Flames Host Princeton for 4 Games this Weekend
3/13/2025 6:25:00 PM | Baseball
Series Coverage
Quick Hits
• The Liberty Flames return home to start a nine-game homestand this weekend, their longest of the season. The Flames will host the Princeton Tigers for a four-game series, beginning Friday at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium. The two teams have never met on the baseball diamond. It will be the first time the Flames have played an Ivy League team hosting Columbia for a four-game series in March of 2008.
• Liberty dropped two games at No. 10 Clemson on Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday's setback snapped the Flames' four-game winning streak.Â
• Liberty has won three in a row at home and sports a 7-2 record at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadi-um. The Flames swept a three-game series from Central Michigan last weekend at home.
• Bradley LeCroy was named the eighth head coach in Flames' history in July 2024. He is in his third year as a head coach after two years at VCU.
Home Standing
• The Flames will open a nine-game homestand this weekend, their longest of 2025. Liberty will also play 15 of its next 19 games at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium.
• After sweeping Central Michigan in a three-game series in their last time at home, the Flames will enter the weekend with a 7-2 record at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium.
• Liberty is scheduled to play 31 games at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium, the most home contests for the Flames since 2013, the year the facility opened.
• Last season, the Flames finished the year with a 16-14 record at home.Â
• Liberty has posted a 239-98 (.709) record at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium since the facility opened in 2013.
Turning Two
• Liberty enters the weekend among the national leaders in double plays.  The Flames lead Conference USA and are third nationally with 19 double plays.Â
• The Flames turn 1.12 double plays per game, 5th in the nation. Creighton leads the country by turning 1.50 double plays per game.
• 15 of the 19 have been ground ball double plays.
Something About Sorenson
•  Flames corner infielder Jaxon Sorenson finds himself among the CUSA leaders in several categories to start the weekend.
•  The junior college transfer who has started every game this season for the Flames at either first or third base is currently fifth in the conference in home runs (5), sixth in RBI (17) and ninth in runs scored. • Sorenson is also the conference leader with 15 walks.
• The Idaho Fall, Id., native has hit .286 with 17 RBI and 18 runs scored. He leads the Flames with a .587 slugging percentage and has a .423 on base percentage which is second to teammate Riley DeCandido.
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- Princeton at Liberty (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
- First pitch: Friday 4 p.m./ Saturday (DH) 1 p.m./Sunday at 1 p.m.
- TV:Â ESPN+Â (except Game 2 Saturday)
- Radio:Â LFSN Radio
Quick Hits
• The Liberty Flames return home to start a nine-game homestand this weekend, their longest of the season. The Flames will host the Princeton Tigers for a four-game series, beginning Friday at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium. The two teams have never met on the baseball diamond. It will be the first time the Flames have played an Ivy League team hosting Columbia for a four-game series in March of 2008.
• Liberty dropped two games at No. 10 Clemson on Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday's setback snapped the Flames' four-game winning streak.Â
• Liberty has won three in a row at home and sports a 7-2 record at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadi-um. The Flames swept a three-game series from Central Michigan last weekend at home.
• Bradley LeCroy was named the eighth head coach in Flames' history in July 2024. He is in his third year as a head coach after two years at VCU.
Home Standing
• The Flames will open a nine-game homestand this weekend, their longest of 2025. Liberty will also play 15 of its next 19 games at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium.
• After sweeping Central Michigan in a three-game series in their last time at home, the Flames will enter the weekend with a 7-2 record at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium.
• Liberty is scheduled to play 31 games at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium, the most home contests for the Flames since 2013, the year the facility opened.
• Last season, the Flames finished the year with a 16-14 record at home.Â
• Liberty has posted a 239-98 (.709) record at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium since the facility opened in 2013.
Turning Two
• Liberty enters the weekend among the national leaders in double plays.  The Flames lead Conference USA and are third nationally with 19 double plays.Â
• The Flames turn 1.12 double plays per game, 5th in the nation. Creighton leads the country by turning 1.50 double plays per game.
• 15 of the 19 have been ground ball double plays.
Something About Sorenson
•  Flames corner infielder Jaxon Sorenson finds himself among the CUSA leaders in several categories to start the weekend.
•  The junior college transfer who has started every game this season for the Flames at either first or third base is currently fifth in the conference in home runs (5), sixth in RBI (17) and ninth in runs scored. • Sorenson is also the conference leader with 15 walks.
• The Idaho Fall, Id., native has hit .286 with 17 RBI and 18 runs scored. He leads the Flames with a .587 slugging percentage and has a .423 on base percentage which is second to teammate Riley DeCandido.
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