22009009 LLibertyiberty Games No. 27-29 - April 3-5, 2009 FFlameslames BaseballBaseball QQuickuick FFactsacts LIBERTY FLAMES GGeneraleneral IInformationnformation (19-7, 7-1 Big South) NNameame ooff SSchoolchool ...................... LLibertyiberty UUniversityniversity CCity/Zipity/Zip .................................. LLynchburg,ynchburg, Va.Va. 2245024502 FFoundedounded ....................................................................................11971971 at EEnrollmentnrollment ........................................................................ 111,3111,311 NNicknameickname.......................................................................... FFlameslames MMascotascot ........................................................................................EEagleagle VMI KEYDETS SSchoolchool ColorsColors ..........................RRed,ed, WWhitehite & BlueBlue (11-15, 5-3 Big South) AAfffi lliationiation ..................................................NNCAACAA DDivisionivision I CConferenceonference ............................................................ BBigig SSouthouth FFounderounder .................................................. DDr.r. JJerryerry FFalwellalwell CChancellorhancellor ..........................................JJerryerry FFalwell,alwell, Jr.Jr. VViceice CChancellorhancellor ..................DDr.r. RRonaldonald GGodwinodwin DDirectorirector ooff AAthleticsthletics................................ JJeffeff BBarberarber Lexington, Va. - Gray/Minor Stadium AAthleticsthletics DDept.ept. PPhonehone .......... ((434)434) 5582-210082-2100 BBaseballaseball IInformationnformation HHeadead CCoachoach........................................................JJimim TTomanoman The Games AAlmalma MMaterater .......................... NN.C..C. SStatetate ((‘85,‘85, ‘‘95)95) The Liberty Flames (19-7, 7-1 Big South) travel to Lexington, Va., for a Big South RRecordecord aatt SSchoolchool ...... 555-32-1/Second5-32-1/Second YYearear Conference three-game series against the VMI Keydets (11-15,5-3), April 3-5 at Gray/ CCareerareer RRecordecord ................................................................SSameame AAssistantssistant CCoachesoaches ...................................................................... Minor Stadium. The series gets underway Friday night at 6 p.m., followed by the middle .................... NNickick SSchnabelchnabel (East(East Carolina,Carolina, ‘00)‘00) game of the set, Saturday at 4 p.m. The series concludes on Sunday, with fi rst pitch ............................................ GGarrettarrett QQuinnuinn ((MaineMaine , ‘‘98)98) scheduled for 1 p.m. ................................................................................ JJeremiaheremiah BolesBoles DDirectorirector ooff BBaseballaseball OperationsOperations.............................. ..................................................BBillyilly DDanielsaniels (Liberty,(Liberty, ‘06)‘06) What to Watch AAssociatessociate AthleticAthletic TTrainerrainer ................................................ Liberty enters the weekend a top the Big South standings, having won six consecu- ............................................................................ SScottcott LLawrensonawrenson tive conference games. Jim Toman’s squad has won 9 of its last 11 games and 16 of HHistoryistory their last 20 contests. FFirstirst SSeasoneason ooff BBaseballaseball....................................11974974 AAll-Timell-Time RRecordecord ........................ 9965-763-865-763-8 (.560)(.560) The Flames have hit .317 in conference play, lead by Big South Player of the Week NNCAACAA TTournamentournament AppearancesAppearances ......................3 Tyler Bream. The freshman third baseman is batting .500 with 21 RBIs over his fi rst LLastast NNCAACAA AAppearanceppearance ......................................22000000 eight conference games. Cousin Doug Bream is hitting .485 in conference and enters 22008008 OverallOverall RecordRecord........................................335-26-15-26-1 22008008 ConferenceConference Record/FinishRecord/Finish ............................ the weekend as the Big South’s leading hitter with a .447 average. ..........................................................................................114-7/Second4-7/Second Left-hander Steven Evans will take the hill on Friday, having pitched complete games SStarterstarters RReturning/Losteturning/Lost..............................................33/6/6 in his last two outings. The sophomore leads the Big South with a 1.69 ERA on the year. PPitchersitchers RReturning/Losteturning/Lost ............................................88/6/6 LLetterwinnersetterwinners Returning/LostReturning/Lost........................ 111/91/9 VMI starts the weekend having lost their last two contests, a midweek contest to NNewcomersewcomers....................................................................................1199 VCU and last Sunday at Charleston Southern. As a team, the Keydets are hitting .297 as team entering the weekend. Second SStadiumtadium HHomeome FFieldield ........................ WWorthingtonorthington StadiumStadium baseman A.J. Yoder paces VMI at the plate with a .351 batting average. The leadoff CCapacityapacity ..................................................................................11,000,000 hitter has also stolen eight bases. First baseman Jordan Ballard leads the Keydets with FFieldield DDimensionsimensions .......... 332525 ((LF),LF), 337575 ((LC),LC), 25 RBIs and fi ve home runs. The fi rst baseman is tied for second among VMI’s hitters .................................. 339090 ((CF),CF), 337575 ((RC),RC), 332525 ((RF)RF) with Sam Roberts, with a .344 average. AAthleticsthletics CCommunicationsommunications IInfo.nfo. Travis Smink has been a workhorse for the Keydet mound staff, posting a 2.83 ERA AAsst.sst. AADD - CCommunicationsommunications .......................................... in a Big South leading 41 1/3 innings. The left-hander enters Friday’s scheduled start ....................................................................................TToddodd WWetmoreetmore SSIDID OOfffi ccee PPhonehone ........................ ((434)434) 5582-229282-2292 with a 3-2 record. CCellell PPhonehone ............................................ ((434)434) 8841-897441-8974 EEmailmail AAddressddress.............. [email protected]@liberty.edu AAssoc.ssoc. DDirectorirector ..........................RRyanyan BBombergeromberger CCellell PPhonehone .......................................... ((434)434) 2221-557621-5576 Liberty’s Projected Starters EEmailmail AAddressddress...... [email protected]@liberty.edu AAsst.sst. DDirectorirector ......................................VVincentincent BBriedisriedis No. Name Cl. Hgt. Wgt. BAvg. Other Stats CCellell PPhonehone ............................................ ((434)434) 8841-083941-0839 29 Errol Hollinger (C) Sr. 6-4 210 .355 23 Runs, 18 RBIs, 5 2Bs, 7 HRs EEmailmail [email protected]@liberty.edu AAsst.sst. DDirectorirector ........................................ PPaulaul CCarmanyarmany 10 Trey Wimmer (1B) Fr. 6-2 215 .368 16 Runs, 20 RBIs, 3 2Bs, 4 HRs CCellell PPhonehone ............................................ ((434)434) 2221-557521-5575 20 Kizuku Scott (2B) Fr. 5-11 205 .286 11 Runs, 1 RBI, 1 2B, 1 HR EEmailmail AAddressddress.......... [email protected]@liberty.edu GGrad.rad. AAssistantssistant ............................JJenniferennifer SheltonShelton 1 Matt Williams (SS) Fr. 6-0 160 .269 30 Runs, 10 RBIs, 3 2Bs, 10SBs CCellell PPhonehone ............................................ ((828)828) 6638-387638-3876 5 Tyler Bream (3B) Fr. 6-3 205 .369 23 Runs, 36 RBIs, 13 2Bs, 3 HRs EEmailmail [email protected]@liberty.edu 9 Jeff Jefferson (LF) So. 6-1 210 .357 23 Runs, 15 RBIs, 5 2Bs, 4 HRs 6 Curran Redal (CF) Jr. 5-10 170 .394 27 Runs, 27 RBIs, 5 2Bs, 4 HRs BBaseballaseball ContactContact ....................RRyanyan BBombergeromberger AAth.th. CComm.omm. FFaxax............................ ((434)434) 5582-207682-2076 14 Doug Bream (RF) So. 6-3 210 .447 20 Runs, 26 RBIs, 10 2Bs, 5 HRs WWebsiteebsite ............................................LLibertyFlames.comibertyFlames.com 18 Justin Richardson (DH) Fr. 5-10 205 .240 2 Runs, 4 RBIs, 3 2Bs, 1 HR Liberty University 2009 Baseball Head Coach Jim Toman Schedule Record: 19-7 Record at Liberty: 55-33-1 (Second Year) Big South: 7-1 Career Record: Same Feb. 20 vs. No. 6/12 Ole Miss # L/6-5 After a solid campaign in his fi rst year as Liberty’s head coach, Jim Toman enters his Feb. 21 at South Alabama # W/5-2 second season at the helm of the program. Feb. 21 at South Alabama # W/4-3 (10) Feb. 22 vs. Mercer # W/3-2 Last season, the Flames fashioned a 13-3-1 record in the month of May to fi nish the Feb. 24 at James Madison L/11-2 season with a 35-26-1 mark, making Toman the winningest fi rst-year coach in the pro- Feb. 25 at North Carolina L/9-5 gram’s 35-year history. Toman guided the Flames to their third straight Big South Cham- Mar. 6 Temple W/12-2 pionship title game appearance, claiming the conference’s runner-up position in 2008. Mar. 7 Temple-Gm. 1 W/18-9 Liberty’s May record was the best ever by a Flames team, as Liberty won 30 or more Mar. 7 Temple-Gm. 2 W/11-1 games in a season for the fourth consecutive year for the fi rst time in program history. Mar. 8 Temple W/15-11 Mar. 10 Duke W/6-3 In addition, the Liberty