2017 Liberty Softball Game Notes @libertyflames @libertySB LIBERTY SOFTBALL SB Contact: Joe Carmany - [email protected]; Cell Phone - (434) 534-4325 2019 Puerto Vallarta Collegiate Challenge Liberty Lady Flames Duke Blue Devils 2018 Record ............................49-14 (18-3 Big South) Feb. 9 - 4 p.m. ET Coach ............................. Dot Richardson (UCLA, ‘83) 2018 Record .................................. 29-27 (13-11 ACC) Record at school (Yr.) ............................ 166-142 (6th) Coach ..........................Marissa Young (Michigan, ‘03) Lberty 2019 Softball Overall Record....................................................Same Record at school (Yr.) ............................... 29-27 (2nd) Schedule Series History ......................................... First Meeting Feb. 8 vs. BYU@ 11 a.m. Feb. 8 vs. Notre Dame@ 1:30 p.m. BYU Cougars Feb. 9 vs. Duke@ 4 p.m. Feb. 8 - 11 a.m. ET No. 18 Baylor Bears Feb. 10 vs. Baylor@ 1 p.m. 2018 Record ...................................36-22 (13-1 WCC) Feb. 10 - 1 p.m. ET Feb. 10 vs. Washington@ 4 p.m. 2018 Record .................................38-18 (12-6 Big 12) Coach .........................................Gordon Eakin (Utah) Feb. 15 vs. Rutgers# 11 a.m. Coach ............ Glenn Moore (Northwestern State, ‘93) Record at school (Yr.) .......................... 641-293 (17th) Feb. 15 at Texas A&M# 4 p.m. Record at school (Yr.) .......................... 738-341 (19th) Feb. 16 vs. McNeese State# 11 a.m. Series History ......................................... First Meeting Series History (Streak) . Baylor leads, 5-1 (Baylor W5) Feb. 16 at Texas A&M# 1:15 p.m. Feb. 17 vs. Rutgers# 11 a.m. Last Meeting ..........................BU 9, LU 0 (6) (3/10/18) Feb. 22 BUCKNELL$ 5 p.m. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Last Liberty Win ..........................LU 4, BU 0 (3/16/07) Feb. 22 PRINCETON$ 7 p.m. Feb. 8 - 11:30 p.m. ET Feb. 23 DELAWARE STATE$ 1 p.m. 2018 Record .................................34-23 (13-10 ACC) No. 2 Washington Huskies Feb. 23 VALPARAISO$ 3 p.m. Coach ....................... Deanna Gumpf (Nebraska, ‘93) Feb. 24 WRIGHT STATE$ 1 p.m. Feb. 10 - 4 p.m. ET Mar 1 RUTGERS& 5 p.m. Record at school (Yr.) ...................... 702-294-1 (18th) 2018 Record: ............................. 52-10 (15-8 PAC 12) Mar 1 ROBERT MORRIS& 7 p.m. Series History .........................Notre Dame leads, 3-0 Coach ........................ Heather Tarr (Washington, ‘98) Mar 2 SACRED HEART& 1 p.m. Last Meeting .......................ND 10, LU 2 (5) (2/23/13) Record at school (Yr.) ...................... 584-235-1 (15th) Mar 2 CLEVELAND STATE& 3 p.m. Series History ......................... Washington leads, 1-0 Mar 3 QUINNIPIAC& 2 p.m. Last Meeting ................ Washington 4, LU 1 (3/19/99) Mar 8 vs. San Diego State^ 2:30 p.m. Mar 8 at Long Beach State^ 5 p.m. Mar 9 vs. Boston Univ.^ 3:30 p.m. Liberty, ranked 22nd in the Softball America Preseason National Poll, opens the 2019 season Mar 9 at UCLA^ 8:30 p.m. with its first-ever trip to Mexico. The Lady Flames will compete in the Puerto Vallarta Collegiate Chal- Mar 10 vs. OHIO^ Noon Mar 13 PITTSBURGH 5 p.m. lenge in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, from Friday through Sunday. The Lady Flames will take on BYU, Mar 15 at Kennesaw State* 3 p.m. Notre Dame, Duke, No. 18 Baylor and the defending Women’s College World Series runner-up, No. Mar 15 at Kennesaw State* 5 p.m. 2 Washington. Mar 16 at Kennesaw State* Noon Led by two-time Big South Coach of the Year Dot Richardson, the Lady Flames made a splash Mar 19 TENNESSEE 5 p.m. Mar 23 LIPSCOMB* 1 p.m. at last year’s NCAA Columbia Regional, winning their first two games (2-0 in 10 innings over No. Mar 23 LIPSCOMB* 3 p.m. 24/24 Hofstra, 3-1 over No. 11/10 South Carolina) to make their first Regional Final. Liberty won a Mar 24 LIPSCOMB* 1 p.m. Mar 27 at Duke 4 p.m. program-record 49 games, which included a 19-game winning streak that was snapped in the Re- Mar 30 at FGCU* 2 p.m. gional final against South Carolina. Mar 30 at FGCU* 4 p.m. The Lady Flames join the ASUN Conference this season, and were voted as preseason favor- Mar 31 at FGCU* 1 p.m. ites in the coaches’ poll. Liberty’s 95 wins over the last two seasons are tied for the ninth most over Apr 2 VIRGINIA 6 p.m. Apr 3 at James Madison 6 p.m. that span in NCAA Division I softball. Apr 6 STETSON* 1 p.m. Liberty returns eight all-conference players from last year’s team, led by two-time Big South Apr 6 STETSON* 3 p.m. Pitcher of the Year Julia DiMartino, 2019 ASUN Preseason Player of the Year Autumn Bishop and Apr 7 STETSON* 1 p.m. Apr 10 at North Carolina 6 p.m. Amber Bishop. All three were named to the NFCA All-Region team each of the last two years. Au- Apr 13 at North Florida* 1 p.m. tumn Bishop was named to the 2019 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 50 Watch List. Apr 13 at North Florida* 3 p.m. DiMartino went 29-8 with a 1.72 ERA last year, setting new program single-season records in Apr 14 at North Florida* 1 p.m. Apr 16 at Virginia 6 p.m. wins (29), shutouts (10), saves (6) and strikeouts (230). Chase Cassady, a 2018 all-conference sec- Apr 19 JACKSONVILLE* 4 p.m. ond team pitcher, posted a 2.31 ERA, 10-3 record and five shutouts. Junior Elizabeth Engler went Apr 19 JACKSONVILLE* 6 p.m. 8-2 with a 1.90 ERA and two shutouts during the 2018 season. Apr 20 JACKSONVILLE* 1 p.m. Apr 23 RADFORD 6 p.m. The Bishop twins, Amber and Autumn, sported an identical .365 average last season. Amber Apr 27 at North Alabama* 3 p.m. Bishop hit a team-leading 11 homers and added 42 RBI. Autumn Bishop finished second in the na- Apr 27 at North Alabama* 5 p.m. tion with 25 doubles and tied for the national lead with seven sacrifice flies. Jaclyn Amader (.312) Apr 28 at North Alabama* 2 p.m. May 4 LONGWOOD 6 p.m. and Sarah Robertson (.311) return after earning second team all-conference honors on the infield. May 8 Day 1% TBA Sophomore Madison Via (.297) was a Big South All-Conference first-team selection last season. May 9 Quarterfinals% TBA May 10 Semifinals% TBA May 11 Final% TBA 2018 Team Leaders @ - Puerto Vallarta Challenge # - Texas A&M Invitational $ - Liberty Softball Challenge Avg. Am. BishopAu. Bishop - .365 Wins Julia DiMartino - 29 & - Liberty Softball Classic ^ - UCLA/Long Beach Tounrament R Autumn Bishop - 48 IP Julia DiMartino - 240.2 * - ASUN Conference Game 2B Autumn Bishop - 25 CG Julia DiMartino - 26 % - ASUN Softball Championship HR Amber Bishop - 11 ERA Julia DiMartino - 1.72 Bold indicates home games RBI Amber Bishop - 42 SO Julia DiMartino - 230 SB Jaclyn Amader/Madison Via - 18 OBA Julia DiMartino - .198 2017 NISC NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2019 Liberty Lady Flames Softball Quick Facts General Information Name of School ........... Liberty University City/Zip ................. Lynchburg, Va. 24515 Founded ..........................................1971 Enrollment ....................................15,000 Nickname............................ Lady Flames Mascot ............................................Eagle School Colors .............Red, White & Blue Affiliation .........................NCAA Division I Conference ....................................ASUN Founder ......................... Dr. Jerry Falwell President .............................Jerry Falwell Director of Athletics................Ian McCaw 2018 NCAA REGIONAL FINALIST Athletics Dept. Phone ..... (434) 582-2100 2019 Liberty Softball Roster Softball Information No. Name Pos. B/T Cl. Hgt. Hometown/High School (Previous) Head Coach.................... Dot Richardson 1 Sarah Robertson INF R/R Sr. 5-7 Panama City, Fla./J.R. Arnold 3 Kayla Harris C/INF R/R Jr. 5-11 Gold Run, Calif./Colfax (Northwest Florida State) Alma Mater ............................ UCLA (‘83) 4 Alexis Erich OF L/R So. 5-5 Manteca, Calif./East Union Record at School ........................166-142 5 Chase Cassady P R/R Sr. 5-7 Orlando, Fla./William R. Boone Career Record ................................Same 6 Addison Baele OF L/L Jr. 5-7 Washington, Ill./Washington Community (Lake Land) Asst. Coaches .Paige Cassady (FIU, ‘10) 8 Elizabeth Engler P R/R Jr. 5-11 Temecula, Calif./Great Oak .................. Kasey Fagan (Arkansas, ‘15) 9 Emily Sweat OF L/R R-So. 5-6 McDonough, Ga./Union Grove Volunteer Assistant ........... John Cassady 10 Kara Canetto OF L/R Fr. 5-4 Sylvania, Ga./Screven County Graduate Assistant ..............Alexia Taylor 11 Taylor Hoffman INF/OF L/R Jr. 5-7 Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield Area Certified Athletic Trainer ...... Maggie Carr 12 Emily Kirby P L/L So. 5-8 Greenville, N.C./D.H. Conley 13 Madison Via OF L/R So. 5-8 Roanoke, Va./Northside History 14 Deidra See INF R/R Sr. 5-9 Visalia, Calif./El Diamante All-Time Record (Div. I) .... ...... 713-759-1 15 Kaitlin McFarland C R/R Sr. 5-10 Sour Lake, Texas/Hardin-Jefferson App. in NCAA Tourn./last ..............3/2018 16 Brittany Lew INF R/R Fr. 5-5 Potomac, Md./Winston Churchill Last NCAA Postseason Opponents......... 19 Jasmeen Click OF L/R Sr. 5-5 Annapolis, Md./Eastlake ........ 2018/No. 24 Hofstra and No. 11 SC 21 Cassidy Young INF R/R So. 5-9 Raleigh, N.C./North Raleigh Christian Academy Postseason Titles .............1/2017 (NISC) 22 Denay Griffin INF R/R Fr. 5-7 San Antonio, Texas/Brandeis 2018 Overall Record.......................49-14 23 Jaclyn Amader INF R/R Sr. 5-9 Rocklin, Calif./Rocklin 2018 Conference Record/Finish ....18-3/1 27 Julia DiMartino P R/R Sr. 5-6 Brockport, N.Y./Brockport Starters Returning/Lost.......................8/1 44 Rylee Reynolds INF R/R Sr.