Liberty Flames baseball
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 the Atlantic Sun Conference, 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 Scott Jackson.[3] The team colors are red, white and blue.[4]
Liberty Flames baseball | |
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2021 Liberty Flames baseball team | |
Founded | 1974 |
University | Liberty University |
Head coach | Scott Jackson (5th season) |
Conference | ASUN |
Location | Lynchburg, Virginia |
Home stadium | Liberty Baseball Stadium (Capacity: 2,500) |
Nickname | Flames |
Colors | Blue, White, and Red[1] |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1993, 1998, 2000, 2013, 2014, 2019 | |
Conference tournament champions | |
Big South: 2013 Atlantic Sun: 2019 |
Year-by-year results
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Records unavailable (1974–2005) | |||||||||
Big South Conference (2006–2018) | |||||||||
2006[5] | Matt Royer | 39–21 | 13–11 | ||||||
2007[6] | Matt Royer | 36–25 | 14–7 | ||||||
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 | ||||||
2014[13] | Jim Toman | 41–18 | 23–3 | ||||||
2015[14] | Jim Toman | 33–23 | 16–8 | ||||||
2016[15] | Jim Toman | 31–28 | 12–12 | ||||||
2017 | Scott Jackson | 32–23 | 16–8 | 2nd | |||||
2018 | Scott Jackson | 32–26 | 17–10 | 3rd | |||||
Big South: | |||||||||
Atlantic Sun Conference (2019–present) | |||||||||
2019 | Scott Jackson | 40–19 | 15–9 | ||||||
Total: | |||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Major League Baseball
Liberty has had 64 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[16]
Flames in the Major League Baseball Draft | |||
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Year | Player | Round | Team |
1976 | Jeff Mincey | 20 | Pirates |
1976 | Clayton Elliott | 9 | Braves |
1981 | Lee Guetterman | 4 | Mariners |
1981 | Sid Bream | 2 | Dodgers |
1982 | Doug Smith | 29 | Twins |
1982 | Renard Brown | 3 | Mariners |
1987 | Clinton Horsley | 29 | Cardinals |
1988 | Randy Tomlin | 18 | Pirates |
1989 | James Mason | 50 | Angels |
1989 | Douglas Reynolds | 33 | Orioles |
1989 | Tony Beasley | 19 | Orioles |
1990 | Frank Speek | 35 | Cardinals |
1990 | Todd Samples | 10 | Expos |
1991 | Doug Brady | 12 | White Sox |
1993 | Rich Humphrey | 57 | Astros |
1994 | Terry Weaver | 23 | Reds |
1995 | Terry Weaver | 21 | Giants |
1996 | Daniel Hodges | 41 | Cubs |
1997 | David Benham | 41 | Mets |
1998 | Jason Benham | 37 | Orioles |
1998 | Benji Miller | 21 | Giants |
1998 | Tim Harrell | 20 | Dodgers |
1998 | Steve Wright | 17 | Mariners |
1998 | David Benham | 12 | Red Sox |
2000 | Daniel Valentin | 31 | Athletics |
2000 | Brian Adams | 8 | Red Sox |
2001 | Josh Brey | 4 | Cardinals |
2002 | Steve Baker | 29 | Padres |
2002 | Jon Schneider | 15 | Pirates |
2002 | Matt Hagen | 12 | Mariners |
2002 | Keith Butler | 10 | Cubs |
2002 | Joey Monahan | 7 | Cubs |
2003 | Erich Cloninger | 35 | Red Sox |
2003 | Larry York | 14 | Expos |
2004 | Jason Jones | 4 | Yankees |
2005 | David Bechtold | 28 | Rockies |
2006 | Mike Solbach | 48 | Diamondbacks |
2007 | Garrett Young | 46 | Red Sox |
2007 | Mike Solbach | 19 | Diamondbacks |
2008 | David Stokes | 28 | Tigers |
2008 | Ryan Page | 20 | Blue Jays |
2009 | Andrew Wilson | 36 | Braves |
2010 | Shawn Teufel | 25 | Tigers |
2011 | Tyler Bream | 42 | Diamondbacks |
2011 | Keegan Linza | 38 | White Sox |
2011 | Casey Rasmus | 36 | Cardinals |
2011 | Blake Forslund | 17 | Red Sox |
2011 | Matt Williams | 15 | Cardinals |
2011 | Steven Evans | 13 | Twins |
2011 | Garrett Baker | 11 | Angels |
2012 | Blake Forslund | 15 | Diamondbacks |
2012 | John Niggli | 9 | Rangers |
2012 | Ian Parmley | 7 | Blue Jays |
2013 | Dan Grauer | 38 | Reds |
2013 | Josh Richardson | 26 | Padres |
2013 | Trey Wimmer | 23 | White Sox |
2013 | Ryan Cordell | 11 | Rangers |
2014 | Adam Parks | 33 | Rangers |
2014 | Alex Close | 27 | Royals |
2014 | Ashton Perritt | 17 | Braves |
2014 | Ryan Seiz | 17 | Angels |
2015 | Alex Close | 26 | Royals |
2015 | Ashton Perritt | 24 | Rangers |
2015 | Jared Lyons | 9 | Athletics |
References
- "Web Content Team | Web Policy | Liberty University". Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- "Liberty Flames". D1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
- Robertson, Mark D. (July 18, 2016). "Flames introduce Jackson as head baseball coach". The News & Advance. Archived from the original on February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- "Web Content Team | Web Policy | Liberty University". Liberty.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- "Liberty – Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. 2006-10-19. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- "LIBERTY – Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. 2007-05-26. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- "LIBERTY – Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. 2008-05-25. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
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- "LIBERTY – Season Schedule". Liberty.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
- "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Liberty University (Lynchburg, VA)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-06-13.