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Liberty Flames baseball

For information on all Liberty University sports, see Liberty Flames.

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
2024 Liberty Flames baseball team
Founded1974 (1974)
UniversityLiberty University
Head coachBradley LeCroy (1st season)
ConferenceC-USA
LocationLynchburg, Virginia
Home stadiumLiberty Baseball Stadium
(Capacity: 2,500)
NicknameFlames
ColorsRed, 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

Liberty in the NCAA Tournament

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Year Record Pct Notes
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

Year-by-year results

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Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
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  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Major League Baseball

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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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Brand Colors" (PDF). Liberty University Branding Guide. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Liberty Flames". D1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  3. ^ "Liberty Hires LeCroy as Flames New Head Baseball Coach" (Press release). Liberty Flames. July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Web Content Team | Web Policy | Liberty University". Liberty.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  5. ^ "Liberty – Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. 2006-10-19. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  6. ^ "LIBERTY – Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. 2007-05-26. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  7. ^ "LIBERTY – Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. 2008-05-25. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  8. ^ "LIBERTY – Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. 2009-05-23. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  9. ^ "LIBERTY – Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  10. ^ "Liberty – Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  11. ^ "Liberty – Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  12. ^ "LIBERTY – Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  13. ^ "LIBERTY – Season Schedule". Liberty.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  14. ^ "LIBERTY – Season Schedule". Liberty.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  15. ^ "LIBERTY – Season Schedule". Liberty.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  16. ^ "ASUN Conference Cancels Intercollegiate Competitions for Remainder of Academic Year". 12 March 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  17. ^ "Liberty University - Draft Pick History - the Baseball Cube".
  18. ^ "Liberty University - Major Leaguers - the Baseball Cube".
  19. ^ "Former Flames baseball player Tony Beasley named Texas Rangers' interim manager » Liberty News". 15 August 2022.
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