2017 Liberty Softball Game Notes @libertyflames @libertySB LIBERTY SOFTBALL SB Contact: Joe Carmany - [email protected]; Cell Phone - (434) 534-4325 Liberty 2021 Softball Liberty Softball Classic - Lynchburg, Va. (Liberty Softball Stadium) Schedule 6-4 Overall Liberty Lady Flames Notre Dame Fighting Irish 0-0 ASUN 2021 Record ....................................... 6-4 (0-0 ASUN) 2021 Record ..........................................3-4 (1-3 ACC) Feb. 12 vs. Pitt@ W, 10-4 Coach ............................. Dot Richardson (UCLA, ‘83) Coach ........................Deanna Gumpf (Nebraska, ‘93) Feb. 12 vs. Middle Tenn.@ W, 8-0 (6) Record at school (Yr.) ............................ 222-181 (8th) Record at school (Yr.) ....................... 755-323-1 (20th) Feb. 13 vs.Middle Tenn.@ W, 2-1 Overall Record....................................................Same Overall Record....................................................Same Feb. 15 vs. New Mexico St.@ W, 7-2 Series History (Streak) ............Notre Dame leads, 4-0 Feb. 15 vs. New Mexico St.@ W, 11-2 (5) Tournament Schedule Last Meeting ............ Notre Dame 4, Liberty 1 (2/8/19) Feb. 17 at Troy W, 3-1 Friday, Feb. 26 Feb. 19 at No. 5 Alabama# L, 3-6 Notre Dame vs. Villanova - 10 a.m. Feb. 20 vs. No. 7 LSU# L, 3-4 Villanova Wildcats Feb. 20 at No. 5 Alabama# L, 1-8 Liberty vs. Notre Dame - 12:30 p.m. 2021 Record ...........................................................0-0 Feb. 21 vs. No. 7 LSU# L, 5-8 Liberty vs. Villanova - 3 p.m. Coach ........................Bridget Orchard (Villanova, ‘97) Feb. 26 NOTRE DAME$ 12:30 p.m. Record at school (Yr.) ................................ 43-37 (3rd) Feb. 26 VILLANOVA$ 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 Overall Record.................................. 795-457-3 (24th) Feb. 27 VILLANOVA$ 4:30 p.m. Villanova vs. Notre Dame - 2:30 p.m. Series History (Streak) ........................... First Meeting Feb. 27 NOTRE DAME$ 6:30 p.m. Liberty vs. Villanova - 4:30 p.m. Mar 3 RADFORD 4 p.m. Liberty vs. Notre Dame - 6:30 p.m. Mar 5 EAST CAROLINA& 5 p.m. Mar 6 JAMES MADISON& 5 p.m. Mar 7 EAST CAROLINA& 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28 Mar 7 LONGWOOD& 3 p.m. Notre Dame vs. Villanova - 10:30 a.m. Mar 9 LONGWOOD 4 p.m. Mar 9 LONGWOOD 6 p.m. Mar 12 at Oklahoma State 4 p.m. The Liberty softball team (6-4), receiving votes in the USA Today/NFCA Softball Top 25 Coach- Mar 12 at Oklahoma State 6 p.m. es Poll for the third week in a row, will host the Liberty Softball Classic. The Lady Flames will take Mar 13 vs. BYU^ 11:30 a.m. on Notre Dame (3-4, 1-3 ACC) and preseason BIG EAST favorite Villanova. Notre Dame took one Mar 13 vs. Oklahoma^ 5 p.m. Mar 14 at Oklahoma 1 p.m. out of three game at then No. 18 Duke last weekend, while Villanova opens its season this week. Mar 16 at Arkansas 7 p.m. The Lady Flames started last week with a doubleheader sweep of New Mexico State on Mon- Mar 19 at Bellarmine* 3 p.m. day in Leesburg, Fla. Then, on Wednesday, Liberty posted a dramatic 3-1 win at Troy. Kara Canetto Mar 20 at Bellarmine* Noon Mar 20 at Bellarmine* 2 p.m. hit a two-out, two-run single in the top of the seventh, then robbed a homer to end the game. Mar 23 VIRGINIA 6 p.m. Liberty went 0-4 at the Bama Bash last weekend in Tuscaloosa, Ala., falling twice each to No. 5 Mar 27 at Lipscomb* 1 p.m. Alabama and No. 7 LSU. The Lady Flames held a 3-0 lead over LSU on Friday following an Amber Mar 27 at Lipscomb* 3 pm. Mar 28 at Lipscomb* 2 p.m. Bishop-Riley two-run homer, but the Tigers rallied for a walk-off 4-3 win. Liberty fell to LSU in the fi- Mar 30 at Tennessee 1 p.m. nale, 8-5, as its late comeback fell short. Bishop-Riley was named to the Bama Bash All-Tournament Mar 30 at Tennessee 3 p.m. Team afet hitting .385 last weekend. Apr 2 KENNESAW STATE* 2 p.m. Apr 2 KENNESAW STATE* 4 p.m. One key stat this season so far has been that Liberty is 5-for-8 with bases loaded, while op- Apr 3 KENNESAW STATE* Noon ponents have hit just 1-for-10 in such situations. Apr 6 at Virginia 6 p.m. For the third year in a row, Liberty was voted the favorite in the ASUN Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Apr 10 NORTH ALABAMA* 2 p.m. Apr 10 NORTH ALABAMA* 4 p.m. Senior Amber Bishop-Riley was voted the ASUN Preseason Player of the Year and was joined on Apr 11 NORTH ALABAMA* Noon the ASUN Preseason All-Conference Team by sophomore Kara Canetto. Apr 14 at Virginia Tech 6 p.m. Bishop-Riley hit .450 with three homers and six RBI last week and received her fourth career Apr 17 at Jacksonville* 2 p.m. Apr 17 at Jacksonville* 4 p.m. ASUN Player of the week honor. Apr 18 at North Florida* 10 a.m. Three-time NFCA All-Region player Amber Bishop-Riley bats .419 with three homers, and is the Apr 18 at North Florida* Noon NCAA Division I active leader in career games played, at bats, and hits. Savannah Channell (.357) Apr 24 BELLARMINE* 2 p.m. Apr 24 BELLARMINE* 4 p.m. and Emily Sweat (.303) have hit two homers apiece, with Sweat leading the team in RBI (11) and Apr 25 BELLARMINE* Noon Channell second in RBI (9). Kara Canetto, a .394 hitter last year, bats .303 with a team-high eight Apr 28 VIRGINIA TECH 6 p.m. runs scored. Caroline Hudson bats .265, while Mary Claire Wilson (.259) is 6-for-6 on stolen bases May 1 at Kennesaw State* 1 p.m. May 1 at Kennesaw State* 3 p.m. and two-time NFCA All-Region player Autumn Bishop hits .257. May 2 at Kennesaw State* Noon The Liberty pitching staff has fashioned a 3.50 ERA. Karlie Keeney (3-2, 3.43) has tossed slightly over 50 percent of the team’s innings. 2020 Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year McKen- @ - THE Spring Games # - Bama Bash zie Wagoner is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA and .182 opponents’ batting average. Emily Kirby (1-1, 3.82) $ - Liberty Softball Classic struck out a career-high eight batters in her second start of the season (at Troy) after shutting out & - Liberty Softball Invitational Middle Tennessee in her season debut. Naomi Jones received her first career pitching action in last ^ - Hall of Fame Stadium (Oklahoma City, Okla.) Saturday’s loss at Alabama, while Megan Johnson is 1-1 so far. * - ASUN Conference Game % - ASUN Softball Championship 2021 Team Leaders Bold indicates home games Avg. Amber Bishop-Riley - .419 Wins Karlie Keeney - 3 R Bishop-Riley/Canetto - 8 IP Karlie Keeney - 32.2 2B Autumn Bishop - 4 CG Karlie Keeney - 2 HR Amber Bishop-Riley - 3 ERA McKenzie Wagoner - 1.50 RBI Emily Sweat - 11 SO Karlie Keeney - 18 SB Mary Claire Wilson - 6/6 OBA McKenzie Wagoner - .182 2021 Liberty 2021 Liberty Softball Roster No. Name Pos. B/T Cl. Hgt. Hometown/High School (Previous) Lady Flames Softball 1 Blake Gibson INF L/R Fr*. 5-9 Dothan, Ala./Rehobeth Quick Facts 2 Savannah Channell INF R/R Fr.* 5-6 Keystone Heights, Fla./Keystone Heights 4 Naomi Jones P R/R Fr. 5-9 Lynchburg, Va./Liberty Christian Academy 6 Megan Hodum OF L/R Fr. 5-6 Stantonville, Tenn./McNairy Central General Information 7 Mary Claire Wilson OF L/R Fr. 5-5 Vestavia Hills, Ala./Vestavia Hills Name of School ........... Liberty University 8 Karlie Keeney P R/R Fr.* 5-9 Providence, Ky./Webster County City/Zip ................. Lynchburg, Va. 24515 9 Emily Sweat OF L/R R-Jr.* 5-6 McDonough, Ga./Union Grove Founded ..........................................1971 10 Kara Canetto OF L/R So.* 5-4 Sylvania, Ga./Screven County Enrollment ....................................15,000 11 Devyn Howard UTL R/R Jr. 5-6 Tarpon Springs, Fla./Tarpon Springs Nickname............................ Lady Flames (Coll. of Central Florida) Mascot ............................................Eagle 12 Emily Kirby P L/L Jr.* 5-8 Greenville, N.C./D.H. Conley School Colors .............Red, White & Blue 13 Madison Via OF L/R Jr.* 5-8 Roanoke, Va./Northside Affiliation .........................NCAA Division I 14 Caroline Hudson C R/R Fr.* 5-7 Paris, Tenn./Henry County Conference ....................................ASUN 20 Raye Green INF R/R Fr. 5-5 Jetersville, Va. /Amelia County Founder ......................... Dr. Jerry Falwell 21 McKenzie Wagoner P R/R Fr. 5-7 Newcastle, Okla/Newcastle President ...............................Jerry Prevo 22 Denay Griffin INF R/R So.* 5-7 San Antonio, Texas/Brandeis Director of Athletics................Ian McCaw 23 Macy Wallace C R/R Fr. 5-7 Clarksville, Tenn./Clarksville Academy Athletics Dept. Phone ..... (434) 582-2100 24 Megan Johnson P R/R Jr.* 5-9 Vinita, Okla./Adair (Butler CC) 27 Kastin Belogorska P R/R Fr.* 5-7 Eden, Ga./South Effingham Softball Information 61 Autumn Bishop INF L/L Sr.* 5-8 Murrieta, Calif./Murrieta Valley Head Coach.................... Dot Richardson 72 Amber Bishop INF R/R Sr.* 5-8 Murrieta, Calif./Murrieta Valley Alma Mater ............................ UCLA (‘83) Note: Players with an * next to their year etained year of eligibility due to COVID-19 pandemic halting 2020 Record at School ........................222-181 season Career Record ................................Same Assoc. Head Coach ................................. Head Coach: Dot Richardson (UCLA, ‘83) .........................Paige Cassady (FIU, ‘10) Associate Head Coach: Paige Cassady (FIU, ‘10) Asst. Coach ............................................. Assistant Coach: Kasey Fagan (Arkansas, ‘15) .................