David Stokes. Ryan Page. Aaron Grijalva 2008 YEAR IN REVIEW Liberty Baseball

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2 2008 YEAR IN REVIEW Ryan Page A new era of Liberty Baseball began in 2008, as Jim Toman took over the reins of the program. Under his guidance, the Flames posted their fourth consecutive 30 or more wins season, recording a mark. The Toman-led team s 35 victories were the most under a first year coach in school history. In addition, it was the first time in the 35-year history of the program that Liberty recorded 30 or more wins in four consecutive years. The 2008 squad tied the school record for conference wins, going 14-7 during the Big South regular season, and later went on to make their third straight appearance in the Big South Championship title game. During the 2008 Big South Championship, which was hosted by the Flames in Danville, Va., Liberty posted four consecutive double-digit victories, enabling it to set a championship record with 55 total runs scored. The Flames also broke school marks at the plate and on the mound. Led by four players with 19 or more doubles, Liberty breaking the previous program mark of 151, with 155 two-base hits. The total led the Big South in the category and ranked the Flames third nationally. Not to be outdone, the 2008 pitching staff shattered the school strikeout mark with 508 strikeouts, 103 more than the previous standard of 405. The total lead the Big South Conference. Right-hander Dustin Umberger finished the season as the Big South s leader with 88 strikeouts, while fellow right-hander David Stokes was second in the conference with 86. The 2008 Flames started their season off in grand style by sweeping through all three of their contests at the Clearwater Invitational. Liberty opened the year with the school s first ever win over Notre Dame, 6-2. The following evening after having their morning contest suspended over four hours due to heavy rain, the Flames edged Albany, 5-4. Sunday, Liberty finished the weekend behind the first of many strong pitching performances by senior Stokes, downing Iowa, 3-1. Staying on the road, the Flames remained unbeaten on the young season with a 5-1 victory over Norfolk State behind freshman outfielder Doug Bream s three RBIs. A few days later, Liberty opened it home schedule with a 4-3 win over Rider in the first of a three game series. The next day, the Broncs ended the Flames five game win streak with a 5-4 victory. Liberty bounced back the following afternoon, pounding out 21 hits in an 18-2 win. Senior Aaron Grijalva paced the Flames by going 4-for-5 in the contest with four RBIs, four runs scored, two doubles and a triple. Out to an early 6-1 start, Liberty saw a reversal of fortune in the midweek, falling on the road to VCU, 5-4 and against Old Dominion at home, 9-7. On the weekend, Army visited Worthington Stadium for a three game series. The Flames took both ends of a doubleheader on Saturday, 11-5 and 13-7, before completing the set with a 15-7 victory on Sunday. Highlighting the weekend was Bream s first collegiate home run in the second game of the doubleheader, which was a grand slam. A week later, Toman s squad found a rough welcome in Hattiesburg, Miss., during the Coca Cola Classic. On Friday, Cal. State Northridge defeated the Flames, On Saturday, host Southern Miss shutout Liberty, 5-0, in the morning, while Cal. State Northridge handed the Flames a 9-2 setback in the afternoon. During the following week, James Madison edged the Flames, 3-2, to make the team s season ledger, 9-7. Liberty then split a four-game series with Columbia. The set was moved to Lynchburg s City Stadium. In the opener on Thursday, eight different Flames hit doubles as Liberty held off the Lions, Friday, Columbia took both ends of a doubleheader, 11-6 and 7-3, before Umberger restored order on Saturday with seven strong innings of work in a 12-2, Flames victory. After a setback at George Mason during the middle of the week, Liberty return home for a three game series with defending Big South Champion and No. 18 Coastal Aaron Grijalva David Stokes Carolina. Friday s series opener was a historic night in Liberty program history, as it was the first game at Worthington Stadium contested under the lights. Before a record 3, 183 fans, the Flames and Chanticleers battled through 11 innings, before the visitors came away with a 5-3 victory. The following afternoon, Liberty struck for five runs in the third on their way to evening the series at 1-1, with a 9-6 win. In the finale of the series on Sunday, junior Cody Brown hit a home run, but it wasn t enough as the Flames fell 2-1 to finish the month of March with a mark on the year. In the midweek, William & Mary and Norfolk State handed Liberty setbacks to begin April. The Tribe defeated the Flames, 9-7, while Norfolk State took an 8-5 victory. After being shutout in the opening game of a three game Big South series at UNC Asheville, the Flames came back to take the series with consecutive victories. Saturday, catcher Errol Hollinger had four hits and designated hitter Garrett Young drove in seven runs with a double and a grand slam, as the Toman s squad won a wild, back-and-forth slugfest over the Bulldogs, 14-13, in 10 innings. Sunday, senior outfielder P.K. Keller had four hits and drove in three RBIs to help freshman left-hander Steven Evans to his first collegiate win in an 11-4 victory. James Madison shutout the Flames, 4-0, at home and No. 19 Virginia won a 7-3 victory over visiting Liberty during their next midweek contests. Entering a Big South weekend series at Radford with a record, Liberty swept the three game series with the Highlanders to even their season s mark at In Friday s series opener, Hollinger hit two home runs, including the go ahead round tripper in the top of the ninth for a 5-4 win. The following afternoon, seniors David Giammaresi and Keller each had three hits, as Liberty led from start to finish, Sunday, the Flames completed the sweep with a 12-5 victory. This time, Giammaresi and Liberty Baseball

3 2008 YEAR IN REVIEW P.K. Keller Hollinger led the Liberty attack with three hits apiece. Freshman outfielder Joseph Feeley added four RBIs. Liberty made it four straight wins with a 13-3 Tuesday victory at William & Mary. Evans held the Tribe to two hits and two runs over seven frames and first baseman Giammaresi hit a grand slam in the Flames win. However, Virginia Tech snapped the short winning streak with an 11-1 victory on Wednesday. With a 6-3 conference record heading into the weekend, Toman s team faced VMI at Worthington in an important Big South three game series. Behind eight shutout innings by Stokes, Liberty took the opener of the set on Friday, 8-0. The following afternoon, the Flames and the Keydets hooked up in the longest game in Liberty history, as VMI eked out a 6-5, 16-inning win. On Sunday, senior left-hander Ryan Page pitched a complete game, helping the Flames take the series with a 6-1 win. In the midweek, James Madison, who went on to participate in the NCAA Tournament in 2008, continued its hex on the 2008 team, coming from behind for a 10-7 Tuesday victory in Harrisonburg. The following night, Brown drove in four runs with a two-run home run and a pair of doubles in an 11-3 win at Old Dominion. Liberty closed out the month of April with a three-game Big South weekend series at Winthrop and a single game at home against George Mason. Host Winthrop took twoof-three from the Flames in the series, sandwiching a 7-6 middle game setback between 10-5 and 8-7 wins. Three days later, Liberty completed their April schedule, dropping a 7-6 decision to George Mason in 11 innings. The Flames entered the month of May with a overall record and a 9-6 conference mark. But, Toman s team would have a strong fifth month of the year, posting the most victories and best winning percentage in the month in program history. Liberty rolled to a mark down the stretch for a.794 winning percentage. The Flames opened May with a three-game sweep of Charleston Southern in conference play. Stokes pitched his second complete game and Giammaresi, Brown and Feeley each hit home runs in an 8-3 Friday win over the host Buccaneers. On Saturday, Liberty completed the sweep by taking both ends of a doubleheader, 13-2 and 8-2. In the second game of the twinbill, Page would equal Stokes performance of the day before, going the full nine innings for the victory. In the midweek, Liberty won its fourth straight contest with a 7-6 Wednesday win at Virginia Tech. Senior shortstop Aaron Phillips hit a grand slam, as the Flames raced out to a 7-0 lead and Evans pitched scoreless eighth and ninth innings, en route to the victory. Liberty continued its winning streak on the weekend, sweeping a doubleheader at Longwood, 5-3 and In the first game, Umberger pitched his first complete game, striking out six batters. The strikeouts helped the Flames set a new season school strikeout mark. The following afternoon in Lynchburg, heavy rains caused a 3-3 game to be halted and declared a tie between the two teams. Having posted a record in May, Toman s team continued their unbeaten run with a midweek victory over VCU, Keller paced the Flames with three hits and two RBIs and Hollinger hit a three-run home run in their last midweek game of the regular season. Liberty closed the regular season at home against Big South foe High Point, needing two wins to secure the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament. Friday, Giammaresi had four hits, driving in two RBIs in an 8-1 win over the Panthers for the program. The win was the 30th victory of the season for the Flames, making it four consecutive years of 30 or more wins. The following day, Toman s squad wrapped up the No. 2 seed for the upcoming Big South Championship with a 5-4 win. Sunday, the final day of the regular season, saw High Point win 8-4 on a rainy day in Lynchburg. With a overall mark and a 14-7 Big South record, the Flames entered the 2008 Big South Championship, as the No. 2 seed. Liberty was also the Aaron Philips David Giammaresi host of the tournament, which was played at Dan Daniel Memorial Park in Danville, Va. The Flames opened against No. 6 seed Radford, Wednesday. The lower seed Highlanders had the better of it on the day, handing Liberty a 15-4 setback. Thursday, the Flames rebounded to eliminate No. 8 seed UNC Asheville, Freshman outfielder Jeff Jefferson had four hits and three RBIs in the contest to back the seven scoreless innings by senior starter Page. Before the game, Keller was named to the Big South All-Conference first team, while Hollinger and Stokes received second team honors. Friday morning, Umberger pitched a complete game, striking out 10 to lead Liberty past Radford, The junior right-hander allowed two runs on six hits to record his eighth win of the year. Young had four hits in the contest, while Brown added three for the victors. In the evening, the Flames moved into the title game, downing No. 4 seed Winthrop, Jefferson had five hits to pace a 17-hit attack, as Liberty scored eight times in the second inning to pull away for the victory against the Eagles. Saturday, the Flames made their third consecutive Big South title game appearance against No. 1 seed and No. 13 ranked Coastal Carolina. Starter Evans allowed one run over eight innings and Young had four hits to force a second game for the Big South Championship in a 13-1 win, the fourth straight double-digit victory for Liberty. However, the run came to an end in the second game, as Coastal Carolina erased a 2-1 Liberty advantage in the fifth and went on to a 9-2 win and the Big South title. Brown, Evans, Jefferson, Umberger and Young were named to the 2008 Big South All-Tournament team. As a team, the Flames broke the Big South Championship record for runs with 55. LibertyFlames.com 57

4 2008 STATISTICS 2008 Batting Statistics Player AVG GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF/SH SB-ATT GIAMMARESI, David / /0 2-3 BROWN, Cody / /2 2-2 KELLER, P.K / /1 5-6 HOLLINGER, Errol / /6 1-1 NEGRON, Kenneth / /8 5-8 YOUNG, Garrett / / GRIJALVA, Aaron / /0 7-8 PHILLIPS, Aaron / / BREAM, Doug / / JEFFERSON, Jeff / /1 2-4 ROTOLA, Tim / / FEELEY, Joseph / /3 4-8 BUSSEY, Tommy / /2 3-3 THOMPSON, Nathan / /0 0-0 LOVE, Jason / /0 0-0 TEUFEL, SHAWN.000 7/ /0 0-0 Totals / Opponents / Pitching Statistics Player ERA W L APP GS SV CG SHO/CBO IP H R ER BB SO WP HBP 2B 3B HR AB/BAvg PAGE, Ryan / /.270 STOKES, David / /.285 UMBERGER, Dustin / /.257 EVANS, Steven / /.244 WILSON, Andrew / /.328 NICELY, Clarence / /.298 LIGHT, Tyler / /.320 BEAKLER, Dane / /.242 STEINWEDELL, J / /.289 LAJOIE, Rusty / /.325 VADEN, Chase / /.273 IHNAT, Grady / /.429 CURLL, Brett / /.368 WALLACE, DOUG / /.292 Totals / /.284 Opponents / / Fielding Statistics Player C PO A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB KELLER, P.K FEELEY, Joseph THOMPSON, Nathan UMBERGER, Dustin BREAM, Doug TEUFEL, Shawn BEAKLER, Dane LAJOIE, Rusty STEINWEDELL, J WALLACE, Doug VADEN, Chase IHNAT, Grady GRIJALVA, Aaron HOLLINGER, Errol GIAMMARESI, David JEFFERSON, Jeff NEGRON, Kenneth Score by Innings EX Total LIBERTY Opponents Double Plays Left on Base LIBERTY Opponents Player C PO A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB ROTOLA, Tim BUSSEY, Tommy NICELY, Clarence PHILLIPS, Aaron STOKES, David WILSON, Andrew BROWN, Cody LIGHT, Tyler PAGE, Ryan EVANS, Steven YOUNG, Garrett LOVE, Jason CURLL, Brett Totals Opponents Cumulative Attendance: 30,456 Cumulative Average Attendance: 611 (61 dates) Home Attendance: 17,443 Home Average Attendance: 726 (24 dates) Away Attendance: 13,013 Away Average Attendance: 351 (37 dates) Liberty Baseball

5 2008 RESULTS Date H/A Opponent Score Line Score LU Pitcher of Record Record 2/22 N Notre Dame 6-2/W 6-9-0/2-6-0 Clarence Nicely (1-0) /23 N Albany 5-4/W 5-6-0/4-9-0 Dustin Umberger (1-0) /24 N Iowa 3-1/W 3-8-2/1-7-0 David Stokes (1-0) /27 A Norfolk State 5-1/W 5-9-2/1-4-2 Andrew Wilson (1-0) /29 H Rider 4-3/W 4-8-1/3-7-1 Dane Beakler (1-0) /1 H Rider 4-5/L / Ryan Page (0-1) /2 H Rider 18-2/W /2-4-3 David Stokes (2-0) /4 A VCU 4-5/L / Dustin Umberger (1-1) /5 H Old Dominion 7-9/L / Steven Evans (0-1) /8 H Army 11-5/W / Clarence Nicely (2-0) /8 H Army 13-7/W /7-9-4 David Stoke (3-0) /9 H Army 15-7/W / Dustin Umberger (2-1) /14 N Cal St. Northridge! 7-11/L / Clarence Nicely (2-1) /15 A Southern Miss! 0-5/L 0-7-1/ David Stoke (3-1) /15 N Cal St. Northridge! 2-9/L 2-9-2/ Dustin Umberger (2-2) /18 H James Madison 2-3/L 2-8-0/3-5-1 Ryan Page (0-2) /20 N Columbia 13-10/W / Tyler Light (1-0) /21 N Columbia 6-11/L / Andrew Wilson (1-1) /21 N Columbia 3-7/L / David Stokes (3-2) /22 N Columbia 12-2/W /2-9-2 Dustin Umberger (3-2) /26 A George Mason 0-13/L 0-6-1/ Steven Evans (0-2) /28 H Coastal Carolina* 3-5/L 3-9-5/ Dustin Umberger (3-3) /29 H Coastal Carolina* 9-6/W / Clarence Nicely (3-1) /30 H Coastal Carolina* 1-2/L 1-3-3/ Ryan Page (0-3) /1 H William & Mary 7-9/L 7-8-3/ Dane Beakler (1-1) /2 H Norfolk State 5-8/L 5-7-4/ Joe Steinwedell (0-1) /4 A UNC Asheville* 0-9/L 0-5-2/ David Stokes (3-3) /5 A UNC Asheville* 14-13/W / Ryan Page (1-3) /6 A UNC Asheville* 11-4/W /4-9-2 Steven Evans (1-2) /8 H James Madison 0-4/L 0-4-2/4-6-0 Ryan Page (1-4) /9 A Virginia 3-7/L 3-5-2/ Tyler Light (1-1) /11 A Radford* 5-4/W / David Stokes (4-3) /12 A Radford* 18-4/W / Dustin Umberger (4-3) /13 A Radford* 12-5/W / Ryan Page (2-4) /15 A William & Mary 13-3/W /3-9-2 Steven Evans (2-2) /16 H Virginia Tech 1-11/L 1-4-2/ Tyler Light (1-2) /18 H VMI* 8-0/W 8-8-0/0-6-2 David Stokes (5-3) /19 H VMI* 5-6/L / Andrew Wilson (1-2) /20 H VMI* 6-1/W 6-9-2/1-7-1 Ryan Page (3-4) /22 A James Madison 7-10/L 7-6-1/ Steven Evans (2-3) /23 A Old Dominion 11-3/W /3-7-1 Tyler Light (2-2) /25 A Winthrop* 5-10/L / David Stokes (5-4) /26 A Winthrop* 7-6/W / Dustin Umberger (5-3) /27 A Winthrop* 7-8/L / Ryan Page (3-5) /30 H George Mason 6-7/L / Andrew Wilson (1-3) /3 A Charleston Southern* 8-3/W /3-4-2 David Stokes (6-4) /4 A Charleston Southern* 13-2/W / Dustin Umberger (6-3) /5 A Charleston Southern* 8-2/W 8-8-1/2-6-1 Ryan Page (4-5) /7 A Virginia Tech 7-6/W /6-9-2 Clarence Nicely (4-1) /10 A Longwood 5-3/W /3-4-0 Dustin Umberger (7-3) /10 A Longwood 12-4/W /4-9-1 David Stokes (7-4) /11 H Longwood 3-3/T 3-4-3/ /13 H VCU 10-3/W /3-5-2 Clarence Nicely (5-1) /16 H High Point* 8-1/W /1-4-1 David Stokes (8-4) /17 H High Point* 5-4/W /4-8-0 Andrew Wilson (2-3) /18 H High Point* 4-8/L 4-9-1/ Brett Curll (0-1) /21 N No. 6 seed Radford 4-15/L 4-9-3/ David Stokes (8-5) /22 N No. 8 seed UNC Asheville 10-1/W /1-8-1 Ryan Page (5-5) /23 N No. 6 seed Radford 11-2/W /2-6-3 Dustin Umberger (8-3) /23 N No. 4 seed Winthrop 15-3/W /3-6-1 Clarence Nicely (6-1) /24 N No. 1 seed Coastal Carolina 13-1/W /1-4-3 Steven Evans (3-3) /24 N No. 1 seed Coastal Carolina 2-9/L 2-6-1/ David Stokes (8-6) *- Big South Conference!- Coca-Cola Classic-Hattiesburg, Miss. LibertyFlames.com 59

6 2008 BIG SOUTH REVIEW 2008 Big South Conference Final Standings Team Big South Overall W L Pct. W L T Pct. Home Away Neutral xy-coastal Carolina z-liberty VMI Winthrop High Point Radford Charleston Southern UNC Asheville x-big South Tournament Champion y-big South Regular Season Champion z-big South Tournament Runner-up All-Conference First Team Starting Pitcher Alan DeRatt UNC Asheville Starting Pitcher Joey Haug Coastal Carolina Starting Pitcher Bobby Gagg Coastal Carolina Relief Pitcher Pete Andrelczyk Coastal Carolina Catcher Dock Doyle Coastal Carolina First Base Alex Gregory Radford Second Base Shane Geisslinger VMI Third Base Scott Woodward Coastal Carolina Shortstop Kevin Weidenbacher UNC Asheville DH Derek Smith Charleston Southern OF David Sappelt Coastal Carolina OF Tommy Baldridge Coastal Carolina OF P.K. Keller Liberty All-Conference Second Team Starting Pitcher David Stokes Liberty Starting Pitcher Eric Evans Radford Starting Pitcher Nick McCully Coastal Carolina Relief Pitcher Bubba O Donnell High Point Relief Pitcher Chris Duty VMI Catcher Errol Hollinger Liberty First Baseman David Anderson Coastal Carolina Second Baseman Tyren Rivers Radford Third Baseman Randy Schwartz High Point Shortstop Tyler Bortnick Coastal Carolina Designated Hitter Eddie Rohan Winthrop OF Adam Rice Coastal Carolina OF Billy Froehlich Winthrop OF Kevin Mattison UNC Asheville Player of the Year Dock Doyle, Coastal Carolina Pitcher of the Year Alan DeRatt, UNC Asheville Freshman of the Year Scott Woodward, Coastal Carolina Coach of the Year Gary Gilmore, Coastal Carolina All-Tournament Team Outfielder Jeff Jefferson Liberty Outfielder David Sappelt Coastal Carolina Outfielder Tommy Baldridge Coastal Carolina Outfielder Reggie Keen Radford Infielder Tyler Bortnick Coastal Carolina Infielder Alex Gregory Radford Infielder Cody Brown Liberty Infielder Bryn Henderson Winthrop Catcher Dock Doyle Coastal Carolina Catcher John Murrian Winthrop Designated Hitter Garrett Young Liberty Utility Joey Haug Coastal Carolina Pitcher Ryan Mullins Winthrop Pitcher Dustin Umberger Liberty Pitcher Steven Evans Liberty Tournament MVP Tyler Bortnick, Coastal Carolina P.K. Keller Liberty Baseball

7 2008 BIG SOUTH REVIEW Team Batting Team G AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR SB Coastal Carolina Radford Liberty Charleston Southern Winthrop UNC Asheville VMI High Point Team Pitching Team G ERA W L SV IP R ER BB SO VMI Coastal Carolina Liberty Winthrop Charleston Southern High Point Radford UNC Asheville Team Fielding Team C PO A E Pct. DP PB SBA-ATT High Point Coastal Carolina Winthrop Liberty Radford VMI UNC Asheville Charleston Southern Big South Baseball Championship Dan E. Daniel Memorial Park Danville, Va. Host Liberty May Tuesday, May 20 Game A: #6 Radford 6, #7 Charleston Southern 1 Game B: #8 UNC Asheville 3, #5 High Point 2 (10 innings) Wednesday, May 21 Game 1: #1 Coastal Carolina 20, #8 UNC Asheville 4 Game 2: #6 Radford 15, #2 Liberty 4 Game 3: #4 Winthrop 7, #3 VMI 2 Thursday, May 22 Game 4: #2 Liberty 10, #8 UNC Asheville 1 Game 5: #1 Coastal Carolina 3, #3 VMI 1 Game 6: #4 Winthrop 13, #6 Radford 9 Friday, May 23 Game 7: #2 Liberty 11, #6 Radford 2 Game 8: #1 Coastal Carolina 8, #4 Winthrop 6 Game 9: #2 Liberty 15, #4 Winthrop 3 Saturday, May 24 Game 10: #2 Liberty 13, #1 Coastal Carolina 1 Game 11: #1 Coastal Carolina 9, #2 Liberty 2 Big South Conference Regular Season Champions 1986 East Campbell, West Augusta 1987 East Campbell, West Augusta 1988 Coastal Carolina 1989 Coastal Carolina 1990 Coastal Carolina 1991 Coastal Carolina 1992 Coastal Carolina 1993 Coastal Carolina 1994 UNC Greensboro 1995 Winthrop 1996 Charleston Southern 1997 UNC Greensboro 1998 Liberty 1999 Coastal Carolina 2000 Liberty 2001 Winthrop 2002 Coastal Carolina 2003 Winthrop 2004 Birmingham-Southern 2005 Coastal Carolina 2006 Birmingham-Southern 2007 Coastal Carolina 2008 Coastal Carolina Big South Conference Tournament Champions 1986 Coastal Carolina 1987 Winthrop 1988 Campbell 1989 Coastal Carolina 1990 Campbell 1991 Coastal Carolina 1992 Coastal Carolina 1993 Liberty 1994 No Tournament 1995 No Tournament 1996 No Tournament 1997 UNC Greensboro 1998 Liberty 1999 Winthrop 2000 Liberty 2001 Coastal Carolina 2002 Coastal Carolina 2003 Coastal Carolina 2004 Coastal Carolina 2005 Winthrop 2006 UNC Asheville 2007 Coastal Carolina 2008 Coastal Carolina LibertyFlames.com 61

8 2008 BIG SOUTH LEADERS Batting Average G AB H AVG 1. Alex Gregory, RU Reggie Keen, RU Dock Doyle, CCU Scott Woodward, CCU Tommy Baldridge, CCU Runs Scored R 1. Scott Woodward, CCU Kevin Mattison, UNCA Dock Doyle, CCU 64 David Sappelt, CCU Errol Hollinger, LU 60 Hits H 1. David Sappelt, CCU Dock Doyle, CCU Kevin Weidenbacher, UNCA David Anderson, CCU 84 Reggie Keen, RU 84 RBI RBI 1. Dock Doyle, CCU David Sappelt, CCU David Anderson, CCU Elliot Arrington, UNCA Cody Brown, LU 52 Doubles 2B 1. David Sappelt, CCU Dock Doyle, CCU P.K. Keller, LU 21 Cody Brown, LU David Giammaresi, LU 19 Errol Hollinger, LU 19 Kevin Mattison, UNCA 19 Triples 3B 1. Aaron Grijalva, LU 5 Reggie Keen, RU 5 3. Raphael Turner, RU 4 Ben Toth, RU 4 Tyren Rivers, RU 4 Kevin Mattison, UNCA 4 Home Runs HR 1. David Anderson, CCU David Sappelt, CCU Dock Doyle, CCU Alex Gregory, RU Eddie Rohan, WU 13 Stolen Bases SB 1. Scott Woodward, CCU Shane Giesslinger, VMI Rico Noel, CCU Tom Burkett, CSU Adam Rice, CCU 13 Pitching ERA G IP ER ERA 1. Alan DeRatt, UNCA Joey Haug, CCU Ryan Page, LU Chris Henderson, VMI Bobby Gagg, CCU Victories W-L IP ERA 1. Nick McCully, CCU Alan DeRatt, UNCA Dustin Umberger, LU David Stokes, LU Joey Haug, CCU Ryan Mullins, WU Innings Pitched IP 1. David Stokes, LU Alan DeRatt, UNCA Trey Barham, VMI Eric Evans, RU Michael Bowman, VMI 91.2 Appearances APP 1. RJ Chlebnikow, HPU Bubba O Donnell, HPU Pete Andrelczyk, CCU Joey Haug, CCU 29 Jeremy Berg, HPU 29 Strikeouts G IP SO 1. Dustin Umberger, LU David Stokes, LU Trey Barham, VMI Michael Bowman, VMI Hamilton Bennett, WU Saves 1. Pete Andrelczyk, CCU 9 2. Bubba O Donnell, HPU 8 Justin Schumer, UNCA 8 4. Travis Smink, VMI 7 Josh Mcdonald, WU 7 Dustin Umberger Ryan Page Liberty Baseball