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The Liberty Flames baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States.[2] The team is a member of Conference USA, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Liberty's first baseball team was fielded in 1974. The team plays its home games at Liberty Baseball Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia. The Flames are coached by Bradley LeCroy.[3] The team colors are red, white and blue.[4]
Liberty Flames baseball | |
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2024 Liberty Flames baseball team | |
Founded | 1974 |
University | Liberty University |
Head coach | Bradley LeCroy (1st season) |
Conference | C-USA |
Location | Lynchburg, Virginia |
Home stadium | Liberty Baseball Stadium (Capacity: 2,500) |
Nickname | Flames |
Colors | Red, white, and blue[1] |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1993, 1998, 2000, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2022 | |
Conference tournament champions | |
Big South: 2013 Atlantic Sun: 2019 | |
Regular season conference champions | |
Atlantic Sun: 2021 |
Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
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1993 | 0–2 | .000 | Atlantic Regional |
1998 | 0–2 | .000 | Atlantic II Regional |
2000 | 1–2 | .333 | Columbia Regional |
2013 | 2–2 | .500 | Columbia Regional |
2014 | 0–2 | .000 | Charlottesville Regional |
2019 | 1–2 | .333 | Chapel Hill Regional |
2021 | 2–2 | .500 | Knoxville Regional |
2022 | 0–2 | .000 | Gainesville Regional |
TOTALS |
6–16 | .273 |
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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NAIA Independent (1974–1983) | |||||||||
D1 Independent (1984–1991) | |||||||||
1984 | Al Worthington | 23-19 | |||||||
1985 | Al Worthington | 25-17 | |||||||
1986 | Al Worthington | 26-14 | |||||||
Al Worthington: | 343-189-1 | ||||||||
1987 | Bobby Richardson | 12-26 | |||||||
1988 | Bobby Richardson | 18-32 | |||||||
1989 | Bobby Richardson | 25-24 | |||||||
1990 | Bobby Richardson | 23-24-1 | |||||||
Bobby Richardson: | 78-106-1 | ||||||||
1991 | Johnny Hunton | 32-14-1 | |||||||
Big South Conference (1992–2018) | |||||||||
1992 | Johnny Hunton | 20-27-1 | 5-11-1 | ||||||
1993 | Johnny Hunton | 23-25 | 10-11 | NCAA Regional | |||||
1994 | Johnny Hunton | 21-30-1 | 9-18 | ||||||
1995 | Johnny Hunton | 33-20 | 15-9 | ||||||
1996 | Johnny Hunton | 21-27 | 8-13 | ||||||
1997 | Johnny Hunton | 25-32 | 11-10 | ||||||
Johnny Hunton: | 175-175-3 | 58-72 | |||||||
1998 | Dave Pastors | 32-29 | 13-5 | NCAA Regional | |||||
1999 | Dave Pastors | 26-28 | 7-8 | ||||||
2000 | Dave Pastors | 36-23 | 14-5 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2001 | Dave Pastors | 35-21 | 13-7 | ||||||
2002 | Dave Pastors | 33-24-2 | 11-9 | ||||||
Dave Pastors: | 162-125-2 | 58-34 | |||||||
2003 | Matt Royer | 17-37 | 7-12 | ||||||
2004 | Matt Royer | 25-30 | 9-15 | ||||||
2005 | Matt Royer | 36-19 | 14-10 | ||||||
2006[5] | Matt Royer | 39–21 | 13–11 | ||||||
2007[6] | Matt Royer | 36–25 | 14–7 | ||||||
Matt Royer: | 153-132 | 57-55 | |||||||
2008[7] | Jim Toman | 35–26–1 | 14–7 | ||||||
2009[8] | Jim Toman | 33–21 | 17–9 | ||||||
2010[9] | Jim Toman | 42–19 | 19–8 | ||||||
2011[10] | Jim Toman | 35–24 | 18–9 | ||||||
2012[11] | Jim Toman | 41–19 | 14–10 | ||||||
2013[12] | Jim Toman | 36–29 | 13–10 | NCAA Regional | |||||
2014[13] | Jim Toman | 41–18 | 23–3 | 1st (North) | NCAA Regional | ||||
2015[14] | Jim Toman | 33–23 | 16–8 | ||||||
2016[15] | Jim Toman | 31–28 | 12–12 | ||||||
Jim Toman: | 329-205-1 | 100-76 | |||||||
2017 | Scott Jackson | 32–23 | 16–8 | 2nd | |||||
2018 | Scott Jackson | 32–26 | 17–10 | 3rd | |||||
Big South: | 830-672-6 | 306-255 | |||||||
ASUN Conference (2019–2023) | |||||||||
2019 | Scott Jackson | 40–19 | 15–9 | NCAA Regional | |||||
2020 | Scott Jackson | 10–7 | Season canceled on March 12 due to COVID-19[16] | ||||||
2021 | Scott Jackson | 41–16 | 19–2 | 1st (North) | NCAA Regional | ||||
2022 | Scott Jackson | 37–23 | 19–12 | 1st (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
2023 | Scott Jackson | 27–31 | 16–14 | 6th | |||||
ASUN: | 155–68 | 69–37 | |||||||
Conference USA (2024–present) | |||||||||
2024 | Scott Jackson | 24-34 | 11-13 | 5th | |||||
Scott Jackson: | 246–181 | 80-49 | |||||||
2025 | Bradley LeCroy | ||||||||
Total: | 1,156–949 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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As of the 2022 Major League Baseball season, 79 former Flames have been drafted by MLB teams.[17] Nine players have made it to the majors:[18] Sid Bream, Randy Tomlin, Doug Brady, Lee Guetterman, Josh Rupe, Ian Parmley, Ryan Cordell, Fraser Ellard, and Will Wagner. Additionally, Tony Beasley, a former infielder with the Flames, served as the interim manager of the Texas Rangers during the 2022 season.[19]
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