2015 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL GAME NOTES 2015 Schedule/Results GAME 20-22 Date Opponent Time/Result RADFORD 2/13 at Kennesaw State L/ 9-11 March 20-22 2/14 at Georgia State-1 W/ 11-7 (11) RU Baseball Stadium (700) 2/14 at Georgia State-2 W/ 9-1 Radford, Va. 2/21 vs. St. John’s L/ 1-4 2/21 vs. UNCG L/ 5-6 2/22 at East Carolina W/ 4-3 LIBERTY FLAMES RADFORD HIGHLANDERS 2/27 Bryant W/ 3-2 VERALL VERALL 2/28 Bryant W/ 6-1 O : 13-6 O : 9-10 Live Stats: LibertyFlames.com 3/1 Bryant W/ 11-4 BIG SOUTH: 0-0 BIG SOUTH: 0-0 3/2 #11 North Carolina L/ 4-6 In Game Updates: Head Coach: Jim Toman Head Coach: Joe Raccuia 3/3 at Duke L/ 2-3 Career Record: 277-161-1 (8) @LUGameDay Career Record: 269-255-1 (10) 3/7 Kent State - 1 L/ 4-7 Record at Liberty: Same Record at RU: 211-204-1 (8) 3/7 Kent State - 2 W/ 4-3 (12) 3/8 Kent State W/ 8-3 3/13 Western Carolina ^ W/ 5-1 3/14 Penn State ^ W/ 7-6 Media Coverage Pitching Probables Radio - Fri. - Liberty RHP Parker Bean (2-1) vs RU - LHP Michael Boyle (2-2) 3/14 Western Carolina ^ W/ 4-2 100.9 FM WIQO Sat. - Liberty TBA vs RU - RHP Dylan Nelson (1-2) 3/15 Penn State ^ W/ 3-2 Sun. - Liberty TBA vs RU - Mitchell McKeith (2-1) 3/17 at Virginia Tech W/12-5 Video Stream - 3/20 at Radford * 5 p.m. Big South Network 3/21 at Radford * 4 p.m. (Friday & Sunday) Statistical Leaders 3/22 at Radford * 2 p.m. 3/24 Duke 3 p.m. Avg: Andrew Yacyk (.347) Wins: Shawn Clowers (5) Internet Audio - 2B: Alex Close (7) ERA: ShawnClowers (1.61) 3/25 Virginia 3 p.m. LibertyFlames.com HR: Becker Sankey (4) APP: Shawn Clowers (8) 3/27 Presbyterian * 7 p.m. Runs: Alex Close (17) SO: Victor Cole, Jared Lyons (27) 3/28 Presbyterian * 3 p.m. RBI: Dalton Britt (16) IP: Victor Cole (31.1) SB: Aaron Stroosma (8) SV: A. Close, S. Clowers (1) 3/29 Presbyterian * 2 p.m. 3/31 Old Dominion 4 p.m. 4/2 at Charleston So. * 6 p.m. Quick Hits 4/3 at Charleston So. * 4 p.m. 4/4 at Charleston So. * 2 p.m. 1. Liberty enters the weekend with a 13-6 record. The Flames have won a season-high seven 4/6 at Old Dominion 6 p.m. straight games. Liberty‘s win streak is currently the seventh longest in the country. 4/8 at North Carolina 6 p.m. 4/10 Campbell * 7 p.m. 2. Taking to the road for the fi rst time since March 3, Liberty defeated Virginia Tech, 12-5, Tues- 4/11 Campbell * 3 p.m. day in Blacksburg, Va. With the win, Liberty moved to 4-3 in away games in 2015. 4/12 Campbell * 2 p.m. 4/14 Maryland 4 p.m. 3. For the 16th time in its 25th year as a member of the Big South Conference, Liberty will open 4/15 at The Citadel 3 p.m. conference play on the road. Liberty is 38-30 all-time in Big South opening three-game series. 4/17 at Longwood * 6 p.m. 4/18 at Longwood * 4 p.m. 4. Radford and Coastal Carolina (meet each 90 times) have been the most common opponent 4/19 at Longwood * 1 p.m. on the diamond for Liberty in program history. 4/22 at Virginia 6 p.m. 4/24 Gardner-Webb * 7 p.m. 5. The Flames have posted an 8-3 record during the month of March. 4/25 Gardner-Webb * 3 p.m. 4/26 Gardner-Webb * 2 p.m. 6. Liberty has averaged 5.8 runs per game and allowed 4.1 runs per game in 2015. During its 4/28 James Madison 7 p.m. winning streak, Liberty has scored 6.1 runs per game, while allowing 3.2 runs per game. 5/6 Richmond 3 p.m. 5/8 at Coastal Carolina * 6 p.m. 5/9 at Coastal Carolina * 6 pm. 5/10 at Coastal Carolina * 1 p.m. 5/12 at Maryland 3 p.m. Possible Starters 5/14 High Point * 7 p.m. 5/15 High Point * 7 p.m. Pos. # Player B/T AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB 5/16 High Point * 2 p.m. C 27 Becker Sankey R/R .305 59 11 18 5 0 4 15 0 5/19-23 Big South Championship TBA 1B 12 Alex Close R/R .333 75 17 25 7 1 0 16 0 @Boiling Springs, N.C. 2B 9 Nick Salisbury S/R .275 51 11 14 4 1 0 7 2 5/29-31 NCAA Regionals TBA SS 26 Dalton Britt L/R .296 71 11 21 3 1 2 14 3 - Atlanta Challenge - Atlanta, Ga. 3B 7 Sammy Taormina L/R .289 45 4 13 2 0 0 2 0 - Keith LeClair Classic - Greensville, N.C. ^ - Liberty Invitational - Lynchburg, Va. LF 2 Nick Paxton L/L .226 31 5 7 1 1 0 4 4 * - Big South Conference Game CF 32 Aaron Stroosma R/R .136 44 7 6 1 0 0 3 8 Home Games in Bold RF 34 Will Shepherd R/R .138 29 5 4 0 0 0 2 1 All times are Eastern Time and Subject to Change DH 39 Andrew Yacyk R/L .347 75 11 26 4 0 2 5 2 2015 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL at Radford, March 20-22 Monday - 3/16 Tuesday - 3/17 Wednesday - 3/18 Thursday - 3/19 Friday - 3/20 Saturday - 3/21 Sunday - 3/22 Liberty Practice Practice Liberty Liberty Liberty Day at at at at at at Off Virginia Tech Liberty Baseball Liberty Baseball Radford Radford Radford Stadium Stadium English Field RU Baseball RU Baseball RU Baseball 5:30 p.m. Stadium Stadium Stadium 5 p.m. 4 p.m. 2 p.m. Results Date Opponent Score Pitcher of Record Save Time Overall Big South 2/14 at Kennesaw State ^ L/ 9-11 Parker Bean (0-1) 3:07 0-1 0-0 2/15 at Georgia State - Gm. 1 ^ W/ 11-7 (11) Shawn Clowers (1-0) 3:40 1-1 0-0 2/15 at Georgia State - Gm. 2 ^ W/ 9-1 Michael Stafford (1-0) 2:33 2-1 0-0 2/21 vs. St. John’s % L/ 1-4 Michael Stafford (1-1) 2:52 2-2 0-0 2/21 vs. UNCG % L/ 5-6 Ashton Perritt (0-1) 3:02 2-3 0-0 2/22 at East Carolina % W/ 4-3 Shawn Clowers (2-0) 1:52 3-3 0-0 2/27 BRYANT W/ 3-2 Shawn Clowers (3-0) 3:09 4-3 0-0 2/28 BRYANT W/ 6-1 Victor Cole (1-0) 2:27 5-3 0-0 3/1 BRYANT W/ 11-4 Parker Bean (1-0) 3:14 6-3 0-0 3/2 NORTH CAROLINA L/ 4-6 Ashton Perritt (0-2) 3:21 6-4 0-0 3/3 at Duke L/ 2-3 Matt Pennington (0-1) 3:15 6-5 0-0 3/7 KENT STATE - Gm. 1 L/ 4-7 Victor Cole (1-1) 2:59 6-6 0-0 3/7 KENT STATE - Gm. 2 W/ 4-3 (12) Shawn Clowers (4-0) 3:56 7-6 0-0 3/8 KENT STATE W/ 8-3 Jared Lyons (1-0) 2:29 8-6 0-0 3/13 WESTERN CAROLINA W/ 5-1 Parker Bean (2-1) 2:35 9-6 0-0 3/14 PENN STATE W/ 7-6 Shawn Clowers (5-0) 3:16 10-6 0-0 3/14 WESTERN CAROLINA W/ 4-2 Ashton Perritt (1-2) Alex Close (1) 2:43 11-6 0-0 3/15 PENN STATE W/ 3-2 Jared Lyons (2-0) Shawn Clowers (1) 2:49 12-6 0-0 3/17 at Virginia Tech W/ 12-5 Michael Stafford (2-1) 3:09 13-6 0-0 ^ - Atlanta Challenge - Atlanta, Ga. % - Keith LeClair Classic - Greenville, N.C. - Liberty Invitational - Lynchburg, Va. 2015 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL at Radford, March 20-22 Jim Toman Tracking Liberty Head Coach • Liberty enters the weekend with a 13-6 record. The Flames have won a season-high seven Eighth Year Overall: 276-161-1 straight games. Liberty‘s win streak is currently the seventh longest in the country. At Liberty: Same • Taking to the road for the fi rst time since March 3, Liberty defeated Virginia Tech, 12-5, Tues- day in Blacksburg, Va. The Flames tied a season-high with 15 hits in the contest. YEAR-BY-YEAR With the win, Liberty moved to 4-3 in away games in 2015. Year Overall Conference • During its winning streak, Liberty has scored 6.1 runs per game, while allowing 3.2 runs per 2008 35-26-1 14-7 (2nd) 2009 33-21 17-9 (3rd) game. Libety has hit .290 as team during the stretch. 2010 43-18 19-8 (2nd) • Overall, Liberty has averaged 5.8 runs per game and allowed 4.1 runs per game in 2015. 2011 35-24 18-9 (3rd) • For the 16th time in its 25 years as a member of the Big South Conference, Liberty will start 2012 41-19 14-10 (2nd) Big South Conference play on the road.