2017 Liberty Softball Game Notes @libertyflames @libertySB LIBERTY SOFTBALL Games 10-14 SB Contact: Joe Carmany - [email protected]; Cell Phone - (434) 534-4325 MARY NUTTER COLLEGIATE CLASSIC (Cathedral City, Calif.) Liberty Lady Flames UC Davis Aggies 2018 Record ...........................................................8-1 Feb. 23 - 8:30 p.m. ET 2017 Record ............................46-24 (16-5 Big South) 2018 Record ...........................................................7-4 Coach ............................. Dot Richardson (UCLA, ‘83) Coach ...................... Erin Thorpe (UC San Diego, ‘00) Record at school (Yr.) ............................ 125-129 (5th) Record at school (Yr.) .............................. 62-103 (4th) Overall Record....................................................Same Series History .......UC Davis lead, 2-0 (UC Davis W2) Last Meeting ...............UC Davis 3, Liberty 0 (2/17/18) Lberty 2018 Softball Schedule North Carolina Tar Heels No. 3/4 UCLA Bruins Feb. 9 vs. Fairl. Dickin.@ W, 6-0 Feb. 22 - 9 p.m. ET Feb. 23 - 11 p.m. ET Feb. 9 vs. Morgan State@ W, 8-0 (5) 2018 Record ...........................................................5-4 2018 Record .........................................................10-0 Feb. 10 vs. Chattanooga@ W, 8-0 (6) Coach .............................Donna J. Papa (UConn, ‘79) Coach ........................Kelly Inouye-Perez (UCLA, ‘93) Feb. 10 vs. Toledo@ W, 3-1 Record at school (Yr.) ....................1,203-667-5 (33rd) Feb. 11 vs. Detroit Mercy@ W, 11-4 Record at school (Yr.) ....................... 496-159-1 (12th) Feb. 15 DELAWARE ST.# W, 2-1 Series History ....................UNC leads, 4-0 (UNC W4) Series History (Streak) ...UCLA leads, 2-0 (UCLA W2) Feb. 15 CENTRAL MICH.# L, 5-8 Last Meeting ...............UNC 12, Liberty 0 (5) (4/11/01) Last Meeting .................... UCLA 7, Liberty 1 (2/19/18) Feb. 16 DELAWARE ST.# W, 6-0 Feb. 16 CENTRAL MICH.# W, 4-3 (9) San Diego State Aztecs Feb. 22 vs. North Carolina$ 9 p.m. No. 17/15 Arizona State Sun Devils Feb. 22 vs. San Diego State$ 11:30 p.m. Feb. 22 - 11:30 p.m. ET Feb. 14 - 10:30 p.m. ET Feb. 23 vs. UC Davis$ 8:30 p.m. 2018 Record ..........................................................3-8 2018 Record: .........................................................9-1 Feb. 23 vs. #3/4 UCLA$ 11 p.m. Coach .........Kathy Van Wyk (Cal State Fullerton, ‘83) Coach .................... Trisha Ford (Saint Mary’s (Calif.)) Feb. 24 vs. #17/15 Ariz. St.$ 10:30 p.m. Record at school (Yr.) ...................... 767-550-1 (24th) Record at school (Yr.) ...............................40-23 (2nd) Mar 2 vs. Marshall& 2:30 p.m. Series History ........................................ First Meeting Series History ......Arizona State leads, 2-0 (ASU W2) Mar 2 at South Carolina& 5 p.m. Last Meeting ............................................................... Mar 3 vs. George Wash.& 10 a.m. Last Meeting ....................ASU 11, Liberty 5 (2/22/18) Mar 4 vs. George Wash.& 10 a.m. Mar 4 vs. Marshall& 12:30 p.m. Mar 8 BAYLOR^ 6 p.m. Liberty brings an 8-1 record to the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. The Lady Flames Mar 9 OHIO^ 3 p.m. Mar 9 DELAWARE^ 5:30 p.m. tied a program record by winning their first six games of the season, and look to carry that Mar 10 BAYLOR^ 12:30 p.m. momentum against a challenging field that includes North Carolina, San Diego State, UC Mar 10 OHIO^ 5:30 p.m. Mar 14 at Virginia 6 p.m. Davis and nationally-ranked UCLA (No. 3/4) and Arizona State (No. 17/15). Mar 17 CAMPBELL* 1 p.m. Led by 2017 Big South Coach of the Year Dot Richardson, the defending NISC cham- Mar 17 CAMPBELL* 3 p.m. pion Lady Flames have outscored opponents, 53-17, so far. Liberty boasts a .318 batting Mar 18 CAMPBELL* 1 p.m. Mar 20 at N.C. A&T 4 p.m. average, 5.9 runs per game and 3.3 steals per game. The Lady Flames also have posted Mar 24 at Presbyterian* 1 p.m. a 1.81 team ERA and four shutouts. Mar 24 at Presbyterian* 3 p.m. Mar 25 at Presbyterian* 1 p.m. Junior Julia DiMartino, reigning Big South Pitcher of the Year, is 4-1 with a 1.45 ERA, Mar 30 GARDNER-WEBB* 6 p.m. 44 strikeouts, three shutouts, two saves and a .131 opponents batting average in 29 in- Mar 31 GARDNER-WEBB* 1 p.m. nings. Chase Cassady holds a 3-0 record with a 0.90 ERA and one shutout. Mar 31 GARDNER-WEBB* 3 p.m. Apr 4 NC STATE 5 p.m. Tori Zavodny bats .448 with a team-leading three triples, nine RBI and five stolen bas- Apr 7 at Longwood* 2 p.m. es, while Autumn Bishop (.382) leads the team with 11 runs scored. Taylor Hoffman bats Apr 7 at Longwood* 4 p.m. Apr 8 at Longwood* 5 p.m. .353, while Kaitlin McFarland (.350) boasts a .519 on-base percentage. Jaclyn Amader Apr 10 at Virginia Tech 6 p.m. hits .345, and Sarah Robertson (.333) and Amber Bishop (.310) have four doubles each. Apr 13 at Radford* 6 p.m. Apr 14 at Radford* 2 p.m. Apr 14 at Radford* 4 p.m. Quick Hits Apr 17 VIRGINIA TECH 6 p.m. - Liberty shut out its first three opponents for the second time in program history. Apr 20 CHARLESTON SO.* 6 p.m. Apr 21 CHARLESTON SO.* 1 p.m. - Liberty was picked to finish second in the Big South preseason poll. Julia DiMartino is Apr 21 CHARLESTON SO.* 3 p.m. Preseason Pitcher of the Year, and Amber Bishop is Preseason Player of the Year. Apr 25 at Hampton 2 p.m. Apr 25 at Hampton 4 p.m. - Liberty had a program-record four players named to the NFCA All-Region team in 2017. May 1 VIRGINIA 6 p.m. May 4 WINTHROP* 6 p.m. May 5 WINTHROP* 1 p.m. 2018 Team Leaders May 5 WINTHROP* 3 p.m. May 9-12 Big South Tourney% TBA @ - Dot Richardson Invitational Avg. Zavodny - .448 Wins DiMartino - 4 # - Liberty Softball Challenge R Autumn Bishop - 11 IP DiMartino - 29.0 $ - Mary Nutter Classic & - South Carolina Tournament 2B Am. Bishop/Robertson - 4 CG DiMartino - 3 ^ - Liberty Softball Classic HR 3 Players - 1 ERA Cassady - 0.90 * - Big South Conference Game RBI Zavdony - 9 SO DiMartino - 44 % - Big South Softball Championship Bold indicates home games SB Zavodny - 5/5 OBA DiMartino - .131 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 2017 POSTSEASON NISC 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 ........................125-129 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 .................. Kasey Fagan (Arkansas, ‘15) 9 Emily Sweat OF L/R So. 5-6 McDonough, Ga./Union Grove Volunteer Assistant ........... John Cassady 10 Tori Zavodny OF L/R Sr. 5-9 Concord, N.C./Jay M. Robinson Graduate Assistant ............. Haley Fagan 11 Taylor Hoffman INF/OF L/R So. 5-7 Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield Area Certified Athletic Trainer ...... Maggie Carr 12 Emily Kirby P L/L Fr. 5-8 Greenville, N.C./D.H. Conley 13 Madison Via OF L/R Fr. 5-8 Roanoke, Va./Northside History 14 Deidra See INF R/R Jr. 5-9 Visalia, Calif./El Diamante All-Time Record (Div. I) ....673-746-1 ...... 15 Kaitlin McFarland C R/R Jr. 5-10 Sour Lake, Texas/Hardin-Jefferson App. in NCAA Tourn./last .............. 2/2011 18 Madi Clarke OF R/R Sr. 5-6 Lynchburg, Va./Liberty Christian Academy Last NCAA Postseason Opponents......... 19 Jasmeen Click OF L/R Jr. 5-5 Annapolis, Md./Eastlake .......2011/No. 5 Tennesee and No. 19 GT 21 Cassidy Young INF R/R Fr. 5-9 Raleigh, N.C./North Raleigh Christian Academy Postseason Titles .............1/2017 (NISC) 22 Alexia Taylor 3B/C R/R Sr. 5-2 Oviedo, Fla./The Master’s Academy 2017 Overall Record.......................46-24 23 Jaclyn Amader INF R/R Jr. 5-9 Rocklin, Calif./Rocklin 2016 Conference Record/Finish ....16-5/1 24 Corryne Martin C R/R Fr. 5-9 Venice, Fla./Venice Starters Returning/Lost.......................9/0 27 Julia DiMartino P R/R Jr. 5-6 Brockport, N.Y./Brockport Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost .........2/1 44 Rylee Reynolds INF R/R Jr. 5-9 Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley Letterwinners Returning/Lost............17/3 61 Autumn Bishop C L/L So. 5-8 Murrieta, Calif./Murrieta Valley Newcomers............................................5 72 Amber Bishop INF R/R So. 5-8 Murrieta, Calif./Murrieta Valley Stadium Head Coach: Dot Richardson (UCLA, ‘83) Home Field ................. Kamphuis Field at Assistant Coaches: Paige Cassady (FIU, ‘10) and Kasey Fagan (Arkansas, ‘15) ...........................Liberty Softball Stadium Volunteer Coach: John Cassady Capacity .........................................1,000 Graduate Assistant: Haley Fagan (Auburn, ‘17) Field Dimensions ..................................... Athletic Trainer: Maggie Carr (Gardner-Webb, ‘11) .................. 220 (CF), 200 (RF), 200 (LF) Pronunciation Guide Emily Sweat – SWETT Jaclyn Amader – JACK-lynn Uh-MADE-er Alexia Taylor – Uh-LEX-ee-uh Taylor Athletics Communications Info.