2015 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL

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1 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL GAME NOTES Schedule/Results Date Opponent Time/Result 2/13 at #19 Kennesaw State L/ /14 at Georgia State-1 W/ 11-7 (11) 2/14 at Georgia State-2 W/ 9-1 2/21 vs. St. John s L/ 1-4 2/21 vs. UNCG L/ 5-6 2/22 at East Carolina W/ 4-3 2/27 Bryant W/ 3-2 2/28 Bryant W/ 6-1 3/1 Bryant W/ /2 #11 North Carolina L/ 4-6 3/3 at Duke L/ 2-3 3/7 Kent State - 1 L/ 4-7 3/7 Kent State - 2 W/ 4-3 (12) 3/8 Kent State W/ 8-3 3/13 Western Carolina ^ W/ 5-1 3/14 Penn State ^ W/ 7-6 3/14 Western Carolina ^ W/ 4-2 3/15 Penn State ^ W/ 3-2 3/17 at Virginia Tech W/12-5 3/20 at Radford * L/ 5-9 3/21 at Radford * L/ /22 at Radford * W/ 3-0 3/24 Duke L/ 1-3 3/25 #12 Virginia L/ /27 Presbyterian * W/ 9-5 3/28 Presbyterian * W/ 4-1 3/29 Presbyterian * W/ 9-3 3/31 Old Dominion W/ 9-2 4/2 at Charleston So. * 6 p.m. 4/3 at Charleston So. * 6 p.m. 4/4 at Charleston So. * 2 p.m. 4/6 at Old Dominion 6 p.m. 4/8 at North Carolina 6 p.m. 4/10 Campbell * 7 p.m. 4/11 Campbell * 3 p.m. 4/12 Campbell * 2 p.m. 4/14 Maryland 4 p.m. 4/15 at The Citadel 3 p.m. 4/17 at Longwood * 6 p.m. 4/18 at Longwood * 4 p.m. 4/19 at Longwood * 1 p.m. 4/22 at Virginia 6 p.m. 4/24 Gardner-Webb * 7 p.m. 4/25 Gardner-Webb * 3 p.m. 4/26 Gardner-Webb * 2 p.m. 4/28 James Madison 7 p.m. 5/6 Richmond 3 p.m. 5/8 at Coastal Carolina * 6 p.m. 5/9 at Coastal Carolina * 6 pm. 5/10 at Coastal Carolina * 1 p.m. 5/12 at Maryland 3 p.m. 5/14 High Point * 7 p.m. 5/15 High Point * 7 p.m. 5/16 High Point * 2 p.m. 5/19-23 Big South Championship Springs, N.C. 5/29-31 NCAA Regionals TBA - Atlanta Challenge - Atlanta, Ga. - Keith LeClair Classic - Greensville, N.C. ^ - Liberty Invitational - Lynchburg, Va. * - Big South Conference Game Home Games in Bold All times are Eastern Time and Subject to Change LIBERTY FLAMES OVERALL: BIG SOUTH: 4-2 Head Coach: Jim Toman Career Record: (8) Record at Liberty: Same Media Coverage Radio FM/1320AM WVGM ESPN Internet Video - Big South Net/ LibertyFlames.com Internet Audio - LibertyFlames.com Quick Hits GAME CHARLESTON SOUTHERN April 2-4 CSU Ballpark (1,500) Charleston, S.C. Live Stats: LibertyFlames.com In Game CHARLESTON SO. BUCCANEERS OVERALL: BIG SOUTH: 3-3 Head Coach: Stuart Lake Career Record: (7) Record at CSU: Same 1. Liberty enters the weekend with an record and a 4-2 mark in Big South Conference play. The Flames have won four straight contests. 2. Liberty completed a six-game homestand with a 9-7 win over Old Dominion, Tuesday. The Flames fi nished the homestand with 4-2 mark and is 13-4 at Liberty Baseball Stadium, this season. 3. The Flames are 5-4 in road contests in. Liberty will play its next fi ve games on the road. 4. Last weekend, Liberty swept a three-game Big South series against the Presbyterian Blue Hose at Liberty Baseball Stadium. 5. Liberty and Charleston Southern will be meeting for the fi rst time since 2013 and the fi rst time in Charleston, S.C. since 2010, this weekend. 6. Senior fi rst baseman Alex Close was named the Big South Player of the Week for March Possible Starters Pitching Probables Thurs. - LU - LHP Shawn Clowers (6-1) vs CSU - Andrew Tomasovich (4-2) Fri. - LU - LHP Jared Lyons (4-0) vs CSU - Evan Raynor (2-2) Sat. - LU - LHP Victor Cole (2-1) vs CSU - Kyle McDorman (1-3) Statistical Leaders Avg: Alex Close (.370) 2B: Alex Close (10) HR: Becker Sankey (8) Runs: Alex Close (26) RBI: Alex Close (27) SB: Aaron Stroosma (9) Wins: Shawn Clowers (6) ERA: Jared Lyons (1.23) APP: Caleb Evans (11) SO: Jared Lyons (45) IP: Jared Lyons (44) SV: Alex Close Pos. # Player B/T AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB C 27 Becker Sankey R/R B 12 Alex Close R/R B 9 Nick Salisbury S/R SS 26 Dalton Britt L/R B 1 Jake Kimble R/R LF 2 Nick Paxton L/R CF 17 Ashton Perritt R/R RF 34 Will Shepherd R/R DH 39 Andrew Yacyk R/L

2 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL at Charleston Southern, April 2-4 Monday - 3/30 Tuesday - 3/31 Wednesday - 4/1 Thursday - 4/2 Friday - 4/3 Sunday - 4/5 Saturday - 4/4 Results Day Off Old Dominion at Liberty Liberty Baseball Stadium 4 p.m. Travel & Practice Charleston, S.C. Liberty at Charleston Southern CSU Ballpark 6 p.m. Liberty at Charleston Southern CSU Ballpark 6 p.m. Liberty at Charleston Southern CSU Ballpark 2 p.m. Date Opponent Score Pitcher of Record Save Time Overall Big South 2/14 at Kennesaw State ^ L/ 9-11 Parker Bean (0-1) 3: /15 at Georgia State - Gm. 1 ^ W/ 11-7 (11) Shawn Clowers (1-0) 3: /15 at Georgia State - Gm. 2 ^ W/ 9-1 Michael Stafford (1-0) 2: /21 vs. St. John s % L/ 1-4 Michael Stafford (1-1) 2: /21 vs. UNCG % L/ 5-6 Ashton Perritt (0-1) 3: /22 at East Carolina % W/ 4-3 Shawn Clowers (2-0) 1: /27 BRYANT W/ 3-2 Shawn Clowers (3-0) 3: /28 BRYANT W/ 6-1 Victor Cole (1-0) 2: /1 BRYANT W/ 11-4 Parker Bean (1-0) 3: /2 NORTH CAROLINA L/ 4-6 Ashton Perritt (0-2) 3: /3 at Duke L/ 2-3 Matt Pennington (0-1) 3: /7 KENT STATE - Gm. 1 L/ 4-7 Victor Cole (1-1) 2: /7 KENT STATE - Gm. 2 W/ 4-3 (12) Shawn Clowers (4-0) 3: /8 KENT STATE W/ 8-3 Jared Lyons (1-0) 2: /13 WESTERN CAROLINA W/ 5-1 Parker Bean (2-1) 2: /14 PENN STATE W/ 7-6 Shawn Clowers (5-0) 3: /14 WESTERN CAROLINA W/ 4-2 Ashton Perritt (1-2) Alex Close (1) 2: /15 PENN STATE W/ 3-2 Jared Lyons (2-0) Shawn Clowers (1) 2: /17 at Virginia Tech W/ 12-5 Michael Stafford (2-1) 3: /20 at Radford * L/ 5-9 Parker Bean (2-2) 3: /21 at Radford * L/ 3-12 Shawn Clowers (5-1) 2: /22 at Radford * W/ 3-0 Jared Lyons (3-0) 2: /24 DUKE L/ 1-3 Ashton Perritt (1-3) 3: /25 VIRGINIA L/ 7-10 Michael Stafford (2-2) 3: /27 PRESBYTERIAN * W/ 9-5 Shawn Clowers (6-1) 3: /28 PRESBYTERIAN * W/ 4-1 Jared Lyons (4-0) 2: /29 PRESBYTERIAN * W/ 9-3 Victor Cole (2-1) 2: /31 OLD DOMINION W/ 9-7 Parker Bean (3-2) Alex Close (2) 2: ^ - Atlanta Challenge - Atlanta, Ga. % - Keith LeClair Classic - Greenville, N.C. - Liberty Invitational - Lynchburg, Va. * - Big South Conference Game Easter Off

3 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL at Charleston Southern, April 2-4 Jim Toman Head Coach Eighth Year Overall: At Liberty: Same YEAR-BY-YEAR Year Overall Conference (2nd) (3rd) (2nd) (3rd) (2nd) (Champion) (Regular) TOTAL (.631) (.669) MILESTONE WINS Win Score Date 1 Liberty 6, Notre Dame 2 2/22/ Liberty 10, Gardner-Webb 7 5/2/ Liberty 8, Charleston So. 4 3/16/ Liberty 2, Campbell 1 5/25/13 First Big South Title 250 Liberty 10 Longwood 4 4/11/14 HEAD COACHING HIGHLIGHTS Has posted the highest NCAA Division I winning percentage (.630) during his fi rst seven years of any Liberty head baseball coach in program history..669 conference winning percentage is also the best of any head coach in program history. Named the Big South Coach of the Year after leading Flames to a programrecord 23 conference wins. Guided Liberty to its fi rst NCAA Regional fi nal in program history at the 2013 Columbia, S.C. Regional Led the Flames to the Big South Championship in 2013 and back-to-back NCAA Regional appearances in 2013 and. The fi rst time in school history Liberty has made back-to-back regional appearances. The Flames have posted the school s top three single-season win totals in program history during his tenure. His 2010 team set the school record for wins with a mark, while his 2012 and Liberty squads posted 41 win seasons. In 2011, a program-record seven Flames were selected during the MLB Draft. The number tied the Big South Conference record for players picked in a single draft. Was cited by PerfectGameUSA.com, as one of the 10 head coaches on the rise in college baseball (2012 & 13) Has had 24 players selected in MLB Draft. During his tenure at Liberty: First three-time All-American (Ryan Seiz -) First two CoSIDA Academic First Team All-Americans (Alex Close, Trey Lambert - ) Four Preseason All-Americans Three Freshman All-Americans 29 All-Conference Players (13 fi rst team) COACHING HIGHLIGHTS Part of 16 NCAA Regional teams Member of seven NCAA Super Regional teams Part of three College World Series teams 2002 Baseball America/ABCA Assistant Coach of the Year Tracking Liberty Liberty enters the weekend with an record and a 4-2 mark in Big South Conference play. The Flames have won four straight contests. Liberty completed a six-game homestand with a 9-7 win over Old Dominion, Tuesday. The Flames fi nished the homestand with 4-2 mark and is 13-4 at Liberty Baseball Stadium, this season. The Flames are 5-4 in road contests in. Liberty will play its next fi ve games on the road. The Flames avoided being swept in a three-game series with a 3-0 win at Radford, March 22. Overall, Liberty has averaged 5.8 runs per game and allowed 4.5 runs per game in. Liberty swept last weekend s Big South three-game series with Presbyterian. For the second time this season, Liberty hit three home runs in a game in last Friday night s 9-5 win over Presbyterian. The Flames also hit three in a 9-1 victory at Georgia State in game two of a doubleheader, Feb. 14. Trending Last 5 Games: 4-1 Team Batting Avg:.297 Team ERA: 5.00 Top Hitter: Alex Close (.524) Current Hit Streak: Alex Close - 8 games Season Hit Streak: Andrew Yacyk - 10 games Player Quick Hits Last 10 Games: 6-4 Team Batting Avg:.276 Team ERA: 5.32 Top Hitter: Alex Close (.486) Current Reached Base: Alex Close - 18 games Season Reached Base: Andrew Yacyk - 18 games C Becker Sankey has belted a home run in each game of Liberty s last four games. Tuesday, he collected three hits, including a three-run home run, in a 9-7 win over Old Dominion. Sankey leads the Flames and is second in the Big South with eight home runs and 61 total bases. The catcher is also third in the conference in slugging percentage. 1B Alex Close was named the Big South Player of the Week for March Close hit.500 during the week with nine RBI, seven runs scored and two home runs. Close posted his fourth three-hit game of the season, scoring twice, in Liberty s 9-7 win over Old Dominion, Tuesday. Close tied a career-high with six RBI in Liberty s 9-5 win over Presbyterian, last Friday. The fi rst baseman belted a two-run home run and a grand slam in the win. He scored three times. Close enters Thursday s contest third in the Big South with a.370 batting average. He also is tied for second in hits, fourth in RBI, third in doubles and third in on base percentage. OF/RHP Ashton Perritt hit his third home run of the season and pitched a scoreless inning in Liberty s win over Old Dominion, Tuesday. Perritt pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings of relief in Liberty s 9-3 win over Presbyterian, this past Sunday. Perritt allowed one hit and struck out one. OF/1B Andrew Yacyk drove in three runs in the Flames win, last Sunday. OF Will Shepherd collected two hits, walked, stole two bases and scored a career-high three times in Liberty s 9-5 victory over Presbyterian, last Friday. Shepherd had two hit and scored two runs in win over Old Dominion, Tuesday. LHP Shawn Clowers moved to 6-1 with 5 2/3 scoreless innings of relief in the Flames win over Presbyterian, last Friday. Clowers leads the Big South with six wins. RHP Caleb Evans pitched 1 2/3 innings of relief in Liberty s win, Tuesday. Evans leads the Flames with 11 appearances. Parker Bean pick up the win in his fi rst relief appearance of his career, Tuesday. Bean allowed one run on four hits over three innings. LHP Jared Lyons pitched his second complete game in as many outings in a 4-1 win, last Saturday. Lyons struck out eight and did not walk a batter. Lyons was named the Big South Pitcher of the Week for March 16-22, after allowing three hits in pitching his fi rst shutout of the year in a 3-0 win at Radford, March 22. Lyons leads the Big South in ERA (1.23), opponent batting average (.172) and complete games (2). LHP Victor Cole moved to 2-1, this past Sunday. The left-hander allowed three runs on fi ve hits over 6 1/3 innings. He struck out a career high 10 in the contest. Cole was selected as the Big South Pitcher of the Week for Feb. 23-March 1. OF Aaron Stroosma posted his fi rst three-hit game at Liberty in 3-0 win at Radford, March 22. Stroosma leads the Flames with nine stolen bases. 2B Nick Salisbury posted carer highs with four hits and three runs scored in the Flames win at Virginia Tech, March 17.

4 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL at Charleston Southern, April 2-4 Big South Conference Conference Standings W L T Pct. Coastal Carolina Radford Liberty High Point Gardner-Webb Charleston Southern Campbell Winthrop Longwood UNC Asheville Presbyterian Overall Records W L T Pct. Coastal Carolina Campbell Winthrop Liberty Radford Presbyterian Gardner-Webb High Point UNC Asheville Charleston Southern Longwood Big South Preseason Poll For the second straight year, the Liberty Flames have been selected to win the Big South Conference title in the Big South Preseason Poll by the conference s head coaches. Flames 1B Alex Close was also selected as the Big South Preseason Player of the Year. Liberty received eight fi rst-place votes and garnered 116 points in being tabbed to rest atop the Big South standings at year s end and claim the conference s title. The Flames fi nished ahead of High Point, who was selected to fi nish second in the preseason poll. The Panthers collected two fi rst place votes and 98 points. Rank Team Points 1. Liberty (8) High Point (2) Coastal Carolina Campbell Radford (1) Winthrop Charleston Southern Gardner-Webb Longwood Presbyterian UNC Asheville Note: 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: 1B Alex Close, Liberty Preseason Pitcher of the Year: RHP Aaron Myers, Longwood Upcoming Schedule Thursday, April 2 Campbell at Presbyterian Liberty at Charleston Southern UNC Asheville at UNCW Longwood at Coastal Carolina High Point at Winthrop Radford at Gardner-Webb Friday, April 3 Campbell at Presbyterian Radford at Gardner-Webb Liberty at Charleston Southern UNC Asheville at UNCW High Point at Winthrop Longwood at Coastal Carolina Saturday, April 4 Campbell at Presbyterian Radford at Gardner-Webb Liberty at Charleston Southern UNC Asheville at UNCW Longwood at Coastal Carolina High Point at Winthrop 3 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. Quick Facts BASIC INFORMATION Name of School... Liberty University Location...Lynchburg, Va. Founded Enrollment... 13,600 Nickname...Flames Mascot... Eagle School Colors... Red, White and Blue Conference... Big South (since 1991) COACHING STAFF Head Coach...Jim Toman (8th year) Assistant Coach... Garrett Quinn (7th year) Assistant Coach... Jason Murray (6th year) Volunteer Coach... Blake Hunt Student Assistant Coach... Jaret White Director of Baseball Operations... Daniel Brown Athletic Trainer... Dan Preusser Liberty and the Big South Liberty, a 24-year member of the Big South Conference, has compiled a (.595) record against the Big South Conference s current membership since Liberty had opened conference play with a 4-2 record this season. Last season, Liberty posted a 23-3 mark in Big South Conference play, claiming the conference s regular season title for the third time in program history (1998, 2000 and ). Liberty has captured four Big South tournament baseball titles, including the 2013 crown (1993, 1998, 2000 & 2013). Liberty s 23 conference wins in set a new program record, eclipsing the previous mark of 19 set by the 2010 Flames. Liberty won 20 straight conference contests during the season, also setting a new program record. Liberty All-Time Against the Big South Campbell Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb High Point Longwood Presbyterian Radford UNC Asheville Winthrop Total HISTORY First Year of Baseball All-Time (.572) First Year in Big South Big South Regular Season Titles (1998, 2000, ) Big South Tournament Titles (1993, 1998, 2000, 2013) NCAA Regional Appearances (1993, 1998, 2000, 2013, ) Last NCAA Appearance Charlottesville, Va. Regional ()

5 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL at Charleston Southern, April 2-4 Liberty Month-by-Month * since 1976 Feb.: 5-3 (.625) March: 13-7 (.650) April: 0-0 May: 0-0 Under Toman Feb.: (.678) March: (.569) April: (.583) May: (.601) All-Time* Feb.: (.671) March: (.574) April: (.549) May/June: (.565) Liberty Baseball Stadium - Ranked as One of the Best Stadium Experiences Liberty will completed a six-game homestand with a 9-7 win over Old Dominion, Tuesday. The Flames fi nished the homestand with a 4-2 mark and are now 13-4 at Liberty Baseball Stadium in. Liberty set a new single-game stadium attendance record, drawing 2,841 for its contest with Virginia on March 25th. The mark eclipses the previous record of 2,792 fans for the Flames contest with VMI On April 4,. The Liberty Baseball Stadium was ranked as one of the Top 100 stadium experiences of by Stadium Journey. The home of the Liberty baseball program was listed No. 52. Oriole Park at Camden Yards, home of the Baltimore Orioles, topped the list. Opened two years ago, Stadium Journey ranked the Liberty Baseball Stadium No. 4 among collegiate baseball stadiums on the list. Stadium Journey s ratings took 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. Liberty averaged 1,467 fans per home date at Liberty Baseball Stadium in, ranking 43rd in the nation in the fi nal regular season NCBWA Attendance report. Liberty has drew 38,142 fans (49th in total attendance) over 26 dates at Liberty Baseball Stadium in. The Flames averaged 1,219 fans per game during their fi rst two seasons at Liberty Baseball Stadium. After 34 years of playing at Worthington Stadium, the Flames christened the new facility, with a three-game sweep of Penn State, Feb , : 13-4 (.765) Liberty All-time at Liberty Baseball Stadium: (.757) Liberty Stadium Dimensions: LF - 325, LC - 371, CF - 395, RC - 371, RF Capacity: 2,500 Surface: AstroTurf Attendance Record: 2,841 (March 25, vs. Virginia) At Home All-Time under Toman: (.709) Flames on the Road Liberty split a four-game road trip to move its road record to 5-6. Liberty opened the with six straight games away from Lynchburg, Va. The Flames played four away games and two neutral site games during the stretch. Liberty started the season-opening stretch by posting a 3-3 record. Liberty posted a record away from home in. The Flames went 14-8 in away contests and 5-5 in neutral site games. Overall: 5-6 (.455) Away Games: 5-4 Neutral Games: 0-2

6 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL at Charleston Southern, April 2-4 Record Breakdowns at Home on Road at a Neutral site In Day Games In Night Games Midweek Games Weekend Games When LU Starter pitches 5+ inn When LU Starter pitches < 5 inn When LU Staff strikes out When LU Staff strikes out vs. left-handed starter vs. right-handed starter In one-run games In two-run games In fi ve-plus run games Extra innings After winning a game After losing a game When LU has 10+ hits When LU has 15+ hits Hit a home run Do not hit a home run Opponents do not hit a HR Wore red uniforms Wore white uniforms Wore grey uniforms Wore blue uniforms Played on Monday Played on Tuesday Played on Wednesday Played on Thursday Played on Friday Played on Saturday Played on Sunday Series Openers Middle Games Series Finales In Virginia In Maryland In North Carolina In South Carolina In Georgia Opponent At a Glance Charleston Southern Meeting: 67th Last Meeting: Liberty defeated Charleston Southern, 2-1, in Game 6 of the Big South Baseball Championship, May 22, 2013 at Liberty Baseball Stadium. First Meeting: 1982 All-Time Series: Liberty leads, Series in Lynchburg, Va.: Liberty leads, 27-7 Series in Charleston, S.C.: Liberty leads, Neutral Site: Liberty leads, 4-1 Liberty under Jim Toman: 14-1 Charleston Southern returns to Big South play after being swept in a three-game series at West Virginia, last weekend. The Buccaneers enter the weekend with a 3-3 conference record and a overall mark. The two teams will be meeting for the fi rst time since All four meeting that season were at the Liberty Baseball Stadium. The Flames won all four meetings. Charleston Southern and Liberty will meet for the fi rst time in Charleston, S.C. since 2010, this weekend. The Flames swept the three-game series, May 7-9. Head Coach Stuart Lake is in his seventh year at Charleston Southern. The Buccaneers are under his leadership. Lake got his start in college coaching at South Carolina, serving on the same staff as Liberty Head Coach Jim Toman. Close Named Big South Player of the Week Senior Alex Close was named the Big South Player of the Week for March The fi rst baseman hit.500 (10-for-20) with two home runs, nine RBI and seven runs scored in fi ve games last week. He recorded three doubles. Close collected a hit in each of Liberty s fi ve contests, including four multi-hit games. The Big South Preseason Player of the Year started the week with two hits, a double, a run scored and a walk against Duke. The following afternoon against No. 12 Virginia, the fi rst baseman collected three hits, two RBI and scored a run. In a three-game series against Presbyterian this past weekend, Close batted.385 with seven RBI and fi ve runs scored. Friday, he tied a career high with six RBI, hitting two home runs, one a grand slam, in a 9-5 win. Saturday, he had a RBI double in a 4-1 victory and Sunday, he had two hits and scored three runs in a 9-3 Flames win. Sankey Power Senior catcher Becker Sankey hit a home run in each game of Liberty s last four games. The catcher hit a three-run home run and posted his fourth three-hit game of the season in the Flames 9-7 win over Old Dominion, Tuesday. Sankey enters the weekend with eight home runs to lead the Flames and is tied for second in the Big South in the category. Sankey was named the Big South Player of the Week for the opening weekend of the season, after batting.500 (4-for-8) with two home runs, five RBI and four runs scored in three games. On Feb. 14, Sankey did not start game one of a doubleheader against Georgia State, but made an appearance in the ninth inning. With two outs and the Flames trailing, 6-3, Sankey belted a pinch hit, three-run home run on a 1-2 pitch to tie the game. Liberty went on to win in 11 innings, Sankey collected three hits, two home runs and a double, and drove in a career-high fi ve runs in Liberty s win at Virginia Tech, March 17. He also scored a career-high three times. One of his home runs was the fi rst grand slam of his career.

7 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL at Charleston Southern, April 2-4 SEASON STATS The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for Liberty (as of Mar 31, ) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: Home: 13-4 Away: 5-4 Neutral: 0-2 Big South: 4-2 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 SANKEY, Becker BRITT, Dalton YACYK, Andrew SALISBURY, Nick ROBERTS, Tray TAORMINA, Sammy PERRITT, Ashton SHEPHERD, Will CLOSE, Josh PAXTON, Nick BARRICK, Josh KERANEN, Clay STROOSMA, Aaron PERRY, Derek ALLEN, Dylan KIMBLE, Jake WALKER, Nick BREAM, Austin BARBEE, Jake CRAFTON, Issac HOWARD, Corey YODER, Thomas Totals Opponents LOB - Team (232), Opp (203). DPs turned - Team (27), Opp (23). 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 sha 16 LYONS, Jared / CLOWERS, Shawn / COLE, Victor / BEAN, Parker / HOWARD, Corey / STEVENS, A.J / CLOSE, Alex / CLINTON, Zach / PENNINGTON, Matt / EVANS, Caleb / PERRITT, Ashton / STAFFORD, Michael / BLAYLOCK, Nate / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (3), SANKEY, B. 2, CLOSE, A. 1, Opp (6). Pickoffs - Team (6), COLE, V. 2, LYONS, J. 1, STAFFORD, M. 1, EVANS, C. 1, CLINTON, Z. 1, Opp (2).

8 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL at Charleston Southern, April 2-4 LAST FIVE GAMES The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for Liberty (as of Mar 31, ) (Last 5 Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 4-1 Home: 4-1 Away: 0-0 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% 12 CLOSE, Alex SANKEY, Becker SHEPHERD, Will PERRITT, Ashton BRITT, Dalton PAXTON, Nick SALISBURY, Nick YACYK, Andrew TAORMINA, Sammy KIMBLE, Jake STROOSMA, Aaron CLOSE, Josh ROBERTS, Tray HOWARD, Corey Totals Opponents LOB - Team (42), Opp (36). DPs turned - Team (10), Opp (2). CI - Team (1), SANKEY, B. 1. (Last 5 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 6 CLOWERS, Shawn / LYONS, Jared / COLE, Victor / BEAN, Parker / STAFFORD, Michael / PERRITT, Ashton / HOWARD, Corey / EVANS, Caleb / CLINTON, Zach / CLOSE, Alex / Totals / Opponents /

9 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL at Charleston Southern, April 2-4 LAST 10 GAMES The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for Liberty (as of Mar 31, ) (Last 10 Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 6-4 Home: 4-2 Away: 2-2 Big South: 4-2 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 SANKEY, Becker SHEPHERD, Will BRITT, Dalton SALISBURY, Nick PERRITT, Ashton YACYK, Andrew STROOSMA, Aaron PAXTON, Nick KIMBLE, Jake TAORMINA, Sammy KERANEN, Clay ROBERTS, Tray BARRICK, Josh WALKER, Nick CLOSE, Josh HOWARD, Corey Totals Opponents LOB - Team (68), Opp (70). DPs turned - Team (13), Opp (7). CI - Team (1), SANKEY, B. 1. (Last 10 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 16 LYONS, Jared / COLE, Victor / BEAN, Parker / STAFFORD, Michael / HOWARD, Corey / STEVENS, A.J / PERRITT, Ashton / CLOWERS, Shawn / CLOSE, Alex / EVANS, Caleb / CLINTON, Zach / PENNINGTON, Matt / BLAYLOCK, Nate / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (0), Opp (1). Pickoffs - Team (1), CLINTON, Z. 1, Opp (1).

10 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL at Charleston Southern, April 2-4 The Automated ScoreBook Conference statistics for Liberty (as of Mar 29, ) (Big South games only Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 4-2 Home: 3-0 Away: 1-2 Big South: 4-2 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% 34 SHEPHERD, Will CLOSE, Alex SANKEY, Becker BRITT, Dalton PERRITT, Ashton YACYK, Andrew SALISBURY, Nick STROOSMA, Aaron KIMBLE, Jake PAXTON, Nick TAORMINA, Sammy KERANEN, Clay ROBERTS, Tray BARRICK, Josh WALKER, Nick Totals Opponents LOB - Team (38), Opp (36). DPs turned - Team (6), Opp (6). CI - Team (1), SANKEY, B. 1. (Big South games only 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 16 LYONS, Jared / CLOWERS, Shawn / COLE, Victor / BEAN, Parker / PERRITT, Ashton / STEVENS, A.J / EVANS, Caleb / PENNINGTON, Matt / CLINTON, Zach / BLAYLOCK, Nate / Totals / Opponents / Pickoffs - Team (1), CLINTON, Z. 1.

11 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL at Charleston Southern, April 2-4 MISCELLANEOUS STATS The Automated ScoreBook Miscellaneous Stats for Liberty (as of Mar 31, ) (All games) Multiple Hit Games Total 12 CLOSE, Alex YACYK, Andrew SANKEY, Becker BRITT, Dalton SHEPHERD, Will PERRITT, Ashton SALISBURY, Nick TAORMINA, Sammy ROBERTS, Tray KERANEN, Clay BARRICK, Josh PAXTON, Nick STROOSMA, Aaron TEAM Multiple RBI Games Total 12 CLOSE, Alex SANKEY, Becker BRITT, Dalton PERRITT, Ashton SALISBURY, Nick YACYK, Andrew CLOSE, Josh PAXTON, Nick KERANEN, Clay SHEPHERD, Will TAORMINA, Sammy TEAM Hitting Streaks Longest Current 39 YACYK, Andrew CLOSE, Alex SANKEY, Becker TAORMINA, Sammy CLOSE, Josh 5-26 BRITT, Dalton SALISBURY, Nick PERRITT, Ashton SHEPHERD, Will PAXTON, Nick STROOSMA, Aaron 3-30 BARRICK, Josh 2-10 ROBERTS, Tray 2-3 KERANEN, Clay 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 Current 12 CLOSE, Alex YACYK, Andrew SHEPHERD, Will SALISBURY, Nick BRITT, Dalton SANKEY, Becker STROOSMA, Aaron 8-10 ROBERTS, Tray 6-33 ALLEN, Dylan CLOSE, Josh 5-3 KERANEN, Clay 5-2 PAXTON, Nick TAORMINA, Sammy PERRITT, Ashton KIMBLE, Jake WALKER, Nick 2-30 BARRICK, Josh 2-5 BREAM, Austin 1-22 PERRY, Derek 1 -

12 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL at Charleston Southern, April 2-4 PITCHERS TALLY - LIBERTY RECORD BY STARTING PITCHER PITCHER RECORD PCT. Jared Lyons Parker Bean Victor Cole Ashton Perritt Michael Stafford Shawn Clowers LIBERTY RUNS IN GAMES STARTED PITCHER STARTS AVG. Parker Bean High: 11, BRYANT, 3/1 Low: 4, at East Carolina, 2/22, KENT ST.-2, 3/7 Victor Cole High: 9, PRESBYTERIAN, 3/29 Low: 3, at Radford, 3/21 Jared Lyons High: 4, vs. St. John s, PRESBYTERIAN, 3/28 Low: 3, BRYANT, 2/28, at Radford, 3/22 Ashton Perritt High: 10, vs. Georgia St., 2/14 Low: 1, DUKE, 3/24 Shawn Clowers High: 9, at Georgia St., 2/14 Low: BIG INNINGS FOUR-PLUS RUNS LIBERTY DATE OPP INN. RUNS RESULT St 4 5 L/9-11 St 8 4 L/ 9-11 St W/ 9-1 3/1 BRYANT 2 5 W/ 11-4 Tech 2 4 W/ 12-5 Tech 9 5 W/ /27 PRESBYTERIAN 5 5 W/ 9-5 OPPONENT DATE OPP INN. RUNS RESULT St. 2 4 L/ /14 PENN ST 4 4 W/ 7-6 3/25 VIRGINIA 4 6 L/ 7-10 HOME RUN LISTING DATE PLAYER OPP. INN. ON BASE OUT RESULT 2/14 Becker St W/ /14 Ashton St W/ 9-1 2/14 Andrew St W/ 9-1 2/14 Becker St W/ 9-1 2/22 Andrew W/4-3 3/1 Josh Close BRYANT W/ /7 Dalton Britt KENT ST L/4-7 3/14 Dalton Britt PENN ST W/ 7-6 3/17 Becker Tech W/ /14 Becker Tech W/ /20 Will L/ 5-9 3/21 Dalton L/ /25 Ashton Perritt VIRGINIA L/ /27 Alex Close PRESBYTERIAN W/ 9-5 3/27 Alex Close PRESBYTERIAN W/ 9-5 3/27 Becker Sankey PRESBYTERIAN W/ 9-5 3/28 Becker Sankey PRESBYTERIAN W/ 4-1 3/29 Becker Sankey PRESBYTERIAN W/ 9-3 3/31 Ashton Perritt OLD DOMINION W/ 9-7 3/31 Becker Sankey OLD DOMINION W/ 9-7 Michael Stafford High: 12, at Virginia Tech, 3/17 Low: 3, at Duke, 3/3

13 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL at Charleston Southern, April 2-4 The Automated ScoreBook Individual Season/Career Summary for Liberty (as of Mar 29, ) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: Home: 12-4 Away: 5-4 Neutral: 0-2 Big South: 4-2 SEASON CAREER Player Avg G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB Hbp SO Sb-Att Avg G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB Hbp SO Sb-Att 12 CLOSE, Alex YACYK, Andrew SANKEY, Becker BRITT, Dalton SALISBURY, Nick ROBERTS, Tray TAORMINA, Sammy PERRITT, Ashton CLOSE, Josh SHEPHERD, Will PAXTON, Nick BARRICK, Josh KERANEN, Clay STROOSMA, Aaron KIMBLE, Jake PERRY, Derek ALLEN, Dylan WALKER, Nick BREAM, Austin BARBEE, Jake CRAFTON, Issac YODER, Thomas Totals Opponents (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) SEASON CAREER Player ERA W-L App GS CG Sho Sv IP H R ER BB SO ERA W-L App GS CG Sho Sv IP H R ER BB SO 16 LYONS, Jared CLOWERS, Shawn COLE, Victor BEAN, Parker HOWARD, Corey STEVENS, A.J CLOSE, Alex CLINTON, Zach PENNINGTON, Matt EVANS, Caleb STAFFORD, Michael PERRITT, Ashton BLAYLOCK, Nate Totals Opponents

14 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL at Charleston Southern, April 2-4 TEAM HITTING The Automated ScoreBook Team Game-by-Game for Liberty (as of Mar 31, ) Batting (All games) Date Opponent ab r h rbi 2b 3b hr tb bb ibb sb cs hbp sac sf gdp k po a e lob avg Feb 13 at Kennesaw State Feb 14 at Georgia State Feb 14 at Georgia State Feb 21 vs St. John's Feb 21 vs UNC Greensboro Feb 22 at East Carolina Feb 27 BRYANT Feb 28 BRYANT Mar 01 BRYANT Mar 02 NORTH CAROLINA Mar 03 at Duke Mar 07 KENT STATE Mar 07 KENT STATE Mar 08 KENT STATE Mar 13 WESTERN CAROLINA Mar 14 PENN STATE Mar 14 WESTERN CAROLINA Mar 15 PENN STATE Mar 17 at Virginia Tech *Mar 20 at Radford *Mar 21 at Radford *Mar 22 at Radford Mar 24 DUKE Mar 25 VIRGINIA *Mar 27 PRESBYTERIAN *Mar 28 PRESBYTERIAN *Mar 29 PRESBYTERIAN Mar 31 OLD DOMINION Totals

15 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL at Charleston Southern, April 2-4 TEAM PITCHING The Automated ScoreBook Team Game-by-Game for Liberty (as of Mar 31, ) Batting (All games) Date Opponent ab r h rbi 2b 3b hr tb bb ibb sb cs hbp sac sf gdp k po a e lob avg Feb 13 at Kennesaw State Feb 14 at Georgia State Feb 14 at Georgia State Feb 21 vs St. John's Feb 21 vs UNC Greensboro Feb 22 at East Carolina Feb 27 BRYANT Feb 28 BRYANT Mar 01 BRYANT Mar 02 NORTH CAROLINA Mar 03 at Duke Mar 07 KENT STATE Mar 07 KENT STATE Mar 08 KENT STATE Mar 13 WESTERN CAROLINA Mar 14 PENN STATE Mar 14 WESTERN CAROLINA Mar 15 PENN STATE Mar 17 at Virginia Tech *Mar 20 at Radford *Mar 21 at Radford *Mar 22 at Radford Mar 24 DUKE Mar 25 VIRGINIA *Mar 27 PRESBYTERIAN *Mar 28 PRESBYTERIAN *Mar 29 PRESBYTERIAN Mar 31 OLD DOMINION Totals

16 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL at Charleston Southern, April 2-4 STARTERS BY POSITION Date OPP C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH Kennesaw St. Sankey A. Close Salibury Allen Britt Paxton Perritt Shepherd Yacyk Georgia St. -1 A. Close Yacyk Salisbury Barrick Britt Paxton Perritt J. Close Perritt Georgia St. -2 Sankey A. Close Salisbury Allen Britt Yacyk Perritt Paxton Taormina 2/21 vs. St. John s Sankey A. Close Salisbury Allen Britt Paxton Perritt Shepherd Yacyk 2/21 vs. UNCG A. Close Taormina Salisbury Keranen Britt Yacyk Perritt Paxton Walker A. Close Yacyk Salisbury Kernanen Britt J. Close Stroosma Shepherd Sankey 2/27 BRYANT A. Close Yacyk Salisbury Allen Britt Paxton Stroosma Shepherd Taormina 2/28 BRYANT Sankey A. Close Keranen Barrick Britt J. Close Stroosma Shepherd Yacyk 3/1 BRYANT Sankey A. Close Keranen Barrick Britt J. Close Stroosma Shepherd Yacyk 3/2 UNC Sankey A. Close Keranen Barrick Britt J. Close Stroosma Shepherd Yacyk Sankey A. Close Salibury Keranen Britt Yacyk Stroosma J. Close Walker 3/7 KENT ST - 1 Sankey A. Close Keranen Barrick Britt Yacyk Stroosma Paxton Walker 3/7 KENT ST - 2 A. Close Yacyk Keranen Taormina Britt Bream Stroosma Roberts Sankey 3/8 KENT ST Sankey A. Close Salisbury Taormina Britt Yacyk Stroosma Bream Roberts 3/13 W CAROLINA Sankey A. Close Salisbury Taormina Britt Yacyk Stroosma Paxton Walker 3/14 PENN ST A. Close Yacyk Salisbury Taormina Britt Paxton Stroosma Roberts Sankey 3/14 W CAROLINA Sankey A. Close Salisbury Taormina Britt Yacyk Stroosma Roberts Perry 3/15 PENN ST Sankey A. Close Salisbury Taormina Britt Yacyk Stroosma Roberts Paxton Tech Sankey A. Close Salisbury Taormina Britt Perritt Stroosma Shepherd Yacyk Sankey A. Close Salisbury Taormina Britt Perritt Stroosma Shepherd Yacyk A.Close Yacyk Salisbury Keranen Britt Roberts Perritt Shepherd Sankey Sankey A. Close Salisbury Taormina Britt Perritt Stroosma Shepherd Yacyk 3/24 DUKE Sankey A. Close Salisbury Taormina Britt Perritt Stroosma Shepherd Yacyk 3/25 VIRGINIA Sankey A. Close Salisbury Taormina Britt Paxton Perritt Shepherd Yacyk 3/27 PRESBYTERIAN Sankey A. Close Salisbury Kimble Britt Paxton Perritt Shepherd Yacyk 3/28 PRESBYTERIAN Sankey A. Close Salisbury Kimble Britt Paxton Perritt Shepherd Yacyk 3/29 PRESBYTERIAN Sankey A. Close Salisbury Kimble Britt Paxton Perritt Shepherd Yacyk 3/31 OLD DOMINION Sankey A. Close Salisbury Kimble Britt Paxton Perritt Shepherd Yacyk