2009 SEASON SUPERLATIVES

During the past two seasons, Liberty has won 68 games,

the most during the first two years under any head coach

in program history. In addition, Head Coach Jim Toman’s

.591 winning percentage during the span is the highest

among the six head coaches to ever guide the Flames.

The Flames posted 17 Big South Conference victories, the

most wins by a Liberty team since joining the conference

in 1992.

Third baseman Tyler Bream was named a Freshman All-

American by the Collegiate Baseball News, becoming the

fifth player in program history to receive the honor.

Liberty set a new program record for fielding percentage

with a .974 percentage. In addition, the Flames

committed the fewest errors in the 36-year history of the

program, making just 53 during the year.

Liberty batters were hit by a pitch 95 times, setting a

new school record. The mark eclipses the record set in

2008. The Flames finished the year ranked 13th in the

country in the category.

Center fielder Curran Redal set a new Big South record

by hitting safely in 32 consecutive games.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIBERTY BASEBALLFlames in the Majors ..........................................3Flames and Professional Baseball .......................4Alumni Weekend.................................................7All-Time Honor Roll ............................................8Worthington Stadium .......................................10Crowder/Muckel Fieldhouse ..............................122010 Outlook ...................................................13Depth Chart ......................................................14Media Information............................................15Travel Information/Broadcast Schedule .............15Strength and Conditioning................................17Academic Services ............................................18

THE STAFFHead Coach Jim Toman .....................................20Assistant Coach Garrett Quinn..........................23Assistant Coach Jason Murray ..........................25Assistant Coach Adam Ward .............................26Director of Baseball Operations Billy Daniels.....26Sports Medicine Staff........................................27Baseball Contact Ryan Bomberger ....................28Support Staff ....................................................28

THE FLAMESNumerical Roster ..............................................30Pronunciation Guide .........................................31Alphabetical Roster ..........................................31Geographical Roster .........................................31Flames by Class ................................................31Player Profiles...................................................32Photo Roster...................................................104

THE OPPONENTS2010 Opponents ...............................................50Big South Conference .......................................54

2009 YEAR IN REVIEW2009 Year in Review .........................................562009 Flames Statistics ......................................582009 Results.....................................................592009 Big South Review.....................................602009 Big South Leaders ....................................62

RECORDS & HISTORYChronology.......................................................64Individual Records ............................................66Team Records ...................................................68Season Top 10 ..................................................69Top Career Performances ..................................70Team Batting and Pitching ................................72Year-by-Year Leaders ........................................73Year-by-Year Results .........................................76Flames in the Postseason..................................85Coaching Year-by-Year Summary .......................86All-Time Roster .................................................87

LIBERTY UNIVERSITYThe University...................................................92LibertyFlames.com ............................................95Remembering Dr. Falwell ..................................96University Administration..................................97Director of Athletics/Senior Staff .......................98Athletics Administration ...................................99Athletics Excellence ........................................100Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame..........................102

CREDITSEditor: Ryan BombergerAssistant Editors: Todd Wetmore, Eric Brown,

Paul Carmany and Jennifer Shelton Contributors: Owen Benson, Dwayne Groff, Bill

Hardin and Jim TomanCover Photography: Les Schofer Contributing Photographers: Ryan Bomberger,

Jordan Crossingham, Bob DuVaul, Don Garlock, Jamie Hall, Tim Lyons, Jeff Raymond, Les Schofer, Brian Sennett, Corkey Trewin, Barry Whitten, WG Sports Photos, Rochester Red Wings and LU Archives

Cover Design: Brian Wallace, Liberty Office for University Advancement

Layout/Typesetting: Heather Lehosit, Morgantown Printing & Binding

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GENERAL INFORMATIONName of School ..................... Liberty UniversityCity/Zip .............................Lynchburg, Va. 24502Founded .................................................... 1971Enrollment ............................................ 11, 311Nickname .............................................. FlamesMascot.......................................................EagleSchool Colors .................... Red, White and BlueAffiliation ................................. NCAA Division IConference ......................................... Big SouthFounder .......................................... Jerry FalwellChancellor ................................. Jerry Falwell, Jr.Director of Athletics .......................... Jeff BarberAthletics Department Phone ..... (434) 582-2100

COACHING STAFFHead Coach ...... Jim Toman (N.C. State, ’85, ’95)Record at School ................ 68-47-1 (Two Years)Career Record .......................................... SameBaseball Office .......................... (434) 582-2103Assistant Coaches .... Garrett Quinn (Maine, ‘98)

Jason Murray (Ball State, ’98)Adam Ward (Clemson, ’08)

Director of Baseball Operations .............................................................Billy Daniels (Liberty, ‘06)Athletic Trainer ........................ Scott LawrensonStrength & Conditioning Coach ...... Colin Dugan

TEAM INFORMATIONOverall Record ......................................... 33-21Conference Record .............................. 17-9/3rdHome Record ............................................. 19-5Away Record ........................................... 11-13Neutral ........................................................ 3-3Starters Returning/Lost (position players) ..... 7/2Pitchers Returning/Lost ................................. 6/4Lettermen Returning/Lost ............................14/7Newcomers ................................................... 13

HISTORYFirst Year ................................................... 1974All-Time .................................. 980-773-7 (.559)

BASEBALL STADIUMHome Field ....................... Worthington StadiumCapacity .................................................. 1,000Field Dimensions .... 325 (LF), 375 (LC), 390 (CF)

375 (RC), 325 (RF)

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONSA.D. for Athletics CommunicationsTodd WetmoreAthletics Communications Office Phone(434) 582-2292Email ................................twetmore@liberty.edu

Assoc. Athletics Comm. Dir./Baseball Contact Ryan BombergerOffice Phone ..............................(434) 582-2605Email ........................... rbomberger@liberty.edu

Assistant Athletics Comm. Dir.Paul CarmanyOffice Phone ...............................(434) 582-2604Email...............................pjcarmany@liberty.edu

Assistant Athletics Comm. Dir.Eric BrownOffice Phone ...............................(434) 582-2294Email .................................eqbrown@liberty.edu

Athletics Comm. Graduate AssistantJennifer SheltonOffice Phone ...............................(434) 592-4849Email...............................jbshelton2@liberty.edu

Athletics Communications Fax .. (434) 582-2076

Athletics Comm. Mailing Address1971 Unversity Blvd.Lynchburg, VA 24502

Website..................................LibertyFlames.com

FLAMES IN THE MAJORS

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SID BREAMYears at Liberty: 1979-81

12 Years in the MajorsMajor League Debut: Sept. 1, 1983

1983-85 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Los Angeles Dodgers1985-90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pittsburgh Pirates1991-93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Atlanta Braves1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Houston Astros

DOUG BRADYYears at Liberty: 1989-91

One Year in the MajorsMajor League Debut: Sept. 5, 1995

1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chicago White Sox

LEE GUETTERMANYears at Liberty: 1978-81

11 Years in the MajorsMajor League Debut: Sept. 12, 1984

1984, 85-87 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Seattle Mariners1988-92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New York Yankees1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New York Mets1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .St. Louis Cardinals1995-96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Seattle Mariners

RANDY TOMLINYears at Liberty: 1986-88Five Years in the Majors

Major League Debut: Aug. 6, 19901990-94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pittsburgh Pirates

FLAMES & PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL

1976

CLAY ELLIOT, SSATLANTA BRAVES

Drafted 10th Round

1982

RENARD BROWN, OFSEATTLE MARINERSDrafted 3rd Round

1976

JEFF MINCEY, CPITTSBURGH PIRATESDrafted 21st Round

1986

PAT SIPE, 1BMONTREAL EXPOSSigned Free Agent

1978

BERNIE YOUNG, OFCHICAGO WHITE SOX

Signed Free Agent

1986

NILES CREEKMORE, RHPMONTREAL EXPOSSigned Free Agent

1981

SID BREAM, 1BLOS ANGELES DODGERS

Drafted 2nd Round

1987

CLINT HORSLEY, RHPST. LOUIS CARDINALSDrafted 29th Round

1981

LEE GUETTERMAN, LHPSEATTLE MARINERSDrafted 4th Round

1988

RANDY TOMLIN, LHPPITTSBURGH PIRATESDrafted 18th Round

1982

DOUG SMITH, RHPMINNESOTA TWINSDrafted 28th Round

1989

TONY BEASLEY, 2BBALTIMORE ORIOLESDrafted 19th Round

Sid BreamFirst BasemanPittsburgh Pirates

Tony BeasleyThird Base CoachPittsburgh Pirates

FLAMES & PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL

1989

JAMEY MASON, CCALIFORNIA ANGELSDrafted 51st Round

1993

RICH HUMPHREY, RHPHOUSTON ASTROS

Drafted 57th Round

1989

DOUG REYNOLDS, CBALTIMORE ORIOLESDrafted 33rd Round

1994 & 1995

TERRY WEAVER, 3B1994-CINCINNATI REDS

Drafted 23rd Round1995- SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

Drafted 21st Round

1990

FRANK SPEEK, RHPST. LOUIS CARDINALSDrafted 26th Round

1995

JASON BAKER, OFLOS ANGELES DODGERS

Signed Free Agent

1990

TODD SAMPLES, OFMONTREAL EXPOSDrafted 9th Round

1996

DANNY HODGES, LHPCHICAGO CUBS

Drafted 41st Round

1991

DOUG BRADY, SSCHICAGO WHITE SOXDrafted 12th Round

1997 & 1998

DAVID BENHAM, C1997-NEW YORK METS

Drafted 41st Round1998-BOSTON RED SOX

Drafted 12th Round

1992

RODNEY ASHBY, RHPCHICAGO CUBS

Signed Free Agent

1998

JASON BENHAM, 3BBALTIMORE ORIOLESDrafted 37th Round

1998

DAVID DALTON, SSATLANTA BRAVESSigned Free Agent

1998

TIM HARRELL, RHPLOS ANGELES DODGERS

Drafted 20th Round

1998

PHIL KOJACK, RHPPITTSBURGH PIRATES

Signed Free Agent

1998

BENJI MILLER, RHPSAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

Drafted 21st Round

1998

STEVE WRIGHT, OFSEATTLE MARINERSDrafted 17th Round

2000

BRIAN ADAMS, LHPBOSTON RED SOXDrafted 8th Round

Randy TomlinPitcherPittsburgh Pirates

FLAMES & PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL

2007

GARRETT YOUNG, OFBOSTON RED SOX

Drafted 46th Round

2007

PHILLIP LAURENT, OFSAN DIEGO PADRESSigned Free Agent

2007

MICHAEL JUST, 2BHOUSTON ASTROSSigned Free Agent

2008

RYAN PAGE, LHPTORONTO BLUE JAYSDrafted 20th Round

2008

DAVID STOKES, RHPDETROIT TIGERS

Drafted 28th Round

2009

ANDREW WILSON, RHPATLANTA BRAVES

Drafted 36th Round

2006 & 2007

MICHAEL SOLBACH, RHP2006 -ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

Drafted 48th Round2007 -ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

Drafted 19th Round

2002

STEVE BAKER, OFSAN DIEGO PADRESDrafted 29th Round

2003

LARRY WAYNE YORK, 2BMONTREAL EXPOS

Drafted 14th Round

2003

ERICH CLONINGER, CBOSTON RED SOX

Drafted 35th Round

2004

JASON JONES, RHPNEW YORK YANKEESDrafted 4th Round

2005

DAVID BECHTOLD, LHPCOLORADO ROCKIESDrafted 28th Round

2002

JONATHAN SCHNEIDER, RHPPITTSBURGH PIRATESDrafted 15th Round

2009

ERROL HOLLINGER, CARIZONA DIAMOND BACKS

Signed as Free Agent

2001

JOSH BREY, LHPST. LOUIS CARDINALS

Drafted 4th Round

2002

JOEY MONAHAN, SSCHICAGO CUBS

Drafted 7th Round

2000

SCOTTIE SCOTT, CCLEVELAND INDIANS

Signed Free Agent

2000 & 2004

DAN VALENTIN, RHP2000-OAKLAND ATHLETICS

Drafted 31st Round2004-TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS

Signed Free Agent

Jason JonesPitcherRochester Red WingsMinnesota Twins AAA

ALUMNI WEEKEND

The Liberty Baseball program completed its fall season in 2008 with an alumni game over theUniversity’s Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 23-24. The two-day weekend included a golf outing, a dinner and a game underneath the lights at Worthington Stadium.

On the 23rd, 46 alumni took part in the golf outing at London Downs Golf Course in nearbyForest, Va. In the evening, 130 alumni and family members attended a dinner celebratingLiberty baseball, past and present. The program’s founder and first coach, Al Worthington, andformer coach Johnny Hunton, along with Liberty Director of Athletics Jeff Barber and FlamesClub Director Bob Good, spoke after the dinner to the group.

Former Liberty major leaguers Sid Bream (1979-81), Lee Guetterman (1978-81) and RandyTomlin (1986-88) were among the former players who attended the dinner.

On the evening of the 24th, Bream, Guetterman and Tomlin were among 54 former Libertyplayers who participated in the alumni game under the lights at Worthington Stadium. CoachHunton and Coach Worthington led the two squads, with Hunton’s team winning.

Coach Jim Toman meets with alumni

Former Liberty Coach Johnny Hunton

Sid Bream and Liberty’s first head coach Al Worthington

David Benham

ALL-TIME HONOR ROLL

ALL-AMERICANSFirst Team1981 Sid Bream, 1B

NAIA, NABC1981 Lee Guetterman, RHP

NAIA1982 Renard Brown, OF

NAIA

Second Team1981 Darrell Manuel, OF

NAIA

PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANSThird Team2006 Aaron Grijalva, 1B

Collegiate Baseball

FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICANS2000 Keith Butler, OF

Collegiate Baseball, Baseball America Joey Monahan, SSBaseball America

2005 Aaron Grijalva, 1BCollegiate Baseball

2009 Tyler Bream, 3BCollegiate Baseball

COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANCOLLEGE DIVISIONFirst Team1980 Richard DeWitt, SS

UNIVERSITY DIVISIONThird Team1998 Jason Benham, 3B

ABCA ALL-ATLANTIC REGIONFirst Team1991 Doug Brady, SS

Chris Robbins, 2B2000 Josh Brey, P

Second Team1998 Steve Wright, OF

ECAC ALL-STAR TEAMFirst Team1991 Doug Brady, 1F1998 Jason Benham, 3b

Second Team1992 Danny Brahn, OF1998 Steve Wright, OF

COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT1998 David Benham, C

Jason Benham, 3B2005 Phillip Thompson, P2006 Phillip Laurent, OF2008 David Giammaresi, 1B

Errol Hollinger, CClarence Nicely, RHP

VASID ALL-STATE First Team1991 Doug Brady, IF

Chris Robbins, IFDanny Brahn, OF

1996 Steve Wright, OF1998 Jason Benham, 3B

Steve Wright, OF2000 Keith Butler, OF2002 Larry Wayne York, 2B

Marcus Maringola, OF2004 Jeremiah Boles, OF2005 Phillip Laurent, OF2006 Phillip Laurent, OF2007 Garrett Young, OF

Second Team2006 Michael Just, 2B

Chad Miller, 3B2008 David Stokes, P2009 Curran Redal, OF

Shawn Teufel, P

Honorable Mention2000 Josh Brey, P

Dan Valentin, P2002 Joey Monahan, SS2005 Aaron Grijalva, 1B

VASID COACH OF THE YEAR1991 Johnny Hunton2000 Dave Pastors (Co-Coach)

TEAM MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS1974 Richard Zazuetta1975 Bill Brown1976 Clay Elliott1977 Jeff Mincey1978 Lee Guetterman1979 Sid Bream1980 Sid Bream1981 Sid Bream1982 Renard Brown1983 Darrell Manuel1984 Todd Nelson1985 Pat Sipe1986 Pat Sipe1987 Rodney Carter1988 Randy Tomlin1989 Tony Beasley1990 Todd Swisher 1991 Doug Brady, Chris Robbins1992 Mike Kreider1993 Rich Humphrey, Charlie Kim1994 Jeremy Tully1995 Jake Hines1996 Steve Wright1997 David Benham1998 Jason Benham1999 Anthony Pennix2000 Keith Butler, Josh Brey, Dan Valentin2001 Trey Miller2002 Kelly Knouse2003 Chad Bryan2004 Jeremiah Boles2005 Aaron Grijalva2006 Phillip Laurent2007 Garrett Young2008 Errol Hollinger2009 Curran Redal

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RENARDBROWN

RICHARDDeWITT

BRIANHARRELL

JASONBENHAM

DARRELMANUEL

MATTSTEWART

SidBream

ALL-TIME HONOR ROLL

AL WORTHINGTON AWARD WINNERS1998 Tim Harrell1999 Darren Adams2000 Brian Harrell2001 Chad Bryan2002 Jeff Haines2003 Daniel Bote2004 Josh Butcher2005 David Bechtold2006 Chad Miller2007 Tim John2008 Ryan Page2009 Errol Hollinger

BIG SOUTH ALL-CONFERENCEFirst Team1992 Danny Brahn, OF1993 Rich Humphrey, P1993 Charlie Kim, OF1994 Charlie Kim, OF1995 Jason Baker, OF1996 David Benham, C

Steve Wright, OF1997 David Benham, C1998 Jason Benham, 3B

Steve Wright, OF1999 Anthony Pennix, UTL2000 Keith Butler, OF

Kelly Knouse, 1BScottie Scott, CDan Valentin, P

2001 Trey Miller, OF2002 Marcus Maringola, OF

Larry Wayne York, 2BMatt Hagen, 3BJoey Monahan, SS

2003 Chad Bryan, 1B2004 Jeremiah Boles, OF2005 Phillip Laurent, OF2007 Kenneth Negron, 2B

Tim Nanry, DH2008 P.K. Keller, OF2009 Curran Redal, OF

Shawn Teufel, LHP

Second Team1994 Terry Weaver 3B1995 Tim Harrell P

Jake Hines 2B1997 Benji Miller, P1998 David Benham, C

David Dalton, SSBrian Harrell, PBenji Miller, P

1999 Scottie Scott, C2000 Jay Sullenger, 2B

Joey Monahan, SSJosh Brey, P

2001 Steve Baker, OFLarry Wayne York, 2BJosh Brey, PAnthony Pennix, P

2002 Steve Baker, OFKelly Knouse, 1BJason Jones, RHP

2004 Carlos Garcia, 3B2005 Chris Zuvich, P2006 Michael Just, 2B

Phillip Laurent, OFChad Miller, 3B

2007 David Giammaresi, 3BTim John, PGarrett Young, OF

2008 Errol Hollinger, CDavid Stokes, P

2009 Errol Hollinger, C

BIG SOUTH ALL-TOURNAMENT1993 Rich Humphrey, P (MVP)

Beau Martin, CSheldon Bream, 1BScott Harmsen, SSCharlie Kim, OF

1997 Jason Benham, 3BRyan McClellan, 1B/DHMike Giordano, OF

1998 David Dalton, INF (MVP)Steve Wright, OFBryan Byler, OFPhil Kojack, PBenji Miller, P

1999 Anthony Pennix, UTLTrey Miller, OF

2000 Jason Suitt, P (MVP) Larry York, IFJay Sullenger, IFKeith Butler, OF

2001 Trey Miller, OFKeith Butler, OF

2002 Matt Hagen, 3BMarcus Maringola, OFKeith Butler, DH

2003 Erich Cloninger, CPhillip Laurent, DHChad Bryan, UTLJeff Brown, DHP.K. Keller, OFRyan Page, PAaron Grijalva, 1BPhillip Laurent, OFPhillip Thompson, SP

2007 Patrick Gaillard, SSP.K. Keller, OFMichael Solbach, PDustin Umberger, PGarrett Young, OF

2008 Cody Brown, INFSteven Evans, PJeff Jefferson, OFDustin Umberger, PGarrett Young, DH

2009 Errol Hollinger, CP.J. Jimenez, 2B

SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR2000 Brian Harrell (Co-Scholar Athlete)2001 Matt Stewart

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR1995 Tim Harrell2000 Keith Butler

PLAYER OF THE YEAR1998 Jason Benham2000 Keith Butler

COACH OF THE YEAR1998 Dave Pastors

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JOEYMONAHAN

DOUGBRADY

CHRISROBBINS

LEEGUETTERMAN

JOSHBREY

RICHHUMPHREY

KeithButler

SEASON PREVIEW

After posting 68 wins in 2008 and 2009, themost by a Liberty head coach in his first two sea-sons, under Jim Toman, the 2010 Liberty Flamesbaseball team will look to continue the program’sprogression by capturing a Big South Champi-onship and participating in a NCAA Regional forthe first time since 2000.

“We have to take that next step,” statedToman. “And, the next step is winning the confer-ence’s regular season title or winning the BigSouth tournament, and getting into a NCAA re-gional.”

With seven of their eight position starters backfrom last season’s 33-21 squad and the addition ofseveral new pitchers to bolster the mound staff,the Flames are optimistic about their chances ofobtaining their goals this season.

“I am pleased with the depth of our team,”noted Liberty’s third-year head coach. “We haveseveral capable players at each position and 16pitchers. We will have a lot more options to go toand a lot more moves that we can make during agame.

“With a stronger bullpen, I think we will beable to shorten games. In the past, we didn’t haveenough people in the bullpen we could go to. Butnow, we have at least seven guys we can count onto come in at any point in the game and shutdown the opposition.”

The Flames will return 17 players, including itsentire starting infield, from last year’s roster. Lastseason, Liberty had the highest fielding percent-age (.974) and committed the fewest errors (53) inthe 37-year history of the program. In addition,the Flames welcome back three members to theirroster, who sat out last season.

Liberty will add 13 new faces to its roster in2010. Nine of the baker’s dozen are pitchers.

“A lot of our returning guys did well in the fall,and several of our newcomers look like impactplayers,” stated Toman. “By the time spring rollsaround, we should have everyone healthy andready to go. It should be an exciting team.”

A LOOK AT THE FLAMES BY POSITIONPitching

The Liberty mound staff this season will begiven a boost by the return of right-hander DustinUmberger and left-hander Shawn Teufel. The sen-iors are expected to fill two of the three weekendstarting spots in the Flames’ rotation.

“Dustin is well on his way back to health aftersitting out last year due to injury,” said Toman.“He has been a fixture of the pitching staff in hisprevious three seasons and we expect him to beone of our top guys.

“Shawn Teufel returns after a nine-win seasonand Steven Evans comes off a seven-win campaignlast year. I would expect them to be in our rota-tion also.”

Umberger enters his final season in a Libertyuniform ranked seventh on the school’s careerstrikeout list with 194. The team captain haslogged 267 innings for the Flames, posting arecord of 17-10 with three saves. In 2008, Um-berger led the Big South Conference with 88strikeouts in recording an 8-3 mark with a 3.80ERA.

Teufel, also voted a team captain, earned firstteam All-Big South honors in 2009. The left-han-der finished the year second in the Big South withnine wins and third with 72 strikeouts. He wasalso among the conference leaders in ERA (4.33).Teufel went 9-2 in 14 games over 72 2/3 innings,winning six consecutive starts from March 22 toMay 2.

Evans went 7-2 with a 3.96 ERA and a save in2009. The junior left-hander appeared in 16 con-tests, tying Teufel for the team-high in inningspitched by logging 72 2/3 innings.

The trio of returners will be joined by newcomerKeegan Linza as a starter. The 6-5 right-handertransfers to Liberty from Northwest Florida StateCommunity College, where he was an all-confer-ence performer.

“We have at least eight pitchers behind thosefour who did well enough in the fall that we thinkwe can use in the spring,” commented Toman.

Heading that group is senior Carter Browning,who was used solely out of the bullpen last sea-son. The right-hander was second in the Big Southand led the Flames with 29 appearances in 2009.Browning recorded a 2-2 mark with four saves anda 3.94 ERA over 48 innings.

He will be joined by fellow right-handed return-ers, sophomore Chris McDougal, who saw moundtime in 15 contests in 2009, and senior DaneBeakler, who returns to the roster after receiving amedical redshirt last season.

Freshmen Josh Richardson and Cameron Gian-nini, along with juniors Bryan Cole, J.J. McLeodand Chris Roach will see plenty of mound time thisseason. Zane Bator, Daniel Brown, Tim Dudley andJosh Healey will also compete for innings.

CatchersFor the first time in four years, a new face will

be behind home plate for the Flames. Four-yearstarter Errol Hollinger graduated this past May,leaving the position open to competition for thefirst time since 2005. However, Toman likes theoptions he has at the position.

“We have three guys who are good enough tobe there come the spring,” stated the formercatcher. “Nathan Thompson stepped up this falland preformed well, Jerry Neufang is a highlytouted junior college transfer and Trey Wimmer,who started at first base last year, is also a frontline catcher. So, I feel like we have several guyswho can get it done behind the plate.”

Thompson, a senior, was selected by his team-mates as a team captain in the fall. The senior hasa career .270 batting average, while Neufangtransfers from South Florida Community College,where he was named to the Florida Junior CollegeAll-State team and led the state of Florida’s juniorcolleges with 17 home runs last season.

Wimmer rounds out the possible candidates atthe spot. In 2009, he saw all his game action atfirst base.

InfieldersThe Flames return all four starters on the infield

from last year’s squad. Starting three freshmenand a junior college transfer, the Liberty infieldhelped the 2009 Flames set a school record with a.974 fielding percentage and commit the fewesterrors ever by a Liberty team with 53 over 54games.

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“We didn’t know what to expect from this grouplast year as they were all new, but they ended uphelping us to set a school record for fielding, whichis very impressive,” noted Toman about his infield.“They are all back this year, which is great, plus webrought in three new infielders who are pushingthose guys.”

At first base, Wimmer, a sophomore, returns afterhitting .299 with 32 RBIs, six doubles and six homeruns in 53 games last season. Joining him at the po-sition is freshman Justin Sizemore, who had a strongfall and is pushing for playing time, and senior ZaneBator. Both Sizemore and Bator could also be in theline-up this spring as the designated hitter.

Senior P.J. Jimenez returns at second base. Lastseason, Jimenez committed four errors in 51 gamesand was named to the 2009 Big South All-Tourna-ment team. At the plate, he swung a hot bat in thesecond half of the season, finishing the year with a.271 batting average, 13 doubles and four homeruns.

At shortstop, sophomore Matt Williams will lookto build upon his solid freshman campaign of 2009.Williams, who also was the Flames’ leadoff hitterlast season, started all 54 games, making only 10 er-rors and hitting .283 with 12 doubles and 49 runsscored.

At third base, 2009 Louisville Slugger FreshmanAll-American Tyler Bream returns for his second sea-son at Liberty. Despite having his season cut to 46games due to injury last year, the sophomore hit.337, while finishing the season third in the BigSouth with 57 RBIs and ninth with a .572 sluggingpercentage. Bream also had 16 doubles, two triplesand eight home runs in his maiden season in aFlames uniform.

According to Toman, newcomers Josh Richardsonand Austin Taylor are pushing for playing time at themiddle infield positions and third base, giving Libertyfive options at the three positions. Richardson, afreshman who also could see time on the mound,was the 2009 Virginia Independent Schools AthleticAssociation (VISAA) State Player of the Year, whileTaylor, a junior college transfer, was a 43rd rounddraft pick out of high school by the Cincinnati Redsin 2007.

OutfieldersJust like the rest of the roster, the Flames return

several players with significant playing time duringtheir Liberty careers in the outfield for 2010.

“We have seven outfielders and even a few in-fielders we may move to outfield,” noted Toman.“Who plays out there, especially left field, may de-pend on who is hitting the best at the time.

“It is a good problem to have, as we have abunch of guys out there who can swing the bats alittle bit.”

Leading the outfield returnees is 2009 Big SouthAll-Conference first team member Curran Redal.The senior is expected once again to roam centerfield for the Flames. Last season, Redal hit .380 with

42 RBIs and 50 runs scored. In addition, he had 13doubles, four triples and six home runs, while beingone of the hardest hitters in the nation to strikeoutin 2009, ranking ninth in the country by fanning onlyonce per 21.3 at bats. The outfielder set a Big Southrecord by hitting safely in 32 consecutive games lastseason.

In left field, experience abounds, but who mansthe spot remains unsettled. Returners Doug Bream,Jeff Jefferson, Kenneth Negron, Justin Richardsonand Kizuku Scott are all vying for playing time in leftfield.

Doug Bream played in 46 games, with 34 startsin the outfield last season. The junior hit .355 with33 RBIs, 13 doubles and six home runs. Meanwhile,Jefferson, also a junior, played in 38 games, all in theoutfield in 2009, hitting .310 with five doubles andseven home runs.

Joining them in the left field mix are two con-verted infielders, Negron and Scott. Negron, a seniorwho was All-Big South as a second baseman in 2007,has hit over .300 in a season twice during his colle-giate career and adds speed to the roster, as he hasstolen 20 bases in his two years at Liberty. Scott,like Negron, played on the infield, seeing time atboth second and third base last season. The sopho-more hit .236 in 27 games in his first year of collegebaseball, while battling injuries.

Richardson is also in the mix in the outfield.However, the sophomore, who bats from the leftside, is likely to see most of his action as the desig-nated hitter, and pinch hitting roles after several bigpinch hits for the Flames last season.

In right field, transfer Michael Robertson andCasey Brown are possible options. Robertson, asophomore, was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in

40th round of the MLB Draft last June. He addsspeed to the Liberty roster. Brown hit .314 in 42games after transferring to Liberty from junior col-lege in 2009. The senior could also see some playingtime in center field.

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FLAMES AT A GLANCE

UmbergerLinza

GianniniBrowningMcLeod

BeaklerCole

McDougalD. BrownHealey

Right-Handed Pitchers

CatchersThompsonNeufang

TeufelEvansRoachDudley

Left-Handed Pitchers

Left FieldNegron

D. BreamScott

Ju. Richardson

Center FieldRedal

C. Brown

Right FieldRobertsonJefferson

ShortstopWilliams

Jo. Richardson (p)

Second BaseJimenezTaylor

Third BaseT. Bream

First BaseWimmer (c)

SizemoreBator (p)

CurranRedal

WORTHINGTON STADIUM

March 28, 2008 was a historic night in the 37years of Liberty University baseball, as for the firsttime a night game was contested at WorthingtonStadium. A record crowd of 3,183 saw the Flameshost Coastal Carolina in the Big South Conferenceopening game for both squads. Also unveiled thatevening was a new state-of-the-art public addresssystem.

The installation of lights and public address sys-tem are just a few of several improvement projectswhich have taken place at the stadium over thepast three years.

Before the beginning of the 2008 season, afield turf collar was installed around the homeplate area, along with the placement of wind-screens down each baseline and the refurbishmentof the stadium’s scoreboard. Inside the adjacentCrowder/Muckel Field House, the Liberty teamlocker facility was refurbished with a Tuflex floorsurface and a new paint scheme and interior de-sign was implemented throughout the building.

Last year, a new batter’s eye was erected incenterfield along with the stadium’s bullpensbeing relocated to behind the outfield walls. In-side the field house, a new mud room was builtand several computers were purchased and addedto the team lounge for players’ use. Also, thetraining room was relocated in the building andupgraded.

In addition, the Flames’ locker room was namedthe Greg and Dotttie Clendenin Locker Room inhonor of the former Liberty baseball player and hiswife’s generous donation to the program, whichhelped provide funding for many of the upgradesat the facility over the past two years.

Prior to this season, padding was installed onthe outfield fences, while inside the field houseupgrades were made to both the kitchen and teamlounge areas. New furniture, wall art, a new airhockey table and a refurbished pool table are justsome of the new features in the clubhouse.

Liberty University moved into Worthington Sta-dium during the 1979 season after playing andpracticing at other fields throughout the city ofLynchburg for four years. At the time the Flamesmoved to Worthington Stadium, it wasnamed Liberty Field.

On May 3, 1986, the field was officiallynamed Worthington Field after former LibertyBaseball Coach and Athletic Director Al Worthing-ton. The Flames posted a 19-3 win over Marylandin the inaugural game.

Worthington came to Liberty in 1974 after play-ing professional baseball with the New York Gi-ants, Cincinnati Reds and Minnesota Twins. Hebuilt a strong base for the program and recruitedformer major leaguers and Liberty players SidBream, Lee Guetterman and Randy Tomlin. Wor-thington posted a 343-191 mark at Liberty as theFlames moved from the NCCAA level all the wayto the NCAA Division I ranks under his leadership.He also piloted Liberty to three fifth-place finishesat the NAIA World Series, from 1981 to 1983.

The name was changedfrom Worthington Field to Worthington Sta-dium during the 1995 season. Worthington Sta-dium was recognized in 1998 by Sports TurfMagazine as the “Diamond of the Year” in collegebaseball. The Flames have an overall record of505-231-5 at the facility since its inception in1979.

The state-of-the-art Crowder/Muckel FieldHouse opened in 2003, adjacent to the stadium. Itincludes locker facilities, restrooms, indoor battingcages, private boxes and a team lounge. The fieldreceived a face-lift in the summer of 1999, as newBermuda grass was laid out in the infield. Duringthe winter of 2000, a new netting backstop wasput in place, replacing the steel backstop, whichhad been in place since the stadium’s inception.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS AT WORTHINGTON STADIUM

2009.......................................................19-52008 .................................................11-12-12007.......................................................23-92006.......................................................22-92005.......................................................24-52004.....................................................20-122003.......................................................9-122002 .................................................13-10-12001.......................................................23-92000.......................................................18-81999.......................................................13-91998.......................................................20-91997.......................................................10-81996.....................................................10-101995.......................................................21-81994 .................................................14-12-1

1993.....................................................10-111992 ...................................................14-7-11991.......................................................23-41990 ...................................................13-5-11989.......................................................15-51988.........................................................8-71987.........................................................5-91986.......................................................15-31985.......................................................14-91984.......................................................15-41983.......................................................25-41982.......................................................24-41981.......................................................18-41980 ......................................................20-61979 ...................................................16-2-1Total ..............................505-231-5 (.685)

Al Worthington

Part of a Stadium Record Crowd of 3,183 looks on

Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. Throws out the First Pitch

Sun Sets at Worthington

Liberty Starter David Stokes Delivers a Pitch

Flames Celebrate Scoring Game’s First Run

Worthington Stadium at Night

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CROWDER/MUCKEL FIELDHOUSE

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

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The Liberty strength and conditioning program is used to help develop stronger and morecompetitive baseball players and athletes. It ensures each athlete gets the maximum benefitfrom resistance training, improved quickness, injury prevention and sport specific condition-ing. Our athletes train year round using various strength training and conditioning methods,looking to challenge them both physically and mentally.

Liberty Baseball Strength & Conditioning Coach Colin Dugan

MEDIA INFORMATION

MEDIA CREDENTIALSWorking press credentials for Liberty home

baseball games can be obtained by contacting theLiberty University Athletics Communications Office.Due to space limitations, seating cannot be guar-anteed in the Liberty baseball press box. Only re-quests from sports writers of daily newspapersand sports directors of television stations, alongwith media agencies covering the visiting team,will receive top priority. Credentials will not bemailed, but can be picked up at the baseball pressbox on game day. An I.D. may be required whenpicking up credentials.

GAME PRESS SERVICESThe Liberty University Athletics Communications

staff will be at your service throughout the con-test. All members of the media will be providedwith line-ups, roster cards, press guides and otherpertinent information. Full statistics will be avail-able at the end of the game. Telephones and a faxmachine will also be available for the media’s use.

PHOTOGRAPHY POLICIESPhotographers are not permitted inside the

Worthington Stadium fence or to take photos fromthe roof of the dugouts.

INTERVIEWS POLICIESDuring the season, Head Coach Jim Toman is

available for interviews weekday mornings, exceptWednesday, and before or after practice in the af-ternoons.

Players are generally available before or afterpractice and are not available for interviews priorto games. All interviews must be arranged throughthe Liberty Athletics Communications Office atleast one day in advance at (434) 592-2292.Please do not call the baseball office. Players willnot be asked to miss class or study hall for inter-views.

POSTGAME INTERVIEWSOn game days, the Flames’ locker room is

closed to media after games, home or away. HeadCoach Jim Toman and requested players will bemade available after a brief 10 minute cooling offperiod. A representative of the Liberty UniversityAthletics Communications Office will assist in co-ordinating interviews.

VISITING RADIO STATIONSLiberty University will have a phone line in its

press facilities for use by visiting broadcasters. Vis-iting stations will need to bring all of their ownequipment required to originate a broadcast.Please clear up any questions on equipment priorto the date of the game. All calls must be madecollect or direct dial from the station to the base-ball field. There is an emergency line in case oftechnical difficulties. The emergency line is (434) 582-2914.

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TODD WETMOREAssistant AD for Communications

Contact for: Football and wrestlingtwetmore@liberty.edu

RYAN BOMBERGERAssociate Athletics

Communications Director

Contact for: Baseball, men’s soccer andmen’s and women’s tennisrbomberger@liberty.edu

ERIC BROWNAssistant Athletics

Communications Director

Contact for: Men’s basketball, men’s

golf, women’s lacrosse andathletics web site

eqbrown@liberty.edu

JENNIFER SHELTONAthletics Communications

Graduate Assistant

Contact for: Men’s and women’s crosscountry, women’s soccer

and softballjbshelton2@liberty.edu

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

1971 UNIVERSITY BLVD. • LYNCHBURG, VA 24502 • PHONE: (434) 582-2292 FAX: (434) 582-2076

PAUL CARMANYAssistant Athletics

Communications Director

Contact for: Men’s and women’s trackand field, volleyball and

women’s basketballpjcarmany@liberty.edu

MEDIA OUTLETSRADIOWRVL- 88.3Jerry Edwards, StationManagerBox 25,000Lynchburg, VA 24506Phone: (434) 582-3688Fax: (434) 582-2994

WWMC – 90.9 “The Light”Jamie Hall, Station Manager1971 University Blvd.Lynchburg, VA 24502Phone: (434) 582-3691Fax: (434) 582-7461

TELEVISIONWDBJ-TV/Channel 7Travis Wells, Sports DirectorP.O. Box 7Roanoke, VA 24022-0007Phone: (540) 344-7000Fax: (540) 344-5097

WSET-TV/Channel 13Dennis Carter, Sports Director2320 Langhorne Rd.Lynchburg, VA 24051Phone: (434) 528-1313Fax: (434) 847-8800

WSLS-TV/Channel 10John Appicello, Sports Director401 3rd St. SWRoanoke, VA 24011Phone: (540) 981-9110Fax: (540) 343-2059

MEDIA INFORMATION

2010 TRAVEL PLANSFEB. 19-21 – KENNESAW STATEHotel: Hilton Garden

895 Cobb PlaceKennesaw, GA 30144

Telephone: (678) 322-1140

FEB. 26-28 – HUGHES BROS. CHALLENGEHotel: Jameson Inn

5102 Dunlea CourtWilmington, NC 28405

Telephone: (910) 452-5660

MARCH 25-28 – UNC ASHEVILLEHotel: Springhill Suites

2 Buckstone PlaceAsheville, NC 28805

Telephone: (828) 253-4666

APRIL 9-11 – RADFORDHotel: Comfort Suites

2331 Tyler Rd.Christiansburg, VA 24073

Telephone: (540) 639-3333

APRIL 22-25 – PRESBYTERIANHotel: Comfort Suites

12865 Hwy 56 NorthClinton, SC, 29325

Telephone: (864) 833-1800

MAY 6-9 – CHARLESTON SOUTHERNHotel: Wingate Inn

5219 North Arco LaneNorth Charleston, SC 29418

Telephone: (843) 574-6762

MAY 19-22 –WINTHROPHotel: Wingate Inn

760 Galleria BlvdI-77 and Dave Lyle BlvdRock Hill, SC 29730

Telephone: (803) 324-9000

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PRINTLiberty ChampionSports Editor1971 University Blvd.Lynchburg, VA 24502Phone: (434) 582-2124Fax (434) 582-2420

Lynchburg News and AdvanceChris Morris, Sports EditorChris Lang, Beat Writer101 Wyndale DriveP.O. Box 10129Lynchburg, VA 24506Phone: (434) 385-5554Fax: (434) 385-5538

The Richmond Times DispatchSports EditorP.O. Box 85333Richmond, VA 23293Phone: (804) 649-6554Fax: (804) 775-8085

The Roanoke TimesSports EditorP.O. Box 2491Roanoke, VA 24010Phone: (540) 981-3100Fax: (540) 524-4698WIRE SERVICES

Associated PressSports Desk600 East Main St.

Richmond, VA 23219-2684Phone: (800) 552-9935Fax: (800) 357-8525

COLLEGE BASEBALL OUTLETSBaseball AmericaAaron Fitt, Assistant EditorPhone: (800) 845-2726Website: BaseballAmerica.com

College Baseball BlogBrian Foley, EditorWebsite: thecollegebaseballblog.com

Collegiate BaseballLou Pavlovich, Jr., EditorPhone: (520) 623-7815Website: baseballnews.com

College Baseball.Rivals.comKendall Rodgers, College EditorPhone: (615) 507 3935Website:collegebaseball.rivals.com

CollegeBaseballInsider.comSean Ryan, Phil Stanton. EditorsWebsite:CollegeBasellInsider.com

National College BaseballWriters AssociationBo Carter, Executive DirectorWebsite: sportswriters.net/ncbwa

Southeastern BaseballMark Etheridge, PublisherPhone: (205) 886-7978Website: SEBaseball.com

LIBERTY FLAMES BROADCAST SCHEDULEThis season, the Flames Sports Network is scheduled to broadcast over 40 Liberty baseball contests this season ei-ther by radio or video streaming. With Nick Pierce providing play-by-play, radio broadcasts will be provided by90.9 FM The Light and video will be streamed on the Big South Network. Links to the broadcasts are provided onLibertyFlames.com.

THE FLAMES SPORTS NETWORK SCHEDULE2/28 .........................................at UNC Wilmington (R)3/6 ...................................................Delaware State (S)3/7 ................................................Delaware State (SR)3/9 .....................................................Old Dominion (S)3/12 .........................................................St. John’s (S)3/13 .........................................................St. John’s (S)3/14 .........................................................St. John’s (S)3/16 ............................................at James Madison (R)3/17.............................................................at Duke (R)3/19 .......................................................Manhattan (S)3/20 .......................................................Manhattan (S)3/21........................................................Manhattan (S)3/23 .................................................at Virginia Tech (R)3/30..................................................George Mason (S)4/3.................................................High Point (DH) (SR)4/5.................................................at Old Dominion (R)4/9 ..........................................................at Radford (R)4/10 ........................................................at Radford (R)4/11 ........................................................at Radford (R)

4/13 ..................................................................Elon (S)4/16...................................................................VMI (S)4/17...................................................................VMI (S)4/18 ................................................................VMI (SR)4/20 ................................................................Duke (S)4/21.................................................James Madison (R)4/30 ..................................................Gardner-Webb (S)5/1 ....................................................Gardner-Webb (S)5/2 ..................................................Gardner-Webb (SR)5/5...........................................................Maryland (R)5/14 ...............................................Coastal Carolina (S)5/15 ...............................................Coastal Carolina (S)5/16 .............................................Coastal Carolina (SR)5/20 ......................................................at Winthrop (R)5/21 ......................................................at Winthrop (R)5/22 ......................................................at Winthrop (R)5/25-29.............................Big South Championship (R)

R – Radio • S – Video StreamingSchedule subject to change

Nick Pierce

Play-by-Play

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS FORATHLETICS STAFF

KRISTIE BEITZAssociate Athletics Director

for Academic Affairs

MATT ANTHONYAcademic Coordinator

JENI COLEMANAcademic Coordinator

BUCK ROMERODirector of Academicsfor Men’s Basketball

Liberty University student-athletes continue to score highmarks in the classroom, as well as on the playing field, due tothe effor ts of the Liberty University Academic Affairs forAthletics Department.

Kristie Beitz, in her fourth year as Liberty’s AssociateAthletics Director for Academic Affairs, heads a staff which alsoincludes Matt Anthony, Jeni Coleman and Buck Romero. KristieBeitz oversees academic affairs for the Flames baseballprogram.

Equipped with facilities at the Vines Center, the WilliamsFootball Operations Center and the Hancock Athletic Center,student-athletes have convenient locations in which to utilizethe staff and available resources.

Student-athletes receive everything from computer use andtutorial services to lessons on study skills, time managementand organizational skills.

The Liberty baseball team has excelled in the classroom,with the assistance of the Academic Affairs for AthleticsDepartment.

2008-09 Big South Presidential Honor Roll

Baseball Team MembersDoug Bream

Tyler Bream

Errol Hollinger

Lance Howe

Jeff Jefferson

P.J. Jimenez

Steven Keener

John Long

Tim Rotola

Mark Swanson

Shawn Teufel

Nathan Thompson

Trey Wimmer

Jason BenhamThird Team (Baseball)1998

Jay ClineSecond Team (Football)2005

Kristin ColsonSecond Team (Volleyball)2005

Holly DeemThird Team (Track)1998

Jarrod EversonFirst Team (Football) 1998Second Team (Football)1997

Mike GelattFirst Team (Men’s Soccer)2007 & 2008

Megan FrazeeSecond Team (Women’s Basketball)2008First Team (Women’s Basketball)2009

Clendon HendersonFirst Team (Track)2008

Jennifer HodgesThird Team (Women’s Soccer)1999

Danielle McNaneyFirst Team (Track) 2005Second Team (Track)2004

Daniel NewellFirst Team (Track)2008

Heather SaganFirst Team (Track/CrossCountry)2002

Kristal TharpSecond Team (Women’sBasketball)2005

Cathy WilliamsThird Team (Track/CrossCountry)1998

Arlene ZelinskasSecond Team (Track)2007

Liberty’s NCAA Divison ICoSIDA Academic All-Americans

ACADEMIC SERVICES