Shawn Clowers gives the Flames a bullpen arm they can count on to deliver When Liberty baseball’s Shawn Clowers needed a changeup, he found it in the pitch. After two mediocre seasons with the Flames, the left-handed pitcher was left dissatisfied with his performance. As a freshman, his 12 relief appearances amounted to a 2-0 record and 2.63 ERA over […]
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Track and field teams hope indoor success translates as they head outdoors The Liberty Flames outdoor track teams look to continue their recent success on the track in the 2015 outdoor season. Last year, the Flames raced by the competition, securing the Big South men’s Triple Crown for the eighth year running. The Flames claimed their ninth consecutive cross country […]
Read moreA late rally fell just short for the Lady Flames softball team (13-15, 2-1 Big South) as they dropped the first game of a double-header in the Liberty Softball Classic, losing to Saint Francis, 5-4, Friday, March 20 at Liberty Softball Stadium. Liberty scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to pull within one run of visiting […]
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Lady Flames unable to come back from 14-point halftime deficit With about nine minutes to go in the second half in an already loud Carmichael Arena on the University of North Carolina (UNC) campus, the Carolina faithful began to yell their common “Tar” “Heels” chant, and the fans clad in red — more than 600 of them, according to Liberty […]
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Lady Flames win one, lose one of Saturday games at newly completed stadium The Lady Flames softball (12-14) team ended a weekend homestand with a tough 4-1 loss to the Toledo Rockets (12-16) Saturday, March 21 in front of a supportive home crowd. Earlier that evening, the Lady Flames took on the Quinnapiac Bobcats (4-17), coming away with the win […]
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Senior golfer Mathieu Fenasse brings unique mindset to Flames program Most athletes love the idea of being part of a team — the unity, the fellowship, the bearing of each other’s burdens. While Liberty Flames golfer Mathieu Fenasse values that team connection, the individual aspect of the sport is something that he finds alluring. “I liked the fact that (golf) […]
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College basketball can be ugly. Like, step-sister in Cinderella on a bad day right after she wakes up ugly. Scoring droughts can last as long as it takes to make a frozen pizza. Some guards cannot dribble, some big men cannot finish at the rim and some coaches just cannot help themselves with the amount of hair gel they use. […]
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Things to know about each remaining tourney team 1. Kentucky is better than everyone else. There are a few good teams still left in the tournament. There are a few very, very good teams left in the tournament. And then there are the Wildcats, who are pretty much the Monstars from Space Jam. It is going to take a perfect […]
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Flames D1 hockey falls to No. 4 seed Ohio University in first playoff game Liberty University men’s division I (DI) hockey team went one-and-done in this year’s American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) DI National Championships with a 5-2 loss to four-time national champion Ohio University, March 5. The 11th-seeded Flames (25-11-5) fell to the 4th-seeded Bobcats (27-7-6) despite jumping out […]
Read moreThe Liberty University Department of Athletics is committed to raising up talented, well-rounded athletes who serve Christ in all areas of life. The Athletics Department’s community service initiative is one example of this commitment. Within the past few years, the Athletics Department made a concerted effort to establish and build upon relationships between Liberty and organizations and schools in the […]
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Flames sweep Bulldogs in a three-game series The Liberty Flames won the game 3-2 over the Bryant Bulldogs after gaining two runs in an unorthodox way on Friday, Feb. 27 at Liberty Baseball stadium. With a freshman pinch hitter at the plate, runners on the corners and two outs, Liberty Head Coach Jim Toman cooked up a plan to tie […]
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College students are required to budget their time wisely in order to balance assignments and a social life. Add in the responsibilities of being an athlete, and living by a highly structured schedule becomes even more necessary. Throw in a second sport and a new, rare breed of student-athlete has been created. Junior Sadalia Ellis is one of those select […]
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Lady Flames enter conference tourney as No. 1 seed Earlier in the season, Winthrop did something that no other women’s basketball team in the Big South has been able to do this year — beat Liberty. A little more than a month later, the Lady Flames (23-6, 19-1 Big South) made certain it did not happen again during their Feb. […]
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Student-athletes continue to be successful on and off the field and court Liberty University athletes are known to dominate on the field, but a little known fact is that they do the same in the classroom. With an overall GPA of 3.10, Liberty student-athletes fare even better than the rest of the student body, according to libertyflames.com. Keeping students on […]
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Basketball graduate assistants go mostly unnoticed but make a big impact Thankless jobs are never easy to do. Washing uniforms, carrying bags, breaking down film — doing all the tasks players and coaches would rather not do is not a glamorous life. But it involves basketball, and that is enough for Liberty men’s basketball graduate assistants Griffin Williams, Reggie Chambers […]
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