2016 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL

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1 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL GAME NOTES SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time Feb. 19 at South Florida L, Feb. 20 at South Florida W, 4-0 Feb. 21 at South Florida L, 5-6 Feb. 23 William and Mary W/ 8-4 Feb. 26 vs. Marshall 12 p.m. Feb. 27 vs. Duke 12 p.m. Feb. 27 vs. Marshall 4 p.m. Feb. 28 vs. Ohio State 1 p.m. March 1 at Old Dominion 3 p.m. March 4 UConn 3 p.m. March 5 UConn 2 p.m. March 6 UConn 1 p.m. March 8 at Elon 4 p.m. March 11 Central Connecticut State ^ 5 p.m. March 12 Evansville ^ 1 p.m. March 13 Central Connecticut State ^ 1 p.m. March 13 Evansville ^ 5 p.m. March 15 at Virginia Tech 5:30 p.m. March 18 Kent State 5 p.m. March 19 Kent State (DH) 2 p.m. March 20 Kent State 1 p.m. March 22 at Maryland 4 p.m. March 24 UNC Asheville * 7 p.m. March 25 UNC Asheville * 7 p.m. March 26 UNC Asheville * 2 p.m. March 29 at Duke 6 p.m. April 1 at Winthrop* 6 p.m. April 2 at Winthrop* 3 p.m. April 3 at Winthrop* 2 p.m. April 5 Maryland 6 p.m. April 8 Charleston Southern * 7 p.m. April 9 Charleston Southern * 3 p.m. April 10 Charleston Southern * 2 p.m. April 15 at Campbell * 6 p.m. April 16 at Campbell * 3 p.m. April 17 at Campbell * 2 p.m. April 19 Duke 6 p.m. April 20 at Richmond 3 p.m. April 22 at Presbyterian * 3 p.m. April 23 at Presbyterian * 2 p.m. April 24 at Presbyterian * 1 p.m. April 26 Virginia Tech 7 p.m. April 27 William and Mary 3 p.m. May 3 Virginia 7 p.m. May 6 Coastal Carolina * 7 p.m. May 7 Coastal Carolina * 7 p.m. May 8 Coastal Carolina * 2 p.m. May 11 Old Dominion 3 p.m. May 13 Radford* 7 p.m. May 14 Radford* 7 p.m. May 15 Radford* 2 p.m. May 17 at Radford 6 p.m. May 19 at High Point * 6 p.m. May 20 at High Point * 6 p.m. May 21 at High Point * 1 p.m. May Big South Tournament TBA June 3-5 NCAA Regionals TBA June NCAA Super-Regionals TBA June College World Series TBA - Baseball at the Beach - Myrtle Beach, S.C. ^ - Liberty Invitational - Lynchburg, Va. * - Big South Conference Game - Lexington County Stadium - Lexington, S.C. DH - Doubleheader Home Games in Bold All times are Eastern Time and Subject to Change LIBERTY FLAMES Overall: 2-2 Big South: 0-0 Head Coach: Jim Toman Career Record: (9) Record at Liberty: Same Media Coverage Radio FM/1320AM WVGM ESPN Internet Audio - LibertyFlames.com Quick Hits GAME 5-8 BASEBALL AT THE BEACH Feb Springs Brooks Stadium (2,500) Conway, S.C. Pelicans Ballpark (5,200) Myrtle Beach, S.C. Feb vs. Marshall 12 p.m. Feb vs. Duke 12 p.m. vs. Marshall 4 p.m. Feb vs. Ohio State 1 p.m. Live Stats: LibertyFlames.com In Game Pitching Probables Fri. - Marshall - RHP Chase Boster vs. Liberty - RHP Jack DeGroat Sat. - Liberty - LHP Victor Cole vs. Duke - LHP Trent Swart Liberty - RHP Parker Bean vs. Marshall -LHP Parker Danciu Sun. - Liberty - LHP Michael Stafford vs. Ohio State - RHP Ryan Felter Statistical Leaders Avg: D.J. Artis (.438) 2B: Three (2) HR: Andrew Yacyk (2) Runs: D.J. Artis (4) RBI: Andrew Yacyk (7) SB: Josh Latta (1) MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD Head Coach: Overall: 1-2 DUKE BLUE DEVILS Head Coach: Chris Pollard Overall: 3-1 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES Head Coach: Greg Beals Overall: Wins: J. DeGroat & S. Quarterley (1) ERA: Several (0.00) APP: Four (2) SO: Michael Stafford (5) IP : Zander Clouse (4.1) SV: Caleb Evans (1) 1. The Flames will be playing four games in the Baseball at the Beach Tournament, this weekend. It is the fi rst time Liberty has ever played in the tournament. 2. The Baseball at the Beach Tournament field includes Duke, Marshall, Ohio State, host No. 21 Coastal Carolina and Liberty. The Flames will play Duke, Marshall and Ohio State, this weekend. 3. Liberty Head Coach Jim Toman enters the weekend with a 299 wins, one shy of his 300th career victory. 4. Liberty opened its home schedule with an 8-4 victory over William & Mary, Tuesday at Liberty Baseball Stadium. The contest was also the first midw eek game for the Flames in. 5. Liberty was selected to finish third in the conference in the Big South Preseason Poll by the league s head coaches 6. Liberty returns 19 players from last season, including five position starters and six pitchers. The Flames have added 16 newcomers to their roster for the campaign. Possible Starters Pos. # Player B/T AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB C 20 Jake Barbee L/R B 7 Sammy Taormina L/R B 12 Andrew Kowalo R/R SS 26 Dalton Britt L/R B 33 Dylan Allen L/R LF 39 Andrew Yacyk R/L CF 1 D.J. Artis L/L RF 34 Will Shepherd R/R DH 8 Nick Walker L/L

2 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Baseball at the Beach, Feb Thursday - 2/25 Friday - 2/26 Saturday - 2/27 Sunday - 2/28 Monday - 2/29 Tuesday - 3/1 Wednesday -3/2 Liberty Marshall vs Liberty Liberty Travel vs Duke at at to 12 p.m. Liberty Ohio State Old Dominion vs Conway, S.C. Marshall Springs Brooks Stadium 4 p.m. Pelicans Ballpark Bud Metheny 12 p.m. Pelicans Ballpark 1 p.m. Baseball Complex 3 p.m. Results Date Opponent Score Pitcher of Record Save Time Overall Big South 2/19 at South Florida L, Cody Gamble (0-1) 3: /20 at South Florida W, 4-0 Jack DeGroat (1-0) Caleb Evans (1) 3: /21 at South Florida L, 5-6 Evan Mitchell (0-1) 3: /23 William & Mary W, 8-4 Shane Quarterley (1-0) 2:

3 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Baseball at the Beach, Feb Record Breakdown at Home on Road at a Neutral site In Day Games In Night Games Midweek Games Weekend Games Tracking Liberty Liberty opened its home schedule with an 8-4 victory over William & Mary, Tuesday at Liberty Baseball Stadium. The contest was also the first midweek game for the Flames in. The Flames are averaging 6.75 runs per game, while allowing 5.25 runs per game. Half (18) of Liberty s 36 hits in have been for extra bases - 11 doubles, two triples and five home runs. Head Coach Jim Toman enters the weekend with a 299 wins, one shy of his 300th career victory. Liberty will be making its first ever appearance at Baseball at the Beach, this weekend. The Flames were selected to finish third in the conference in the Big South Preseason Poll. Liberty returns 19 players from last season s squad, including five position starters and six pitchers from last season. 16 newcomers have joined the Flames roster for the campaign. When LU Starter pitches 5+ inn When LU Starter pitches < 5 inn When LU Staff strikes out When LU Staff strikes out Trending Last 5 Games: Team Batting Avg:.273 Team ERA: 5.45 Top Hitter: D.J. Artis (.438) Last 10 Games: Team Batting Avg:. Team ERA: Top Hitter: vs. left-handed starter vs. right-handed starter In one-run games In two-run games In five-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 Wore grey camos 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 Florida Current Hit Streak: D.J. Artis, Dylan Allen - 4 games Season Hit Streak: Same Player Quick Hits Current Reached Base: Five Players - 4 games Season Reached Base: Same 1B/LF Andrew Yacyk drove in a career-high six runs, last Friday night in the season opener at South Florida. Yacyk collected three hits, including two home runs, One of his home runs was a grand slam which tied the game in the sixth. Yacyk leads the Flames with seven RBI. SS Dalton Britt, P Carson Herndon and Yacyk have been named team captains for. Britt, a senior, has started every game (184) since joining the Flames in He entered with a.273 career batting average with 87 RBI and 83 runs scored. Last year, Britt hit.294 with 30 RBI and set career-high with 33 runs scored and seven home runs. The SS also had a 16-game hitting streak, the longest by any Liberty player in. OF D.J. Artis hit.500 during the Flames three-game series at South Florida, last weekend. The freshman went 4-for-5 and scored three runs in Liberty s season opener, Friday. Artis has scored five runs and driven in five runs. He has two triples and hit a home run. Artis and 3B Dylan Allen have had at least one hit in each of the Flames first four games, this season. Allen has hit.313 to start the year, after missing most of with an injury. 2B Andrew Kowalo has hit.500 with four RBI in two starts at second base. All four of the junior s hits have gone for extra bases - three doubles and a home run. Tuesday, he hit his first home run as a Flame in the sixth inning of Liberty s 8-4 victory over William & Mary. 1B Sammy Taormina collected his first multi-hit game of the season, Tuesday. The junior had two hits and scored two runs in the victory over William & Mary. RHP Shane Quarterley recorded his victory in a Flames uniform, Tuesday. The junior college transfer came on in the third inning to end a William & Mary scoring threat in Liberty s 8-4 victory. RHP Geoffery Murphy pitched three scoreless innings in the Flames win over William & Mary, Tuesday. The right-hander did not allow a hit in his Liberty debut. Freshman RHP Jack DeGroat recorded the win in his collegiate debut, last Saturday. The pitcher threw 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, striking out four batters in Liberty s 4-0 win. DeGroat combined with starter Victor Cole, Zach Helsel and Caleb Evans to shutout USF in the victory. Evans pitched the final 1 1/3 innings to earn his first save of his career. OF Will Shepherd hit his first home run of, this past Sunday at South Florida. Shepherd hit a tworun home run in the seventh inning. LHP Michael Stafford struck out five batters in three innings in his first start of the year, last Sunday at South Florida. Baseball at the Beach Schedule Friday, Feb. 26 Marshall at Liberty - Springs Brooks Stadium - 12 p.m. Duke at Ohio St. - Pelican Ballpark - 1 p.m Marshall at Coastal Carolina - Springs Brooks Stadium - 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28 Liberty at Ohio St. - Pelican Ballpark - 1 p.m. Duke at Coastal Carolina - 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 Liberty at Duke - Pelican Ballpark - 12 p.m. Ohio St. at Coastal Carolina - Springs Brooks Stadium - 2 p.m. Liberty at Marshall - Pelican Ballpark - 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 29 Ohio State at Coastal Carolina - 4 p.m.

4 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Baseball at the Beach, Feb Big South Conference Standings Big South Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. Campbell Charleston So Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb High Point Liberty Longwood Presbyterian Radford UNC Asheville Winthrop Upcoming Schedule Tuesday, Feb. 22 Furman at Presbyterian Richmond at Longwood William & Mary at Liberty The Citadel at Winthrop Campbell at Duke Coastal Carolina at UNC Wilmington N.C. Central at High Point College of Charleston at Charleston Southern Wednesday, Feb. 23 Western at UNC Asheville Winthrop at South Carolina Jacksonville at Charleston Southern 2 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. Big South Preseason Poll Liberty was selected to finish third in the conference standings in the Big South Conference Preseason Poll by the league s head coaches. Liberty garnered 99 points in being tabbed third. This year s Big South Baseball Championship will be held at Lexington County Stadium in Lexington, S.C. It is the first time in the history of the tournament that it will be held a true neutral field. Rank Team Points 1. Coastal Carolina (10) Winthrop Liberty High Point Radford Campbell (1) Charleston Southern Longwood Presbyterian Gardner-Webb 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: Josh Greene, High Point Preseason Pitcher of the Year: Matt Crohan, Winthrop 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 (9th year) Assistant Coach... Garrett Quinn (8th year) Assistant Coach... Jason Murray (7th year) Volunteer Coach... Blake Hunt Student Assistant Coach...Jaret White Director of Baseball Operations... Daniel Brown Athletic Trainer... Dan Preusser HISTORY First Year of Baseball All-Time (.573) First Year in Big South Big South Record (.576) 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 () Liberty and the Big South Liberty, a 25-year member of the Big South Conference, has compiled a (.597) record against the Big South Conference s current membership since Last season, Liberty posted a 16-9 mark in Big South Conference play, tying Winthrop for third place in the league s standings. The Flames have claimed the conference s regular season title three times in program history (1998, 2000 and ). Liberty has also captured four Big South tournament baseball titles, including the 2013 crown (1993, 1998, 2000 & 2013). Liberty All-Time Against the Big South Campbell Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb High Point Longwood Presbyterian Radford UNC Asheville Winthrop Total

5 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Baseball at the Beach, Feb Liberty Month-by-Month Feb.: 2-2 (.500) March: 0-0 (.000) April: 0-0 (.000) May: 0-0 (.000 ) Under Toman Feb.: (.667) March: (.569) April: (.586) May: (.583) All-Time* Feb.: (.667) March: (.574) April: (.553) May/June: (.558) * since 1976 Liberty Baseball Stadium - Ranked as One of the Best Stadium Experiences Liberty went 21-9 at Liberty Baseball Stadium in. With their win in their home opener, Tuesday, the Flames are 1-0 at the stadium, this season. Last season, Liberty set a new single-game stadium attendance record, drawing 3,983 for its contest with Campbell on April 10,. 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. 53. Oriole Park at Camden Yards, home of the Baltimore Orioles, topped the list. Stadium Journey also ranked the Liberty Baseball Stadium No. 4 among collegiate baseball stadiums in their Collegiate Baseball Stadium Experiences. Stadium Journey s ratings take into account the food and beverage served in the stadium, the overall atmosphere, the neighborhood where the stadium is located, the fans, access (which includes traffic, parking, ability to move around and rest rooms), the overall return on investment and one final extras category. After 34 years of playing at Worthington Stadium, the Flames christened the new facility, with a three-game sweep of Penn State, Feb , The Flames have averaged 1,300 fans per game during its four seasons at Liberty Baseball Stadium. : 1-0 (1.000) : 21-9 (.700) Liberty All-time at Liberty Baseball Stadium: (.739) Liberty Stadium Dimensions: LF - 325, LC - 371, CF - 395, RC - 371, RF Capacity: 2,500 Surface: AstroTurf Attendance Record: 3,983 (April 10, vs. Campbell) At Home All-Time under Toman: (.705) Liberty Baseball Stadium Single Game Attendance Records Date Opponent Attendance 1. 4/10/ Campbell 3, /25/ #12 Virginia 2, /4/ VMI 2, /21/ High Point 2, /24/ Gardner-Webb 2, /14/ Virginia Tech 2, /23/2013 Penn State 2, /2/2013 #4 Virginia 2, /11/ Campbell 2, /13/2013 West Virginia 2,370 Liberty Among Top 50 in Attendance Liberty averaged 1,440 fans per home date at Liberty Baseball Stadium in. The Flames finished the season ranked 46th in the nation in average attendance according to the NCAA. Liberty drew 34,569 fans over 24 home dates at Liberty Baseball Stadium in. The Flames ranked 50th in overall attendance according to NCAA. Liberty set a new single-game attendance record at Liberty Baseball Stadium with a crowd of 3,983 at the Campbell-Liberty game on April 10. Liberty averaged 1,467 fans per home date at Liberty Baseball Stadium in, ranking 43rd in the nation in the final regular season NCAA attendance report. The Flames drew 38,142 fans (49th in total attendance) over 26 dates at Liberty Baseball Stadium in. Flames on the Road Liberty started the season 1-2 on the road. The Flames are scheduled to play eight of their first nine games away from Lynchburg - four road games and four neutral site games. Liberty went overall away from Liberty Baseball Stadium in. The Flames were in away games and 0-2 in neutral site contests. Overall Away from Lynchburg: 1-2 (.333) Overall Away from Lynchburg: (.461) Away Games: Neutral Games: 0-4

6 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Baseball at the Beach, Feb Toman One Away from 300 Liberty Head Coach Jim Toman enters the weekend with 299 career wins, one game shy of his milestone 300th victory. With his 300 win, the nine-year Flames skipper becomes the second coach in Liberty program history to reach 300 wins, joining program founder and the winningest coach in program history Al Worthington. Worthington won 343 games during his 13 seasons at the helm of the Flames. The Big South Coach of the Year, Toman has posted the highest NCAA Division I winning percentage (.625) during his first eight years of any Liberty head baseball coach in program history. He also owns a.688 Big South Conference winning percentage, the best of any head coach in program history. Opponents At a Glance Marshall Meeting: 18th Meeting Last Meeting: 2012 First Meeting: 1991 All-Time Series: Liberty leads, 14-3 Series in Lynchburg: Liberty leads, 11-2 Series in Huntington, W.V.: Liberty leads, 1-0 Neutral Site: 2-1 Liberty under Jim Toman: 2-1 Marshall and Liberty will meet twice during this weekend s Caravelle Resort s Baseball at the Beach. The two teams will meet Friday at Springs Brook Stadium in Conway and Saturday at Pelican Ballpark in Myrtle Beach. Marshall is off to a 1-2 start, winning the final game of a three-game series at Florida A&M in 12 innings, Sunday. Marshall finished with a overall record and mark in Conference USA, finishing ninth. The Thundering Herd return six starters from last season and have added 14 newcomers to its roster. Marshall and Liberty last met in 2012 in a three-game series at Eppling Stadium in Beckley, W.V., March 30-April 1. The Flames won the first two games of the series, before falling to the Thundering Herd in the final contest. Head Coach Jeff Waggoner is in his 10th season guiding the Thundering Herd. Marshall has compiled a (.406) mark during his tenure. Duke Meeting: 14th Meeting Last Meeting: First Meeting: 1979 All-Time Series: Liberty leads, 7-6 Series in Lynchburg: Liberty leads, 4-3 Series in Durham, N.C.: Series tied, 3-3 Neutral Site: N/A Liberty under Jim Toman: 5-4 Duke is off to a 3-1 start this season. The Blue Devils took two out of three from California, last weekend, and a midweek contest against Campbell on Tuesday. Duke finished with a overall record and 13th in Atlantic Coast Conference with a16-14 mark in. The Blue Devils and the Flames are scheduled to meet three times, this season. Besides this weekend s Caravelle Resort s Baseball at the Beach, the two teams are slated to play at Durham Bulls Athletic Park on March 29 and at Liberty Baseball Stadium on April 19. Duke and Liberty met twice last season. Duke took both games, winning 3-2 at Jack Coombs Field on March 3 and 3-1 at Liberty Baseball Stadium on March 24. Chris Pollard is in his third season at Duke and his 13th year overall as a head coach. During his tenure at Duke, Pollard s Blue Devils have posted a (.547) mark. Ohio State Meeting: Third Meeting Last Meeting: 1999 First Meeting: 1996 All-Time Series: Ohio State leads, 0-2 Series in Lynchburg: N/A Series in Columbus, Ohio.: N/A Neutral Site: 0-2 Liberty under Jim Toman: N/A The Buckeyes started by posting a record at the Historic Dodgertown Classic in Vero Beach, Fla. Ohio State defeated Toledo, Niagara and Pittsburgh, before tying Toledo in their final game of the tournament. Ohio State finished with a overall and a mark in the Big Ten, finishing seventh. The Buckeyes and the Flames have not met on the diamond since 1999, when Ohio State defeated Liberty, 9-1 in the Homestead Challenge in Homestead, Fla. (March 20.) Both meetings between the two teams have come at neutral sites. Ohio State Head Coach Greg Beals is in his fifth year with the Buckeyes. The 13-year head coach has led Ohio State to a (.564) mark and has a (.553) overall career record as head coach (also head coach at Ball State).

7 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Baseball at the Beach, Feb NCAA Rankings (Final) Team (301 Ranked) Category...Rank...Actual Batting Average Scoring Runs Hits Doubles Triples Home Runs Slugging Percentage On Base Percentage Stolen Bases Base on Balls Sacrifice Bunts Hit by Pitch Sacrifice Flies Earned Run Average Strikeouts Per 9 Inn Hits Allowed Per 9 Inn Walks Allowed Per 9 Inn Fielding Percentage Double Plays WL Pct WHIP Shutouts Individual Top 50 ERA Jared Lyons Victories Shawn Clowers Jared Lyons Strikeouts Jared Lyons Hits Allowed Per Nine Innings Jared Lyons WHIP Jared Lyons Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio Jared Lyons Complete Games Jared Lyons Runners in Scoring Position Liberty has hit.364 as team with runners in scoring position, this season W/Runners in Scoring Position Avg. AB Hits RBIs Dalton Britt D.J. Artis Andrew Kowalo Andrew Yacyk Sammy Taormina Josh Latta Team W/Runners in Scoring Position & 2 Outs Avg. AB Hits RBIs Dalton Britt Andrew Yacyk Andrew Kowalo Sammy Taormina Team Liberty Captains The Flames will have three team captains for. Senior shortstop Dalton Britt, senior pitcher Carson Herndon and junior first baseman/outfielder Andrew Yacyk will serve as captains for the season. Britt has started every game of his Liberty career (180) and was a semi-finalist for the Brooks Wallace Shortstop of the Year. He has been a Big South All-Conference team () and a two-time all-tournament member. He has hit.273 for his career. Herndon returns to the Liberty pitching corps after sitting out the past 1 1/2 seasons due to injury. The right-hander posted a 5-1 with a 2.82 ERA in eight starts in, before being sidelined. In 33 career appearances, the senior is 11-7 with a 3.20 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 132 1/3 innings. Yacyk played in all 56 games, starting 55, last season. He has played first base and outfield and served as the designated hitter during his two years as a Flame. The junior has posted a.270 batting average and hit six home runs during his career. Dalton Britt Carson Herndon Andrew Yacyk Newcomers Make Mark Early Freshmen D.J. Artis and Jack DeGroat and junior college transfer Andrew Kowalo have played key roles for the Flames through the first four games of. Artis has hit.438, scored five runs and drove in five runs in his first four college contests. The freshman has two triples and hit his first collegiate home run, Sunday at South Florida. The Flames leadoff hitter has had at least one hit in each of Liberty s four contests and debuted with four hits, scoring three runs in the season opener at USF, last Friday. Artis was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the MLB Draft. The outfielder was named to the All-USA North Carolina baseball team and was All-Area Player of the Year at South Guilford High School in Greensboro, N.C. DeGroat did not allow a run in 3 2/3 innings, recording the victory in his first collegiate appearance in the Flames 4-0 win, Saturday at South Florida. The right-hander struck out four. The freshman pitcher, who is expected to recieve his first collegiate start on Friday, was the Virginia 3A State Player of the Year at Loudoun Valley High School in Purcellville, Va. Kowalo has hit.500 with four RBI in three games this season. He has started two games at second base. All four of the junior s hits have gone for extra bases - three doubles and a home run. Tuesday, the transfer from Potomac State, belted his first home run as a Flame in the sixth inning of Liberty s 8-4 victory over William & Mary. D.J. Artis Jack DeGroat Andrew Kowalo

8 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Baseball at the Beach, Feb Head Coach Jim Toman Overall: At Liberty: Same YEAR-BY-YEAR Year Overall Conference (2nd) (3rd) (2nd) (3rd) (2nd) (Champion) (Regular) TOTAL (.625) (.668) 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 4/11/14 300????????? COACHING HIGHLIGHTS Highest NCAA Division I winning percentage (.631) and Big South winning percentage of any head coach in program history Led the Flames to back-to-back NCAA Regional appearances in 2013 and, the first time in school history Guided Liberty to its first NCAA Regional final in program history at the 2013 Columbia, S.C. Regional The Flames have posted the school s top three single-season win totals in program history during his tenure (2010, 2012, ), all 40-plus win seasons His 2010 team set the school record for wins with a mark In 2011, a program-record seven Flames were selected during the MLB Draft. Was cited by PerfectGameUSA.com, as one of the 10 head coaches on the rise in college baseball (2012 & 13) Ninth Year TOMAN BY THE NUMBERS 6 NCAA Regional teams Seven NCAA Super Regional teams Three College World Series teams During his tenure at Liberty: Two All-Americans Three CoSIDA Academic First Team All-Americans Four Preseason All-Americans Three Freshman All-Americans One Big South Player of the Year Two Big South Pitchers of the Year Two Big South Freshmen of the Year 31 All-Conference Players (15 first team) The Big South Coach of the Year, Jim Toman has overseen the rise of the Liberty Flames baseball program to national prominence during his tenure. Toman enters his ninth year at Liberty, having posted the highest NCAA Division I winning percentage (.625) and compiled the best Big South Conference winning percentage (.668) during his first eight years in Lynchburg of any head baseball coach in program history. He will begin three wins shy of 300 career victories, becoming the second coach in Liberty history to reach 300 wins. In, he became the first coach in school history to lead the Flames to backto-back NCAA berths. After claiming an automatic bid by winning the 2013 Big South Championship, Toman s team received the program s first at-large selection to an NCAA Regional. During his tenure, Liberty has posted the school s three top single-season win totals in program history. The 2010 Flames set the school record with 43 wins, while Liberty posted 41-win seasons in 2012 and. In addition, three of the four teams with 40-plus victory seasons all-time have been under Toman s leadership. The Flames have won 35 or more games in six of his eight seasons at Liberty and have averaged 37 wins per season, the most of any head coach in program history. The Flames have notched a overall record during his eight seasons at Liberty and have posted a Big South mark over the span. During his coaching career, Toman has been a part of 16 NCAA Regional teams, seven NCAA Super Regional teams and three College World Series teams. This past season, Toman s squad posted a overall mark and ranked as high as 24th nationally by Baseball America (Feb. 24). For the second consecutive year, a Liberty pitcher was named the Big South Pitcher of the Year as Jared Lyons was selected the conference s top pitcher. Meanwhile, Alex Close became the first Liberty player to be named twice to the Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-America first team. Toman s Liberty squad garnered the program s first ever at-large selection to a NCAA Regional. In addition, the Flames, who finished the year at 41-18, were ranked among one of the four major baseball polls during the regular season for the first time in program history, reaching as high as No. 21 in the Baseball America weekly poll on March 21. Liberty captured the Big South regular season title with 23 Big South victories, also the most in school history and at year s end, became the first team in league history to sweep the major conference awards. Toman was an unanimous selection as the conference s Coach of the Year, while Ryan Seiz was named the Player of the Year. Trey Lambert was selected the Pitcher of the Year and also the Scholar- Athlete of the Year, while Parker Bean was voted Freshman of the Year. Nationally, Seiz became the first player in Liberty history to be named to three postseason All-American teams. Meanwhile, Bean was named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American. In addition, Close and Lambert became the first two players to be named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America team. Liberty led the Big South with a 2.62 ERA, the lowest in program history, and finished ranked 14th nationally in the category. The Flames also topped the conference with nine shutouts. The relief corps recorded 16 saves, tying for the second most in program history with Toman s 2010 team. Toman lead his team to the first NCAA Regional final appearance in program history in The Flames captured the Big South Championship and then defeated Clemson twice to make their first appearance in a regional final in the program history. In 2012, the Flames posted their second 40-plus win season in a three-year span under Toman and set school records for team ERA, shutouts and fielding percentage. Liberty pitchers recorded a 3.04 ERA, ranking 15th nationally, and set a Big South and school record with 11 shutouts. In addition, Toman saw first baseman Close named to two Freshman All-America teams. The year before, Toman saw seven players from his Flames squad selected during the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft, the most players chosen in a single draft in the history of the program. Liberty posted a school record for wins in a single season with a record in 2010 and in 2009, the Liberty pitching staff set a new season strikeout record, fanning 508 opposing batters. The Flames strikeout total led the Big South Conference. Their 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings ranked 22nd nationally at season s end. In addition, third baseman Tyler Bream was named a 2009 Freshman All-American by the Collegiate Baseball News. After 11 seasons as the senior member of Ray Tanner s coaching staff at South Carolina, Toman was named the sixth head coach in the history of the Liberty Baseball program in June 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 team s catchers. Known as one of the top recruiters in college baseball, the 27-year college coaching veteran was named the 2002 Baseball America/ American Baseball Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year. Toman and the Gamecocks made nine NCAA Regional trips, including eight straight appearances between 2000 and 2007, and three consecutive visits to the College World Series ( ). N.C. State made seven NCAA appearances during his time there. During his 11 seasons at South Carolina, he helped the Gamecocks to a combined record (.694). A catcher, Toman was a four-year letterwinner at N.C. State from , and served as team captain of the Wolfpack his junior and senior seasons. Toman earned a Bachelor of Science degree in vocational industrial education from N.C. State in 1985 and graduated as the top student in the vocational industrial education curriculum. He received a Master of Science degree in sport management from N.C. State in Toman began his collegiate coaching career in 1989 as an assistant at Florida International for one year. A native of Monroeville, Pa., Toman lives in Forest, Va. He has three children - Caroline (18), Charlie Mac (15), and Tucker (12). He is a member of the Thomas Road Baptist Church.

9 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Baseball at the Beach, Feb SEASON STATS Liberty Baseball Overall Statistics for LIBERTY (as of Feb 23, ) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 2-2 Home: 1-0 Away: 1-2 Big South: 0-0 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 ARTIS, D.J ALLEN, DYLAN BRITT, DALTON YACYK, ANDREW SHEPHERD, WILL TAORMINA, SAMMY BREAM, AUSTIN KOWALO, ANDREW BARBEE, JAKE LATTA, JOSH WALKER, NICK GRABOWSKI, ERIC STROOSMA, AARON MORRIS, JACK SCARBROUGH, PAYTO ROBERTS, TRAY Totals Opponents LOB - Team (26), Opp (39). DPs turned - Team (2), Opp (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 15 CLOUSE, ZANDER / DEGROAT, JACK / COLE, VICTOR / SCOTT, JORDAN / MURPHY, GEOFFREY / BEAN, PARKER / HELSEL, ZACH / EVANS, CALEB / STAFFORD, MICHAEL / QUARTERLEY, SHANE / GRABOWSKI, ERIC / GAMBLE, CODY / HERNDON, CARSON / SIMPSON, THOMAS / LETCHWORTH, JON / MITCHELL, EVAN / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (1), LATTA, J. 1, Opp (2). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (2).

10 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Baseball at the Beach, Feb MISCELLANEOUS STATS Liberty Baseball Miscellaneous Stats for LIBERTY (as of Feb 24, ) (All games) Multiple Hit Games Total 12 KOWALO, ANDREW ARTIS, D.J YACYK, ANDREW TAORMINA, SAMMY BRITT, DALTON SHEPHERD, WILL BARBEE, JAKE ALLEN, DYLAN TEAM Multiple RBI Games Total 1 ARTIS, D.J SHEPHERD, WILL YACYK, ANDREW KOWALO, ANDREW TEAM Hitting Streaks Longest Current 1 ARTIS, D.J ALLEN, DYLAN SHEPHERD, WILL BRITT, DALTON KOWALO, ANDREW YACYK, ANDREW WALKER, NICK 1-27 LATTA, JOSH BARBEE, JAKE 1-7 TAORMINA, SAMMY BREAM, AUSTIN 1 1 Reached Base Streaks Longest Current 1 ARTIS, D.J YACYK, ANDREW ALLEN, DYLAN BRITT, DALTON SHEPHERD, WILL KOWALO, ANDREW WALKER, NICK 2-20 BARBEE, JAKE 2-7 TAORMINA, SAMMY LATTA, JOSH GRABOWSKI, ERIC BREAM, AUSTIN 1 1

11 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Baseball at the Beach, Feb Liberty Baseball AB-R-H-RBI Breakdown for LIBERTY (as of Feb 24, ) (All games) #33 #1 #20 #26 #22 #12 #27 #13 #34 #32 #7 #8 #39 Opponent Date ALLEN,D ARTIS,DJ BARBEE,J BRITT,D GRABOWS KOWALO,A LATTA,J MORRIS,J SHEPHER STROOSM TAORMINA WALKER,N YACYK,A South Florida Feb Def South Florida Feb South Florida Feb William & Mary Feb

12 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Baseball at the Beach, Feb Liberty Baseball Team Game-by-Game for LIBERTY (as of Feb 22, ) 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 av Feb 19 at South Florida Feb 20 at South Florida Feb 21 at South Florida Totals Liberty Baseball Team Game-by-Game for LIBERTY (as of Feb 22, ) Pitching (All games) Date Opponent ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr wp bk hbp dp ibb score w-l sv era Feb 19 at South Florida Feb 20 at South Florida Feb 21 at South Florida Totals

13 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Baseball at the Beach, Feb Liberty Baseball Games Summary for LIBERTY (as of Feb 24, ) (All games) Score by innings Total LIBERTY Opponents Record when... Overall 2-2 Conference 0-0 Non-Conference 2-2 Home games 1-0 Away games 1-2 Neutral site 0-0 Day games 1-2 Night games 1-0 vs Left starter 1-0 vs Right starter Run games Run games Run games 0-0 Extra innings 0-0 Shutouts 1-0 Scoring 0-2 runs runs runs runs 0-1 Opponent 0-2 runs runs runs runs 0-1 Scored in 1st inning 0-0 Opp. scored in 1st 0-1 Scores first 1-1 Opp. scores first 1-1 After 6 leading trailing tied 0-0 After 7 leading trailing tied 0-1 After 8 leading trailing tied 0-1 Hit 0 home runs home run home runs 0-2 Opponent 0 home runs home run HRs 0-0 Made 0 errors error errors 0-0 Opp. made 0 errors error errors 0-1 Out-hit opponent 1-0 Out-hit by opponent 1-1 Hits are tied 0-1 Record when team scores: Runs W-L Record when opponent scores: Runs W-L Record when leading after: Inn W-L Record when trailing after: Inn W-L Record when tied after: Inn W-L Current winning streak: 1 Longest winning streak: 1 Longest losing streak: 1 Home attendance : 537 ( 1 dates avg = 537 ) Away attendance : 2871 ( 3 dates avg = 957 ) Total attendance: 3408 ( 4 dates avg = 852 )

14 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Baseball at the Beach, Feb Liberty Baseball Individual Season/Career Summary for LIBERTY (as of Feb 24, ) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 2-2 Home: 1-0 Away: 1-2 Big South: 0-0 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 1 ARTIS, D.J ALLEN, DYLAN BRITT, DALTON YACYK, ANDREW SHEPHERD, WILL TAORMINA, SAMMY BREAM, AUSTIN KOWALO, ANDREW BARBEE, JAKE LATTA, JOSH WALKER, NICK GRABOWSKI, ERIC STROOSMA, AARON MORRIS, JACK SCARBROUGH, PAYTO ROBERTS, TRAY 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 15 CLOUSE, ZANDER DEGROAT, JACK SCOTT, JORDAN MURPHY, GEOFFREY COLE, VICTOR HELSEL, ZACH BEAN, PARKER EVANS, CALEB STAFFORD, MICHAEL QUARTERLEY, SHANE GRABOWSKI, ERIC GAMBLE, CODY HERNDON, CARSON SIMPSON, THOMAS LETCHWORTH, JON MITCHELL, EVAN Totals Opponents

15 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Baseball at the Beach, Feb STARTERS BY BATTING ORDER Date OPP /19 USF Artis Allen Shepherd Yacyk Taormina Britt Grabowski Barbee Stroosma 2/20 USF Artis Allen Shepherd Yacyk Taormina Britt Grabowski Walker Latta 2/21 USF Artis Allen Shepherd Yacyk Taormina Britt Walker Kowalo Latta 2/23 W&M Artis Allen Yacyk Britt Taormina Shepherd Barbee Walker Kowalo

16 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Baseball at the Beach, Feb STARTERS BY POSITION Date OPP C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 2/19 USF Barbee Taormina Grabowski Allen Britt Artis Stroosma Shepherd Yacyk 2/20 USF Latta Taormina Grabowski Allen Britt Yacyk Artis Shepherd Walker 2/21 USF Latta Taormina Kowalo Allen Britt Yacyk Artis Shepherd Walker 2/23 W&M Barbee Taormina Kowalo Allen Britt Yacyk Artis Shepherd Walker

17 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Baseball at the Beach, Feb PLAYER NOTES #1 D.J. ARTIS OF, Fr. Greensboro, N.C. SEASON:.438 CAREER:.438 Has started all four games - three in center fi eld and one in left fi eld Hit a two-run home run, the fi rst of his career, at USF, 2/21 Went 4-for-5 and scored there runs in season opener at USF, 2/19 Prep Graduate of Southeast Guilford High School Drafted in the 40th round of the Major League Draft by the Boston Red Sox Selected to All-USA North Carolina Baseball team Named to NCBCA 4A All-State honorable mention Named All-Area Player of the Year Two-time All-Metro 4-A Conference team member Hit.466 with 36 stolen bases and 20 RBIs as a senior Led team to the third round of state tournament in each of his last two seasons Member of Evoshield Canes National team which won Jupiter, Fla., World Championship in Also played in the Powerade State Games HITS: 4, at South Florida, 2/19/16 RUNS: 3, at South Florida, 2/19/16 RBI: 2, at South Florida, 2/20/16; at South Florida, 2/21/16 HIT STREAK: 4 games - 2/19-Present #2 PEYTON SCARBROUGH C, Jr. Maryville, Mo. SEASON:.000 CAREER:.000 #5 AUSTIN BREAM LF/1B, Sr. Zelienople, Pa. SEASON: CAREER:.042 Had a pinch hit single and scored a run in an 8-4 win over William & Mary, 2/23 Started two games - one in left fi eld and one in right fi eld Has started one game in right fi eld Received fi rst collegiate start vs. Ohio, 2/ Saw action in nine games Drove in a run with a sacrifi ce fl y in a 9-0 victory over Siena (3/3) Walked and scored a run against South Carolina in NCAA Columbia, S.C. Regional (6/1) Son of Liberty Alum and Major Leaguer Sid Bream TOT HITS: 1, William & Mary, 2/23/16, Kent State -2, 3/7/15 RUNS: 1, four times RBI: 1, Siena, 3/3/13 HIT STREAK: N/A Previous School Attended Eastern Oklahoma State in Hit.383 with 39 RBI and 42 runs scored in 46 games HITS: N/A RUNS: N/A RBI: N/A HIT STREAK: N/A #3 JOSH BARRICK INF, So. Forest, Va. SEASON:.000 CAREER:.235 Made fi ve starts at third base Went 2-for-2 with two walks, two doubles, a RBI and three runs scored in 11-4 victory over Bryant, 3/1 First collegiate start came in game one of a doubleheader at Georgia St, 2/14 Teammate of fellow Liberty freshman Zach Clinton on Liberty Christian Academy s VISSA State Championship team, the first title in school history HITS: 2, Bryant, 3/1/15 RUNS: 3, Bryant, 3/1/15 RBI: 1, Bryant, 3/1/15 HIT STREAK: 2 games, 2/28-3/1/15

18 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Baseball at the Beach, Feb #7 SAMMY TAORMINA 1B, Jr. Rock Hill, S.C. SEASON:.200 CAREER:.256 Has started all four games at fi rst base Had two hits and scored twice in an 8-4 win over William & Mary, 2/23 Made 43 starts - 31 third base, four as the DH and one at fi rst base Hit two home runs, driving in three runs in Game 4 of the Big South Baseball Championship (5/16) Collected two hits and drove in a run at Coastal Carolina, 5/11 Had two hits and a RBI in 3-2 win over Richmond, 5/6 Collected fi rst three-hit game of season, including a home run in 10-2 win over Campbell, 4/12 Recorded two hits and scored a run at Old Dominion, 4/6 Recorded three hits and scored a run vs UNCG at Keith LeClair Classic, 2/21 Received a medical redshirt 2013 Started 11 games this season, 10 at third base and one as the designated hitter Had four hits, including fi rst collegiate home run and two doubles, and three RBI at Old Dominion, 4/24 Collected fi rst multiple-hit game in start against Penn State, 2/24 Drove in a run with a sacrifi ce fl y in fi rst collegiate start in game one of DH at South Carolina, 2/17 Year Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-A TOT HITS: 4, at Old Dominion, 4/24/13 RUNS: 2, four times, last time vs. High Point, 5/29/15 RBI: 3, at Old Dominion, 4/24/13 HIT STREAK: 6 games, 4/10-4/15/15 #8 NICK WALKER C, Sr. Sallisaw, Okla. SEASON:.167 CAREER:.143 Has started three games as the DH Has started four games as the DH Had fi rst hit at Liberty as a pinch hitter in 10-7, 11-inning victory over Georgia State in game one of a doubleheader in the Atlanta Challenge (2/14) Previous School Transfer to Liberty after attending Eastern Oklahoma State during the academic year and Cal Albert State during the academic year NJCAA Academic All-American Larry Stone Award, top male athlete at Eastern Oklahoma State Selected as a Region II Division I Gold Glove winner at catcher Hit.326 with fi ve home runs, 38 RBI and 47 runs scored in TOT #10 TRAY ROBERTS OF, Jr. Aiken, S.C SEASON:.000 CAREER:.175 Has appeared in one game as a pinch runner Made six starts - four in right fi eld, one in left fi eld and one as the DH Stole a base and scored winning run as pinch runner in 3-2 walk-off win over Gardner-Webb, 4/25 Had two hits and scored a run in a 3-2 win over Penn State, 3/15 Collected two hits in fi rst start of season in second game of a doubleheader vs Kent State, 3/7 Scored go ahead run as pinch runner in 4-3 win at East Carolina, 2/22 Started three games in right fi eld and one in center fi eld As defensive replacement, reached on a sacrifi ce bunt and scored in 4-1 win at Gardner-Webb, 4/ TOT HITS: 2, two times, last time Penn State, 3/15/15 RUNS: 2, Kent State, 3/8/15 RBI: 1, two times, last time Kent State, 3/8/15 HIT STREAK: 2 games, two times, last time, 3/14-15/15 #11 JOSH CLOSE OF, So. Hoover, Ala. SEASON:.000 CAREER:.229 Has started 13 games - 11 in left fi eld and two in right fi eld Collected two hits and a RBI in 10-2 win over Campbell, 4/12 Hit a grand slam, his fi rst collegiate home run, in an 11-4 victory over Bryant, 3/1 First collegiate hit was a two-run triple in 11-7, 11 inning win at Georgia State, 2/ HITS: 2, two times - last time at Longwood, 4/18/15 RUNS: 2, North Carolina, 3/2/15 RBI: 4, Bryant, 3/1/15 HIT STREAK: 5 games, 2/15-3/2/ TOT HITS: 4, VMI, 4/6/14 RUNS: 3, five times, last time Presbyterian, 3/29/15 RBI: 6, two times, last time Presbyterian, 3/27/15 HIT STREAK: 11 games, 4/18-5/9/15, 3/30-4/16/12 HITS: 1, four times RUNS: 2, at South Florida, 2/20/16 RBI: N/A HIT STREAK: N/A

19 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Baseball at the Beach, Feb #12 ANDREW KOWALO INF, Jr. Wheeling, W.Va. SEASON:.500 CAREER:.500 Has started two games at second base Had two hits, both doubles, at USF, 2/21 Collected two hits, a double and three-run home run in an 8-4 win over William & Mary, 2/23 Previous School Attended Potomac State for two years Helped Potomac State post a record and capture NJCAA Region XX title The Catamounts starting shortstop hit.405 with eight home runs, scoring 52 runs and collecting 42 RBI in Teammate of Flames pitcher Evan Mitchell at Potomac State Also played on the Peninsula Pilots of the Coastal Plain League with Liberty outfi elder Will Shepherd with the during the summer of HITS: 2, at South Florida, 2/21/16 RUNS: 2, at South Florida, 2/20/16 RBI: 1, at South Florida, 2/21/16 HIT STREAK: N/A #13 JACK MORRIS OF, Fr. Ruckersville, Va. SEASON:.000 CAREER:.000 Prep Graduate of the Miller School of Albemarle All-State fi rst team outfi elder as a senior at Miller School VISAA Division 2 Player of the Year and all-conference fi rst team member in Helped lead Mavericks to state fi nals First team all-state pitcher at William Monroe High School in 2013 Region B and Bull Run District Player of the Year as a junior HITS: 2, at South Florida, 2/19/16 RUNS: N/A RBI: 1, at UNCW, 2/22/14 HIT STREAK: N/A #22 ERIC GRABOWSKI INF, Jr. Scott Township, Pa. SEASON:.000 CAREER:.000 Has started two games at second base Previous School Attended Lackawanna for two years Selected as the All-Region XIX Division II Player of the Year and to the region s fi rst team in Infi elder and pitcher for Region XIX Champions Hit.440 with 44 runs scored and 41 RBI, fi nishing third in the nation with 22 doubles as a sophomore Also posted a 4-2 record with 43 strikeouts over 48 innings recipient of the school s Sterling B. Seeley Award given to an individual who demonstrates all-around abilities as a student and an athlete as well as an active involvement in the community HITS: N/A RUNS: 1, at South Florida, 2/20/16 RBI: N/A HIT STREAK: N/A HITS: N/A RUNS: N/A RBI: N/A HIT STREAK: N/A #20 JAKE BARBEE C, Jr. Harrisburg, N.C. SEASON:.333 CAREER:.152 Has started two games at catcher Made six appearances as a pinch hitter Made two starts as the designated hitter Received fi rst collegiate start at Gardner-Webb, 4/18 Collected two hits after entering contest in 7th inning in win over Gardner- Webb, 4/ TOT

20 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Baseball at the Beach, Feb #26 DALTON BRITT INF, Sr. Greenville, N.C. SEASON:.286 CAREER:.273 PITT-GREENVILLE HOT STOVE AMATEUR PLAYER OF THE YEAR NATIONAL SHORTSTOP OF THE YEAR SEMI-FINALIST BIG SOUTH ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM BIG SOUTH ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM 2013 BIG SOUTH ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Has started all four games at shortstop Collected two hits, one a double and a RBI in 8-4 win over William & Mary, 2/23 Started all 56 games at shortstop Posted a 16-game hit streak, longest for any Flames player, 4/10-5/10 Had two hits, a RBI and a run scored in 8-7 win over High Point, 5/16 Drove in three runs with two hits and his fi fth home run of the year in 7-6 win over Maryland, 5/12 Hit solo home run in 3-2 win over Richmond, 5/6 Had two hits and a RBI in 5-0 win over East Carolina, 4/29 Posted fourth three-hit game of season, driving in two runs and scoring two runs in 11-3 win in game one of a doubleheader at Longwood, 4/18 Collected two hits, a double and a RBI vs Maryland, 4/15 Had two hits, a triple and scored twice in 7-0 win over Campbell, 4/11 Hit two-run home run, his third of the year, at Radford, 3/21 Collected three hits and scored a run at Radford, 3/20 Hit solo homerun in 7-6 win over Penn State, 3/14 Tied career highs with four hits and four RBI. Also hit a home run in fi rst game of a doubleheader, 3/7 Had three hits, including two doubles, a RBI and scored two runs in 8-3 win over Kent State, 3/8 Collected three hits and scored twice at Kennesaw St., 2/13 Named Amateur Player of the Year by the Pitt-Greenville Hot Stove League Selected to Big South All-Conference second team One of the fi nal 16 shortstops on the Brooks Wallace National Shortstop of the Year Watch List Named to Big South All-Tournament team Started every game, 46 at shortstop and 13 at third base Collected two hits, a double, a run scored and an RBI against Arkansas at NCAA Charlottesville, Va. Regional Had two-run single in 4-3 win over Radford in Game 10 of the Big South Baseball Championship, 5/23 Collected two hits and a RBI in win over Gardner-Webb in Game 4 of Big South Baseball Championship, 5/20 Posted a career-best 14-game hitting streak from 4/4-4/26, the longest of the season by a Liberty player Tied career-high with four hits at Old Dominion, 3/19 Had a career-high four RBI in win over Ball St., 3/1 Posted fi rst career four hit game in win at UNCW, 2/ Started every game at shortstop during his freshman season Hit fi rst two home runs of season during the 2013 Big South Tournament Hit second home run of the season in 2-1 win over Campbell in Big South title game Had two hits and two RBI in 4-0 win against Siena, 3/2 Had two hits in his fi rst collegiate game against South Carolina, 2/ TOT #27 JOSH LATTA C,Jr. Seattle, Wash. SEASON:.200 CAREER:.200 Has started two games at catcher Previous School Attended Tacoma from -15 and Washington from Named to the Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) second team Teammate of Flames pitcher Thomas Simpson at Tacoma HITS: 1, William & Mary, 2/23/16 RUNS: NA RBI: 1, William & Mary, 2/23/16 HIT STREAK: NA #30 SAM URBAN OF, Fr. Purcellville, Va. SEASON:.000 CAREER:.000 Prep Graduate of Loudoun Valley High School Two-time al-state team member Named all-region and all-conference fi rst team as a junior and senior A teammate of Flames pitcher Jack DeGroat, the two led Loudoun Valley to the 3A State title and 3A State title game Played summer baseball with the Demarini Stars Honor Roll member #32 AARON STROOSMA OF/1B, Sr. Sedro-Woolley, Wash. SEASON:.225 CAREER:.213 Has started one game in center field Started 22 games in center fi eld Had a hit and scored a run as a defensive replacement in 7-6 win at Maryland, 5/12 Collected fi rst three-hit game at Liberty and scored a run in 3-0 win at Radford, 3/22 Ninth-inning single scored go-ahead run in a 4-3 win at East Carolina, 2/22 First Liberty start came in the fi rst game of a doubleheader at Georgia St., 2/14 Previous School Attended Bellevue College for two years Two-time All-NWAACC Tournament team member All-NWAACC Academic team in TOT HITS: 3, at Radford, 3/22/15 RUNS: 1, 10 times, last time at Maryland, 5/12/15 RBI: 1, three times, last time Western Carolina, 3/14/15 HIT STREAK: 3, 2/14-2/27/15 HITS: 4, three times RUNS: 2, 13 times RBI: 4, two times HIT STREAK: 16 games, 4/10-5/10/15

21 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Baseball at the Beach, Feb #33 DYLAN ALLEN INF, So. Lakeland, Fla. SEASON:.313 CAREER:.250 Has started all four games at third base Collected two hits and scored two runs at USF, 2/19 Started four games at third base, before receiving a medical redshirt due to a shoulder injury Started 40 games at third base Collected two hits, a double, scored twice and drove in a run in win at Radford in game two of doubleheader, 5/16 Went 3-for-3 and scored twice in win at Presbyterian, 3/29 Walked with the bases loaded in 16th inning in 1-0 win at Old Dominion, 3/19 Went 3-for-3 with three RBI and three runs scored in win over Campbell, 3/14 Doubled and scored the go-ahead run vs. Kent State, 3/8 Posted fi rst multi-hit game with two hits and a double vs. Ohio, 2/23 First collegiate start vs. USF, 2/ TOT HITS: 3, two times RUNS: 3, Campbell, 3/14/14 RBI: 3, two times, last time Campbell, 3/15/14 HIT STREAK: 5 games, 4/6-18/14 #34 WILL SHEPHERD OF, Jr. Wilkesboro, N.C. SEASON:.214 CAREER:.254 Has started all four games in right field Had two hits, including a two-run home run, at USF, 2/21 Started 45 games in right fi eld Had two hits, including his fi fth home run of the year, and scored twice against High Point, 5/14 Hit fourth home run of the season at Coastal Carolina, 5/11 Collected three hits, a double, and a RBI, scoring twice vs James Madison, 4/28 Posted fi rst three-hit game of the season, scoring three times in 3-0 win over Gardner-Webb, 4/26 Belted a home run at Virginia, 4/22 Hit two-run home run in 3-1 win at Charleston Southern, 4/2 Scored a career-high three runs in 9-5 win over Presbyterian, 3/27 Collected two hits and home run, scoring twice at Radford, 3/20 Returned to lineup on March 17 at Virginia Tech - missed two weeks Started 49 games in right fi eld Collected two hits, including a solo home run at Winthrop in Game 12 of the Big South Baseball Championship (5/24) Drove in a career-high three runs vs. Coastal Carolina, 5/9 Collected two hits, including game-tying RBI single in 4-2 win over UNC Asheville, 4/26 Had a season-high hit streak of 10 games, 3/22-4/6 Went 4-for-4 and scored twice in 5-0 win over VMI, 4/4 Led off for fi rst time at Presbyterian, 3/30 Had two hits and doubled in the go-ahead run vs. Kent St., 3/8 Collected two hits and scored a run at Duke, 3/5 Had two hits and scored twice in victory over Rider, 3/2 Had two hits, a double and scored twice in fi rst collegiate start in win over Richmond, 2/ TOT HITS: 4, VMI, 4/4/14 RUNS: 3, two times RBI: 3, Coastal Carolina, 5/9/14 HIT STREAK: 10 games, 3/22/14-4/6/14 #39 ANDREW YACYK 1B/OF, Jr. Hagerstown, Md. SEASON:.278 CAREER:.270 Has started all four games - three in left fi eld and one as designated hitter Drove in a career-high six runs with three hits, including a grand slam and a solo home run, at USF, 2/19 Started 55 games - nine in left fi eld, six at fi rst base and 40 as the DH Had two hits and scored a run in 8-7 win over High Point, 5/16 Collected two hits, a double and two RBI in 7-5 win at Coastal Carolina, 5/8 Drove in two runs with two hits in 3-0 win over Gardner-Webb, 4/26 Collected two hits, a triple and scored a run at Virginia, 4/22 Had two hits and drove in two runs in 7-4 win over Longwood, 4/17 Collected two hits and scored twice against Maryland, 4/15 Posted three hits, driving in a run and scoring two in a 10-2 win over Campbell, 4/12 Collected three hits, a two-run double and three RBI in victory at Charleston So., 4/3 Posted a team-high 10-game hitting streak, 3/7-3/21 Posted second three-hit game of the season in 4-2 win over Western Carolina, 3/14 Collected three hits and hit a solo home run in 4-3 win over East Carolina, 2/22 Hit first home run of the season, a solo home run, in a 9-1 win in game two of doubleheader at Georgia St., 2/14 Has made 24 starts, 10 in left fi eld, six in right fi eld, seven at DH and one at fi rst base Collected two his, including a two-run home run at Winthrop in Game 12 of the Big South Baseball Championship, 5/24 Had two hits, including a two-run home run vs. Virginia Tech, 4/14 Hit two-run pinch hit HR, tying the game in win over Duke, 4/1 Collected career highs with four hits and three runs in win vs. Rider, 3/2 Collected three hits vs. Missouri, 2/25 Doubled, hit first collegiate home run and had three RBI in fi rst college start vs. Ohio, 2/22 Collected fi rst collegiate hit vs. USF, 2/ TOT HITS: 4, Rider, 3/2/14 RUNS: 3, Rider, 3/2/14 RBI: 6, at USF, 2/19/16 HIT STREAK: 10 games, 3/7-3/21/15

22 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Baseball at the Beach, Feb PITCHER NOTES #4 SHANE QUARTERLEY RHP, Jr. Springfield, Ore. Has made two appearances Recorded the win in 8-4 win over William & Mary in relief, 2/23 Pitched two innings of scoreless relief at USF, 2/19 Previous School Attended Lane for two years and Northwest Athletic Conference Southern Region All-Star, earning fi rst team mention in Teammate of fellow Flames pitcher Jackson Bertsch at Lane Year ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP R ER BB SO OBA / #14 THOMAS SIMPSON RHP, Jr. Port Orchard, Wash. Has made one appearance Previous School Attended Tacoma for two years Named to the Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) All-Star fi rst team in Posted a 6-1 record with a 0.98 ERA and 43 strikeouts over 45 2/3 innings Earned place on the NWAC Spring Academic team Teammate of Flames catcher Josh Latta at Tacoma Year ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP R ER BB SO OBA / IP: 2.0, at USF, 2/19/16 Long Start: N/A Short Start:N/A Strikeouts: 2, at USF, 2/19/16 Liberty Record in App: 1-1 Liberty Record in Starts: 0-0 Quarterley Game-By-Game 2/19 at USF /23 William & Mary W Totals #9 JORDAN SCOTT RHP, Jr. Lithonia, Ga. Has made two appearances Pitched two innings of scoreless relief at USF, 2/21 Previous School Attended Western Oklahoma State for two years Struck out 67 over 49 2/3 innings in 19 appearances in Year ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP R ER BB SO OBA / IP: 2.0, at USF, 2/21/16 Long Start: N/A Short Start:N/A Strikeouts: 1, at USF, 2/21/16 Liberty Record in App: 1-1 Liberty Record in Starts: 0-0 Scott Game-By-Game 2/21 at USF /23 William & Mary Total s IP: 0.2, at USF, 2/21/16 Long Start: N/A Short Start:N/A Strikeouts: 1, at USF, 2/21/16 Liberty Record in App: 0-1 Liberty Record in Starts: 0-0 Simpson Game-By-Game 2/21 at USF #15 ZANDER CLOUSE RHP, Jr. Kenmore, Wash. Has made two appearances, one start Previous School Attended Bellevue for two years Posted a 6-3 record with a 2.26 ERA over 63 2/3 innings in Threw seven-inning no-hitter, the fi rst at Bellevue in over 25 years, in 5-0 win over Olympic on April 25, Year ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP R ER BB SO OBA / IP: 2.1, at USF, 2/19/16 Long Start: N/A Short Start:N/A Strikeouts: 3, at USF, 2/19/16 Liberty Record in App: 1-1 Liberty Record in Starts: 1-0 Clouse Game-By-Game 2/21 at USF /23 William & Mary * Total s

23 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Baseball at the Beach, Feb #16 CODY GAMBLE RHP, Jr. Live Oak, Fla. Has made one appearance Previous School Attended Polk State for two years FCAA State and Suncoast Conference Fireman of the Year Member of and Suncoast Champions Made 22 appearances, posting 12 saves, a 2.92 ERA and 36 strikeouts over 24 2/3 innings Member of FCSAA State Runners-up in Year ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP R ER BB SO OBA / IP: 2.2, at USF, 2/19/16 Long Start: N/A Short Start: N/A Strikeouts: 3, at USF, 2/19/16 Liberty Record in App: 0-1 Liberty Record in Starts: 0-0 Gamble Game-By-Game 2/19 at USF #17 EVAN MITCHELL RHP, Jr. Lynchburg, Va. Has made one appearance Previous School Attended Potomac State for two years Spalding NJCAA Division I Pitcher of the Year, the fi rst time any player from Potomac State was named as a national player of the year Named to NJCAA Division I All-America fi rst team Led the nation with a 12-1 record, posting a 1.16 ERA over 85 innings pitched in Named the school s Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year for Teammate of Flames infi elder Andrew Kowalo at Potomac State Year ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP R ER BB SO OBA IP:0.1, at USF, 2/21/16 Long Start: N/A Short Start: N/A Strikeouts: N/A Liberty Record in App: 0-1 Liberty Record in Starts: 0-0 Mitchell Game-By-Game 2/21 at USF #19 MICHAEL STAFFORD LHP, Jr. Canton, Mich. Has made one appearance, a start Made 11 appearances with four starts Struck out three during 1 2/3 innings of relief against High Point ( 5/15) Pitched two innings of scoreless relief at Coastal Carolina (5/9) Recorded the win, giving up one run on fi ve hits over seven innings, striking out a career-high seven in 12-5 win at Virginia Tech (3/17) Gave up one run on two hits, striking out six over four innings in fi rst career start at Duke (3/3) Allowed one run on two hits over three innings of relief, striking out fi ve in 9-1 win over Georgia State in the second game of a doubleheader at the Atlanta Challenge (2/14) Appeared in seven games Hurled two scoreless innings of relief at North Carolina (4/23) Pitched scoreless inning in fi rst collegiate appearance (3/24) Year ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP R ER BB SO OBA / / / TOT / IP: 7.0, at Virginia Tech, 3/17/15 Long Start: 7.0, at Virginia Tech, 3/17/15 Short Start: 2.1, Old Dominion, 3/31/15 Strikeouts: 7, at Virginia Tech, 3/17/15 Liberty Record in App: 7-12 Liberty Record in Starts: 2-3 Stafford Game-By-Game 3/22 High Point /29 at Presbyterian Coll /2 at Maryland /11 at Longwood /23 at North Carolina /14 Elon /22 vs. High Point Tot /14 at Georgia St W 2/21 vs. St. John s L 3/2 Duke * /17 at Virginia Tech * W 3/25 Virginia * L 3/31 Old Dominion * /15 Maryland /18 at Longwood /9 at Coastal Carolina /15 High Point /19 vs. High Point Tot /21 at USF *

24 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Baseball at the Beach, Feb #21 VICTOR COLE LHP, Sr. Memphis, Tenn. BIG SOUTH & ECAC PITCHER OF THE WEEK FOR APRIL 6-12, BIG SOUTH PITCHER OF THE WEEK FOR FEB. 25-MARCH 1, Has made one appearance, a start Made 13 appearances with 12 starts Finished third in the Big South with a.208 opponent batting average. Big South Pitcher of the Week for March 2 and for April 12 ECAC Pitcher of the Week for April 12 Allowed two unearned runs over 7 1/3 innings in 7-4 win at Longwood, 4/17 Gave up one run on fi ve hits, striking out eight over eight innings in victory over Gardner-Webb, 4/25 Pitched eight scoreless innings in 7-0 win over Campbell, 4/11 Gave up one run on fi ve hits over 6 1/3 innings, recording the win in 2-1 victory at Charleston Southern, 4/4 Allowed three runs over 6 1/3 innings, striking out a career-high 10 in win over Presbyterian, 3/29 Carried a no-hitter into the ninth, pitching a complete game in a 6-1 win over Bryant, 2/28 Year ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP R ER BB SO OBA / / TOT / IP: 9.0, Bryant, 2/28/15 Long Start: 9.0, Bryant, 2/28/15 Short Start: 4.2, at Radford, 3/21/15 Strikeouts: 10, Presbyterian, 3/29/15 Liberty Record in App: 8-6 Liberty Record in Starts: 8-5 #22 ERIC GRABOWSKI RHP, Jr. Scott Township, Pa. Has appeared in two games Also plays in the fi eld, starting two games at second base Previous School Attended Lackawanna for two years Selected as the All-Region XIX Division II Player of the Year and to the region s fi rst team in Infi elder and pitcher for Region XIX Champions Hit.440 with 44 runs scored and 41 RBI, fi nishing third in the nation with 22 doubles as a sophomore Also posted a 4-2 record with 43 strikeouts over 48 innings recipient of the school s Sterling B. Seeley Award given to an individual who demonstrates all-around abilities as a student and an athlete as well as an active involvement in the community Year ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP R ER BB SO OBA / IP: 1.0, William & Mary, 2/23/16 Long Start: N/A Short Start: N/A Strikeouts: N/A Liberty Record in App: 1-1 Liberty Record in Starts: 0-0 Grabowski Game-By-Game 2/19 at USF /23 William & Mary Total s Cole Game-By-Game 2/13 at Kennesaw St /21 vs. UNCG * /28 Bryant * W 3/7 Kent St. - 1 * L 3/14 Penn St. * /21 at Radford * /29 Prebyterian * W 4/4 at Charleston So. * W 4/11 Campbell * W 4/17 at Longwood * W 4/25 Gardner-Webb * /9 at Coastal Carolina * L 5/15 High Point * L Totals /20 at USF *

25 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Baseball at the Beach, Feb #23 CARSON HERNDON RHP, Sr. Salisbury, N.C. Has made one appearance, a start Received a medical redshirt Made eight starts until suffering season-ending injury Pitched six scoreless innings in combined shutout at Presbyterian, 3/29 Pitched six scoreless innings in wins over Rider, 3/2 and Kent State, 3/ Has made 11 appearances, with 10 starts Pitched fi rst career complete game, allowing one run on six hits in 8-1 win over Longwood - struck out a career-high nine batters, 3/29 Was opening day starter at South Carolina, 2/ Appeared in 13 games with seven starts Allowed one run on three hits over six innings in the win at Winthrop, 4/16 Recorded his fi rst collegiate victory in his fi rst start at Liberty with fi ve scoreless innings against James Madison, facing one more batter than the minimum 15, 3/14 Earned the fi rst save of his college career with three scoreless innings, striking out two against St. John s, 3/10 Year ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP R ER BB SO OBA / / / / TOT / IP: 9.0, Longwood, 3/29/13 Long Start: 9.0, Longwood, 3/29/13 Short Start: 1.2, High Point, 5/13/12 Strikeouts: 9, Longwood, 3/29/13 Liberty Record in App: Liberty Record in Starts: 17-9 Herndon Game-By-Game /17 vs. Richmond /3 Coppin State /10 St. John s S 3/14 James Madison * W 3/21 Old Dominion * W 3/24 Gardner-Webb L 4/1 at Marshall /7 Campbell /15 at Winthrop * W 4/22 at UNC Asheville * /2 North Carolina A&T * /13 High Point * /19 at Radford Tot / /15 at South Carolina * L 2/23 Penn State * /1 Army * W 3/8 at Georgia * L 3/15 Charleston Southern * W 3/22 at High Point - 1 * /29 Longwood * W 4/6 at Coastal Carolina * L 4/12 West Virginia * L 4/20 Winthrip - 1 * L 4/27 at VMI /1 Maryland * Tot /17 vs. Richmond * /23 at UNCW * L 3/2 Rider * W 3/9 Kent State * W 3/15 Campbell - 1 * /22 High Point * W 3/29 at Presbyterian Coll * W 4/5 VMI * W Tot /19 at USF *

26 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Baseball at the Beach, Feb #25 ZACH HELSEL RHP, Fr. Altoona, Pa. Has made two appearances Prep Graduate of Altoona Area High School Named to the All-Altoona Mirror fi rst team and a Central Penn League All-Star as a senior Posted a 1.07 ERA over 23 2/3 innings pitched in Ron Fiocetta Scholarship Award winner Pitched for USA Elite, allowing three runs throughout the entire summer of Year ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP R ER BB SO OBA IP:1.0, at USF, 2/20/16 Long Start: N/A Short Start: N/A Strikeouts: 1, at USF, 2/20/16 Liberty Record in App: 2-0 Liberty Record in Starts: 0-0 Helsel Game-By-Game 2/20 at USF /23 William & Mary Totals #28 JOHN LETCHWORTH RHP, Fr. Gloucester, Va. Has made one appearance #31 GEOFFREY MURPHY RHP, Sr. Peachtree City, Ga. Made one appearance Pitched three innings of scoreless, hitless relief in win over William & Mary, 2/23 Previous School Attended Boston College from , graduating with a bachelor s degree in communications Finished time at Boston College with a 2.76 ERA in 33 appearances Was 1-2 with a 2.05 ERA in 22 innings over 15 appearances in In, appeared in 13 games as the designated hitter, batting.171 wit four RBIs Made a career-high 20 mound appearances with a 3.19 ERA over 36.2 innings, posting a 2-1 record as a freshman in 2012 Four-time recipient of the Athletics Director s Award for Academic Achievement Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll four times Co-Founder and Vice President of the BC Athletes in Action chapter Year ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA IP: 0.1, William & Mary, 2/23/16 Long Start: N/A Short Start: N/A Strikeouts: N/A Liberty Record in App: 1-0 Liberty Record in Starts: 0-0 Murphy Game-By-Game 2/23 Wiliam & Mary 3/ Prep Graduate of Gloucester High School Two-time all-conference pitcher Posted a 5-2 record with a 0.70 ERA over 43 innings as a junior Year ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA / IP: 0.1, William & Mary, 2/23/16 Long Start: N/A Short Start: N/A Strikeouts: N/A Liberty Record in App: 1-0 Liberty Record in Starts: 0-0 Letchworth Game-By-Game 2/23 William & Mary

27 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Baseball at the Beach, Feb #35 JACK DEGROAT RHP, Fr. Purcellville, Va. Has made 1 appearance Recorded fi rst collegiate win in his fi rst collegiate appearance with 3.2 innings of scoreless relief in 4-0 win at USF, 2/20 Prep Graduate of Loudoun Valley High School Virginia 3A State Player of the Year and Regional Player of the Year Selected -15 All-USA Virginia Baseball Team Second team All-Washington D.C. Metro in First team all-state, all-region and all-district fi rst team as a senior Loudoun County Sports Player of the Year and Athlete of the Spring A teammate of Flames outfi elder Sam Urban, the two led Loudoun Valley to the 3A State title and 3A State title game Posted a 10-0 record with a 0.38 ERA and 119 strikeouts over 72 innings in Year ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP R ER BB SO OBA IP:3.2, at USF, 2/20/16 Long Start: N/A Short Start: N/A Strikeouts: 4, at USF, 2/20/16 Liberty Record in App: 1-0 Liberty Record in Starts: 0-0 DeGroat Game-By-Game 2/20 at USF W #36 JACKSON BERTSCH RHP, Jr. Port Orchard, Wash. d Currently out with injury Previous School Attended Lane for two years Went 6-3 with a 2.66 ERA and struck out 52 over 54 innings in Teammate of fellow Liberty pitcher Shane Quarterley at Lane #40 CALEB EVANS RHP, Jr. Smith Island, Md. Has made one appearance Recorded the fi rst save of his career with 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief to close out a 4-0 win at USF, 2/20 Made 15 relief appearances Pitched 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief in 9-7 win vs. Old Dominion, 3/31 Threw 2 1/3 scoreless relief innings in 4-2 win over Western Carolina, 3/14 Made eight relief appearances Pitched a scoreless inning against High Point in Game 8 of the Big South Baseball Championship, 5/22 Pitched 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, striking out a career-high three vs. Elon, 5/13 Pitched a scoreless inning at Virginia, 5/7 Year ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA / / / TOT / IP: 3.1, High Point, 5/16/15 Long Start: N/A Short Start: N/A Strikeouts: 3, vs. Elon, 5/13/14 Walks: 4, High Point, 5/16/15 Liberty Record in App: Liberty Record in Starts: 0-0 Evans Game-By-Game 2/23 at UNCW /1 Ball State /14 Campbell /7 at Virginia /13 Elon /16 at Radford /22 vs High Point /24 at Winthrop Tot /14 at Georgia St /21 vs. St. John s /2 North Carolina /7 Kent State /8 Kent State /14 Western Carolina /17 at Virginia Tech /20 at Radford /21 at Radford /24 Duke /31 Old Dominion /6 at Old Dominion /11 Campbell /22 at Virginia /16 High Point Tot /20 at USF SV

28 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Baseball at the Beach, Feb #55 PARKER BEAN RHP, Jr. Hanover, Pa. LOUISVILLE SLUGGER FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN BIG SOUTH FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR BIG SOUTH ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM VASID ALL-STATE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR VASID ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM LOUISVILLE SLUGGER PLAYER OF THE WEEK - APRIL 7, BIG SOUTH PITCHER OF THE WEEK FOR MARCH 31- APRIL 7, Has made one appearance Pitched two shutout innings at USF, 2/21 Made an appearance in 15 games with 10 starts Recorded the win with three innings of relief vs Old Dominion, 3/31 Pitched a complete game in 5-1 victory over Western Carolina, 3/14 Allowed two runs on three hits, striking out fi ve in 4-3 win at East Carolina, 2/22 Recorded fi rst win with fi ve innings of work in 11-4 decision against Bryant, 3/1 Selected to Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America team Named Big South Freshman of the Year Selected as VaSID All-State Rookie of the Year Named to Big South All-Conference second team Voted to VaSID All-State second team Selected Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week for April 7 Named NCAA.com Performer of the Week for April 9 Selected Big South Pitcher of the Week for April 7 Made 15 appearances, all starts Finished sixth in the Big South in strikeouts Ranked ninth in the Big South with a.224 opponent batting average Allowed one run on fi ve hits, striking out 11 in complete-game victory at Longwood, 4/13 Came within two outs of a no-hitter, striking out a career-high 16 batters over 8 1/3 innings in 17-0 win over VMI, 4/6 Record the win by scattering three hits and striking out seven over six scoreless innings in 8-0 victory at Presbyterian, 3/30 Gave up two runs on fi ve hits over eight innings in 4-2 win over Kent St., 3/8 Allowed two runs on seven hits over 4 1/3 innings in fi rst collegiate start against USF at UNF Best Bet Tournament, 2/15 Bean Game-By-Game 2/15 vs. South Florida * L 2/22 vs. Ohio * W 3/1 Rider * W 3/8 Kent State * W 3/15 Campbell - 2 * /23 High Point * /30 at Presbyterian Coll * W 4/6 VMI * W 4/13 at Longwood * W 4/22 at Clemson * /27 UNC Asheville * /11 Coastal Carolina * W 5/17 at Radford * L 5/23 vs. Radford * /31 vs. Bucknell * L Tot /13 at Kennesaw St. * L 2/22 at East Carolina * /1 Bryant * W 3/7 Kent State - 2 * /13 Western Carolina * W 3/20 at Radford * L 3/27 Presbyterian * /31 Old Dominion W 4/6 at Old Dominion * L 4/15 Maryland * /18 Longwood 2, L 4/22 at Virginia * L 4/29 James Madison /11 at Coastal Carolina /15 HIGH POINT Tot at USF Year ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA / / / TOT / IP: 9.0, at Longwood, 4/13/14 Long Start: 9.0, at Longwood Short Start: 3.0, at Kennesaw St., 2/13/15 Strikeouts: 16, VMI, 4/6/14 Walks: 7, Bryant, 3/1/15 Liberty Record in App: Liberty Record in Starts: 16-9

29 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Baseball at the Beach, Feb Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. B/T Cl. Hgt. Wgt. Hometown/High School (Previous School) 1 D.J. Artis OF L/L Fr Greensboro, N.C./ Southeast Guilford HS 2 Payton Scarbrough C R/R Jr Maryville, Mo./ Maryville HS (Eastern Oklahoma St.) 3 Josh Barrick INF R/R So Forest, Va./ Liberty Christian Academy 4 Shane Quarterley RHP R/R Jr Springfield, Ore./ Thurston HS (Lane) 5 Austin Bream LF/1B R/R Sr Zelienople, Pa./ Seneca Valley HS 7 Sammy Taormina 1B L/R Jr Rock Hill, S.C./ Northwestern HS 8 Nick Walker C L/R Sr Sallisaw, Okla./ Sallisaw HS (Eastern Oklahoma St.) 9 Jordan Scott RHP R/R Jr Lithonia, Ga./ Arabia Mountain HS (Western Oklahoma St.) 10 Tray Roberts OF R/R Jr Aiken, S.C./ Aiken HS 11 Josh Close OF R/R So Hoover, Ala./ Spain Park H 12 Andrew Kowalo INF R/R Jr Wheeling, WVa./ Wheeling Park HS (Potomac St.) 13 Jack Morris OF R/R Fr Ruckersville, Va./ Miller School of Albemarle 14 Thomas Simpson OF/RHP R/R Jr Port Orchard, Wash./ South Kitsap HS (Tacoma) 15 Zander Clouse RHP R/R Jr Kenmore, Wash,/ Archbishop Murphy (Bellevue) 16 Cody Gamble RHP R/R Jr Live Oak, Fla,/ Suwannee HS (Polk St.) 17 Evan Mitchell RHP R/R Jr Lynchburg, Va./ Brookville HS (Potomac St.) 19 Michael Stafford LHP L/L Jr Canton, Mich./ Canton HS 20 Jake Barbee C L/R Jr Harrisburg, N.C./ Hickory Ridge HS 21 Victor Cole LHP L/L Sr Memphis, Tenn./ Memphis Univ. School (Tallahassee) 22 Eric Grabowski 2B/RHP R/R Jr Scott Township, Pa./ Lakeland HS (Lackawanna) 23 Carson Herndon RHP R/R Sr Salisbury, N.C./ Davie County 25 Zach Helsel RHP R/R Fr Altoona, Pa./ Altoona Arena HS 26 Dalton Britt INF L/R Sr Greenville, N.C./ J.H. Rose HS 27 Josh Latta C R/R Jr Seattle, Wash./ Auburn Riverside (Tacoma) 28 Jon Letchworth RHP R/R Fr Gloucester, Va,/ Gloucester HS 30 Samuel Urban OF L/L Fr Purcellville, Va./ Loudoun Valley HS 31 Geoffrey Murphy RHP R/R Sr Peachtree City, Ga./ McIntosh HS (Boston College) 32 Aaron Stroosma OF/1B R/R Sr Sedro-Woolley, Wash./ Sedro-Woolley HS (Bellevue) 33 Dylan Allen INF L/R So Lakeland, Fla./ George Jenkins HS 34 Will Shepherd OF/INF R/R Jr Wilkesboro, N.C./ West Wilkes HS 35 Jack DeGroat RHP R/R Fr Purcellville, Va./ Loudoun Valley HS 36 Jackson Bertsch RHP L/R Jr Pleasant Hill, Ore,/ Pleasant Hill HS (Lane) 39 Andrew Yacyk LF/1B R/L Jr Hagerstown, Md./ North Hagerstown HS 40 Caleb Evans RHP R/R Jr Smith Island, Md./ Crisfield 55 Parker Bean RHP R/R Jr Hanover, Pa./ South Western HS Head Coach: 37 Jim Toman Assistant Coach: 42 Garrett Quinn Assistant Coach: 50 Jason Murray Assistant Coach: Blake Hunt Student Assistant Coach: Jaret White Director of Baseball Operations: Daniel Brown Alphabetical 33 Dylan Allen 1 D.J. Artis 20 Jake Barbee 3 Josh Barrick 55 Parker Bean 36 Jackson Bertsch 5 Austin Bream 26 Dalton Britt 11 Josh Close 15 Zander Clouse 4 Victor Cole 35 Jack DeGroat 40 Caleb Evans 16 Cody Gamble 22 Eric Grabowski 25 Zach Helsel 23 Carson Herndon 12 Andrew Kowalo 27 Josh Latta 28 John Letchworth 17 Evan Mitchell 13 Jack Morris 31 Geoffrey Murphy 4 Shane Quarterley 10 Tray Roberts 2 Payton Scarbrough 9 Jordan Scott 34 Will Shepherd 14 Thomas Simpson 19 Michael Stafford 32 Aaron Stroosma 7 Sammy Taormina 8 Nick Walker 30 Samuel Urban 39 Andrew Yacyk Pronunciation Guide Barbee...Just like it looks Bar-bee Barrick... Bare-rick Bertsch... Birch (like tree) Clouse...Clouce (rhymes with mouse) Grabowski... Grah-bow-ski Kowalo... Co-wall-oh Letchworth...Leck-worth Latta... Lott-uh Stroosma... Str-eews-ma Taormina... Tar-mean-a Toman...Tow-man Yacyk... Yeah-sick Breakdown by Position Pitchers (17) Parker Bean (Jr.) Jackson Bertsch (Fr.) Zander Clouse (Jr.) Victor Cole (Sr.) Jack DeGroat (Fr.) Caleb Evans (Jr.) Cody Gamble (Jr.) Eric Grabowski (Jr.) Zach Helsel (Fr.) Carson Herndon (Sr.) John Letchworth (Fr.) Evan Mitchell (Jr.) Geoffrey Murphy (Sr.) Shane Quarterley (Jr.) Jordan Scott (Jr.) Thomas Simpson (Jr.) Michael Stafford (Jr.) Catchers (4) Jake Barbee (So.) Josh Latta (Jr.) Peyton Scarbrough (Jr.) Nick Walker (Sr.) Infielders (8) Dylan Allen (So.) Josh Barrick (So.) Austin Bream (Sr.) Dalton Britt (Sr.) Eric Grabowski (Jr.) Andrew Kowalo (Jr.) Sammy Taormina (Jr.) Andrew Yacyk (Jr.) Outfielders (9) D.J. Artis (Fr.) Austin Bream (Sr.) Josh Close (So.) Jack Morris (Fr.) Tray Roberts (Jr.) Will Shepherd (Jr.) Aaron Stroosma (Sr.) Sam Urban (Fr.) Andrew Yacyk (Jr.)

30 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL Baseball at the Beach, Feb TV & Radio Roster 1 D.J. Artis OF L/L Fr. Greensboro, N.C. 2 Payton Scarbrough C R/R Jr. Maryville, Mo. 3 Josh Barrick INF R/R So. Forest, Va. 4 Shane Quarterley RHP R/R Jr. Springfield, Ore. 5 Austin Bream LF/1B R/R Sr. Zelienople, Pa. 7 Sammy Taormina 1B L/R Jr. Rock Hill, S.C. 8 Nick Walker C L/R Sr. Sallisaw, Okla. 9 Jordan Scott RHP R/R Jr. Lithonia, Ga. 10 Tray Roberts OF R/R Jr. Aiken, S.C. 11 Josh Close OF R/R So. Hoover, Ala. 12 Andrew Kowalo INF R/R Jr. Wheeling, W.Va. 13 Jack Morris OF R/R Fr. Ruckersville, Va. 14 Thomas Simpson OF/RHP R/R Jr. Port Orchard, Wash. 15 Zander Clouse RHP R/R Jr. Kenmore, Wash. 16 Cody Gamble RHP R/R Jr. Live Oak, Fla. 17 Evan Mitchell RHP R/R Jr. Lynchburg, Va. 19 Michael Stafford LHP L/L Jr. Canton, Mich. 20 Jake Barbee C L/R Jr. Harrisburg, N.C. 21 Victor Cole LHP L/L Sr. Memphis, Tenn. 22 Eric Grabowski 2B/RHP R/R Jr. Scott Township, Pa. 23 Carson Herndon RHP R/R Sr. Salisbury, N.C. 25 Zach Helsel RHP R/R Fr. Altoona, Pa. 26 Dalton Britt SS L/R Sr. Greenville, N.C. 27 Josh Latta C R/R Jr. Seattle, Wash. 28 Jon Letchworth RHP R/R Fr. Glouster, Va. 30 Sam Urban OF L/L Fr. Purecllville, Va. 31 Geoffrey Murphy RHP R/R Sr. Peachtree City, Ga. 32 Aaron Stroosma OF/1B R/R Sr. Sedro-Woolley, Wash. 33 Dylan Allen INF L/R So. Lakeland, Fla. 34 Will Shepherd OF/INF R/R Jr. Wilkesboro, N.C. 35 Jack DeGroat RHP R/R Fr. Purcellville, Va. 36 Jackson Bertsch RHP L/R Jr. Pleasant Hill, Ore. 39 Andrew Yacyk LF/1B R/L Jr. Hagerstown, Md. 40 Caleb Evans RHP R/R Jr. Smith Island, Md. 55 Parker Bean RHP R/R Jr. Hanover, Pa.