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Big South baseball morning update

A quick update regarding the progress of today's action in High Point, N.C.

05/23/2012 9:46 AM

Flames rout UNCA in opener, await second-round opponent in Big South

HIGH POINT, N.C. — There are times in baseball where the numbers indeed do lie, something that Liberty baseball coach Jim Toman firmly believes when it comes to his catcher, Trey Wimmer. Wimmer’s raw numbers paint a picture of ineffectiveness: A .222 batting average and .271 slugging percentage, both numbers well below what he produced in 2010 before a devastating knee injury cost him a season.

05/23/2012 1:46 AM
Liberty opens Big South tournament today against UNCA

At the end of April, after Coastal Carolina swept Liberty at Worthington Stadium to end any real shot the Flames had at earning an at-large bid to an NCAA regional, the Flames’ coaching staff re-adjusted the team’s priorities and goals: Get healthy, and make a run in High Point.

05/22/2012 1:15 AM
Breaking down the Big South baseball tourney

A team-by-team look at the eight-school Big South baseball tournament field.

05/21/2012 4:44 PM
A million thoughts on conference realignment

Where does Liberty stand in the ever-changing world of conference realignment?

05/18/2012 1:34 PM
LU men's basketball program signs sixth recruit

Liberty added a sixth men’s basketball player to its 2012-13 recruiting class on Wednesday, as coach Dale Layer announced the signing of Wesley Alcegaire, a 6-foot-5, 190-pound swingman from North Miami Beach, Fla.

05/17/2012 1:27 AM
Virginia Tech baseball nips Liberty in bottom of ninth

The Virginia Tech baseball team won its 18th straight non-conference game with a 4-3 walk-off victory over visiting Liberty on Tuesday at English Field. Hokies catcher Chad Morgan hit a one-out single in the bottom of the ninth to score shortstop Johnny Morales with the winning run.

05/16/2012 12:16 AM
Flames are FBS ready

Liberty University chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr., announces the results of the school's FBS feasibility study at commencement.

05/13/2012 1:12 PM
Carolina League prospect report: Wilmington

The final installment of an eight-part series looking at the top prospects in the Carolina League.

05/08/2012 6:06 PM
Carolina League prospect report: Winston-Salem

Seventh in a continuing series of reports on the top prospects in the Carolina League.

05/07/2012 4:26 PM
Liberty weekly watch, 5/4

Wrapping up spring football and looking ahead at the stretch run of the baseball season.

05/04/2012 8:50 PM
Coastal sweeps Liberty

Coastal Carolina’s Big South success in the last decade is no fluke. The Chanticleers have had some of the best seasons of any mid-major in Division I baseball in recent years. They’ve made two Super Regional trips. Since 2005, they’ve won 50 games in a season four times. They’ve had numerous players drafted, including current Hillcats standout Tommy La Stella.

04/28/2012 11:25 PM
Coastal makes it 15 in a row over Liberty

The “3-1” pickoff move in baseball is one that is executed to perfection so rarely that any time a pitcher tries it, the crowd usually reacts with boos, expletives and screams for umpires to call a balk.

04/27/2012 11:39 PM
Liberty weekly watch, 4/26

A quick look at what's happening in Liberty athletics this week, including a huge baseball series with Coastal Carolina

04/26/2012 4:16 PM
LU baseball establishes recruiting success in Northwest

For there to be a movement, there has to be a pioneer, one that sets the wheels in motion. In the case of Liberty baseball, those forerunners were Curran Redal and Zane Bator, a couple of junior college players from Washington state who took a chance on a Christian university in the Mid-Atlantic not many out that way knew existed.

04/25/2012 11:54 PM
LU baseball shut out for first time this season at UNC Asheville

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — UNC Asheville pitcher Ryan Dull held Liberty University’s baseball team in check, shutting out the Flames for the first time this season, 2-0, in the second game of their Big South Conference series Saturday. Dull (3-4) did not allow a run over the first 7 1/3 innings, tying a career-high with 11 strikeouts, scattering seven hits before Brian Connolly pitched the final 1 2/3 innings for his second save.

04/21/2012 11:25 PM
Defense rules day at Liberty's annual Spring Game

When Liberty coach Turner Gill chose to switch from a 3-4 to a 4-3 defense, he cited the desire for speed and aggressiveness from the Flames’ front seven. Quarterback Tyler Brennan knows all about that explosiveness after the Flames’ annual spring scrimmage Saturday afternoon at Williams Stadium. "Our defensive line has been playing great, and they looked real good today," Brennan said. "They put a lot of pressure on the quarterback with a four-down front, and they make us make our decisions quick. It showed today."

04/21/2012 11:19 PM
Two days after upsetting UNC, LU baseball drops opener at UNC Asheville

UNC Ashville’s Thomas Bess scored on a wild pitch in the 13th inning to send the Bulldogs past Liberty, 7-6, at Greenwood Field. Liberty (31-11, 9-4) trailed 5-3 entering the ninth inning, but took the lead with a three-run frame. Asheville (18-21, 7-9) knotted the game with a run in the bottom of the ninth to send the contest into extra innings.

04/21/2012 12:07 AM
Carolina League prospect report: Myrtle Beach

Sixth in a series looking at the top prospects in the Carolina League.

04/20/2012 6:16 PM
Format for Liberty's spring scrimmage

Liberty hosts its annual spring football scrimmage Saturday at 1 p.m. Here's a look at the format.

04/20/2012 4:17 PM
Liberty weekly watch, 4/19

A quick look at what's happening this week in Liberty athletics.

04/19/2012 6:13 PM
Liberty baseball upsets No. 7 UNC in Chapel Hill

Liberty baseball coach Jim Toman really wanted this one, so he made an unorthodox move on Wednesday, turning to his usual Friday starting pitcher to get the Flames out of a late jam, helping LU to a 5-3 upset of No. 7 North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

04/19/2012 12:27 AM
Carolina League prospect report: Carolina

A continuing series of team-by-team look at the top prospects in the Carolina League.

04/18/2012 7:48 PM
Carolina League prospect report: Frederick

A continuing look at the prospects in the Carolina League in 2012.

04/17/2012 7:53 PM
Liberty weekly watch, 4/13

A whip-around look at what's going on with Liberty athletics

04/13/2012 1:03 PM