Liberty 2018 Softball World Series Capsule

 

Liberty Lady Flames

Big South (47-12, 18-3)

 
 
Big Wins: 2/22 vs North Carolina (3-2), 3/21 at Kennesaw State (7-1), 4/4 NC State (5-2)
Bad Losses: 2/15 vs Central Michigan (5-8), 4/6 at Longwood (2-6), 4/13 at Radford (2-3)
Coach: Dot Richardson
 
Key Field Players:
Amber Bishop, Sophomore, IF, .378 BA, 11 HR, 42 RBI
Autumn Bishop, Sophomore, C, .369 BA, 8 HR, 41 RBI
Jaclyn Amader, Junior, OF, .316 BA, 29 RBI, 15 SB
Sarah Robertson, Junior, IF, .316 BA, 36 RBI, 15 SB
Madison Via, Freshman, OF, .295 BA, 22 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Julia DiMartino, Junior, P, 1.79 ERA, 27-7 W/L, 23 CG, 215.2 IP, 212 SO
Chase Cassady, Junior, P, 2.26 ERA, 10-2 W/L, 5 CG, 86.2 IP, 69 SO
Elizabeth Engler, Sophomore, P, 1.81 ERA, 8-2 W/L, 3 CG, 73.2 IP, 47 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .305 (28th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.34 (95, 3)
Doubles per Game: 1.68 (6, 1)
Earned Run Average: 2.11 (27, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .977 (11, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.57 (147, 6)
Scoring Offense: 5.00 (63, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .457 (46, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.68 (28, 3)
Triples per Game: 0.34 (11, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2011Regionallost to Tennessee, eliminated by Georgia Tech
2002Regionallost to UCLA, eliminated by UMBC
 
*all team stats through 5/6