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Liberty 2015 Softball 2015 Liberty Softball Game Notes - Games 19-21 Schedule Liberty LADY FLAMES Feb. 6 vs. #23 South Ala.! L, 0-8 (5) (7-11, 0-0 Big South) Feb. 7 vs. Lamar! L, 6-10 Feb. 7 vs. Houston Baptist! W, 11-3 (6) Feb. 8 vs. Houston! L, 5-6 vs. Feb. 13 vs. Cleveland State@ W, 3-0 Feb. 13 vs. Arkansas@ W, 5-2 Feb. 14 vs. South Dak. St.@ L, 6-14 (5) Feb. 14 vs. Middle Tenn.@ L, 7-8 Gardner-Webb RUNNIN’ BULLDOGS Feb. 15 vs. UMass Lowell @ W, 2-0 (6-11, 0-0 Big South) Feb. 20 vs. Kansas# L, 4-10 Feb. 20 at #1 Florida# L, 0-11 (5) Feb. 21 vs. Illinois State# L, 2-3 Feb. 21 vs. Mercer# L, 0-3 March 14, 2015 - 1 p.m. (DH) Mar 5 at South Carolina L, 3-12 (5) March 15, 2015 - 1 p.m. Mar 6 vs. Dartmouth$ W, 5-4 Mar 7 vs. Jacksonville$ L, 2-5 Crest High School - Shelby, N.C. Mar 7 South Carolina St.$ W, 5-2 Mar 8 vs. Loyola Chicago$ W, 2-1 Liberty opens its 2015 Big South softball schedule with a three-game series at Gard- Mar 14 at Gardner-Webb* 1 p.m. ner-Webb this weekend. The Lady Flames (7-11) and Runnin’ Bulldogs (6-11) will play a Mar 14 at Gardner-Webb* 3 p.m. Mar 15 at Gardner-Webb* 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday at 1 p.m., and conclude the weekend with a single game on Mar 19 RIDER^ 7:30 p.m. Sunday at 1 p.m. This weekend’s games will take place at Crest High School in Shelby, Mar 20 SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.)^ 5 p.m. Mar 20 PRINCETON^ 7:30 p.m. N.C., due to stadium construction at Gardner-Webb. Mar 21 QUINNIPIAC^ 5 p.m. Liberty holds a 21-7 record all-time against Gardner-Webb, although the Runnin’ Bull- Mar 21 TOLEDO^ 7:30 p.m. Mar 24 at Hampton 3 p.m. dogs went 3-1 versus the Lady Flames last year. Mar 24 at Hampton 5 p.m. Mar 27 at Campbell* 4 p.m. Lady Flames at a Glance Mar 27 at Campbell* 6 p.m. Mar 28 at Campbell* 1 p.m. Liberty went 3-2 this past week, falling to South Carolina on Thursday, before re- Mar 31 LONGWOOD* 3 p.m. sponding with a 3-1 showing at the Holy City Showdown. While in Charleston, Liberty’s Mar 31 LONGWOOD* 5 p.m. Apr 1 LONGWOOD* 4 p.m. pitchers posted a combined 1.75 ERA, as opponents hit just .213 in four games. Apr 3 PRESBYTERIAN* 5 p.m. Kelby Allen, in the midst of a six-game hitting streak, leads the team with a .375 bat- Apr 3 PRESBYTERIAN* 7 p.m. Apr 4 PRESBYTERIAN* 1 p.m. ting average, while Tori Zavodny (.358) has scored a team-best 13 runs and Alexia Taylor Apr 7 RADFORD* 2 p.m. paces the team with a .429 on-base percentage. Mickey Loveridge has recorded a team- Apr 7 RADFORD* 4 p.m. high five doubles and 11 RBI. Chandler Ball, who has pitched two shutouts this season, Apr 8 RADFORD* 2 p.m. Apr 11 at Charleston So.* 1 p.m. holds a 5-5 record and leads the team with 46 strikeouts. Apr 11 at Charleston So.* 3 p.m. Apr 12 at Charleston So.* 1 p.m. Apr 14 VIRGINIA TECH 6 p.m. How to Follow the Lady Flames Apr 14 VIRGINIA TECH 8 p.m. Fans can follow all of Liberty’s games this weekend through live stats. Live stats will Apr 18 COASTAL CAROLINA* 2 p.m. Apr 18 COASTAL CAROLINA* 4 p.m. appear through StatBroadcast, courtesy of Gardner-Webb. Apr 19 COASTAL CAROLINA* 1 p.m. Apr 21 HAMPTON 4 p.m. Quick Hits Apr 21 HAMPTON 6 p.m. Apr 22 VIRGINIA 2 p.m. - Liberty is 7-14 all-time in conference openers, and is looking for its first Big South-open- Apr 22 VIRGINIA 4 p.m. ing win since April 4, 2008 against Birmingham-Southern. Apr 24 at Winthrop* 5 p.m. Apr 24 at Winthrop* 7 p.m. - The Lady Flames went 3-1 with a 1.75 ERA at the Holy City Showdown last weekend. Apr 25 at Winthrop* Noon - Kenzie Friesen and Chandler Ball threw consecutive three-hitters, Saturday and Sunday. Apr 28 at Marshall 2 p.m. Apr 28 at Marshall 4 p.m. - Alexia Taylor hit her first career home run, Thursday at South Carolina. May 7-10 TBA % TBA - The Lady Flames open the brand-new, 1,000-seat Liberty Softball Stadium, March 19. ! - Sand Dollar Classic - Three Lady Flames (Allen, Crisp, Zavodny) have registered a three-hit game this year. @ - Dot Richardson Invitational # - Aquafina Invitational - Kelby Allen needs one RBI to become the 8th Lady Flame all-time with 100 career RBI. $ - Holy City Showdown - OF Tori Zavodny leads the Lady Flames with three triples this season. ^ - Liberty Softball Classic * - Big South Conference Game - OF Blair Lawrence is tied for fifth in program history with 40 career stolen bases. % - Big South Softball Championship - SS Mickey Loveridge leads the Lady Flames with five doubles and 1 RBI. Bold indicates home games - Nearly half (8 out of 17) of the roster consists of newcomers (seven Fr., one JC transfer). Media Relations Contact - On Sunday, seven out of nine batters in the starting lineup were newcomers. Joe Carmany [email protected] Team Leaders (434) 534-4325 (cell) On The Web LibertyFlames.com Avg. Kelby Allen - .375 Wins Chandler Ball - 5 Facebook.com/libertyflames R Tori Zavodny - 13 IP Chandler Ball - 71.1 On Twitter @libertyflames 2B Mickey Loveridge - 5 CG Chandler Ball - 7 @LibertySB 6 players - 1 Kenzie Friesen - 3.20 @LUGameday HR ERA RBI Mickey Loveridge - 11 SO Chandler Ball - 46 SB Blair Lawrence - 10 OBA Kenzie Friesen - .275 2015 Liberty Head Coach Dot Richardson Lady Flames Softball Record at Liberty: 18-57 (Second Season) Quick Facts Career Record: Same General Information Has Coached: Name of School ........... Liberty University 1 Capital One Academic All-American (Megan Robinson - 2014) City/Zip ................. Lynchburg, Va. 24515 Founded ..........................................1971 1 Capital One Academic All-District III Selection (Megan Robinson - 2014) Enrollment ....................................13,600 1 VaSID Academic All-State Nickname............................ Lady Flames 2 VaSID All-State Team members (1 first team, 1 second team) Mascot ............................................Eagle School Colors .............Red, White & Blue 3 Big South All-Conference players (1 first team, 1 second team, 1 honorable mention) Affiliation .........................NCAA Division I 1 Big South All-Academic Team member Conference .............................. Big South Personal: Founder ......................... Dr. Jerry Falwell Two-Time Olympic Champion: 1996, 2000 (Hit game-winning HR in ‘96 Gold medal game) President .............................Jerry Falwell Vice President ...........Dr. Ronald Godwin Founder of Dot Richardson Softball Association Director of Athletics................ Jeff Barber Executive Director and Medical Director of National Training Center in Clermont, Fla. Athletics Dept. Phone ..... (434) 582-2100 Five-Time Pan American Games Champion; 4X World Championship Gold Medalist Softball Information NCAA Champion with UCLA in 1982 Head Coach.................... Dot Richardson UCLA All-University Athlete Award: 1983 Alma Mater ............................ UCLA (‘83) NCAA Softball 1980’s Player of the Decade Record at School ............................18-57 Career Record ................................Same No. 43 on Top 100 NCAA Student-Athletes of the Century Assistant Coaches ................................... ASA Hall of Fame Member: Inducted in 2006 (16-Time ASA All-American) ................................................. Bob Pinto State of Florida Hall of Fame: Inducted in 1992 .........................Paige Cassady (FIU, ‘10) Certified Athletic Trainer .......................... UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame: Inducted in 1996 ........................................... Hugh Blocker 2015 Liberty Softball Roster History No. Name Pos. B/T Cl. Hgt. Hometown/High School (Previous) All-Time Record (Division I) ....565-674-1 2 Cassie Gingerich OF L/R Fr. 5-8 Tipp City, Ohio/Tippecanoe App. in NCAA Tourn./last .............. 2/2011 3 Madison Kotchey 1B L/L Fr. 5-5 Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin Last Postseason Opponents. .................. 4 Chandler Ball P R/R R-Jr. 5-6 Warner Robins, Ga./Warner Robins ............... No. 5 Tennesee and No. 19 GT 2014 Overall Record.......................11-46 5 Megan Robinson 2B R/R Sr. 5-7 Richlands, Va./Richlands 2014 Conference Record/Finish .4-10/9th 6 Jessica Cicerchia UTL R/R Fr. 5-6 Seymour, Conn./Christian Heritage Starters Returning/Lost.......................4/5 7 Mickey Loveridge SS R/R Jr. 5-7 Concord, Calif./Concord (Sacramento City Coll.) Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost .........1/2 8 Katie Han 1B/OF L/L Jr. 5-11 Lafayette, Ind./McCutcheon Letterwinners Returning/Lost..............6/8 9 Kelby Allen C R/R Sr. 5-5 Amarillo, Texas/Randall Newcomers............................................8 10 Tori Zavodny OF L/R Fr. 5-9 Concord, N.C./Jay M. Robinson Stadium 11 Blair Lawrence SS/OF S/R Jr. 5-2 Hampstead, N.C./Topsail Home Field ........Liberty Softball Stadium 16 Abby Tincher P R/R Fr. 5-8 Eagle Rock, Va./James River Capacity .........................................1,000 17 Kenzie Friesen P/SS R/R R-So. 5-9 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan/Douglas Colleg. Field Dimensions ..................................... 18 Madi Clarke UTL R/R Fr. 5-6 Lynchburg, Va./Liberty Christian Academy .................. 220 (CF), 200 (RF), 200 (LF) 21 Jamie Crisp OF R/R Sr. 5-4 Sterling, Va./Loudoun Valley Athletics Communications Info. 22 Alexia Taylor 3B/C R/R Fr. 5-2 Oviedo, Fla./The Master’s Academy Asst. AD - Communications ..................... 23 Kassidy McCoy C/3B R/R Jr. 5-10 Hendersonville, Tenn./Beech ..........................................Todd Wetmore 24 Alexis Albert OF R/R Jr.