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22010010 LLibertyiberty May 25-29, 2010 FFlameslames BaseballBaseball QQuickuick FFactsacts No. 2 Seed LIBERTY Flames GGeneraleneral IInformationnformation NNameame ooff SSchoolchool ...................... LLibertyiberty UUniversityniversity (39-17, 19-8 Big South) CCity/Zipity/Zip .................................. LLynchburg,ynchburg, Va.Va. 2245024502 FFoundedounded ....................................................................................11971971 EEnrollmentnrollment ........................................................................ 111,9821,982 at NNicknameickname.......................................................................... FFlameslames MMascotascot ........................................................................................EEagleagle SSchoolchool ColorsColors ..........................RRed,ed, WWhitehite & BlueBlue AAfffi lliationiation ..................................................NNCAACAA DDivisionivision I 2010 ROYAL PURPLE CConferenceonference ............................................................ BBigig SSouthouth BIG SOUTH BASEBALL FFounderounder .................................................. DDr.r. JJerryerry FFalwellalwell CHAMPIONSHIP CChancellorhancellor ..........................................JJerryerry FFalwell,alwell, Jr.Jr. DDirectorirector ooff AAthleticsthletics................................ JJeffeff BBarberarber AAthleticsthletics DDept.ept. PPhonehone .......... ((434)434) 5582-210082-2100 Winthrop Ballpark - Rock Hill, S.C. BBaseballaseball IInformationnformation HHeadead CCoachoach........................................................JJimim TTomanoman AAlmalma MMaterater .......................... NN.C..C. SStatetate ((‘85,‘85, ‘‘95)95) The Championship RRecordecord aatt SSchoolchool .... 1107-64-1/Three07-64-1/Three YYearsears The No. 2 seed Liberty Flames (39-17, 19-8 Big South) travel to Rock Hill, S.C., CCareerareer RRecordecord ................................................................SSameame Wednesday to open play in the 2010 Big South Baseball Championship at the Winthrop AAssistantssistant CCoachesoaches ...................................................................... ............................................ GGarrettarrett QQuinnuinn ((MaineMaine , ‘‘98)98) Ballpark. Liberty is the No. 2 seed for the second time in three years. ................................ JJasonason MurrayMurray (((Ball(Ball State,State, ‘‘98)98) The Flames will square off Wednesday afternoon against the highest remaining seed ............................................AAdamdam WWardard ((Clemson,Clemson, ‘08)‘08) from Tuesday’s contests between the No. 5-8 seeds. First pitch Wednesday is scheduled DDirectorirector ooff BBaseballaseball OperationsOperations.............................. ..................................................BBillyilly DDanielsaniels (Liberty,(Liberty, ‘06)‘06) for 3 p.m. AAssociatessociate AthleticAthletic TTrainerrainer ................................................ The remainder of the double-elimination tournament will continue Thursday through ............................................................................ SScottcott LLawrensonawrenson Saturday. The conference champion is scheduled to be crowned Saturday, in Game 12 HHistoryistory or Game 13 (if necessary). The Big South Baseball Champion claims the conference’s FFirstirst SSeasoneason ooff BBaseballaseball....................................11974974 automatic bid to the NCAA Baseball Regionals. AAll-Timell-Time RRecordecord .................. 11,019-787-7,019-787-7 (.564)(.564) NNCAACAA TTournamentournament AppearancesAppearances ......................3 Last Time Out LLastast NNCAACAA AAppearanceppearance ......................................22000000 22009009 OverallOverall RecordRecord..............................................333-213-21 The Liberty Flames could not overcome a six-run third inning by host Winthrop, falling 22009009 ConferenceConference Record/FinishRecord/Finish ............................ to the Eagles, 8-5, this past Saturday in a Big South Conference contest at the Winthrop ..................................................................................................117-9/Third7-9/Third Ballpark. SStarterstarters RReturning/Losteturning/Lost..............................................77/1/1 PPitchersitchers RReturning/Losteturning/Lost ............................................66/4/4 Second baseman P.J. Jimenez had two hits and drove in three runs for the Flames. LLetterwinnersetterwinners Returning/LostReturning/Lost........................114/74/7 Curran Redal, Matt Williams and Kenneth also had two hits apiece for Liberty. NNewcomersewcomers....................................................................................1133 SStadiumtadium Flames on the Air HHomeome FFieldield ........................ WWorthingtonorthington StadiumStadium Each Liberty contest will be broadcast LIVE on WWMC 90.9 “The Light” FM by Nick CCapacityapacity ..................................................................................11,000,000 Pierce and Doug Wallace during the tournament. The broadcasts can also be accessed FFieldield DDimensionsimensions .......... 332525 ((LF),LF), 337070 ((LC),LC), .................................. 339090 ((CF),CF), 337070 ((RC),RC), 332525 ((RF)RF) via links at LibertyFlames.com and the lightonline.com. In addtion, all games will be video streamed live on the Big South Network. Tourna- AAthleticsthletics CCommunicationsommunications IInfo.nfo. ment games will be available daily via the $6.95 Day Pass -- which covers all games AAsst.sst. AADD - CCommunicationsommunications .......................................... ....................................................................................TToddodd WWetmoreetmore played that respective day -- or the $19.95 Full Championship Pass, which features the SSIDID OOfffi ccee PPhonehone ........................ ((434)434) 5582-229282-2292 tournament in its entirety. A link to the video stream will also be available at LibertyFlames. CCellell PPhonehone ............................................ ((434)434) 8841-897441-8974 com. EEmailmail AAddressddress.............. [email protected]@liberty.edu AAssoc.ssoc. DDirectorirector ..........................RRyanyan BBombergeromberger Real-time “Live Stats” will be available on the Big South, Winthrop and LibertyFlames. CCellell PPhonehone .......................................... ((434)434) 2221-557621-5576 com website free of charge. EEmailmail AAddressddress...... [email protected]@liberty.edu AAsst.sst. DDirectorirector ........................................ PPaulaul CCarmanyarmany Liberty’s Projected Starters CCellell PPhonehone ............................................ ((434)434) 2221-557521-5575 No. Name Cl. Hgt. Wgt. BAvg. Other Stats EEmailmail AAddressddress.......... [email protected]@liberty.edu AAsst.sst. DDirectorirector ....................................................EEricric BBrownrown 23 Nathan Thompson (C) Sr. 6-3 215 .311 48 Runs, 51 RBIs, 17 2Bs, 9 HRs CCellell PPhonehone ............................................ ((434)434) 2221-881721-8817 10 Trey Wimmer (1B) So. 6-2 215 .250 16 Runs, 32 RBIs, 13 2Bs, 3 HRs EEmailmail AAddressddress................ [email protected]@liberty.edu 19 P.J. Jimenez (2B) Sr. 6-0 170 .383 56 Runs, 56 RBIs, 14 2Bs, 2 3Bs, 2 HRs GGrad.rad. AAssistantssistant ............................JJenniferennifer SheltonShelton CCellell PPhonehone ............................................ ((828)828) 6638-387638-3876 1 Matt Williams (SS) So. 6-0 165 .369 50 Runs, 28 RBIs, 21 2Bs, 2 3Bs, 3 HRs EEmailmail [email protected]@liberty.edu 5 Tyler Bream (3B) So. 6-3 205 .360 52 Runs, 53 RBIs, 21 2Bs, 1 3B, 8 HRs 29 Kenneth Negron (LF) Sr. 5-8 175 .340 25 Runs, 20 RBIs, 5 2Bs BBaseballaseball ContactContact ....................RRyanyan BBombergeromberger 6 Curran Redal (CF) Sr. 5-9 170 .360 52 Runs, 40 RBIs, 13 2Bs, 3 HRs AAth.th. CComm.omm. FFaxax............................ ((434)434) 5582-207682-2076 7 Michael Robertson (RF) So. 6-2 200 .335 39 Runs, 43 RBIs, 13 2Bs, 4 3Bs, 4 HRs WWebsiteebsite ............................................LLibertyFlames.comibertyFlames.com 18 Justin Richardson (DH) So. 5-10 205 .328 12 Runs, 15 RBIs, 4 2Bs Liberty University Head Coach Jim Toman 2010 Baseball Schedule Record at Liberty: 107-64-1 (Three Years) Career Record: Same Record: 39-17 Big South: 19-8 After leading the Flames to the best record of any Liberty head coach during his fi rst two years, 68-47-1, Jim Toman reached 100 career victories in a 10-7 win over Gardner-Webb on May 2. The Feb 19 at Kennesaw State W/10-4 Feb 20 at Kennesaw State W/11-2 three-year coach becomes the fastest out of Liberty’s six head coaches in reaching the milestone. Feb 21 at Kennesaw State W/10-4 Last season, Liberty recorded a 33-21 overall record, while posting a 17-9 mark in Big South Feb 26 vs. Morehead State ^ W/5-2 Conference play, the most victories by the school since joining the conference in 1992. While re- Feb 27 vs. Lehigh ^ W/6-3 cording 30 or more wins in each of Toman’s seasons in Lynchburg, Liberty reached the plateau for Feb 28 at UNC Wilmington ^ W/12-2 the fi fth consecutive season for the fi rst time in the program’s 36-year history in 2009. Mar 5 Delaware State W/8-1 Liberty set a new fi elding standard in 2009, committing the fewest errors, 53 and fi nishing the Mar