One could not help but to think that the sight of the new Liberty Baseball Stadium filled with fans of all ages was a dream of the late Dr. Jerry Falwell brought to life.
Among a flurry of other projects, including academic and residential buildings, construction workers feverishly work on a […]
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Flames outhit No. 5 South Carolina 20-17, but drop weather delayed series 2-1 Game 1 The Liberty Flames baseball team kicked off their new season in dramatic fashion with a 4-3 loss against the No. 5 South Carolina Gamecocks Friday, Feb. 15. The Gamecocks, national champions in 2010 and 2011, jumped out to a two-run lead and held the Flames […]
Read moreAs baseball season begins to heat up around the league, the Liberty Flames season continues to cool down. The Flames were unable to find a victory in last weekend’s three game series against conference rival Coastal Carolina. The Flames took a 5-3 loss in the series opener, and the […]
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Ozzie Guillen has outdone himself this time. The outspoken manager of the Miami Marlins recently found himself in hot water for making another absurd, off-the-wall and offensive comment. This time, Guillen felt the need to express his opinions on Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. To paraphrase, Guillen praised the Cuban dictator for his avoidance of being overthrown during his 60-year reign […]
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Alex Close has provided a reliable bat in the No. 5 slot, as well as a solid glove at first base The Liberty Flames baseball team has enjoyed a steady flow of offense this season and has even found power in some unexpected places. That power source is Alex Close. A freshman who opened the season playing sparingly at three […]
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Liberty University continued its hunt to get inside the national Top 25, winning a three-game series with the visiting Gardner-Webb Bulldogs. Liberty took both Friday games, 4-3 and 8-0, respectively, but fell in Saturday’s finale, 5-4. Game One In the first game of the evening, the bats were quiet but the defense was solid. Liberty scored first at the bottom […]
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Michael Robertson and Zack Haley provided key hits in victories Saturday and Sunday afternoon Jim Toman’s Flames baseball team split a Saturday series with visiting Siena College, taking the first game, 1-0 and dropping the second, 7-9. Sunday, the Flames picked up another win. Game 1 The first game of the Flames baseball team’s Saturday home doubleheader against the Siena […]
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First home pitch flies Feb. 21 against Radford As the crack of a bat begins to echo throughout the hills of Lynchburg, sounding the beginning of a new baseball season, no team is more eager to “Base Up” than the Liberty University Flames Baseball team. From their two previous record setting seasons and high preseason rankings in the Big South […]
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An inside look at baseball captain Trey Wimmer With the first game of the 2012 baseball season just a few weeks away, no one is more ready than the newly-crowned captain Trey Wimmer. The junior exercise science major believes that the team is stronger than ever this year. “This has been, by far, one of the best hitting years that […]
Read moreBaseball stadium in the works for 2013 According to Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr., plans for a new baseball stadium are in the works and the target completion date is prior to the start of the Spring 2013 baseball season. The new stadium will be located between the recently expanded Williams Stadium and the Green Hall parking lot, with expected seating […]
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