2010 Liberty
Flames Baseball
Quick Facts
Game 36-37 - April 20-21, 2010
DUKE BLUE DEVILS
(21-16, 6-12 ACC)
Tuesday, April 20
General Information
Name of School ........... Liberty University
City/Zip ................. Lynchburg, Va. 24502
Founded ..........................................
..........................................1971
1971
Enrollment .................................... 11,982
Nickname.....................................
Nickname
..................................... Flames
Mascot ............................................
............................................Eagle
Eagle
School Colors .............
.............Red,
Red, White & Blue
Affiliation .........................
.........................NCAA
NCAA Division I
Conference .............................. Big South
Founder ......................... Dr. Jerry Falwell
Chancellor ..................... Jerry Falwell, Jr.
Director of Athletics................
Athletics................ Jeff Barber
Athletics Dept. Phone ..... (434) 582-2100
Baseball Information
Head Coach............................
Coach............................Jim
Jim Toman
Alma Mater ............. N.C. State (‘85, ‘95)
Record at School .... 93-57-1/Three Years
Career Record ................................
................................Same
Same
Assistant Coaches ...................................
...................... Garrett Quinn (Maine , ‘98)
................ Jason Murray ((Ball State, ‘98)
......................Adam
......................
Adam Ward (Clemson, ‘08)
Director of Baseball Operations...............
Operations...............
.........................Billy
.........................
Billy Daniels (Liberty, ‘06)
Associate Athletic Trainer ........................
...................................... Scott Lawrenson
History
First Season of Baseball..................
Baseball.................. 1974
All-Time Record ......... 1,005-783-7 (.562)
NCAA Tournament Appearances ........... 3
Last NCAA Appearance ................... 2000
2009 Overall Record.......................
Record.......................33-21
33-21
2009 Conference Record/Finish ..............
.................................................17-9/Third
.................................................
17-9/Third
Starters Returning/Lost
Returning/Lost.......................
....................... 7/1
Pitchers Returning/Lost ...................... 6/4
Letterwinners Returning/Lost............
Returning/Lost............ 14/7
Newcomers..........................................
Newcomers
.......................................... 13
Stadium
Home Field ............ Worthington Stadium
Capacity .........................................
.........................................1,000
1,000
Field Dimensions ..... 325 (LF), 370 (LC),
................. 390 (CF), 370 (RC), 325 (RF)
Athletics Communications Info.
Asst. AD - Communications .....................
..........................................Todd
..........................................
Todd Wetmore
SID Office Phone ............ (434) 582-2292
Cell Phone ...................... (434) 841-8974
Email Address.......
Address....... [email protected]
Assoc. Director .............
.............Ryan
Ryan Bomberger
Cell Phone ..................... (434) 221-5576
Email Address...
Address... [email protected]
Asst. Director .................... Paul Carmany
Cell Phone ...................... (434) 221-5575
Email Address.....
Address..... [email protected]
Asst. Director ..........................
..........................Eric
Eric Brown
Cell Phone ...................... (434) 221-8817
Email Address........
Address........ [email protected]
Grad. Assistant .............. Jennifer Shelton
Cell Phone ...................... (828) 638-3876
Email Address......
[email protected]
[email protected]
Baseball Contact ..........
..........Ryan
Ryan Bomberger
Ath. Comm. Fax
Fax..............
.............. (434) 582-2076
Website......................
......................LibertyFlames.com
LibertyFlames.com
JAMES MADISON DUKES
(20-16, 11-4 CAA)
Wednesday, April 21
at
LIBERTY FLAMES
(25-10, 9-3 Big South)
Worthington Stadium - Lynchburg, Va.
The Games
Coming off a three-game sweep of No. 26 VMI, the Liberty Flames (25-10, 9-3 Big
South) complete a six-game homestand, with two non-conference games, Tuesday and
Wednesday. Tuesday, the Flames will host the Duke Blue Devils (21-16, 6-12 ACC)
at Worthington Stadium for a night contest, starting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Liberty will
square off with James Madison at Worthington Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 3
p.m.
Last Time Out
All nine Flames in the starting line-up had at least one hit, as Liberty completed a
three-game sweep of No. 26 VMI, 13-8, Sunday afternoon at Worthington Stadium.
Outfielder Curran Redal had four hits and scored twice, while designated hitter Justin
Richardson had three hits, scoring twice and driving in a run.
Liberty left-hander Steven Evans allowed three runs over 6 1/3 innings to run his record to 5-1 on the season. He struck out a season-high seven batters in the contest.
On Deck
Liberty will make its first-ever visit to Clinton, S.C., to face the Presbyterian Blue Hose
in a three-game Big South Conference series, Friday-Sunday. The series gets underway,
Friday at 3 p.m.
Flames on the Air
Tuesday’s game between Duke and Liberty will be video streamed LIVE. The feed
will be available for a nominal fee on the Big South Network. Nick Pierce will handle playby-play duties and former Flames pitcher Doug Wallace will provide commentary for all
three games. The broadcast will also be available on the World Wide Web at both LibertyFlames.com and BigSouthSports.com.
Wednesday’s game between James Madison and Liberty may be heard LIVE on
WWMC 90.9 FM. The broadcast will also be available on the World Wide web at both LibertyFlames.com and thelightonline.com, with Pierce and Wallace handling the broadcast
duties.
No.
23
10
19
1
5
14
6
7
9
Name
Nathan Thompson (C)
Trey Wimmer (1B)
P.J. Jimenez (2B)
Matt Williams (SS)
Tyler Bream (3B)
Doug Bream (LF)
Curran Redal (CF)
Michael Robertson (RF)
Jeff Jefferson (DH)
Liberty’s Projected Starters
Cl. Hgt. Wgt. BAvg. Other Stats
Sr. 6-3 215 .311 30 Runs, 28 RBIs, 10 2Bs, 5 HRs
So. 6-2 215 .257 11 Runs, 25 RBIs, 10 2Bs, 2 HRs
Sr. 6-0 170 .371 35 Runs, 26 RBIs, 6 2Bs, 2 3Bs, 2 HRs
So. 6-0 165 .383 31 Runs, 17 RBIs, 13 2Bs, 2 3Bs, 1 HR
So. 6-3 205 .344 31 Runs, 36 RBIs, 13 2Bs, 1 3B, 3 HRs
Jr.
6-3 210 .338 16 Runs, 16 RBIs, 1 2B, 1 HR
Sr. 5-9 170 .400 33 Runs, 27 RBIs, 10 2Bs, 2 HRs
So. 6-2 200 .363 29 Runs, 25 RBIs, 10 2Bs, 3 3Bs, 2 HRs
Jr.
6-1 215 .278 14 Runs, 8 RBIs, 5 2Bs, 2 HRs
Liberty University
2010 Baseball
Schedule
Record: 25-10
Big South: 9-3
Feb 19
Feb 20
Feb 21
Feb 26
Feb 27
Feb 28
Mar 5
Mar 6
Mar 7
Mar 9
Mar 12
Mar 13
Mar 14
Mar 16
Mar 17
Mar 19
Mar 20
Mar 21
Mar 24
Mar 26
Mar 27
Mar 27
Mar 30
March 31
Apr 2
Apr 3
Apr. 3
Apr 6
Apr 9
Apr 10
Apr 11
Apr 13
Apr 16
Apr 17
Apr 18
Apr 20
Apr 21
Apr 23
Apr 24
Apr 25
Apr 27
Apr 30
May 1
May 2
May 4
May 5
May 7
May 8
May 9
May 14
May 15
May 16
May 18
May 20
May 21
May 22
May 25-29
at Kennesaw State
W/10-4
at Kennesaw State
W/11-2
at Kennesaw State
W/10-4
vs. Morehead State ^
W/5-2
vs. Lehigh ^
W/6-3
at UNC Wilmington ^
W/12-2
Delaware State
W/8-1
Delaware State
W/16-0
Delaware State
W/10-1
Old Dominion
L/3-5
St. John’s
W/9-1
St. John’s
W/14-9
St. John’s
L/6-7 (11 inn.)
at James Madison
L/2-13
at Duke
L/2-3 (11 inn.)
Manhattan
W/8-4
Manhattan L/13-14 (10 inn.)
Manhattan
W/8-6
at Virginia Tech
L/0-10
at UNC Asheville *
L/4-5
at UNC Asheville *
L/1-2
at UNC Asheville *
W/7-3
George Mason
W/9-7
at VCU
W/7-4
High Point *
W/6-4
High Point *
W/14-8
High Point *
L/4-5
at Old Dominion
W/12-9
at Radford *
W/10-2
at Radford *
W/3-1
at Radford *
W /7-6
Elon
L/5-4
VMI *
W/12-9
VMI *
W/9-6
VMI *
W/13-8
Duke
6 p.m.
James Madison
3 p.m.
at Presbyterian *
3 p.m.
at Presbyterian *
2 p.m.
at Presbyterian *
1 p.m.
at Elon
7 p.m.
Gardner-Webb *
7 p.m.
Gardner-Webb *
4 p.m.
Gardner-Webb *
1 p.m.
at George Mason
3 p.m.
Maryland
3 p.m.
at Charleston Southern * 2 p.m.
at Charleston Southern * 3 p.m.
at Charleston Southern * 2 p.m.
Coastal Carolina *
7 p.m.
Coastal Carolina *
7 p.m.
Coastal Carolina *
1 p.m.
VCU
7 p.m.
at Winthrop *
6 p.m.
at Winthrop *
6 p.m.
at Winthrop *
2 p.m.
at Big South Baseball
Championship - Rock Hill, S.C.
June 4-7 at NCAA Regionals
Home Games in Bold
^- Hughes Bros. Challenge - Wilmington, N.C.
* - Big South Game
(DH) - Doubleheader
All Times Eastern Standard Time
Head Coach Jim Toman
Record at Liberty: 93-57-1 (Three Years)
Career Record: Same
After leading the Flames to the best record of any Liberty head coach during his first two years,
68-47-1, Jim Toman is in his third year at the helm of the Flames.
Last season, Liberty recorded a 33-21 overall record, while posting a 17-9 mark in Big South
Conference play, the most victories by the school since joining the conference in 1992. While recording 30 or more wins in each of Toman’s seasons in Lynchburg, Liberty reached the plateau for
the fifth consecutive season for the first time in the program’s 36-year history in 2009.
Liberty set a new fielding standard in 2009, committing the fewest errors, 53 and finishing the
year with the highest fielding percentage, .974, in team history. The 2009 team’s fielding percentage
ranked 16th in the country. From that infield, third baseman Tyler Bream was named a Freshman
All-American by the Collegiate Baseball News.
Pitcher Andrew Wilson became the third player during Toman’s time at Liberty to be taken in the
MLB draft (Atlanta Braves), while catcher Errol Hollinger later signed a free agent contract (Arizona
Diamondbacks).
In 2008, the Flames fashioned a 13-3-1 record in the month of May to finish the Toman’s first
season at Liberty with a 35-26-1 mark. The record made Toman the winningest first-year coach in
the program’s 36-year history. He guided the Flames to their third straight Big South Championship
title game appearance, claiming the conference’s runner-up position in 2008. Liberty’s May record
was the best ever by Flames team.
In addition, the Liberty pitching staff set a new season strikeout record, fanning 508 opposing
batters during the year. The Flames’ strikeout total led the Big South Conference and their 8.2
strikeouts per nine innings ranked 22nd nationally at season’s end. Two pitchers from the staff, Ryan
Page and David Stokes, went on to be drafted and play in the professional ranks this past summer.
Page was taken in the 20th round of the MLB draft by the Toronto Blue Jays, while Stokes was
picked in the 28th round by the Detroit Tigers.
Liberty also eclipsed the school’s single-season doubles mark, ripping 155 two-base hits. The
total ranked the Flames fifth in the country in the category.
Liberty finished its season with a 14-7 record in conference play. The mark allowed the Flames
to claim the No. 2 seed for the Big South Championship, their highest seed for the Big South Baseball Championship since a No. 1 seed in 2000. Liberty would go on to post four consecutive doubledigit victories during six games in the Big South Championship to set a championship record with 55
runs scored.
Toman is the sixth head coach in the 35-year history of the Liberty Baseball program. The second-year skipper comes to Liberty after 11 seasons as the senior member of Ray Tanner’s coaching
staff at South Carolina. Toman worked a total of 18 years alongside Tanner, dating back to the 1990
season at N.C. State.
During his time at South Carolina, Toman served as recruiting coordinator and worked with
the team’s catchers. Known as one of the top recruiters in college baseball, the 19-year college
coaching veteran was named the 2002 Baseball America/American Baseball Coaches Association
Assistant Coach of the Year. Before joining the Gamecock staff in 1996, Toman served under Tanner
for seven years at N.C. State.
Toman has recruited 15 top 25 classes, including all 11 of his seasons at South Carolina. From
2003-2006, three of the four Gamecock recruiting classes were ranked first in the nation by Collegiate Baseball. Toman’s 2003, 2005 and 2006 classes were named the top recruiting classes by
the publication.
During his time on the staff in Columbia, S.C., Toman and the Gamecocks made nine NCAA
Regional appearances, including eight-straight since 2000, and three consecutive trips to the College World Series (2002-04). Add in his seven seasons at N.C. State, and Toman has helped lead
15 teams to NCAA Regional appearances.
In addition, South Carolina posted eight-straight seasons of 40 or more wins with Toman on the
Gamecock coaching staff, including 2007. During Toman’s 11 seasons at South Carolina, he helped
the Gamecocks to a combined 500-220 (.694) record.
Toman earned four baseball letters at N.C. State, 1981-84, and was captain of the Wolfpack his
junior and senior seasons. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in vocational industrial education in 1985. He received a Master of Science degree in sport management from N.C. State in 1995.
Upon graduation, Toman entered the coaching profession as an assistant at Richmond County
High School in Rockingham, N.C., for two years. He moved into the collegiate coaching ranks in
1989 as an assistant at Florida International for one year. At FIU, he was responsible for the weight
program, worked with the squad’s catchers and coached first base. Toman joined the N.C. State
staff before the 1990 season.
2010 Liberty Flames
Roster
No. Name
Pos.
Cl.
1
Matt Williams
INF
So.
2
Kizuku Scott
OF
So.
3
Josh Richardson
INF/RHP Fr.
4
Austin Taylor
INF
5
Tyler Bream
3B
So.
6
Curran Redal
OF
Sr.
7
Michael Robertson
OF
So.
8
Blake Forslund
RHP
So.
Jr.
9
Jeff Jefferson
OF
Jr.
10
Trey Wimmer
1B/C
So.
11
Casey Brown
OF
Sr.
12
Jerry Neufang
C
Jr.
13
Dane Beakler
RHP
Sr.
14
Doug Bream
OF
Jr.
16
Cameron Giannini
RHP
Fr.
17
Dustin Umberger
RHP
Sr.
18
Justin Richardson
OF
So.
19
P.J. Jimenez
INF
Sr.
20
Chris Roach
LHP
Jr.
21
Steven Evans
LHP
Jr.
22
J.J. McLeod
RHP
Jr.
23
Nathan Thompson
C
Sr.
24
Shawn Teufel
LHP
Sr.
26
Zane Bator
1B
Sr.
27
Daniel Brown
RHP
Fr.
29
Kenneth Negron
OF
Sr.
31
Bryan Cole
RHP
Jr.
32
Mark Swanson
RHP
Sr.
33
Josh Healey
RHP
Fr.
34
Carter Browning
RHP
Sr.
37
Keegan Linza
RHP
Jr.
38
Tim Dudley
LHP
Fr.
40
Chris McDougal
RHP
So.
46
Justin Sizemore
1B
Fr.
Coaches
47
Jim Toman
42
Garrett Quinn
35
Jason Murray
25
Adam Ward
The Coaches
Liberty Head Coach Jim Toman is in his third year at the helm of the Flames. In his first
two seasons, he guided the Flames to 68 wins, the most during the first two years under
any head coach in program history, and best winning percentage (.591) over the same
span.
Last season, Liberty posted the most victories in Big South Conference play with a
17-9 mark, since joining the conference in 1992. The Flames recorded an overall record
of 33-21 in Toman’s second year.
A 21-year member of the college coaching ranks, he served 18 years as a member
of Ray Tanner’s staffs at South Carolina and N.C. State. Toman was named the 2002
Baseball America/American Baseball Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year
and recruited 15 top 25 classes, including all 11 of his seasons at South Carolina. From
2003-2006, three of the four Gamecock recruiting classes were ranked first in the nation
by Collegiate Baseball.
Duke Head Coach Sean McNally is in his fifth season guiding his alma mater. With a
137-123-1 record during his career, McNally is off to the best start by any coach in Duke
history.
In 2009, McNally became the first Blue Devils coach to reach 100 wins by his fourth
year and the first to compile two 30-win seasons during that span. He has also led Duke to
more ACC wins in each of his first four seasons, capped by a 15-15 ACC record in 2009.
Last season, the Blue Devils went 35-24, while racking up the second most ACC victories
in school history.
Duke’s 2008 season also showed the progress of the program under McNally, as the
Blue Devils posted a 37-18-1 record. The mark enabled McNally to become the first coach
in Duke baseball history to reach the 30-win season plateau in just his third year of coaching.
Head Coach Joe “Spanky” McFarland is in his 13th season as the skipper of the
James Madison Dukes. In 12 seasons, he has guided the Dukes to seven NCAA Regional appearances.
Last season, James Madison posted a 30-24 mark. The Dukes had four players from
that team named to the All-CAA first team.
In 2008, McFarland led James Madison to the CAA title and a 39-19 record. The
Dukes have won 35 or more games six times during McFarland’s tenure and posted a 44win season in 2002.
McFarland led Northern Illinois for seven years prior to coming to James Madison,
resurrecting a dormant Hukies program. He has an all-time career record of 569-547-3
during his 20-year head coaching career. Known for developing pitchers, McFarland has
seen over 60 hurlers under his guidance sign contracts to play professionally.
All-Time against Duke and James Madison
Tuesday’s meeting between Duke and Liberty will be the second of the season and
eighth all-time between the two teams, with the Flames holding a 4-3 edge. In their earlier
meeting this season, the Blue Devils defeated the Flames, 3-2, in 11 innnings on March
17 at the USA Baseball Complex.
Liberty......................................... 2010 Statistical Comparison ............................................ Duke
25-10 ............................................................. Record ............................................................. 21-16
.321 ........................................................ Batting Average ........................................................ .355
274 .................................................................. Runs ................................................................... 317
398 ................................................................... Hits ................................................................... 440
25................................................................Home Runs ............................................................... 61
249 .......................................................... Runs Batted In .......................................................... 297
27 ..............................................................Stolen Bases ............................................................. 60
4.33 .................................................... Earned Run Average ..................................................... 3.90
313.2 .......................................................Innings Pitched ....................................................... 297.2
258 .............................................................. Strikeouts .............................................................. 270
9 .................................................................... Saves .................................................................... 10
.269 ................................................ Opponent Batting Average ................................................ .260
A Look at
Duke
Location : Durham, N.C.
Founded: 1838
Enrollment : 6,340
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Royal Blue & White
Conference: ACC
STADIUM INFORMATION
Home Field (Capacity): Jack Coombs
Field (2,000)
Dimensions: 330-375-400-375-330
Press Box Phone: (919) 812-7141
COACHING INFORMATION
Head Coach: Sean McNally (Duke, ’94)
Record at School: 137-123-1 (Five
Years)
Overall Record: Same
Office Phone: (919) 668-5735
Assistants: Matthew Boggs, Sean Snedeker, Rhett Parrott
TEAM INFORMATION
2009 Overall Record: 35-24
2009 Conference Record/Finish: 1515/7th
Lettermen Return/Lost: 17/7
Position Starters Return/Lost: 5/3
Pitchers Return/Lost: 12/4
SPORTS INFORMATION
Baseball Contact: Chris Cook
Office Phone: (919) 684-8708
Email: [email protected]
Fax Number: (919) 684-2489
Web Site: GoDuke.com
April 18
April 17
April 16
April 14
April 13
RECENT RESULTS
Florida State
L, 3-8
Florida State
W, 10-6
Florida State
L, 3-16
UNC Greensboro
W, 1-0
Davidson
L, 2-4
April 23
April 24
April 25
April 27
April 28
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
at Wake Forest
at Wake Forest
at Wake Forest
North Carolina A&T
at High Point
One of Liberty’s more common opponents over the years, James Madison and Liberty
will meet for the 61st time since 1976, Wednesday. The Dukes hold a 35-26 edge in the
all-time series.
James Madison has had the Flames’ number in recent meetings, winning eight consecutive meetings between the two Commonwealth rivals. Liberty last defeated the Dukes
on April 11, 2006 at Worthington Stadium, 12-11, rallying for six runs in the eighth inning
to pull out the victory.
Earlier this season, James Madison defeated Liberty, 13-2, at Veteran’s Memorial
Park in Harrisonburg, Va., on March 16.
Scouting the Blue Devils
Duke enters the week, 5-5, over their last 10 contests. The Blue Devils dropped two
games this past weekend in a ACC match-up with No. 6 Florida State. Outside the ACC,
Duke has posted a 14-4 record.
As a team, the Blue Devils have hit .285 and are averaging 5.9 runs per game.
Designated hitter Will Currier begins the week with a team-leading .325 average. He
also is tied for the team lead with eight home runs. First baseman Jeremy Gould has also
hit .322 in 37 starts for Duke.
On the mound, Tuesday’s starter, Eric Pfisterer has nine appearances, with eight
starts. He has a 2-4 record with a 7.13 ERA over 41 1/3 innings.
Ben Grisz, who made a relief appearance against the Flames in the first meeting between the two teams earlier this season, has made a team-leading 18 appearances out of
the bullpen, posting a 2-1 record with a 3.55 ERA and three saves.
As a team, the Blue Devils have a 5.32 ERA and allowed 6.0 runs per game.
Scouting the Dukes
After posting a 5-2 mark over their last seven games, James Madison will come to
Lynchburg on Wednesday for its only contest during the midweek. The Dukes took its
series with CAA foe UNC Wilmington over the weekend, two games to one.
Hitting .312 as a team, James Madison is led by third baseman Matt Browning with
a.394 batting average and 44 runs scored. Oufielder Matt Tenaglia, who has played in 28
games, has a .367 batting average.
In addition, outfielder Trevor Knight hit safely in 24 straight games, the third longest
such streak in the nation this season. The streak came to an end this past Saturday.
Knight is hitting .345 with 43 runs scored for the Dukes.
On the mound, the James Madison staff has posted a 7.09 ERA this season. The
Dukes have relied on two pitchers for the most part during the midweek. Alex Valadja has
made six starts and had 11 appearances. The left-hander enters the week with a 1-4 record with a 8.03 ERA. Jason Kuhn has also started in the midweek. He is 1-3 with a 9.20
ERA over 30 1/3 innings.
Closer Kevin Munson, who is on the Stopper of the Year Watch list, is 6-0 with six
saves. He has a 0.76 ERA and 51 strikeouts during 35 1/3 inning of work this season.
Liberty......................................... 2010 Statistical Comparison .......................... James Madsion
25-10 ............................................................. Record ............................................................. 20-16
.321 ........................................................ Batting Average ........................................................ .312
274 .................................................................. Runs ................................................................... 308
398 ................................................................... Hits ................................................................... 394
25................................................................Home Runs ............................................................... 51
249 .......................................................... Runs Batted In .......................................................... 284
27 ..............................................................Stolen Bases ............................................................. 68
4.33 .................................................... Earned Run Average ..................................................... 7.09
313.2 .......................................................Innings Pitched ....................................................... 311.0
258 .............................................................. Strikeouts .............................................................. 252
9 .................................................................... Saves ...................................................................... 7
.269 ................................................ Opponent Batting Average ............................................... ..308
A Look at
James Madison
Location: Harrisonburg, Va.
Founded: 1908
Enrollment: 17,500
Nickname: Dukes
Colors: Purple and Gold
Conference: Colonial Athletic
STADIUM INFORMATION
Home Field (Capacity): Veterans Memorial Park (1,200)
Dimensions: 340-400-320
Press Box Phone: (540) 568-6545
COACHING INFORMATION
Head Coach: Joe “Spanky” McFarland
(Hillsdale, ’76)
Record at School: 377-325-2 (13 Years)
Overall Record: 553-539-3 (21 Years)
Office Phone: (540) 568-3932
Assistants: Jay Sullenger, Ted White,
Jason Middleton
TEAM INFORMATION
2009 Record: 30-24
2009 Conference Record/Finish:
12-11/7th
Lettermen Return/Lost: 20/5
Position Starters Return/Lost: 8/0
Pitchers Return/Lost: 11/2
SPORTS INFORMATION
Baseball Contact: Kevin Warner
Office Phone: (540) 271-4932
E-mail Address: [email protected]
Fax Number: (540) 568-3703
Web Site: jmusports.com
April 18
April 17
April 16
April 13
RECENT RESULTS
UNC Wilmington
W, 6-5
UNC Wilmington
L, 0-6
UNC Wilmington
W, 12-11
at Radford
L, 12-15
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
April 24 at Kennesaw State (DH)
April 25 at Kennesaw State
April 28 at Maryland
Baseball in the Commonwealth
Thirteen Division I baseball teams call the Commonwealth of Virginia home. The
Flames will play a slate of 15 games against opponents from the “Old Dominion State” this
season. Liberty will enter Wednesday’s contest against instate opponent James Madison,
with a 10-3 mark in games against Virginia foes. Head Coach Jim Toman’s squad has
won eight straight games against instate opponents.
The Flames are scheduled to meet state squads George Mason (two times), James
Madison (two times), Old Dominion (two times), VCU (two times) and Virginia Tech (one
time) along with Big South Conference opponents Radford (three times) and VMI (three
times) this season.
Analyzing April
The Flames have posted a 9-2 record, including a 8-1 Big South mark, so far during
the month of April. Liberty is scheduled to play 18 games during the month.
Last season, the Flames finished the month of April with a 10-8 record. Liberty posted
a 9-3 mark in Big South Conference play. Since 1976, the Flames have recorded an alltime mark of 340-283-1 (.546) in April.
March Mayhem
With three-straight victories to close the month, Liberty posted a 10-8 mark in games
during March this season, including a 1-2 start to Big South Conference play. The Flames
are 347-275-2 (.558) all-time in program history during the month.
Fast Starts in February
After completing the month of February with a 6-0 record, its best February start since
1995, the Flames have recorded a .500 or better mark for the month 20 out of 23 times.
Since beginning play during the month of February in 1984, Liberty has posted an all-time
mark of 70-32 for a .686 winning percentage.
Over the past five years, the Flames are 28-9 (.757) during the month of February,
while recording a 14-3 mark under head coach Jim Toman during his three years at Liberty.
Home Sweet Home
For the past 32 years, the Flames have called Worthington Stadium home. Named for
program architect and the first Liberty head baseball coach, Al Worthington, Liberty has
compiled an impressive 518-234-5 record at the stadium for a winning percentage of .688
since the facility’s inception in 1979.
The Flames have posted a 13-5 record at Worthington this season. Liberty is slated to
play 28 contests at home in 2010.
The Flames finished the 2009 regular season with a 19-5 record at the facility and are
43-23-1 at home under three-year head coach Jim Toman’s guidance.
Flames on the Road
Propelled by a five-game road winning streak, the Flames have posted a 10-5 mark
on the road this season. Liberty’s five game win streak is currently tied for the fifth-longest
in the country. The Flames are also 2-0 in contests on neutral fields.
Head Coach Jim Toman’s team finished 2009 with a 11-13 final road ledger. The
Flames also compiled a 3-3 record on neutral fields.
Liberty at Night
After splitting a pair of night games last week, Liberty will enter Tuesday night’s contest under the lights with a 3-1 record in night games this season. Liberty will play 11
games under the lights this year. The Flames went 8-7 at night last season.
What’s Up with Fridays
After its come-from-behind victory over No. 26 VMI, Friday, the Flames are 8-1 in
Friday night contests. Liberty has also won eight games on Saturday (8-3).
Big South
Conference
Update
Liberty All-Time Against the ACC
Duke is one of three members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), the Flames
will face this season. Liberty has already met Virginia Tech and will face Maryland later in
2010. The Flames hold a 55-94 record all-time since 1976 against the conference’s current members.
Overall Standings
W L
Coastal Carolina
32 5
VMI
29 8
Liberty
25 10
Winthrop
18 17
Radford
17 17
High Point
18 20
Gardner-Webb
16 19
Charleston Southern 16 23
UNC Asheville
11 21
Presbyterian
11 24
Pct
.865
.784
.714
.514
.500
.474
.457
.410
.344
.314
Conference Standings
W L
Coastal Carolina
11 0
Liberty
9
3
VMI
10 5
Radford
6
6
Winthrop
6
6
Gardner-Webb
5
7
Charleston Southern 5
9
High Point
5 10
UNC Asheville
5 10
Presbyterian
3
9
Pct.
1.000
.750
.667
.500
.500
.417
.357
.333
.333
.250
Upcoming Schedule
Tuesday, April 20
East Tenn. St at UNC Asheville
2 p.m.
Virginia Tech at Radford
3 p.m.
VCU at VMI
6 p.m.
Charleston Southern at Florida St. 6 p.m.
North Carolina A&T at High Point 6 p.m.
Duke at Liberty
6 p.m.
Wednesday, April 21
James Madison at Liberty
3 p.m.
North Carolina A&T at Radford
3 p.m.
Charleston Southern at Florida St. 4 p.m.
High Point at Elon
6 p.m.
Winthrop at Georgia
6 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at
UNC Wilmington
6 p.m.
VMI at William & Mary
7 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at Wofford
7 p.m.
UNC Asheville at Furman
7 p.m.
Thursday, April 22
Presbyterian at Furman
6 p.m.
Liberty’s All-Time Record Against the ACC
Boston College ...................................................0-0
Duke ................ .................................................. 4-3
Florida State ....................................................... 0-2
Georgia Tech .... ................................................. 1-4
Maryland ....................... ..................................... 5-3
Miami, Fla. .......................... ............................... 0-1
North Carolina . .................................................0-14
North Carolina State ............. ............................. 2-6
Virginia.............................................................21-28
Virginia Tech ...................................................22-33
Totals ..............................................................55-94
Liberty Against the CAA
James Madison is a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). Liberty has
already met the Dukes along with CAA members George Mason, James Madison, UNC
Wilmington and VCU this season, posting a 4-2 mark. Liberty currently holds a 127-165
record against current members of the CAA.
Flames Against the CAA
Delaware ........................................................... 0-2
George Mason ............................................... 24-32
Georgia State .................................................... 0-0
Hofstra ............................................................... 2-1
James Madison ............................................. 26-35
Northeastern ...................................................... 0-0
Old Dominion ................................................. 18-35
Towson .............................................................. 6-8
UNC Wilmington ................................................ 6-3
VCU ............................................................... 21-28
William & Mary ............................................... 21-24
Total ...........................................................127-165
Scoring First
Liberty has gotten on the scoreboard first in 27 of their 35 contests this season. The
Flames are 22-5, when scoring first.
However this past weekend, Liberty reversed the trend coming from behind in contests against VMI on both Friday and Saturday. On Friday, the Flames plated six runs in
the seventh inning to erase a 6-3 Keydet advantage on their way to a 12-9 win Trailing
6-0 on Saturday, Liberty scored seven runs in the sixth inning to overtake the Keydets for
a 9-6 victory.
With the wins, the Flames are 3-5 when their opponents score first in a contest.
What’s the RISP?
Liberty hitters are batting .307 (142/462) with runners in scoring position (RISP). Outfielder Doug Bream leads the Flames by hitting .417 (16/24) with runners in scoring position, while Curran Redal has hit .433 (13/30) with runners in scoring position and two outs.
RISP
Doug Bream
P.J. Jimenez
Curran Redal
Matt Williams
Nathan Thompson
Michael Roberston
TEAM
RISP w/ Two Outs
Avg.
.417
.373
.362
.342
.341
.341
.307
AB
24
51
47
38
41
44
462
Hits
10
19
17
13
14
15
142
RBIs
16
22
25
14
25
21
216
Curran Redal
Justin Richardson
P.J. Jimenez
Michael Robertson
Austin Taylor
Trey Wimmer
TEAM
Avg.
.433
.400
.364
.350
.333
.320
.274
AB
30
5
33
20
12
25
277
Hits
13
2
12
7
4
8
76
RBIs
10
3
10
7
5
10
77
When the Flames ...
Are at home .................................. 13-5
Are away....................................... 10-5
Are at a neutral site ........................ 2-0
In Day Games............................... 22-9
In Night Games............................... 3-1
vs. left-handed starter .................... 8-2
vs. right-handed starter................. 17-8
In one-run games .......................... 1-6
In two-run games ........................... 4-2
In five-plus run games. ................. 12-2
Extra innings .................................. 0-3
Shutouts ........................................ 1-1
Score first ..................................... 22-5
Opponents score first. .................... 3-5
Score in the first inning ................. 16-3
Opp. scores in first inning .............. 6-2
Lead after the first......................... 15-2
Trail after the first ............................ 3-1
Are tied after the first. ..................... 7-7
Lead after the second ................... 19-4
Trail after the second ...................... 2-1
Are tied after the second ................ 4-5
Lead after the third ....................... 21-5
Trail after the third .......................... 2-3
Are tied after the third ..................... 2-2
Lead after the fourth ..................... 20-5
Trail after the fourth ........................ 3-4
Are tied after the fourth ................... 2-1
Lead after the fifth......................... 23-1
Trail after the fifth ............................ 2-6
Are tied after the fifth. ..................... 0-3
Lead after the sixth ....................... 24-3
Trail after the sixth .......................... 1-5
Are tied after the sixth..................... 0-2
Lead after the seventh .................. 23-3
Trail after the seventh ..................... 0-5
Are tied after the seventh ............... 1-2
Lead after the eighth..................... 24-2
Trail after the eighth ........................ 0-5
Are tied after the eighth .................. 0-3
After winning a game .................... 20-5
After losing a game......................... 6-4
Out-hit opponent ........................... 21-3
Out-hit by opponent ........................ 3-6
Hits are tied .................................... 1-1
Hit a home run .............................. 17-2
Opponents hit a home run ............. 9-6
Wear red uniforms. ......................... 5-5
Wear white uniforms ..................... 10-1
Wear blue uniforms ........................ 4-2
Wear grey uniforms. ....................... 6-2
Play on Tuesday ............................. 2-3
Play on Wednesday........................ 1-2
Play on Thursday............................ 0-0
Play on Friday................................. 8-1
Play on Saturday ............................ 8-3
Play on Sunday .............................. 6-1
Bats Power Recent Success
The Flames have won 12 out of their last 14 games to post a .857 winning percentage from March 28 through April 18.
Fueling the success is the Liberty bats. The Flames hit .353 as a team during the
span, raising their team average 22 points during the period from .299 to .321.
Over the 14 games, three Flames hit better than .400, led by outfielder Curran Redal
who has hit .500 during the stretch, with 30 hits to raise his batting average to a teamleading .400. He has had nine multi-hit games, including a five and a four hit game.
Second baseman P.J. Jimenez has hit .472 over the span, while outfielder Michael
Robertson has posted a .426 average. He has seen his average go from .309 to .363
during the stretch. Robertson also has scored 17 times, the most of any Flames during
the span.
Linza and Teufel Among Nation’s Leaders
Right-hander Keegan Linza has recorded a 7-0 mark this season, while teammate
Shawn Teufel has posted a 7-1 record. Both pitchers are tied for eighth in the country
with seven wins. In addition, the two hurlers are tied for the conference lead in wins.
Teufel also leads the Big South with 61 innings pitched. The left-hander is fourth in
the conference with a 2.51 ERA and 53 strikeouts.
Linza is also among the top five in the conference rankings for innings pitched. The
right-hander has pitched 55 1/3 innings so far this season.
Redal At It Again
After being one of the toughest hitters in the nation to strike out in 2009, Liberty
outfielder Curran Redal is once again proving to be hard to strike out this season. The
senior has fanned only three times in 121 at bats this season, or once per every 46.7 at
bats. The outfielder ranked as the second toughest batter to strike out in the country in
the latest NCAA statistics through games of April 11.
Last season, Redal finished the year, striking out once every 21.3 at bats, ranking
him ninth among NCAA Division I batters in the country. Redal struck out only 10 times
in 213 at bats over 54 games in 2010.
The outfielder enters the week ranked fourth in the Big South Conference in on base
percentage with a .494 average.
Victory 1,000 Reached
With a 10-2 win at Raford on April 9, Liberty recorded its 1,000th win in the program’s
history. Flames’ left-hander Shawn Teufel, who ran his record to 6-1 in the contest, set
a new career-high of his own with 10 strikeouts in the game.
Liberty baseball is in its 37th year of intercollegiate competition. The Flames posted
an 11-14 record in its inaugural season under Al Worthington in 1974.
Notable Liberty wins in the program’s history:
• 100th win - Liberty 9 Hampden-Sydney 2, April 17, 1979
• 200th win - Liberty 5, Azusa Pacific 4, NAIA National Tournament, June 4, 1981
• 300th win - Liberty 21, Radford 0, March 19, 1985
• 500th win - Liberty 9, Campbell 4, April 23, 1994
• 750th win - Liberty 8, Kutztown 4, March 7, 2003
• 900th win - Liberty 13, Radford 1, April 21, 2007
• 1,000th win - Liberty 10, Radford 2, April 9, 2010
• NCAA Tournament Win - Liberty 10, Seton Hall 2, May 27, 2000
Other things to note:
• The Flames have recorded one 40-win season (1983).
• The Flames have won 30 or more games in a season on 14 occasions. In addition,
Liberty has posted 30 or more victories in a season each of the last five seasons.
• The Flames have had six head coaches during their 37 years - Al Worthington,
Bobby Richardson, Johnny Hunton, Dave Pastors, Matt Royer and Jim Toman.
Worthington, the program’s first coach, is also its winningest and longest
tenured, recording 343 victories over 13 seasons.
Miscellaneous Stats
MULTIPLE HIT GAMES 2 3 4 5+ Tot
1
WILLIAMS, Matt
13 3 1
-
17
6
REDAL, Curran
11 4 1
1
17
19 JIMENEZ, P.J.
9 6 1
-
16
5
BREAM, Tyler
7 4 3
-
14
23 THOMPSON, N.
10 2 -
-
12
7 ROBERTSON, M
8 2 -
-
10
10 WIMMER, Trey
5 2 -
-
7
14 BREAM, Doug
2 3 -
-
5
9 JEFFERSON, Jeff
4 - -
-
4
4 TAYLOR, Austin
1 - -
-
1
RICHARDSON, Josh 1 - -
-
1
3
46 SIZEMORE, Justin
3
1 - -
-
1
RICHARDSON, Josh 1 - -
-
1
TEAM
73 27 6
MULTIPLE RBI GAMES 2
1 107
3 4 5+ Tot
7
ROBERTSON, M.
6
2 -
-
8
5
BREAM, Tyler
-
4 2
1
7
19 JIMENEZ, P.J.
5
1 -
-
6
6
5
1 -
-
6
23 THOMPSON, N.
3
1 -
1
5
10 WIMMER, Trey
2
- 1
2
5
1
3
1 -
-
4
14 BREAM, Doug
2
2 -
-
4
12 NEUFANG, Jerry
-
2 -
-
2
29 NEGRON, Kenneth 2
- -
-
2
9
REDAL, Curran
WILLIAMS, Matt
JEFFERSON, Jeff
2
- -
-
2
1
- -
-
1
18 RICHARDSON, Ju. 1
- -
-
1
11 BROWN, Casey
- -
-
1
33 14 3
4
54
46 SIZEMORE, J.
TEAM
HITTING STREAKS
1
Longest Current
19 JIMENEZ, P.J.
13
1
6
REDAL, Curran
12
12
7
ROBERTSON, M.
12
3
1
WILLIAMS, Matt
11
5
5
BREAM, Tyler
9
3
23 THOMPSON, N.
8
2
3
6
-
6
3
RICHARDSON, Josh
14 BREAM, Doug
9
4
-
29 NEGRON, Kenneth
3
1
11 BROWN, Casey
3
2
10 WIMMER, Trey
3
-
18 RICHARDSON, Ju.
2
2
4
JEFFERSON, Jeff
2
-
12 NEUFANG, Jerry
TAYLOR, Austin
2
-
46 SIZEMORE, Justin
1
1
Jimenez’s Multi-Hit Binge
Second baseman P.J. Jimenez had eight multi-hit games in 10 contests from
March 27 through April 11. During the span, the senior hit .564, with at least one hit in
each of the 10 contest.
The burst at the plate has raised the senior’s batting average to its highest at .388
on the year.
Over the period, Jimenez has had three hits in a contest four times. Each of the
four contests were Flames’ wins.
Turning Two
After turning four double plays this past weeekend, Liberty has turned 38 double
plays this season, and ranked 25th nationally in double plays in the last NCAA Statistical Report for games through April 11. The Flames total eclipsed last year’s season
total of 36 over 54 games.
In addition, the Liberty Flames turned five ground balls into double plays during
their 9-1 win over St. John’s on March 12. The five double plays turned by the Liberty
infield are the most in a game by the Flames over the past 11 seasons.
In 2008, the Flames turned four double plays in a game twice. The contests happened a week apart, as Liberty had four double plays in an 11-5 win over Army, March
8. Seven days later, the Flames recorded four double plays in a 5-0 loss at Southern
Miss, March 15.
Liberty also turned four double plays this season in a 6-3 victory over Lehigh on
Feb. 27 at the Hughes Brothers Challenge in Wilmington, N.C.
Flames Take Three from No. 26 VMI
All nine Flames in the starting line-up had at least one hit to power a 19-hit attack,
as Liberty defeated the No. 26 VMI Keydets, 13-8, Sunday at Worthington Stadium to
complete a three-game sweep of the Big South Conference series. Curran Redal had
four hits and scored twice, while Justin Richardson added three hits, a RBI and scored
twice for the Flames.
Left-hander Steven Evans upped his record to 5-1, allowing three runs on 10 hits
over the first 6 1/3 innings. He struck out seven batters and walked one.
The day before, Liberty overcame a Keydet advantage with a seven-run sixth to
defeat VMI, 9-6. Trailing 6-2 in the sixth, the Flames sent 10 men to the plate in scoring seven runs on six hits and an error to take a 9-6 advantage in the contest. A tworun double by shortstop Matt Williams to give Liberty the lead, highlighted the frame.
Catcher Nathan Thompson hit his fifth home run earlier in the game.
Reliever Dane Beakler evened his record at 2-2, with help from 2 2/3 innings of
scoreless relief from Tim Dudley. Josh Richardson struckout the last batter in the ninth
with two men on to record his fifth save.
Held in check for the most part through the first six innings of Friday’s opener, Liberty erupted for six seventh-inning runs and then held off the No. 26 VMI Keydets for a
12-9 victory.
The Flames, who had only two hits through the first six innings, sent 12 men to the
plate in the seventh, turning its three-run deficit into a three-run advantage.
Trey Wimmer led the Flames with four RBIs on two hits, one a two-run home run.
Pitcher Shawn Teufel picked up his seventh win, while Josh Richardson earned the
save.
Teufel Strikes Out Career High
Senior left-hander Shawn Teufel struck out 10 batters in a 10-2 Liberty victory at
Radford, April 9 The 10 strikeouts were a career-high for the left-hander. Previously,
he had struck out nine on three different occasions.
Teufel moved to 6-1 on the season in the contest, allowing two runs on eight hits
over eight innings. He walked only one batter to go along with the 10 strikeouts, the
most by a Liberty pitcher this season. The senior finished strong, retiring the last nine
batters he faced in the game.
2010 Team Highs
Batting
At bats: ........................................... 43
TWO TIMES - MR: ST. JOHN’S (03-14)
Runs scored:.................................. 16
vs DELAWARE STATE (03-06)
Hits:................................................. 16
vs KENNESAW STATE (02-21)
RBIs: ............................................... 14
TWO TIMES - MR: ST. JOHN’S (03-13)
Doubles: ........................................... 5
vs KENNESAW STATE (02-21)
Triples: .............................................. 2
vs. VCU (03-31)
Home runs:....................................... 3
TWO TIMES - MR: ST. JOHN’S (03-13)
Total bases: .................................... 27
TWO TIMES - MR: HIGH POINT (04-03)
Walks: ............................................... 9
vs KENNESAW STATE (02-20)
Strikeouts: ...................................... 10
TWO TIMES - MR: KENNESAW ST. (02-20)
Sac hits:............................................ 3
vs. ST. JOHN’S (03-13)
Sac flies: ........................................... 3
vs. DELAWARE STATE (03-07)
Stolen bases: ................................... 3
vs KENNESAW STATE (02-19)
Hit by pitch: ...................................... 6
vs JAMES MADISON (03-16)
Runners LOB: ................................ 15
vs KENNESAW STATE (02-21)
Runners LOB: ................................ 15
at KENNESAW STATE (02-21)
Hit into DP: ....................................... 3
TWO TIMES - MR: ST. JOHN’S (03-14)
Fielding
Errors ................................................ 3
TWO TIMES - MR: ST. JOHN’S (03-13)
DPs turned ....................................... 5
vs. ST. JOHN’S (03-12)
Pitching
Runs allowed: ................................ 13
vs. JAMES MADISON (03-16)
Earned runs: .................................. 12
vs JAMES MADISON (03-16)
Walks allowed: ................................. 9
vs. DUKE (03-17)
Strikeouts: ...................................... 13
TWO TIMES - MR: KENNESAW ST. (02-20)
Hits allowed: .................................. 16
Liberty Sweeps Radford
Curran Redal had three hits, including a two-run home run, as the Liberty Flames
defeated the Radford Highlanders, 7-6, April 11 at the RU Baseball Field to complete a
sweep of a three-game Big South series.
Starter Steven Evans picked up the win to move to 4-1 on the year. The left-hander
gave up four runs on 11 hits. He struck out six batters and walked two. J.J. McLeod, the
last of four Flames to take the mound in the contest, earned his fourth save of the season. He pitched the final 1 2/3 innings, striking out three batters and walking one. Liberty
pitchers stranded 15 Highlander baserunners in the contest.
Besides Redal with three hits, Tyler Bream and P.J. Jimenez had two hits apiece for
the Flames. The Highlanders loaded the bases twice in the game, once with one out and
once with two outs, but were unable to score a run.
The Flames defeated Radford, 3-1, in a pitcher’s duel, the day before. Starter
Keegan Linza and reliever Josh Richardson combined to keep Radford off the scoreboard in the game.
Linza ran his record to a Big South-leading 7-0. The junior gave up one run on five
hits over 5 1/3 innings. He struck out six batters and walked five.
Richardson earned his third save of the season, with 3 2/3 innings of relief. The
freshman struck out three batters. He gave up five hits and recieved an assist from left
fielder Doug Bream in the bottom of seventh, when the outfielder threw out a runner trying to tie the game at 2-2 at home plate.
Tyler Bream had two hits for the Flames, including a RBI double in the eighth to
extend the Liberty advantage to 3-1.
In the opener April 9, Liberty jumped out to a five-run advantage in the first inning
and Shawn Teufel struck out a career-high 10 batters, as the Flames cruised to a 10-3
victory over the Highlanders.
Teufel moved to 6-1 on the season. The left-hander allowed three runs on eight hits
over eight innings. He struck out 10 and walked one, retiring the last nine batters he
faced.
Liberty batted around to open the contest, plating five runs on five hits and two errors. Jimenez had three hits for the Flames. Matt Williams, Jeff Jefferson and Michael
Robertson each had two hits apiece. Robertson also had three RBIs.
Umberger Joins Big South 200 Ks Club
With two strikeouts in his first start of the season on March 17 at Duke, Liberty senior right-hander Dustin Umberger became the 53rd pitcher in Big South Conference
history to record 200 or more strikeouts. The senior became the first Flame since David
Bechtold in 2005 to strike out over 200 batters. Bechtold struck out 241 hitters from
2002-05.
Curently, Umberger’s career strikeout totals ranks sixth on the school’s career
strikeout list. The right-hander has struck out 209 batters, and enters the weekend, three
strikeouts away from moving ahead of Randy Tomlin for fifth place on the list.
Tomlin recorded 211 strikeouts for the Flames from 1986-88. For two years, he was
Umberger’s pitching coach with the Flames. Mike Brown, who pitched at Liberty from
1994-97, holds the career strikeout mark with 287.
Returning from a medical redshirt in 2009, Umberger is 0-1 on the year with a 6.20
ERA in nine appearances this season. The right-hander has struck out 15 batters in 20
1/3 innings this season. He has made four starts.
vs. JAMES MADISON (03-16)
Doubles allowed: ............................. 4
TWO TIMES - MR: VIRGINIA TECH (03-24)
Triples allowed:................................ 1
TWO TIMES - MR: JAMES MADISON (03-16)
Homers allowed: .............................. 2
vs UNC WILMINGTON (02-28)
Wild pitches: .................................... 2
vs. KENNESAW ST. (02-21)
Hit batters:........................................ 3
vs. KENNESAW STATE (02-19)
MR: - Most Recently
Liberty Scorches Old Dominion
Liberty opened the game with seven runs in the top of the first inning and never
looked back, downing the Old Dominion Monarchs, 12-9, April 6 at Bud Metheny Stadium in Norfolk, Va. With the win, the Flames posted their sixth win in their last seven
contests.
Four Flames, Curran Redal, Doug Bream, Tyler Bream and P.J. Jimenez, had three
hits each in the contest. Jeff Jefferson hit a two-run home run, his second roundtripper
of the year, for Liberty, capping the seven-run first frame.
Freshman right-hander Cameron Giannini picked up his second consecutive win to
run his record to 2-1 on the season. The first of four Liberty pitchers in the contest, the
right-hander allowed one run on five hits through the first five innings.
2010 Big South
Batting Leaders
(through 4/18)
Average
Name, Team
1. Alex Haitsuka, VMI
2. Cory Spangenberg, VMI
3. Nate Roberts, HPU
4. Daniel Merck, GWU
5. Jake Watts, GWU
AVG
.436
.413
.406
.404
.402
Runs Scored
Name, Team
1. Nate Roberts, HPU
2. Corey Spangenberg, VMI
3. Rico Noel, COAST
4. Sam Roberts, VMI
Scott Woodward, COAST
R
56
51
50
44
44
Hits
Name, Team
1. Cory Spangenberg, VMI
2. Graham Sullivan, VMI
3. Brantley Meier, CSU
4. Curran Redal, LIB
5. Daniel Merck, GWU
66
62
57
56
52
RBI
Name, Team
1. Jose Iglesias, COAST
2. Graham Sullivan, VMI
Jordan Ballard, VMI
4. Matt Gantner, HPU
Sam Roberts, VMI
Nate Roberts, HPU
50
47
47
45
45
45
Doubles
Name, Team
1. Matt Gantner, HPU
2. Max Fulginiti, HPU
3. Daniel Merck, GWU
4. Graham Sullivan, VMI
5. Rico Noel, COAST
Kurt Fulginiti, GWU
Tyler Bream, LIB
Josh Drewery, GWU
Matt Williams, LIB
20
19
16
15
13
13
13
13
13
Triples
Name, Team
1. Matt Hillsinger, RAD
2. Gabe Grammer, PC
Cory Spangenberg, VMI
Michael Robertson, LIB
5. Eleven with
5
4
3
3
2
Home Runs
Name, Team
1. Jordan Ballard, VMI
2. Nate Roberts, HPU
3. Cory Spangenberg, VMI
Eddie Rohan, WU
5. Graham Sullivan, VMI
Sam Roberts, VMI
Tommy La Stella, COAST
Daniel Bowman, COAST
16
13
9
9
8
8
8
8
Stolen Bases
Name, Team
1. Scott Woodward, COAST
2. Rico Noel, COAST
3. Nate Roberts, HPU
Cory Spangenberg, VMI
Tyren Rivers, RAD
36
34
21
21
21
Redal Garners Player of the Week Honors
Liberty senior outfielder Curran Redal was named the Big South Conference Player
of the Week for games played March 29-April 4.
Redal hit .579 (11-19) with three multi-hit games and a .654 on-base average from
the leadoff spot in the Liberty order, helping the Flames post a 4-1 mark during the week.
He opened his week with two walks, a hit-by-pitch and an RBI in Liberty’s 9-7 win against
George Mason on March 30, and followed that by reaching base five times in a win at
VCU, the next day. In the 7-4 win, Redal was 3-3 with a walk, hit-by-pitch, stolen base
and run scored.
The Flames center fielder hit .571 (8-14) in Liberty’s three-game series against High
Point at Worthington Stadium, April 2-3. He notched a hit and a run scored in the Flames’
6-4 win in the series opener, April 2, and went 7-10 in doubleheader split on April 3. In
the first game, Redal had the first five-hit game of his Liberty career, and added two hits
in the nightcap. For the week, Redal slugged .684, had 13 total bases and walked four
times. In addition, he added two doubles, four runs scored and three RBIs.
He is the second Flame tabbed the conference’s Player of the Week. Third baseman
Tyler Bream was named the Big South Player of the Week for games played Feb. 19-21.
Teufel Named to Watch List
Liberty senior Shawn Teufel has been listed on the 2010 National Pitcher of the Year
Watch List. The Flames left-hander is one of 49 pitchers on the initial list released by the
College Baseball Foundation, March 23.
Teufel has posted a 2.51 ERA with a 7-1 record this season. He is among the national ERA leaders, ranking 13th in the latest NCAA National Statistical Summary through
games of April 11. In addition, the left-hander is tied the Big South lead in wins.
Teufel leads the conference with 61 innings pitched. He has also struck out 53 batters, ranking fourth in the conference.
Teufel has set personal milestones this season. On April 9 at Radford, hel struck out
a career-high 10 batters in a 10-2 Liberty win. A week before (April 2), the left-hander
recorded his first career complete game in a 6-4 win over High Point.
After yielding one run in the opening inning of Liberty’s season opener at Kennesaw
State, Teufel ran off a string of 24 scoreless innings, before giving up a run during the
Flames’ 8-4 win over Manhattan, March 19.
Teufel Notches Complete Game
Liberty left-hander Shawn Teufel went the distance for the first time in his career, as
the Flames downed the High Point Panthers, 6-4, April 2 in a Big South Conference night
contest at Worthington Stadium.
Facing the fourth-best hitting team in the country, Teufel held the Panthers in check
for most of the contest, running his record to 5-1 on the year. The senior scattered four
runs on nine hits in the game. He struck out eight batters and walked two.
Liberty took the lead for good in the contest during the bottom of the fifth inning,
sending 11 men to the plate to score five runs on five hits and taking advantage of three
Panther errors. Left fielder Doug Bream had the big blow of the frame, launching a first
pitch, bases-loaded, double off the wall in right-center field, to give the Flames the lead
at 5-3.
Catcher Nathan Thompson had three hits, drove in a run and scored a run in the
contest.
Bream Backs Giannini’s First Win
Liberty third baseman Tyler Bream had three hits, including a home run, and Cameron Giannini pitched seven strong innings, as the Liberty Flames defeated the VCU
Rams, 7-4, March 31st in an evening contest at the Diamond.
Bream drove in three runs with the trio of hits, including his third home run of the
season and his first triple of the year. Center fielder Curran Redal also had three hits in
the contest. He also walked and scored a run for the Flames.
Giannini, making his second career start, recorded his first win in a Liberty uniform.
The freshman right-hander allowed four runs on four hits over seven innings. He struck
out four batters and walked three. Josh Richardson finished up for the Flames, pitching
two scoreless frames.
2010 Big South
Pitching Leaders
(through 4/18)
ERA
Name, Team
1. Adam Izokovic, GWU
2. Anthony Meo, COAST
3. Jason Farley, VMI
4. Shawn Teufel, LIB
5. Steven Evans, LIB
ERA
1.75
2.01
2.35
2.51
3.14
Victories
Name, Team
1. Keegan Linza, LIB
Shawn Teufel, LIB
Anthony Meo, COAST
4. Cody Wheeler, COAST
5. Seven with
WINS
7
7
7
6
5
Innings Pitched
Name, Team
1. Shawn Teufel, LIB
2. Cody Wheeler, COAST
3. Matteo D’Angelo, WU
4. Keegan Linza, LIB
5. Robert Lake, WU
IP
61.0
60.1
57.1
56.1
55.1
Appearances
Name, Team
1. Ryan Connolly, COAST
2. Greg Hough, WU
3. Corey Deighan, CSU
Corey Swickle, HPU
Jordan Pace, PC
APP
22
21
19
19
19
Strikeouts
Name, Team
1. Cody Wheeler, COAST
2. Adam Lopez, VMI
3. Tyler Thornburg, CSU
4. Shawn Teufel, LIB
5. Jesse Cadenhead, CSU
Jesse Harmon, PC
SO
61
57
56
53
49
49
Saves
Name, Team
1. Michael Devine, VMI
2. Mikel Rodenberg, HPU
3. Austin Fleet, COAST
Josh Richardson, LIB
4. J.J. McLeod, LIB
SV
7
6
5
5
4
Opp. Batting Avg.
1. Adam Izokovic, GWU
2. Jim Birmingham, COAST
Jason Farley, VMI
4. Shawn Teufel, LIB
5. Tyler Thornburg, CSU
.148
.213
.213
.220
.222
Double Delight
Liberty first baseman Trey Wimmer drove in five runs with three doubles, propelling
the Flames past the George Mason Patriots, 9-7, March 30 at Worthington Stadium.
The Liberty first baseman went 3-for-3 with a walk in the contest, scoring two runs.
He got things started in the first inning with a two-run double, and later scored in a threerun inning. His second two-base hit in the fifth inning scored a run, giving the Flames the
lead for good. In the seventh, he chased home his final two runs of the contest with his
third double of the game.
Wimmer’s three doubles tie 13 other Liberty players for most doubles in a game in
program history. The last time a Flame had three two-base hits in a contest was on May
21, 2009, when catcher Errol Hollinger had three in a 20-10 win over High Point at the
Big South Conference Baseball Championship at McCormick Field in Asheville, N.C.
Dane Beakler, the second Liberty pitcher of the contest, evened his record at 1-1 on
the year. The reliever yielded one run, while scattering seven hits over 4 1/3 innings. He
struck out two and did not walk a batter. J.J. McLeod entered the contest with two outs
and retired the one batter he faced with the bases full for his third save of the season.
Michael Robertson had three hits in the contest for Liberty and scored three times.
Teufel’s Scoreless Streak Ends
Senior left-hander Shawn Teufel gave up only his second run of the season March
19. A Manhattan home run in the fourth halted the left-hander’s scoreless innings streak
at 24, which spanned over five starts for the senior. Teufel had allowed only one prior run,
in the first inning of his season-opening start at Kennesaw State on Feb. 19, and has not
allow one since.
The streak tops a previous career-high of 10 scoreless innings by the pitcher last
season, from April 4-18. The scoreless span left the left-hander five innings shy of the
school record of 29, set by Tim Harrell in 2000.
Best Start Since 1995
Liberty started its 2010 season with a 9-0 record. The mark tied the 1995 Flames for
the best start to a year in the 36-year history of the program. Liberty tied the mark with a
10-1 win over Delaware State at Worthington Stadium on March 7.
The Flames’ start was the best during the three-year tenure of Liberty Head Coach
Jim Toman. During Toman’s first season in 2008, the Flames opened the year, 5-1.
Liberty also tied the programs’ record for consecutive wins at the NCAA Division
I level with the streak. Five other Flames squads have won nine consecutive games
(2009, 2008, 2006, 1995, 1985). The 1976 Liberty team holds the school record for consecutive victories with 15.
Bream Named Conference Player of the Week
Liberty sophomore third baseman Tyler Bream was named as the Big South Conference Choice Hotels Baseball Player of the Week for Feb. 23.
Bream hit .700 (7-for-10) in the Flames’ three-game, season-opening sweep of Kennesaw State. The third baseman scored six runs and drove in five RBIs during the threegame series, reaching base three times in each contest to record a .688 on-base percentage. The sophomore had two doubles and a towering two-run home run during the
weekend to post a 1.200 slugging percentage.
Bream opened the season on Feb. 19 by going 3-for-3, including an RBI-double and
a two-run homer, while driving in four runs. The following afternoon, the third baseman
walked twice, drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and scored twice. In the final game of the
series on Feb. 21, Bream finished the series by going 4-for-5 with a double and three
runs scored to lead the Flames to the sweep.
2010 NCAA Rankings
(As of April 11)
Team (288 Ranked)
Category...................................... Rank ....Actual
Batting Average ........................... 72 .........0.318
Scoring. ........................................ 87 .........7.6
Runs ............................................. 85 .........237.0
Hits .............................................. 71 .........348.0
Doubles Per Game ..................... 31 .........2.58
Doubles. ....................................... 31 .........80.0
Triples Per Game. ........................ 157.......0.23
Triples. .......................................... 137.......7.0
Home Runs Per Game. ............... 173.......0.74
Home Runs. ................................. 153.......23.0
Slugging Percentage.................... 106.......0.467
Stolen Bases Per Game. ............. 239.......0.74
Stolen Bases ............................... 226.......23.0
Base on Balls .............................. 112 .......125.0
Sacrifice Bunts. ............................ 84 .........20.0
Hit by Pitch. .................................. 9 ..........65.0
Sacrifice Flies .............................. 3. ..........26.0
Earned Run Average.................... 37 .........4.05
Strikeouts Per Nine Innings. ........ 116 .......7.3
Hits Allowed Per Nine Innings...... 34 .........9.01
Walks Allowed Per Nine Innings .. 108.......3.76
Fielding Percentage. .................... 16 .........0.976
Double Plays Per Game. ............. 29 .........1.1
Double Plays ............................... 25 .........34
WL Pct ......................................... 28 .........0.71
Individual - Top 100
Hits
P.J. Jimenez ................................. 85 .........50.0
Tyler Bream .................................. 96 .........49.0
Triples Per Game
Michael Robertson ....................... 93 .........0.11
Triples
Michael Robertson ....................... 75 .........3.0
Hit by Pitch Per Game
Nathan Thompson ....................... 38 .........0.4
Curran Redal ................................ 62 .........0.35
Hit by Pitch
Nathan Thompson ....................... 30 .........12.0
Curran Redal ................................ 46 .........11.0
Toughest to Strike Out (SO/AB)
Curran Redal ................................ 2 ..........40.3
Sacrifice Flies
Trey Wimmer ................................ 42 .........4.0
Earned Run Average
Shawn Teufel................................ 13 .........1.86
Victories
Keegan Linza ............................... 1 ..........7.0
Shawn Teufel................................ 11 .........6.0
Saves
J.J. McLeod .................................. 75 .........4.0
Hits Allowed Per Nine Innings
Shawn Teufel................................ 28 .........6.75
Keegan Linza ............................... 99 .........7.76
The Last Time
Back-to-Back Home Runs
By Liberty: Curran Redal and Doug Bream connected for back-to-back home runs to lead
off the fifth inning, putting Liberty in front 8-4 over Presbyterian at Worthington Stadium,
March 29, 2009. The home runs were two of the Flames’ three home runs in the frame, as
first baseman Trey Wimmer later hit a three-run home run. The Flames went on to defeat
the Blue Hose, 14-7.
By Opponent: George Mason outfielder Scott Kreiger and first baseman Justin Bour hit
back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning during the Patriots’ 12-0 win over Liberty, April
8, 2009 at Spuhler Field in Fairfax, Va. Kreiger connected for a three-run home run, tying
him for the George Mason career RBI record with 201.
Grand Slam Home Run
By Liberty: Trailing 9-5 in the seventh inning, catcher Errol Hollinger drove a 1-0 pitch
over the left field at Masters Field in Boiling Springs, N.C., tying the visiting Flames with
the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs, April 26, 2009. Liberty was down 9-3 in the contest after six
innings. The Flames later won the game in the 11th inning, 10-9, on a lead-off home run
by first baseman Trey Wimmer.
By Opponent: George Mason’s Justin Bour hit the first of his two home runs in the game,
a grand slam in the sixth inning, to push the Patriots past Liberty, 13-0, on March 26, 2008
at Spuhler Field in Fairfax, Va.
No-Hitter
By Liberty: Dan Valentin pitched a seven-inning no-hitter against Elon on April 16, 2000,
at Worthington Stadium, marking the first no-hitter by a Flames pitcher in 20 years. Valentin walked seven batters and struck out eight in the game to give Liberty a 4-0 win. This
game sparked three-consecutive shutouts for Valentin, during a span of 29-consecutive
scoreless innings.
By Opponent: UNC Asheville’s Jason Walker pitched a seven-inning no-hitter against the
Flames on April 29, 2000, at Greenwood Field in Asheville, N.C. Walker allowed two walks
and struck out four, leading the Bulldogs to a 3-0 win. The game marked the only shutout
against the Flames on the season and the first no-hitter thrown against Liberty since 1992.
Triple Play
By Liberty: Liberty has never recorded a triple play.
By Opponent: Leading 6-4 with a runner on first and second to open the fourth inning,
Patrick Gaillard hit a line drive which High Point second baseman Dustin Hoffman caught.
Hoffman then tagged second and threw quickly to first to complete the triple play. The
Flames went on to win the Big South Championship game, 9-7, on May 25, 2006 at Charles
Watson Stadium in Conway, S.C.
Shutout
By Liberty: Starter Keegan Linza pitched six scoreless innings and reliever Zane Bator
one inning, as the Liberty Flames pair combined to shut out the Delaware State Hornets
in a 16-0, Liberty victory, March 6, 2010 at Worthington Stadium. The Hornets were held
to three hits in the contest shortened to seven innings due to a 10- run rule being agreed
upon by the teams before the game.
By Opponent: Three Virginia Tech pitchers allowed the Flames just four hits in a 10-0 win,
March 23 at English Field in Blacksburg, Va. Starter Manny Martir pitched seven scoreless
innings for the Hokies.
The Automated ScoreBook
Overall Statistics for LIBERTY (as of Apr 19, 2010)
(All games Sorted by Batting avg)
Record: 25-10 Home: 13-5 Away: 10-5 Neutral: 2-0 Big South: 9-3
Player
6 REDAL, Curran
1 WILLAMS, Matt
19 JIMENEZ, P.J.
7 ROBERTSON, Michael
5 BREAM, Tyler
23 THOMPSON, Nathan
10 WIMMER, Trey
-------------------14 BREAM, Doug
18 RICHARDSON, Justin
9 JEFFERSON, Jeff
11 BROWN, Casey
29 NEGRON, Kenneth
4 TAYLOR, Austin
3 RICHARDSON, Josh
12 NEUFANG, Jerry
46 SIZEMORE, Justin
26 BATOR, Zane
2 SCOTT, Kizuku
20 ROACH, Chris
24 TEUFEL, Shawn
avg gp-gs
35-35
28-28
35-35
31-30
35-35
34-33
33-28
.400
.383
.371
.363
.344
.311
.257
.338
.333
.278
.259
.242
.227
.205
.179
.158
.000
.000
.000
.000
30-20
15-4
22-15
23-4
23-9
19-13
15-10
17-11
12-4
6-1
8-0
1-0
1-0
ab
r
h
2b 3b hr
rbi
tb
slg%
bb hp
so gdp
ob%
sf sh sb-att
140
120
143
102
151
122
101
33
31
35
29
31
30
11
56
46
53
37
52
38
26
10
13
6
10
13
10
10
0
2
2
3
1
0
0
2
1
2
2
3
5
2
27
17
26
25
36
28
25
72
66
69
59
76
63
42
.514
.550
.483
.578
.503
.516
.416
17 12
8 6
11 7
10 7
8 7
10 14
9 3
3
9
17
12
23
23
13
3
3
2
1
6
2
4
.494
.441
.436
.446
.396
.413
.325
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
2
4
6
2
0
2
0
8-13
4-5
4-6
2-4
0-0
0-1
0-2
po
a
92
5
39 73
57 110
47
0
17 72
211 17
269
7
71
24
54
27
33
44
39
39
19
7
2
1
0
16
4
14
4
11
7
11
5
0
0
2
0
0
24
8
15
7
8
10
8
7
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
5
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
16
7
8
5
5
6
7
8
3
0
0
0
0
28
9
26
12
9
15
16
11
4
0
0
0
0
.394
.375
.481
.444
.273
.341
.410
.282
.211
.000
.000
.000
.000
12
1
9
4
3
13
9
7
2
0
1
0
0
6
0
1
0
5
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
10
6
13
7
4
9
7
15
7
3
2
1
0
2
1
3
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
.462
.346
.391
.333
.390
.414
.333
.327
.273
.125
.500
.000
.000
2
1
0
2
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1-1
0-0
1-1
1-1
4-4
0-2
1-1
1-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
30
0
13
23
20
10
15
47
40
0
0
0
3
e
1
4
3
2
6
4
3
fld%
.990
.966
.982
.959
.937
.983
.989
1
0
3
0
0
0
51
4
0
0
1
1
9
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
3
1.000
.000
1.000
1.000
.952
1.000
.985
.981
1.000
.000
1.000
.500
.800
Totals
.3 2 1
35
1239
274
398
88
8
25
249
577
.4 6 6
134
74
184
31
.4 1 1
29
22
27-42
941
386
31
.9 7 7
Opponents
.2 6 9
35
1204
175
324
57
2
25
161
460
.3 8 2
129
50
258
35
.3 6 1
10
13
28-37
912
357
51
.9 6 1
LOB - Team (312), Opp (291). DPs turned - Team (38), Opp (37). CI - Team (1), THOMPSON, N. 1. IBB - Team (3), BREAM, T. 2,
TAYLOR, A. 1, Opp (5). Picked off - WILLIAMS,M. 1, NEGRON, K. 1, BROWN, Ca. 1, REDAL, C. 1, BREAM, T. 1.
(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)
Player
24 TEUFEL, Shawn
21 EVANS, Steven
37 LINZA, Keegan
-------------------3 RICHARDSON, Josh
22 MCLEOD, J.J.
38 DUDLEY, Tim
13 BEAKLER, Dane
16 GIANNINI, Cameron
17 UMBERGER, Dustin
20 ROACH, Chris
26 BATOR, Zane
34 BROWNING, Carter
31 COLE, Bryan
era
w-l
cg
sho
sv
ip
h
r
er
bb
so
2b
3b
hr
b/avg
2.51
3.14
4.15
7-1
5-1
7-0
app gs
9
8
10
9
8
9
1
1
1
0/0
0/0
0/1
0
0
0
61.0
48.2
56.1
47
47
51
18
19
29
17
17
26
24
16
26
53
45
38
9
12
10
0
0
1
3
3
4
.220
.255
.239
wp hp bk sfa sha
2.60
2.93
3.21
4.40
5.86
6.20
6.75
12.00
13.06
14.73
0-1
0-1
0-0
2-2
2-2
0-1
1-0
0-0
1-1
0-0
11
12
7
14
9
9
7
3
10
2
0
0
1
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/1
0/0
0/0
5
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17.1
15.1
14.0
30.2
27.2
20.1
5.1
3.0
10.1
3.2
18
15
18
32
30
22
7
8
19
10
8
9
5
15
20
18
5
7
16
6
5
5
5
15
18
14
4
4
15
6
5
10
1
3
17
10
7
2
5
3
19
16
12
25
20
15
4
2
8
1
3
1
3
4
3
3
1
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
5
1
2
0
1
4
0
.257
.259
.310
.271
.286
.282
.350
.444
.396
.500
0
3
4
2
6
1
2
0
1
1
1
4
2
3
4
5
2
0
4
0
4 12
1 7
10 6
0
0
1
2
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
1
0
Totals
4 .3 3
25-10
35
35
3
1/1
9
313.2
324
175
151
129
258
57
2
25
.2 6 9
35
50
3
10
13
Opponents
7 .0 2
10-25
35
35
2
1/1
3
304.0
398
274
237
134
184
88
8
25
.3 2 1
27
74
10
29
22
PB - Team (2), NEUFANG, J. 1, THOMPSON, N. 1, Opp (7). Pickoffs - Team (4), EVANS, S. 1, LINZA, K. 1, ROACH, C. 1, THOMPSON,
N. 1, Opp (5). SBA/ATT - THOMPSON, N. (22-26), EVANS, S. (5-8), GIANNINI, C. (6-7), NEUFANG, J. (6-7), TEUFEL, S. (3-5),
LINZA, K. (3-4), BEAKLER, D. (4-4), UMBERGER, D. (3-3), MCLEOD, J. (1-2), BROWNING, C. (2-2), RICHARDSONJo (1-1), DUDLEY, T.
(0-1).
The Automated ScoreBook
Overall Statistics for LIBERTY (as of Apr 19, 2010)
(All games Sorted by Fielding pct)
Player
46 SIZEMORE, Justin
14 BREAM, Doug
11 BROWN, Casey
9 JEFFERSON, Jeff
4 TAYLOR, Austin
37 LINZA, Keegan
38 DUDLEY, Tim
16 GIANNINI, Cameron
22 MCLEOD, J.J.
17 UMBERGER, Dustin
13 BEAKLER, Dane
2 SCOTT, Kizuku
34 BROWNING, Carter
6 REDAL, Curran
10 WIMMER, Trey
3 RICHARDSON, Josh
23 THOMPSON, Nathan
19 JIMENEZ, P.J.
12 NEUFANG, Jerry
1 WILLAMS, Matt
7 ROBERTSON, Michael
29 NEGRON, Kenneth
5 BREAM, Tyler
21 EVANS, Steven
24 TEUFEL, Shawn
20 ROACH, Chris
26 BATOR, Zane
31 COLE, Bryan
18 RICHARDSON, Justin
Totals
Opponents
c
po
a
e
fld%
dp
sba
csb
sba%
pb
ci
40
31
23
16
10
10
6
5
5
3
2
1
1
98
279
67
232
170
52
116
49
21
95
9
15
2
0
0
0
40
30
23
13
10
3
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
92
269
15
211
57
47
39
47
20
17
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
7
4
5
3
3
2
1
1
5
7
51
17
110
4
73
0
0
72
7
9
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
4
3
1
4
2
1
6
1
3
1
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
.990
.989
.985
.983
.982
.981
.966
.959
.952
.937
.889
.800
.500
.000
.000
.000
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
12
0
32
0
16
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
6
1
3
4
0
2
0
0
1
22
0
6
0
0
0
0
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
----------.750
.000
.857
.500
1.000
1.000
--1.000
----1.000
.846
--.857
--------.625
.600
---------
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1358
1320
941
912
386
357
31
51
.977
.961
38
37
28
27
9
15
.757
.643
2
7
1
0
Hitting minimums - 75% of Games 3.0 TPA/Game
Pitching minimums - 1.0 IP/Game
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Game Results for LIBERTY (as of Apr 19, 2010)
(All games)
Date
02-19-10
02-20-10
02-21-10
02-26-10
02-27-10
02-28-10
03-05-10
03-06-10
03-07-10
03-09-10
03-12-10
03-13-10
03-14-10
03-16-10
03-17-10
03-19-10
03-20-10
03-21-10
03-24-10
* 03-26-10
* 03-27-10
* 03-27-10
03-30-10
03-31-10
* 04-02-10
* 04-03-10
* 04-03-10
04-06-10
* 04-09-2010
* 04-10-10
* 04-11-10
04-13-10
* 04-16-10
* 04-17-10
* 04-18-10
* = Conference game
() extra inning game
Opponent
at Kennesaw State
at Kennesaw State
at Kennesaw State
vs Morehead State
vs Lehigh
at UNC WILMINGTON
DELAWARE STATE
DELAWARE STATE
DELAWARE STATE
OLD DOMINION
ST. JOHN'S
ST. JOHN'S
ST. JOHN'S
at James Madison
at Duke
MANHATTAN
MANHATTAN
MANHATTAN
at Virginia Tech
at UNC Asheville
at UNC Asheville-1
at UNC Asheville-2
GEORGE MASON
at VCU
HIGH POINT
HIGH POINT-1
HIGH POINT-2
at Old Dominion
at Radford
at Radford
at Radford
ELON
#26 VMI
#26 VMI
#26 VMI
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
Score
Inns
Overall
Big South
10-4
11-2
10-4
5-2
6-3
12-2
8-1
16-0
10-1
3-5
9-1
14-9
6-7
2-13
2-3
8-4
13-14
8-6
0-10
4-5
1-2
7-3
9-7
7-4
6-4
14-8
4-5
12-9
10-2
3-1
7-6
3-5
12-9
9-6
13-8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
7
9
9
9
9
(11)
9
(11)
9
(10)
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
1-0-0
2-0-0
3-0-0
4-0-0
5-0-0
6-0-0
7-0-0
8-0-0
9-0-0
9-1-0
10-1-0
11-1-0
11-2-0
11-3-0
11-4-0
12-4-0
12-5-0
13-5-0
13-6-0
13-7-0
13-8-0
14-8-0
15-8-0
16-8-0
17-8-0
18-8-0
18-9-0
19-9-0
20-9-0
21-9-0
22-9-0
22-10-0
23-10-0
24-10-0
25-10-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-1-0
0-2-0
1-2-0
1-2-0
1-2-0
2-2-0
3-2-0
3-3-0
3-3-0
4-3-0
5-3-0
6-3-0
6-3-0
7-3-0
8-3-0
9-3-0
Pitcher of record
TEUFEL, S. (W 1-0)
LINZA, K. (W 1-0)
EVANS, S. (W 1-0)
BROWNING, C. (W 1-0)
LINZA, K. (W 2-0)
EVANS, S. (W 2-0)
TEUFEL, S. (W 2-0)
LINZA, K. (W 3-0)
EVANS, S. (W 3-0)
BROWNING, C. (L 1-1)
TEUFEL, S. (W 3-0)
ROACH, C. (W 1-0)
BEAKLER, D. (L 0-1)
GIANNINI, C. (L 0-1)
MCLEOD, J. (L 0-1)
TEUFEL, S. (W 4-0)
RICHARDSONJo (L 0-1)
LINZA, K. (W 4-0)
UMBERGER, D. (L 0-1)
TEUFEL, S. (L 4-1)
EVANS, S. (L 3-2)
LINZA, K. (W 5-0)
BEAKLER, D. (W 1-1)
GIANNINI, C. (W 1-1)
TEUFEL, S. (W 5-1)
LINZA, K. (W 6-0)
BEAKLER, D. (L 1-2)
GIANNINI, C. (W 2-1)
TEUFEL, S. (W 6-1)
LINZA, K. (W 7-0)
EVANS, S. (W 4-1)
GIANNINI, C. (L 2-2)
TEUFEL, S. (W 7-1)
BEAKLER, D. (W 2-2)
EVANS, S. (W 5-1)
Attend
Time
361
41 5
443
33 4
462
36 3
523
1047
618
64 8
111
218
283
699
52
22 3
583
53 6
249
135
23 0
412
11 8
1428
473
15 8
170
25 0
225
337
2431
2878
643
3:21
2:54
3:04
2:26
2:30
2:44
2:19
2:17
2:16
2:22
2:47
3:09
3:26
2:46
3:25
2:39
3:43
2:36
2:48
221
1:47
2:43
3:16
2:44
2:51
3:02
2:37
2:49
2:14
2:36
3:13
2:56
2:50
3:19
3:33
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Batting Leaders for LIBERTY (as of Apr 19, 2010)
(All games)
Hitting minimums - 75% of Games 3.0 TPA/Game
Pitching minimums - 1.0 IP/Game
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Batting avg
6 REDAL, Curran
1 WILLAMS, Matt
19 JIMENEZ, P.J.
7 ROBERTSON, Michael
5 BREAM, Tyler
.400
.383
.371
.363
.344
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Slugging pct
7 ROBERTSON, Michael
1 WILLAMS, Matt
23 THOMPSON, Nathan
6 REDAL, Curran
5 BREAM, Tyler
35
33
31
31
30
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hits
6 REDAL, Curran
19 JIMENEZ, P.J.
5 BREAM, Tyler
1 WILLAMS, Matt
23 THOMPSON, Nathan
13
13
10
1. 7 ROBERTSON, Michael
2. 1 WILLAMS, Matt
Runs scored
1. 19 JIMENEZ, P.J.
2. 6 REDAL, Curran
3. 5 BREAM, Tyler
1 WILLAMS, Matt
5. 23 THOMPSON, Nathan
Doubles
1. 1 WILLAMS, Matt
5 BREAM, Tyler
3. 4 tied at............
Total bases
5 BREAM, Tyler
6 REDAL, Curran
19 JIMENEZ, P.J.
1 WILLAMS, Matt
23 THOMPSON, Nathan
19 JIMENEZ, P.J.
76
72
69
66
63
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Sac bunts
1. 19 JIMENEZ, P.J.
2. 29 NEGRON, Kenneth
1 WILLAMS, Matt
4. 3 tied at.......
19 JIMENEZ, P.J.
7 ROBERTSON, Michael
10 WIMMER, Trey
5 BREAM, Tyler
3. 19 JIMENEZ, P.J.
4. 12 NEUFANG, Jerry
5. 2 tied at.........
On base pct
6 REDAL, Curran
7 ROBERTSON, Michael
1 WILLAMS, Matt
19 JIMENEZ, P.J.
23 THOMPSON, Nathan
56
53
52
46
38
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Runs batted in
5 BREAM, Tyler
23 THOMPSON, Nathan
6 REDAL, Curran
19 JIMENEZ, P.J.
2 tied at............
5
2
2
2
2
1.
2.
3.
4.
10 WIMMER, Trey
3. 5 BREAM, Tyler
3 RICHARDSON, Josh
6 REDAL, Curran
Steal attempts
6 REDAL, Curran
19 JIMENEZ, P.J.
1 WILLAMS, Matt
7 ROBERTSON, Michael
29 NEGRON, Kenneth
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
At bats
5 BREAM, Tyler
19 JIMENEZ, P.J.
6 REDAL, Curran
23 THOMPSON, Nathan
1 WILLAMS, Matt
151
143
140
122
120
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Games as sub
11 BROWN, Casey
29 NEGRON, Kenneth
18 RICHARDSON, Justin
14 BREAM, Doug
2 tied at..........
19
14
11
10
8
1. 5 BREAM, Tyler
2. 10 WIMMER, Trey
3. 1 WILLAMS, Matt
6 REDAL, Curran
9 JEFFERSON, Jeff
1. 23 THOMPSON, Nathan
2. 5 BREAM, Tyler
3. 6 tied at.......
19 JIMENEZ, P.J.
6 REDAL, Curran
4. 23 THOMPSON, Nathan
5. 10 WIMMER, Trey
5
3
2
1. 23 THOMPSON, Nathan
2. 6 REDAL, Curran
3. 7 ROBERTSON, Michael
19 JIMENEZ, P.J.
5 BREAM, Tyler
14
12
7
7
7
Stolen bases
4
4
3
3
3
13
6
5
4
4
1. 6 REDAL, Curran
2. 29 NEGRON, Kenneth
1 WILLAMS, Matt
19 JIMENEZ, P.J.
5. 7 ROBERTSON, Michael
8
4
4
4
2
Stolen base pct
1 WILLAMS, Matt
19 JIMENEZ, P.J.
6 REDAL, Curran
7 ROBERTSON, Michael
23 THOMPSON, Nathan
.800
.667
.615
.500
.000
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Total plate appearances
6
4
3
3
3
Games played
1. 5 BREAM, Tyler
36
28
27
26
25
Hit by pitch
17
13
12
11
10
Grounded into DP
23
23
17
15
13
.494
.446
.441
.436
.413
Home runs
3
2
2
1
Sac flies
1. 23 THOMPSON, Nathan
Strikeouts
1. 23 THOMPSON, Nathan
Walks
6 REDAL, Curran
4 TAYLOR, Austin
14 BREAM, Doug
19 JIMENEZ, P.J.
2 tied at............
6
4
4
2
Caught stealing
1. 6 REDAL, Curran
2. 4 TAYLOR, Austin
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Triples
4. 5 BREAM, Tyler
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
.578
.550
.516
.514
.503
1. 6 REDAL, Curran
2. 19 JIMENEZ, P.J.
5 BREAM, Tyler
4. 23 THOMPSON, Nathan
5. 1 WILLAMS, Matt
174
169
169
152
140
Game starts
35
35
35
34
33
1. 5 BREAM, Tyler
6 REDAL, Curran
19 JIMENEZ, P.J.
4. 23 THOMPSON, Nathan
5. 7 ROBERTSON, Michael
35
35
35
33
30
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Pitching Leaders for LIBERTY (as of Apr 19, 2010)
(All games)
Hitting minimums - 75% of Games 3.0 TPA/Game
Pitching minimums - 1.0 IP/Game
Earned run avg
1. 24 TEUFEL, Shawn
2. 21 EVANS, Steven
3. 37 LINZA, Keegan
Opposing bat avg
2.51
3.14
4.15
1. 24 TEUFEL, Shawn
2. 37 LINZA, Keegan
3. 21 EVANS, Steven
7
7
5
2
2
1. 13 BEAKLER, Dane
Wins
1. 37 LINZA, Keegan
24 TEUFEL, Shawn
3. 21 EVANS, Steven
4. 13 BEAKLER, Dane
16 GIANNINI, Cameron
24 TEUFEL, Shawn
3. 21 EVANS, Steven
4. 17 UMBERGER, Dustin
16 GIANNINI, Cameron
16 GIANNINI, Cameron
3. 6 tied at..........
38 DUDLEY, Tim
5. 22 MCLEOD, J.J.
34 BROWNING, Carter
5
4
Appearances
13 BEAKLER, Dane
22 MCLEOD, J.J.
3 RICHARDSON, Josh
34 BROWNING, Carter
37 LINZA, Keegan
14
12
11
10
10
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Batters struck out
24 TEUFEL, Shawn
21 EVANS, Steven
37 LINZA, Keegan
13 BEAKLER, Dane
16 GIANNINI, Cameron
53
45
38
25
20
1.
2.
3.
4.
9
9
8
4
4
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Games finished
22 MCLEOD, J.J.
3 RICHARDSON, Josh
13 BEAKLER, Dane
26 BATOR, Zane
3 tied at..........
11
6
5
3
2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Games in relief
13 BEAKLER, Dane
22 MCLEOD, J.J.
3 RICHARDSON, Josh
34 BROWNING, Carter
20 ROACH, Chris
14
12
11
10
7
1
1
1
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hit batters
24 TEUFEL, Shawn
21 EVANS, Steven
37 LINZA, Keegan
17 UMBERGER, Dustin
3 tied at......
12
7
6
5
4
1
1
1
1
1. 24 TEUFEL, Shawn
2. 21 EVANS, Steven
3. 16 GIANNINI, Cameron
Balks
10
6
4
4
3
Intentional BB allowed
1. 16 GIANNINI, Cameron
2. 22 MCLEOD, J.J.
3. 17 UMBERGER, Dustin
1. 3 RICHARDSON, Josh
2. 22 MCLEOD, J.J.
61.0
56.1
48.2
Wild pitches
1. 37 LINZA, Keegan
2. 16 GIANNINI, Cameron
3. 24 TEUFEL, Shawn
1. 13 BEAKLER, Dane
16 GIANNINI, Cameron
37 LINZA, Keegan
Runners picked off
1
2
1
1
1. 21 EVANS, Steven
23 THOMPSON, Nathan
20 ROACH, Chris
37 LINZA, Keegan
Batters SO out looking
37 LINZA, Keegan
5. 3 RICHARDSON, Josh
Sac bunts allowed
1. 16 GIANNINI, Cameron
21 EVANS, Steven
24 TEUFEL, Shawn
17 UMBERGER, Dustin
5. 5 tied at.......
Sac flies allowed
2
2
2
2
1
Runs allowed
1. 24 TEUFEL, Shawn
2. 21 EVANS, Steven
3. 37 LINZA, Keegan
1. 17 UMBERGER, Dustin
24 TEUFEL, Shawn
3. 6 tied at.......
1. 24 TEUFEL, Shawn
9
10
12
1. 21 EVANS, Steven
21 EVANS, Steven
3. 37 LINZA, Keegan
1. 21 EVANS, Steven
24 TEUFEL, Shawn
3. 37 LINZA, Keegan
47
47
51
Walks allowed
17
17
26
1. 21 EVANS, Steven
2. 24 TEUFEL, Shawn
3. 37 LINZA, Keegan
0
0
1
1. 24 TEUFEL, Shawn
Triples allowed
24 TEUFEL, Shawn
3. 37 LINZA, Keegan
23
17
8
8
7
Hits allowed
2
2
1
Earned runs allowed
18
19
29
Doubles allowed
1. 24 TEUFEL, Shawn
2. 37 LINZA, Keegan
3. 21 EVANS, Steven
1.000
.875
.833
Saves
2
2
1
Games started
1. 37 LINZA, Keegan
1. 37 LINZA, Keegan
2. 24 TEUFEL, Shawn
3. 21 EVANS, Steven
Losses
Innings pitched
1. 24 TEUFEL, Shawn
2. 37 LINZA, Keegan
3. 21 EVANS, Steven
Won-loss pct
.220
.239
.255
16
24
26
Home runs allowed
21 EVANS, Steven
3. 37 LINZA, Keegan
3
3
4
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Fielding Leaders for LIBERTY (as of Apr 19, 2010)
(All games)
Hitting minimums - 75% of Games
Pitching minimums - 1.0 IP/Game
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Fielding pct
14 BREAM, Doug
6 REDAL, Curran
10 WIMMER, Trey
23 THOMPSON, Nathan
19 JIMENEZ, P.J.
1.000
.990
.989
.983
.982
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Assists
19 JIMENEZ, P.J.
1 WILLAMS, Matt
5 BREAM, Tyler
3 RICHARDSON, Josh
23 THOMPSON, Nathan
110
73
72
51
17
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
12 NEUFANG, Jerry
4. 21 EVANS, Steven
5. 13 BEAKLER, Dane
22
6
6
5
4
Passed balls
1. 23 THOMPSON, Nathan
12 NEUFANG, Jerry
279
232
170
116
98
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Putouts
10 WIMMER, Trey
23 THOMPSON, Nathan
6 REDAL, Curran
19 JIMENEZ, P.J.
2 tied at........
269
211
92
57
47
6
4
4
3
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Fielding double plays
19 JIMENEZ, P.J.
10 WIMMER, Trey
1 WILLAMS, Matt
3 RICHARDSON, Josh
5 BREAM, Tyler
32
30
16
12
9
4
3
2
1
1. 23 THOMPSON, Nathan
2. 21 EVANS, Steven
3. 12 NEUFANG, Jerry
Errors
1. 5 BREAM, Tyler
2. 23 THOMPSON, Nathan
1 WILLAMS, Matt
4. 3 tied at......
Stolen bases against
1. 23 THOMPSON, Nathan
2. 16 GIANNINI, Cameron
Chances
10 WIMMER, Trey
23 THOMPSON, Nathan
19 JIMENEZ, P.J.
1 WILLAMS, Matt
6 REDAL, Curran
1.
2.
3.
4.
Caught stealing by
23 THOMPSON, Nathan
21 EVANS, Steven
24 TEUFEL, Shawn
5 tied at.....
Steal attempts against
Catchers interference
1
1
16 GIANNINI, Cameron
5. 24 TEUFEL, Shawn
1. 23 THOMPSON, Nathan
1
26
8
7
7
5