22009009 LLibertyiberty Games No. 15-17 - Mar. 17-19, 2009 FFlameslames BaseballBaseball LIBERTY FLAMES QQuickuick FFactsacts (10-4, 1-1 Big South) at GGeneraleneral IInformationnformation NNameame ooff SSchoolchool ...................... LLibertyiberty UUniversityniversity JAMES MADISON DUKES CCity/Zipity/Zip .................................. LLynchburg,ynchburg, Va.Va. 2245024502 (11-7, 0-0 CAA) FFoundedounded ....................................................................................11971971 EEnrollmentnrollment ........................................................................ 111,3111,311 Tuesday, March 17 NNicknameickname.......................................................................... FFlameslames Long Field/Mauck Stadium MMascotascot ........................................................................................EEagleagle SSchoolchool ColorsColors ..........................RRed,ed, WWhitehite & BlueBlue vs. AAfffi lliationiation ..................................................NNCAACAA DDivisionivision I FORDHAM RAMS CConferenceonference ............................................................ BBigig SSouthouth FFounderounder .................................................. DDr.r. JJerryerry FFalwellalwell (4-10, 0-0 A-10) CChancellorhancellor ..........................................JJerryerry FFalwell,alwell, Jr.Jr. Wednesday, March 18 VViceice CChancellorhancellor ..................DDr.r. RRonaldonald GGodwinodwin DDirectorirector ooff AAthleticsthletics................................ JJeffeff BBarberarber LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS AAthleticsthletics DDept.ept. PPhonehone .......... ((434)434) 5582-210082-2100 (7-3, 2-0 Patriot) BBaseballaseball IInformationnformation Thursday, March 19 HHeadead CCoachoach........................................................JJimim TTomanoman AAlmalma MMaterater .......................... NN.C..C. SStatetate ((‘85,‘85, ‘‘95)95) Al Worthington Stadium RRecordecord aatt SSchoolchool ...... 445-30-1/Second5-30-1/Second YYearear CCareerareer RRecordecord ................................................................SSameame The Games AAssistantssistant CCoachesoaches ...................................................................... .................... NNickick SSchnabelchnabel (East(East Carolina,Carolina, ‘00)‘00) The Liberty Flames (10-4, 1-1 Big South) travel to Harrisonburg, Va., Tuesday to ............................................ GGarrettarrett QQuinnuinn ((MaineMaine , ‘‘98)98) square off with the James Madison Dukes (11-7, 0-0 CAA) in the fi rst of three midweek ................................................................................ JJeremiaheremiah BolesBoles DDirectorirector ooff BBaseballaseball OperationsOperations.............................. contests. Game time is slated for 3 p.m. at Long Field/Mauck Stadium. The following ..................................................BBillyilly DDanielsaniels (Liberty,(Liberty, ‘06)‘06) afternoon, the Flames return to Worthington Stadium and host the Fordham Rams (4-10, AAssociatessociate AthleticAthletic TTrainerrainer ................................................ ............................................................................ SScottcott LLawrensonawrenson 0-0 A-10). Wednesday’s fi rst pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday, Liberty will play its fi rst night contest of the year at Worthington Stadium, welcoming the Lafayette Leopards HHistoryistory FFirstirst SSeasoneason ooff BBaseballaseball....................................11974974 (7-3, 2-0 Patriot) to Lynchburg. Game time is slated for 6 p.m. AAll-Timell-Time RRecordecord ........................ 9956-760-856-760-8 (.557)(.557) NNCAACAA TTournamentournament AppearancesAppearances ......................3 LLastast NNCAACAA AAppearanceppearance ......................................22000000 What to Watch 22008008 OverallOverall RecordRecord........................................335-26-15-26-1 After going 7-1 during its fi rst homestand of 2009, Liberty looks to continue its winning 22008008 ConferenceConference Record/FinishRecord/Finish ............................ ..........................................................................................114-7/Second4-7/Second ways during its three midweek contests. The Flames, who had seven-game win streak SStarterstarters RReturning/Losteturning/Lost..............................................33/6/6 PPitchersitchers RReturning/Losteturning/Lost ............................................88/6/6 halted Sunday, have hit .360 as a team and scored 11.13 runs per game over their last LLetterwinnersetterwinners Returning/LostReturning/Lost........................ 111/91/9 eight contests. NNewcomersewcomers....................................................................................1199 Big South Player of the Week, center fi elder Curran Redal, leads the Flames with a SStadiumtadium .500 batting average and 14 RBIs during the stretch. Doug Bream, who has been in the HHomeome FFieldield ........................ WWorthingtonorthington StadiumStadium CCapacityapacity ..................................................................................11,000,000 Liberty line-up as a fi rst baseman, right fi elder and designated hitter during the span, FFieldield DDimensionsimensions .......... 332525 ((LF),LF), 337575 ((LC),LC), posted a .467 batting average in the eight games. First baseman Trey Wimmer is the third .................................. 339090 ((CF),CF), 337575 ((RC),RC), 332525 ((RF)RF) Flame over .400 during the eight-game period, hitting .455. AAthleticsthletics CCommunicationsommunications IInfo.nfo. James Madison enters the week after dropping two of three games to Bryant last AAsst.sst. AADD - CCommunicationsommunications .......................................... ....................................................................................TToddodd WWetmoreetmore weekend at home. Shortstop David Hrbek has led the Dukes in hitting since the beginning SSIDID OOfffi ccee PPhonehone ........................ ((434)434) 5582-229282-2292 CCellell PPhonehone ............................................ ((434)434) 8841-897441-8974 of the season, and starts the week with a .444 average. He also leads James Madison EEmailmail AAddressddress.............. [email protected]@liberty.edu with 25 RBIs. Outfi elder/pitcher Trevor Knight has hit .382 and is 1-1 on the mound. AAssoc.ssoc. DDirectorirector ..........................RRyanyan BBombergeromberger CCellell PPhonehone .......................................... ((434)434) 2221-557621-5576 Fordham comes to Liberty, Wednesday, after winning two-out-three games at Wofford EEmailmail AAddressddress...... [email protected]@liberty.edu over the weekend. The Rams are looking to get their bats going, as they are hitting .256 AAsst.sst. DDirectorirector ......................................VVincentincent BBriedisriedis CCellell PPhonehone ............................................ ((434)434) 8841-083941-0839 as a team so far this season. EEmailmail [email protected]@liberty.edu First basman Bobby DiNardo is pacing Fordham at the plate with a .367 batting aver- AAsst.sst. DDirectorirector ........................................ PPaulaul CCarmanyarmany CCellell PPhonehone ............................................ ((434)434) 2221-557521-5575 age and also leads the Rams with 17 RBIs. Leadoff hitter and center fi elder Danny Leach EEmailmail AAddressddress.......... [email protected]@liberty.edu also is hitting above .350, with .351 average. He has stole nine bases through 14 games. GGrad.rad. AAssistantssistant ............................JJenniferennifer SheltonShelton CCellell PPhonehone ............................................ ((828)828) 6638-387638-3876 Lafayette has used a .341 team batting average to forge a strong start to its season. EEmailmail [email protected]@liberty.edu The Leopards, who have yet to play a home game in 2009, are paced by Daniel Bierce and Rob Froiro at the plate. Both players are hitting above .450. Bierce, Lafayette’s start- BBaseballaseball ContactContact ....................RRyanyan BBombergeromberger AAth.th. CComm.omm. FFaxax............................ ((434)434) 5582-207682-2076 ing shortstop, has hit .500 and driven in a team-leading 12 runs. Froiro, the Leopards’ WWebsiteebsite ............................................LLibertyFlames.comibertyFlames.com center fi elder and leadoff hiter, enters the week, hitting .477 and has scored 16 runs. Liberty University Head Coach Jim Toman 2009 Baseball Schedule Record at Liberty: 45-30-1 (Second Year) Career Record: Same Record: 10-3 Big South: 1-1 After a solid campaign in his fi rst year as Liberty’s head coach, Jim Toman enters his second season at the helm of the program. Feb. 20 vs. No. 6/12 Ole Miss # L/6-5 Feb. 21 at South Alabama # W/5-2 Last season, the Flames fashioned a 13-3-1 record in the month of May to fi nish the Feb. 21 at South Alabama # W/4-3 (10) season with a 35-26-1 mark, making Toman the winningest fi rst-year coach in the pro- Feb. 22 vs. Mercer # W/3-2 gram’s 35-year history. Toman guided the Flames to their third straight Big South Cham- Feb. 24 at James Madison L/11-2 pionship title game appearance, claiming the conference’s runner-up position in 2008. Feb. 25 at North Carolina L/9-5 Liberty’s May record was the best ever by a Flames team, as Liberty won 30 or more Mar.