Liberty Continues Road Trip with 3-Game Series at No. 22 Coastal Carolina
2/29/2024 5:55:00 PM | Baseball
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Quick Hits
• After opening its five-game road trip with a 2-1 11-inning win at UNCW on Wednesday, Liberty travels to No. 22 Coastal Carolina for a three-game series with the Chanticleers this weekend. Former rivals in the Big South Conference, the two will meet for the 100th time on Friday. The Flames have played Radford more on the baseball diamond.
• Liberty is 1-1 on the road in 2024. The Flames are in the midst of a five-game road swing. Liberty opened the trip with its win at UNCW on Wednesday. The trip will end with a single game at Charleston on Tuesday.
• Coastal Carolina is the second of five teams on the Flames' schedule ranked in the D1Baseball.com poll. Liberty fell to then No. 12 Duke4-2 in Durham, N.C. on Feb. 21.
• Head Coach Scott Jackson is in his eighth season at Liberty. Jackson has led the Flames to a 227-148 record and three NCAA Regional appearances, the most of any coach in program history.
4-2 in Durham, N.C. on Feb. 21.
• Outfielder Camden Troyer plated the go-ahead run in the 11th in the Flames' 2-1 win at UNCW, on Wednesday. He raced home on a foul ball down the right-field line to break the 1-1 tie. The right fielder enters the weekend having reached base in all eight Liberty contests this season. He is second on the Flames with seven RBI and 7 runs scored.
• Pitcher Dylan Mathiesen ran his record to 2-1 on the year, pitching 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief in the Flames' 2-1 win in 11 innings on Wednesday. The right-hander has struck out 15 over 9 1/3
innings and has held opponents to a .133 batting average.
Let's Rap About Rabon
• Transfer outfielder Noah Rabon has had a strong start to 2024 for the Flames. Rabon enters the weekend hitting .344. He leads Liberty and is tied for fourth in CUSA with 11 RBI.
• The former USC Upstate player also leads the Flames and is third in CUSA with five doubles.
• Rabon and fellow outfielder Camden Troyer are the only two Flames to have reached base in every game this season.
• In his second game as a Flame, the outfielder had a big day at the plate in a 16-7 win over Quinnipiac. Rabon went 4-for-6 with two doubles and a personal career-high of six RBI.
- Liberty at No. 22 Coastal Carolina (Springs Brook Stadium)
- First pitch: Friday at 4 p.m./Saturday at 2 p.m./Sunday at 1 p.m.
- TV: ESPN+
- Radio: LFSN Radio
Quick Hits
• After opening its five-game road trip with a 2-1 11-inning win at UNCW on Wednesday, Liberty travels to No. 22 Coastal Carolina for a three-game series with the Chanticleers this weekend. Former rivals in the Big South Conference, the two will meet for the 100th time on Friday. The Flames have played Radford more on the baseball diamond.
• Liberty is 1-1 on the road in 2024. The Flames are in the midst of a five-game road swing. Liberty opened the trip with its win at UNCW on Wednesday. The trip will end with a single game at Charleston on Tuesday.
• Coastal Carolina is the second of five teams on the Flames' schedule ranked in the D1Baseball.com poll. Liberty fell to then No. 12 Duke4-2 in Durham, N.C. on Feb. 21.
• Head Coach Scott Jackson is in his eighth season at Liberty. Jackson has led the Flames to a 227-148 record and three NCAA Regional appearances, the most of any coach in program history.
4-2 in Durham, N.C. on Feb. 21.
• Outfielder Camden Troyer plated the go-ahead run in the 11th in the Flames' 2-1 win at UNCW, on Wednesday. He raced home on a foul ball down the right-field line to break the 1-1 tie. The right fielder enters the weekend having reached base in all eight Liberty contests this season. He is second on the Flames with seven RBI and 7 runs scored.
• Pitcher Dylan Mathiesen ran his record to 2-1 on the year, pitching 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief in the Flames' 2-1 win in 11 innings on Wednesday. The right-hander has struck out 15 over 9 1/3
innings and has held opponents to a .133 batting average.
Let's Rap About Rabon
• Transfer outfielder Noah Rabon has had a strong start to 2024 for the Flames. Rabon enters the weekend hitting .344. He leads Liberty and is tied for fourth in CUSA with 11 RBI.
• The former USC Upstate player also leads the Flames and is third in CUSA with five doubles.
• Rabon and fellow outfielder Camden Troyer are the only two Flames to have reached base in every game this season.
• In his second game as a Flame, the outfielder had a big day at the plate in a 16-7 win over Quinnipiac. Rabon went 4-for-6 with two doubles and a personal career-high of six RBI.
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