2016 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL...He was named to the 2015 All-Coastal Plain League fi rst team and selected to play in the 2015 CPL All-Star Game. • In 2015, Shepherd hit .235 with

1. Liberty was selected to fi nish third in the conference in the 2016 Big South Preseason Poll by the league’s head coaches

2. The Flames posted a 33-23 overall record and tied Winthrop for third place in the Big South Conference standings with a 16-8 mark in 2015.

3. Liberty returns 19 players from last season, including fi ve position starters and six pitchers. The Flames have added 16 newcomers to their roster for the 2016 campaign.

4. Friday’s meeting with South Florida will be the 43rd season opener in Liberty baseball program history.Liberty enters the season lid-lifter with a 25-16 mark in openers since 1976 (no records for 1974 or 1975).

5. The Flames will be opening their season away from Lynchburg for the 25th season and in the stateof Florida for the seventh time. The Flames are 13-11 in season openers away from Lynchburg, 10-10 inaway contests and 3-1 in neutral fi eld games, and 3-3 in the Sunshine State.

6. The Flames posted a 12-10 record in road games, last season. Liberty will be opening the season onroad for the 11th straight year.

Quick Hits

Possible Starters

Pos. # Player B/T AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB C 27 Josh Latta R/R Transfer1B 39 Andrew Yacyk R/L .286 203 23 58 12 1 2 25 22B 22 Eric Grabowski R/R TransferSS 26 Dalton Britt L/R .294 218 33 64 10 3 5 30 103B 33 Dylan Allen L/R Sat out 2015 due to injuryLF 1 D.J. Artis L/L First Year CF 32 Aaron Stroosman R/R .225 71 11 16 2 0 0 3 10RF 34 Will Shepherd R/R .235 166 37 39 6 3 5 18 16DH 7 Sammy Taormina L/R .285 137 12 39 4 0 3 16 0

2016 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALLGAME NOTES

Media CoverageRadio -93.3FM/1320AM WVGM ESPN

Internet Video -BullsCast (Fri. & Sat.)

Internet Audio -LibertyFlames.com

Pitching ProbablesFri. - LU RHP Carson Herndon vs. USF RHP Phoenix Sanders Sat. - LU LHP Victor Cole vs. USF RHP Brad Labozzetta Sun. - LU LHP MIchael Staff ord vs. USF RHP Joe Cavallaro

Avg: Alex Close (.342)2B: Alex Close, Becker Sankey (13)HR: Becker Sankey (11)Runs: Alex Close (40)RBI: Alex Close (46)SB: Will Shepherd (16)

Wins: Shawn Clowers (9) ERA: Jared Lyons (1.99) APP: Shawn Clowers (19) SO: Jared Lyons (100) IP : Jared Lyons (99.2) SV: Alex Close (6)

Statistical Leaders - 2015

GAMES 1-3SOUTH FLORIDAFeb. 19-21USF Baseball Stadium (3,211)Tampa, Fla.

Live Stats: LibertyFlames.comIn Game Updates:

@LUGameDay

LIBERTY FLAMESOverall: Big South:

Head Coach: Jim TomanCareer Record: 297-177-1 (8)Record at Liberty: Same

SOUTH FLORIDA BULLSOverall: AAC:

Head Coach: Mark KingstonCareer Record: 207-128-1 (5)Record at USF: Same

2016 SCHEDULEDate Opponent Time

Feb. 19 at South Florida 6:30 p.m.

Feb. 20 at South Florida 6:30 p.m.

Feb. 21 at South Florida 1 p.m.

Feb. 23 William and Mary 3 p.m.Feb. 26 vs. Marshall 12 p.m.

Feb. 27 vs. Duke 12 p.m.

Feb. 27 vs. Marshall 4 p.m.

Feb. 28 vs. Ohio State 1 p.m.

March 1 at Old Dominion 3 p.m.

March 4 UConn 3 p.m.



March 8 at Elon 4 p.m.

March 11 Central Connecticut State ^ 5 p.m.

March 12 Evansville ^ 1 p.m.

March 13 Central Connecticut State ^ 1 p.m.

March 13 Evansville ^ 5 p.m.

March 15 at Virginia Tech 5:30 p.m.

March 18 Kent State 5 p.m.

March 19 Kent State (DH) 2 p.m.

March 20 Kent State 1 p.m.

March 22 at Maryland 4 p.m.

March 24 UNC Asheville * 7 p.m.



March 29 at Duke 6 p.m.

April 1 at Winthrop* 6 p.m.



April 5 Maryland 6 p.m.

April 8 Charleston Southern * 7 p.m.



April 15 at Campbell * 6 p.m.



6 p.m.

3 p.m.

3 p.m.

2 p.m.

1 p.m.

7 p.m.

April 19 Duke

April 20 at Richmond

April 22 at Presbyterian *



April 26 Virginia Tech

April 27 at William and Mary TBAMay 3 Virginia 7 p.m.

May 6 Coastal Carolina * 7 p.m.



May 11 Old Dominion 3 p.m.

May 13 Radford* 7 p.m.



May 17 at Radford 6 p.m.

May 19 at High Point * 6 p.m.



May 24-28 Big South Tournament • TBA

June 3-5 NCAA Regionals TBA

June 10-12 NCAA Super-Regionals TBA

June 18-29 College World Series TBA

- Baseball at the Beach - Myrtle Beach, S.C.^ - Liberty Invitational - Lynchburg, Va.* - Big South Conference Game• - Lexington County Stadium - Lexington, S.C.DH - DoubleheaderHome Games in Bold

All times are Eastern Time and Subject to Change

2016 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL USF, Feb. 19-21

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ResultsDate Opponent Score Pitcher of Record Save Time Overall Big South

Thursday - 2/18 Friday - 2/19 Saturday - 2/20 Sunday - 2/21 Monday - 2/22 Tuesday - 2/23 Wednesday -2/24

Liberty


2015 Record Breakdowns

at Home .....................................................................21-9

on Road .................................................................. 12-10

at a Neutral site .........................................................0-4

In Day Games ........................................................ 27-12

In Night Games .......................................................6-11

Midweek Games .....................................................5-11

Weekend Games .................................................. 28-12

When LU Starter pitches 5+ inn. .................... 27-11

When LU Starter pitches < 5 inn. ......................6-12

When LU Staff strikes out 10+ .............................7-1

When LU Staff strikes out 12+ ..............................1-0

vs. left-handed starter ..........................................16-6

vs. right-handed starter..................................... 17-17

In one-run games ..................................................10-5

In two-run games ....................................................4-4

In fi ve-plus run games. .........................................12-5

Extra innings .............................................................2-0

After winning a game ........................................ 22-11

After losing a game............................................. 10-11

When LU has 10+ hits ...........................................16-4

When LU has 15+ hits .............................................4-0

Hit a home run.........................................................19-8

Do not hit a home run ....................................... 13-13

Opponents do not hit a HR .............................. 23-11

Wore red uniforms. ..................................................9-6

Wore white uniforms ...............................................6-8

Wore grey uniforms. ................................................0-3

Wore blue uniforms ...............................................18-6

Played on Monday ...................................................0-3

Played on Tuesday....................................................3-4

Played on Wednesday .............................................2-5

Played on Thursday..................................................1-1

Played on Friday ........................................................7-4

Played on Saturday ................................................12-6

Played on Sunday .....................................................8-0

Series Openers...........................................................6-3

Middle Games ............................................................6-3

Series Finales ..............................................................7-1

In Virginia ................................................................ 25-14

In Maryland.................................................................1-0

In North Carolina ......................................................1-6

In South Carolina ......................................................4-2

In Georgia ...................................................................2-1

Last 5 Games: Team Batting Avg: Team ERA: Top Hitter:

Current Hit Streak: Season Hit Streak:

Last 10 Games: Team Batting Avg: .Team ERA: Top Hitter:

Current Reached Base: Season Reached Base:

• SS Dalton Britt, P Carson Herndon and 1B/OF Andrew Yacyk have been named team captains for 2016.• Britt, a senior, has started every game (180) since joining the Flames in 2012. He enters 2016 with a .273 career batting average with 87 RBI and 83 runs scored. • Last year, Britt hit .294 with 30 RBI and set career-high with 33 runs scored and seven home runs. The SS also had a 16-game hitting streak, the longest by any Liberty player in 2015.• 1B/OF Yacyk comes off a 2015 campaign, where he hit .286 with 25 RBI and 23 runs scored. Playing in all 56 games, with 55 starts, the junior posted an on base percentage of .384.• P Herndon returns from injury for his senior year in 2016. The RHP posted a 5-1 record with a 2.82 ERA in eight starts in 2014, before being injured and sitting out 2015.• P Victor Cole posted a 5-3 record with a 2.67 ERA over 84 1/3 innings in his fi rst season with the Flames in 2015. The JUCO transfer fi nished third in the Big South with a .208 opponent batting average and fi fth in ERA. • Last year, Cole was selected as the Big South Pitcher of the Week twice (March 2, April 12) and carried a no-hitter into the ninth in a complete game, 6-1 victory over Bryant on Feb. 28.• OF Will Shepherd was named to the 2016 Perfect Game Summer Collegiate All-America team. The junior, who played for the Peninsula Pilots of the Coastal Plain League (CPL), hit .325 with 26 RBI in 45 games and led the CPL with 49 runs scored. He was named to the 2015 All-Coastal Plain League fi rst team and selected to play in the 2015 CPL All-Star Game.• In 2015, Shepherd hit .235 with 18 RBI and 37 runs scored in 45 games. He belted a career-high fi ve home runs and led the Flames with 16 stolen bases.• Corner INF Sammy Taormina returned from injury to post a .285 batting average and 16 RBI in 43 games, last season. Taormina started 34 games, the majority which came at 3B.• This past summer, Taormina was selected to the All-Coastal Plain League (CPL) fi rst team as a 3B and as a starter for the 2015 CPL All-Star Game.• OF Aaron Stroosma provided strong outfi eld defense in his fi rst season at Liberty in 2015. Showing excellent range in center fi eld, the JUCO transfer hit .225 and stole 10 bases in 36 games.• P Geoff ery Murphy attended Boston College from 2011-15, graduating with a degree in communica-tions. The transfer posted a 2.76 career ERA in 33 appearances and saw time in the outfi eld for he Eagles.• Freshman OF D.J. Artis was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 2015 Major League Draft. The OF was named to the 2015 All-USA North Carolina baseball team and was the All-Area Player of the Year at South Guilford High School in Greensboro, N.C.• Freshman P Jack DeGroat was the 2015 Virginia 3A State Player of the Year at Loudoun Valley High School in Purcellville, Va.• JUCO transfer Evan Mitchell was named the 2015 NJCAA Division I Pitcher of the Year and a fi rst team All-American. The pitcher was a teammate of Liberty infi elder Andrew Kowalo at Potomac State.• Kowalo hit .405 with eight home runs, scoring 52 runs and collecting 42 RBI as Potomac’s starting shortstop in 2015. The junior INF also played with Flames outfi elder Will Shepherd on the Peninsula Pilots of the Coastal Plains League, this past summer.• Eric Grabowski was named the All-Region XIX Division II Player of the Year and to the region’s fi rst team in 2015 at Lackawanna. Grabowski is expected to see action in the infi eld and on the mound, this season.

Tracking Liberty• The Flames were selected to fi nish third in the conference in the 2016 Big South Preseason Poll.• Liberty returns 19 players from last season’s 33-22 squad, including fi ve position starters and sixpitchers from last season.• 16 newcomers have joined the Flames’ roster for the 2016 campaign.• Liberty averaged 5.2 runs per game, while allowing its opponents 4.4 runs per game, last season.• The Flames led the Big South and were among the Top 25 in the nation in shutouts in 2015.• The Liberty pitching corps also led the Big South in opponent batting average and complete games.• Head Coach Jim Toman enters the season with a 297 wins, three games shy of his 300th career victory.• In 43 seasons, Liberty has posted an all-time record of 1240-924-7 (.573) and made fi ve NCAA Tourna-ment appearances. Two of the appearances have come during Jim Toman’s tenure.• The Flames posted a 12-10 record in road games, last season. Liberty will be opening the season on road for the 11th straight season.

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2016 Big South Preseason Poll• Liberty was selected to fi nish third in the conference standings in the 2016 Big South Conference Preseason Poll by the league’s head coaches.• Liberty garnered 99 points in being tabbed third.• This year’s Big South Baseball Championship will be held at Lexington County Stadium in Lexington, S.C. It is the fi rst time in the history of the tournament that it will be held a true neutral fi eld. Rank Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Points1. Coastal Carolina (10) 10 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1202. Winthrop -- 6 4 -- - 1 -- -- -- -- -- 1023. Liberty -- 4 4 2 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- 994. High Point -- -- 1 5 4 1 -- -- -- -- -- 835. Radford -- -- 2 3 3 3 -- -- -- -- -- 816. Campbell (1) 1 -- -- 1 3 4 2 -- -- -- -- 747. Charleston Southern -- -- -- -- -- 2 5 3 1 -- -- 528. Longwood -- -- -- -- -- -- 3 3 3 2 -- 409. Presbyterian -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 2 3 4 1 3110. Gardner-Webb -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 3 3 4 2311. UNC Asheville -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 1 2 6 21Note: Points are based on a weighted system. First-place votes received 11 points, followed by 10 points for second place, and so on.

Preseason Player of the Year: Josh Greene, High PointPreseason Pitcher of the Year: Matt Crohan, Winthrop

Liberty and the Big South• Liberty, a 25-year member of the Big South Conference, has compiled a 353-238-1 (.597) record against the Big South Conference’s current membership since 1976. • Last season, Liberty posted a 16-9 mark in Big South Conference play, tying Winthrop for third place in the league’s standings.• The Flames have claimed the conference’s regular season title three times in program history (1998, 2000 and 2014).• Liberty has also captured four Big South tournament baseball titles, including the 2013 crown (1993, 1998, 2000 & 2013).

Liberty All-Time Against the Big SouthCampbell .............................................................................................. 21-20Charleston Southern ........................................................................ 50-21Coastal Carolina ................................................................................. 34-59Gardner-Webb .......................................................................................17-4High Point ........................................................................................... 45-29Longwood ...........................................................................................22-6-1Presbyterian ...........................................................................................18-0Radford ................................................................................................. 58-35UNC Asheville ..................................................................................... 46-25Winthrop .............................................................................................. 42-41Total ..........................................................................353-240-1

Quick FactsBASIC INFORMATIONName of School ............................Liberty UniversityLocation ................................................Lynchburg, Va. Founded ................................................................ 1971Enrollment ......................................................... 13,600Nickname ...........................................................FlamesMascot .................................................................... EagleSchool Colors ......................... Red, White and BlueConference ......................... Big South (since 1991)

COACHING STAFFHead Coach ............................ Jim Toman (8th year)Assistant Coach .............. Garrett Quinn (7th year)Assistant Coach ............... Jason Murray (6th year)Volunteer Coach ....................................... Blake HuntStudent Assistant Coach .......................Jaret WhiteDirector of Baseball Operations .... Daniel BrownAthletic Trainer .................................... Dan Preusser

HISTORYFirst Year of Baseball ............................................ 1974All-Time ......................................... 1240-924-7 (.573)First Year in Big South ........................................ 1992Big South Record ................................308-227 (.576)Big South Regular Season Titles ............................ 3...........................................................(1998, 2000, 2014)Big South Tournament Titles .................................. 4 ...............................................(1993, 1998, 2000, 2013)NCAA Regional Appearances ..................................5.................................. (1993, 1998, 2000, 2013, 2014)Last NCAA Appearance ................................................ .......................... Charlottesville, Va. Regional (2014)

Big South Conference 2015 Standings

Big South Overall

W L Pct. W L Pct.

Radford 20 4 .833 45 16 .738

Coastal Carolina 17 7 .708 39 21 .650

Winthrop 16 8 .667 40 19 .678

Liberty 16 8 .667 33 23 .589

High Point 14 10 .583 29 26 .527

Campbell 12 12 .500 32 25 .561

Charleston So. 10 14 .417 23 30 .434

Longwood 9 15 .372 22 34 .393

Gardner-Webb 7 17 .292 22 31 .415

Presbyterian 6 17 .208 27 28 .491

UNC Asheville 5 19 .250 21 34 .382

Upcoming Schedule

Friday, Feb. 19

Presbyterian vs. Michigan St. (Greenville, S.C.) 2 p.m.

Miami (Ohio) at Campbell 3 p.m.

Ohio at UNC Asheville 3 p.m.

West Virginia at Charleston So. 4 p.m.

Appalachian State at Coastal Carolina 4 p.m.

Delaware State at Gardner-Webb 4 p.m.

UNC Greensboro at High Point 4 p.m.

Longwood at East Carolina 4 p.m.

Radford at Mercer 4 p.m.

La Salle at Winthrop 4 p.m.

Liberty at South Florida 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 20

Delaware State at Gardner-Webb (DH) 12 p.m.

La Salle at Winthrop (DH) 1 p.m.


N.C. State at Coastal Carolina 2 p.m.

High Point at UNC Greensboro 2 p.m.





Presbyterian vs. Fordham (Greenville, S.C.) 4 p.m.

Liberty at South Florida 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 21



Delaware State at Gardner-Webb 1 p.m.

UNC Greensboro at High Point 1 p.m.

Liberty at South Florida 1 p.m.




Virginia at Coastal Carolina 2 p.m.

La Salle at Winthrop 2 p.m.

Presbyterian at Furman 3 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 23

Furman at Presbyterian 2 p.m.

LIBERTY at William & Mary 3 p.m.

Richmond at Longwood 3 p.m.

CampbelL at Duke 4 p.m.

Coastal Carolina at UNC Wilmington 4 p.m.

N.C. Central at High Point 4 p.m.

The Citadel at WIinthrop 4 p.m.

College of Charleston at Charleston So. 6 p.m.


Liberty Baseball Stadium - Ranked as One of the Best Stadium Experiences• Liberty went 21-9 at Liberty Baseball Stadium in 2015. • Last season, Liberty set a new single-game stadium attendance record, drawing 3,983 for its contest with Campbell on April 10, 2015.• The Liberty Baseball Stadium was ranked as one of the Top 100 stadium experiences of 2015 by Stadium Journey. The home of the Liberty baseball program was listed No. 53. Oriole Park at Camden Yards, home of the Baltimore Orioles, topped the list.• Stadium Journey also ranked the Liberty Baseball Stadium No. 4 among collegiate baseball stadiums in their 2015 Collegiate Baseball Stadium Experiences.• Stadium Journey’s ratings take into account the food and beverage served in the stadium, the overall atmosphere, the neighborhood where the stadium is located, the fans, access (which includes traffi c, parking, ability to move around and rest rooms), the overall return on investment and one fi nal “extras” category.• After 34 years of playing at Worthington Stadium, the Flames christened the new facility, with a three-game sweep of Penn State, Feb. 23-24, 2013.• The Flames have averaged 1,300 fans per game during its three seasons at Liberty Baseball Stadium.

2015: 21-9 (.700)Liberty All-time at Liberty Baseball Stadium: 64-23 (.736) Liberty Stadium Dimensions: LF - 325, LC - 371, CF - 395, RC - 371, RF - 325Capacity: 2,500Surface: AstroTurfAttendance Record: 3,983 (April 10, 2015 vs. Campbell)At Home All-Time under Toman:155-65-1 (.704)

Liberty Month-by-Month * since 1976

2015Feb.: 5-3 (.625)March: 13-7 (.650)April: 11-7 (.611)May: 4-6 (.400)

Under TomanFeb.: 40-19 (.678)March: 103-51 (.569)April: 85-60 (.586)May: 66-47-1 (.583)

All-Time*Feb.: 96-47 (.671)March: 409-303-2 (.574) April: 398-322-1 (.553)May/June: 200-158-3 (.558)

Liberty Among Top 50 in Attendance• Liberty has averaged 1,440 fans per home date at Liberty Baseball Stadium in 2015. The Flames fi nished the season ranked 46th in the nation in average attendance according to the NCAA .• Liberty drew 34,569 fans over 24 home dates at Liberty Baseball Stadium in 2015. The Flames ranked 50th in overall attendance according to NCAA.• Liberty set a new single-game attendance record at Liberty Baseball Stadium with a crowd of 3,983 at the Campbell-Liberty game on April 10 .• Liberty averaged 1,467 fans per home date at Liberty Baseball Stadium in 2014, ranking 43rd in the nation in the fi nal regular season NCAA attendance report. The Flames drew 38,142 fans (49th in total attendance) over 26 dates at Liberty Baseball Stadium in 2014.

Flames on the Road• Liberty is 12-14 overall away from Liberty Baseball Stadium in 2015.• The Flames are 12-10 in away games in 2015, while posting a 0-2 record in neutral site contests.• Liberty posted a 19-13 record away from home in 2014. The Flames went 14-8 in away contests and 5-5 in neutral site games.

2015 Overall Away from Lynchburg: 12-14 (.461)2015 Away Games: 12-102015 Neutral Games: 0-4

Liberty Baseball Stadium Single Game Attendance Records

Date Opponent Attendance

1. 4/10/2015 Campbell 3,983

2. 3/25/2015 #12 Virginia 2,841

3. 4/4/2014 VMI 2,792

4. 3/21/2014 High Point 2,742

5. 4/24/2014 Gardner-Webb 2,766

6. 4/14/2014 Virginia Tech 2,702

7. 2/23/2013 Penn State 2,565

8. 4/2/2013 #4 Virginia 2,543

9. 4/11/2015 Campbell 2,416

10. 4/13/2013 West Virginia 2,370


Opponents At a GlanceSouth FloridaMeeting: 2nd MeetingLast Meeting: 2014First Meeting: 2014All-Time Series: South Florida leads, 1-0Series in Lynchburg: N/ASeries in Tampa, Fla.: N/ANeutral Site: South Florida leads, 1-0Liberty under Jim Toman: 0-1

• In 2015, South Florida fi nished 34-26-1 overall and fi nished third in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) with a 13-11 mark. The Bulls secured an at-large bid to the 2015 NCAA Gainesville Regional.• The Bulls have been projected to fi nish fi fth in the eight team American Athletic Conference in the league’s annual preseason poll.• USF returns 14 players and six starters from last year’s team. They will have 20 new players in 2016.• Senior C Levi Borders, son of former 1992 World Series MVP Pat Borders, was a semifi nalist for the Johnny Bench Award and was a unanimous fi rst team All-AAC selection in 2015. He started all 61 USF contests, hitting .291 batting average with nine home runs and 45 RBI.• Senior OF Luke Maglich, a preseason all-conference selection, hit .306 with a .468 slugging percentage in 2015. He was 15-for-16 in stolen bases.• USF edged Liberty in their only meeting ever on the diamond, 2-1, at the UNF Best Bet Tournament in Jacksonville, Fla. on Feb. 15, 2014.• Mark Kingston begins his second season at the helm of the Bulls. Kingston has compiled a career record 207-128-1 in fi ve seasons as a head coach (Previously at Illinois State).

Toman Closes in on 300• Liberty Head Coach Jim Toman enters the weekend with a 297 wins, three games shy of his milestone 300th career victory.• With his 300 win, the nine-year Flames skipper becomes the second coach in Liberty program history to reach 300 wins, joining program founder and the winningest coach in program history Al Worthington. Worthington won 343 games during his 13 seasons at the helm of the Flames.• The 2014 Big South Coach of the Year, Toman has posted the highest NCAA Division I winning percentage (.625) during his fi rst eight years of any Liberty head baseball coach in program history.• He also owns a .688 Big South Conference winning percentage, the best of any head coach in program history.

Shepherd Named to PG Summer Collegiate All-America Team• Liberty junior outfi elder Will Shepherd was selected to the 2016 Perfect Game Summer Collegiate All-America team.• Shepherd, who played for the Peninsula Pilots of the Coastal Plain League (CPL), a wooden bat league, was named to the second team as the designated hitter.• In 45 games, the outfi elder hit .325 with 26 RBI. He led the CPL with 49 runs scored and was fourth in the summer league with a .554 slugging percentage. The junior belted eight home runs, a triple and 12 doubles.• Shepherd was named to 2015 All-Coastal Plain League fi rst team as an outfi elder.• In addition, Shepherd was selected to play in the 2015 CPL All-Star Game. He also was named the CPL Player of the Week for the week ending June 18.• The outfi elder enters 2016, having hit .255 in 100 career games at Liberty. He has scored 66 runs, drove in 41 and stolen 21 bases. • Last season, the Wilkesboro, N.C. native led the Flames in stolen bases with 16, despite only playing in 45 due to injury.

Season Openers• Friday’s game at USF will be the 43rd season opener in Liberty baseball program history.• Liberty enters the season lid-lifter with a 25-16 mark in openers since 1976 (no records for 1974 or 1975).• Last season, No. 19 Kennesaw State defeated the Flames, 11-9, in Kennesaw, Ga. in the Atlanta Challenge to begin their 2015 campaign.• Friday’s contest will be the fi rst time in program history that the Flames have opened a season against USF and only the second time the two have ever met in their respective histories.• Liberty will be opening its season away from Lynchburg for the 25th season and in the state of Florida for the seventh year. The Flames are 13-11 in season openers away from Lynchburg, 10-10 in away contests and 3-1 in neutral fi eld games, and 3-3 in the Sunshine State.• The Flames are 3-5 in season openers under head coach Jim Toman. Two of three Liberty victories came on neutral fi elds.• In Jim Toman’s fi rst game as Liberty’s head coach, the Flames defeated Notre Dame, 6-2, at Jack Russell Stadium in the Clearwater, Fla. Invitational to open their season on Feb. 22, 2008.• Liberty has not opened its season at home since 2005, a 7-6 win over Old Dominion. The Flames are 5-5 in season openers since then. Liberty is 9-2 in season openers in Lynchburg, with all 11 coming at the Flames’ previous home fi eld Worthington Stadium.


2016 Liberty Captains• The Flames will have three team captains for 2016.• Senior shortstop Dalton Britt, senior pitcher Carson Herndon and junior fi rst baseman/outfi elder Andrew Yacyk will serve as captains for the season.• Britt has started every game of his Liberty career (180) and was a semi-fi nalist for the 2014 Brooks Wallace Shortstop of the Year. He has been a Big South All-Conference team (2014) and a two-time all-tournament member. He has hit .273 for his career.• Herndon returns to the Liberty pitching corps after sitting out the past 1 1/2 seasons due to injury. The right-hander posted a 5-1 with a 2.82 ERA in eight starts in 2014, before being sidelined. In 33 career appearances, the senior is 11-7 with a 3.20 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 132 1/3 innings.• Yacyk played in all 56 games, starting 55, last season. He has played fi rst base and outfi eld and served as the designated hitter during his two years as a Flame. The junior has posted a .270 batting average and hit six home runs during his career.

2015 NCAA Rankings(Final)

Team (301 Ranked)

Category ....................................Rank ......Actual

Batting Average ................................ 215........... .262

Scoring .................................................. 166 ............ 5.2

Runs ....................................................... 147 ............ 291

Hits .......................................................... 162 ............ 495

Doubles ................................................ 172 ............. 85

Triples ......................................................32 .............. 19

Home Runs ............................................68 .............. 40

Slugging Percentage ....................... 123 ........... 0.39

On Base Percentage ......................... 176 ...........0.352

Stolen Bases ..........................................64 ............. 72

Base on Balls ....................................... 110 ............ 212

Sacrifi ce Bunts .................................... 219 ........... 27

Hit by Pitch ............................................85 .............. 59

Sacrifi ce Flies ...................................... 264 ............ 27

Earned Run Average ..........................89 ............ 3.94

Strikeouts Per 9 Inn. ...........................83 .............. 7.6

Hits Allowed Per 9 Inn. .....................46 ............ 8.33

Walks Allowed Per 9 Inn. ................. 140 ........... 3.72

Fielding Percentage ...........................68 ........... 0.971

Double Plays ....................................... 144 ............. 42

WL Pct .....................................................78 .......... 0.589

WHIP .........................................................70 ............ 1.34

Shutouts ..................................................23 ..............6.0

Individual – Top 50

ERA

Jared Lyons ........................................39 ............... 1.99

Victories

Shawn Clowers .................................33 ............... 9.0

Jared Lyons .........................................63 ................ 8.0

Strikeouts

Jared Lyons .........................................40 ................100

Hits Allowed Per Nine Innings

Jared Lyons ......................................... 32 ............. 6.41

WHIP

Jared Lyons ........................................ 21 .............. 0.93

Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio

Jared Lyons .........................................55 ............... 4.55

Complete Games

Jared Lyons ........................................ 45 ............... 3.0

W/Runners in Scoring Position Avg. AB Hits RBIsAshton Perritt .342 38 13 20Alex Close .311 74 23 39Sammy Taormina .306 36 11 11Becker Sankey .270 63 17 27Dalton Britt .254 63 16 22Will Shepherd .243 37 9 11Team .250 552 138 201

W/Runners in Scoring Position & 2 Outs Avg. AB Hits RBIsAlex Close .370 27 10 14Andrew Yacyk .250 28 7 13Dalton Britt .241 29 7 8Ashton Perritt .235 17 4 5Sammy Taormina .211 19 4 6Becker Sankey .194 31 6 8 Team .203 266 54 77

Runners in Scoring Position - 2015 Returners in italics• Liberty hit .250 as team with runners in scoring position in 2015. • Sammy Taormina had the highest RISP of any returning Flame with a .306 average.

Flames Have 3 Taken in Major League Draft• Liberty had three players taken in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft, this past June. 2015 Big South Pitcher of the Year Jared Lyons was selected in the ninth round by the Oakland A’s, while pitcher Ashton Perritt was taken in the 24th round by the Texas Rangers and catcher/fi rst base-man Alex Close was selected in the 26th round by the Kansas City Royals.• Later, Liberty pitcher Shawn Clowers signed a free agent contract with the Milwaukee Brewers.• With their selections, Liberty has had 61 players chosen in the MLB Draft during the 42-year his-tory of the program and has had a player chosen in each draft since 2000. • Currently, 10 former Flames played in the minor leagues.• Over the past fi ve years, Liberty has had three or more players picked in each fi rst-year player draft and 23 players selected overall. During Head Coach Jim Toman’s tenure, 26 players have been chosen in the draft. • In, 2011, seven Flames were selected in the MLB Baseball Draft, the most players chosen in a single draft in the history of the program.

Dalton Britt

Carson Herndon

AndrewYacyk

Highlighting the Newcomers• The Flames have 16 newcomers joining their roster, this season. • Pitcher Geoff ery Murphy attended Boston College from 2011-15, graduating with a degree in communications in 2015. He had a 2.76 career ERA in 33 appearances as an Eagle.• Freshman outfi elder D.J. Artis was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 2015 MLB Draft. The outfi elder was named to the 2015 All-USA North Carolina baseball team and was 2015 All-Area Player of the Year at South Guilford High School in Greensboro, N.C.• Freshman pitcher Jack DeGroat was the 2015 Virginia 3A State Player of the Year at Loudoun Valley High School in Purcellville, Va.• Junior college transfer Evan Mitchell was named the 2015 NJCAA Division I Pitcher of the Year. The pitcher was a teammate of Liberty infi elder Andrew Kowalo at Potomac State.• Junior college transfer Eric Grabowski was selected as the All-Region XIX Division II Player of the Year and to the region’s fi rst team in 2015 at Lackawanna.


The 2014 Big South Coach of the Year, Jim Toman has overseen the rise of the Liberty Flames baseball program to national prominence during his tenure. Toman enters his ninth year at Liberty, having posted the highest NCAA Divi-sion I winning percentage (.625) and compiled the best Big South Conference winning percentage (.668) during his fi rst eight years in Lynchburg of any head baseball coach in program history. He will begin 2016 three wins shy of 300 career victories, becoming the second coach in Liberty history to reach 300 wins. In 2014, he became the fi rst coach in school history to lead the Flames to back-to-back NCAA berths. After claiming an automatic bid by winning the 2013 Big South Championship, Toman’s 2014 team received the program’s fi rst at-large se-lection to an NCAA Regional. During his tenure, Liberty has posted the school’s three top single-season win totals in program history. The 2010 Flames set the school record with 43 wins, while Liberty posted 41-win seasons in 2012 and 2014. In addition, three of the four teams with 40-plus victory seasons all-time have been under Toman’s leader-ship. The Flames have won 35 or more games in six of his eight seasons at Liberty and have averaged 37 wins per season, the most of any head coach in program his-tory. The Flames have notched a 297-178-1 overall record during his eight seasons at Liberty and have posted a 135-67 Big South mark over the span. During his coaching career, Toman has been a part of 16 NCAA Regional teams, seven NCAA Super Regional teams and three College World Series teams. This past season, Toman’s squad posted a 33-23 overall mark and ranked as high as 24th nationally by Baseball America (Feb. 24). For the second consecutive year, a Liberty pitcher was named the Big South Pitcher of the Year as Jared Lyons was selected the conference’s top pitcher. Mean-while, Alex Close became the fi rst Liberty player to be named twice to the Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-America fi rst team. Toman’s 2014 Liberty squad garnered the program’s fi rst ever at-large selection to a NCAA Regional. In addition, the Flames, who fi nished the year at 41-18, were ranked among one of the four major baseball polls during the regular season for the fi rst time in program history, reaching as high as No. 21 in the Baseball Amer-ica weekly poll on March 21. Liberty captured the Big South regular season title with 23 Big South victories, also the most in school history and at year’s end, became the fi rst team in league history to sweep the major conference awards. Toman was an unanimous selec-tion as the conference’s Coach of the Year, while Ryan Seiz was named the Player of the Year. Trey Lambert was selected the Pitcher of the Year and also the Scholar-Athlete of the Year, while Parker Bean was voted Freshman of the Year. Nationally, Seiz became the fi rst player in Liberty history to be named to three postseason All-American teams. Meanwhile, Bean was named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American. In addition, Close and Lambert became the fi rst two play-ers to be named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America team. Liberty led the Big South with a 2.62 ERA, the lowest in program history, and fi nished 2014 ranked 14th nationally in the category. The Flames also topped the

conference with nine shutouts. The relief corps recorded 16 saves, tying for the second most in program history with Toman’s 2010 team. Toman lead his team to the fi rst NCAA Regional fi nal appearance in program history in 2013. The Flames captured the Big South Championship and then de-feated Clemson twice to make their fi rst appearance in a regional fi nal in the pro-gram history. In 2012, the Flames posted their second 40-plus win season in a three-year span under Toman and set school records for team ERA, shutouts and fi elding percent-age. Liberty pitchers recorded a 3.04 ERA, ranking 15th nationally, and set a Big South and school record with 11 shutouts. In addition, Toman saw fi rst baseman Close named to two Freshman All-America teams. The year before, Toman saw seven players from his Flames squad selected dur-ing the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft, the most players chosen in a single draft in the history of the program. Liberty posted a school record for wins in a single season with a 43-18 record in 2010 and in 2009, the Liberty pitching staff set a new season strikeout record, fanning 508 opposing batters. The Flames’ strikeout total led the Big South Con-ference. Their 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings ranked 22nd nationally at season’s end. In addition, third baseman Tyler Bream was named a 2009 Freshman All-Ameri-can by the Collegiate Baseball News. After 11 seasons as the senior member of Ray Tanner’s coaching staff at South Carolina, Toman was named the sixth head coach in the history of the Liberty Baseball program in June 2007. Toman worked a total of 18 years alongside Tan-ner, dating back to the 1990 season at N.C. State. During his time at South Carolina, Toman served as recruiting coordinator and coached the team’s catchers. Known as one of the top recruiters in college base-ball, the 27-year college coaching veteran was named the 2002 Baseball America/American Baseball Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year. Toman and the Gamecocks made nine NCAA Regional trips, including eight straight appearances between 2000 and 2007, and three consecutive visits to the College World Series (2002-04). N.C. State made seven NCAA appearances during his time there. During his 11 seasons at South Carolina, he helped the Gamecocks to a combined 500-220 record (.694). A catcher, Toman was a four-year letterwinner at N.C. State from 1981-84, and served as team captain of the Wolfpack his junior and senior seasons. Toman earned a Bachelor of Science degree in vocational industrial education from N.C. State in 1985 and graduated as the top student in the vocational in-dustrial education curriculum. He received a Master of Science degree in sport management from N.C. State in 1995. Toman began his collegiate coaching career in 1989 as an assistant at Florida International for one year. A native of Monroeville, Pa., Toman lives in Forest, Va. He has three children - Caroline (18), Charlie Mac (15), and Tucker (12). He is a member of the Thomas Road Baptist Church.

Head Coach Jim Toman Ninth Year

Overall: 297-177-1At Liberty: Same

YEAR-BY-YEAR Year Overall Conference2008 35-26-1 14-7 (2nd)2009 33-21 17-9 (3rd)2010 43-18 19-8 (2nd)2011 35-24 18-9 (3rd)2012 41-19 14-10 (2nd)2013 36-29 13-11 (Champion)2014 41-18 23-3 (Regular)2015 33-23 16-8TOTAL 297-177-1 135-67 (.625) (.668)

MILESTONE WINSWin Score Date1 Liberty 6, Notre Dame 2 2/22/08100 Liberty 10, Gardner-Webb 7 5/2/10200 Liberty 8, Charleston So. 4 3/16/13221 Liberty 2, Campbell 1 5/25/13 First Big South Title250 Liberty 10 Longwood 4 4/11/14300 ????? ????

COACHING HIGHLIGHTS• Highest NCAA Division I winning percentage (.631) and Big South winning percentage of any head coach in program history

• Led the Flames to back-to-back NCAA Regional appearances in 2013 and 2014, the fi rst time in school history

• Guided Liberty to its fi rst NCAA Regional fi nal in program history at the 2013 Columbia, S.C. Regional

• The Flames have posted the school’s top three single-season win totals in program history during his tenure (2010, 2012, 2014), all 40-plus win seasons

• His 2010 team set the school record for wins with a 43-18 mark

• In 2011, a program-record seven Flames were se-lected during the MLB Draft.

• Was cited by PerfectGameUSA.com, as one of the 10 head coaches on the rise in college baseball (2012 & 13)

TOMAN BY THE NUMBERS• 6 NCAA Regional teams• Seven NCAA Super Regional teams• Three College World Series teams• During his tenure at Liberty: Two All-Americans Three CoSIDA Academic First Team All-Americans Four Preseason All-Americans Three Freshman All-Americans One Big South Player of the Year Two Big South Pitchers of the Year

Two Big South Freshmen of the Year 31 All-Conference Players (15 fi rst team)


The Automated ScoreBookOverall Statistics for Liberty (as of Feb 03, 2016)

(All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 33-23 Home: 21-9 Away: 12-10 Neutral: 0-4 Big South: 16-8

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%12 CLOSE, Alex . 3 4 2 56-56 219 40 75 13 2 7 46 113 . 5 1 6 28 3 55 6 . 4 2 2 1 1 1-4 495 32 3 . 9 9 426 BRITT, Dalton . 2 9 4 56-56 218 33 64 10 3 5 30 95 . 4 3 6 21 2 43 4 . 3 5 5 4 3 10-11 79 172 15 . 9 4 417 PERRITT, Ashton . 2 8 9 44-43 173 32 50 8 4 6 27 84 . 4 8 6 17 7 51 3 . 3 7 2 2 1 8-15 98 4 1 . 9 9 039 YACYK, Andrew . 2 8 6 56-55 203 23 58 12 1 2 25 78 . 3 8 4 15 8 49 2 . 3 5 5 2 0 2-4 74 6 2 . 9 7 627 SANKEY, Becker . 2 6 7 55-53 195 29 52 13 0 11 36 98 . 5 0 3 29 7 58 1 . 3 7 9 1 2 1-3 342 40 3 . 9 9 234 SHEPHERD, Will . 2 3 5 45-45 166 37 39 6 3 5 18 66 . 3 9 8 16 5 33 2 . 3 2 1 0 4 16-19 96 4 1 . 9 9 0--------------------10 ROBERTS, Tray . 3 0 0 22-6 20 9 6 0 1 0 1 8 . 4 0 0 3 2 9 0 . 4 4 0 0 0 6-10 9 0 2 . 8 1 8 7 TAORMINA, Sammy . 2 8 5 43-34 137 12 39 4 0 3 16 52 . 3 8 0 7 0 29 0 . 3 1 9 0 1 0-0 23 42 6 . 9 1 530 BARRICK, Josh . 2 3 5 13-5 17 5 4 4 0 0 1 8 . 4 7 1 3 0 6 1 . 3 5 0 0 1 0-1 1 10 2 . 8 4 611 CLOSE, Josh . 2 2 9 23-13 48 7 11 1 1 1 9 17 . 3 5 4 3 3 14 1 . 3 1 5 0 3 2-3 26 0 1 . 9 6 332 STROOSMA, Aaron . 2 2 5 36-22 71 11 16 2 0 0 3 18 . 2 5 4 13 5 23 1 . 3 8 2 0 3 10-11 54 0 1 . 9 8 2 3 KERANEN, Clay . 2 2 4 41-24 85 10 19 3 0 0 10 22 . 2 5 9 10 1 15 2 . 3 0 6 2 0 2-3 30 48 4 . 9 5 1 9 SALISBURY, Nick . 2 1 8 46-41 133 20 29 4 1 0 15 35 . 2 6 3 18 2 21 1 . 3 2 0 0 5 2-2 67 109 5 . 9 7 2 2 PAXTON, Nick . 2 0 5 42-32 112 14 23 3 3 0 12 32 . 2 8 6 13 11 23 4 . 3 4 6 0 3 10-12 54 5 1 . 9 8 3 8 WALKER, Nick . 1 3 6 19-4 22 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 . 1 3 6 7 0 11 0 . 3 4 5 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 . 0 0 033 ALLEN, Dylan . 1 2 5 7-4 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 . 1 2 5 4 1 3 1 . 3 3 3 0 0 0-0 4 6 4 . 7 1 422 PERRY, Derek . 1 2 5 7-1 8 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 . 2 5 0 0 1 4 0 . 2 2 2 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 KIMBLE, Jake . 1 2 0 15-8 25 6 3 0 0 0 1 3 . 1 2 0 4 1 9 1 . 2 6 7 0 0 1-2 3 18 2 . 9 1 3 5 BREAM, Austin . 0 7 7 8-2 13 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 . 1 5 4 1 0 7 0 . 1 4 3 0 0 0-0 4 0 0 1.000

20 BARBEE, Jake . 0 0 0 6-0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 025 CRAFTON, Issac . 0 0 0 1-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 013 YODER, Thomas . 0 0 0 4-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 6 0 0 1.000

31 HOWARD, Corey . 0 0 0 9-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 6 2 1 . 8 8 9Totals . 2 6 2 56 1891 291 495 85 19 40 253 738 . 3 9 0 212 59 470 30 . 3 5 2 12 27 72-101 1487 589 61 . 9 7 1

Opponents . 2 5 0 56 1837 247 459 70 14 29 229 644 . 3 5 1 205 41 419 37 . 3 3 4 26 43 55-70 1457 539 85 . 9 5 9

LOB - Team (453), Opp (420). DPs turned - Team (42), Opp (42). CI - Team (2), SANKEY, B. 2.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha16 LYONS, Jared 1 . 9 9 8-2 16 13 3 2/2 0 99.2 71 27 22 22 100 11 2 2 . 1 9 7 10 5 1 1 6 4 COLE, Victor 2 . 6 7 5-3 13 12 1 0/1 0 84.1 62 32 25 26 74 10 1 5 . 2 0 8 1 4 0 5 10 6 CLOWERS, Shawn 3 . 8 0 9-4 19 8 1 1/0 1 71.0 76 32 30 25 52 9 1 3 . 2 9 0 4 5 0 3 12--------------------31 HOWARD, Corey 0 . 0 0 0-0 8 0 0 0/0 0 10.1 7 0 0 9 11 0 0 0 . 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 112 CLOSE, Alex 2 . 2 1 2-2 18 0 0 0/0 6 20.1 17 10 5 9 24 3 1 1 . 2 3 3 1 2 1 4 121 PENNINGTON, Matt 3 . 6 8 3-2 9 4 0 0/1 0 36.2 35 15 15 11 29 8 2 4 . 2 5 7 2 2 0 1 235 CLINTON, Zach 5 . 0 0 0-0 16 1 0 0/1 0 27.0 28 17 15 13 12 5 0 0 . 2 6 9 4 5 0 4 117 PERRITT, Ashton 5 . 1 7 1-4 16 4 0 0/0 2 38.1 45 24 22 16 22 3 4 2 . 2 9 2 4 2 0 1 240 EVANS, Caleb 5 . 2 1 0-0 15 0 0 0/1 0 19.0 16 14 11 14 11 1 1 3 . 2 6 2 2 4 0 1 529 STEVENS, A.J. 5 . 4 0 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 1.2 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 . 2 8 6 0 0 0 0 019 STAFFORD, Michael 5 . 7 2 2-2 11 4 0 0/0 0 28.1 31 19 18 16 33 7 0 0 . 2 7 7 4 1 0 3 155 BEAN, Parker 7 . 5 3 3-4 15 10 1 0/0 0 55.0 58 49 46 39 41 9 2 6 . 2 7 4 11 10 1 3 224 BLAYLOCK, Nate 15.75 0-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 4.0 11 7 7 5 7 4 0 2 . 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 3 . 9 4 33-23 56 56 6 6/3 9 495.2 459 247 217 205 419 70 14 29 . 2 5 0 43 41 3 26 43

Opponents 4 . 4 3 23-33 56 56 2 2/2 11 485.2 495 291 239 212 470 85 19 40 . 2 6 2 52 59 6 12 27

PB - Team (7), SANKEY, B. 6, CLOSE, A. 1, Opp (8). Pickoffs - Team (14), COLE, V. 5, EVANS, C. 2, LYONS, J. 2, PENNINGTON 2,STAFFORD, M. 1, CLINTON, Z. 1, CLOWERS, S. 1, Opp (7).

2015 SEASON STATS


The Automated ScoreBookGame Results for Liberty (as of Feb 16, 2016)

(All games)

Date Opponent Score Inns Overall Big South Pitcher of record Attend Time& Feb 13, 2015 at #19 Kennesaw State L 9-11 9 0-1-0 0-0-0 BEAN, P. (L 0-1) 6 3 5 3:07& Feb 14, 2015 at Georgia State-1 W 10-7 (11) 1-1-0 0-0-0 CLOWERS, S. (W 1-0) - 3:40& Feb 14, 2015 at Georgia State-2 W 9-1 9 2-1-0 0-0-0 STAFFORD, M. (W 1-0) 3 6 9 2:33^ Feb 21, 2015 vs St. John's L 1-4 9 2-2-0 0-0-0 STAFFORD, M. (L 1-1) 2 1 6 5 2:52^ Feb 21, 2015 vs UNC Greensboro L 5-6 9 2-3-0 0-0-0 PERRITT, A. (L 0-1) 2 1 6 5 3:02^ Feb 22, 2015 at East Carolina W 4-3 9 3-3-0 0-0-0 CLOWERS, S. (W 2-0) 0 1:52

Feb 27, 2015 BRYANT W 3-2 9 4-3-0 0-0-0 CLOWERS, S. (W 3-0) 9 6 2 3:09Feb 28, 2015 BRYANT W 6-1 9 5-3-0 0-0-0 COLE, V. (W 1-0) 1 0 2 3 2:27Mar 01, 2015 BRYANT W 11-4 9 6-3-0 0-0-0 BEAN, P. (W 1-1) 6 7 9 3:14Mar 02, 2015 #11 NORTH CAROLINA-c L 4-6 9 6-4-0 0-0-0 PERRITT, A. (L 0-2) 1 2 1 4 3:21Mar 03, 2015 at Duke L 2-3 9 6-5-0 0-0-0 PENNINGTON (L 0-1) 2 4 8 3:15Mar 07, 2015 KENT STATE-1 L 4-7 9 6-6-0 0-0-0 COLE, V. (L 1-1) - 2:59Mar 07, 2015 KENT STATE-2 W 4-3 (12) 7-6-0 0-0-0 CLOWERS, S. (W 4-0) 1 2 6 8 3;56Mar 08, 2015 KENT STATE W 8-3 9 8-6-0 0-0-0 LYONS, J. (W 1-0) 8 8 5 2:29

+ Mar 13, 2015 WESTERN CAROLINA W 5-1 9 9-6-0 0-0-0 BEAN, P. (W 2-1) 8 5 8 2:35+ Mar 14, 2015 PENN STATE-1 W 7-6 9 10-6-0 0-0-0 CLOWERS, S. (W 5-0) - 3:16+ Mar 14, 2015 WESTERN CAROLINA-2 W 4-2 9 11-6-0 0-0-0 PERRITT, A. (W 1-2) 1 0 6 2 2:43+ Mar 15, 2015 PENN STATE W 3-2 9 12-6-0 0-0-0 LYONS, J. (W 2-0) 1 1 4 8 2:49

Mar 17, 2015 at Virginia Tech W 12-5 9 13-6-0 0-0-0 STAFFORD, M. (W 2-1) 6 3 8 3:09* Mar 20, 2015 at Radford L 5-9 9 13-7-0 0-1-0 BEAN, P. (L 2-2) 2 2 5 3:01* Mar 21, 2015 at Radford L 3-12 9 13-8-0 0-2-0 CLOWERS, S. (L 5-1) 5 7 9 2:56* Mar 22, 2015 at Radford W 3-0 9 14-8-0 1-2-0 LYONS, J. (W 3-0) 4 9 3 2:10

Mar 24, 2015 DUKE L 1-3 9 14-9-0 1-2-0 PERRITT, A. (L 1-3) 1 4 8 2 3:04Mar 25, 2015 #12 VIRGINIA L 7-10 9 14-10-0 1-2-0 STAFFORD, M. (L 2-2) 2 8 4 1 3:19

* Mar 27, 2015 PRESBYTERIAN W 9-5 9 15-10-0 2-2-0 CLOWERS, S. (W 6-1) 1 5 0 5 3;02* Mar 28, 2015 PRESBYTERIAN W 4-1 9 16-10-0 3-2-0 LYONS, J. (W 4-0) 1 1 6 9 2:11* Mar 29, 2015 PRESBYTERIAN W 9-3 9 17-10-0 4-2-0 COLE, V. (W 2-1) 8 5 0 2:44

Mar 31, 2015 OLD DOMINION W 9-7 9 18-10-0 4-2-0 BEAN, P. (W 3-2) 1 1 1 6 2:52* Apr 02, 2015 at Charleston So. W 3-1 9 19-10-0 5-2-0 CLOWERS, S. (W 7-1) 2 3 9 2:23* Apr 03, 2015 at Charleston So. W 10-0 9 20-10-0 6-2-0 LYONS, J. (W 5-0) 3 1 2 2:21* Apr 04, 2015 at Charleston So. W 2-1 9 21-10-0 7-2-0 COLE, V. (W 3-1) 2 1 2 2:38

Apr 06, 2015 at Old Dominion L 1-5 9 21-11-0 7-2-0 BEAN, P. (L 3-3) 6 5 4 2:15Apr 08, 2015 at #22 North Carolina L 0-6 9 21-12-0 7-2-0 CLOWERS, S. (L 7-2) 1 3 9 3 2:39

* Apr 10, 2015 CAMPBELL L 2-3 9 21-13-0 7-3-0 LYONS, J. (L 5-1) 3 9 8 3 2:37* Apr 11, 2015 CAMPBELL W 7-0 9 22-13-0 8-3-0 COLE, V. (W 4-1) 2 4 1 6 2:26* Apr 12, 2015 CAMPBELL W 10-2 9 23-13-0 9-3-0 CLOWERS, S. (W 8-2) 2 2 6 0 2:46

Apr 15, 2015 #22 MARYLAND L 4-6 9 23-14-0 9-3-0 CLOSE, A. (L 0-1) 8 2 1 3:29* Apr 17, 2015 at Longwood W 7-4 9 24-14-0 10-3-0 COLE, V. (W 5-1) 4 1 7 3:04* Apr 18, 2015 at Longwood-1 W 11-3 9 25-14-0 11-3-0 LYONS, J. (W 6-1) - 2:30* Apr 18, 2015 at Longwood-2 L 4-7 9 25-15-0 11-4-0 CLOWERS, S. (L 8-3) 3 8 4 3:12

Apr 22, 2015 at #19 Virginia L 2-5 9 25-16-0 11-4-0 BEAN, P. (L 3-4) 3 0 1 7 2:55* Apr 24, 2015 GARDNER-WEBB W 5-0 9 26-16-0 12-4-0 LYONS, J. (W 7-1) 2 7 6 6 2:06* Apr 25, 2015 GARDNER-WEBB W 3-2 9 27-16-0 13-4-0 CLOSE, A. (W 1-1) 7 5 7 2;14* Apr 26, 2015 GARDNER-WEBB W 3-0 9 28-16-0 14-4-0 CLOWERS, S. (W 9-3) 1 1 0 3 2:13

Apr 28, 2015 JAMES MADISON L 10-13 9 28-17-0 14-4-0 PERRITT, A. (L 1-4) 1 6 1 0 3:44Apr 29, 2015 EAST CAROLINA W 5-0 9 29-17-0 14-4-0 PENNINGTON (W 1-1) 7 9 1 2:22May 06, 2015 RICHMOND W 3-2 9 30-17-0 14-4-0 PENNINGTON (W 2-1) 1 1 2 5 2:38

* May 08, 2015 at #26 Coastal Carolina W 7-5 9 31-17-0 15-4-0 LYONS, J. (W 8-1) 1 0 9 8 3:21* May 09, 2015 at #26 Coastal Carolina L 4-7 9 31-18-0 15-5-0 COLE, V. (L 5-2) 9 0 3 2:44* May 11, 2015 at #26 Coastal Carolina L 1-12 5 31-19-0 15-6-0 CLOWERS, S. (L 9-4) 1 1 8 1 2:55

May 12, 2015 at Maryland W 7-6 9 32-19-0 15-6-0 PENNINGTON (W 3-1) 5 0 4 3:11* May 14, 2015 HIGH POINT L 5-6 9 32-20-0 15-7-0 CLOSE, A. (L 1-2) 8 8 0 2:34* May 15, 2015 HIGH POINT L 0-5 9 32-21-0 15-8-0 COLE, V. (L 5-3) 1 4 7 3 2:26* May 16, 2015 HIGH POINT W 8-7 9 33-21-0 16-8-0 CLOSE, A. (W 2-2) 1 2 8 7 3:04! May 19, 2015 vs High Point L 3-8 9 33-22-0 16-8-0 PENNINGTON (L 3-2) 0 2:51! May 20, 2015 vs Longwood L 3-4 9 33-23-0 16-8-0 LYONS, J. (L 8-2) 0 2:58

& = Atlanta Challenge - Atlanta, Ga.^ = Keith LeClair Classic - Greenville, N.C.+ = Liberty Invitational - Lynchburg, Va.! = Big South Baseball Championship - Boiling Springs, N.C.* = Big South Conference Game


Conference statistics for Liberty (as of Feb 03, 2016)(Big South games only Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 16-8 Home: 9-3 Away: 7-5 Big South: 16-8

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%

17 PERRITT, Ashton . 3 5 8 24-24 95 21 34 7 3 2 12 53 . 5 5 8 10 1 28 1 . 4 2 1 1 1 8-12 48 1 1 . 9 8 0

12 CLOSE, Alex . 3 1 6 24-24 95 17 30 2 0 6 23 50 . 5 2 6 8 1 29 3 . 3 7 5 0 1 0-2 217 9 2 . 9 9 1

26 BRITT, Dalton . 3 0 9 24-24 94 16 29 5 2 1 6 41 . 4 3 6 10 1 20 1 . 3 8 1 0 1 3-4 39 72 3 . 9 7 4

34 SHEPHERD, Will . 2 9 9 24-24 87 24 26 3 3 4 13 47 . 5 4 0 9 1 13 1 . 3 7 1 0 4 13-15 51 2 1 . 9 8 1

39 YACYK, Andrew . 2 8 6 24-23 84 7 24 6 0 0 19 30 . 3 5 7 5 2 17 1 . 3 3 3 2 0 0-1 7 2 0 1.000

27 SANKEY, Becker . 2 4 1 24-24 87 16 21 6 0 6 15 45 . 5 1 7 13 3 32 0 . 3 5 9 0 0 1-2 167 18 2 . 9 8 9

--------------------30 BARRICK, Josh . 5 0 0 5-0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1.000 0 0 1 0 . 5 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000

32 STROOSMA, Aaron . 3 8 1 12-6 21 3 8 1 0 0 0 9 . 4 2 9 0 1 6 1 . 4 0 9 0 0 2-3 11 0 1 . 9 1 7

11 CLOSE, Josh . 2 6 3 6-5 19 1 5 0 0 0 3 5 . 2 6 3 1 1 3 0 . 3 3 3 0 0 2-3 4 0 1 . 8 0 0

7 TAORMINA, Sammy . 2 5 5 17-14 55 4 14 2 0 1 8 19 . 3 4 5 3 0 14 0 . 2 9 3 0 0 0-0 5 20 5 . 8 3 3

8 WALKER, Nick . 2 5 0 5-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 . 2 5 0 1 0 2 0 . 4 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

2 PAXTON, Nick . 2 2 7 15-12 44 4 10 2 1 0 6 14 . 3 1 8 5 2 6 1 . 3 3 3 0 1 3-4 19 3 1 . 9 5 7

3 KERANEN, Clay . 2 0 9 18-13 43 3 9 2 0 0 3 11 . 2 5 6 5 0 9 0 . 2 8 6 1 0 1-1 20 27 2 . 9 5 9

1 KIMBLE, Jake . 1 7 6 7-6 17 3 3 0 0 0 1 3 . 1 7 6 3 0 5 0 . 3 0 0 0 0 1-2 0 9 1 . 9 0 0

9 SALISBURY, Nick . 1 2 8 18-16 47 3 6 0 0 0 6 6 . 1 2 8 5 2 13 1 . 2 4 1 0 3 1-1 20 44 2 . 9 7 0

10 ROBERTS, Tray . 0 0 0 8-1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 2-3 1 0 0 1.000

13 YODER, Thomas . 0 0 0 3-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 5 0 0 1.000

20 BARBEE, Jake . 0 0 0 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

22 PERRY, Derek . 0 0 0 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 . 5 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

5 BREAM, Austin . 0 0 0 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000

31 HOWARD, Corey . 0 0 0 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 4 0 1 . 8 0 0

Totals . 2 7 5 24 803 125 221 37 9 20 115 336 . 4 1 8 78 16 203 10 . 3 5 0 4 11 37-53 624 251 26 . 9 7 1

Opponents . 2 5 2 24 778 95 196 26 5 12 90 268 . 3 4 4 70 12 184 14 . 3 2 1 6 22 18-24 610 235 33 . 9 6 2

LOB - Team (177), Opp (170). DPs turned - Team (16), Opp (15). CI - Team (1), SANKEY, B. 1.

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16 LYONS, Jared 1 . 8 7 6-1 8 8 3 2/1 0 62.2 45 17 13 11 60 8 2 1 . 1 9 4 5 3 0 0 3 4 COLE, Victor 2 . 7 2 4-2 8 8 0 0/1 0 53.0 40 19 16 17 47 5 1 4 . 2 1 3 1 3 0 2 7 6 CLOWERS, Shawn 4 . 7 9 4-3 9 6 1 1/0 0 41.1 52 22 22 13 30 4 0 3 . 3 2 9 3 3 0 1 6--------------------19 STAFFORD, Michael 0 . 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 4.2 1 0 0 2 6 1 0 0 . 0 7 1 1 0 0 1 031 HOWARD, Corey 0 . 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 3.1 2 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 . 1 6 7 0 0 0 0 012 CLOSE, Alex 0 . 9 3 2-1 7 0 0 0/0 3 9.2 8 2 1 2 9 1 1 0 . 2 3 5 1 1 1 2 017 PERRITT, Ashton 2 . 3 5 0-0 4 0 0 0/0 1 7.2 6 2 2 2 5 0 0 0 . 2 0 7 1 0 0 0 040 EVANS, Caleb 4 . 5 0 0-0 4 0 0 0/1 0 6.0 4 6 3 8 4 0 1 0 . 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 435 CLINTON, Zach 4 . 5 0 0-0 4 0 0 0/1 0 4.0 7 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 . 3 6 8 0 1 0 0 029 STEVENS, A.J. 5 . 4 0 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 1.2 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 . 2 8 6 0 0 0 0 055 BEAN, Parker 12.79 0-1 5 2 0 0/0 0 12.2 24 18 18 11 13 4 0 1 . 4 2 1 3 1 0 0 221 PENNINGTON, Matt 18.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 . 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 024 BLAYLOCK, Nate 81.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.1 3 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 . 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 3 . 5 9 16-8 24 24 4 5/2 4 208.0 196 95 83 70 184 26 5 12 . 2 5 2 16 12 1 6 22

Opponents 4 . 7 4 8-16 24 24 1 1/1 4 203.1 221 125 107 78 203 37 9 20 . 2 7 5 18 16 1 4 11

PB - Team (3), SANKEY, B. 3. Pickoffs - Team (6), COLE, V. 3, CLOWERS, S. 1, LYONS, J. 1, CLINTON, Z. 1, Opp (4).

2015 BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE STATS


The Automated ScoreBookMiscellaneous Stats for Liberty (as of Feb 03, 2016)

(All games)

Multiple Hit Games 2 3 4 5+ Total12 CLOSE, Alex 19 6 - - 2539 YACYK, Andrew 15 4 - - 1926 BRITT, Dalton 13 4 1 - 1817 PERRITT, Ashton 9 4 1 - 1427 SANKEY, Becker 9 4 - - 1334 SHEPHERD, Will 10 2 - - 12 7 TAORMINA, Sammy 9 2 - - 11 9 SALISBURY, Nick 4 - 1 - 5 3 KERANEN, Clay 4 1 - - 5 2 PAXTON, Nick 3 - - - 332 STROOSMA, Aaron 2 1 - - 311 CLOSE, Josh 2 - - - 210 ROBERTS, Tray 2 - - - 230 BARRICK, Josh 1 - - - 1TEAM 102 28 3 0 133

Multiple RBI Games 2 3 4 5+ Total12 CLOSE, Alex 8 4 - 1 1327 SANKEY, Becker 4 3 - 1 826 BRITT, Dalton 5 1 1 - 739 YACYK, Andrew 5 2 - - 717 PERRITT, Ashton 3 2 - 2 7 3 KERANEN, Clay 2 1 - - 3 9 SALISBURY, Nick 3 - - - 334 SHEPHERD, Will 3 - - - 3 7 TAORMINA, Sammy 2 1 - - 311 CLOSE, Josh 1 - 1 - 2 2 PAXTON, Nick 1 - - - 1TEAM 37 14 2 4 57

Hitting Streaks Longest Current26 BRITT, Dalton 16 112 CLOSE, Alex 11 139 YACYK, Andrew 10 134 SHEPHERD, Will 6 - 7 TAORMINA, Sammy 6 -27 SANKEY, Becker 5 -17 PERRITT, Ashton 5 111 CLOSE, Josh 5 - 9 SALISBURY, Nick 4 2 2 PAXTON, Nick 4 -32 STROOSMA, Aaron 3 2 3 KERANEN, Clay 3 -30 BARRICK, Josh 2 -10 ROBERTS, Tray 2 - 1 KIMBLE, Jake 1 - 5 BREAM, Austin 1 - 8 WALKER, Nick 1 -33 ALLEN, Dylan 1 -22 PERRY, Derek 1 -

Reached Base Streaks Longest Current12 CLOSE, Alex 39 126 BRITT, Dalton 20 139 YACYK, Andrew 18 1 7 TAORMINA, Sammy 16 234 SHEPHERD, Will 15 317 PERRITT, Ashton 14 427 SANKEY, Becker 13 3 9 SALISBURY, Nick 9 232 STROOSMA, Aaron 8 210 ROBERTS, Tray 6 - 3 KERANEN, Clay 6 -11 CLOSE, Josh 5 333 ALLEN, Dylan 5 5 2 PAXTON, Nick 5 - 1 KIMBLE, Jake 2 - 8 WALKER, Nick 2 -30 BARRICK, Josh 2 -22 PERRY, Derek 1 1 5 BREAM, Austin 1 -

2015 MISCELLANEOUS STATS


The Automated ScoreBookGames Summary for Liberty (as of Feb 03, 2016)

(All games)

Score by innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 EX TotalLiberty 10 46 42 48 32 26 25 41 16 5 291Opponents 25 19 40 35 25 26 18 28 30 1 247

Record when ...Overall 33-23

Conference 16-8Non-Conference 17-15

Home games 21-9Away games 12-10Neutral site 0-4Day games 27-13

Night games 6-10vs Left starter 16-6

vs Right starter 17-171-Run games 10-52-Run games 4-4

5+Run games 12-5Extra innings 2-0

Shutouts 6-2

Scoring 0-2 runs 1-9....... 3-5 runs 14-11....... 6-9 runs 12-2

....... 10+ runs 6-1

Opponent 0-2 runs 18-0........ 3-5 runs 10-8........ 6-9 runs 5-10

........ 10+ runs 0-5

Scored in 1st inning 6-2Opp. scored in 1st 10-7

Scores first 21-8Opp. scores first 12-15

After 6 leading 26-4....... trailing 3-16

....... tied 4-2After 7 leading 28-2

....... trailing 1-16....... tied 4-4

After 8 leading 30-2....... trailing 1-18

....... tied 2-2

Hit 0 home runs 13-14... 1 home run 13-7

... 2+ home runs 7-2

Opponent 0 home runs 23-11........ 1 home run 9-7

........ 2+ HRs 1-5

Made 0 errors 14-8.... 1 error 11-8

.... 2+ errors 8-7

Opp. made 0 errors 9-6......... 1 error 8-8

......... 2+ errors 16-9

Out-hit opponent 24-2Out-hit by opponent 7-18

Hits are tied 2-3

Record when team scores:Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+W-L 0-2 0-4 1-3 7-3 4-5 3-3 1-0 5-1 2-0 4-1 6-1

Record when opponent scores:Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+W-L 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-3 2-2 3-3 2-5 3-3 0-1 0-1 0-5

Record when leading after:Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8W-L 5-1 13-5 19-5 23-5 25-4 26-4 28-2 30-2

Record when trailing after:Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8W-L 10-6 6-9 7-12 9-11 5-14 3-16 1-16 1-18

Record when tied after:Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8W-L 18-16 14-9 7-6 1-7 3-4 4-2 4-4 2-2

Current losing streak: 2Longest winning streak: 7Longest losing streak: 3

Home attendance : 39334 ( 28 dates avg = 1404 )Away attendance : 17831 ( 24 dates avg = 742 )Total attendance: 57165 ( 52 dates avg = 1099 )

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#1 D.J. ARTIS OF, Fr. Greensboro, N.C.SEASON: CAREER:

Prep• Graduate of Southeast Guilford High School• Drafted in the 40th round of the Major League Draft by the Boston Red Sox• Selected to 2015 All-USA North Carolina Baseball team• Named to NCBCA 2015 4A All-State honorable mention • Named 2015 All-Area Player of the Year• Two-time All-Metro 4-A Conference team member• Hit .466 with 36 stolen bases and 20 RBIs as a senior• Led team to the third round of state tournament in each of his last two seasons• Member of Evoshield Canes National team which won Jupiter, Fla., World Championship in 2015• Also played in the Powerade State Games

#2 PEYTON SCARBROUGH C, Jr. Maryville, Mo.SEASON: . CAREER:

Previous School• Attended Eastern Oklahoma State in 2015• Hit .383 with 39 RBI and 42 runs scored in 46 games

#3 JOSH BARRICK INF, So. Forest, Va.SEASON: CAREER:

2015• Made fi ve starts at third base• Went 2-for-2 with two walks, two doubles, a RBI and three runs scored in 11-4 victory over Bryant, 3/1• First collegiate start came in game one of a doubleheader at Georgia St, 2/14• Teammate of fellow Liberty freshman Zach Clinton on Liberty Christian Academy’s 2014 VISSA State Championship team, the fi rst title in school history

CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-A2015 .235 13-5 17 5 4 4 0 0 1 .471 3 6 .350 0-1

CAREER HIGHS:HITS: 2, Bryant, 3/1/15RUNS: 3, Bryant, 3/1/15RBI: 1, Bryant, 3/1/15HIT STREAK: 2 games, 2/28-3/1/15

#5 AUSTIN BREAM LF/1B, Sr. Zelienople, Pa.SEASON: CAREER: .042

2015• Has started two games - one in left fi eld and one in right fi eld

2014• Has started one game in right fi eld• Received fi rst collegiate start vs. Ohio, 2/22

2013 • Saw action in nine games• Drove in a run with a sacrifi ce fl y in a 9-0 victory over Siena (3/3)• Walked and scored a run against South Carolina in NCAA Columbia, S.C. Regional (6/1)• Son of Liberty Alum and Major Leaguer Sid Bream

Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-A2013 .000 9-0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 2 4 .250 0-02014 .000 9-1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3 3 .300 0-02015 .077 8-2 13 1 1 1 0 0 0 .154 1 7 .143 0-0TOT .040 26-3 25 3 1 1 0 0 1 .083 6 14 .219 0-0

CAREER HIGHS:HITS: 1, Kent State -2, March 7RUNS: 1, three times, last time - Kent State, March 8RBI: 1, Siena, 3/3/13HIT STREAK: N/A

#7 SAMMY TAORMINA 1B, Jr. Rock Hill, S.C.SEASON: . CAREER: .260

2015• Made 43 starts - 31 third base, four as the DH and one at fi rst base• Hit two home runs, driving in three runs in Game 4 of the Big South Baseball Championship (5/16)• Collected two hits and drove in a run at Coastal Carolina, 5/11 • Had two hits and a RBI in 3-2 win over Richmond, 5/6• Collected fi rst three-hit game of season, including a home run in 10-2 win over Campbell, 4/12• Recorded two hits and scored a run at Old Dominion, 4/6• Recorded three hits and scored a run vs UNCG at Keith LeClair Classic, 2/21

2014• Received a medical redshirt

2013• Started 11 games this season, 10 at third base and one as the designated hitter • Had four hits, including fi rst collegiate home run and two doubles, and three RBI at Old Dominion, 4/24• Collected fi rst multiple-hit game in start against Penn State, 2/24• Drove in a run with a sacrifi ce fl y in fi rst collegiate start in game one of DH at South Carolina, 2/17

CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-A2013 .200 26-11 55 6 11 3 0 1 7 .309 3 13 .250 0-02015 .285 43-34 137 12 39 4 0 3 16 .380 7 29 .319 0-0TOT. .260 69-45 192 18 50 7 0 4 23 .359 10 42 .299 0-0

CAREER HIGHS:HITS: 4, at Old Dominion, 4/24/13RUNS: 2, four times, last time vs. High Point, 5/29/15RBI: 3, at Old Dominion, 4/24/13HIT STREAK: 6 games, 4/10-4/15/15

#8 NICK WALKER C, Sr. Sallisaw, Okla.SEASON: CAREER: .136

2015• Has started four games as the DHHad fi rst hit at Liberty as a pinch hitter in 10-7, 11-inning victory over Geor-gia State in game one of a doubleheader in the Atlanta Challenge (2/14)

Previous School• Transfer to Liberty after attending Eastern Oklahoma State during the 2013-14 academic year and Cal Albert State during the 2012-13 academic year• 2014 NJCAA Academic All-American• 2014 Larry Stone Award, top male athlete at Eastern Oklahoma State• Selected as a 2014 Region II Division I Gold Glove winner at catcher• Hit .326 with fi ve home runs, 38 RBI and 47 runs scored in 2014


CAREER HIGHS:HITS: 1, three timesRUNS: 1, vs. UNC Greensboro, 2/21/15RBI: N/AHIT STREAK: N/A

PLAYER NOTES


#10 TRAY ROBERTS OF, Jr. Aiken, S.CSEASON: CAREER: .042

2015• Made six starts - four in right fi eld, one in left fi eld and one as the DH• Stole a base and scored winning run as pinch runner in 3-2 walk-off win over Gardner-Webb, 4/25• Had two hits and scored a run in a 3-2 win over Penn State, 3/15• Collected two hits in fi rst start of season in second game of a double-header vs Kent State, 3/7• Scored go ahead run as pinch runner in 4-3 win at East Carolina, 2/22

2014• Started three games in right fi eld and one in center fi eld• As defensive replacement, reached on a sacrifi ce bunt and scored in 4-1 win at Gardner-Webb, 4/18

CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-A2014 .050 33-4 20 3 1 0 0 0 1 .050 2 9 .136 1-22015 .300 22-6 20 9 6 0 1 0 1 .400 3 9 .440 6-10TOT. .175 55-10 40 12 7 0 1 0 2 .225 5 18 .298 7-12

CAREER HIGHS:HITS: 2, two times, last time Penn State, 3/15/15RUNS: 2, Kent State, 3/8/15RBI: 1, two times, last time Kent State, 3/8/15HIT STREAK: 2 games, two times, last time, 3/14-15/15

#11 JOSH CLOSE OF, So. Hoover, Ala.SEASON: CAREER: .229

2015• Has started 13 games - 11 in left fi eld and two in right fi eld• Collected two hits and a RBI in 10-2 win over Campbell, 4/12• Hit a grand slam, his fi rst collegiate home run, in an 11-4 victory over Bry-ant, 3/1• First collegiate hit was a two-run triple in 11-7, 11 inning win at Georgia State, 2/14


CAREER HIGHS:HITS: 2, two times - last time at Longwood, 4/18/15RUNS: 2, North Carolina, 3/2/15RBI: 4, Bryant, 3/1/15HIT STREAK: 5 games, 2/15-3/2/15

Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-A2012 .304 52-49 207 36 63 8 2 14 47 .565 13 36 .350 3-42013 .223 62-61 224 28 50 12 0 3 27 .317 27 60 .306 1-12014 .323 58-57 217 36 70 14 0 9 46 .512 17 46 .370 3-32015 .341 54-54 211 40 72 12 2 7 45 .517 27 51 .421 0-3TOT .297 226-221 859 140 255 46 4 33 165 .475 84 193 .361 7-11

CAREER HIGHSHITS: 4, VMI, 4/6/14RUNS: 3, fi ve times, last time Presbyterian, 3/29/15RBI: 6, two times, last time Presbyterian, 3/27/15HIT STREAK: 11 games, 4/18-5/9/15, 3/30-4/16/12

#12 ANDREW KOWALO INF, Jr. Wheeling, W.Va.SEASON: CAREER:

Previous School• Attended Potomac State for two years• Helped Potomac State post a 37-10 record and capture 2015 NJCAA Region XX title • The Catamounts’ starting shortstop hit .405 with eight home runs, scoring 52 runs and collecting 42 RBI in 2015• Teammate of Flames pitcher Evan Mitchell at Potomac State• Also played on the Peninsula Pilots of the Coastal Plain League with Liberty outfi elder Will Shepherd with the during the summer of 2015

#13 JACK MORRIS OF, Fr. Ruckersville, Va.SEASON: CAREER:

Prep• Graduate of the Miller School of Albemarle• All-State fi rst team outfi elder as a senior at Miller School• VISAA Division 2 Player of the Year and all-conference fi rst team member in 2015• Helped lead Mavericks to state fi nals• First team all-state pitcher at William Monroe High School in 2013• Region B and Bull Run District Player of the Year as a junior

#20 JAKE BARBEE C, Jr. Harrisburg, N.C.SEASON: CAREER: .111

2015• Made six appearances as a pinch hitter

2014• Made two starts as the designated hitter• Received fi rst collegiate start at Gardner-Webb, 4/18• Collected two hits after entering contest in 7th inning in win over Gardner-Webb, 4/17

CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-A2014 .143 15-2 21 0 3 1 0 0 1 .190 0 6 .143 0-02015 .000 6-0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 4 .000 0-0TOT. .111 21-2 27 0 3 1 0 0 1 .148 0 10 .111 0-0 CAREER HIGHS:HITS: 2, at Gardner-Webb, 4/7/14RUNS: N/ARBI: 1, at UNCW, 2/22/14HIT STREAK: N/A

#22 ERIC GRABOWSKI INF, Jr. Scott Township, Pa.SEASON: CAREER:

Previous School• Attended Lackawanna for two years• Selected as the All-Region XIX Division II Player of the Year and to the region’s fi rst team in 2015• Infi elder and pitcher for 2015 Region XIX Champions• Hit .440 with 44 runs scored and 41 RBI, fi nishing third in the nation with 22 doubles as a sophomore• Also posted a 4-2 record with 43 strikeouts over 48 innings• 2015 recipient of the school’s Sterling B. Seeley Award given to an indi-vidual who demonstrates all-around abilities as a student and an athlete as well as an active involvement in the community


#26 DALTON BRITT INF, Sr. Greenville, N.C.SEASON: .294 CAREER: .273

2015 PITT-GREENVILLE HOT STOVE AMATEUR PLAYER OF THE YEAR2014 NATIONAL SHORTSTOP OF THE YEAR SEMI-FINALIST2014 BIG SOUTH ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM2014 BIG SOUTH ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM2013 BIG SOUTH ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

2015• Started all 56 games at shortstop• Posted a 16-game hit streak, longest for any Flames player, 4/10-5/10• Had two hits, a RBI and a run scored in 8-7 win over High Point, 5/16• Drove in three runs with two hits and his fi fth home run of the year in 7-6 win over Maryland, 5/12• Hit solo home run in 3-2 win over Richmond, 5/6• Had two hits and a RBI in 5-0 win over East Carolina, 4/29• Posted fourth three-hit game of season, driving in two runs and scoring two runs in 11-3 win in game one of a doubleheader at Longwood, 4/18• Collected two hits, a double and a RBI vs Maryland, 4/15• Had two hits, a triple and scored twice in 7-0 win over Campbell, 4/11• Hit two-run home run, his third of the year, at Radford, 3/21• Collected three hits and scored a run at Radford, 3/20• Hit solo homerun in 7-6 win over Penn State, 3/14• Tied career highs with four hits and four RBI. Also hit a home run in fi rst game of a doubleheader, 3/7• Had three hits, including two doubles, a RBI and scored two runs in 8-3 win over Kent State, 3/8• Collected three hits and scored twice at Kennesaw St., 2/13• Recorded multi-hit games in each of the fi rst three contests of the year• Named Amateur Player of the Year by the Pitt-Greenville Hot Stove League

2014• Selected to Big South All-Conference second team• One of the fi nal 16 shortstops on the Brooks Wallace National Shortstop of the Year Watch List• Named to Big South All-Tournament team• Started every game, 46 at shortstop and 13 at third base• Collected two hits, a double, a run scored and an RBI against Arkansas at NCAA Charlottesville, Va. Regional• Had two-run single in 4-3 win over Radford in Game 10 of the Big South Baseball Championship, 5/23• Collected two hits and a RBI in win over Gardner-Webb in Game 4 of Big South Baseball Championship, 5/20• Posted a career-best 14-game hitting streak from 4/4-4/26, the longest of the season by a Liberty player • Tied career-high with four hits at Old Dominion, 3/19• Had a career-high four RBI in win over Ball St., 3/1• Drove in game-winning run in the eighth in win vs. Missouri, 2/25• Posted fi rst career four hit game in win at UNCW, 2/22

2013• Started every game at shortstop during his freshman season• Hit fi rst two home runs of season during the 2013 Big South Tournament• Hit second home run of the season in 2-1 win over Campbell in Big South title game• Had two hits and two RBI in 4-0 win against Siena, 3/2• Had two hits in his fi rst collegiate game against South Carolina, 2/15

CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-A2013 .229 65-65 223 24 51 9 3 2 22 .323 20 48 .300 4-62014 .299 59-59 221 26 66 7 2 0 35 .348 16 30 .348 6-92015 .294 56-56 218 33 64 10 3 5 30 .436 21 43 .355 10-11TOT .273 180-180 662 83 181 26 8 7 87 .369 57 121 .334 20-26

CAREER HIGHS:HITS: 4, three times, last time Kent St -1, 3/7/15RUNS: 2, 13 times, last time at Maryland, 5/12/15RBI: 4, two times, last time Kent St. -1, 3/7/15HIT STREAK: 16 games, 4/10-5/10/15

#27 JOSH LATTA C,Jr. Seattle, Wash.SEASON: CAREER:

Previous School• Attended Tacoma from 2014-15 and Washington from 2012-13• Named to the 2015 Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) second team• Teammate of Flames pitcher Thomas Simpson at Tacoma

#30 SAM URBAN OF, Fr. Purcellville, Va.SEASON: CAREER:

Prep• Graduate of Loudoun Valley High School• Two-time al-state team member• Named all-region and all-conference fi rst team as a junior and senior• A teammate of Flames pitcher Jack DeGroat, the two led Loudoun Valley to the 2014 3A State title and 2015 3A State title game• Played summer baseball with the Demarini Stars• Honor Roll member

#32 AARON STROOSMA OF/1B, Sr. Sedro-Woolley, Wash.SEASON: .225 CAREER: .225

2015• Started 22 games in center fi eld• Had a hit and scored a run as a defensive replacement in 7-6 win at Maryland, 5/12• Collected fi rst three-hit game at Liberty and scored a run in 3-0 win at Radford, 3/22• Ninth-inning single scored go-ahead run in a 4-3 win at East Carolina, 2/22• First Liberty start came in the fi rst game of a doubleheader at Georgia St., 2/14

Previous School• Attended Bellevue College for two years• Two-time All-NWAACC Tournament team member• All-NWAACC Academic team in 2014


CAREER HIGHS:HITS: 3, at Radford, 3/22/15RUNS: 1, 10 times, last time at Maryland, 5/12/15RBI: 1, three times, last time Western Carolina, 3/14/15HIT STREAK: 3, 2/14-2/27/15


#33 DYLAN ALLEN INF, So. Lakeland, Fla.SEASON: .125 CAREER: .243

2015• Started four games at third base, before receiving a medical redshirt due to a shoulder injury

2014• Started 40 games at third base• Collected two hits, a double, scored twice and drove in a run in win at Radford in game two of doubleheader, 5/16• Went 3-for-3 and scored twice in win at Presbyterian, 3/29• Walked with the bases loaded in 16th inning in 1-0 win at Old Dominion, 3/19• Went 3-for-3 with three RBI and three runs scored in win over Campbell, 3/14• Doubled and scored the go-ahead run vs. Kent State, 3/8• Posted fi rst multi-hit game with two hits and a double vs. Ohio, 2/23• First collegiate start vs. USF, 2/16


CAREER HIGHS:HITS: 3, two times, last time - at Presbyterian, 3/29/14RUNS: 3, Campbell, 3/14/14RBI: 3, two times, last time Campbell, 3/15/14HIT STREAK: 5 games, 4/6-18/14

#34 WILL SHEPHERD OF, Jr. Wilkesboro, N.C.SEASON: .235 CAREER: .255

2015• Started 45 games in right fi eld• Had two hits, including his fi fth home run of the year, and scored twice against High Point, 5/14• Hit fourth home run of the season at Coastal Carolina, 5/11• Collected three hits, a double, and a RBI, scoring twice vs James Madi-son, 4/28• Posted fi rst three-hit game of the season, scoring three times in 3-0 win over Gardner-Webb, 4/26• Belted a home run at Virginia, 4/22• Hit two-run home run in 3-1 win at Charleston Southern, 4/2• Scored a career-high three runs in 9-5 win over Presbyterian, 3/27• Collected two hits and home run, scoring twice at Radford, 3/20• Returned to lineup on March 17 at Virginia Tech - missed two weeks

2014• Started 49 games in right fi eld• Collected two hits, including a solo home run at Winthrop in Game 12 of the Big South Baseball Championship (5/24)• Drove in a career-high three runs vs. Coastal Carolina, 5/9• Collected two hits, including game-tying RBI single in 4-2 win over UNC Asheville, 4/26• Had a season-high hit streak of 10 games, 3/22-4/6• Went 4-for-4 and scored twice in 5-0 win over VMI, 4/4• Led off for fi rst time at Presbyterian, 3/30• Had two hits and doubled in the go-ahead run vs. Kent St., 3/8• Collected two hits and scored a run at Duke, 3/5• Had two hits and scored twice in victory over Rider, 3/2• Had two hits, a double and scored twice in fi rst collegiate start in win over Richmond, 2/16


CAREER HIGHS:HITS: 4, VMI, 4/4/14RUNS: 3, two times, last time Gardner-Webb, 5/26/15RBI: 3, Coastal Carolina, 5/9/14HIT STREAK: 10 games, 3/22/14-4/6/14

#39 ANDREW YACYK 1B/OF, Jr. Hagerstown, Fla.SEASON: .286 CAREER: .270

2015• Started 55 games - nine in left fi eld, six at fi rst base and 40 as the DH• Had two hits and scored a run in 8-7 win over High Point, 5/16• Collected two hits, a double and two RBI in 7-5 win at Coastal Carolina, 5/8• Drove in two runs with two hits in 3-0 win over Gardner-Webb, 4/26• Collected two hits, a triple and scored a run at Virginia, 4/22• Had two hits and drove in two runs in 7-4 win over Longwood, 4/17• Collected two hits and scored twice against Maryland, 4/15• Posted three hits, driving in a run and scoring two in a 10-2 win over Campbell, 4/12• Collected three hits, a two-run double and three RBI in victory at Charles-ton So., 4/3• Posted a team-high 10-game hitting streak, 3/7-3/21• Posted second three-hit game of the season in 4-2 win over Western Carolina, 3/14• Collected three hits and hit a solo home run in 4-3 win over East Caro-lina, 2/22• Hit fi rst home run of the season, a solo home run, in a 9-1 win in game two of doubleheader at Georgia St., 2/14

2014• Has made 24 starts, 10 in left fi eld, six in right fi eld, seven at DH and one at fi rst base• Collected two his, including a two-run home run at Winthrop in Game 12 of the Big South Baseball Championship, 5/24• Had two hits, including a two-run home run vs. Virginia Tech, 4/14• Hit two-run pinch hit HR, tying the game in win over Duke, 4/1• Collected career highs with four hits and three runs in win vs. Rider, 3/2• Collected three hits vs. Missouri, 2/25• Doubled, hit fi rst collegiate home run and had three RBI in fi rst college start vs. Ohio, 2/22• Collected fi rst collegiate hit vs. USF, 2/16

CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-A2014 .241 42-26 116 12 28 7 0 4 18 .405 2 26 .267 0-12015 .286 56-55 203 23 57 11 1 2 25 .390 15 44 .364 2-4TOT. .273 96-79 311 35 85 18 1 6 43 .395 17 70 .329 2-5 CAREER HIGHS:HITS: 4, Rider, 3/2/14RUNS: 3, Rider, 3/2/14RBI: 3, three times, last time Charleston Southern, 4/3/15HIT STREAK: 10 games, 3/7-3/21/15


#4 SHANE QUARTERLEY RHP, Jr. Springfi eld, Ore.

Previous School• Attended Lane for two years• 2014 and 2015 Northwest Athletic Conference Southern Region All-Star, earning fi rst team mention in 2014• Teammate of fellow Flames pitcher Jackson Bertsch at Lane

#9 JORDAN SCOTT RHP, Jr. Lithonia, Ga.

Previous School• Attended Western Oklahoma State for two years• Struck out 67 over 49 2/3 innings in 19 appearances in 2015

#14 THOMAS SIMPSON RHP, Jr. Port Orchard, Wash.

Previous School • Attended Tacoma for two years• Named to the Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) All-Star fi rst team in 2015• Posted a 6-1 record with a 0.98 ERA and 43 strikeouts over 45 2/3 innings • Earned place on the 2015 NWAC Spring Academic team• Teammate of Flames catcher Josh Latta at Tacoma

#15 ZANDER CLOUSE RHP, Jr. Kenmore, Wash.

Previous School• Attended Bellevue for two years• Posted a 6-3 record with a 2.26 ERA over 63 2/3 innings in 2015• Threw seven-inning no-hitter, the fi rst at Bellevue in over 25 years, in 5-0 win over Olympic on April 25, 2015

#16 CODY GAMBLE RHP, Jr. Live Oak, Fla.

Previous School• Attended Polk State for two years• 2015 FCAA State and Suncoast Conference Fireman of the Year• Member of 2014 and 2015 Suncoast Champions• Made 22 appearances, posting 12 saves, a 2.92 ERA and 36 strikeouts over 24 2/3 innings • Member of FCSAA State Runners-up in 2014

#17 EVAN MITCHELL RHP, Jr. Lynchburg, Va.

Previous School• Attended Potomac State for two years• 2015 Spalding NJCAA Division I Pitcher of the Year, the fi rst time any player from Potomac State was named as a national player of the year• Named to 2015 NJCAA Division I All-America fi rst team• Led the nation with a 12-1 record, posting a 1.16 ERA over 85 innings pitched in 2015• Named the school’s Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year for 2015•Teammate of Flames infi elder Andrew Kowalo at Potomac State

#19 MICHAEL STAFFORD LHP, Jr. Canton, Mich.

2015 (So.)• Made 11 appearances with four starts• Struck out three during 1 2/3 innings of relief against High Point ( 5/15)• Pitched two innings of scoreless relief at Coastal Carolina (5/9)• Recorded the win, giving up one run on fi ve hits over seven innings, strik-ing out a career-high seven in 12-5 win at Virginia Tech (3/17)• Gave up one run on two hits, striking out six over four innings in fi rst career start at Duke (3/3)• Allowed one run on two hits over three innings of relief, striking out fi ve in 9-1 win over Georgia State in the second game of a doubleheader at the Atlanta Challenge (2/14)

2014 (Fr.)• Appeared in seven games• Hurled two scoreless innings of relief at North Carolina (4/23)• Pitched scoreless inning in fi rst collegiate appearance (3/24)

CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP R ER BB SO OBA2014 3.52 0-0 7-0 0 0/1 0 7.2 3 3 7 6 .1922015 5.72 2-2 11-4 0 0/0 0 28.1 19 18 15 31 .278TOT. 5.25 2-2 18-4 0 0/1 0 36.0 22 21 23 39 .261

CAREER HIGHSIP: 7.0, at Virginia Tech, 3/17/15Long Start: 7.0, at Virginia Tech, 3/17/15Short Start: 2.1, Old Dominion, 3/31/15Strikeouts: 7, at Virginia Tech, 3/17/15Walks: 5, at Duke, 3/2/15

Liberty Record in App: 7-11Liberty Record in Starts: 2-2

PITCHER NOTES

Stafford Game-By-Game

2014Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV3/22 High Point 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 8-1 3/29 at Presbyterian Coll. 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 8-0 4/2 at Maryland 0.2 1 2 2 0 0 3-8 4/11 at Longwood 2.0 1 0 0 2 3 10-4 4/23 at North Carolina 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 1-3 5/14 Elon 0.0 0 1 1 2 0 6-7 5/22 vs. High Point 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0-9 Tot. 7.2 5 3 3 7 6 36-32

2015Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/14 at Georgia St. - 1 3.0 2 1 1 0 5 9-1 W 2/21 vs. St. John’s 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 1-4 L 3/2 Duke * 4.0 2 1 1 5 6 2-3 3/17 at Virginia Tech * 7.0 5 1 1 3 7 12-5 W 3/25 Virginia * 3.0 10 8 7 2 2 7-10 L 3/31 Old Dominion * 2.1 5 5 5 2 3 9-7 4/15 Maryland 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 4-6 4/18 at Longwood -1 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 11-3 5/9 at Coastal Carolina 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 4-7 5/15 High Point 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0-5 5/19 vs. High Point 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 3-8 Tot. 28.1 31 19 18 15 31 62-59 2-2


#21 VICTOR COLE LHP, Sr. Memphis, Tenn.

BIG SOUTH & ECAC PITCHER OF THE WEEK FOR APRIL 6-12, 2015BIG SOUTH PITCHER OF THE WEEK FOR FEB. 25-MARCH 1, 2015

2015 (Jr.)• Made 13 appearances with 12 starts• Finished third in the Big South with a .208 opponent batting average.• Big South Pitcher of the Week for March 2 and for April 12• ECAC Pitcher of the Week for April 12• Allowed two unearned runs over 7 1/3 innings in 7-4 win at Longwood, 4/17• Gave up one run on fi ve hits, striking out eight over eight innings in victory over Gardner-Webb, 4/25• Pitched eight scoreless innings in 7-0 win over Campbell, 4/11• Gave up one run on fi ve hits over 6 1/3 innings, recording the win in 2-1 victory at Charleston Southern, 4/4• Allowed three runs over 6 1/3 innings, striking out a career-high 10 in win over Presbyterian, 3/29• Carried a no-hitter into the ninth, pitching a complete game in a 6-1 win over Bryant, 2/28

CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP R ER BB SO OBA2015 2.67 5-3 13-12 1 0/1 0 84.1 32 35 26 74 .208

CAREER HIGHSIP: 9.0, Bryant, 2/28/15Long Start: 9.0, Bryant, 2/28/15Short Start: 4.2, at Radford, 3/21/15Strikeouts: 10, Presbyterian, 3/29/15Walks: 4, UNCG, 2/21/14


#23 CARSON HERNDON RHP, Sr. Salisbury, N.C.

2015 (R-Jr.)• Received a medical redshirt

2014 (Jr.)• Made eight starts until suffering season-ending injury• Pitched six scoreless innings in combined shutout at Presbyterian, 3/29• Pitched six scoreless innings in wins over Rider, 3/2 and Kent State, 3/9

2013 (So.)• Has made 11 appearances, with 10 starts• Pitched fi rst career complete game, allowing one run on six hits in 8-1 win over Longwood - struck out a career-high nine batters, 3/29• Was opening day starter at South Carolina, 2/15

2012 (Fr.)• Appeared in 13 games with seven starts• Allowed one run on three hits over six innings in the win at Winthrop, 4/16• Recorded his fi rst collegiate victory in his fi rst start at Liberty with fi ve scoreless innings against James Madison, facing one more batter than the minimum 15, 3/14• Earned the fi rst save of his college career with three scoreless innings, striking out two against St. John’s, 3/10

CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP R ER BB SO OBA2012 4.60 3-1 13-6 0 0/3 1 31.1 23 16 20 19 .2252013 2.73 3-5 21-11 1 0/0 0 62.2 20 19 25 36 .2732014 2.82 5-1 8-8 0 0/2 0 38.1 13 12 18 39 .172TOT. 3.20 11-7 33-25 1 0/5 1 132.1 53 47 64 95 .223 CAREER HIGHSIP: 9.0, Longwood, 3/29/13Long Start: 9.0, Longwood, 3/29/13Short Start: 1.2, High Point, 5/13/12Strikeouts: 9, Longwood, 3/29/13Walks: 6, Campbell, 3/15/14


Cole Game-By-Game

2015Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/13 at Kennesaw St. 3.0 4 2 2 0 5 9-11 2/21 vs. UNCG * 5.1 4 1 1 4 6 5-6 2/28 Bryant * 9.0 1 1 1 2 8 6-1 W 3/7 Kent St. - 1 * 7.0 7 5 5 3 3 4-7 L 3/14 Penn St. * 7.0 6 4 0 0 5 7-6 3/21 at Radford * 4.2 4 3 3 3 2 3-12 3/29 Prebyterian * 6.1 5 3 3 3 10 9-3 W 4/4 at Charleston So. * 6.1 5 1 1 3 5 2-1 W 4/11 Campbell * 8.0 5 0 0 1 2 7-0 W 4/17 at Longwood * 7.1 5 2 0 3 8 7-4 W 4/25 Gardner-Webb * 8.0 5 1 1 1 8 3-2 5/9 at Coastal Carolina * 5.0 7 7 7 1 6 4-7 L 5/15 High Point * 7.1 4 2 2 2 6 0-5 L Totals 12 84.1 62 32 25 26 74 66-65 5-3


#25 ZACH HELSEL RHP, Fr. Altoona, Pa.

Prep• Graduate of Altoona Area High School• Named to the All-Altoona Mirror fi rst team and a Central Penn League All-Star as a senior• Posted a 1.07 ERA over 23 2/3 innings pitched in 2015• 2015 Ron Fiocetta Scholarship Award winner• Pitched for USA Elite, allowing three runs throughout the entire summer of 2014

#28 JOHN LETCHWORTH RHP, Fr. Gloucester, Va.

Prep• Graduate of Gloucester High School• Two-time all-conference pitcher• Posted a 5-2 record with a 0.70 ERA over 43 innings as a junior

#31 GEOFFREY MURPHY RHP, Sr. Peachtree City, Ga.

Previous School• Attended Boston College from 2011-15, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in communications• Finished time at Boston College with a 2.76 ERA in 33 appearances• Was 1-2 with a 2.05 ERA in 22 innings over 15 appearances in 2015• In 2014, appeared in 13 games as the designated hitter, batting .171 wit four RBIs• Made a career-high 20 mound appearances with a 3.19 ERA over 36.2 innings, posting a 2-1 record as a freshman in 2012• Four-time recipient of the Athletics Director’s Award for Academic Achieve-ment• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll four times•Co-Founder and Vice President of the BC Athletes in Action chapter

#35 JACK DEGROAT RHP, Fr. Purcellville, Va.

Prep• Graduate of Loudoun Valley High School• 2015 Virginia 3A State Player of the Year and Regional Player of the Year• Selected 2014-15 All-USA Virginia Baseball Team• Second team All-Washington D.C. Metro in 2015• First team all-state, all-region and all-district fi rst team as a senior• 2015 Loudoun County Sports Player of the Year and Athlete of the Spring• A teammate of Flames outfi elder Sam Urban, the two led Loudoun Valley to the 2014 3A State title and 2015 3A State title game• Posted a 10-0 record with a 0.38 ERA and 119 strikeouts over 72 innings in 2015

#36 JACKSON BERTSCH RHP, Jr. Port Orchard, Wash.

Previous School• Attended Lane for two years• Went 6-3 with a 2.66 ERA and struck out 52 over 54 innings in 2015• Teammate of fellow Liberty pitcher Shane Quarterley at Lane

Herndon Game-By-Game

2012Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/17 vs. Richmond 0.1 1 0 0 2 0 12-0 3/3 Coppin State 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 14-0 3/10 St. John’s 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 4-1 S 3/14 James Madison * 5.0 1 0 0 0 5 9-0 W 3/21 Old Dominion * 3.0 0 0 0 2 2 12-6 W 3/24 Gardner-Webb 2.2 6 3 3 1 1 4-5 L 4/1 at Marshall 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 10-12 4/7 Campbell 0.2 2 3 2 1 0 8-6 4/15 at Winthrop * 6.0 3 1 1 3 1 11-1 W 4/22 at UNC Asheville * 3.0 6 5 3 2 0 16-6 5/2 North Carolina A&T * 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 6-2 5/13 High Point * 1.2 1 5 5 4 1 11-13 5/19 at Radford 0.2 1 4 0 2 0 10-5 Tot. 6 31.1 27 23 16 20 19 127-57 3-1/1

2013Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/15 at South Carolina * 5.0 3 1 1 3 3 3-4 L 2/23 Penn State * 5.1 6 1 1 3 3 4-1 3/1 Army * 5.0 5 2 2 2 0 6-4 W 3/8 at Georgia * 3.2 8 3 3 3 3 0-12 L 3/15 Charleston Southern * 6.1 5 1 1 3 4 8-2 W 3/22 at High Point - 1 * 5.1 6 2 1 2 4 5-4 3/29 Longwood * 9.0 6 1 1 2 9 8-1 W 4/6 at Coastal Carolina * 7.1 2 2 2 3 1 1-5 L 4/12 West Virginia * 6.2 9 4 4 1 2 0-8 L 4/20 Winthrip - 1 * 4.0 10 3 3 1 6 2-3 L 4/27 at VMI - 2 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 13-7 5/1 Maryland * 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 2-4 Tot. 11 62.2 62 20 19 25 36 52-55 3-5

2014Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/17 vs. Richmond * 3.0 1 2 1 3 5 11-6 2/23 at UNCW * 2.2 6 8 8 3 4 0-11 L 3/2 Rider * 6.0 2 0 0 0 3 11-2 W 3/9 Kent State * 6.0 6 1 1 0 8 9-1 W 3/15 Campbell - 1 * 4.0 0 1 1 6 3 5-1 3/22 High Point * 6.0 3 1 1 1 4 4-1 W 3/29 at Presbyterian Coll * 6.0 2 0 0 2 6 8-0 W 4/5 VMI * 4.2 3 0 0 3 6 4-0 W Tot. 8 38.1 23 13 12 18 39 52-22 5-1


#40 CALEB EVANS LHP, Jr. Smith Island, Md.

2015 (So.)• Made 15 relief appearances• Pitched 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief in 9-7 win vs. Old Dominion, 3/31•Threw 2 1/3 scoreless relief innings in 4-2 win over Western Carolina, 3/14

2014 (Fr.)• Made eight relief appearances• Pitched a scoreless inning against High Point in Game 8 of the Big South Baseball Championship , 5/22• Pitched 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, striking out a career-high three vs. Elon, 5/13• Pitched a scoreless inning at Virginia, 5/7

CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA2014 7.04 0-0 8-0 0 0/1 0 7.2 9 7 6 5 5 .3212015 5.21 0-0 15-0 0 0/1 0 19.0 16 14 11 14 11 .262TOT. 5.74 0-0 23-0 0 0/2 0 26.2 25 21 17 19 16 .281

CAREER HIGHSIP: 3.1, High Point, 5/16/15Long Start: N/AShort Start: N/AStrikeouts: 3, vs. Elon, 5/13/14Walks: 4, High Point, 5/16/15


#55 PARKER BEAN RHP, Jr. Hanover, Pa.

2014 LOUISVILLE SLUGGER FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN2014 BIG SOUTH FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR2014 BIG SOUTH ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM2014 VASID ALL-STATE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR2014 VASID ALL-STATE SECOND TEAMLOUISVILLE SLUGGER PLAYER OF THE WEEK - APRIL 7, 2014BIG SOUTH PITCHER OF THE WEEK FOR MARCH 31- APRIL 7, 2014

2015• Made an appearance in 15 games with 10 starts• Recorded the win with three innings of relief vs Old Dominion, 3/31• Pitched a complete game in 5-1 victory over Western Carolina, 3/14• Allowed two runs on three hits, striking out fi ve in 4-3 win at East Carolina, 2/22• Recorded fi rst win with fi ve innings of work in 11-4 decision against Bryant, 3/1

2014• Selected to Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America team• Named Big South Freshman of the Year• Selected as VaSID All-State Rookie of the Year• Named to Big South All-Conference second team• Voted to VaSID All-State second team• Selected Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week for April 7• Named NCAA.com Performer of the Week for April 9• Selected Big South Pitcher of the Week for April 7• Made 15 appearances, all starts• Finished sixth in the Big South in strikeouts• Ranked ninth in the Big South with a .224 opponent batting average• Allowed one run on fi ve hits, striking out 11 in complete-game victory at Longwood, 4/13• Came within two outs of a no-hitter, striking out a career-high 16 batters over 8 1/3 innings in 17-0 win over VMI , 4/6• Record the win by scattering three hits and striking out seven over six scoreless innings in 8-0 victory at Presbyterian, 3/30•Gave up two runs on fi ve hits over eight innings in 4-2 win over Kent St., 3/8• Allowed two runs on seven hits over 4 1/3 innings in fi rst collegiate start against USF at UNF Best Bet Tournament, 2/15

CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA2014 2.95 7-3 15-15 1 0/2 0 73.1 62 32 24 36 78 .2242015 7.53 3-4 15-10 1 0/0 0 55.0 58 49 46 39 41 .274TOT. 4.91 10-7 30-25 2 0/2 0 128.1 120 81 70 75 119 .245

CAREER HIGHSIP: 9.0, at Longwood, 4/13/14Long Start: 9.0, at LongwoodShort Start: 3.0, at Kennesaw St., 2/13/15Strikeouts: 16, VMI, 4/6/14Walks: 7, Bryant, 3/1/15


Bean Game-By-Game

2014Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/15 vs. South Florida * 4.1 7 2 2 1 3 1-2 L 2/22 vs. Ohio * 5.0 6 5 3 2 5 8-5 W 3/1 Rider * 6.0 4 1 1 2 5 3-1 W 3/8 Kent State * 8.0 5 2 2 3 5 4-2 W 3/15 Campbell - 2 * 1.1 5 5 5 1 0 5-6 3/23 High Point * 4.1 9 1 1 0 1 4-1 3/30 at Presbyterian Coll * 6.0 3 0 0 0 7 8-0 W 4/6 VMI * 8.1 1 0 0 4 16 17-0 W 4/13 at Longwood * 9.0 5 1 1 1 11 6-1 W 4/22 at Clemson * 4.0 4 3 3 6 2 4-3 4/27 UNC Asheville * 7.0 5 3 0 2 9 4-3 5/11 Coastal Carolina * 5.0 3 0 0 5 7 2-1 W 5/17 at Radford * 3.1 3 3 3 4 4 2-4 L 5/23 vs. Radford * 1.1 1 3 1 2 2 4-3 5/31 vs. Bucknell * 0.1 1 3 2 3 1 2-5 L Tot. 15 73.1 62 32 24 35 78 74-37 7-3

2015Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/13 at Kennesaw St. * 3.0 6 8 6 2 3 9-11 L 2/22 at East Carolina * 5.0 3 2 2 2 5 4-3 3/1 Bryant * 5.0 1 4 4 7 5 11-4 W 3/7 Kent State - 2 * 5.0 4 3 2 4 7 4-3 3/13 Western Carolina * 9.0 3 1 1 3 2 5-1 W 3/20 at Radford * 6.0 8 6 6 3 4 5-9 L 3/27 Presbyterian * 3.1 7 5 5 5 4 9-5 3/31 Old Dominion 3.0 4 1 1 1 2 9-7 W 4/6 at Old Dominion * 4.2 5 3 3 3 1 1-5 L 4/15 Maryland * 3.2 2 1 1 3 2 4-6 4/18 Longwood 2,2 4 1 1 0 4 4-7 L 4/22 at Virginia * 3.0 4 4 4 1 1 2-5 L 4/29 James Madison 1.0 2 4 4 2 0 10-13 5/11 at Coastal Carolina 0.2 3 3 3 2 1 1-12 5/15 HIGH POINT 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 0-5 Tot. 10 55.0 58 49 46 39 41 78-96 3-4

Evans Game-By-Game

2014Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/23 at UNCW 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 0-11 3/1 Ball State 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 13-0 3/14 Campbell 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 17-1 5/7 at Virginia 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2-8 5/13 Elon 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 6-7 5/16 at Radford - 2 0.2 1 2 2 2 0 9-4 5/22 vs High Point 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0-9 5/24 at Winthrop 0.1 3 3 2 0 0 5-6 Tot. 7.2 9 7 6 5 5 52-46

2015Date Opp GS IP H R ER BB SO Score Dec./SV2/14 at Georgia St. - 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 9-1 2/21 vs. St. John’s 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 1-4 3/2 North Carolina 1.2 2 2 2 0 2 4-6 3/7 Kent State - 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 4-3 3/8 Kent State 2.0 2 1 1 2 1 8-3 3/14 Western Carolina 2.1 1 0 0 1 0 4-2 3/17 at Virginia Tech 1.0 4 3 3 1 1 12-5 3/20 at Radford 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 5-9 3/21 at Radford 1.0 1 3 1 2 0 3-12 3/24 Duke 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1-3 3/31 Old Dominion 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 9-7 4/6 at Old Dominion 0.2 3 2 2 1 0 1-5 4/11 Campbell 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 7-0 4/22 at Virginia 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2-5 5/16 High Point 3.1 3 3 2 4 2 8-7 Tot. 19.0 16 14 11 14 11 79-78


Numerical RosterNo. Name Pos. B/T Cl. Hgt. Wgt. Hometown/High School (Previous School) 1 D.J. Artis OF L/L Fr. 5-10 190 Greensboro, N.C./ Southeast Guilford HS2 Payton Scarbrough C R/R Jr. 6-0 205 Maryville, Mo./ Maryville HS (Eastern Oklahoma St.)3 Josh Barrick INF R/R So. 5-10 190 Forest, Va./ Liberty Christian Academy4 Shane Quarterley RHP R/R Jr. 6-0 225 Springfi eld, Ore./ Thurston HS (Lane)5 Austin Bream LF/1B R/R Sr. 6-4 215 Zelienople, Pa./ Seneca Valley HS7 Sammy Taormina 1B L/R Jr. 6-3 205 Rock Hill, S.C./ Northwestern HS8 Nick Walker C L/R Sr. 6-1 225 Sallisaw, Okla./ Sallisaw HS (Eastern Oklahoma St.)9 Jordan Scott RHP R/R Jr. 6-3 195 Lithonia, Ga./ Arabia Mountain HS (Western Oklahoma St.)10 Tray Roberts OF R/R Jr. 6-0 185 Aiken, S.C./ Aiken HS11 Josh Close OF R/R So. 6-1 190 Hoover, Ala./ Spain Park H12 Andrew Kowalo INF R/R Jr. 6-3 210 Wheeling, WVa./ Wheeling Park HS (Potomac St.)13 Jack Morris OF R/R Fr. 5-10 185 Ruckersville, Va./ Miller School of Albemarle14 Thomas Simpson OF/RHP R/R Jr. 6-0 190 Port Orchard, Wash./ South Kitsap HS (Tacoma)15 Zander Clouse RHP R/R Jr. 6-2 190 Kenmore, Wash,/ Archbishop Murphy (Bellevue)16 Cody Gamble RHP R/R Jr. 6-1 170 Live Oak, Fla,/ Suwannee HS (Polk St.)17 Evan Mitchell RHP R/R Jr. 6-0 180 Lynchburg, Va./ Brookville HS (Potomac St.)19 Michael Staff ord LHP L/L Jr. 6-0 190 Canton, Mich./ Canton HS20 Jake Barbee C L/R Jr. 5-11 200 Harrisburg, N.C./ Hickory Ridge HS21 Victor Cole LHP L/L Sr. 6-0 215 Memphis, Tenn./ Memphis Univ. School (Tallahassee)22 Eric Grabowski 2B/RHP R/R Jr. 6-0 180 Scott Township, Pa./ Lakeland HS (Lackawanna)23 Carson Herndon RHP R/R Sr. 6-4 220 Salisbury, N.C./ Davie County25 Zach Helsel RHP R/R Fr. 6-1 195 Altoona, Pa./ Altoona Arena HS26 Dalton Britt INF L/R Sr. 6-0 210 Greenville, N.C./ J.H. Rose HS27 Josh Latta C R/R Jr. 6-2 220 Seattle, Wash./ Auburn Riverside (Tacoma)28 Jon Letchworth RHP R/R Fr. 6-5 190 Gloucester, Va,/ Gloucester HS30 Samuel Urban OF L/L Fr. 6-1 190 Purcellville, Va./ Loudoun Valley HS31 Geoff rey Murphy RHP R/R Sr. 6-1 200 Peachtree City, Ga./ McIntosh HS (Boston College)32 Aaron Stroosma OF/1B R/R Jr. 6-3 220 Sedro-Woolley, Wash./ Sedro-Woolley HS (Bellevue)33 Dylan Allen INF L/R So. 6-1 196 Lakeland, Fla./ George Jenkins HS34 Will Shepherd OF/INF R/R Jr. 5-10 195 Wilkesboro, N.C./ West Wilkes HS35 Jack DeGroat RHP R/R Fr. 6-3 195 Purcellville, Va./ Loudoun Valley HS36 Jackson Bertsch RHP L/R Jr. 6-3 230 Pleasant Hill, Ore,/ Pleasant Hill HS (Lane)39 Andrew Yacyk LF/1B R/L Jr. 6-3 240 Hagerstown, Md./ North Hagerstown HS 40 Caleb Evans RHP R/R Jr. 6-7 205 Smith Island, Md./ Crisfi eld55 Parker Bean RHP R/R Jr. 6-5 230 Hanover, Pa./ South Western HS Head Coach: 37 Jim Toman Assistant Coach: 42 Garrett Quinn Assistant Coach: 50 Jason Murray Assistant Coach: Blake HuntStudent Assistant Coach: Jaret WhiteDirector of Baseball Operations: Daniel Brown

Pitchers (17)Parker Bean (Jr.)Jackson Bertsch (Fr.)Zander Clouse (Jr.)Victor Cole (Sr.)Jack DeGroat (Fr.)Caleb Evans (Jr.)Cody Gamble (Jr.)Eric Grabowski (Jr.)Zach Helsel (Fr.)Carson Herndon (Sr.)John Letchworth (Fr.)Evan Mitchell (Jr.)Geoffrey Murphy (Sr.)Shane Quarterley (Jr.)Jordan Scott (Jr.)Thomas Simpson (Jr.)Michael Stafford (Jr.)

Catchers (4)Jake Barbee (So.)Josh Latta (Jr.)Peyton Scarbrough (Jr.)Nick Walker (Sr.)

Infi elders (8)Dylan Allen (So.)Josh Barrick (So.)Austin Bream (Sr.)Dalton Britt (Sr.)Eric Grabowski (Jr.)Andrew Kowalo (Jr.)Sammy Taormina (Jr.)Andrew Yacyk (Jr.)

Outfi elders (9)D.J. Artis (Fr.)Austin Bream (Sr.)Josh Close (So.)Jack Morris (Fr.)Tray Roberts (Jr.)Will Shepherd (Jr.)Aaron Stroosma (Sr.)Sam Urban (Fr.)Andrew Yacyk (Jr.)

Breakdown by Position

Alphabetical33 Dylan Allen1 D.J. Artis20 Jake Barbee3 Josh Barrick55 Parker Bean36 Jackson Bertsch 5 Austin Bream26 Dalton Britt 11 Josh Close15 Zander Clouse 4 Victor Cole35 Jack DeGroat40 Caleb Evans16 Cody Gamble22 Eric Grabowski25 Zach Helsel23 Carson Herndon 12 Andrew Kowalo27 Josh Latta28 John Letchworth17 Evan Mitchell13 Jack Morris31 Geoffrey Murphy 4 Shane Quarterley 10 Tray Roberts 2 Payton Scarbrough 9 Jordan Scott 34 Will Shepherd14 Thomas Simpson19 Michael Stafford32 Aaron Stroosma 7 Sammy Taormina 8 Nick Walker30 Samuel Urban 39 Andrew Yacyk

Pronunciation Guide

Barbee .............................................................................Just like it looks Bar-beeBarrick ..................................................................................................... Bare-rickBertsch .......................................................................................... Birch (like tree)Clouse ......................................................................Clouce (rhymes with mouse) Grabowski......................................................................................... Grah-bow-skiKowalo .................................................................................................. Co-wall-ohLetchworth ............................................................................................Leck-worthLatta............................................................................................................ Lott-uhStroosma ........................................................................................... Str-eews-maTaormina .............................................................................................. Tar-mean-aToman ......................................................................................................Tow-manYacyk ...................................................................................................... Yeah-sick


TV & Radio Roster

1 • D.J. ArtisOF • L/L • Fr.

Greensboro, N.C.

2 • Payton ScarbroughC • R/R • Jr.

Maryville, Mo.

3 • Josh BarrickINF • R/R • So.

Forest, Va.

4 • Shane Quarterley RHP • R/R • Jr.

Springfi eld, Ore.

5 • Austin BreamLF/1B • R/R • Sr.Zelienople, Pa.

7 • Sammy Taormina1B • L/R • Jr.

Rock Hill, S.C.

8 • Nick WalkerC • L/R • Sr.

Sallisaw, Okla.

9 • Jordan ScottRHP • R/R • Jr.Lithonia, Ga.

10 • Tray RobertsOF • R/R • Jr.Aiken, S.C.

11 • Josh CloseOF • R/R • So.Hoover, Ala.

12 • Andrew KowaloINF • R/R • Jr.

Wheeling, W.Va.

13• Jack MorrisOF • R/R • Fr.

Ruckersville, Va.

14 • Thomas SimpsonOF/RHP • R/R • Jr.

Port Orchard, Wash.

15 • Zander ClouseRHP • R/R • Jr.

Kenmore, Wash.

16 • Cody GambleRHP • R/R • Jr.Live Oak, Fla.

17 • Evan MitchellRHP • R/R • Jr.

Lynchburg, Va.

19 • Michael Staff ordLHP •L/L • Jr.

Canton, Mich.

20 • Jake BarbeeC • L/R • Jr.

Harrisburg, N.C.

21 • Victor ColeLHP • L/L • Sr.

Memphis, Tenn.

22 • Eric Grabowski2B/RHP • R/R • Jr.

Scott Township, Pa.

23 • Carson HerndonRHP • R/R • Sr.Salisbury, N.C.

27• Josh LattaC • R/R • Jr.

Seattle, Wash.

25 • Zach HelselRHP • R/R • Fr.Altoona, Pa.

28 • Jon LetchworthRHP • R/R • Fr.Glouster, Va.

30 • Sam UrbanOF • L/L • Fr.

Purecllville, Va.

31 • Geoff rey MurphyRHP • R/R • Sr.

Peachtree City, Ga.

32 • Aaron StroosmaOF/1B • R/R • Jr.

Sedro-Woolley, Wash.

33 • Dylan AllenINF • L/R • So.Lakeland, Fla.

34 • Will ShepherdOF/INF • R/R • Jr.Wilkesboro, N.C.

35 • Jack DeGroatRHP • R/R • Fr.

Purcellville, Va.

36 • Jackson BertschRHP • L/R • Jr.

Pleasant Hill, Ore.

39 • Andrew YacykLF/1B • R/L • Jr.

Hagerstown, Md.

40 • Caleb EvansRHP • R/R • Jr.

Smith Island, Md.

55 • Parker BeanRHP • R/R • Jr.Hanover, Pa.

26 • Dalton BrittSS • L/R • Sr.

Greenville, N.C.

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