2011 Liberty Games 34 - 36 - April 15-17, 2011 Flames Baseball Quick Facts General Information PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE BLUE HOSE Name of School ........... Liberty University (18-16, 4-8 Big South) City/Zip ................. Lynchburg, Va. 24502 Founded ..........................................1971 Enrollment .................................... 11,928 at Nickname..................................... Flames Mascot ............................................Eagle LIBERTY FLAMES School Colors .............Red, White & Blue (17-16, 7-5 Big South) Affi liation .........................NCAA Division I Conference .............................. Big South Founder ......................... Dr. Jerry Falwell Chancellor .....................Jerry Falwell, Jr. Director of Athletics................ Jeff Barber Athletics Dept. Phone ..... (434) 582-2100 Worthington Stadium - Lynchburg, Va. Baseball Information The Games Head Coach............................Jim Toman The Liberty Flames (17-16, 7-5 Big South) host the Presbyterian College Blue Hose Alma Mater ............. N.C. State (‘85, ‘95) (18-16, 4-8) in a three-game Big South series at Worthington Stadium, Friday-Sunday. Record at School ... 127-82-1/ Four Years The series will open on Friday under the lights. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. Sat- Career Record ................................Same Assistant Coaches ................................... urday, fi rst pitch is slated for 3 p.m., while the fi nal game of the series is scheduled for 1 ...................... Garrett Quinn (Maine , ‘98) p.m., Sunday. ................ Jason Murray ((Ball State, ‘98) ......................Adam Ward (Clemson, ‘08) Director of Baseball Operations............... Last Time Out .........................Billy Daniels (Liberty, ‘06) Down by two runs, the Liberty Flames erupted for seven runs in the ninth inning for a Associate Athletic Trainer ........................ 14-9 victory over the High Point Panthers, Sunday afternoon, in a Big South Conference ...................................... Scott Lawrenson contest at Coy O. Willard Stadium. With the win, the Flames took the weekend series. History Trailing 9-7, Liberty pounced on High Point relief pitching, batting around in the top of First Season of Baseball..................1974 the ninth inning to take the lead. The Flames scored seven runs on seven hits and an error All-Time Record .......... 1039-807-7 (.563) NCAA Tournament Appearances ...........3 to erase the host team’s edge. Last NCAA Appearance ...................2000 Liberty had 19 hits in the game. For the second consecutive day, outfi elder Doug 2010 Overall Record.......................42-19 Bream had four hits to lead all players in the contest. The Liberty left fi elder hit .643 dur- ***school record for wins 2010 Conference Record/Finish .............. ing the three-game series against the Panthers. Center fi elder Ian Parmley, right fi elder .............................................19-7/Second Michael Robertson and shortstop Matt Williams each had three hits apiece for the Flames. Starters Returning/Lost.......................5/4 Reliever Mark Swanson evened his record at 1-1 on the year. After entering the con- Pitchers Returning/Lost ......................7/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost............14/5 test with runners on second and third base and no one out in the sixth, the senior right- Newcomers..........................................15 hander kept the Flames close, pitching 3 1/3 scoreless innings of relief. Stadium On Deck Home Field ............ Worthington Stadium Capacity .........................................1,000 Tuesday, the Flames will travel across the state and visit the College of William & Field Dimensions ..... 325 (LF), 375 (LC), Mary. Game time at Plumeri Park is scheduled for 7 p.m. ................. 390 (CF), 375 (RC), 325 (RF) Athletics Communications Info. Following the Flames Asst. AD - Communications ..................... All three games this weekend will be video streamed LIVE. The feed will be available ..........................................Todd Wetmore for a nominal fee on the Big South Network. The video stream will also be available on the SID Offi ce Phone ............ (434) 582-2292 Cell Phone ...................... (434) 841-8974 World Wide Web at both LibertyFlames.com. In additon, an online audio stream will be Email Address....... [email protected] available on the World Wide Web at LibertyFlames.com for each contest. Nick Pierce will Assoc. Director .............Ryan Bomberger handle play-by-play duties and former Flames pitcher Doug Wallace will provide commen- Cell Phone ..................... (434) 221-5576 Email Address... [email protected] tary for the games. Saturday’s and Sunday’s games may also be heard LIVE on WWMC Asst. Director .................... Paul Carmany 90.9 FM radio. Cell Phone ...................... (434) 221-5575 Email Address..... [email protected] Liberty’s Projected Starters Asst. Director ..........................Eric Brown No. Name Cl. Hgt. Wgt. BAvg. Other Stats Cell Phone ...................... (434) 221-8817 9 Jeff Jefferson (C ) Sr. 6-1 215 .197 9 Runs, 7 RBIs, 1 2B, 2 HRs Email Address........ [email protected] 4 Austin Taylor (1B) Sr. 6-3 190 .244 13 Runs, 19 RBIs, 4 2Bs, 3 HRs Asst. Director .................Jennifer Shelton Cell Phone ...................... (828) 638-3876 16 Zack Haley (2B) Jr. 5-9 165 .274 13 Runs, 13 RBIs, 8 2Bs, 1 HR Email [email protected] 1 Matt Williams (SS) Jr. 6-0 170 .371 25 Runs, 19 RBIs, 11 2Bs, 3 HRs, 9 SBs Grad. Asst. .............................. Tim Hartin 5 Tyler Bream (3B) Jr. 6-3 205 .281 21 Runs, 22 RBIs, 7 2Bs, 2 HRs Cell Phone ....................... (207)267-4995 Email [email protected] 14 Doug Bream (LF) Sr. 6-3 215 .365 20 Runs, 31 RBIs, 11 2Bs, 2 3Bs, 7 SBs ---------------------------------------------- 15 Ian Parmley (CF) Jr. 6-0 175 .310 23 Runs, 9 RBIs, 2 2Bs, 1 3B, 16 SBs Baseball Contact ..........Ryan Bomberger 7 Michael Robertson (RF) Jr. 6-2 215 .322 27 Runs, 16 RBIs, 5 2Bs, 1 3B, 2 HRs, 7 SBs Ath. Comm. Fax.............. (434) 582-2076 Website ......................LibertyFlames.com 18 Justin Richardson (DH) Jr. 5-10 210 .182 2 Runs, 3 RBIs, 3 2Bs Liberty University Head Coach Jim Toman 2011 Baseball Record at Liberty:127-82-1 (Fourth Year) Career Record: Same Schedule After leading his team to a school-record 42 victories in 2010, Jim Toman enters his fourth year Record: 17-16 at Liberty with the best mark of any Flames head coach over his fi rst three years. Big South: 7-5 Since taking over the program for the 2008 season, Liberty has won 35 or more games twice Feb 18 at Mercer L, 4-6 and last season posted only the second 40-win campaign in the 37-year history of the program. The Feb 19 at Mercer - Gm. 1 L, 2-7 Flames notched a 110-66-1 record during his fi rst three seasons on Liberty Mountain. Feb. 19 at Mercer - Gm. 2 L, 5-17 On May 2, 2010, Toman recorded his 100th career victory, as the Flames defeated Gardner- Feb 20 at Mercer W, 5-4 Webb, 10-7, at Worthington Stadium. The sixth coach in program history, Toman became the fast- Feb 25 at North Florida L/0-5 est Liberty baseball head coach to amass the milestone, passing fi rst coach Al Worthington, by Feb 26 at North Florida - Gm. 1 W/4-2 reaching his 100th win in 160 games, six fewer than Worthington. Feb 26 at North Floida - Gm. 2 L/5-8 The impressive strides made by the program have not gone unnoticed. This past November, Feb 27 at North Florida W/9-1 Rivals.com cited Liberty as one being one of college baseball’s top 10 rising programs. Mar 2 at Virginia Tech L/1-9 Last season, the Flames had their best season under Toman, posting a school record for wins Mar 4 Binghamton W/12-2 in a single season with a 42-19 record. The team’s ledger was boosted by a 21-8 road mark, the Mar 5 Binghamton - Gm. 1 L/7-12 nation’s 10th-best road record in 2010. Mar 5 Binghamton - Gm. 2 W/9-6 In addition, Liberty recorded a 19-7 mark in Big South play, eclipsing its record of the previous Mar 8 William & Mary L/9-10 season for most victories by the school since joining the conference in 1992. The Flames fi nished Mar 11 Rutgers ^ W/5-2 Mar 12 Monmouth ^ W/4-3 second in the league’s regular season and were conference runner-up at the Big South Baseball Mar 13 East Carolina ^ W/2-0 Championship. Mar 15 at Maryland W/11-4 Pitcher Shawn Teufel became the fourth player from one of Toman’s Liberty squads to be taken Mar 16 at Maryland L/5-10 in the MLB Draft. The two-time Big South all-conference fi rst team pitcher and National Pitcher of Mar 18 Charleston Southern * W/2-1 the Year Watch list member capped a strong senior campaign by being selected by the Detroit Mar 19 Charleston Southern * W/5-1 Tigers. Mar 20 Charleston Southern * W/5-2 In 2009, Liberty recorded a 33-21 overall record, while posting a 17-9 mark in Big South Con- Mar 22 Virginia Tech L/6-9 (10 inn.) ference play. Liberty set a new fi elding standard in 2009, committing the fewest errors, 53, and Mar 25 Winthrop * - Gm. 1 W/5-2 fi nishing the year with the highest fi elding percentage, .974, in team history. From that infi eld, third Mar 25 Winthrop * - Gm. 2 L/1-2 baseman Tyler Bream was named a Freshman All-American by the Collegiate Baseball News. Mar 26 Winthrop * W/16-7 Pitcher Andrew Wilson became the third player during Toman’s time at Liberty to be taken in Mar 29 at VCU W/11-1 the MLB draft (Atlanta Braves). Apr. 1 at Coastal Carolina * L/1-17 In 2008, the Flames fashioned a 13-3-1 record in the month of May to fi nish Toman’s fi rst sea- Apr 2 at Coastal Carolina * L/4-5 son at Liberty with a 35-26-1 mark. The record made Toman the winningest fi rst-year coach in the Apr 3 at Coastal Carolina * L/4-5 Apr 6 James Madison L/12-16 program’s history.