Game 22 - March 22, Worthington Stadium - Lynchburg, Va. VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES (12-10, 0-6 ACC) LIBERTY FLAMES (12-9, 3-0 Big South)

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1 2011 Liberty Flames Baseball Quick Facts General Information Name of School... Liberty University City/Zip... Lynchburg, Va Founded Enrollment... 11,928 Nickname... Flames Mascot...Eagle School Colors...Red, White & Blue Affi liation...ncaa Division I Conference... Big South Founder... Dr. Jerry Falwell Chancellor...Jerry Falwell, Jr. Director of Athletics... Jeff Barber Athletics Dept. Phone... (434) Baseball Information Head Coach......Jim Toman Alma Mater... N.C. State ( 85, 95) Record at School / Four Years Career Record...Same Assistant Coaches Garrett Quinn (Maine, 98)... Jason Murray ((Ball State, 98)...Adam Ward (Clemson, 08) Director of Baseball Operations......Billy Daniels (Liberty, 06) Associate Athletic Trainer Scott Lawrenson History First Season of Baseball All-Time Record (.563) NCAA Tournament Appearances...3 Last NCAA Appearance Overall Record ***school record for wins 2010 Conference Record/Finish /Second Starters Returning/Lost /4 Pitchers Returning/Lost...7/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost /5 Newcomers Stadium Home Field... Worthington Stadium Capacity...1,000 Field Dimensions (LF), 375 (LC), (CF), 375 (RC), 325 (RF) Athletics Communications Info. Asst. AD - Communications......Todd Wetmore SID Office Phone... (434) Cell Phone... (434) Address... twetmore@liberty.edu Assoc. Director...Ryan Bomberger Cell Phone... (434) Address... rbomberger@liberty.edu Asst. Director... Paul Carmany Cell Phone... (434) Address... pjcarmany@liberty.edu Asst. Director...Eric Brown Cell Phone... (434) Address... eqbrown@liberty.edu Asst. Director...Jennifer Shelton Cell Phone... (828) Address......jbshelton2@liberty.edu Grad. Asst.... Tim Hartin Cell Phone... (207) Address......thartin@liberty.edu Baseball Contact...Ryan Bomberger Ath. Comm. Fax... (434) Website...LibertyFlames.com Game 22 - March 22, 2011 VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES (12-10, 0-6 ACC) The Game Winners of seven out of their last eight, the Liberty Flames (12-9, 3-0 Big South) continue their seven-game homestand, with a non-conference contest with the Virginia Tech Hokies (12-10, 0-6 ACC), Tuesday at Worthington Stadium. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. Last Time Out Liberty completed a sweep of its fi rst Big South series of the season, with a 5-2 victory over the Charleston Southern Buccaneers, Sunday. Left-hander Steven Evans struck out a career-high 12 batters in becoming the third Liberty pitcher to throw a complete game in as many days and right fi elder Michael Robertson hit a two-run home run to lead the Flames. Evans went the full nine innings for the fi rst time this season and the fifth time in his career. With back-to-back wins, the left-hander moved to 2-3 on the year. He allowed two runs on six hits, fanning 12 to set a new career-high and walked one. Robertson hit his two-run home run in the sixth inning and had two hits in the contest, driving in three runs. On Deck This weekend, Liberty will close out its homestand with a Big South series against the Winthrop Eagles. The series will start Friday evening at 7 p.m. at Worthington Stadium, followed by games Saturday at 3 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. All three games are scheduled to be televised by the Liberty Channel. Following the Flames Tuesday s game will be video streamed LIVE. The feed will be available for a nominal fee on the Big South Network. The video stream will be available on the World Wide Web at both LibertyFlames.com and BigSouthSports.com. In additon, the contest may be heard LIVE on WWMC 90.9 FM radio and at LibertyFlames.com. Nick Pierce will handle play-by-play duties and former Flames pitcher Doug Wallace will provide commentary for the broadcast. at LIBERTY FLAMES (12-9, 3-0 Big South) Worthington Stadium - Lynchburg, Va. Liberty s Projected Starters No. Name Cl. Hgt. Wgt. BAvg. Other Stats 20 Casey Rasmus (C) Jr Runs, 7 RBIs, 3 2Bs, 2 HRs, 9 SBs 9 Jeff Jefferson (1B) Sr Runs, 3 RBIs, 0 2Bs, 2 HRs 16 Zack Haley (2B) Jr Runs, 10 RBIs, 7 2Bs, 1 HR 1 Matt Williams (SS) Jr Runs, 8 RBIs, 7 2Bs, 2 3Bs, 1 HR, 4 SBs 5 Tyler Bream (3B) Jr Runs, 12 RBIs, 2 2Bs, 1 HR 14 Doug Bream (LF) Sr Runs, 14 RBIs, 7 2Bs, 5 SBs 15 Ian Parmley (CF) Jr Runs, 6 RBIs, 1 2B, 1 3B, 7 SBs 7 Michael Robertson (RF) Jr Runs, 10 RBIs, 1 2B, 2 HRs, 6 SBs 24 Justin Sizemore (DH) So Runs, 8 RBIs, 2 2Bs, 1 HR

2 Liberty University 2011 Baseball Schedule Record: 12-9 Big South: 3-0 Feb 18 at Mercer L, 4-6 Feb 19 at Mercer - Gm. 1 L, 2-7 Feb. 19 at Mercer - Gm. 2 L, 5-17 Feb 20 at Mercer W, 5-4 Feb 25 at North Florida L/0-5 Feb 26 at North Florida - Gm. 1 W/4-2 Feb 26 at North Floida - Gm. 2 L/5-8 Feb 27 at North Florida W/9-1 Mar 2 at Virginia Tech L/1-9 Mar 4 Binghamton W/12-2 Mar 5 Binghamton - Gm. 1 L/7-12 Mar 5 Binghamton - Gm. 2 W/9-6 Mar 8 William & Mary L/9-10 Mar 11 Rutgers ^ W/5-2 Mar 12 Monmouth ^ W/4-3 Mar 13 East Carolina ^ W/2-0 Mar 15 at Maryland W/11-4 Mar 16 at Maryland L/5-10 Mar 18 Charleston Southern * W/2-1 Mar 19 Charleston Southern * W/5-1 Mar 20 Charleston Southern * W/5-2 Mar 22 Virginia Tech 3 p.m. Mar 25 Winthrop * 7 p.m. Mar 26 Winthrop * 3 p.m. Mar 27 Winthrop * 1 p.m. Mar 29 at VCU 4 p.m. Apr. 1 at Coastal Carolina * 6 p.m. Apr 2 at Coastal Carolina * 4 p.m. Apr 3 at Coastal Carolina * 2 p.m. Apr 6 James Madison 3 p.m. Apr 8 at High Point * 6 p.m. Apr 9 at High Point * 6 p.m. Apr 10 at High Point * 1 p.m. Apr 12 at James Madison 6:30 p.m. Apr 15 Presbyterian College * 7 p.m. Apr 16 Presbyterian College * 4 p.m. Apr 17 Presbyterian College * 1 p.m. Apr 19 at William & Mary 7 p.m. Apr 22 at VMI * 6 p.m. Apr 23 at VMI * (DH) 2 p.m. Apr 29 Le Moyne + 7 p.m. Apr 30 New Orleans + 3 p.m. May 1 New Orleans + Noon May 1 Le Moyne + 3 p.m. May 5 UNC Asheville * 7 p.m. May 7 UNC Asheville * (DH) 1 p.m. May 13 at Gardner-Webb * 6 p.m. May 14 at Gardner-Webb * 2 p.m. May 15 at Gardner-Webb * 2 p.m. May 17 VCU 7 p.m. May 19 Radford * 7 p.m. May 20 Radford * 7 p.m. May 21 Radford * 2 p.m. May at Big South Baseball Championship - Lexington, Va. June 3-6 at NCAA Regionals Home Games in Bold ^- Keith LeClair Classic - Greenville, N.C. + - Liberty Tournament - Lyncnburg, Va. * - Big South Game (DH) - Doubleheader All Times Eastern Standard Time Head Coach Jim Toman Record at Liberty: (Fourth Year) Career Record: Same After leading his team to a school-record 42 victories in 2010, Jim Toman enters his fourth year at Liberty with the best mark of any Flames head coach over his fi rst three years. Since taking over the program for the 2008 season, Liberty has won 35 or more games twice and last season posted only the second 40-win campaign in the 37-year history of the program. The Flames notched a record during his fi rst three seasons on Liberty Mountain. On May 2, 2010, Toman recorded his 100th career victory, as the Flames defeated Gardner- Webb, 10-7, at Worthington Stadium. The sixth coach in program history, Toman became the fastest Liberty baseball head coach to amass the milestone, passing fi rst coach Al Worthington, by reaching his 100th win in 160 games, six fewer than Worthington. The impressive strides made by the program have not gone unnoticed. This past November, Rivals.com cited Liberty as one being one of college baseball s top 10 rising programs. Last season, the Flames had their best season under Toman, posting a school record for wins in a single season with a record. The team s ledger was boosted by a 21-8 road mark, the nation s 10th-best road record in In addition, Liberty recorded a 19-7 mark in Big South play, eclipsing its record of the previous season for most victories by the school since joining the conference in The Flames fi nished second in the league s regular season and were conference runner-up at the Big South Baseball Championship. Pitcher Shawn Teufel became the fourth player from one of Toman s Liberty squads to be taken in the MLB Draft. The two-time Big South all-conference fi rst team pitcher and National Pitcher of the Year Watch list member capped a strong senior campaign by being selected by the Detroit Tigers. In 2009, Liberty recorded a overall record, while posting a 17-9 mark in Big South Conference play. Liberty set a new fi elding standard in 2009, committing the fewest errors, 53, and fi nishing the year with the highest fi elding percentage,.974, in team history. From that infi eld, third baseman Tyler Bream was named a Freshman All-American by the Collegiate Baseball News. Pitcher Andrew Wilson became the third player during Toman s time at Liberty to be taken in the MLB draft (Atlanta Braves). In 2008, the Flames fashioned a record in the month of May to fi nish Toman s fi rst season at Liberty with a mark. The record made Toman the winningest fi rst-year coach in the program s history. He guided the Flames to their third straight Big South Championship title game appearance, claiming the conference s runner-up position in Liberty s May record was the best ever by a Flames team. In addition, the Liberty pitching staff set a new season strikeout record, fanning 508 opposing batters during the year. The Flames strikeout total led the Big South Conference and their 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings ranked 22nd nationally at season s end. Two pitchers from the staff, Ryan Page and David Stokes, went on to be drafted and play in the professional ranks. Page was taken in the 20th round of the MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays, while Stokes was picked in the 28th round by the Detroit Tigers. Liberty fi nished its season with a 14-7 record in conference play. The mark allowed the Flames to claim the No. 2 seed for the Big South Championship, their highest seed for the Big South Baseball Championship since a No. 1 seed in Liberty would go on to post four consecutive doubledigit victories during six games in the Big South Championship to set a championship record with 55 runs scored. Toman was named the sixth head coach in the history of the Liberty Baseball program in June 2007, after 11 seasons as the senior member of Ray Tanner s coaching staff at South Carolina. Toman worked a total of 18 years alongside Tanner, dating back to the 1990 season at N.C. State. During his time at South Carolina, Toman served as recruiting coordinator and coached the catchers. Known as one of the top recruiters in college baseball, the 22-year college coaching veteran was named the 2002 Baseball America/American Baseball Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year. Before joining the Gamecock staff in 1996, Toman served under Tanner for seven years at N.C. State. Toman has recruited 15 top 25 classes, including all 11 of his seasons at South Carolina. During his fi nal years with the Gamecocks, he recruited many of the players who were members of the 2010 South Carolina National Championship team. From , three of the four Gamecock recruiting classes were ranked fi rst in the nation by Collegiate Baseball. During his time on the staff in Columbia, S.C., Toman and the Gamecocks made nine NCAA Regional appearances, including eight straight between 2000 and 2007, and three consecutive trips to the College World Series ( ). Add in his seven seasons at N.C. State, and Toman has helped lead 14 teams to NCAA Regional appearances. Toman was a four-year letterwinner at N.C. State from , and served as team captain of the Wolfpack his junior and senior seasons.

3 2011 Liberty Flames Roster No. Name Pos. Cl. 1 Matt Williams INF Jr. 2 Marcus Grimaldi 1B Jr. 3 Josh Richardson RHP So. 4 Austin Taylor INF Sr. 5 Tyler Bream 3B Jr. 7 Michael Robertson OF Jr. 8 Blake Forslund RHP So. 9 Jeff Jefferson C/OF Sr. 10 Trey Wimmer 1B/C Jr. 11 Joshua Thompson OF Jr. 12 Garrett Baker LHP Jr. 13 Dane Beakler RHP Sr. 14 Doug Bream 1B/OF Sr. 15 Ian Parmley OF Jr. 16 Zach Haley INF Jr. 17 Dalton Sype INF Jr. 18 Justin Richardson OF Jr. 19 Willi Martin RHP Fr. 20 Casey Rasmus C Jr. 21 Steven Evans LHP Sr. 22 J.J. McLeod RHP Sr. 23 Tony McClendon OF Jr. 24 Justin Sizemore 1B So. 25 John Niggli RHP Jr. 26 Daniel Brown RHP Fr. 27 Jacob Kemmerer RHP Jr. 28 Chris King INF/RHP Fr. 29 Andy Abrams RHP Jr. 30 Cal Sutphin INF Fr. 31 Bryan Cole RHP Sr. 32 Mark Swanson RHP Sr. 36 Ryan Cordell OF/RHP Fr. 38 Tim Dudley LHP So. 46 Patrick Eckelbarger RHP Jr.. 47 Keegan Linza RHP Sr. Coaches 37 Jim Toman 47 Garrett Quinn 35 Jason Murray 25 Adam Ward Toman Reaches 100 Coaching Wins With a 10-7 win over Gardner-Webb on May 2, 2010, Liberty head coach Jim Toman recorded his 100th career coaching win. Of the six head coaches in Liberty history, Toman becomes the fastest to reach 100 coaching victories. Toman reached the milestone in 160 games, eclipsing program founder and fi rst head coach Al Worthington, who reached his 100th win in 166 games. The Coaches Liberty Head Coach Jim Toman is in his fourth year at the helm of the Flames. During his time at Liberty, he has guided the Flames to a record. He led the Flames to the best mark of any Liberty head coach over his fi rst three seasons on Liberty Mountain. Last season, the Flames had their best year under Toman, posting a school record for wins in a single season with a record. The team s ledger was boosted by a 21-8 road mark, the nation s 10th best road record in In addition, Liberty recorded a 19-7 mark in Big South play, eclipsing its record of the previous season for most victories by the school since joining the conference in The Flames fi nished second in the league s regular season and were conference runner-up at the Big South Baseball Championship. In 2009, Liberty posted the most victories in Big South Conference play with a 17-9 mark, since joining the conference in The Flames recorded an overall record of in Toman s second year. A 20-year member of the college coaching ranks, he served 18 years as a member of Ray Tanner s staffs at South Carolina and N.C. State. Toman was named the 2002 Baseball America/American Baseball Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year and recruited 15 top 25 classes, including all 11 of his seasons at South Carolina. Virginia Tech head coach Pete Hughes is in his fi fth season in Blacksburg, Va. Last season, he lead the Hokies to a record and a 2010 NCAA Tournament bid. The team s 40 wins were the most for the program since 1999 and Tech s 16 conference victories were the team s most since joining the ACC in During his time at Virginia Tech, Hughes has amassed a record. Before arriving at Virginia Tech, Hughes, spent eight years as the head coach at Boston College, where he compiled a record. He also was the head coach at Trinity (Texas) for two seasons ( ), guiding the Tigers to a mark. All-Time Series Against the Virginia Tech Tuesday s game between the Hokies and the Flames will be the 56th meeting between Liberty and Virginia Tech on the baseball diamond and the second game this year. The Flames have met the Hokies, the second-most times of any non-conference team during the program s history. Liberty has only met James Madison, a member of the Colonial Athletic Association, more times (62). The Hokies lead the all-time series, which began in 1977, Earlier this season, Virginia Tech defeated Liberty, 9-1, on March 2 at English Field in Blacksburg, Va. The Flames were limited to four hits in the contest. The last time the two teams met at Worthington Stadium, then freshman third baseman Tyler Bream hit a three-run walkoff home run to led Liberty to a 4-3 victory on April 22, Liberty... Statistical Comparison...Virginia Tech Record Batting Average Runs Hits Home Runs Runs Batted In Stolen Bases Earned Run Average Innings Pitched Strikeouts Saves Opponent Batting Average

4 A Look at Virginia Tech Location: Blacksburg, Va. Founded: 1872 Enrollment: 31,000 Nickname: Hokies Colors: Chicago Maroon and Burnt Orange Conference: ACC STADIUM INFORMATION Home Field (Capacity): English Field (4,000) Dimensions: Press Box Phone: (540) COACHING INFORMATION Head Coach: Pete Hughes (Davidson, 90) Record at School: (Five Years) Overall Record: (15 Years) Office Phone: (540) Assistants: Mike Kunigonis, Patrick Mason, Ryan Connolly TEAM INFORMATION 2010 Record: Conference Record/Finish: 16-14/6th Lettermen Returning/Lost: 14/11 Position Starters Returning/Lost: 4/5 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 1/3 SPORTS INFORMATION Baseball Contact: Marc Mullen Office Phone: (540) Address: Fax Number: (540) Web Site: hokiesports.com RECENT RESULTS March 16 Hartford Hartford March 18 at North Carolina March 19 at North Carolina March 20 at North Carolina UPCOMING SCHEDULE March 25 at Boston College March 26 at Boston College March 27 at Boston College March 29 Radford W/10-3 W/11-3 L/4-10 L/4-5 L/6-7 A Look at Virginia Tech Since the last time the Hokies faced the Flames on March 2, Virginia Tech s fortunes on the diamond have changed. After defeating Liberty to move to 7-2 on the year, the Hokies have gone 5-8 to enter Tuesday s contest at This past weekend, Virginia Tech went lost all three of its ACC contests at No. 18 North Carolina. As a team, Virginia Tech enters Wednesday s contest, hitting.285. The Hokies have shown some power early this season. Virginia Tech has averaged two home runs a game, having belted 26 roundtrippers already. The Hokies are averaging 7.09 runs per game. Utlity man Andrew Rash leads the Hokies with a.347 batting average, 26 RBIs and seven home runs. He has played in 20 of Virginia Tech s 21 games. Senior shortstop Tim Smalling follows with a.321 batting average and 21 RBIs. On the mound, the Hokie pitchers have posted a 3.88 ERA and opponents are averaging 4.45 runs this season. Freshman Colin O Keefe is expected to get the start Tuesday for Virginia Tech. The left-hander has made one start with a 4.50 ERA and two strikeouts. Brandon Fisher has been the workhorse out of the bullpen for the Hokies, making 11 appearances. The senior right-hander has a 1-0 record with a 3.48 ERA over 10 1/3 innings. Flames in Big South Openers For only fi fth time during Liberty s 20 years in the Big South, the Flames started conference play with a home series. In its fi rst Big South series of the year this past weekend, Liberty swept Charleston Southern, moving to in its Big South opening series of the season. March Musings Liberty will begin the week with a 9-4 record during the month of March. With one game canceled this month due to inclement weather, Jim Toman s squad has fi ve games remaining in the month, including Tuesday s contest. Liberty posted a 10-8 mark in games during March last season, including a 1-2 start to Big South Conference play. The Flames are (.560) all-time during the month. February Record The Flames fi nished the the month of February with a 3-5 record. Since beginning play during the month of February in 1984, Liberty has posted an all-time mark of for a.664 winning percentage for the month. Over the past six years, the Flames are (.689) during the month of February, while recording a 17-8 mark under head coach Jim Toman during his four years at Liberty. Home Sweet Home For the past 32 years, the Flames have called Worthington Stadium home. Named for program architect and the fi rst Liberty head baseball coach, Al Worthington, Liberty has compiled an impressive record at the stadium for a winning percentage of.687 since the facility s inception in The Flames are 5-2 on the year at Worthington Stadium. Liberty posted a 19-9 record at home in The Flames are at home under four-year head coach Jim Toman s guidance. Road Warriors Again in 11? The Flames have started the season, 7-7 away from home. Liberty is 5-7 in road contests and 2-0 in neutral site games. Liberty is slated to play 29 regular-season contests away from home. The Flames will square off with 27 of their opponents on their home fi eld this season and already have met two teams, Rutgers and Monmouth, on a neutral fi eld during the Keith LeClair Classic in Greenville, N.C., March Liberty captured the event by winning all three of its games at the East Carolina-hosted event. The Flames went away from their home, Worthington Stadium, in Liberty posted the 10th-best road mark in the nation during the year. The Flames went 18-8 in road games and 3-2 in neutral site contests during the year. Liberty won six consecutive road contests to open the 2010 season.

5 Big South Conference Update Conference Standings W L Pct. Liberty Gardner-Webb Presbyterian College Winthrop High Point VMI UNC Asheville Radford Coastal Carolina Charleston Southern Overall Standings W L T Pct Gardner-Webb Radford Coastal Carolina Presbyterian College High Point Liberty VMI Winthrop Charleston Southern UNC Asheville Upcoming Schedule Tuesday, March 22 Coppin State at Charleston So. 2 p.m. Virginia Tech at Liberty 3 p.m. UNC Asheville at Appalachian St. 3 p.m. Radford at East Tenn. St. (DH) 4 p.m. VMI at Longwood 5 p.m. Winthrop at Florida 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 23 Wofford at Presbyterian 3 p.m. UNC Asheville at N.C. Central 3 p.m. VCU at VMI 5 p.m. Coastal Carolina at The Citadel 6 p.m. Gardner-Webb at West. Carolina 6 p.m. High Point at North Carolina 6 p.m. Winthrop at Florida 7 p.m. Friday, March 25 Radford at Charleston So. 2 p.m. Coastal Carolina at UNC Asheville 3 p.m. VMI at Presbyterian 3 p.m. HIgh Point at Gardner-Webb 6 p.m. Winthrop at Liberty 7 p.m. Playing Under the Lights After defeating Charleston Southern, 2-1, this past Friday night at Worthington, Liberty is 1-1 in night games this season. Liberty is scheduled to play 17 games under the stars this year. The Flames next night game is slate for Friday at Worthington Stadium, when Liberty will host Winthrop in a Big South contest. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. Last season, Liberty posted a 5-6 record in night contests. Liberty Versus the Big South Liberty, a 20-year member of the Big South Conference, has compiled a (.591) record against the Big South Conference s current membership. The Flames have started conference play this year, 3-0. Liberty fi nished the regular season in second place in conference play with a 19-7 record in The victory total was the most wins by a Liberty team since joining the Big South in Liberty All-Time Against the Big South Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb High Point Radford UNC Asheville Presbyterian VMI Winthrop Total Liberty Versus the ACC Virginia Tech is one of two members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), the Flames will face this season. Liberty has already meet Maryland, splitting a pair of games. The Flames are 1-2 this season and hold a record all-time since 1976 against the ACC s current membership. Liberty s All-Time Record Against the ACC Boston College Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Maryland Miami, Fla North Carolina North Carolina State Virginia Virginia Tech Totals What s the RISP? Through the fi rst 21 games of the year, the Flames have hit.260 with runners in scoring position. Outfi elder Ian Parmley leads Liberty with a.450 batting average with runners in scoring position. Fellow outfi elder Doug Bream is next with a.393 average. Meanwhile, second baseman Zach Haley paces the Flames in hitting with runners in scoring position and two out. Haley has a.417 batting average in the situation and has driven in eight runs. W/Runners in Scoring Position Avg. AB Hits RBIs Ian Parmley Doug Bream Michael Robertson Zach Haley Austin Taylor Team W/Runners in Scoring Position & 2 Outs Avg. AB Hits RBIs Zack Haley Ian Parmley Doug Bream Dalton Sype Casey Rasmus Team

6 Miscellaneous Stats MULTIPLE HIT GAMES Tot 1 WILLIAMS, Matt BREAM, Doug ROBERTSON, M PARMLEY, Ian BREAM, Tyler TAYLOR, Austin HALEY, Zack RASMUS, Casey SIZEMORE, Justin SYPE, Dalton JEFFERSON, Jeff TEAM MULTIPLE RBI GAMES Tot 14 BREAM, Doug BREAM, Tyler TAYLOR, Austin ROBERTSON, M HALEY, Zack RASMUS, Casey SIZEMORE, Justin WILLIAMS, Matt JEFFERSON, Jeff TEAM HITTING STREAKS Longest Current 20 RASMUS, Casey BREAM, Tyler ROBERTSON, M WILLIAMS, Matt 8-14 BREAM, Doug TAYLOR, Austin 5-15 PARMLEY, Ian HALEY, Zack SIZEMORE, Justin 3-17 SYPE, Dalton JEFFERSON, Jeff 1-11 THOMPSON, Joshua 1 - Get Your Running Shoes On What a difference a year makes. So far this season, Liberty has tried to take advantage of its team speed, doubling its stolen base total from a year ago. The Flames have stolen 39 bases in 49 attempts this season, compared to 2010, when the Flames swiped only 14 bases in 22 tries through 21 games. Liberty s 39 stolen bases leads Radford by one for the Big South Conference lead. Leading the way for the Flames is catcher Casey Rasmus who is 9-for-9 in steal attempts this season. He is currently third in the Big South Conference in steals. Center fi elder Ian Parmley who is next with seven thefts (7-11). The Flames stolen base totals are defi nitely a stark contrast from last season, when only outfi elder Kenneth Negron had stolen four bases at this point in the year. This season, four Liberty players have fi ve or more base thefts. Outfi elders Michael Robertson (six) and Doug Bream join the previously mentioned Rasmus and Parmley, with more than four stolen bases. Casey Rasmus - Base Cop Flames catcher Casey Rasmus has been tough on base stealers this season. The junior has thrown out 48% (12-of-25) would-be base thieves this year. Rasmus leads the Big South Conference in caught base stealers. On the fl ip side, the catcher leads Liberty and ranks third in the Big South with nine steals. Rasmus is 9-for-9 in steal attempts. Picking Up the Pace With new bats and new rules to speed up time between innings and govern mound visits, the time Flames contests have been played in this season has seen a signifi cant drop. So far this season, Liberty games have run an average of 2:20, compared to 2:45 minutes at this point in the season in 2010, a 25-minute difference. Last season through 21 games, Liberty had already played six games which lasted three hours or longer, with the the longest being 3:43 in a 14-13, 10 inning setback to Manhattan on March 20. This season, the Flames have had only three games go over three hours, the longest 3:11 in a 17-5 loss in game two of a twinbill at Mercer on Feb. 19. Are New Bats Affecting Power Numbers? How much has the new bat affected play this season? While the Flames have only six less hits than last season through 21, Liberty has seen its extra base hits drop. The Flames have 50 extra base hits - 35 doubles, three triples and 12 home runs, so far in Liberty has a.387 slugging percentage. In comparison at this point last season, the Flames had 24 more extra base hits or 32% more than this season. Jim Toman s 2010 club had 74 extra base hits - 53 doubles, three triples and 18 home runs at this point in the season. Also, it had a.455 slugging percentage. Baker Comes Up Big at Maryland A strong relief appearance by Garrett Baker and seven extra base hits propelled the Liberty Flames past the Maryland Terrapins, 11-4, last Tuesday afternoon at Smith Stadium in College Park, Md. Baker entered the contest with the bases loaded, no one out and one run already in for Maryland in the fi rst inning and quickly restored order in the contest. The junior allowed only an unearned run, scattering three hits over eight effective innings. The left-hander struck out fi ve and walked none, running his record to 2-0. He retired seven consecutive batters from the second through the fourth inning and later, fi nished his outing by setting down 12 Terrapins in order. Despite trailing 3-0 after one inning, the Flames answered with four runs in the third inning to take a lead they never relinquished. In the frame, second baseman Zach Haley and fi rst baseman Jeff Jefferson hit solo home runs. For Haley, it was his fi rst of the season, while Jefferson s roundtripper was his second on the year. Haley led all players in the contest with three hits, including two extra base hits. One of left fi elder Doug Bream s two hits in the game was a bases-clearing double.

7 When the Flames... Were at home Were away Were at a neutral site In Day Games In Night Games vs. left-handed starter vs. right-handed starter In one-run games In two-run games In fi ve-plus run games Extra innings Shutouts Scored fi rst Opponents scored fi rst Scored in the fi rst inning Opp. scored in fi rst inning Led after the fi rst Trailed after the fi rst Were tied after the fi rst Led after the second Trailed after the second Were tied after the second Led after the third Trailed after the third Were tied after the third Led after the fourth Trailed after the fourth Were tied after the fourth Led after the fi fth Trailed after the fi fth Were tied after the fi fth Led after the sixth Trailed after the sixth Were tied after the sixth Led after the seventh Trailed after the seventh Were tied after the seventh Led after the eighth Trailed after the eighth Were tied after the eighth After winning a game After losing a game Out-hit opponent Out-hit by opponent Hits were tied Hit a home run Opponents hit a home run Do not hit a home run Opponents do not hit a home run Wore red uniforms Wore white pinstripe uniforms Wore white uniforms Wore blue uniforms Wore grey uniforms Wore blue BP tops Played on Tuesday Played on Wednesday Played on Thursday Played on Friday Played on Saturday Played on Sunday Pitchers Lead the Way at LeClair Classic Liberty captured the 2011 Keith LeClair Classic in Greenville, N.C., March with a 3-0 record. Keying the title run were the efforts of Flames starting pitchers Keegan Linza, John Niggli and Steven Evans. Linza got things started on March 11, fi ring the fi rst complete game of the season by a Liberty starting pitcher in a 5-2 victory over Rutgers. The senior right-hander allowed two runs on seven hits, striking out fi ve and not walking a Scarlet Knight batter. Linza retired the fi rst 10 Scarlet Knight batters to face him in the contest and did not allow a runner past second base until the seventh inning, when Rutgers scored its fi rst run of the contest. With the win, he runs his record to 3-0 on the year. The following day, right-hander John Niggli pitched seven strong innings to pick up his second victory of the year in a 4-3 win over Monmouth. The junior gave up two runs on six hits, striking out one and walking none over the fi rst seven innings, before being relieved by Garrett Baker. He followed with 1 2/3 innings of relief, allowing a run on one hit. J.J. McLeod faced one batter, getting the fi nal out of the contest to earn his fi rst save of the year. Left-hander Steven Evans capped the weekend by handcuffi ng the host East Carolina Pirates in his longest outing of the year, propelling the Liberty Flames to a 2-0 victory, March 13. The senior left-hander held the Pirate hitters in check during his outing, scattering four hits over 7 1/3 scoreless innings to pick up his fi rst victory of The left-hander struck out a season-high nine batters and walked three, running his record to 1-3 on the season. He retired the last eight batters he faced, before giving way to reliever Dane Beakler with one out. Beakler completed the shutout with 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, as Liberty claimed the title. The combined shutout was the fi rst by the Flames pitching staff since left-hander Shawn Teufel pitched his second complete game of the year in leading the Liberty Flames to a 13-0 shutout victory over the Presbyterian Blue Hose, April 24, Teufel scattered fi ve hits over nine innings, striking out eight and walking two. Flames Belt 20 in Game as Bats Come Alive vs. Binghamton In its home opener on March 4, Liberty pounded out 20 hits, a season-high in a 12-2 win over the Bearcats in the fi rst game of the year at Worthington Stadium. The last time the Flames had 20 or more hits in a single game since Liberty belted 21 hits in a 16-9, 10-inning victory at Presbyterian College on April 25, The Flames hit.396 as team during the three-game series with Binghamton and averaged 9.3 runs per game. Leading the way during the series was catcher Casey Rasmus, who hit.545 and tied for the team-high in hits with six. The junior ripped his fi rst home run of the season and scored four times during the three-game series. Third baseman Tyler Bream and shortstop Matt Williams also had six hits during the weekend series. Williams hit his fi rst roundtripper of the year and had a double and triple among his hits. In addtion, infi elders Austin Taylor and Justin Sizemore helped power the Liberty offense with big offensive weekends. Taylor hit.444 (4/9) with a double and two home runs, driving in a team-high seven runs during the series. Sizemore belted his fi rst home run of the year and had fi ve RBIs for the Flames. Linza and Niggli Come Up Big at UNF Liberty right-handers Keegan Linza and John Niggli each picked up their fi rst win of the year, with strong outings Feb at North Florida. Linza allowed two runs on eight hits over 7 1/3 innings in his second start of 2011, running his record to 1-0, in a 4-2 victory, Feb. 25 in game one of a doubleheader. The senior struck out seven batters and walked one. Designated hitter Jeff Jefferson backed the right-hander with a solo home run, his fi rst of the season in the seventh. With a 9-1 victory on Feb. 26, Niggli won his fi rst start in a Liberty uniform. The junior gave up one run on four hits over six innings, moving to 1-0 on the year. He struck out fi ve batters and walked two.third baseman Tyler Bream had four hits, driving in two runs and right fi elder Michael Robertson hit his fi rst home run of the year, powering the Flames past the North Florida Ospreys in the series fi nale.

8 Team Highs Batting At bats: THREE TIMES - MR: MARYLAND (03-15) Runs scored: BINGHAMTON (03-04) Hits: BINGHAMTON (03-04) RBIs: BINGHAMTON (03-04) Doubles:... 5 at Maryland (03-15) Triples:... 1 THREE TIMES -MR: BINGHAMTON (03-05) Home runs:... 2 THREE TIMES - MR: at Maryland (03-15) Total bases: BINGHAMTON (03-04) Walks:... 7 at Maryland (03-16) Strikeouts: TWO TIMES - MR: at Maryland (03-15) Sac hits:... 3 at North Florida (02-27) Sac flies:... 2 at East Carolina ((03-13) Stolen bases:... 6 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (03-18) Hit by pitch:... 2 FOUR TIMES Runners LOB: at Mercer (02-19) Hit into DP:... 2 TWO TIMES - MR: WILLIAM & MARY (03-08) Fielding Errors... 4 WILLIAM & MARY (03-08) DPs turned... 2 TWO TIMES - MR: BINGHAMTON (03-04) Pitching Runs allowed: at Mercer (02-19) Earned runs: at Mercer (02-19) Walks allowed:... 8 at North Florida (02-26) Strikeouts: CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (03/20) Hits allowed: at Mercer (02-19) Doubles allowed:... 4 TWO TIMES - MR: BINGHAMTON (03-05) Homers allowed:... 8 at Mercer (02-19) Wild pitches:... 4 WILLIAM & MARY (03/08) Hit batters:... 4 at Mercer (02-19) Williams Starts Off Strong Liberty shortstop Matt Williams started his year on a high note, Feb at Mercer. The junior hit a team-high.533 with a double, triple, two runs scored and three RBIs during the Flames season-opening series. Williams was one of two Flames to collect four hits in a contest during the four-game series. The shortstop went 4-for-5 in game two of a doubleheader on Feb. 19. Designated hitter Ian Parmley also had four hits in his fi rst game in a Liberty uniform in the team s season opener, Feb. 18. Season-long Road Trip Starts Year The Flames completed a season-long nine game road trip to open the 2011 season. Durning the swing, Liberty traveled to Mercer, North Florida and Virginia Tech for games to begin the year. When completed,the Flames will have travel 2,314 miles for contests during the road swing. Its trip to Jacksonville, Fla., Feb , for a four-game series with North Florida was the longest road trip of the year for head coach Jim Toman s squad. Connections - Part I Three Liberty Flames, catcher Casey Rasmus, third baseman Tyler Bream and infi elder Austin Taylor, each have connections to Major League Baseball through family members. Rasmus, a junior, is in his fi rst season as a member of the Liberty roster. His brother Colby is a member of the St. Louis Cardinals and enters his third season as an outfi elder with the team in Bream, also a junior, is the son of former major leaguer Sid Bream. Sid Bream, a Liberty standout during his collegiate days, played 12 seasons in the majors ( ) with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros. Taylor, a senior, is the nephew of former major leaguer Bill Taylor. Bill Taylor spent parts of eight seasons with the Oakland A s, New York Mets and Tampa Bay Rays. Connections - Part II Three Flames are carrying on a family tradition, as a member of their family formerly played baseball at Liberty. First baseman/outfi elder Doug Bream s uncle Dave was a member of the Liberty baseball program from Third baseman Tyler Bream s father, Sid, and two uncles, Dave and Sheldon, were members of the Flames. Sid, who went on to play in the major leagues, was a standout for Liberty on the diamond from The fi rst baseman and Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame member was named a NAIA and NABC All-American in 1981, as the Flames reached the NAIA National Tournament. Bream s uncles, Dave and Sheldon, were also members of the Flames baseball team during their college days. Dave played infi eld for Liberty from , while Sheldon was an outfi elder with the Flames from Tyler and Doug are second cousins. Meanwhile, pitcher Garrett Baker begins his fi rst season at Liberty. The junior lefthander s brothers, Jason and Steve, played for the Flames. Jason patrolled the outfi eld for the Flames from , earning fi rst team All-Big South honors in Steve was also an outfi elder at Liberty from He was named to the Big South allconference second team in Among Nation s Rising Programs The Flames were one of 10 programs cited by Rivals.com, as one of College Baseball s Rising Progams in early November. The Liberty program was mentioned along with Auburn, Oregon, Washington State, New Mexico, Connecticut, Pitt, Texas State, Florida International and Florida Atlantic. MR: - Most Recently

9 The Last Time By Liberty Back-to-Back Home Runs - Curran Redal and Doug Bream connected for back-to-back home runs to lead off the fi fth inning, putting Liberty in front 8-4 over Presbyterian at Worthington Stadium, March 29, The home runs were two of the Flames three home runs in the frame, as fi rst baseman Trey Wimmer later hit a three-run home run. The Flames went on to defeat the Blue Hose, Five or More RBIs in a Game - Catcher Nathan Thompson had four hits, including a home run, and drove in seven runs in Liberty s 16-9, 10-inning victory over Presbyterian College, April 25, 2010 at the PC Baseball Complex in Clinton, S.C. Inside the Park Home Run - Kenneth Negron belted a liner into the right fi eld gap which glanced off the Coastal Carolina right fi elder s glove to cash in two runners at Charles Watson Stadium in Conway, S.C. on April 28, When the ball rolled all the way to the wall, the Liberty second baseman came home and scored standing up for his fi rst home run of the season, knotting the back-and-forth contest with the No. 19 Chanticleers at 7-7. Coastal Carolina rallied in the bottom of the eighth inning to take the contest, 9-7. Grand Slam Home Run - Trailing 9-5 in the seventh inning, catcher Errol Hollinger drove a 1-0 pitch over the left fi eld wall at Masters Field in Boiling Springs, N.C., tying the visiting Flames with the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs, April 26, Liberty was down 9-3 in the contest after six innings. The Flames later won the game in the 11th inning, 10-9, on a lead-off home run by fi rst baseman Trey Wimmer. Cycle - Third baseman Chad Miller hit for the cycle in his fi rst four at bats as the Flames downed the Longwood Lancers, 8-0, April 18, 2006 in a non-conference contest at Worthington Stadium. Miller led off the home half of the fi rst inning with a home run and in the second, drove in a run with a double to the wall off the left fi eld wall. In the fourth, the third baseman singled and completed the cycle in the sixth inning with a triple. Miller had two RBIs and scored four runs in the contest. No-Hitter - Dan Valentin pitched a seven-inning no-hitter against Elon on April 16, 2000, at Worthington Stadium, marking the fi rst no-hitter by a Flames pitcher in 20 years. Valentin walked seven batters and struck out eight in the game to give Liberty a 4-0 win. This game sparked three-consecutive shutouts for Valentin, during a span of 29-consecutive scoreless innings. Shutout - Steven Evans handcuffed the East Carolina Pirates over 7 1/3 innings, giving up three hits and striking out nine batters, and Dane Beakler pitched a scoreless 1 2/3 innings to close out the contest in a 2-0 Liberty win, this past Sunday at Clark- LeClair Stadium in Greenville, N.C. Triple Play - Liberty has never recorded a triple play. By an Opponent Back-to-Back Home Runs - Mercer catcher Travis Benn and left fi elder Derrick Workman led off the third inning with back-toback home runs during the second game of a doubleheader, Feb., 19, 2011 at Claude Smith Field in Macon, Ga. The Bears went on to take the contest from the Flames, Five or More RBIs in a Game - Binghamton fi rst baseman Dave Ciocchi drove in fi ve runs with a two-run double and a basesclearing double at Worthington Stadium in a 9-6 loss to Liberty in game two of a doubleheader this past Saturday. The Bearcat fi rst baseman went 3-for-3 in the contest. Grand Slam Home Run - Winthrop fi rst baseman Patrick Gamblin capped a nine-run sixth inning with a grand slam in an 11-2 victory over the visiting Flames, on May 21, 2010 at Winthrop Ballpark in Rock Hill, SC. Gamblin hit his two-out home run to straight-away center fi eld. No-Hitter - UNC Asheville s Jason Walker pitched a seven-inning no-hitter against the Flames on April 29, 2000, at Greenwood Field in Asheville, N.C. Walker allowed two walks and struck out four, leading the Bulldogs to a 3-0 win. The game marked the only shutout against the Flames on the season and the fi rst no-hitter thrown against Liberty since Shutout - North Florida pitchers Casey Medlen and Tyler Moore combined to hold Liberty to three hits, to shut out the Flames, 5-0, Feb. 25 in the opening game of a four-game series between the two teams at Harmon Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. Medlen, the starter, allowed two hits, striking out seven and walking one in the win. Triple Play - Leading 6-4 with a runner on fi rst and second to open the fourth inning, Patrick Gaillard hit a line drive which High Point second baseman Dustin Hoffman caught. Hoffman then tagged second and threw quickly to fi rst to complete the triple play. The Flames went on to win the Big South Championship game, 9-7, on May 25, 2006 at Charles Watson Stadium in Conway, S.C.

10 LIBERTY BASEBALL Overall Statistics for Liberty (as of Mar 21, 2011) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 12-9 Home: 5-2 Away: 5-7 Neutral: 2-0 Big South: 3-0 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% 1 WILLIAMS, Matt BREAM, Doug ROBERTSON, Michael PARMLEY, Ian BREAM, Tyler RASMUS, Casey SIZEMORE, Justin HALEY, Zack SYPE, Dalton TAYLOR, Austin JEFFERSON, Jeff THOMPSON, Joshua RICHARDSON, Justin MCCLENDON, Tony GRIMALDI, Marcus CORDELL, Ryan Totals Opponents LOB - Team (162), Opp (142). DPs turned - Team (17), Opp (11). IBB - Team (3), WILLIAMS, M. 1, RASMUS, C. 1, BREAM, T. 1, Opp (10). Picked off - RASMUS, C. 2, ROBERTSON, M 1. (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 sha 47 LINZA, Keegan / NIGGLI, John / EVANS, Steven / RICHARDSON, Josh / MCLEOD, J.J / BAKER, Garrett / ABRAMS, Andy / CORDELL, Ryan / BEAKLER, Dane / KEMMERER, Jacob / BROWN, Daniel / FORSLUND, Blake / ECKELBARGER, Patrick / SWANSON, Mark / MARTIN, Willi / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (5), RASMUS, C. 4, JEFFERSON, J 1, Opp (5). Pickoffs - Team (1), EVANS, S. 1, Opp (3). SBA/ATT - RASMUS, C. (13-25), LINZA, K. (3-7), EVANS, S. (3-4), FORSLUND, B. (2-3), KEMMERER, J. (2-3), BEAKLER, D. (1-2), CORDELL, R. (1-2), NIGGLI, J. (0-2), BAKER, G. (1-1), ECKELBARGER (0-1).

11 LIBERTY BASEBALL Overall Statistics for Liberty (as of Mar 21, 2011) (All games Sorted by Fielding pct) Player c po a e fld% dp sba csb sba% pb ci 4 TAYLOR, Austin ROBERTSON, Michael PARMLEY, Ian NIGGLI, John LINZA, Keegan KEMMERER, Jacob EVANS, Steven BROWN, Daniel ECKELBARGER, Patrick MARTIN, Willi SWANSON, Mark BEAKLER, Dane MCLEOD, J.J ABRAMS, Andy FORSLUND, Blake JEFFERSON, Jeff RASMUS, Casey SYPE, Dalton SIZEMORE, Justin WILLIAMS, Matt HALEY, Zack BREAM, Doug THOMPSON, Joshua BREAM, Tyler BAKER, Garrett RICHARDSON, Justin CORDELL, Ryan GRIMALDI, Marcus RICHARDSON, Josh MCCLENDON, Tony Totals Opponents Hitting minimums - 75% of Games 3.0 TPA/Game Pitching minimums IP/Game