2017 Liberty Softball Game Notes @libertyflames @libertySB LIBERTY SOFTBALL SB Contact: Joe Carmany - [email protected]; Cell Phone - (434) 534-4325 2019 Liberty Softball Classic Liberty Lady Flames Robert Morris Cololnials 2019 Record ....................................... 8-6 (0-0 ASUN) March 1 - 7 p.m. Coach ............................. Dot Richardson (UCLA, ‘83) 2019 Record ..........................................2-6 (0-0 NEC) Record at school (Yr.) ............................ 174-148 (6th) Coach ....................... Jexx Varner (Robert Morris, ‘07) Lberty 2019 Softball Overall Record....................................................Same Record at school (Yr.) .....................................2-6 (1st) Schedule Series History ....................... Robert Morris leads, 2-0 Feb. 8 vs. BYU@ W, 13-3 Quinnipiac Bobcats Last Meeting ...................... RMU 5, LU 4 (8) (2/15/02) Feb. 8 vs. Notre Dame@ L, 1-4 Feb. 28 - 3 p.m. Feb. 9 vs. Duke@ L, 1-3 2019 Record .......................................2-3 (0-0 MAAC) Feb. 10 vs. No. 18 Baylor@ L, 1-6 Sacred Heart Pioneers Coach .................................. Hillary Barrow (UCF, ‘10) Feb. 10 vs. No. 2 Washington@ L, 0-6 March 2 - 3 p.m. | March 3 - 2 p.m. Feb. 15 vs. Rutgers# W, 2-1 Record at school (Yr.) .....................................2-3 (1st) Feb. 15 at No. 19 Texas A&M# W, 4-2 Series History (Streak) .................... Liberty leads, 2-0 2019 Record ..........................................2-2 (0-0 NEC) Feb. 16 vs. McNeese State# L, 1-5 Last Meeting ...............................LU 4, QU 1 (3/20/15) Coach ......................................................Pam London Feb. 16 at No. 19 Texas A&M# L, 0-1 Record at school (Yr.) .....................................2-2 (1st) Feb. 17 vs. Rutgers# W, 5-3 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Series History ........................Sacred Heart leads, 1-0 Feb. 21 WRIGHT STATE$ W, 10-2 (5) Last Meeting .......................SHU 3, LU 2 (8) (3/12/16) Feb. 21 DELAWARE ST.$ W, 20-0 (5) March 1 - 5 p.m. Feb. 24 PRINCETON$ W, 12-0 (5) 2019 Record ..........................................6-9 (0-0 B1G) Feb. 24 BUCKNELL$ W, 1-0 Coach ............................... Kristen Butler (Florida, ‘06) Cleveland State Vikings Feb. 28 QUINNIPIAC& 3 p.m. Record at school (Yr.) .....................................6-9 (1st) March 2 - 5 p.m. Mar 1 RUTGERS& 5 p.m. Mar 1 ROBERT MORRIS& 7 p.m. Series History ....................Liberty leads, 4-1 (LU W4) 2019 Record ........................1-6 (0-0 Horizon League) Mar 2 SACRED HEART& 3 p.m. Last Meeting ....................... LU 5, Rutgers 3 (2/17/19) Coach ..........................Amy Kyler (Cleveland St., ‘97) Mar 2 CLEVELAND STATE& 4 p.m. Last Rutgers Win ................ Rutgers 1, LU 0 (3/16/01) Record at school (Yr.) .....................................1-6 (1st) Mar 3 SACRED HEART& 2 p.m. Series History ................................................Tied, 2-2 Mar 8 vs. San Diego State^ 2:30 p.m. Last Meeting ............................ LU 3, CSU 0 (2/13/15) Mar 8 at Long Beach State^ 5 p.m. Mar 9 vs. Boston Univ.^ 3:30 p.m. Liberty continues its nine-game homestand this weekend, hosting the Liberty Softball Classic. Mar 9 at UCLA^ 8:30 p.m. The Lady Flames will take on Quinnipiac (2-3) at 3 p.m. on Thursday to start the tournament, and Mar 10 vs. Ohio^ Noon Mar 13 PITTSBURGH 5 p.m. will also face Rutgers, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart and Cleveland State. Mar 15 at Kennesaw State* 3 p.m. Liberty has won each of its last 22 home games. Only Oklahoma (34) has a longer active home Mar 15 at Kennesaw State* 5 p.m. winning streak among NCAA Division I softball programs. Mar 16 at Kennesaw State* Noon Mar 19 TENNESSEE 5 p.m. The Lady Flames went 4-0 at the Liberty Softball Challenge, outscoring opponents 43-2 in the Mar 23 LIPSCOMB* 1 p.m. process. Liberty has scored 43 unanswered runs and has not allowed a run in the last 21 2/3 in- Mar 23 LIPSCOMB* 3 p.m. nings. The Lady Flames defeated Delaware State 20-0, last Thursday, and Julia DiMartino pitched Mar 24 LIPSCOMB* 1 p.m. the fourth perfect game in program history in a 12-0 win over Princeton on Sunday. Liberty’s top win Mar 27 at Duke 4 p.m. Mar 30 at FGCU* 2 p.m. so far this season came on Feb. 15, when the Lady Flames downed then No. 19 Texas A&M, 4-2. Mar 30 at FGCU* 4 p.m. Led by two-time Big South Coach of the Year Dot Richardson, the Lady Flames qualified for Mar 31 at FGCU* 1 p.m. their first NCAA Regional Final in 2018, winning a program-record 49 games. Apr 2 VIRGINIA 6 p.m. Apr 3 at James Madison 6 p.m. Liberty returns eight all-conference players from last year’s team, led by two-time Big South Apr 6 STETSON* 1 p.m. Pitcher of the Year Julia DiMartino, 2019 ASUN Preseason Player of the Year Autumn Bishop and Apr 6 STETSON* 3 p.m. Amber Bishop. All three were named to the NFCA All-Region team each of the last two years. Au- Apr 7 STETSON* 1 p.m. tumn Bishop was named to the 2019 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 50 Watch List. Apr 10 at North Carolina 6 p.m. Apr 13 at North Florida* 1 p.m. Julia DiMartino was named ASUN Pitcher of the Week each of the last two weeks. Last week, Apr 13 at North Florida* 3 p.m. she retired all 26 batters she faced, going 2-0 with 11 strikeouts in 8 2/3 innings pitched. She has Apr 14 at North Florida* 1 p.m. retired each of the last 28 batters she has seen. Apr 16 at Virginia 6 p.m. DiMartino, a two-time NFCA All-Region pitcher, is 4-3 with a 1.49 ERA, .133 opponents batting Apr 19 JACKSONVILLE* 4 p.m. Apr 19 JACKSONVILLE* 6 p.m. average and two saves. Freshman Braelyn Cooper has posted a 1.56 ERA in three appearances, Apr 20 JACKSONVILLE* 1 p.m. while Chase Cassady is 2-1 with a 2.47 ERA and .222 opponents’ batting average. Apr 23 RADFORD 6 p.m. Amber Bishop leads the Lady Flames with a .391 batting average, four home runs and 12 runs Apr 27 at North Alabama* 3 p.m. Apr 27 at North Alabama* 5 p.m. scored, while Alexis Erich bats .381 with three doubles. Madison Via (.375) has hit two doubles, two Apr 28 at North Alabama* 2 p.m. triples and two homers. Sarah Robertson (.368) is tied with Kara Canetto (.273) for the team lead May 4 LONGWOOD 6 p.m. with eight RBI. Denay Griffin hits .357, while Autumn Bishop (.343) is tied for third in the nation with May 8 Day 1% TBA three sacrifice flies. Jaclyn Amader rounds out Liberty’s .300 hitters, batting .310. May 9 Quarterfinals% TBA May 10 Semifinals% TBA May 11 Final% TBA 2019 Team Leaders @ - Puerto Vallarta Challenge # - Texas A&M Invitational $ - Liberty Softball Challenge Avg. Amber Bishop - .391 Wins Julia DiMartino - 4 & - Liberty Softball Classic ^ - UCLA/Long Beach Tounrament R Amber Bishop - 12 IP Julia DiMartino - 42.1 * - ASUN Conference Game 2B Alexis Erich/Sarah Robertson - 3 CG Julia DiMartino - 3 % - ASUN Softball Championship HR Amber Bishop - 4 ERA Julia DiMartino - 1.49 Bold indicates home games RBI Kara Canetto/Sarah Robertson - 8 SO Julia DiMartino - 33 SB Madison Via/Sarah Robertson - 2 OBA Julia DiMartino - .133 2017 NISC NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2019 Liberty Lady Flames Softball Quick Facts General Information Name of School ........... Liberty University City/Zip ................. Lynchburg, Va. 24515 Founded ..........................................1971 Enrollment ....................................15,000 Nickname............................ Lady Flames Mascot ............................................Eagle School Colors .............Red, White & Blue Affiliation .........................NCAA Division I Conference ....................................ASUN Founder ......................... Dr. Jerry Falwell President .............................Jerry Falwell Director of Athletics................Ian McCaw 2018 NCAA REGIONAL FINALIST Athletics Dept. Phone ..... (434) 582-2100 2019 Liberty Softball Roster Softball Information No. Name Pos. B/T Cl. Hgt. Hometown/High School (Previous) Head Coach.................... Dot Richardson 1 Sarah Robertson INF R/R Sr. 5-7 Panama City, Fla./J.R. Arnold 3 Kayla Harris C/INF R/R Jr. 5-11 Gold Run, Calif./Colfax (Northwest Florida State) Alma Mater ............................ UCLA (‘83) 4 Alexis Erich OF L/R So. 5-5 Manteca, Calif./East Union Record at School ........................174-148 5 Chase Cassady P R/R Sr. 5-7 Orlando, Fla./William R. Boone Career Record ................................Same 6 Addison Baele OF L/L Jr. 5-7 Washington, Ill./Washington Community (Lake Land) Asst. Coaches .Paige Cassady (FIU, ‘10) 8 Elizabeth Engler P R/R Jr. 5-11 Temecula, Calif./Great Oak .................. Kasey Fagan (Arkansas, ‘15) 9 Emily Sweat OF L/R R-So. 5-6 McDonough, Ga./Union Grove Volunteer Assistant ........... John Cassady 10 Kara Canetto OF L/R Fr. 5-4 Sylvania, Ga./Screven County Graduate Assistant ..............Alexia Taylor 11 Taylor Hoffman INF/OF L/R Jr. 5-7 Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield Area Certified Athletic Trainer ...... Maggie Carr 12 Emily Kirby P L/L So. 5-8 Greenville, N.C./D.H. Conley 13 Madison Via OF L/R So. 5-8 Roanoke, Va./Northside History 14 Deidra See INF R/R Sr. 5-9 Visalia, Calif./El Diamante All-Time Record (Div. I) .... ...... 721-765-1 15 Kaitlin McFarland C R/R Sr. 5-10 Sour Lake, Texas/Hardin-Jefferson App. in NCAA Tourn./last ..............3/2018 16 Brittany Lew INF R/R Fr. 5-5 Potomac, Md./Winston Churchill Last NCAA Postseason Opponents......... 19 Jasmeen Click OF L/R Sr. 5-5 Annapolis, Md./Eastlake ........ 2018/No. 24 Hofstra and No. 11 SC 20 Braelyn Cooper P L/L Fr. 5-9 Amherst, Va./Amherst Postseason Titles .............1/2017 (NISC) 21 Cassidy Young INF R/R So.