22011011 LLibertyiberty Games 5-8 - Feb. 25-27, 2011 FFlameslames BBaseballaseball QQuickuick FFactsacts GGeneraleneral IInformationnformation LIBERTY FLAMES NNameame ooff SSchoolchool ...................... LLibertyiberty UUniversityniversity CCity/Zipity/Zip .................................. LLynchburg,ynchburg, Va.Va. 2245024502 (1-3, 0-0 Big South) FFoundedounded ....................................................................................11971971 EEnrollmentnrollment ........................................................................ 111,9281,928 at NNicknameickname.......................................................................... FFlameslames MMascotascot ........................................................................................EEagleagle NORTH FLORIDA OSPREYS SSchoolchool ColorsColors ..........................RRed,ed, WWhitehite & BlueBlue AAfffi lliationiation ..................................................NNCAACAA DDivisionivision I (2-1, 0-0 Atlantic Sun) CConferenceonference ............................................................ BBigig SSouthouth FFounderounder .................................................. DDr.r. JJerryerry FFalwellalwell Harmon Stadium - Jacksonville, Fla. CChancellorhancellor ..........................................JJerryerry FFalwell,alwell, Jr.Jr. DDirectorirector ooff AAthleticsthletics................................ JJeffeff BBarberarber The Games AAthleticsthletics DDept.ept. PPhonehone .......... ((434)434) 5582-210082-2100 The Liberty Flames (1-3) travel to Jacksonville, Fla., for a four-game, nonconference BBaseballaseball IInformationnformation weekend series against the North Florida Ospreys (2-1), Friday-Sunday at Harmon Field. HHeadead CCoachoach........................................................JJimim TTomanoman The series opens Friday, with Liberty’s fi rst night contest of the season at 6:30 p.m. AAlmalma MMaterater .......................... NN.C..C. SStatetate ((‘85,‘85, ‘‘95)95) RRecordecord aatt SSchoolchool ....1111-69-1/11-69-1/ ThreeThree YYearsears Saturday, the Flames and the Ospreys will meet in a doubleheader, with the fi rst game CCareerareer RRecordecord ................................................................SSameame scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. The series closes on Sunday, with a single game at 1 p.m. AAssistantssistant CCoachesoaches ...................................................................... ............................................ GGarrettarrett QQuinnuinn ((MaineMaine , ‘‘98)98) ................................ JJasonason MurrayMurray (((Ball(Ball State,State, ‘‘98)98) Last Time Out ............................................AAdamdam WWardard ((Clemson,Clemson, ‘08)‘08) Liberty picked up its fi rst victory of the year, a 5-4 win over host Mercer, last Sunday at DDirectorirector ooff BBaseballaseball OperationsOperations.............................. Claude Smith Field. The Flames broke a tie contest with a run in the seventh inning, and ..................................................BBillyilly DDanielsaniels (Liberty,(Liberty, ‘06)‘06) AAssociatessociate AthleticAthletic TTrainerrainer ................................................ reliever Josh Richardson shut down the Mercer bats the rest of the way to seal the win. ............................................................................ SScottcott LLawrensonawrenson In the top of the seventh inning, catcher Casey Rasmus stole third base and scored the go ahead run with two outs, when reliever David Teasley’s throw on a pick-off attempt HHistoryistory FFirstirst SSeasoneason ooff BBaseballaseball....................................11974974 hit pinch runner Tony McClendon in the helmet and bounced away from the fi rst baseman AAll-Timell-Time RRecordecord .................... 11023-795-7023-795-7 (.562)(.562) down the right fi eld line. NNCAACAA TTournamentournament AppearancesAppearances ......................3 Richardson then took over, being summoned from the bullpen with a runner on sec- LLastast NNCAACAA AAppearanceppearance ......................................22000000 22010010 OverallOverall RecordRecord..............................................442-192-19 ond and one out in the seventh. After stranding that Bear runner, the sophomore stranded ****school**school recordrecord forfor winswins a Mercer runner at second base in the eighth inning and pitched a perfect ninth to seal the 22010010 ConferenceConference Record/FinishRecord/Finish ............................ win and earn his fi rst save of the year. Reliever Garrett Baker pitched a scoreless inning ..........................................................................................119-7/Second9-7/Second SStarterstarters RReturning/Losteturning/Lost..............................................55/4/4 of relief to run his record to 1-0 on the season. PPitchersitchers RReturning/Losteturning/Lost ............................................77/4/4 LLetterwinnersetterwinners Returning/LostReturning/Lost........................114/54/5 On Deck NNewcomersewcomers....................................................................................1155 The Flames will complete their nine-game, season-opening road swing, with a short SStadiumtadium trip to Blacksburg, Va., Wednesday for a contest with the Virginia Tech Hokies. First pitch HHomeome FFieldield ........................ WWorthingtonorthington StadiumStadium is scheduled for 3 p.m. at English Field. CCapacityapacity ..................................................................................11,000,000 FFieldield DDimensionsimensions .......... 332525 ((LF),LF), 337575 ((LC),LC), Next weekend, Liberty opens its 2011 home schedule, with a four-game series with .................................. 339090 ((CF),CF), 337575 ((RC),RC), 332525 ((RF)RF) the Binghamton Bearcats. The series opens Friday at Worthington Stadium. Game time is slated for 3 p.m. AAthleticsthletics CCommunicationsommunications IInfo.nfo. AAsst.sst. AADD - CCommunicationsommunications .......................................... ....................................................................................TToddodd WWetmoreetmore Following the Flames SSIDID OOfffi ccee PPhonehone ........................ ((434)434) 5582-229282-2292 All four games of the series between the Flames and Ospreys may be heard LIVE CCellell PPhonehone ............................................ ((434)434) 8841-897441-8974 EEmailmail AAddressddress.............. [email protected]@liberty.edu over the World Wide Web via a audio web broadcast at LibertyFlames.com. Saturday’s AAssoc.ssoc. DDirectorirector ..........................RRyanyan BBombergeromberger second game and Sunday’s contest will also be on WWMC 90.9 “The Light”. Nick Pierce CCellell PPhonehone .......................................... ((434)434) 2221-557621-5576 will handle the play-by-play and Doug Wallace color duties for each of the broadcasts. EEmailmail AAddressddress...... [email protected]@liberty.edu AAsst.sst. DDirectorirector ........................................ PPaulaul CCarmanyarmany Liberty’s Projected Starters CCellell PPhonehone ............................................ ((434)434) 2221-557521-5575 EEmailmail AAddressddress.......... [email protected]@liberty.edu No. Name Cl. Hgt. Wgt. BAvg. Other Stats AAsst.sst. DDirectorirector ....................................................EEricric BBrownrown 20 Casey Rasmus (C) Jr. 6-3 180 .267 2 Runs, 1 2B, 2 SBs CCellell PPhonehone ............................................ ((434)434) 2221-881721-8817 EEmailmail AAddressddress................ [email protected]@liberty.edu 24 Justin Sizemore (1B) So. 6-2 230 .154 1 2B AAsst.sst. DDirectorirector ..................................JJenniferennifer SheltonShelton 16 Zack Haley (2B) Jr. 5-9 165 .333 1 Run, 1 RBI, 1 2B CCellell PPhonehone ............................................ ((828)828) 6638-387638-3876 EEmailmail [email protected]@liberty.edu 1 Matt Williams (SS) Jr. 6-0 170 .533 2 Runs, 3 RBIs, 1 2B, 1 3B GGrad.rad. AAsst.sst. ............................................................ TTimim HHartinartin 5 Tyler Bream (3B) Jr. 6-3 205 .357 3 Runs, 3 RBIs, 1 HR CCellell PPhonehone .............................................. ((207)267-4995207)267-4995 EEmailmail [email protected]@liberty.edu 14 Doug Bream (LF) Sr. 6-3 215 .278 1 Run, 2 RBIs, 2 2Bs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Joshua Thompson (CF) Jr. 5-11 170 .125 1 Run, 1 RBI, 1 2B, 1 SB BBaseballaseball ContactContact ....................RRyanyan BBombergeromberger 7 Michael Robertson (RF) Jr. 6-2 215 .250 2 Runs, 2 RBIs AAth.th. CComm.omm. FFaxax............................ ((434)434) 5582-207682-2076 WWebsiteebsite ............................................LLibertyFlames.comibertyFlames.com 15 Ian Parmley (DH) Jr. 6-0 175 .308 1 Run, 1 SB Liberty University Head Coach Jim Toman 2011 Baseball Record at Liberty: 111-69-1 (Three Years) Schedule Career Record: Same After leading his team to a school-record 42 victories in 2010, Jim Toman enters his fourth year Record: 1-3 Big South: 0-0 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