2011 Liberty Game 52 - May 17, 2011 Flames Baseball Quick Facts VCU RAMS General Information Name of School ........... Liberty University (21-29, 11-16 CAA) City/Zip ................. Lynchburg, Va. 24502 Founded ..........................................1971 at Enrollment .................................... 11,928 Nickname..................................... Flames LIBERTY FLAMES Mascot ............................................Eagle School Colors .............Red, White & Blue (31-20, 17-7 Big South) Affi liation .........................NCAA Division I Conference .............................. Big South Founder ......................... Dr. Jerry Falwell Chancellor .....................Jerry Falwell, Jr. Worthington Stadium - Lynchburg, Va. Director of Athletics................ Jeff Barber Athletics Dept. Phone ..... (434) 582-2100 Baseball Information The Game Head Coach............................Jim Toman The Liberty Flames (30-20, 17-7 Big South) begin their fi nal homestand of 2011 at Alma Mater ............. N.C. State (‘85, ‘95) Worthington Stadium, Tuesday. The Flames will open the four-game homestand by hosting Record at School ... 141-85-1/ Four Years Career Record ................................Same the VCU Rams (21-29, 11-6 CAA) in a non-conference game. First pitch is scheduled for 3 Assistant Coaches ................................... p.m. ...................... Garrett Quinn (Maine , ‘98) ................ Jason Murray ((Ball State, ‘98) ......................Adam Ward (Clemson, ‘08) Last Time Out Director of Baseball Operations............... The Liberty Flames held off a Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs ninth-inning rally for a .........................Billy Daniels (Liberty, ‘06) 3-2 victory, Sunday in a Big South contest at John Henry Moss Stadium. The win allowed Associate Athletic Trainer ........................ the Flames to take the three-game series, two games to one. ...................................... Scott Lawrenson Starter Keegan Linza recorded his ninth win of the season, allowing one run on seven History hits over 7 1/3 innings. He struck out four batters and walked one. Relievers Garrett Baker First Season of Baseball..................1974 and Dane Beakler each stranded a runner at third base in the eighth and ninth innings to All-Time Record .......... 1053-811-7 (.565) NCAA Tournament Appearances ...........3 close out the win. Beakler picked up his third save of the year. Last NCAA Appearance ...................2000 Center fi elder Ian Parmley had two hits and scored a run, while second baseman Zack 2010 Overall Record.......................42-19 Haley had two hits with a RBI and run scored. ***school record for wins 2010 Conference Record/Finish .............. .............................................19-7/Second On Deck Starters Returning/Lost.......................5/4 Liberty fi nishes its 2011 regular season by hosting the Radford Highlanders in a three- Pitchers Returning/Lost ......................7/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost............14/5 game Big South series, starting Thursday night at 7 p.m. Friday night’s contest will also Newcomers..........................................15 start at 7 p.m. Saturday’s fi rst pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. Stadium Home Field ............ Worthington Stadium Following the Flames Capacity .........................................1,000 Tuesday’s game may be heard LIVE on 90.9 FM “The Light” radio or online at Liberty- Field Dimensions ..... 325 (LF), 375 (LC), Flames.com. Nick Pierce will handle play-by-play and former Flames pitcher Doug Wallace ................. 390 (CF), 375 (RC), 325 (RF) will provide commentary for the games. Athletics Communications Info. In addition, the contest will be video streamed LIVE. The feed will be available for a Asst. AD - Communications ..................... nominal fee on the Big South Network. The video stream will also be available on the World ..........................................Todd Wetmore Wide Web at LibertyFlames.com. SID Offi ce Phone ............ (434) 582-2292 Cell Phone ...................... (434) 841-8974 Email Address....... [email protected] Assoc. Director .............Ryan Bomberger Cell Phone ..................... (434) 221-5576 Email Address... [email protected] Asst. Director .................... Paul Carmany Liberty’s Projected Starters Cell Phone ...................... (434) 221-5575 Email Address..... [email protected] No. Name Cl. Hgt. Wgt. BAvg. Other Stats Asst. Director ..........................Eric Brown 20 Casey Rasmus (C) Jr. 6-3 180 .277 21 Runs, 17 RBIs, 7 2Bs, 3 HRs, 18 SBs Cell Phone ...................... (434) 221-8817 Email Address........ [email protected] 4 Austin Taylor (1B) Sr. 6-3 190 .250 23 Runs, 25 RBIs, 9 2Bs, 6 HRs, 7 SBs Asst. Director .................Jennifer Shelton 16 Zack Haley (2B) Jr. 5-9 165 .307 26 Runs, 18 RBIs, 10 2Bs, 2 HRs, 8 SBs Cell Phone ...................... (828) 638-3876 1 Matt Williams (SS) Jr. 6-0 170 .340 35 Runs, 35 RBIs, 15 2Bs, 2 3Bs, 7 HRs, 14 SBs Email [email protected] 5 Tyler Bream (3B) Jr. 6-3 205 .254 25 Runs, 27 RBIs, 8 2Bs, 2 HRs Grad. Asst. .............................. Tim Hartin 14 Doug Bream (LF) Sr. 6-3 215 .356 28 Runs, 37 RBIs, 14 2Bs, 3 3Bs, 1 HR, 7 SBs Cell Phone ....................... (207)267-4995 Email [email protected] 15 Ian Parmley (CF) Jr. 6-0 175 .310 38 Runs, 15 RBIs, 8 2Bs, 1 3B, 23 SBs ---------------------------------------------- 7 Michael Robertson (RF) Jr. 6-2 215 .333 36 Runs, 31 RBIs, 11 2Bs, 2 3Bs, 2 HRs, 15 SBs Baseball Contact ..........Ryan Bomberger 24 Justin Sizemore (DH) So. 6-3 230 .224 15 Runs, 15 RBIs, 3 2Bs, 4 HRs Ath. Comm. Fax.............. (434) 582-2076 Website ......................LibertyFlames.com Liberty University Head Coach Jim Toman 2011 Baseball Record at Liberty:141-85-1 (.623) (Fourth Year) Schedule Career Record: Same Record: 30-20 After leading his team to a school-record 42 victories in 2010, Jim Toman enters his fourth year Big South: 17-7 at Liberty with the best mark of any Flames head coach over his fi rst three years. 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 Feb 26 at North Florida - Gm. 2 L/5-8 reaching his 100th win in 160 games, six fewer than Worthington. Feb 27 at North Florida W/9-1 The impressive strides made by the program have not gone unnoticed. This past November, Mar 2 at Virginia Tech L/1-9 Rivals.com cited Liberty as one being one of college baseball’s top 10 rising programs. Mar 4 Binghamton W/12-2 Last season, the Flames had their best season under Toman, posting a school record for wins Mar 5 Binghamton - Gm. 1 L/7-12 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. 2 W/9-6 nation’s 10th-best road record in 2010. Mar 8 William & Mary L/9-10 In addition, Liberty recorded a 19-7 mark in Big South play, eclipsing its record of the previous Mar 11 Rutgers ^ W/5-2 season for most victories by the school since joining the conference in 1992. The Flames fi nished 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 Mar 15 at Maryland W/11-4 Championship. Mar 16 at Maryland L/5-10 Pitcher Shawn Teufel became the fourth player from one of Toman’s Liberty squads to be taken Mar 18 Charleston Southern * W/2-1 in the MLB Draft. The two-time Big South all-conference fi rst team pitcher and National Pitcher of Mar 19 Charleston Southern * W/5-1 the Year Watch list member capped a strong senior campaign by being selected by the Detroit Mar 20 Charleston Southern * W/5-2 Tigers. Mar 22 Virginia Tech L/6-9 (10 inn.) In 2009, Liberty recorded a 33-21 overall record, while posting a 17-9 mark in Big South Con- Mar 25 Winthrop * - Gm. 1 W/5-2 ference play. Liberty set a new fi elding standard in 2009, committing the fewest errors, 53, and Mar 25 Winthrop * - Gm. 2 L/1-2 fi nishing the year with the highest fi elding percentage, .974, in team history. From that infi eld, third Mar 26 Winthrop * W/16-7 Mar 29 at VCU W/11-1 baseman Tyler Bream was named a Freshman All-American by the Collegiate Baseball News. Apr. 1 at Coastal Carolina * L/1-17 Pitcher Andrew Wilson became the third player during Toman’s time at Liberty to be taken in Apr 2 at Coastal Carolina * L/4-5 the MLB draft (Atlanta Braves). Apr 3 at Coastal Carolina * L/4-5 In 2008, the Flames fashioned a 13-3-1 record in the month of May to fi nish Toman’s fi rst sea- Apr 6 James Madison L/12-16 son at Liberty with a 35-26-1 mark. The record made Toman the winningest fi rst-year coach in the Apr 8 at High Point * L/2-6 program’s history. He guided the Flames to their third straight Big South Championship title game Apr 9 at High Point * W/9-0 appearance, claiming the conference’s runner-up position in 2008. Liberty’s May record was the Apr 10 at High Point * W/14-9 best ever by a Flames team.