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Liberty Flames baseball
2024 Liberty Flames baseball team

Founded	1974 (1974)
University	Liberty University
Head coach	Bradley LeCroy (1st season)
Conference	C-USA
Location	Lynchburg, Virginia
Home stadium	Liberty Baseball Stadium (Capacity: 2,500)
Nickname	Flames
Colors	Red, white, and blue^[1]
NCAA Tournament appearances
1993, 1998, 2000, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2022
Conference tournament champions
Big South: 2013 Atlantic Sun: 2019
Regular season conference champions
Atlantic Sun: 2021

The Liberty Flames baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States.^[2] The team is a member of Conference USA, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Liberty's first baseball team was fielded in 1974. The team plays its home games at Liberty Baseball Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia. The Flames are coached by Bradley LeCroy.^[3] The team colors are red, white and blue.^[4]

Liberty in the NCAA Tournament

Year	Record	Pct	Notes
1993	0–2	.000	Atlantic Regional
1998	0–2	.000	Atlantic II Regional
2000	1–2	.333	Columbia Regional
2013	2–2	.500	Columbia Regional
2014	0–2	.000	Charlottesville Regional
2019	1–2	.333	Chapel Hill Regional
2021	2–2	.500	Knoxville Regional
2022	0–2	.000	Gainesville Regional
TOTALS	6–16	.273

Year-by-year results

Statistics overview
Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
NAIA Independent (1974–1983)
D1 Independent (1984–1991)
1984	Al Worthington	23-19
1985	Al Worthington	25-17
1986	Al Worthington	26-14
Al Worthington:		343-189-1
1987	Bobby Richardson	12-26
1988	Bobby Richardson	18-32
1989	Bobby Richardson	25-24
1990	Bobby Richardson	23-24-1
Bobby Richardson:		78-106-1
1991	Johnny Hunton	32-14-1
Big South Conference (1992–2018)
1992	Johnny Hunton	20-27-1	5-11-1
1993	Johnny Hunton	23-25	10-11		NCAA Regional
1994	Johnny Hunton	21-30-1	9-18
1995	Johnny Hunton	33-20	15-9
1996	Johnny Hunton	21-27	8-13
1997	Johnny Hunton	25-32	11-10
Johnny Hunton:		175-175-3	58-72
1998	Dave Pastors	32-29	13-5		NCAA Regional
1999	Dave Pastors	26-28	7-8
2000	Dave Pastors	36-23	14-5	1st	NCAA Regional
2001	Dave Pastors	35-21	13-7
2002	Dave Pastors	33-24-2	11-9
Dave Pastors:		162-125-2	58-34
2003	Matt Royer	17-37	7-12
2004	Matt Royer	25-30	9-15
2005	Matt Royer	36-19	14-10
2006^[5]	Matt Royer	39–21	13–11
2007^[6]	Matt Royer	36–25	14–7
Matt Royer:		153-132	57-55
2008^[7]	Jim Toman	35–26–1	14–7
2009^[8]	Jim Toman	33–21	17–9
2010^[9]	Jim Toman	42–19	19–8
2011^[10]	Jim Toman	35–24	18–9
2012^[11]	Jim Toman	41–19	14–10
2013^[12]	Jim Toman	36–29	13–10		NCAA Regional
2014^[13]	Jim Toman	41–18	23–3	1st (North)	NCAA Regional
2015^[14]	Jim Toman	33–23	16–8
2016^[15]	Jim Toman	31–28	12–12
Jim Toman:		329-205-1	100-76
2017	Scott Jackson	32–23	16–8	2nd
2018	Scott Jackson	32–26	17–10	3rd
Big South:		830-672-6	306-255
ASUN Conference (2019–2023)
2019	Scott Jackson	40–19	15–9		NCAA Regional
2020	Scott Jackson	10–7			Season canceled on March 12 due to COVID-19^[16]
2021	Scott Jackson	41–16	19–2	1st (North)	NCAA Regional
2022	Scott Jackson	37–23	19–12	1st (East)	NCAA Regional
2023	Scott Jackson	27–31	16–14	6th
ASUN:		155–68	69–37
Conference USA (2024–present)
2024	Scott Jackson	24-34	11-13	5th
Scott Jackson:		246–181	80-49
2025	Bradley LeCroy
Total:		1,156–949
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Major League Baseball

As of the 2022 Major League Baseball season, 79 former Flames have been drafted by MLB teams.^[17] Nine players have made it to the majors:^[18] Sid Bream, Randy Tomlin, Doug Brady, Lee Guetterman, Josh Rupe, Ian Parmley, Ryan Cordell, Fraser Ellard, and Will Wagner. Additionally, Tony Beasley, a former infielder with the Flames, served as the interim manager of the Texas Rangers during the 2022 season.^[19]

References

^ "Brand Colors" (PDF). Liberty University Branding Guide. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
^ "Liberty Flames". D1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
^ "Liberty Hires LeCroy as Flames New Head Baseball Coach" (Press release). Liberty Flames. July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
^ "Web Content Team | Web Policy | Liberty University". Liberty.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
^ "Liberty – Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. 2006-10-19. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
^ "LIBERTY – Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. 2007-05-26. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
^ "LIBERTY – Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. 2008-05-25. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
^ "LIBERTY – Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. 2009-05-23. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
^ "LIBERTY – Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
^ "Liberty – Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
^ "Liberty – Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
^ "LIBERTY – Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
^ "LIBERTY – Season Schedule". Liberty.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
^ "LIBERTY – Season Schedule". Liberty.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
^ "LIBERTY – Season Schedule". Liberty.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
^ "ASUN Conference Cancels Intercollegiate Competitions for Remainder of Academic Year". 12 March 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
^ "Liberty University - Draft Pick History - the Baseball Cube".
^ "Liberty University - Major Leaguers - the Baseball Cube".
^ "Former Flames baseball player Tony Beasley named Texas Rangers' interim manager » Liberty News". 15 August 2022.

External links

Official website

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v t e Liberty Flames baseball
Venues	Al Worthington Stadium (1979-2012) Liberty Baseball Stadium (2013-present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

v t e Conference USA baseball
Current teams	Dallas Baptist Patriots FIU Panthers Jacksonville State Gamecocks Kennesaw State Owls Liberty Flames Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders New Mexico State Aggies Sam Houston Bearkats Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Future teams	Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Missouri State Bears (both joining in 2025)
Championships	Tournament

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