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 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 Scott Jackson.[3] The team colors are red, white and blue.[4]
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Founded | 1974 |
University | Liberty University |
Head coach | Scott Jackson (7th season) |
Conference | C-USA |
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, 2021, 2022 | |
Conference tournament champions | |
Big South: 2013 Atlantic Sun: 2019 | |
Regular season conference champions | |
Atlantic Sun: 2021 |
Year-by-year results
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 | ||||||||
Total: | 1,132–915 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Major League Baseball
As of the 2022 Major League Baseball season, 79 former Flames have been drafted by MLB teams.[17] Seven players have made it to the majors:[18] Sid Bream, Randy Tomlin, Doug Brady, Lee Guetterman, Josh Rupe, Ian Parmley, and most recently, Ryan Cordell. Additionally, Tony Beasley, a former infielder with the Flames, served as the interim manager of the Texas Rangers during the 2022 season.[19]
References
- "Liberty University Branding Guide" (PDF). Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- "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 June 7, 2022. 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.
- "LIBERTY – Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. 2009-05-23. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- "LIBERTY – Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- "Liberty – Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- "Liberty – Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- "LIBERTY – Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- "LIBERTY – Season Schedule". Liberty.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
- "LIBERTY – Season Schedule". Liberty.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
- "LIBERTY – Season Schedule". Liberty.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
- "ASUN Conference Cancels Intercollegiate Competitions for Remainder of Academic Year". 12 March 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- "Liberty University - Draft Pick History - the Baseball Cube".
- "Liberty University - Major Leaguers - the Baseball Cube".
- "Former Flames baseball player Tony Beasley named Texas Rangers' interim manager » Liberty News". 15 August 2022.