DUKE vs. LIBERTY
March 7
Liberty Baseball Stadium
Lynchburg, Va.
Duke vs. Liberty – 3 p.m.
COMPLETE BASEBALL NOTES
TV/Video Coverage: LFSN Television
LFSN Radio Coverage:
93.3FM/1320AM WVGM ESPN Radio
Live Stats: Tuesday
Quick Hits
• Liberty went 2-1 in a three-game series against Bryant to move its record to 7-4, this past weekend. The Flames won the first two games of the series, before dropping the finale on Sunday.
• This past Friday, the Flames began a 12-game homestand. It is the second-longest in program history and the longest in the history of Liberty Baseball Stadium. The span is the sixth of 10 or more home games and the first since 2005. Today's game is the fourth of the homestand.
• Liberty is 3-1 at home in 2017, including a midweek win over Kentucky on Feb. 22. The Flames are 2-0 in midweek games, this season.
• Liberty and Duke have met on the diamond each of the past four years. The all-time series between the two teams is tied at 8-8. However, the Blue Devils have won four of the last five meetings between the two teams.
• The 2017 season is the first under head coach Scott Jackson. Jackson, who was an assistant coach at Liberty in 2008, spent the past eight seasons as an assistant on head coach Mike Fox's staff at North Carolina.
We're Going to be Here Awhile
Tuesday's contest with Duke will be the fourth game of a 12-game homestand for the Flames. The homestand will be the second longest in program history and the longest since the Flames began play in Liberty Baseball Stadium in 2013.
Liberty opened the stretch by winning the first two games of a three-game set over Bryant, this past weekend. With the victories, the Flames are 3-1 at Liberty Baseball Stadium, this season.
The longest homestand in school history consisted of 14 games in 1980, during which Head Coach Al Worthington's squad posted a 12-2 record. Liberty's current 12-game homestand will be the team's sixth of 10 or more games in its history. The last time the Flames had a homestand of 10 or more games was in 2005 (10 games.)
Baseball Parking
Fans coming to the Liberty Baseball Stadium are encouraged to park in either the Speakman (in front of the bookstore), the Parking Garage (by the softball stadium), or the Baseball Outfield parking lots on Tuesday. Each lot provides easy access to the Liberty Baseball Stadium. Due to limited availability, the Orange/Bailey parking lot in front of the stadium has been designated a reserved lot and requires a pass in order to park.
