2016 Liberty Softball Game Notes - Games 1-6 Schedule Feb
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Liberty 2016 Softball 2016 Liberty Softball Game Notes - Games 1-6 Schedule Feb. 11, 2016 - Orlando, Fla. (UCF Complex) Feb. 11 at No. 17/17 UCF! 4 p.m. at No. 17/17 UCF KNIGHTS (0-0) - 4 p.m. Feb. 12 vs. Chattanooga@ 4 p.m. Feb. 12 vs. Beth.-Cookman@ 6:30 p.m. Feb. 12, 2016 - Clermont, Fla. (Natl. Train. Ctr.) Feb. 13 vs. Morgan State@ 1:30 p.m. vs. Chattanooga MOCS (0-0) - 4 p.m. Feb. 13 vs. Stetson@ 6:30 p.m. Feb. 14 vs. No. 5/5 Alabama! 9 a.m. vs. Bethune-Cookman WILDCATS (0-0) - 6:30 p.m. Feb. 19 vs. North Texas# 1:30 p.m. Liberty LADY FLAMES Feb. 19 at Baylor# 6:30 p.m. Feb. 13, 2016 - Clermont, Fla. (Natl. Train. Ctr.) Feb. 20 vs. Northwestern St.# 11 a.m. (0-0) vs. Morgan State BEARS (0-0) - 1:30 p.m. Feb. 20 Bracket Play# 4/6:30 p.m. Feb. 21 Bracket Play# 10:30/1 vs. Stetson HATTERS (0-0) - 6:30 p.m. Feb. 26 vs. Grambling State$ 11 a.m. Feb. 26 at Louisiana Tech$ 3:30 p.m. Feb. 14, 2016 - Orlando, Fla. (UCF Complex) Feb. 27 vs. Lamar$ 1:15 p.m. vs. No. 5/5 Alabama CRIMSON TIDE (0-0) - 9 a.m. Feb. 27 vs. Jacksonville St.$ 3:30 p.m. Mar 4 vs. Louisiana Tech$ 1 p.m. Mar 4 vs. Tennessee Tech$ 3:30 p.m. Mar 5 vs. Memphis$ 10:30 a.m. The Liberty softball team opens the 2016 season on Thursday at No. 17/17 UCF, fac- Mar 5 at LSU$ 6 p.m. ing a nationally-ranked opponent in the season opener for the second straight year. Lib- Mar 10 NOFOLK STATE^ 5:30 p.m. Mar 11 LA SALLE^ 5 p.m. erty made an 18-win improvement over 2014, going 29-30 last season. The Lady Flames’ Mar 11 RHODE ISLAND^ 7 p.m. improvement from 2014 to 2015 was the best among all NCAA Division I softball teams Mar 12 SACRED HEART^ 5 p.m. Mar 12 LA SALLE^ 7 p.m. over that span. On offense, the team welcomes back 2015 Big South Freshman of the Mar 18 WINTHROP* 5 p.m. Year Alexia Taylor, along with VaSID All-State second team member Tori Zavodny and Mar 19 WINTHROP* 2 p.m. Mar 19 WINTHROP* 4 p.m. 2015 Big South All-Freshman team selection Madison Kotchey. Mar 25 at Coastal Carolina* 4 p.m. The Lady Flames also welcome back pitchers Chandler Ball and Kenzie Friesen, with Mar 25 at Coastal Carolina* 6 p.m. Ball earning second team all-conference honors with 20 victories last year. Coach Dot Mar 26 at Coastal Carolina* 2 p.m. Mar 30 at Virginia Tech 5 p.m. Richardson has added 13 newcomers, including 12 freshmen and one transfer. Mar 30 at Virginia Tech 7 p.m. Mar 31 HAMPTON 3 p.m. Mar 31 HAMPTON 5 p.m. The Games Apr 5 at Longwood* 3 p.m. While in Orlando, the Lady Flames will face 2015 NCAA Regional finalist UCF on Apr 5 at Longwood* 5 p.m. Apr 6 at Longwood* 3 p.m. Thursday. On Friday and Saturday, the Lady Flames will compete in four games at the Apr 9 at Presbyterian* 1 p.m. Dot Richardson Invitational at the National Training Center in Clermont, Fla. Liberty wraps Apr 9 at Presbyterian* 3 p.m. up the weekend on Sunday at 9 a.m., against No. 5/5 Alabama, a 2015 Women’s College Apr 10 at Presbyterian* 1 p.m. Apr 12 MARSHALL 4 p.m. World Series participant, at UCF Softball Complex. Apr 12 MARSHALL 6 p.m. Apr 15 CAMPBELL* 5 p.m. Apr 15 CAMPBELL* 7 p.m. How to Follow the Lady Flames Apr 16 CAMPBELL* 1 p.m. Fans can follow all of Liberty’s games this week through live stats, both at the UCF Apr 20 at Virginia 4 p.m. Apr 20 at Virginia 6 p.m. Knights Invitational and Dot Richardson Invitational. Additionally, Thursday’s game against Apr 23 CHARLESTON SO.* 5 p.m. UCF will be available for viewing through their video streaming page. Apr 23 CHARLESTON SO.* 7 p.m. Apr 24 CHARLESTON SO.* 1 p.m. Apr 26 at Radford* 4 p.m. Quick Hits Apr 26 at Radford* 6 p.m. - Liberty Softball begins its 23rd year of Division I play, and third under Dot Richardson. Apr 27 at Radford 2 p.m. Apr 29 GARDNER-WEBB 5 p.m. - Liberty is 12-17-1 in season openers, including 10-11-1 in its NCAA Division I era. Apr 29 GARDNER-WEBB 7 p.m. - The Lady Flames went 29-30, including 12-12 in Big South play last season. Apr 30 GARDNER-WEBB 2 p.m. May 11-14 TBA % TBA - Liberty posted one win each against Arkansas, Virginia and Virginia Tech in 2015. ! - UCF Knights Invitational - The Lady Flames led the Big South with 91 stolen bases last year. @ - Dot Richardson Invitational - Liberty Softball Stadium was voted second-best softball stadium by FloSoftball.com # - Getterman Classic $ - Louisiana Tech Classic - Chandler Ball’s 20 wins in 2015 are tied for the second most in program history. & - LSU Invitational - 10 different Lady Flames registered at least one three-hit game in 2015. ^ - Liberty Softball Classic * - Big South Conference Game - Alexia Taylor’s 21 multiple-hit games last year are the most by a Lady Flame since 2007. % - Big South Softball Championship - Blair Lawrence has posted back-to-back seasons with 20 or more stolen bases. (Rock Hill, S.C.) - Half of Liberty’s roster (12 of 24) is comprised of freshmen. Bold indicates home games - Liberty’s current 12-member freshman class is the largest in program history. Media Relations Contact Joe Carmany 2015 Team Leaders [email protected] (434) 534-4325 (cell) On The Web Avg. A. Taylor - .332 Wins C. Ball - 20 LibertyFlames.com R T. Zavodny - 42 IP C. Ball - 210.0 Facebook.com/libertyflames 2B A. Taylor - 12 CG C. Ball - 21 On Twitter @libertyflames @LibertySB HR T. Zavodny - 8 ERA C. Ball - 3.20 @LUGameday RBI M. Kotchey - 31 SO C. Ball - 138 SB B. Lawrence/T. Zavodny - 24 OBA C. Ball - .253 2015 Liberty Head Coach Dot Richardson Lady Flames Softball Record at Liberty: 40-76 (Third Season) Quick Facts Career Record: Same General Information Has Coached: Name of School ........... Liberty University 2 Capital One Academic All-American (Megan Robinson - 2014. 2015) City/Zip ................. Lynchburg, Va. 24515 Founded ..........................................1971 2 Capital One Academic All-District III Selections (Megan Robinson - 2014, 2015) Enrollment ....................................14,500 1 Big South Freshman of the Year (Alexia Taylor - 2015) Nickname............................ Lady Flames 1 Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year (Megan Robinson - 2015) Mascot ............................................Eagle School Colors .............Red, White & Blue 1 VaSID Academic All-State Affiliation .........................NCAA Division I 4 VaSID All-State Team members (1 first team, 3 second team) Conference .............................. Big South 7 Big South All-Conference players (1 first team, 4 second team, 2 honorable mention) Founder ......................... Dr. Jerry Falwell 4 Big South All-Freshman team members President .............................Jerry Falwell Vice President ...........Dr. Ronald Godwin 2 Big South All-Academic Team members Director of Athletics................ Jeff Barber Personal: Athletics Dept. Phone ..... (434) 582-2100 Two-Time Olympic Champion: 1996, 2000 (Hit game-winning HR in ‘96 Gold medal game) Softball Information Founder of Dot Richardson Softball Association Head Coach.................... Dot Richardson Executive Director and Medical Director of National Training Center in Clermont, Fla. Alma Mater ............................ UCLA (‘83) Five-Time Pan American Games Champion; 4X World Championship Gold Medalist Record at School ............................40-76 Career Record ................................Same NCAA Champion with UCLA in 1982 Assistant Coaches ................... Bob Pinto UCLA All-University Athlete Award: 1983 .........................Paige Cassady (FIU, ‘10) NCAA Softball 1980’s Player of the Decade Volunteer Assistant ........... John Cassady Graduate Assistant .......Ronnie Gajownik No. 43 on Top 100 NCAA Student-Athletes of the Century Student Assistant ................ Alexis Albert Certified Athletic Trainer .... Hugh Blocker 2016 Liberty Softball Roster No. Name Pos. B/T Cl. Hgt. Hometown/High School (Previous) History 1 Sarah Robertson UTL R/R Fr. 5-7 Panama City, Fla./J.R. Arnold All-Time Record (Division I) ....587-693-1 2 Cassie Gingerich OF L/R So. 5-8 Tipp City, Ohio/Tippecanoe App. in NCAA Tourn./last .............. 2/2011 3 Madison Kotchey 1B L/L So. 5-5 Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin Last Postseason Opponents. .................. 4 Chandler Ball P R/R R-Sr. 5-6 Warner Robins, Ga./Warner Robins ............... No. 5 Tennesee and No. 19 GT 5 Chase Cassady P R/R Fr. 5-7 Orlando, Fla./William R. Boone 2015 Overall Record.......................29-30 6 Jessica Cicerchia UTL R/R So. 5-6 Seymour, Conn./Christian Heritage 2015 Conference Record/Finish ..12-12/4 7 Mickey Loveridge SS R/R Sr. 5-7 Concord, Calif./Concord (Sacramento City Coll.) Starters Returning/Lost.......................6/3 8 Katie Han 1B/OF L/L Sr. 5-11 Lafayette, Ind./McCutcheon Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost .........2/1 9 Taylor Mabry P/UTL R/R Fr. 5-8 Bassett, Va./Bassett Letterwinners Returning/Lost............12/4 10 Tori Zavodny OF L/R So. 5-9 Concord, N.C./Jay M. Robinson Newcomers..........................................12 11 Blair Lawrence SS/OF S/R Sr. 5-2 Wilmington, N.C./Topsail 12 Stephanie Marlowe P R/R Fr. 5-8 Charlotte, N.C./Hickory Grove Christian Stadium 13 Zoë Wood C R/R Fr.