Liberty 2014 Softball 2014 Liberty Softball Game Notes Schedule Liberty LADY FLAMES Feb. 7 vs. Western Ky.! L, 1-9 (6) (6-38, 1-17 Big South) Feb. 7 vs. Georgetown! L, 3-4 Feb. 8 vs. Ole Miss! L, 1-5 Feb. 8 at FGCU! L, 0-9 (5) vs. Feb. 9 at FGCU! L, 7-8 Feb. 15 vs. Norfolk State@ W, 5-1 Feb. 15 vs. UMBC@ W, 12-0 (5) Feb. 16 at UNCW@ L, 1-3 Winthrop EAGLES Feb. 21 vs. Furman# L, 0-12 (5) (22-20, 10-8 Big South) Feb. 22 vs. Western Caro.# L, 7-8 Feb. 22 at USC Upstate# L. 0-8 (6) Feb. 23 vs. Western Caro.# L, 2-4 Feb. 28 vs. Georgetown$ L, 0-8 (6). April 18, 2014 - 2 p.m. (DH) Feb. 28 at Charlotte$ L, 0-8 April 19, 2014 - 1 p.m. Mar 1 vs. Stony Brook$ L, 1-3 Mar 1 at Charlotte$ L, 1-7 Liberty Softball Field - Lynchburg, Va. Mar 2 vs. Stony Brook$ L, 2-11 (5) Mar 7 vs. #20/21Tulsa^ L, 1-23 (5) Liberty completes its 2014 home schedule with five home games, starting this Friday Mar 7 at #19/13Oklahoma^ L, 3-18 (5) and Saturday against Winthrop. The Lady Flames (6-38, 1-17 Big South) and Eagles (22- Mar 9 vs. Western Illinois^ L, 0-5 Mar 14 CAMPBELL* L, 8-9 20, 10-8) will contest a doubleheader on Friday at 2 p.m., before playing a single game, Mar 14 CAMPBELL* L, 2-5 Saturday at 1 p.m. at Liberty Softball Field. Mar 15 CAMPBELL* L, 4-8 Mar 20 at Longwood* L, 2-3 (8) Winthrop is 31-28 all-time against Liberty, winning all three meetings last year in Rock Mar 20 at Longwood* L, 1-9 (5) Hill, S.C. Mar 21 N.C. CENTRAL W, 9-0 (5) Mar 22 N.C. CENTRAL L, 0-4 Mar 22 N.C. CENTRAL W, 7-5 Lady Flames at a Glance Mar 27 at Longwood* L, 0-3 The Lady Flames enter the weekend aiming to get back on the winning track, after fall- Mar 30 CHARLESTON SO.* L, 3-9 Mar 31 CHARLESTON SO.* L, 1-10 (5) ing in their last 11 contests. Liberty’s offense has been strong at home, batting .289 while Mar 31 CHARLESTON SO.* W, 4-2 averaging 5.4 runs per game at Liberty Softball Field this season. Apr 2 UNCG W, 14-10 Apr 2 UNCG L, 5-8 (8) Katie Zavodny hits .336 with 29 runs scored and 22 stolen bases. Last Friday against Apr 5 at Coastal Carolina* L, 1-5 Gardner-Webb, Zavodny became the second player in Big South history with 100 or more Apr 5 at Coastal Carolina* L, 2-10 (6) Apr 6 at Coastal Carolina* L, 2-11 (6) career steals. Hanna Nichols bats .298, while Sciolino hits .296. Megan Robinson (.271) Apr 8 at Radford* L, 0-12 (5) leads the team with seven homers and a .514 slugging percentage. Kelby Allen (.264) has Apr 8 at Radford* L, 5-16 (5) hit six doubles and six homers, totaling 25 RBIs, while Blair Lawrence (.264) has 13 steals. Apr 9 at Radford* L, 2-10 (6) Apr 11 GARDNER-WEBB* L, 5-6 Senior RHP Alyssa DiMartino leads the team with three wins, and is tied with sopho- Apr 11 GARDNER-WEBB* L, 10-13 more RHP Annah Jo Brittingham for the team lead with nine complete games. Brittingham Apr 12 GARDNER-WEBB* L, 3-5 Apr 16 at Virginia Tech L, 0-11 (5) paces the Lady Flames with 62 strikeouts and two saves. Apr 18 WINTHROP* 2 p.m. Apr 18 WINTHROP* 4 p.m. Apr 19 WINTHROP* 1 p.m. How to Follow the Lady Flames Apr 22 EAST TENN. ST. 2 p.m. Fans can follow all of this weekend’s games through live stats and live video. Live Apr 22 EAST TENN. ST. 4 p.m. stats can be accessed through the Live Stats link on LibertyFlames.com. All three games Apr 23 at Virginia 4 p.m. Apr 23 at Virginia 6 p.m. will be streamed live, free of charge, through the Big South Network. Commentating this Apr 26 at Presbyterian Coll.* 2 p.m. weekend will be Jacob Johnston, Matt Warner, Rett McGibbon and former Liberty softball Apr 26 at Presbyterian Coll.* 4 p.m. Apr 27 at Presbyterian Coll.* 1 p.m. head coach (1994-2013) Paul Wetmore. May 8-11 TBA % TBA ! - FGCU Invitational @ - Seahawk Invitational Quick Hits # - Spartan Classic - Liberty plays its next five games at Liberty Softball Field, closing out the home schedule. $ - 49er Invitational - Liberty has hit 18 home runs in 14 home games so far this season, averaging 5.4 runs. ^ - Oklahoma Tournament * - Big South Conference Game - On Friday, Katie Zavodny became the 2nd Big South player all-time with 100 steals. % - Big South Softball Championship - During the last five games, Marybeth Sciolino batted .545, while Blair Lawrence hit .429 Bold indicates home games in that span, followed by Grace Nordan (.364) and Hanna Nichols (.357). Athletics Communications Contact - Kelby Allen hit home runs in back-to-back games, Friday and Saturday against G-W. Joe Carmany - With 67 stolen bases this season, Liberty has posted its most steals since 1996. [email protected] - Winthrop leads the all-time series, 31-28, with the Eagles going 3-0 in 2013. (434) 534-4325 (cell) Team Leaders On The Web LibertyFlames.com Facebook.com/libertyflames Avg. Zavodny - .336 Wins DiMartino - 3 On Twitter @libertyflames R Zavodny - 29 IP Brittingham - 121.2 @LibertySB @LUGameday 2B Allen - 6 CG Brittingham/DiMartino - 9 HR Robinson - 7 ERA Ball - 1.35 RBI Allen - 25 SO Brittingham - 62 SB Zavodny - 22 OBA Ball - .250 2014 Liberty Head Coach Dot Richardson Lady Flames Softball Record at Liberty: 6-38 (First Season) Quick Facts Career Record: Same General Information Two-Time Olympic Champion: 1996, 2000 Name of School ........... Liberty University (Hit game-winning home run in 1996 Gold medal game) City/Zip ................. Lynchburg, Va. 24515 Founded ..........................................1971 Founder of Dot Richardson Softball Association Enrollment ....................................12,600 Executive Director and Medical Director of National Training Center in Clermont, Fla. Nickname............................ Lady Flames Five-Time Pan American Game Champion Mascot ............................................Eagle School Colors .............Red, White & Blue Four-Time World Championship Gold Medalist Affiliation .........................NCAA Division I Five-Time All-American Conference .............................. Big South NCAA Champion with UCLA in 1982 Founder ......................... Dr. Jerry Falwell UCLA All-University Athlete Award: 1983 President .......................Jerry Falwell, Jr. Vice President ...........Dr. Ronald Godwin NCAA Softball 1980’s Player of the Decade Director of Athletics................ Jeff Barber No. 43 on Top 100 NCAA Student-Athletes of the Century Athletics Dept. Phone ..... (434) 582-2100 16-Time ASA All-American Softball Information ASA Hall of Fame Member: Inducted in 2006 Head Coach.................... Dot Richardson State of Florida Hall of Fame: Inducted in 1992 Alma Mater ............................ UCLA (‘83) UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame: Inducted in 1996 Record at School ..............................6-38 Career Record ................................Same Author of 2 books (Go For It! A Conversation About Being You! and Living the Dream: Assistant Coaches ................................... The Dot Richardson Story) ................................................. Bob Pinto Extensive work as television commentator (2004 Olympics on NBC, Softball College .........................Paige Cassady (FIU, ‘10) Certified Athletic Trainer .......................... World Series on ESPN) ........................................... Daniel Brown 2014 Liberty Softball Roster History No. Name Pos. B/T Cl. Hgt. Hometown/Previous School All-Time Record (Division I) ....553-655-1 1 Marybeth Sciolino 2B L/R Sr. 5-2 Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover App. in NCAA Tourn./last .............. 2/2011 2 Hanna Nichols 3B/1B R/R Jr. 5-9 Richmond, Va./Mills Godwin Last Postseason Opponents. .................. 3 Alyssa DiMartino RHP R/R Sr. 5-8 Rochester, N.Y./Northstar Christian ............... No. 5 Tennesee and No. 19 GT 2013 Overall Record.......................20-37 4 Chandler Ball RHP R/R Jr. 5-6 Warner Robins, Ga./Warner Robins 2013 Conference Record/Finish .............. 5 Megan Robinson 3B/1B R/R Jr. 5-7 Richlands, Va./Richlands ..................................................8-16/t-6th 6 Sammi Shivock SS R/R Sr. 5-5 New Castle, Del./Red Lion Christian Starters Returning/Lost.......................7/2 8 Katie Han 1B/OF L/L So. 5-11 Lafayette, Ind./McCutcheon Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost .........2/0 9 Kelby Allen C R/R Jr. 5-5 Amarillo, Texas/Randall Letterwinners Returning/Lost............15/2 Newcomers............................................1 10 Holly Seiz INF R/R So. 5-6 Perkasie, Pa./Christopher Dock 11 Blair Lawrence SS/OF S/R So. 5-2 Hampstead, N.C./Topsail Stadium 12 Katie Zavodny OF L/R Sr. 5-7 Concord, N.C./Jay M. Robinson Home Field ............. Liberty Softball Field 16 Annah Jo Brittingham P/3B R/R So. 5-7 Pocomoke City, Md./Pocomoke Capacity ............................................500 17 Kenzie Friesen P/SS R/R So. 5-9 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan/Douglas Field Dimensions ..................................... .................. 200 (CF), 200 (RF), 200 (LF) 19 Michele Brown UTL R/R Fr. 5-4 Katy, Texas/Taylor 21 Jamie Crisp OF R/R Jr. 5-4 Sterling, Va./Loudoun Valley Athletics Communications Info. 22 Grace Nordan P/UTL R/R Sr. 5-4 Bristow, Va./Brentsville District Asst. AD - Communications ..................... 23 Kassidy McCoy C/3B R/R So. 5-10 Hendersonville, Tenn./Beech ..........................................Todd Wetmore 24 Alexis Albert OF R/R So. 5-6 Hughesville, Md./Thomas Stone SID Office Phone ............ (434) 582-2292 Cell Phone ...................... (434) 841-8974 Email Address....... [email protected] Head Coach: Dot Richardson Assoc. Director .............Ryan Bomberger Cell Phone ....................