2011 Liberty Game 52 - May 17, 2011 Flames Baseball Quick Facts VCU RAMS General Information Name of School ...... Liberty University (21-29, 11-16 CAA) City/Zip ...... Lynchburg, Va. 24502 Founded ...... 1971 at Enrollment ...... 11,928 Nickname...... Flames LIBERTY FLAMES Mascot ...... Eagle School Colors ...... Red, White & Blue (31-20, 17-7 Big South) Affi liation ...... NCAA Division I Conference ...... Big South Founder ...... Dr. Jerry Falwell Chancellor ...... Jerry Falwell, Jr. Worthington Stadium - Lynchburg, Va. Director of Athletics...... Jeff Barber Athletics Dept. Phone ..... (434) 582-2100

Baseball Information The Game Head Coach...... Jim Toman The Liberty Flames (30-20, 17-7 Big South) begin their fi nal homestand of 2011 at Alma Mater ...... N.C. State (‘85, ‘95) Worthington Stadium, Tuesday. The Flames will open the four-game homestand by hosting Record at School ... 141-85-1/ Four Years Career Record ...... Same the VCU Rams (21-29, 11-6 CAA) in a non-conference game. First pitch is scheduled for 3 Assistant Coaches ...... p.m...... Garrett Quinn (Maine , ‘98) ...... Jason Murray ((Ball State, ‘98) ...... Adam Ward (Clemson, ‘08) Last Time Out Director of Baseball Operations...... The Liberty Flames held off a Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs ninth-inning rally for a ...... Billy Daniels (Liberty, ‘06) 3-2 victory, Sunday in a Big South contest at John Henry Moss Stadium. The win allowed Associate Athletic Trainer ...... the Flames to take the three-game series, two games to one...... Scott Lawrenson Starter Keegan Linza recorded his ninth win of the season, allowing one run on seven History hits over 7 1/3 innings. He struck out four batters and walked one. Relievers Garrett Baker First Season of Baseball...... 1974 and Dane Beakler each stranded a runner at third base in the eighth and ninth innings to All-Time Record ...... 1053-811-7 (.565) NCAA Tournament Appearances ...... 3 close out the win. Beakler picked up his third save of the year. Last NCAA Appearance ...... 2000 Center fi elder Ian Parmley had two hits and scored a run, while second baseman Zack 2010 Overall Record...... 42-19 Haley had two hits with a RBI and run scored. ***school record for wins 2010 Conference Record/Finish ...... 19-7/Second On Deck Starters Returning/Lost...... 5/4 Liberty fi nishes its 2011 regular season by hosting the Radford Highlanders in a three- Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 7/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 14/5 game Big South series, starting Thursday night at 7 p.m. Friday night’s contest will also Newcomers...... 15 start at 7 p.m. Saturday’s fi rst pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.

Stadium Home Field ...... Worthington Stadium Following the Flames Capacity ...... 1,000 Tuesday’s game may be heard LIVE on 90.9 FM “The Light” radio or online at Liberty- Field Dimensions ..... 325 (LF), 375 (LC), Flames.com. Nick Pierce will handle play-by-play and former Flames pitcher Doug Wallace ...... 390 (CF), 375 (RC), 325 (RF) will provide commentary for the games. Athletics Communications Info. In addition, the contest will be video streamed LIVE. The feed will be available for a Asst. AD - Communications ...... nominal fee on the Big South Network. The video stream will also be available on the World ...... Todd Wetmore Wide Web at LibertyFlames.com. SID Offi ce Phone ...... (434) 582-2292 Cell Phone ...... (434) 841-8974 Email Address...... [email protected] Assoc. Director ...... Ryan Bomberger Cell Phone ...... (434) 221-5576 Email Address... [email protected] Asst. Director ...... Paul Carmany Liberty’s Projected Starters Cell Phone ...... (434) 221-5575 Email Address..... [email protected] No. Name Cl. Hgt. Wgt. BAvg. Other Stats Asst. Director ...... Eric Brown 20 Casey Rasmus (C) Jr. 6-3 180 .277 21 Runs, 17 RBIs, 7 2Bs, 3 HRs, 18 SBs Cell Phone ...... (434) 221-8817 Email Address...... [email protected] 4 Austin Taylor (1B) Sr. 6-3 190 .250 23 Runs, 25 RBIs, 9 2Bs, 6 HRs, 7 SBs Asst. Director ...... Jennifer Shelton 16 Zack Haley (2B) Jr. 5-9 165 .307 26 Runs, 18 RBIs, 10 2Bs, 2 HRs, 8 SBs Cell Phone ...... (828) 638-3876 1 Matt Williams (SS) Jr. 6-0 170 .340 35 Runs, 35 RBIs, 15 2Bs, 2 3Bs, 7 HRs, 14 SBs Email Address...... [email protected] 5 Tyler Bream (3B) Jr. 6-3 205 .254 25 Runs, 27 RBIs, 8 2Bs, 2 HRs Grad. Asst...... Tim Hartin 14 Doug Bream (LF) Sr. 6-3 215 .356 28 Runs, 37 RBIs, 14 2Bs, 3 3Bs, 1 HR, 7 SBs Cell Phone ...... (207)267-4995 Email Address...... [email protected] 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 Baseball Contact ...... Ryan Bomberger 24 Justin Sizemore (DH) So. 6-3 230 .224 15 Runs, 15 RBIs, 3 2Bs, 4 HRs Ath. Comm. Fax...... (434) 582-2076 Website ...... LibertyFlames.com Liberty University Head Coach Jim Toman 2011 Baseball Record at Liberty:141-85-1 (.623) (Fourth Year) Schedule Career Record: Same

Record: 30-20 After leading his team to a school-record 42 victories in 2010, Jim Toman enters his fourth year Big South: 17-7 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 Florida - 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. The record made Toman the winningest fi rst-year coach in the Apr 8 at High Point * L/2-6 program’s history. He guided the Flames to their third straight Big South Championship title game Apr 9 at High Point * W/9-0 appearance, claiming the conference’s runner-up position in 2008. Liberty’s May record was the Apr 10 at High Point * W/14-9 best ever by a Flames team. Apr 15 Presbyterian * W/6-5 In addition, the Liberty pitching staff set a new season strikeout record, fanning 508 oppos- Apr 17 Presbyterian * - Gm. 1 W/7-1 Apr 17 Presbyterian * - Gm. 2 W/5-2 ing batters during the year. The Flames’ strikeout total led the Big South Conference and their 8.2 Apr 19 at William & Mary L/5-11 strikeouts per nine innings ranked 22nd nationally at season’s end. Two pitchers from the staff, Apr 22 at VMI * W/3-2 Ryan Page and David Stokes, went on to be drafted and play in the professional ranks. Page was Apr 23 at VMI * - Gm. 1 W/8-6 taken in the 20th round of the MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays, while Stokes was picked in the Apr. 23 at VMI * - Gm. 2 L/1-3 28th round by the Detroit Tigers. Apr 26 at South Carolina L/6-9 Liberty fi nished its season with a 14-7 record in conference play. The mark allowed the Flames Apr 29 Le Moyne + W/3-2 (12 inn.) to claim the No. 2 seed for the Big South Championship, their highest seed for the Big South Base- Apr 30 New Orleans + W/3-2 ball Championship since a No. 1 seed in 2000. Liberty would go on to post four consecutive double- May 1 New Orleans + W/5-2 May 1 Le Moyne + W/5-1 digit victories during six games in the Big South Championship to set a championship record with May 5 UNC Asheville * W/3-2 55 runs scored. May 7 UNC Asheville * - Gm. 1 W/3-2 Toman was named the sixth head coach in the history of the Liberty Baseball program in June May 7 UNC Asheville * - Gm. 2 W/15-3 2007, after 11 seasons as the senior member of Ray Tanner’s coaching staff at South Carolina. May 13 at Gardner-Webb * L/4-5 (10) Toman worked a total of 18 years alongside Tanner, dating back to the 1990 season at N.C. State. May 14 at Gardner-Webb * W/6-4 During his time at South Carolina, Toman served as recruiting coordinator and coached the May 15 at Gardner-Webb * W/3-2 catchers. Known as one of the top recruiters in college baseball, the 22-year college coaching May 17 VCU 3 p.m. veteran was named the 2002 Baseball America/American Baseball Coaches Association Assistant May 19 Radford * 7 p.m. Coach of the Year. Before joining the Gamecock staff in 1996, Toman served under Tanner for May 20 Radford * 7 p.m. May 21 Radford * 2 p.m. seven years at N.C. State. May 24-28 at Big South Baseball Toman has recruited 15 top 25 classes, including all 11 of his seasons at South Carolina. Dur- Championship - Lexington, Va. ing his fi nal years with the Gamecocks, he recruited many of the players who were members of the June 3-6 at NCAA Regionals 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. Home Games in Bold During his time on the staff in Columbia, S.C., Toman and the Gamecocks made nine NCAA ^- Keith LeClair Classic - Greenville, N.C. Regional appearances, including eight straight between 2000 and 2007, and three consecutive + - Liberty Tournament - Lyncnburg, Va. trips to the College World Series (2002-04). Add in his seven seasons at N.C. State, and Toman * - Big South Game (DH) - Doubleheader has helped lead 14 teams to NCAA Regional appearances. All Times Eastern Standard Time 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. 2011 Liberty Flames The Coaches Roster 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

No. Name Pos. Cl. the best mark of any Liberty head coach over his fi rst three seasons on Liberty Mountain. 1 Matt Williams INF Jr. 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 2 Marcus Grimaldi 1B Jr. road mark, the nation’s 10th best road record in 2010. 3 Josh Richardson RHP So. In addition, Liberty recorded a 19-7 mark in Big South play, eclipsing its record of the 4 Austin Taylor INF Sr. previous season for most victories by the school since joining the conference in 1992. The 5 Tyler Bream 3B Jr. Flames fi nished second in the league’s regular season and were conference runner-up at 7 Michael Robertson OF Jr. the Big South Baseball Championship. 8 Blake Forslund RHP So. VCU Head Coach Paul Keyes is in his 17th year with the Rams. He enters Tuesday’s 9 Jeff Jefferson C/OF Sr. game with a 568-400-1 during his tenure at VCU. He is the winningest coach in program 10 Trey Wimmer 1B/C Jr. history. Keyes has led the Rams to the NCAA tournament eight times in the past 12 sea- 11 Joshua Thompson OF Jr. sons and has been named CAA Coach of the Year four times. 12 Garrett Baker LHP Jr. Last season, the Rams posted 34-26-1 and won the CAA tournament, earning a 13 Dane Beakler RHP Sr. NCAA Regional berth in the Charlottesville, Va. regional. 14 Doug Bream 1B/OF Sr. All-Time Series Against VCU 15 Ian Parmley OF Jr. Tuesday’s meeting will be the 42nd contest between the Rams and Flames on the 16 Zack Haley INF Jr. diamond. VCU holds a 28-23 advantage in the all-time series. 17 Dalton Sype INF Jr. Earlier this season, Liberty third baseman Tyler Bream hit a two-run home run and 18 Justin Richardson OF Jr. drove in three runs and left fi elder Doug Bream had three RBIs in an 11-1 Flames victory 19 Willi Martin RHP Fr. over the Rams at the Diamond in Richmond, Va., on March 29. 20 Casey Rasmus C Jr. Last season, Liberty took both meetings between the teams. The Flames won at the 21 Steven Evans LHP Sr. Diamond on March 31, 7-4. Later in the year, Liberty won 7-6 on a Tyler Bream’s two-run 22 J.J. McLeod RHP Sr. walk-off home at Worthington Stadium on May 18. 23 Tony McClendon OF Jr. The Flames have won four of the fi ve meetings between the teams during Liberty 24 Justin Sizemore 1B So. head coach Jim Toman’s tenure and are 7-2 against VCU since 2005. 25 John Niggli RHP Jr. 26 Daniel Brown RHP Fr. Over 30 Wins With a 6-4 win at Gardner-Webb this past Saturday, Liberty had recorded 30 wins in a 27 Jacob Kemmerer RHP Jr. season for the seventh consecutive season, and each of its four years under head coach 28 Chris King INF/RHP Fr. Jim Toman. Its the fi rst time in the 38-year history of the program, the Flames have won 29 Andy Abrams RHP Jr. 30 or more games seven-straight years. 30 Cal Sutphin INF Fr. Last season, the Flames posted a school-record 42-19 mark to record its sixth-straight 31 Bryan Cole RHP Sr. season of 30 wins or more. It was the fi rst time Liberty had accomplished the six-year 32 Mark Swanson RHP Sr. feat. The 42 victories eclipsed the previous school standard of 40 set by the 1983 Liberty 36 Ryan Cordell OF/RHP Fr. team. It was the second time in the program’s history a team posted 40 or more wins in a 38 Tim Dudley LHP So. year. 46 Patrick Eckelbarger RHP Jr.. Before this current streak started, the Liberty baseball program had never won 30 or 47 Keegan Linza RHP Sr. more games for four consecutive years. Previously, the Flames had posted 30 or more victories for three consecutive seasons from 2000-02.

Coaches 37 Jim Toman 47 Garrett Quinn LLibertyiberty...... SStatisticaltatistical ComparisonComparison ...... VVCUCU 35 Jason Murray 331-201-20 ...... RRecordecord ...... 221-291-29 25 Adam Ward ..285285 ...... BBattingatting AverageAverage ...... 295295 228787...... RRunsuns ...... 227878 449595 ...... HHitsits ...... 551616 3355...... HHomeome RunsRuns ...... 1144 225252 ...... RRunsuns BattedBatted InIn ...... 224949 110606...... SStolentolen BasesBases ...... 7755 44.18.18 ...... EEarnedarned RunRun AverageAverage ...... 44.58.58 4446.046.0 ...... IInningsnnings PitchedPitched ...... 4446.146.1 331111 ...... SStrikeoutstrikeouts ...... 335555 8...... SSavesaves ...... 7 ..264264...... OOpponentpponent BattingBatting AverageAverage ...... 280280 A Look at Monthly Breakdowns VCU Moving Into May Liberty enters the week with a 7-1 record in the month of May. The Flames will com- Location: Richmond, Va. plete their regular-season schedule during the month with 12 scheduled games. Nine of Founded: 1838 the 12 are Big South Conference contests. Enrollment: 32,000 Liberty went 12-7 in May, with a 6-5 record in Big South play in 2010. The Flames Nickname: Rams Colors: Black and Gold reached the Big South Baseball Championship title game for the third consecutive year. Conference: Colonial Athletic 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 STADIUM INFORMATION regular-season games during the month. Home Field (Capacity): The Diamond (12,134) Analyzing April Dimensions: 330-402-330 The Flames won their last three contests in April to post a 9-8 record for the month. Press Box Phone: (302) 593-0115 Liberty opened April by losing fi ve straight games, before reversing the trend by winning fi ve consecutive contests. COACHING INFORMATION Since 1976, the Flames have recorded an all-time mark of 354-293-1 (.546) in April. Head Coach: Paul Keyes (Old Dominion, Last season, Liberty fi nished the month of April with a 10-8 record. The Flames posted a ’84) Record at School: 568-400-1 (17 Years) 9-3 mark in Big South Conference play. Overall Record: Same Offi ce Phone: (804) 828-4820 March Musings Assistants: Shawn Stiffl er, Cory Whitby, Liberty fi nished the month of March with a 12-6 record. The Flames won 11 of its last C.J. Rhoades 15 contests to close the month. Liberty posted a 10-8 mark in games during March last season, including a 1-2 start to TEAM INFORMATION Big South Conference play. The Flames are 354-281-2 (.557) all-time during the month. 2010 Record: 34-26-1 2010 Conference Record/Finish: February Record 16-7-1/3rd The Flames fi nished the month of February with a 3-5 record. Since beginning play Lettermen Returning/Lost: 18/10 during the month of February in 1984, Liberty has posted an all-time mark of 73-37 for a Position Starters Returning/Lost: 5/4 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 10/3 .664 winning percentage for the month. Over the past six years, the Flames are 31-14 (.689) during the month of February, SPORTS INFORMATION while recording a 17-8 mark under head coach Jim Toman during his four years at Liberty. Baseball Contact: Mitchell Moore Offi ce Phone: (804) 828-8496 Home Sweet Home E-mail Address: [email protected]@ For the past 32 years, the Flames have called Worthington Stadium home. It is named vcu.edu for program architect and the fi rst Liberty head baseball coach, Al Worthington. Liberty Fax Number: (804) 828-9428 has compiled an impressive 541-243-5 record at the stadium for a winning percentage of Web Site: vcuathletics.com .689 since the facility’s inception in 1979.

RECENT RESULTS The Flames are 17-5 on the year at Worthington Stadium. Liberty posted a 20-9 re- May 10 Richmond W/9-4 cord at home in 2010. The Flames are 67-29-1 at home under fourth-year head coach Jim May 13 Hofstra W/6-5 Toman’s guidance. May 14 Hofstra W/8-5 May 15 Hofstra L/4-9 Road Rumblings

UPCOMING SCHEDULE The Flames are 14-15 away from home this season. Liberty is 12-14 in road contests May 19 at UNC Wilmington and 2-0 in neutral site games. Liberty is slated to play 29 regular-season contests away May 20 at UNC Wilmington from home. The Flames will square off with 27 of their opponents on their home fi eld this May 21 at UNC Wilmington 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 Worthington Stadium, Thursday, is the Flames next night game. Last season, Liberty posted a 5-6 record in night contests. Big South Liberty Versus the Big South Conference Liberty, a 20-year member of the Big South Conference, has compiled a 285-196 Update (.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 Conference Standings standings. W L Pct. Coastal Carolina 18 6 .750 Liberty fi nished the regular season in second place in conference play with a 19-7 Liberty 17 7 .708 record in 2010. The victory total was the most wins by a Liberty team since joining the Charleston Southern 14 10 .583 Gardner-Webb 13 11 .542 Big South in 1992. Winthrop 13 11 .542 Radford 12 12 .500 VMI 12 12 .500 Liberty All-Time Against the Big South High Point 8 16 .333 Charleston Southern...... 41-21 UNC Asheville 7 17 .292 Coastal Carolina ...... 28-47 Presbyterian 6 18 .250 Gardner-Webb ...... 7-4 Overall Standings High Point ...... 38-28 W L T Pct Coastal Carolina 34 17 0 .667 Radford ...... 47-26 Liberty 31 20 0 .608 UNC Asheville...... 43-19 Gardner-Webb 29 19 1 .602 Radford 28 22 0 .560 Presbyterian ...... 9-0 Charleston Southern 27 25 0 .519 VMI ...... 33-11 Winthrop 25 27 0 .481 Winthrop ...... 37-39 VMI 25 22 1 .531 High Point 23 29 0 .442 Total ...... 285-196 Presbyterian 21 31 0 .404 UNC Asheville 15 33 0 .313 What’s the RISP? Upcoming Schedule The Flames are hitting .301 with runners in scoring position, so far this season. Out- Tuesday, May 16 fi elder Doug Bream leads the team with a .446 batting average with runners in scoring Georgia State at Charleston So. 2 p.m. position. Fellow outfi elder Michael Robertson is next with a .418 average. VCU at Liberty 3 p.m. VMI at Virginia Tech 5:30 p.m. Meanwhile, second baseman Zack Haley paces the Flames in hitting with runners in James Madison at Radford 6 p.m. scoring position and two outs. Haley is hitting .400 in that situation. West. Carolina at Gardner-Webb 6 p.m. Winthrop at Charlotte 6 p.m. Coast.Carolina at UNC Wilmington 6 p.m. W/Runners in Scoring Position W/Runners in Scoring Position & 2 Outs Presbyterian at Coll. of Charleston 6 p.m. Avg. AB Hits RBIs Avg. AB Hits RBIs High Point at Virginia 6 p.m. Doug Bream .433 67 29 35 Doug Bream .361 36 13 17 UNC Asheville at South Carolina 7 p.m. Michael Robertson .400 60 24 29 Zack Haley .360 25 9 11 Ian Parmley .358 53 19 14 Michael Robertson .310 29 9 11 Matt Williams .333 66 22 27 Ian Parmley .308 26 8 8 Austin Taylor .311 45 14 21 Jeff Jefferson .267 15 4 4 Team .295 560 165 206 Team .248 270 67 78

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 CAA Delaware ...... 0-2 George Mason ...... 25-32 Georgia State ...... 0-0 Hofstra ...... 2-1 James Madison ...... 27-36 Northeastern ...... 1-0 Old Dominion ...... 18-35 Towson ...... 6-8 UNC Wilmington ...... 6-3 VCU ...... 23-28 William & Mary ...... 21-25 Total ...... 129-170 Miscellaneous Stats Burning Up the Base Paths The Flames enter the week with 106 stolen bases, the most by a Liberty team since MULTIPLE HIT GAMES 2 3 4 5+ Tot 2002, when the Flames stole 111 bases in 59 games. Liberty’s 106 stolen bases leads 14 BREAM, Doug 14 3 2 1 20 the Big South Conference in the category. The Flames were ranked sixth in the nation 1 WILLIAMS, Matt 13 5 1 - 19 in the latest NCAA Division I statistical report, for games played through May 1. 15 PARMLEY, Ian 13 5 1 - 19 Liberty has taken advantage of its team speed, nearly doubling its stolen base total 7 ROBERTSON, M. 12 3 - 1 16 from a year ago. The Flames have stolen 106 bases in 135 attempts this season, com- 5 BREAM, Tyler 10 2 1 - 13 pared to 2010, when the Flames swiped 57 stolen bases in 80 attempts during the entire 20 RASMUS, Casey 8 2 - - 10 year. 4 TAYLOR, Austin 7 2 - - 9 Leading the way for the Flames is center fi elder Ian Parmley with 25 stolen bases. 16 HALEY, Zack 6 3 - - 9 The Liberty outfi elder is second in the Big South and 29th nationally in the category. Par- 24 SIZEMORE, Justin 7 - - - 7 mley’s 25 steals are the most by a Liberty player since 2004, when outfi elder Jeremiah 9 JEFFERSON, Jeff 5 1 - - 6 Boles had 31 stolen bases. In addition, Parmley has moved into a tie for ninth on the 18 RICHARDSON, J. 5 - - - 5 program’s single season list with former Liberty shortstop Joey Monahan, who had 25 in 2 GRIMALDI, Marcus 2 - - - 2 2002. Gary Wagner holds the school record with 46 stolen bases in 1983. 17 SYPE, Dalton 1 1 - - 2 The Flames’ stolen base totals are defi nitely a stark contrast from last season. Not 36 CORDELL, Ryan 1 1 - - 2 only has Liberty surpassed last year’s season total, but individually four Flames have TEAM 104 26 7 2 139 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

MULTIPLE RBI GAMES 2 3 4 5+ Tot this season despite playing in 39 games. Rasmus is sixth in the conference in the cat- 14 BREAM, Doug 6 4 1 - 11 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 1 WILLIAMS, Matt 9 - - 1 10 Williams has 14 steals. 5 BREAM, Tyler 6 1 - - 7 7 ROBERTSON, M 7 - - - 7 Picking Up the Pace 4 TAYLOR, Austin 2 2 2 - 6 With new bats and new rules to speed up time between innings and govern mound 24 SIZEMORE, Justin 3 1 1 - 5 visits, the time Flames contests have been played in this season has seen a signifi cant 20 RASMUS, Casey 4 - - - 4 drop. So far this season, Liberty games have run an average of 2:30, compared to 2:49 9 JEFFERSON, Jeff 2 1 - - 3 at this point in 2010, an 19-minute difference. 16 HALEY, Zack 2 1 - - 3 Last season through 51 games, Liberty had already played 17 games which lasted 18 RICHARDSON, J. 2 - - - 2 three hours or longer, with the longest being 3:43 in a 14-13, 10 inning setback to Man- 2 GRIMALDI, M. 1 - - - 1 hattan on March 20. This season, the Flames have had only six games go over three 36 CORDELL, Ryan 1 - - - 1 hours, the longest being 3:26 in a wild, come-from-behind, 14-9 victory at High Point, TEAM 45 10 4 1 60 April 10. Liberty scored seven times in the ninth inning to erase a 9-7 defi cit, en route to the win. HITTING STREAKS Longest Current 14 BREAM, Doug 12 - Baker Has Been Big 20 RASMUS, Casey 12 2 In his fi rst season in a Liberty uniform, pitcher Garrett Baker has established himself 1 WILLIAMS, Matt 10 - as the workhorse of the Flames’ relief corps. 5 BREAM, Tyler 10 - The junior left-hander has made a team-leading 21 appearances, posting a 6-4 re- 7 ROBERTSON, M. 10 4 cord with two saves and a 3.08 ERA in 47 1/3 innings. Of his 21 appearances, three have 16 HALEY, Zack 9 1 been starts. 15 PARMLEY, Ian 6 6 In addition, Baker has struck out 39 and walked only four batters. He leads the con- 4 TAYLOR, Austin 6 2 ference with 0.68 walks allowed per nine innings and was ninth nationally in last week’s 9 JEFFERSON, Jeff 3 - NCAA Division I statistical report. 24 SIZEMORE, Justin 3 - Over the last four conference weekends, Baker has been the fi rst pitcher summoned 2 GRIMALDI, Marcus 2 - from the Liberty bullpen in seven of the 12 games, recording a 3-1 record and two saves 17 SYPE, Dalton 2 2 with a 0.51 ERA in 17 2/3 innings. He has struck out 15 batters and walked one, holding 18 RICHARDSON, Justin 2 - opponents to a .161 batting average over the stretch. For the year, Baker has allowed 36 CORDELL, Ryan 2 2 only six of 26 inherited runners to score. 11 THOMPSON, Joshua 1 - 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. When the Flames ... 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. Were at home ...... 17-5 Before the stretch, no Liberty player had connected for more than one round tripper in a Were away ...... 12-15 Were at a neutral site ...... 2-0 game this season. In Day Games...... 26-15 Designated hitter Justin Richardson became the fi rst Flame to hit two home runs in a In Night Games...... 5-5 game this season in a 7-1 win over Presbyterian College during the fi rst game of a dou- vs. left-handed starter ...... 4-8 bleheader, April 17 at Worthington Stadium. The blasts were his fi rst and second round vs. right-handed starter...... 27-12 trippers of the year. Richardson belted solo home runs in the fourth and sixth innings of

In one-run games ...... 9-5 the contest. In two-run games ...... 4-2 Catcher Jeff Jefferson followed six days later in an 8-6 victory over VMI in game one In fi ve-plus run games...... 9-8 of a doubleheader at Gray-Minor Stadium in Lexington, Va., April 23. Jefferson lined a Extra innings ...... 1-2 Shutouts ...... 3-1 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, their Scored fi rst ...... 21-6 most in a contest this season. Opponents scored fi rst...... 10-14 Outfi elder Ryan Cordell became the third player with a multi-home run game April 26 Scored in the fi rst inning ...... 11-6 at No. 2 South Carolina. The fi rst two hits of his collegiate career, the outfi elder hit round Opp. scored in fi rst inning ...... 7-11 trippers in the fourth and eight innings. Led after the fi rst...... 10-4 Last season, Liberty only had one multiple-home run game. Third baseman Tyler Trailed after the fi rst ...... 5-8 Bream hit two round trippers, including a two-run, walk-off home run in the last game of Were tied after the fi rst...... 16-8 the season at Worthington Stadium, a 7-6 victory over VCU on May 18, 2010. Led after the second ...... 15-5 Trailed after the second ...... 8-10 Casey Rasmus - Base Cop Were tied after the second ...... 8-5 Flames catcher Casey Rasmus has been tough on base stealers this season. The Led after the third ...... 19-8 junior begins the weekend having thrown out 43% (17-of-40) of would-be base stealers in Trailed after the third ...... 7-9 Were tied after the third ...... 5-3 39 games. He is third in the Big South in runners caught stealing despite having his playing time Led after the fourth ...... 22-6 curtailed due to injury. Trailed after the fourth ...... 5-13 Were tied after the fourth ...... 4-1 Flames Sweep Doubleheader and Series Led after the fi fth...... 26-6 Liberty took both games of a doubleheader, 3-0 and 15-3, May 7 to complete a sweep Trailed after the fi fth ...... 3-12 Were tied after the fi fth...... 5-2 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. Led after the sixth ...... 22-4 Trailed after the sixth ...... 2-13 The left-hander scattered four hits and struck out eight batters in the contest. Center Were tied after the sixth ...... 7-3 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 Led after the seventh ...... 25-3 Trailed after the seventh ...... 2-11 baseman Austin Taylor had three hits, including a home run, as the Liberty Flames de- Were tied after the seventh ...... 3-5 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 Led after the eighth...... 26-1 Trailed after the eighth ...... 3-14 fi elder scored three times and also drove in two runs. Were tied after the eighth ...... 1-4 Taylor plated three runs with his three hits and also scored three times in the game.

After winning a game ...... 18-11 His two-out solo home run in the fourth inning tied him with shortstop Matt Williams for the After losing a game...... 13-9 team lead with six round trippers. Keegan Linza picked up his eighth win on the year, allowing one run on two hits over Out-hit opponent ...... 23-2 Out-hit by opponent ...... 6-15 six innings. Hits were tied ...... 2-2 Williams Hits Second Walk-off HR in Seven Days Hit a home run ...... 16-7 Opponents hit a home run ...... 5-10 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 Do not hit a home run ...... 15-13 Opponents do not hit a HR ...... 26-9 South contest at Worthington Stadium. The Williams round tripper was his second walk-off home run in seven days. On April Wore red uniforms...... 6-2 29 at Worthington Stadium, the shortstop ripped the fi rst pitch he saw leading off the 12th Wore white pinstripe uniforms ...... 7-3 Wore white uniforms ...... 5-1 inning into the left fi eld bullpen for a 3-2 win over the Le Moyne Dolphins. Wore blue uniforms ...... 3-6 Trailing 2-0 and held to three hits, Liberty reversed its fortunes in the ninth inning. Wore grey uniforms...... 5-2 Center fi elder Ian Parmley, who was 3-for-3 in the game, led off the inning by beating out Wore blue BP tops ...... 5-5 a grounder deep in the hole between shortstop and third base for a hit. After Parmley ad- Played on Tuesday ...... 2-4 vanced to third base on an errant throw by Dull on a pickoff attempt, right fi elder Michael Played on Wednesday ...... 0-3 Played on Thursday ...... 1-0 Robertson laced a liner into the left fi eld corner for a double, plating Parmley. Williams Played on Friday...... 7-6 followed by ripping his sixth home run of the season over the left center fi eld wall for the Played on Saturday ...... 11-6 victory. Played on Sunday ...... 10-1 Team Highs 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 Batting the bullpen in the seventh inning, Baker struck out the next batter with the bases loaded At bats: ...... 44 and two out to end the scoring threat. WINTHROP (03-26) Runs scored:...... 16 Doug Bream Receives National, Conference Honors WINTHROP (03-26) The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) named Liberty se- Hits: ...... 20 TWO TIMES: MR: WINTHROP (03-26) nior outfi elder Doug Bream and Clemson junior shortstop Brad Miller National Co-Hitters RBIs: ...... 16 of the Week, April 12. The Flames outfi elder was also selected to the College Baseball WINTHROP (03-26) Foundation’s National All-Star Line-Up, as well as being named the Southeast Regional Doubles: ...... 6 Player of the Week by CollegeBaseballInsider.com and the Big South Player of the Week UNC ASHEVILLE (05-07) for games played through April 10. Triples: ...... 1 During the week, Bream batted .737 (14-19) with six runs scored, eight RBIs, two NINE TIMES doubles, one triple and two walks in four games. The senior had four or more hits in three Home runs: ...... 3 of the games, including a 5-5 day in a midweek contest with James Madison on April 6. PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE (04-17) After picking up a hit and RBI at High Point on April 8, Bream had four hits in each of Total bases: ...... 33 Liberty’s weekend wins over the Panthers. The outfi elder went 4-for-5 and drove in four WINTHROP (03-26) runs in 9-0 win on April 9 and was 4-for-5 with a double and three RBIs in Liberty’s 14-9 Walks: ...... 7 TWO TIMES - MR: VIRGINIA TECH victory on April 10. (03-22) He fi nished the week with a .762 on-base percentage and a .947 slugging percent- Strikeouts: ...... 11 age. at Coastal Carolina (04-03) Sac hits:...... 3 Beakler’s Effort Highlights Wins Against UNO PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE (04-15) Liberty took two games from the New Orleans Privateers at Worthington Stadium Sac fl ies: ...... 5 during the Liberty Tournament, April 30-May 1. The Flames won April 30, 3-2, and May NEW ORLEANS (05-1) 1, 5-2. Stolen bases: ...... 6 Right-hander Dane Beakler’s effort was the key to Liberty’s win on April 30. Making TWO TIMES - MR: WINTHROP (03-26) his fi rst start since May 16, 2006, Beakler recorded the fi rst complete game of his career. Hit by pitch: ...... 3 at Coastal Carolina (04-02) The senior right-hander allowed two runs, one earned, on seven hits over the full nine Runners LOB: ...... 14 innings. He struck out eight and did not walk a batter. After New Orleans tied the game at Mercer (02-19) in the fi fth inning, the right-hander did not allow a runner to reach base, retiring the last Hit into DP: ...... 3 14 batters to face him in the contest. PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE (04-15) 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. Fielding On May 1, left fi elder Ryan Cordell and third baseman Zack Haley each had three Errors ...... 4 hits, leading the Liberty Flames to a 5-2 victory. Cordell had three hits in a game for the WILLIAM & MARY (03-08) fi rst time as a collegian. The left fi elder went 3-for-3 in the contest, scoring twice. Haley DPs turned ...... 3 matched his teammate by going 3-for-3 and plating two runs. WINTHROP (03-26) Blake Forslund recorded his fi rst victory with four scoreless innings, while reliever

Pitching Jacob Kemmerer followed with four scoreless frames in the victory. Runs allowed: ...... 17 TWO TIMES - MR: at Coastal Carolina Williams and Linza Push Flames Past Le Moyne Earned runs: ...... 16 Shortstop Matt Williams hit a home run leading off the 12th inning to propel the Lib- TWO TIMES - MR: at Coastal Carolina erty Flames past the Le Moyne Dolphins, 3-2, April 29 in the second game of the Liberty Walks allowed: ...... 8 Tournament at Worthington Stadium. at North Florida (02-26) With the score tied 2-2 in the bottom of the 12th inning, Williams belted the fi rst offer- Strikeouts: ...... 12 ing from Dolphin pitcher Ed Kohout over the left fi eld wall for the 3-2 victory. The home CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (03/20) run was the shortstop’s team-leading fi fth of the year. Hits allowed: ...... 19 Liberty starter Steven Evans did not fi gure in the decision. However, he moved into at Mercer (02-19) Doubles allowed: ...... 4 second place in the school’s strikeout list with eight strikeouts in the game. The left- TWO TIMES - MR: BINGHAMTON (03-05) hander has 244 career strikeouts. Mike Brown holds the Liberty career mark with 287 Homers allowed: ...... 8 strikeouts from 1994-97. at Mercer (02-19) Mark Swanson recorded the win to move to 2-1 on the year. The senior right-hander Wild pitches: ...... 4 pitched four scoreless innings of relief, allowing three hits. He struck out two and did not WILLIAM & MARY (03-08) walk a batter. Hit batters: ...... 5 Two days later, right-hander Keegan Linza capped a 4-0 weekend with a complete at Coastal Carolina (04-01) 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. MR: - Most Recently 2011 Big South Linza recorded his fourth complete game of the season, running his mark to 7-3 on Batting Leaders the year in the victory. The senior right-hander gave up an unearned run on six hits. He (through 5/15) struck out seven and walked two batters. Linza allowed only one hit during the last fi ve innings. AAverageverage NName,ame, TeamTeam AVGAVG Liberty totaled eight hits in the game. Designated hitter Justin Richardson led the 11.. BBradrad ZZebedis,ebedis, PCPC .414.414 Flames with two hits. 22.. TTommyommy LLaa SStella,tella, CCUCCU .407.407 33.. MMattatt HHillsinger,illsinger, RURU .379.379 Flames Take Two From VMI 44.. SScottcott WWoodward,oodward, CCCUCU .370.370 55.. SSteveteve Antolik,Antolik, HPUHPU .369.369 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- RRunsuns SScoredcored header, April 23 at Gray-Minor Stadium. The win enabled the Flames to take the fi rst two NName,ame, TeamTeam R 11.. TTommyommy LLaa SStella,tella, CCCUCU 5050 games of a three-game Big South series with the Keydets. 22.. DDanielaniel Merck,Merck, GWUGWU 4848 Liberty hit fi ve home runs in the contest, the most by the Flames this season. Liberty 33.. SScottcott WWoodward,oodward, CCUCCU 4747 had previously hit three round trippers in a game in a 7-1 win over Presbyterian College 44.. AAaronaron Miller,Miller, GWUGWU 4646 55.. MMattatt HHilllsinger,illlsinger, RURU 4444 in the fi rst game of a doubleheader on April 17. SSteveteve AAntolik,ntolik, HPUHPU 4444 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 HHitsits NName,ame, TeamTeam of the year to left fi eld, tying the contest at 6-6. Second baseman Zack Haley followed 11.. BBradrad ZZebedis,ebedis, PCPC 8282 with a home run inside the left fi eld foul pole, putting Liberty on top for the second time in 22.. TTommyommy LLaa SStella,tella, CCCUCU 7777 the game, 7-6. Right fi elder Michael Robertson singled to right fi eld to plate center fi elder 33.. MMattatt HHillsinger,illsinger, RURU 7070 SSteveteve AAntolik,ntolik, HPUHPU 7070 Ian Parmley, who had reached on a double, for an 8-6 advantage. J Jarenaren Sustar,Sustar, CCSUSU 7 700 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- RRBIBI tive victory in Big South play. NName,ame, TeamTeam 11.. TTommyommy LLaa SStella,tella, CCUCCU 5656 Locked in a pitcher’s duel the night before, Robertson beat out a two-out, infi eld 22.. BBradrad ZZebedis,ebedis, PCPC 5050 single to score the go-ahead run as the Flames defeated the VMI Keydets, 3-2, in the 33.. DDanielaniel Bowman,Bowman, CCUCCU 4949 opening contest of the series. 44.. JJakeake WWatts,atts, GGWUWU 4 477 55.. TTonyony MMicklon,icklon, PCPC 4545 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 DDoublesoubles behind the mound for an infi eld single, to score a run for a 3-2 edge. NName,ame, TeamTeam 11.. DDustyusty QQuattlebaum,uattlebaum, GWUGWU 2 233 Baker held VMI in check in both the eighth and ninth innings to close out the Liberty 22.. BBradrad Zebedis,Zebedis, PCPC 2121 victory. 33.. SSteveteve AAntolik,ntolik, HHPUPU 1 188 T Tonyony MMicklon,icklon, PCPC 1717 P Patrickatrick GGamblin,amblin, WUWU 1 177 Liberty Sweeps PC M Mattatt SStill,till, CCSUSU 1 177 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- TTriplesriples plete a sweep of a doubleheader, April 17 at Worthington Stadium and the three-game NName,ame, TeamTeam 11.. MMattatt MMack,ack, RRUU 5 Big South series between the two teams. 22.. AAndrewndrew Williams,Williams, PCPC 4 In the game two of the twinbill, Liberty totaled 13 hits. Matt Williams, Doug Bream, T Tommyommy LLaStella,aStella, CCCUCU 4 Austin Taylor, Justin Richardson and Jeff Jefferson had two hits apiece for the Flames. HHomeome RunsRuns Pitcher Keegan Linza moved to 6-2 on the year, yielding two runs, both unearned, NName,ame, TeamTeam on seven hits over the fi rst 5 1/3 innings. Garrett Baker earned his second save of the 11.. DDanielaniel Bowman,Bowman, CCUCCU 1111 season. The junior threw 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, giving up three hits and striking T Tommyommy LLaa SStella,tella, CCCUCU 1111 D Derekerek Smith,Smith, CSUCSU 1111 out two batters. B Bradrad Zebedis,Zebedis, PCPC 1111 In game one, Richardson belted a career-high two home runs and Bream added 55.... TTonyony MMicklon,icklon, PPCC 1 100 another round tripper, powering the Flames past the Blue Hose, 7-1. It is the fi rst time

SStolentolen BBasesases this season, the Flames have hit three home runs in a game. In addition, Richardson NName,ame, TeamTeam became the fi rst Liberty player to hit more than one round tripper in a contest this season. 11.. MMattatt HHillsinger,illsinger, RURU 2828 Bream hit his fi rst home run of the season in the third inning, while designated hitter 22.. IIanan PParmley,armley, LLIBIB 2 255 33.. SScottcott WWoodward,oodward, CCUCCU 2424 Richardson hit his fi rst home run leading off the fourth. The Liberty designated hitter hit 44.. TTomom BBurkett,urkett, CCSUSU 1 199 his second solo home run of the game in the sixth. B Brantleyrantley Meier,Meier, CSUCSU 1919 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 South Dane Beakler allowed one hit over 2/3 of an inning to pick up his fi rst win of the year Pitching Leaders to move to 1-0. Baker pitched the fi nal 1 1/3 innings to earn his fi rst save of the season. (through 5/16) He retired all four batters he faced, including inducing an inning-ending double play in the eighth inning. ERA Name, Team ERA 1. Matt Rein, CCU 1.41 Flames Take Series From High Point with Big Ninth 2. Charlie McCready, CSU 2.00 Down by two runs, the Liberty Flames erupted for seven runs in the ninth inning for a 3. Josh Conway, CCU 2.20 14-9 victory over the High Point Panthers, April 10, in a Big South Conference contest at 4. Keegan Linza, LIB 2.23 Coy O. Willard Stadium. With the win, the Flames took the weekend series. 5. Anthony Meo, CCU 2.30 Trailing 9-7, Liberty pounced on High Point relief pitching, batting around in the top

Victories of the ninth inning to take the lead. The Flames scored seven runs on seven hits and an Name, Team WINS error to erase the host team’s edge. 1. Keegan Linza, LIB 9 Liberty had 19 hits in the game. For the second consecutive day, outfi elder Doug 2. Matt Rein, CCU 8 Bream had four hits to lead all players in the contest. The Liberty left fi elder hit .643 during 3. Josh Conway, CCU 7 the three-game series against the Panthers. Center fi elder Ian Parmley, right fi elder Mi- Anthony Meo, CCU 7 Eddie Butler, RU 7 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- Innings Pitched test with runners on second and third base and no one out, the senior right-hander kept Name, Team IP the Flames close, pitching 3 1/3 scoreless innings of relief. 1. Keegan Linza, LIB 93.0 2. Steven Evans, LIB 88.1 3. Anthony Meo, CCU 86.0 Niggli Delivers 4. Eddie Butler, RU 81.2 Liberty right-hander John Niggli held High Point in check over eight innings, as the 5. Jordan Pace, PC 81.0 Flames downed the Panthers, 9-0, April 9 in a Big South contest at Coy O. Willard Sta- Mark Peterson, RU 81.0 dium. Niggli was in control throughout the fi rst eight innings of the contest, scattering three Appearances Name, Team APP hits. He allowed only two High Point runners to move into scoring position throughout his 1. Brett Stackhouse, GWU 28 time on the mound, before giving way to relief pitcher Jacob Kemmerer. The right-hander 2. Brad Wimmer, RU 27 struck out two batters and walked one, running his record to 4-2 on the year. 3. Chandler Knox, PC 26 After allowing a hit to the leadoff batter in the fourth inning, he did not allow another hit Jeff Howell, GWU 26 until two outs into his fi nal inning, the eighth. Ryan Connonlly, CCU 26 Niggli and Kemmerer combined to pitch the second shutout by the Flames pitching Strikeouts staff this season. Name, Team SO 1. Anthony Meo, CCU 91 Breams Big at VCU 2. Cody Allen, HPU 84 Liberty third baseman Tyler Bream hit a two-run home run and drove in three runs 3. Steven Evans, LIB 74 4. Jesse Caddenhead, CSU 68 and left fi elder Doug Bream had three RBIs in an 11-1 Flames victory over the VCU 5. Bobby Bolling, RU 67 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 Saves Flames a 6-1 advantage. It was one of two hits the third baseman had on the day. Doug Name, Team SV Bream also had two hits in the game. 1. Abram Williams, RU 14 2. Corey, Deighan, CSU 7 Catcher Cody Rasmus had three hits and scored three runs for Liberty, which had 12 3. Adam Izokovic, GWU 6 hits in the game. Shortstop Matt Williams and designated hitter Marcus Grimaldi had two Jeff Howell, GWU 6 hits each. 4. Charlie McCready, CSU 5 Flames Take Series with Season-High in Runs Opp. Batting Avg. Name, Team Shortstop Matt Williams drove in fi ve runs with four hits, including one a home run, as 1. Matt Rein, CCU .197 the Liberty Flames cranked out a season-high for runs in a 16-7 victory over the Winthrop 2. Josh Conway, CCU .219 Eagles in the fi nal game of a three-game Big South series, this March 26 at Worthington 3. Coby Cowgill, VMI .220 Stadium. The win allowed the Flames to take the three-game series, two games to one, 4. Steven Evans, LIB .223 and start the season 5-1 in the Big South. 5. Emilo Pagan, GWI .225 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 NCAA Rankings The day before, the Flames opened the series with a 5-2 win over the Eagles (as of 5/10) 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 Team (288 Ranked) to 5-0. The senior allowed two runs on nine hits, striking out fi ve and walking two Category ...... Rank ....Actual batters. It was the third consecutive start that Linza , against Rutgers, Charleston Batting Average ...... 113 ...... 0.287 Southern and Winthrop. Scoring ...... 131 ...... 5.7 Runs ...... 103 ...... 274.0 Robertson went 2-for-2 with a walk, an RBI and two runs scored for the Hits ...... 72 ...... 468.0 Flames. Outfi elder Doug Bream added two hits and two RBIs in the game. Doubles Per Game ...... 80 ...... 1.94 Doubles ...... 61 ...... 93.0 Complete Games Highlight Sweep Triples Per Game ...... 184 ...... 0.19 Each of Liberty’s starting pitchers of its three-game Big South series pitched Triples ...... 159 ...... 9.0 a complete game, keying a sweep of the Charleston Southern Buccaneers in the Home Runs Per Game ...... 53 ...... 0.69 fi rst conference series of the year, March 18-20. Home Runs ...... 48 ...... 33.0 After allowing a combined four runs the previous week at the Keith LeClair Slugging Percentage ...... 85 ...... 0.415 Classic, Liberty starters, Keegan Linza, John Niggli and Steven Evans once again Stolen Bases Per Game ...... 9 ...... 2.06 turned the trick, holding the Buccaneers to four runs over the entire three-game Stolen Bases ...... 7 ...... 99.0 series. Base on Balls ...... 256 ...... 126.0 Sacrifi ce Bunts ...... 154 ...... 31.0 Linza got things started, March 18 in the series opener. The senior right- Hit by Pitch ...... 144 ...... 45.0 hander outdueled his Charleston Southern counterpart, going the distance in his Sacrifi ce Flies ...... 45 ...... 24.0 second consecutive outing in a 2-1 win. Earned Run Average ...... 112 ...... 4.28 Linza allowed one run on eight hits, striking out a career-high 10 to run his record Strikeouts Per Nine Innings ...... 207 ...... 6.3 to 4-0 on the year. Hits Allowed Per Nine Innings .....103 ...... 9.2 Niggli followed-up with a gem of his own on March 19. The junior right-hander Walks Allowed Per Nine Innings .. 26 ...... 2.75 threw his fi rst complete game in a Liberty uniform in a 5-1 victory. Niggli gave up Fielding Percentage ...... 109 ...... 967 one run on fi ve hits, striking out four. From the third inning on, the junior domi- Double Plays Per Game ...... 132 ...... 0.79 nated, not allowing a Charleston Southern hit until a two-out infi eld single in the Double Plays ...... 111 ...... 38.0 ninth inning. During the stretch, the Liberty right-hander allowed only two runners WL Pct ...... 77 ...... 0.604 to reach, on a walk in the fi fth and another walk in the sixth inning. Individual – Top 100 The next afternoon, Evans made it three consecutive complete games, pitch- Total Bases ing his fi rst of the season and the fi fth of his career in a 5-2 victory over the Buc- Matt Willliams ...... 100 ...... 103.0 caneers. He allowed two runs on six hits, fanning 12 to set a new career-high and walked one. Stolen Bases Per Game Ian Parmley ...... 30 ...... 0.52 Baker Comes Up Big at Maryland A strong relief appearance by Garrett Baker and seven extra base hits pro- Stolen Bases pelled the Liberty Flames past the Maryland Terrapins, 11-4, March 15 at Smith Ian Parmley ...... 29 ...... 23.0 Stadium in College Park, Md. Baker entered the contest with the bases loaded, no one out and one run Sacrifi ce Flies already in for Maryland in the fi rst inning and quickly restored order in the contest. Tyler Bream ...... 8 ...... 7.0 The junior allowed only an unearned run, scattering three hits over eight effec- ERA tive innings. The left-hander struck out fi ve and walked none, running his record Keegan Linza ...... 84 ...... 2.31 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. Victories Despite trailing 3-0 after one inning, the Flames answered with four runs in Keegan Linza ...... 19 ...... 8.0 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, Walks Allowed Per Nine Innings it was his fi rst of the season, while Jefferson’s round tripper was his second on Garett Baker ...... 9 ...... 0.76 the year. Haley led all players in the contest with three hits, including two extra base Complete Games hits. One of left fi elder Doug Bream’s two hits in the game was a bases-clearing Keegan Linza ...... 23 ...... 4.0 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. 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.

Matt Williams 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 Doug Bream 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- Michael Robertson 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. The Last Time

By Liberty Back-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 Opponent Back-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. LIBERTY BASEBALL Overall 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 75195 .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 0 15 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 1 16 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 8 20 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 19725508022764 .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 8 36 CORDELL, Ryan .2 5 0 13-9 326 8 202 316 .5 0 01290 .3 0 6 1 2 1-1 13 0 1 .9 2 9 18 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 0 24 SIZEMORE, Justin .2 2 4 36-30 9815223041537 .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 302620048 .2 6 73090 .2 6 5 1 0 0-0 000 .0 0 0 11 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 0 23 MCCLENDON, Tony .0 0 0 5-2 72000000 .0 0 01260 .3 0 0 0 0 0-0 000 .0 0 0 Totals . 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 sha 47 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 470113 12 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 2 21 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 5 25 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 50-16000/026.264307002 . 2 3 102010 13 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 2 32 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 333014 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 0 26 BROWN, Daniel 7 .7 10-06000/007.067645002 . 2 5 030022 31 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 0 22 MCLEOD, J.J. 8 .5 90-18100/017.157775200 . 1 9 223001 29 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 0 36 CORDELL, Ryan 10.38 0-0 5 0 0 0/0 0 4.1 56537011 .2 7 812000 46 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 2 19 MARTIN, Willi 19.29 0-0 7 0 0 0/0 0 4.2 13 11 10 2 4 0 0 5 . 4 8 112001 38 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 0 Totals 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). LIBERTY BASEBALL Game Results for Liberty (as of May 16, 2011) (All games)

Date Opponent Score Inns Overall Big South Pitcher of record Attend Time 02/18/11 at Mercer L 4-6 9 0-1-0 0-0-0 ECKELBARGER (L 0-1) 5 5 2 2:35 02/19/11 at Mercer-1 L 2-7 9 0-2-0 0-0-0 FORSLUND, B. (L 0-1) 4 2 0 2:40 02/19/11 at Mercer-2 L 5-17 9 0-3-0 0-0-0 SWANSON, M. (L 0-1) 3 2 1 3:11 02/20/11 at Mercer W 5-4 9 1-3-0 0-0-0 BAKER, G. (W 1-0) 4 2 1 2:54 02/25/11 at North Florida L 0-5 9 1-4-0 0-0-0 EVANS, S. (L 0-1) 5 8 1 2:00 02/26/11 at North Florida-1 W 4-2 9 2-4-0 0-0-0 LINZA, K. (W 1-0) - 2:20 02/26/11 at North Florida-2 L 5-8 9 2-5-0 0-0-0 FORSLUND, B. (L 0-2) 3 7 9 2:22 02/27/11 at North Florida W 9-1 9 3-5-0 0-0-0 NIGGLI, J. (W 1-0) 3 3 6 2:33 03/02/11 at Virginia Tech L 1-9 9 3-6-0 0-0-0 EVANS, S. (L 0-2) 2 3 6 2:04 03/04/11 BINGHAMTON W 12-2 9 4-6-0 0-0-0 LINZA, K. (W 2-0) 4 4 6 2:25 03/05/11 BINGHAMTON-1 L 7-12 7 4-7-0 0-0-0 NIGGLI, J. (L 1-1) - 1:57 03/05/11 BINGHAMTON-2 W 9-6 7 5-7-0 0-0-0 ECKELBARGER (W 1-1) 7 4 3 2:31 03/08/11 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 2:47 03/16/11 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 2:06 03/22/11 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 2:55 03/29/11 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 2:37 04/06/11 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 2:33 04/19/11 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 2:17 04/26/11 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.

() extra inning game LIBERTY BASEBALL Overall 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 05070 .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 31610100 311 .3 5 53230 .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 8-8 293 8 201 313 .4 4 82150 .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 10-10 346 6 2031217 .5 0 06260 .3 0 4 4 0 1-2 13 30 3 .9 3 5 ------18 RICHARDSON, Justin .3 5 7 6-4 140510036 .4 2 91040 .4 0 0 0 0 0-0 000 .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 212410128 .3 8 12060 .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 60110022 .3 3 30020 .1 4 3 1 0 0-0 000 .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 sha 47 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 703002 21 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 2 25 NIGGLI, John 4 .5 0 0-0 2 2 0 0/0 0 12.0 17 6625300 .3 5 400000 ------12 BAKER, Garrett 0 .0 01-13000/007.262019000 . 2 0 010000 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 0 32 SWANSON, Mark 0 .0 01-01000/004.030002100 . 3 0 010003 27 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 0 22 MCLEOD, J.J. 0 .0 00-01000/001.000011000 . 0 0 010000 13 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 0 19 MARTIN, Willi 9 .0 00-01000/001.022100000 . 3 3 301000 Totals 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). LIBERTY BASEBALL Individual Career History

ABRAMS, Andy

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2011 10.29 0-0 7 0 0 0/0 0 7.0 14 9 8 0 1 TOTAL 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, 2/19/11 Strikeouts: 1, at Mercer, 2/19/11 Batters faced: 10, at Mercer, 2/19/11

BAKER, Garrett

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2011 3 . 0 8 6-4 21 3 0 0/0 2 52.2 46 23 18 4 39 TOTAL 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, 04/26/2011 Walks allowed: 1, UNC Asheville, 05/05/11 Strikeouts: 7, at Gardner-Webb, 05/13/11 Batters faced: 25, at South Carolina, 04/26/2011 Field chances: 2, Presbyterian College, 04/17/11; at South Carolina, 04/26/2011 Putouts: 1, James Madison, 04/06/11 Assists: 2, Presbyterian College, 04/17/11; at South Carolina, 04/26/2011 LIBERTY BASEBALL Individual Career History

BEAKLER, Dane

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2006 6 . 6 0 3-1 15 8 0 0/1 0 46.1 65 38 34 18 19 2007 18.90 0-0 5 0 0 0/0 0 3.1 11 10 7 4 2 2008 3 . 5 1 1-1 15 0 0 0/0 1 25.2 22 11 10 15 25 2010 3 . 8 4 4-2 26 0 0 0/0 2 61.0 60 29 26 10 56 2011 4 . 1 5 2-0 13 1 1 0/1 3 21.2 26 11 10 10 19 TOTAL 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, 2006 Walks allowed: 3, vs NOTRE DAME, 2-22-08; Rutgers, Mar 18, 2006 Strikeouts: 15, at Presbyterian, 04-23-10 Batters faced: 29, Rutgers, Mar 18, 2006 Field chances: 2, 4 times Putouts: 1, at William and Mary, Apr 05, 2006; at Richmond, Apr 19, 2006; Rutgers, Mar 18, 2006 Assists: 2, RIDER, 03-1-08; Longwood, Feb 16, 2006; Richmond, May 16, 2006 Runners CS: 2, William & Mary, 4-1-2008

BREAM, Doug

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att 2008 .329 29-19 76 12 25 4 0 2 18 8 8 0-0 2009 .355 46-41 166 31 59 13 0 6 33 11 13 1-1 2010 .324 45-32 108 24 35 2 0 2 27 16 15 1-1 2011 .356 44-44 180 28 64 14 3 1 37 7 19 7-7 TOTAL .345 164-136 530 95 183 33 3 11 115 42 55 9-9

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

BREAM, Tyler

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att 2009 .337 46-46 187 35 63 16 2 8 57 12 39 0-0 2010 .357 61-61 269 56 96 22 1 9 57 9 39 1-1 2011 .254 51-51 197 25 50 8 0 2 27 10 47 0-1 TOTAL .320 158-158 653 116 209 46 3 19 141 31 125 1-2

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: Hits: 4, 6 times Doubles: 2, 4 times Triples: 1, Charleston Southern, 03-13-09; at VCU, 03-31-10; VIRGINIA TECH, 04-22-09 Home runs: 2, VCU, 05-18-10 Total bases: 10, VCU, 05-18-10 RBI: 9, at HIGH POINT, 03-22-09 Runs scored: 4, at HIGH POINT, 03-22-09; at NC STATE, 03-25-09 Walks: 2, 4 times Hit by pitch: 1, 13 times Struck out: 3, at VMI, 04-04-09; Presbyterian College, 04/17/11; at South Carolina, 04/26/2011 Sac flies: 1, 9 times Sac bunts: 1, at HIGH POINT, 03-22-09; at GARDNER-WEBB, 04-25-09 At bats: 6, 6 times Stolen bases: 1, at Presbyterian, 04-23-10 Caught stealing: 1, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11 Field chances: 8, Winthrop, 05-28-10; at Gardner-Webb, 05/14/11 Putouts: 3, 6 times Assists: 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 so 2011 7 . 7 1 0-0 6 0 0 0/0 0 7.0 6 7 6 4 5 TOTAL 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, 03/05/11 Walks allowed: 2, at William & Mary, 04/19/11 Strikeouts: 2, at Virginia Tech, 03/02/11; at Mercer, 2/19/11 Batters faced: 12, Binghamton, 03/05/11 Field chances: 2, Binghamton, 03/05/11 Assists: 2, Binghamton, 03/05/11 LIBERTY BASEBALL Individual Career History

COLE, Bryan

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2010 14.73 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 3.2 10 6 6 3 1 2011 7 . 7 1 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 2.1 4 2 2 0 1 TOTAL 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, 03-16-10 Walks allowed: 2, at James Madison, 03-16-10 Strikeouts: 1, at Kennesaw State, 02-21-10 Batters faced: 19, at James Madison, 03-16-10

CORDELL, Ryan

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att 2011 .250 13-9 32 6 8 2 0 2 3 1 9 1-1 TOTAL .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 so 2011 10.38 0-0 5 0 0 0/0 0 4.1 5 6 5 3 7 TOTAL 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, 04/26/2011 Doubles: 1, Le Moyne, 05/01/11; at Gardner-Webb, 05/14/11 Home runs: 2, at South Carolina, 04/26/2011 Total bases: 8, at South Carolina, 04/26/2011 RBI: 2, at South Carolina, 04/26/2011 Runs scored: 2, at South Carolina, 04/26/2011 Hit by pitch: 1, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11 Struck out: 2, James Madison, 04/06/11 Sac flies: 1, James Madison, 04/06/11 Sac bunts: 1, Le Moyne, 05/01/11 At bats: 4, 4 times Stolen bases: 1, at Gardner-Webb, 05/15/11 Innings pitched: 1.0, at Mercer, 2/19/11 Walks allowed: 2, at Mercer, 2/19/11 Strikeouts: 1, at William & Mary, 04/19/11; at Mercer, 2/19/11 Batters faced: 7, at Mercer, 2/19/11 Field chances: 2, at South Carolina, 04/26/2011; Le Moyne, 05/01/11; at Gardner-Webb, 05/15/11 Putouts: 2, at South Carolina, 04/26/2011; Le Moyne, 05/01/11; at Gardner-Webb, 05/15/11 LIBERTY BASEBALL Individual Career History

DUDLEY, Tim

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2010 4 . 5 6 1-0 11 2 0 0/0 0 23.2 30 15 12 7 19 2011 99.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.1 1 5 5 0 1 TOTAL 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, 05-29-10 Walks allowed: 6, vs HIGH POINT, 05-29-10 Strikeouts: 5, ELON, 04-13-10 Batters faced: 31, vs HIGH POINT, 05-29-10 Field chances: 5, ELON, 04-13-10 Putouts: 2, ELON, 04-13-10 Assists: 3, ELON, 04-13-10 Runners CS: 1, ELON, 04-13-10

ECKELBARGER, Patrick

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2011 10.59 1-3 10 2 0 0/0 0 17.0 34 22 20 11 10 TOTAL 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, 04/06/11 Walks allowed: 3, James Madison, 04/06/11; at William & Mary, 04/19/11 Strikeouts: 3, James Madison, 04/06/11 Batters faced: 24, James Madison, 04/06/11 Field chances: 2, James Madison, 04/06/11 Putouts: 1, at Virginia Tech, 03/02/11; James Madison, 04/06/11 Assists: 1, James Madison, 04/06/11 LIBERTY BASEBALL Individual Career History

EVANS, Steven

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2008 4 . 0 7 3-3 20 6 0 0/0 3 59.2 55 28 27 20 55 2009 3 . 9 6 7-2 16 12 2 0/0 1 72.2 82 43 32 26 45 2010 3 . 0 1 9-2 15 14 2 0/0 0 89.2 91 35 30 25 85 2011 3 . 1 6 6-3 14 13 3 1/1 0 88.1 71 40 31 25 74 TOTAL 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 times Walks allowed: 4, 6 times Strikeouts: 11, at Presbyterian, 04-25-10 Batters faced: 37, at HIGH POINT, 03-21-09 Field chances: 3, vs Mercer, 02-22-09; VMI, 04-18-10 Putouts: 1, 4 times Assists: 3, vs Mercer, 02-22-09; VMI, 04-18-10 Runners CS: 1, 9 times

FORSLUND, Blake

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2011 6 . 3 8 1-2 7 3 0 0/0 0 18.1 24 19 13 14 18 TOTAL 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, 2/19/11 Walks allowed: 5, at North Florida, 02/26/11 Strikeouts: 5, at Mercer, 2/19/11 Batters faced: 21, at Mercer, 2/19/11 Field chances: 2, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11 Assists: 1, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11 Runners CS: 1, at Mercer, 2/19/11 LIBERTY BASEBALL Individual Career History

GRIMALDI, Marcus

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att 2011 .200 20-5 30 2 6 2 0 0 4 3 9 0-0 TOTAL .200 20-5 30 2 6 2 0 0 4 3 9 0-0

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: Hits: 1, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11 Doubles: 1, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11 Total bases: 2, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11 RBI: 2, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11 Runs scored: 1, Binghamton, 03/05/11 Walks: 1, at North Florida, 02/26/11; at North Florida, 02/27/11 Struck out: 1, 5 times Sac flies: 1, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11 At 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-att 2011 .307 40-40 127 26 39 10 0 2 18 7 23 8-11 TOTAL .307 40-40 127 26 39 10 0 2 18 7 23 8-11

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

JEFFERSON, Jeff

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att 2008 .286 41-26 112 18 32 6 0 0 16 4 16 2-4 2009 .310 38-35 129 31 40 5 0 7 24 10 30 3-4 2010 .238 34-21 80 21 19 7 0 2 9 12 21 1-2 2011 .213 31-25 94 13 20 3 0 4 10 10 13 2-4 TOTAL .267 144-107 415 83 111 21 0 13 59 36 80 8-14

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

KEMMERER, Jacob

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2011 3 . 3 2 0-0 12 1 0 0/1 0 21.2 19 10 8 11 15 TOTAL 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, 03/08/11 Walks allowed: 3, at High Point, 04/10/11 Strikeouts: 3, at William & Mary, 04/19/11 Batters faced: 18, William & Mary, 03/08/11 Field chances: 2, William & Mary, 03/08/11 Putouts: 1, William & Mary, 03/08/11; at High Point, 04/10/11 Assists: 1, at North Florida, 02/26/11; William & Mary, 03/08/11; at William & Mary, 04/19/11 Runners CS: 1, William & Mary, 03/08/11 LIBERTY BASEBALL Individual Career History

LINZA, Keegan

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2010 5 . 2 9 8-0 14 12 1 0/1 0 64.2 67 41 38 34 44 2011 2 . 2 3 9-3 13 13 4 0/0 0 93.0 92 35 23 20 55 TOTAL 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, 05/01/11 Walks allowed: 5, at Radford, 04-10-10 Strikeouts: 8, at Kennesaw State, 02-20-10 Batters faced: 41, at UNC Asheville, 03-27-10 Field chances: 3, at Gardner-Webb, 05/15/11; at Mercer, 2/20/11 Putouts: 2, at Mercer, 2/20/11 Assists: 3, at Gardner-Webb, 05/15/11 Runners CS: 2, at North Florida, 02/26/11

MARTIN, Willi

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2011 19.29 0-0 7 0 0 0/0 0 4.2 13 11 10 2 4 TOTAL 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, 04/19/11 Strikeouts: 1, at William & Mary, 04/19/11 Batters faced: 6, at Mercer, 2/19/11 LIBERTY BASEBALL Individual Career History

MCLEOD, J.J.

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2010 3 . 0 9 1-1 19 0 0 0/0 5 23.1 21 12 8 17 21 2011 8 . 5 9 0-1 8 1 0 0/0 1 7.1 5 7 7 7 5 TOTAL 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, 03-17-10 Walks allowed: 4, Winthrop, 05-28-10 Strikeouts: 5, at Duke, 03-17-10 Batters faced: 19, at Duke, 03-17-10 Field chances: 2, Old Dominion, 03-09-10 Putouts: 2, Old Dominion, 03-09-10 Assists: 1, 6 times Runners 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 so 2011 3 . 2 1 4-2 13 11 1 0/1 0 75.2 70 29 27 15 36 TOTAL 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, 04/09/11 Walks allowed: 2, 4 times Strikeouts: 6, at VMI, 04/22/2011 Batters faced: 30, at High Point, 04/09/11 Field chances: 3, Binghamton, 03/05/11 Putouts: 2, Binghamton, 03/05/11 Assists: 2, at VMI, 04/22/2011; UNC Asheville, 05/05/11; at Gardner-Webb, 05/13/11 Runners CS: 1, Binghamton, 03/05/11 LIBERTY BASEBALL Individual Career History

PARMLEY, Ian

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att 2011 .314 47-46 185 41 58 8 2 0 15 19 28 25-34 TOTAL .314 47-46 185 41 58 8 2 0 15 19 28 25-34

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

RASMUS, Casey

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att 2011 .277 39-38 137 21 38 7 0 3 17 13 24 18-21 TOTAL .277 39-38 137 21 38 7 0 3 17 13 24 18-21

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

RICHARDSON, Justin

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att 2010 .328 30-16 64 12 21 4 0 0 15 6 7 0-0 2011 .228 25-12 57 5 13 4 0 2 8 5 16 0-0 TOTAL .281 55-28 121 17 34 8 0 2 23 11 23 0-0

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: Hits: 3, VMI, 04-18-10 Doubles: 1, 6 times Home runs: 2, Presbyterian College, 04/17/11 Total bases: 8, Presbyterian College, 04/17/11 RBI: 2, 5 times Runs scored: 2, VMI, 04-18-10; at Presbyterian, 04-25-10; Presbyterian College, 04/17/11 Walks: 2, at Charleston Southern, 05-08-10 Hit by pitch: 1, 4 times Struck out: 3, at VMI, 04/22/2011 Sac flies: 1, at Radford, 04-11-10 At 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-att 2010 .337 54-53 178 39 60 13 4 4 43 12 31 4-7 2011 .333 50-50 183 36 61 11 2 2 31 12 30 15-19 TOTAL .335 104-103 361 75 121 24 6 6 74 24 61 19-26

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: Hits: 5, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11 Doubles: 3, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11 Triples: 1, 5 times Home runs: 1, 5 times Total bases: 8, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11 RBI: 4, Gardner-Webb, 05-01-10; Maryland, 05-05-10 Runs scored: 3, 4 times Walks: 1, 18 times Hit by pitch: 2, Gardner-Webb, 05-02-10 Struck out: 3, at Presbyterian, 04-24-10; COASTAL CAROLINA, 05-14-10 Sac flies: 1, at UNC WILMINGTON, 02-28-10; DELAWARE STATE, 03-05-10; Presbyterian College, 04/15/11 Sac bunts: 1, 7 times At bats: 6, at Presbyterian, 04-25-10; at High Point, 04/10/11 Stolen bases: 2, Presbyterian College, 04/15/11; Le Moyne, 05/01/11 Caught stealing: 1, 7 times Field chances: 6, Presbyterian College, 04/15/11 Putouts: 6, Presbyterian College, 04/15/11 Assists: 1, Binghamton, 03/04/11; COASTAL CAROLINA, 05-14-10; VCU, 05-18-10 LIBERTY BASEBALL Individual Career History

SIZEMORE, Justin

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att 2010 .143 18-4 21 0 3 1 0 0 4 4 9 0-0 2011 .224 36-30 98 15 22 3 0 4 15 13 23 1-1 TOTAL .210 54-34 119 15 25 4 0 4 19 17 32 1-1

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: Hits: 2, 7 times Doubles: 1, DELAWARE STATE, 03-06-10; at Mercer, 2/19/11 Home runs: 1, 5 times Total bases: 5, Binghamton, 03/04/11; James Madison, 04/06/11; at Gardner-Webb, 05/14/11 RBI: 4, Binghamton, 03/04/11 Runs scored: 2, Binghamton, 03/04/11; James Madison, 04/06/11; at Gardner-Webb, 05/14/11 Walks: 2, DELAWARE STATE, 03-07-10 Hit by pitch: 1, ST. JOHN'S, 03-12-10; Binghamton, 03/05/11 Struck out: 3, at Old Dominion, 04-06-10 Sac flies: 1, Binghamton, 03/04/11; at Presbyterian, 04-24-10 At bats: 6, at Old Dominion, 04-06-10 Field chances: 13, DELAWARE STATE, 03-06-10 Putouts: 13, DELAWARE STATE, 03-06-10 Assists: 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 so 2009 2 . 7 9 4-0 7 6 0 0/0 0 38.2 34 14 12 8 35 2011 6 . 0 0 2-1 10 3 0 0/0 0 18.0 18 13 12 4 14 TOTAL 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, 03-28-09 Walks allowed: 2, 4 times Strikeouts: 8, Temple, 03-07-09; PRESBYTERIAN, 03-28-09 Batters faced: 30, Charleston Southern, 03-13-09; PRESBYTERIAN, 03-28-09 Field chances: 2, Temple, 03-07-09; James Madison, 04/06/11 Putouts: 1, Temple, 03-07-09; PRESBYTERIAN, 03-28-09 Assists: 1, 5 times Runners CS: 1, Charleston Southern, 03-13-09; WINTHROP, 04-18-09 LIBERTY BASEBALL Individual Career History

TAYLOR, Austin

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att 2010 .250 34-20 72 15 18 3 0 1 10 20 16 2-4 2011 .250 44-42 156 23 39 9 1 6 25 10 38 7-8 TOTAL .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, 05/07/11 Doubles: 1, 11 times Triples: 1, James Madison, 04/06/11 Home runs: 1, 5 times Total bases: 7, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11 RBI: 4, Binghamton, 03/05/11 Runs scored: 3, UNC Asheville, 05/07/11 Walks: 2, 6 times Hit by pitch: 1, 7 times Struck out: 2, 9 times Sac flies: 1, at High Point, 04/10/11 Sac bunts: 1, 5 times At bats: 5, 7 times Stolen bases: 1, 4 times Caught stealing: 1, DELAWARE STATE, 03-06-10; MANHATTAN, 03-21-10; Presbyterian College, 04/15/11 Field chances: 13, 5 times Putouts: 13, 4 times Assists: 3, Binghamton, 03/05/11

THOMPSON, Joshua

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att 2011 .074 25-8 27 6 2 2 0 0 1 2 13 7-8 TOTAL .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, 2/20/11 Doubles: 1, at North Florida, 02/26/11; at Mercer, 2/20/11 Total bases: 2, at North Florida, 02/26/11; at Mercer, 2/20/11 RBI: 1, at Mercer, 2/20/11 Runs scored: 1, 5 times Walks: 1, at North Florida, 02/25/11; at Mercer, 2/20/11 Struck out: 3, at Mercer, 2/18/11 At bats: 4, at North Florida, 02/26/11 Stolen bases: 1, at Virginia Tech, 03/02/11; at Mercer, 2/20/11 Field chances: 5, at North Florida, 02/26/11 Putouts: 5, at North Florida, 02/26/11 LIBERTY BASEBALL Individual Career History

WILLIAMS, Matt

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att 2009 .283 54-54 219 49 62 12 1 0 18 24 18 12-19 2010 .360 54-54 236 52 85 22 2 4 30 12 21 10-14 2011 .340 50-50 197 35 67 15 2 7 35 20 22 14-18 TOTAL .328 158-158 652 136 214 49 5 11 83 56 61 36-51

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