2017 Liberty Softball Game Notes @libertyflames @libertySB LIBERTY SOFTBALL SB Contact: Joe Carmany - [email protected]; Cell Phone - (434) 534-4325 Liberty Hosts Jacksonville on Senior Weekend Liberty Lady Flames Jacksonville Dolphins 2019 Record ................................. 30-16 (12-3 ASUN) 2019 Record ..................................13-29 (1-11 ASUN) Current RPI..............................................................48 Current RPI............................................................192 Coach ............................. Dot Richardson (UCLA, ‘83) Head Coach.............Erica Ayers (George Mason, ‘00) Lberty 2019 Softball Record at school (Yr.) ............................ 196-158 (6th) Record at school (Yr.) ............................... 40-58 (2nd) Schedule Overall Record....................................................Same Overall Record....................................................Same Feb. 8 vs. BYU@ W, 13-3 April 19 - Jacksonville at Liberty - 8 a.m. Series History ..........................Jacksonville leads, 3-0 Feb. 8 vs. Notre Dame@ L, 1-4 April 20 - Jacksonville at Liberty - 10 a.m. DH Last Meeting ..................................JU 5, LU 2 (3/7/15) Feb. 9 vs. Duke@ L, 1-3 Liberty Softball Stadium - Lynchburg, Va. Last Meeting Location .......................Charleston, S.C. Feb. 10 vs. No. 18 Baylor@ L, 1-6 Feb. 10 vs. No. 2 Washington@ L, 0-6 Conference-leading Liberty (30-16, 12-3 ASUN) hosts Jacksonville (13-29, 1-11) for a three- Feb. 15 vs. Rutgers# W, 2-1 Feb. 15 at No. 19 Texas A&M# W, 4-2 game weekend series, Friday and Saturday at Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium. Feb. 16 vs. McNeese State# L, 1-5 Liberty has won its last nine ASUN games in a row, while the Dolphins have dropped their last Feb. 16 at No. 19 Texas A&M# L, 0-1 13 straight games overall. The Lady Flames fell 4-3 at Virginia on Tuesday night after pulling to Feb. 17 vs. Rutgers# W, 5-3 Feb. 21 WRIGHT STATE$ W, 10-2 (5) within one run in both the sixth and seventh innings of that ballgame. Feb. 21 DELAWARE ST.$ W, 20-0 (5) Prior to Saturday’s doubleheader, Liberty will honor its eight seniors - Jaclyn Amader, Chase Feb. 24 PRINCETON$ W, 12-0 (5) Cassady, Jasmeen Click, Julia DiMartino, Kaitlin McFarland, Rylee Reynolds, Sarah Robertson and Feb. 24 BUCKNELL$ W, 1-0 Feb. 28 QUINNIPIAC& W, 4-0 Deidra See - with a pregame ceremony. This is the winningest senior class in program history, with Mar 2 CLEVELAND ST.& W, 9-0 (5) 156 victories over the last four years. This class helped Liberty win its first-ever postseason cham- Mar 2 ROBERT MORRIS& W, 4-0 pionship, the 2017 Postseason NISC, while also qualifying for the 2018 NCAA Columbia Regional Mar 4 SACRED HEART& W, 5-0 Mar 4 SACRED HEART W, 2-0 final. Liberty earned its highest end-of-season RPI last year (29), and received its first Top 25 rank- Mar 8 vs. San Diego State^ W, 8-0 (5) ing to start this year (22nd by Softball America). Mar 8 at Long Beach State^ L, 0-7 Liberty has swept series at FGCU and North Florida and at home against Stetson. In confer- Mar 9 vs. Boston Univ.^ W, 5-0 Mar 9 at No. 2 UCLA^ L, 3-4 ence play, Liberty bats .299 as a team, scoring 4.8 runs per game. The Lady Flames have posted a Mar 10 vs. Ohio^ L, 0-1 1.23 ERA in ASUN games. Mar 13 PITTSBURGH W, 4-1 Liberty (1.63 ERA) is currently ranked ninth in the nation in team ERA, and the Lady Flames Mar 15 at Kennesaw State* L, 2-3 Mar 16 at Kennesaw State* L, 4-5 have tossed 13 shutouts. Liberty has thrown two no-hitters, including a perfect game from Julia Mar 16 at Kennesaw State* W, 11-3 (6) DiMartino versus Princeton and a four-pitcher no-hitter versus Quinnipiac. Mar 19 No. 5 TENNESSEE L, 0-1 Liberty returns eight all-conference players from last year’s team, led by two-time Big South Mar 23 LIPSCOMB* W, 4-1 Pitcher of the Year Julia DiMartino, 2019 ASUN Preseason Player of the Year Autumn Bishop and Mar 23 LIPSCOMB* W, 7-1 Mar 24 LIPSCOMB* L, 2-7 Amber Bishop. All three were named to the NFCA All-Region team each of the last two years. Au- Mar 27 at Duke W, 10-6 (9) tumn Bishop was named to the 2019 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 50 Watch List. Mar 30 at FGCU* W, 6-2 DiMartino, a two-time NFCA All-Region pitcher, is 15-7 with a 1.17 ERA, .195 opponents batting Mar 30 at FGCU* W, 4-2 Mar 31 at FGCU* W, 2-0 average, three shutouts and four saves. Chase Cassady is 9-2 with a 1.44 ERA and a .208 oppo- Apr 2 VIRGINIA W, 2-0 nents batting average. DiMartino (16th nationally) and Cassady (30th) are ranked second and third Apr 3 at No. 14 James Madison L, 0-1 in the ASUN in ERA. Liberty, UCLA, Alabama and Oklahoma are the only teams in NCAA Division I Apr 6 STETSON* W, 5-3 Apr 6 STETSON* W, 6-0 softball to have two pitchers ranked in the top 30 nationally in ERA. Apr 7 STETSON* W, 7-1 Amber Bishop bats .383 and leads the ASUN in hits (59) and home runs (9), also leading the Apr 10 at North Carolina L, 2-3 team in runs (32), doubles (11) and RBI (28). Her twin sister, Autumn Bishop, hits .361 and leads the Apr 13 at North Florida* W, 3-1 Apr 13 at North Florida* W, 5-1 ASUN with a .470 on base percentage. Sarah Robertson (.326) is second on the team with a .428 Apr 14 at North Florida* W, 4-1 on base percentage, while Jaclyn Amader (.325) is second on the team with 26 RBI. Madison Via Apr 16 at Virginia L, 3-4 (.322) has scored 30 runs and stolen a team-best 15 bases. Apr 19 JACKSONVILLE* 8 a.m. Apr 20 JACKSONVILLE* 10 a.m. Apr 20 JACKSONVILLE* Noon Quick Hits Apr 23 RADFORD 6 p.m. - Autumn Bishop is currently on a 10-game hitting streak, tying her longest of the 2019 season. Apr 27 at North Alabama* 3 p.m. - Liberty’s catchers (Kaitlin McFarland and Kayla Harris) are hitting a combined .357 this month. Apr 27 at North Alabama* 5 p.m. Apr 28 at North Alabama* 2 p.m. - Liberty is 13-0 this season when scoring at least once in the first inning. May 4 LONGWOOD 6 p.m. - The Lady Flames are 24-1 when scoring four or more runs, and 1-9 when allowing four or more. May 8 Day 1% TBA - Liberty is 16-2 at home this season, outscoring opponents 104-17 at Liberty Softball Stadium. May 9 Quarterfinals% TBA May 10 Semifinals% TBA - In 10 games this month, Liberty is batting .302, while the pitching staff is 7-3 with a 1.04 ERA. May 11 Final% TBA @ - Puerto Vallarta Challenge 2019 Team Leaders # - Texas A&M Invitational $ - Liberty Softball Challenge & - Liberty Softball Classic Avg. Amber Bishop - .383 Wins Julia DiMartino - 15 ^ - UCLA/Long Beach Tounrament * - ASUN Conference Game R Amber Bishop - 32 IP Julia DiMartino - 150.0 % - ASUN Softball Championship 2B Amber Bishop - 11 CG Julia DiMartino - 10 (Fort Myers, Fla) HR Amber Bishop - 9 ERA Julia DiMartino - 1.17 Bold indicates home games RBI Amber Bishop - 28 SO Julia DiMartino - 126 SB Madison Via - 15/17 OBA Julia DiMartino - .195 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 ........................196-158 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./HempfieldArea 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) .... ...... 743-775-1 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 20 Braelyn Cooper P L/L Fr.