Current: | 2024 Liberty Flames baseball team |
Liberty Flames baseball | |
University: | Liberty University |
Conference: | C-USA |
Location: | Lynchburg, Virginia |
Coach: | Bradley LeCroy |
Tenure: | 1st |
Stadium: | Liberty Baseball Stadium |
Capacity: | 2,500 |
Nickname: | Flames |
Ncaa Tourneys: | 1993, 1998, 2000, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2022 |
Conference Tournament: | Big South 2013 |
Conference Champion: | Atlantic Sun 2021 |
The Liberty Flames baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States.[1] The team is a member of Conference USA, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Liberty's first baseball team was fielded in 1974. The team plays its home games at Liberty Baseball Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia. The Flames are coached by Bradley LeCroy.[2] The team colors are red, white and blue.[3]
1993 | 0–2 | Atlantic Regional | ||
1998 | 0–2 | Atlantic II Regional | ||
2000 | 1–2 | Columbia Regional | ||
2013 | 2–2 | Columbia Regional | ||
2014 | 0–2 | Charlottesville Regional | ||
2019 | 1–2 | Chapel Hill Regional | ||
2021 | 2–2 | Knoxville Regional | ||
2022 | 0–2 | Gainesville Regional | ||
6–16 |
As of the 2022 Major League Baseball season, 79 former Flames have been drafted by MLB teams.[4] Nine players have made it to the majors:[5] Sid Bream, Randy Tomlin, Doug Brady, Lee Guetterman, Josh Rupe, Ian Parmley, Ryan Cordell, Fraser Ellard, and Will Wagner. Additionally, Tony Beasley, a former infielder with the Flames, served as the interim manager of the Texas Rangers during the 2022 season.[6]