percentage, while Alexis Erich’s (.389 OBP) six doubles are second best by a Lady Flame. May 10 Semifinals% TBA May 11 Final% TBA @ - Puerto Vallarta Challenge 2019 Team Leaders # - Texas A&M Invitational $ - Liberty Softball Challenge & - Liberty Softball Classic Avg. Amber Bishop - .377 Wins Julia DiMartino - 11 ^ - UCLA/Long Beach Tounrament * - ASUN Conference Game R Amber Bishop - 25 IP Julia DiMartino - 115.1 % - ASUN Softball Championship 2B Amber Bishop - 10 CG Julia DiMartino - 8 Bold indicates home games HR Amber Bishop - 6 ERA Julia DiMartino - 1.34 RBI Amber Bishop - 21 SO Julia DiMartino - 102 SB Madison Via - 11/12 OBA Julia DiMartino - .193 2017 NISC NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2019 Liberty Lady Flames Softball Quick Facts General Information Name of School ........... Liberty University City/Zip ................. Lynchburg, Va. 24515 Founded ..........................................1971 Enrollment ....................................15,000 Nickname............................ Lady Flames Mascot ............................................Eagle School Colors .............Red, White & Blue Affiliation .........................NCAA Division I Conference ....................................ASUN Founder ......................... Dr. Jerry Falwell President .............................Jerry Falwell Director of Athletics................Ian McCaw 2018 NCAA REGIONAL FINALIST Athletics Dept. Phone ..... (434) 582-2100 2019 Liberty Softball Roster Softball Information No. Name Pos. B/T Cl. Hgt. Hometown/High School (Previous) Head Coach.................... Dot Richardson 1 Sarah Robertson INF R/R Sr. 5-7 Panama City, Fla./J.R. Arnold 3 Kayla Harris C/INF R/R Jr. 5-11 Gold Run, Calif./Colfax (Northwest Florida State) Alma Mater ............................ UCLA (‘83) 4 Alexis Erich OF L/R So. 5-5 Manteca, Calif./East Union Record at School ........................189-155 5 Chase Cassady P R/R Sr. 5-7 Orlando, Fla./William R. Boone Career Record ................................Same 6 Addison Baele OF L/L Jr. 5-7 Washington, Ill./Washington Community (Lake Land) Asst. Coaches .Paige Cassady (FIU, ‘10) 8 Elizabeth Engler P R/R Jr. 5-11 Temecula, Calif./Great Oak .................. Kasey Fagan (Arkansas, ‘15) 9 Emily Sweat OF L/R R-So. 5-6 McDonough, Ga./Union Grove Volunteer Assistant ........... John Cassady 10 Kara Canetto OF L/R Fr. 5-4 Sylvania, Ga./Screven County Graduate Assistant ..............Alexia Taylor 11 Taylor Hoffman INF/OF L/R Jr. 5-7 Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield Area Certified Athletic Trainer ...... Maggie Carr 12 Emily Kirby P L/L So. 5-8 Greenville, N.C./D.H. Conley 13 Madison Via OF L/R So. 5-8 Roanoke, Va./Northside History 14 Deidra See INF R/R Sr. 5-9 Visalia, Calif./El Diamante All-Time Record (Div. I) .... ...... 736-772-1 15 Kaitlin McFarland C R/R Sr. 5-10 Sour Lake, Texas/Hardin-Jefferson App. in NCAA Tourn./last ..............3/2018 16 Brittany Lew INF R/R Fr. 5-5 Potomac, Md./Winston Churchill Last NCAA Postseason Opponents......... 19 Jasmeen Click OF L/R Sr.