Liberty to Host No. 24 DBU in Final CUSA Series of Regular Season
5/14/2025 2:49:00 PM | Baseball
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Quick Facts
- No. 24 Dallas Baptist at Liberty (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
- First pitch: Thursday - 6Â p.m./Friday - 4 p.m./ Saturday - 1Â p.m.
- TV:Â ESPN+Â
- Radio:Â LFSN Radio
Quick Facts
• The Liberty Flames return to Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium for their final three games of the 2025 regular season this weekend. Liberty will host the CUSA-leading and No. 24 Dallas Baptist Patriots in a three-game CUSA series, beginning Thursday. Dallas Baptist won all three games between the two teams in their first ever meeting on the diamond in Dallas last season.
• Liberty's midweek game against No. 20 Duke was canceled on Tuesday due to heavy rainfall. Last weekend, the Flames took their three-game CUSA series at FIU, 2-1. The Flames won Friday and Sunday's games to capture the road series.
• Liberty enters the weekend needing a combination of two wins or Middle Tennessee losses to secure a berth in next week's CUSA Baseball Championship to be held at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium, starting on Wednesday.
•The Flames are 19-9 at home this season. Liberty defeated Virginia Tech 7-4 in their last home game on May 7.
• 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.
Recognizing the Seniors
• Before Saturday afternoon's series finale, the Liberty baseball program will recognize the eight Flames who finishing their collegiate baseball and academic careers this season.
• The Flames will honor pitchers Trey Cooper, Garret McLaughlin, Jake Potts and Ben Roberts and outfielders Anderson Fulk, Michael Robertson and Camden Troyer before the game.
Among National Leaders in Fielding
• Liberty enters the weekend among the national leaders in fielding percentage. The Flames lead Conference USA and are third nationally with a 0.983 fielding percentage.Â
• Liberty has committed 31 errors this season and did not commit an error in 31 games (61% of its games this season).
• The Flames have made only one error in their last nine games (one error in 303 chances -.997 fielding percentage).
• The program record for fielding percentage in a season is .984, set by the 2021 Flames. Liberty led the nation in fielding percentage that season.
Troyer Posts a Strong April
• Since the beginning of April, right fielder Camden Troyer has been one of Liberty's leading run producers. The senior has 17 RBI and leads the Flames with 26 runs scored over the 23 games since April 1. The senior has scored five more runs than any other Flames during that span.
• The outfielder has posted a team-high .337 batting average and .419 on-base percentage over the 23 games since April 1. He has hit five of his 10 home runs on the season and he has a team-leading .551 slugging percentage during the span.
• Troyer has collected 10 multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games during the stretch.Â
• The senior has moved into the CUSA leaders in runs scored. The outfielder leads Liberty and is fifth in the Conference USA with 52 runs scored.
• He also has a career-high 43 RBI.
• He kicked off the month by going 4-for-4 and scoring four runs in Liberty's victory over Middle Tennessee on April 4.
•Troyer has been the toughest batter to strike out in CUSA this season. He has struck once every 10.3 at bats this season.
Blair Has Been Big
• Sophomore right-hander Ben Blair has met all expectations for him in 2025.Â
• Coming off his longest outing of his career, 7 1/3 innings in a win at FIU, Blair has posted a 6-3 record with a 3.42 ERA over 73 2/3 innings in 13 starts this season, all career-highs. The sophomore has struck out 86 and walked 25.Â
• The right-hander was one of three CUSA pitchers and one of 54 pitchers nationally to be named to the 2025 National Pitcher of the Year Watch List.
• He is currently among the CUSA leaders in several categories. Blair is the CUSA leader in innings pitched and strikeouts. He is also fourth in ERA and is tied for fourth in wins.
• Blair picked up his first CUSA Pitcher of the Week honor of his career, pitching six shutout innings in his first start of the year, combining with relievers Caleb Lingenfelter and Tyler August for a 3-0 blanking of the St. John's Red Storm in game two of a doubleheader at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium on Feb. 14. The sophomore scattered five hits, striking out 11 and walking two batters. He did not allow a batter past second base during his outing.
Recognizing the Seniors
• Before Saturday afternoon's series finale, the Liberty baseball program will recognize the eight Flames who finishing their collegiate baseball and academic careers this season.
• The Flames will honor pitchers Trey Cooper, Garret McLaughlin, Jake Potts and Ben Roberts and outfielders Anderson Fulk, Michael Robertson and Camden Troyer before the game.
Among National Leaders in Fielding
• Liberty enters the weekend among the national leaders in fielding percentage. The Flames lead Conference USA and are third nationally with a 0.983 fielding percentage.Â
• Liberty has committed 31 errors this season and did not commit an error in 31 games (61% of its games this season).
• The Flames have made only one error in their last nine games (one error in 303 chances -.997 fielding percentage).
• The program record for fielding percentage in a season is .984, set by the 2021 Flames. Liberty led the nation in fielding percentage that season.
Troyer Posts a Strong April
• Since the beginning of April, right fielder Camden Troyer has been one of Liberty's leading run producers. The senior has 17 RBI and leads the Flames with 26 runs scored over the 23 games since April 1. The senior has scored five more runs than any other Flames during that span.
• The outfielder has posted a team-high .337 batting average and .419 on-base percentage over the 23 games since April 1. He has hit five of his 10 home runs on the season and he has a team-leading .551 slugging percentage during the span.
• Troyer has collected 10 multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games during the stretch.Â
• The senior has moved into the CUSA leaders in runs scored. The outfielder leads Liberty and is fifth in the Conference USA with 52 runs scored.
• He also has a career-high 43 RBI.
• He kicked off the month by going 4-for-4 and scoring four runs in Liberty's victory over Middle Tennessee on April 4.
•Troyer has been the toughest batter to strike out in CUSA this season. He has struck once every 10.3 at bats this season.
Blair Has Been Big
• Sophomore right-hander Ben Blair has met all expectations for him in 2025.Â
• Coming off his longest outing of his career, 7 1/3 innings in a win at FIU, Blair has posted a 6-3 record with a 3.42 ERA over 73 2/3 innings in 13 starts this season, all career-highs. The sophomore has struck out 86 and walked 25.Â
• The right-hander was one of three CUSA pitchers and one of 54 pitchers nationally to be named to the 2025 National Pitcher of the Year Watch List.
• He is currently among the CUSA leaders in several categories. Blair is the CUSA leader in innings pitched and strikeouts. He is also fourth in ERA and is tied for fourth in wins.
• Blair picked up his first CUSA Pitcher of the Week honor of his career, pitching six shutout innings in his first start of the year, combining with relievers Caleb Lingenfelter and Tyler August for a 3-0 blanking of the St. John's Red Storm in game two of a doubleheader at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium on Feb. 14. The sophomore scattered five hits, striking out 11 and walking two batters. He did not allow a batter past second base during his outing.
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