2017 Liberty Softball Game Notes @libertyflames @libertySB LIBERTY SOFTBALL SB Contact: Joe Carmany - [email protected]; Cell Phone - (434) 534-4325 2018 NCAA Columbia Regional Liberty Lady Flames Friday, May 18 2018 Record ............................47-12 (18-3 Big South) G1: Liberty vs. Hofstra, 5 p.m. (ESPN3.com) 2018 RPI..................................................................32 G2: No. 9 seed South Carolina vs. UNCG, 7:30 p.m. Coach ............................. Dot Richardson (UCLA, ‘83) Saturday, May 19 Lberty 2018 Softball Record at school (Yr.) ............................ 164-140 (5th) G3: G1 Winner vs. G2 Winner, 1 p.m. Schedule Overall Record....................................................Same G4: G1 Loser vs. G2 Loser, 3:30 p.m. (loser elimin.) Feb. 9 vs. Fairl. Dickin.@ W, 6-0 G5: G4 Winner vs. G3 Loser, 6 p.m. (loser elmin.) Feb. 9 vs. Morgan State@ W, 8-0 (5) Sunday, May 20 Feb. 10 vs. Chattanooga@ W, 8-0 (6) G3 Winner vs. G5 Winner, 4 p.m. Feb. 10 vs. Toledo@ W, 3-1 G6: Feb. 11 vs. Detroit Mercy@ W, 11-4 G7: Rematch of G6, 6:30 p.m. (if necessary) Feb. 15 DELAWARE ST.# W, 2-1 Feb. 15 CENTRAL MICH.# L, 5-8 Feb. 16 DELAWARE ST.# W, 6-0 Big South regular-season and tournament champion Liberty (47-12) makes its third appear- Feb. 16 CENTRAL MICH.# W, 4-3 (9) ance in the NCAA Division I Softball Championship, competing in the Columbia Regional, Friday Feb. 22 vs. North Carolina$ W, 3-2 (9) through Sunday. Liberty will open Regional play on Friday at 5 p.m. against CAA champion No. Feb. 22 vs. San Diego State$ L, 0-7 Feb. 23 vs. UC Davis$ W, 4-1 24/24 Hofstra (40-12), with the winner facing the winner of No. 11/10 South Carolina (45-14) vs. Feb. 23 vs. #3/4 UCLA$ L, 3-4 SoCon champion UNCG (46-11), Saturday at 1 p.m. The winner of the Columbia Regional will face Feb. 24 vs. #17/15 Ariz. St.$ L, 0-6 the winner of the Tempe Regional in the Super Regional round next weekend. Mar 2 vs. Marshall& W, 6-1 Mar 2 at #20/21 So. Caro.& L, 1-12 (6) Liberty is receiving votes in a national poll for the first time since 1997, garnering seven votes Mar 3 vs. George Wash.& W, 7-3 in the latest USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. Mar 4 vs. George Wash.& W, 4-0 This is the toughest of the 16 regionals in the NCAA Division I Softball Championship, with the Mar 4 vs. Marshall& W, 4-3 Mar 8 #12/12 BAYLOR^ L, 3-8 best combined RPI (113) and most combined wins for the four teams (178). The Seattle Regional Mar 9 OHIO^ W, 6-0 is next in RPI, with a combined RPI of 132, while the teams at the Tallahassee Regional have the Mar 9 DELAWARE^ W, 13-5 (6) second most combined wins, 159. Mar 10 #12/12 BAYLOR^ L, 0-9 (6) Mar 10 OHIO^ W, 2-1 Liberty is making its second straight appearance in the postseason, having won the 2017 Post- Mar 17 CAMPBELL* W, 8-0 (5) season National Invitational Softball Championship (NISC). The Lady Flames are looking for their Mar 17 CAMPBELL* W, 4-3 first win in an NCAA Regional game, going 0-2 at both the 2002 Columbia Regional and 2011 Knox- Mar 18 CAMPBELL* W, 10-3 Mar 20 at N.C. A&T W, 12-2 ville Regional. Liberty returns to the site of its first-ever postseason appearance in 2002. Mar 21 at Kennesaw State L, 0-8 (6) The Lady Flames went 3-0 at the 2018 Big South Softball Championship, downing host Radford Mar 21 at Kennesaw State W, 7-1 in the final, 5-1, on Saturday. Liberty posted come-from-behind wins over Gardner-Webb (8-2) and Mar 23 at Presbyterian* W, 8-0 (5) Mar 23 at Presbyterian* W, 8-2 Radford (4-2) in the first two rounds. Autumn Bishop was named Big South Tournament MVP, and Mar 24 at Presbyterian* W, 8-1 was joined on the all-tournament team by Alexia Taylor, Taylor Hoffman and Julia DiMartino. Mar 30 GARDNER-WEBB* W, 6-3 Liberty brings a program-record 17-game winning streak into the postseason, the second lon- Mar 31 GARDNER-WEBB* W, 5-0 Mar 31 GARDNER-WEBB* W, 8-0 (5) gest active winning streak in NCAA Division I softball. The Lady Flames are also tied with Florida Apr 4 NC STATE W, 5-2 State and Oregon for the third-most wins of any Division I softball teams at present. Apr 6 at Longwood* W, 3-2 Led by two-time Big South Coach of the Year Dot Richardson, the Lady Flames bat .305 as a Apr 6 at Longwood* L, 2-6 Apr 8 at Longwood* L, 2-3 team. The Lady Flames lead the Big South with a 2.07 team ERA and 18 shutouts. During their cur- Apr 10 at Virginia Tech L, 0-1 (8) rent 17-game winning streak, the Lady Flames have outscored opponents, 90-16. Apr 13 at Radford* L, 2-3 (9) Junior Julia DiMartino, two-time Big South Pitcher of the Year, is 27-7 with a 1.79 ERA, setting Apr 14 at Radford* W, 3-1 Apr 14 at Radford* W, 1-0 new program single-season records in wins (27), shutouts (9) and saves (6). Elizabeth Engler is 8-2 Apr 17 VIRGINIA TECH W, 6-3 with a 1.81 ERA, while Chase Cassady holds a 10-2 record with a 2.26 ERA. Both Cassady (5) and Apr 20 CHARLESTON SO.* W, 5-0 Engler (2) have tossed multiple shutouts, while Emily Kirby has pitched one shutout. This is the first Apr 21 CHARLESTON SO.* W, 5-2 Apr 21 CHARLESTON SO.* W, 8-2 time since 1996 that four different Lady Flames have tossed a shutout in the same season. Apr 25 NORTH CAROLINA W, 8-0 (5) Amber Bishop sports a .378 batting average, with a team-leading 11 homers and 42 RBI. Her Apr 26 at Hampton W, 10-0 (5) twin sister, Autumn Bishop, bats .369 and is tied for the national lead in doubles (25) and sacrifice Apr 26 at Hampton W, 3-0 May 1 VIRGINIA W, 3-2 flies (7), both single-season program records. Tori Zavodny (.345) missed 24 games with a knee in- May 1 VIRGINIA W, 7-0 jury before coming back on May 1. Jaclyn Amader (.316) ranks sixth in the nation with seven triples, May 4 WINTHROP* W, 4-1 while Sarah Robertson (.316) is third on the team in doubles (16) and RBI (36). May 4 WINTHROP* W, 9-0 (5) May 5 WINTHROP* W, 1-0 Projected Starters (By Position #1 (P) through 10 (DP)) May 10 vs. 5S Gardner-Webb% W, 8-2 27 Julia DiMartino RHP 5-6 Jr. R/R (27-7 record, 1.79 ERA, 9 ShO, 212 K) May 11 at 3S Radford% W, 4-2 May 12 at 3S Radford% W, 5-1 15 Kaitlin McFarland C 5-10 Jr. R/R (.256, 9 2B, 3 3B, 4 HR, 24 RBI, 14 R) May 18 vs. #24/24 Hofstra! 5 p.m. 61 Autumn Bishop 1B 5-8 So. L/L (.369, 25 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 41 RBI, 48 R) May 19 vs. South Caro./UNCG! TBA 72 Amber Bishop 2B 5-8 So. R/R (.378, 20 2B, 2 3B, 11 HR, 42 RBI, 40 R) @ - Dot Richardson Invitational # - Liberty Softball Challenge 23 Jaclyn Amader 3B 5-9 Jr. R/R (.316, 7 2B, 7 3B, 2 HR, 29 RBI, 33 R) $ - Mary Nutter Classic 1 Sarah Robertson SS 5-7 Jr. R/R (.316, 16 2B, 3 HR, 36 RBI, 34 R) & - Carolina Classic 11 Taylor Hoffman LF 5-7 So. L/R (.300, 2 2B, 9 RBI, 20 R, 10-11 SB) ^ - Liberty Softball Classic * - Big South Conference Game 19 Jasmeen Click CF 5-5 Jr. L/R (.260, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 20 R, 11-13 SB) % - Big South Softball Championship 13 Madison Via RF 5-8 Fr. L/R (.295, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 22 RBI, 25 R) ! - NCAA Columbia Regional 22 Alexia Taylor DP 5-2 Sr. R/R (.245, 11 2B, 3 HR, 23 RBI, 19 R) 2017 NISC NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2018 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 .............................. Big South Founder ......................... Dr. Jerry Falwell President .............................Jerry Falwell Director of Athletics................Ian McCaw 2018 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONS Athletics Dept. Phone ..... (434) 582-2100 2018 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 Jr. 5-7 Panama City, Fla./J.R. Arnold 2 Cassie Gingerich OF L/R Sr. 5-8 Tipp City, Ohio/Tippecanoe Alma Mater ............................ UCLA (‘83) 4 Alexis Erich OF L/R Fr. 5-5 Manteca, Calif./East Union Record at School ........................164-140 5 Chase Cassady P R/R Jr. 5-7 Orlando, Fla./William R. Boone Career Record ................................Same 6 Jessica Cicerchia INF R/R Sr. 5-6 Seymour, Conn./Christian Heritage Asst. Coaches .Paige Cassady (FIU, ‘10) 8 Elizabeth Engler P R/R So. 5-11 Temecula, Calif./Great Oak .................