Liberty to Face No. 21 Virginia Tech, Tuesday

No. 21 VIRGINIA TECH AT LIBERTY

April 12

Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium

Tuesday - 6 p.m.

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Quick Hits

• Coming off a three-game sweep of FGCU at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium, the Liberty Flames will host the No. 21 Virginia Tech Hokies, Tuesday. It will be the first of two scheduled meetings between the two teams, this season.

• The Flames enter the week having posted a 13-4 mark at home, this season. The Flames have won 39 out of their last 49 games at Liberty Baseball Stadium.

• Although the Hokies hold a 40-29 advantage in the all-time series, the Flames have won the last three meetings and five of the last seven games between the two teams. Liberty defeated the then No. 12 Hokies at Liberty Baseball Stadium in their only meeting last season.

• Liberty Head Coach Scott Jackson is in his sixth season. He has led the Flames to a 1785-103 record and NCAA Regional appearances in 2019 and 2021 during his tenure.

Home Sweet Home

• With its series sweep of FGCU this past weekend, Liberty moves to 13-4 at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium in 2022.

• Liberty has posted a 194-68 (.740) all-time since the facility opened in 2013 and is 72-13 (.847) since 2019.

• The Flames have won 39 out of their last 45 games at Liberty Baseball Stadium.

• Last year, the Flames finished the year with a 24-2 (.923) record at Liberty Baseball Stadium. The mark is the best home mark for the Flames in program history, topping the 16-2-1 (.868) set in 1979 at Worthington Stadium.

• The Flames' 2021 record surpassed the facility-best 25-5 (.833) record posted at the stadium in 2019.

• The Flames won their first 14 home games of the season and won 16 straight home games, dating back to 2020, before losing for the first time at home in 2021. The 16-game streak was the fourth longest in the nation at the time.

Pitching Prowess

• Liberty pitching enters the weekend among the national leaders in several categories.

4The Flames rank 10th nationally with a 3.40 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Liberty has struck out a ASUN-high 323

batters and walked 95. Tennessee leads the country with a 5.54 ratio.

4 The Flames are 11th nationally in strikeouts per nine innings, averaging 11.0 strikeouts per nine innings. Iowa leads

country with 12.87 per game.

4 Liberty is 15th in the nation with a 3.48 ERA. Liberty also leads the ASUN Conference in the category. Tennessee leads the nation with a 1.89 ERA. The Flames' Joe Adametz III leads the ASUN Conference with a 2.01 ERA.