2020 Liberty Flames baseball team

The 2020 Liberty Flames baseball team represented Liberty University in the sport of baseball for the 2020 college baseball season. The Flames competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Sun Conference. They played their home games at Liberty Baseball Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia. The team was coached by Scott Jackson, who was in his fourth season at Liberty.

2020 Liberty Flames baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun
2020 record10–7 (0–0 ASUN)
Head coachScott Jackson
Home stadiumLiberty Baseball Stadium
2020 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Stetson  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  11–4 .733
Lipscomb  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  11–5 .688
Liberty  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  10–7 .588
Florida Gulf Coast  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  9–7 .563
Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  10–8 .556
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  9–9 .500
NJIT  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  6–10 .375
North Florida  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  4–12 .250
North Alabama  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  3–13 .188
‡ – Tournament champion
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

The 2019 Flames finished 40–19 overall, and 15–9 in the conference. In the 2019 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament championship game, they beat the Stetson Hatters to win their first ever ASUN title. They lost in the Chapel Hill Regional during the 2019 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Schedule and results
2020 Liberty Flames Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ASUN Record
February 14ClemsonDoug Kingsmore Stadium
Clemson, SC		3–5Gilbert (1–0)Meyer (0–1)Spiers (1)4,6570–10–0
February 15ClemsonDoug Kingsmore Stadium0–1Sharpe (1–0)Skirrow (0–1)Clayton (1)4,5920–20–0
February 16ClemsonDoug Kingsmore Stadium2–6Clark (1–0)Adametz (0–1)None4,1090–30–0
February 19RadfordLiberty Baseball Stadium
Lynchburg, VA		4–2M. Hand (1–0)H. Williams (0–1)L. Riley (1)1,5351–30–0
February 21Seton HallLiberty Baseball Stadium4–5McLinskey (1–0)Meyer (0–2)Sawyer (1)1,5831–40–0
February 22Seton HallLiberty Baseball Stadium3–2Skirrow (1–1)Thompson (0–1)L. Riley (2)1,7022–40–0
February 23Seton HallLiberty Baseball Stadium5–3G. Price (1–0)Festa (1–1)T. Britts (1)1,5373–40–0
February 25LongwoodLiberty Baseball Stadium16–6M. Hand (2–0)A. Melnyk (0–1)None1,3534–40–0
February 28MaristLiberty Baseball Stadium4–3Meyer (1–2)Pansini (0–1)L. Riley (3)1,3525–40–0
February 29MaristLiberty Baseball Stadium6–4L. Riley (1–0)Pichardo (0–3)None1,3636–40–0
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ASUN Record
March 1MaristLiberty Baseball Stadium4–3G. Price (2–0)Van Beusekom (0–1)None1,3777–40–0
March 3ElonLiberty Baseball Stadium3-0M. Hand (3–0)Evans (0-3)L. Riley (4)1,2618-40-0
March 4East CarolinaClark-LeClair Stadium
Greenville, NC		0-11Saylor (2-0)Haga (0-1)None2,7318-50-0
March 6Kent StateLiberty Baseball Stadium2-3Albright (2-2)Meyer (1–2)Zimmerman (1)1,3048-60-0
March 7Kent StateLiberty Baseball Stadium7-2L. Riley (1–0)C. Romel (1-1)None1,5429-60-0
March 8Kent StateLiberty Baseball Stadium7-0Adametz (1–1)Lane (2-1)G. Price (1)1,31610-60-0
March 11West VirginiaMonongalia County Ballpark
Morgantown, WV		0-7T. Strechay (2-1)M. Hand (3-1)None97410-70-0
March 13Ohio StateNick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium
Columbus, OH		Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[1]
March 14Ohio StateNick Swisher Field at Bill Davis StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
March 15Ohio StateNick Swisher Field at Bill Davis StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
March 18High PointLiberty Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
March 20Florida Gulf CoastLiberty Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
March 21Florida Gulf CoastLiberty Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
March 22Florida Gulf CoastLiberty Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
March 24Virginia TechEnglish Field
Blacksburg, VA		Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
March 27UNC WilmingtonBrooks Field
Wilmington, NC		Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
March 28UNC WilmingtonBrooks FieldCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
March 29UNC WilmingtonBrooks FieldCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ASUN Record
April 1North CarolinaBryson Field at Boshamer Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC		Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 3LipscombDugan Field
Nashville, TN		Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 4LipscombDugan FieldCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 5LipscombDugan FieldCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 9JacksonvilleLiberty Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 10JacksonvilleLiberty Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 11JacksonvilleLiberty Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 14RichmondMalcolm U. Pitt Field
Richmond, VA		Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 17Kennesaw StateLiberty Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 18Kennesaw StateLiberty Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 19Kennesaw StateLiberty Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 21VirginiaDavenport Field at Disharoon Park
Charlottesville, VA		Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 24NJITBears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium
Newark, NJ		Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 25NJITBears & Eagles Riverfront StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 26NJITBears & Eagles Riverfront StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April 29Virginia TechLiberty Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ASUN Record
May 1North FloridaHarmon Stadium
Jacksonville, FL		Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
May 2North FloridaHarmon StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
May 3North FloridaHarmon StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
May 8North AlabamaLiberty Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
May 9North AlabamaLiberty Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
May 10North AlabamaLiberty Baseball StadiumCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
May 12RadfordRadford Baseball Stadium
Radford, VA		Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
May 14StetsonMelching Field at Conrad Park
DeLand, FL		Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
May 15StetsonMelching Field at Conrad ParkCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
May 16StetsonMelching Field at Conrad ParkCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
Post-Season
ASUN Tournament
Date Opponent Seed Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ASUNT Record
May 20–23Swanson Stadium
Fort Myers, FL		Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Cancelled
Bold = Liberty team member
Schedule Source:[2]

References
  1. "ASUN Conference Cancels Remainder of Spring Sport Seasons". Liberty University Athletics. March 13, 2020.
  2. "Defending ASUN Champion Flames Announce 2020 Baseball Schedule" (Press release). Liberty University Athletics. October 24, 2019.
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