Liberty Flames
Big South (33-23, 16-9)
Big Wins: 3/22 at Radford (3-0), 4/29 East Carolina (5-0), 5/8 at Coastal Carolina (7-5)
Bad Losses: 4/18 at Longwood (4-7), 4/28 James Madison (10-13), 5/15 High Point (0-5)
Coach: Jim Toman
Key Field Players:
Alex Close, Senior, 1B/P, .342 BA, 7 HR, 46 RBI
Dalton Birtt, Junior, IF, .294 BA, 5 HR, 30 RBI
Ashton Perritt, Senior, OF/P, .289 BA, 6 HR, 27 RBI
Andrew Yacyk, Sophomore, OF/1B, .286 BA, 25 RBI
Becker Sankey, Senior, C, .267 BA, 11 HR, 36 RBI
Will Shepherd, Sophomore, OF, .235 BA, 5 HR, 18 RBI, 16 SB
Key Pitchers:
Jared Lyons, Senior, P, 1.99 ERA, 8-2 W/L, 3 CG, 99.2 IP, 100 SO
Victor Cole Junior, P, 2.67 ERA, 5-3 W/L, 84.1 IP, 74 SO
Shawn Clowers, Senior, P, 3.80 ERA, 9-4 W/L, 71.0 IP, 52 SO
Alex Close, Senior, 1B/P, 2.21 ERA, 2-2 W/L, 20.1 IP, 24 SO, 6 SV
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .264 (209th in nation, 9th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.74 (167, 4)
Doubles per Game: 1.50 (197, 7)
Earned Run Average: 3.88 (88, 4)
Fielding Percentage: .971 (69, 2)
Home Runs per Game: 0.69 (84, 3)
Scoring Offense: 5.3 (167, 7)
Slugging Percentage: .390 (127, 5)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.31 (67, 5)
Triples per Game: 0.35 (35, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014 Regional lost to Arkansas, eliminated by Bucknell
2013 Regional defeated Clemson, lost to South Carolina, defeated Clemson, eliminated by South Carolina
2000 Regional lost to South Carolina, defeated Seton Hall, eliminated by Wake Forest
1998 Regional lost to Florida State, eliminated by Auburn
1993 Regional lost to Georgia Tech, eliminated by East Carolina
*all team stats through 5/17
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