Liberty Softball to Open 2024 Season at NFCA Leadoff Classic
9/21/2023 2:10:00 PM | Softball
The Liberty softball team has been invited to compete in the prestigious NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic, held in Clearwater, Fla., Feb. 8-11. The Lady Flames will face four team who competed in the 2023 NCAA Division I Softball Championship, including Super Regional participants Clemson and Oregon and Regional teams Missouri and Notre Dame.
The tournament, held at Eddie C. Moore Complex, showcases some of the best teams in NCAA Division I softball.
General public tickets for the DI Leadoff Classic will go on sale tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. ET.
The Lady Flames will be making their second appearance at the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic, as Liberty earned a win over nationally-ranked Ole Miss during the invitational in 2020.
Liberty, ranked No. 25 in the final D1Softball.com National Poll, is one of only six NCAA Division I softball teams to win 40 or more games in each of its last six full seasons played. Liberty's end-of-season RPI of 25 was its second-best in program history.
The Lady Flames finished the 2023 season with a 40-22 record. The team earned the first at-large berth in program history, flying to California for the NCAA Los Angeles Regional. Liberty made the most of its time out west, eliminating No. 2 UCLA and Grand Canyon to make a Regional final for the third time in program history. The Lady Flames set program single-season records for wins over Top 25 teams (four) and games against Top 25 opponents (16) last season. Â Â Â
Liberty's full 2024 season schedule will be released later this fall.
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2024 NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic – Liberty's Game Schedule
Eddie C. Moore Complex
Clearwater, Fla.
Friday, Feb. 9 – Liberty vs. St. John's, 5 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 9 – Liberty vs. Oregon, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 10 – Liberty vs. Clemson, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 10 – Liberty vs. Missouri, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 11 – Liberty vs. Notre Dame, 10 a.m.
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The tournament, held at Eddie C. Moore Complex, showcases some of the best teams in NCAA Division I softball.
General public tickets for the DI Leadoff Classic will go on sale tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. ET.
The Lady Flames will be making their second appearance at the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic, as Liberty earned a win over nationally-ranked Ole Miss during the invitational in 2020.
Liberty, ranked No. 25 in the final D1Softball.com National Poll, is one of only six NCAA Division I softball teams to win 40 or more games in each of its last six full seasons played. Liberty's end-of-season RPI of 25 was its second-best in program history.
The Lady Flames finished the 2023 season with a 40-22 record. The team earned the first at-large berth in program history, flying to California for the NCAA Los Angeles Regional. Liberty made the most of its time out west, eliminating No. 2 UCLA and Grand Canyon to make a Regional final for the third time in program history. The Lady Flames set program single-season records for wins over Top 25 teams (four) and games against Top 25 opponents (16) last season. Â Â Â
Liberty's full 2024 season schedule will be released later this fall.
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2024 NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic – Liberty's Game Schedule
Eddie C. Moore Complex
Clearwater, Fla.
Friday, Feb. 9 – Liberty vs. St. John's, 5 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 9 – Liberty vs. Oregon, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 10 – Liberty vs. Clemson, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 10 – Liberty vs. Missouri, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 11 – Liberty vs. Notre Dame, 10 a.m.
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