Games 14- 15 March 16-17, 2010
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22010010 LLibertyiberty Games 14- 15 March 16-17, 2010 FFlameslames BaseballBaseball LIBERTY FLAMES QQuickuick FFactsacts (11-2, 0-0 Big South) at GGeneraleneral IInformationnformation NNameame ooff SSchoolchool ...................... LLibertyiberty UUniversityniversity JAMES MADISON DUKES CCity/Zipity/Zip .................................. LLynchburg,ynchburg, Va.Va. 2245024502 (4-8, 0-0 CAA) FFoundedounded ....................................................................................11971971 EEnrollmentnrollment ........................................................................ 111,9821,982 Mach 16 NNicknameickname.......................................................................... FFlameslames Veterans Memorial Park - Harrisonburg, Va. MMascotascot ........................................................................................EEagleagle SSchoolchool ColorsColors ..........................RRed,ed, WWhitehite & BlueBlue AAfffi lliationiation ..................................................NNCAACAA DDivisionivision I DUKE BLUE DEVILS CConferenceonference ............................................................ BBigig SSouthouth (11-4, 2-1 ACC) FFounderounder .................................................. DDr.r. JJerryerry FFalwellalwell CChancellorhancellor ..........................................JJerryerry FFalwell,alwell, Jr.Jr. March 17 DDirectorirector ooff AAthleticsthletics................................ JJeffeff BBarberarber USA Baseball National Training Complex - AAthleticsthletics DDept.ept. PPhonehone .......... ((434)434) 5582-210082-2100 Cary, N.C. BBaseballaseball IInformationnformation HHeadead CCoachoach........................................................JJimim TTomanoman AAlmalma MMaterater .......................... NN.C..C. SStatetate ((‘85,‘85, ‘‘95)95) The Games RRecordecord aatt SSchoolchool ........ 779-49-1/Three9-49-1/Three YYearsears After completing a seven-game homestand on Sunday, the Liberty Flames (11-2, 0-0 CCareerareer RRecordecord ................................................................SSameame Big South) return to the road for two midweek contests, Tuesday and Wednesday. The AAssistantssistant CCoachesoaches ...................................................................... ............................................ GGarrettarrett QQuinnuinn ((MaineMaine , ‘‘98)98) Flames will visit Harrisonburg, Va., Tuesday, to face the James Madison Dukes (4-8, 0-0 ................................ JJasonason MurrayMurray (((Ball(Ball State,State, ‘‘98)98) CAA). Game time is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Stadium. ............................................AAdamdam WWardard ((Clemson,Clemson, ‘08)‘08) Wednesday, Liberty will travel to Cary, N.C., to square off with the Duke Blue Devils DDirectorirector ooff BBaseballaseball OperationsOperations.............................. ..................................................BBillyilly DDanielsaniels (Liberty,(Liberty, ‘06)‘06) (11-4, 2-1 ACC). The game will be played at the USA Baseball National Training Complex. AAssociatessociate AthleticAthletic TTrainerrainer ................................................ Game time is scheduled for 4 p.m. ............................................................................ SScottcott LLawrensonawrenson HHistoryistory Last Time Out FFirstirst SSeasoneason ooff BBaseballaseball....................................11974974 The visiting St. John’s Red Storm salvaged the fi nal game of a three-game series with AAll-Timell-Time RRecordecord ........................ 9991-775-791-775-7 (.561)(.561) the Flames, defeating Liberty, 7-6 in 11 innings. NNCAACAA TTournamentournament AppearancesAppearances ......................3 LLastast NNCAACAA AAppearanceppearance ......................................22000000 Center fi elder Curran Redal and third baseman Tyler Bream had three hits each for 22009009 OverallOverall RecordRecord..............................................333-213-21 the Flames, who had opened the series with wins on Friday and Saturday. 22009009 ConferenceConference Record/FinishRecord/Finish ............................ After the Red Storm took the lead in the eighth, Liberty rallied to knot the score in the ..................................................................................................117-9/Third7-9/Third SStarterstarters RReturning/Losteturning/Lost..............................................77/1/1 bottom of the frame on a two-out double by second baseman P.J. Jimenez, and send the PPitchersitchers RReturning/Losteturning/Lost ............................................66/4/4 game to extra innings. LLetterwinnersetterwinners Returning/LostReturning/Lost........................114/74/7 NNewcomersewcomers....................................................................................1133 On Deck SStadiumtadium Liberty returns home for a weekend series with the Manhattan Jaspers at Worthington HHomeome FFieldield ........................ WWorthingtonorthington StadiumStadium Stadium. Game time for the series operner, Friday, is scheduled for 3 p.m. CCapacityapacity ..................................................................................11,000,000 FFieldield DDimensionsimensions .......... 332525 ((LF),LF), 337575 ((LC),LC), .................................. 339090 ((CF),CF), 337575 ((RC),RC), 332525 ((RF)RF) Flames on the Air Tuesday’s Liberty - James Madison baseball game may be heard LIVE on WWMC AAthleticsthletics CCommunicationsommunications IInfo.nfo. AAsst.sst. AADD - CCommunicationsommunications .......................................... 90.9 FM “The Light.” Nick Pierce will handle play-by-play duties and former Flames pitcher ....................................................................................TToddodd WWetmoreetmore Doug Wallace will provide commentary. The broadcast will also be available on the World SSIDID OOfffi ccee PPhonehone ........................ ((434)434) 5582-229282-2292 Wide web at both LibertyFlames.com and thelightonline.com. CCellell PPhonehone ............................................ ((434)434) 8841-897441-8974 EEmailmail AAddressddress.............. [email protected]@liberty.edu AAssoc.ssoc. DDirectorirector ..........................RRyanyan BBombergeromberger CCellell PPhonehone .......................................... ((434)434) 2221-557621-5576 EEmailmail AAddressddress...... [email protected]@liberty.edu AAsst.sst. DDirectorirector ........................................ PPaulaul CCarmanyarmany Liberty’s Projected Starters CCellell PPhonehone ............................................ ((434)434) 2221-557521-5575 No. Name Cl. Hgt. Wgt. BAvg. Other Stats EEmailmail AAddressddress.......... [email protected]@liberty.edu 23 Nathan Thompson (C) Sr. 6-3 215 .405 15 Runs, 13 RBIs, 5 2Bs, 4 HRs AAsst.sst. DDirectorirector ....................................................EEricric BBrownrown CCellell PPhonehone ............................................ ((434)434) 2221-881721-8817 10 Trey Wimmer (1B) So. 6-2 215 .239 5 Runs, 10 RBIs, 4 2Bs, 1 HR EEmailmail AAddressddress................ [email protected]@liberty.edu 19 P.J. Jimenez (2B) Sr. 6-0 170 .321 16 Runs, 9 RBIs, 2 2Bs, 1 HR GGrad.rad. AAssistantssistant ............................JJenniferennifer SheltonShelton 1 Matt Williams (SS) So. 6-0 165 .519 8 Runs, 5 RBIs, 3 2Bs, 1 3B CCellell PPhonehone ............................................ ((828)828) 6638-387638-3876 EEmailmail [email protected]@liberty.edu 5 Tyler Bream (3B) So. 6-3 205 .462 17 Runs, 19 RBIs, 6 2Bs, 2 HRs 29 Kenneth Negron (LF) Sr. 5-8 175 .238 8 Runs, 3 RBIs, 1 2B BBaseballaseball ContactContact ....................RRyanyan BBombergeromberger 6 Curran Redal (CF) Sr. 5-9 170 .375 14 Runs, 14 RBIs, 3 2Bs, 1 HR AAth.th. CComm.omm. FFaxax............................ ((434)434) 5582-207682-2076 7 Michael Robertson (RF) So. 6-2 200 .279 12 Runs, 14 RBIs, 2 2Bs, 1 3B, 2 HRs WWebsiteebsite ............................................LLibertyFlames.comibertyFlames.com 14 Doug Bream (DH) Jr. 6-3 210 .308 3 Runs, 3 RBIs Liberty University Head Coach Jim Toman 2010 Baseball Schedule Record at Liberty: 79-49-1 (Three Years) Career Record: Same Record: 11-2 Big South: 0-0 After leading the Flames to the best record of any Liberty head coach during his fi rst two years, Feb 19 at Kennesaw State W/10-4 68-47-1, Jim Toman has the Flames out to their best start in his thee-year tenure. Feb 20 at Kennesaw State W/11-2 Last season, Liberty recorded a 33-21 overall record, while posting a 17-9 mark in Big South Feb 21 at Kennesaw State W/10-4 Conference play, the most victories by the school since joining the conference in 1992. While re- Feb 26 vs. Morehead State ^ W/5-2 cording 30 or more wins in each of Toman’s seasons in Lynchburg, Liberty reached the plateau for Feb 27 vs. Lehigh ^ W/6-3 the fi fth consecutive season for the fi rst time in the program’s 36-year history in 2009. Feb 28 at UNC Wilmington ^ W/12-2 Liberty set a new fi elding standard in 2009, committing the fewest errors, 53 and fi nishing the Mar 5 Delaware State W/8-1 year with the highest fi elding percentage, .974, in team history. The 2009 team’s fi elding percentage Mar 6 Delaware State W/16-0. Mar 7 Delaware State W/10-1 ranked 16th in the country. From that infi eld, third baseman Tyler Bream was named a Freshman Mar 9 Old Dominion L/3-5 All-American by the Collegiate Baseball News.