Liberty to Face UNCG in Road Contest Tuesday
3/9/2026 7:09:00 PM | Baseball
Liberty at UNCG
First pitch:Â Tuesday - 4 p.m.Â
Location: Greensboro, N.C.
Stadium:Â UNCG Baseball Stadium
TV:Â ESPN+Â
Lynchburg, Va.- Riding a nine-game winning streak, the Liberty Flames travel to Greensboro, N.C., for a game against the UNCG Spartans at the UNCG Baseball Stadium on Tuesday. The first pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Quick Hits
• The Liberty Flames enter Tuesday's contest having won nine straight games, their longest since an 11-game winning streak Feb.19-March 8 of 2022.
• Liberty, 2-0 in midweek games, will travel to Greensboro, N.C., for its first meeting with the UNCG Spartans since 2015.
• The Flames swept Harvard at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium this past weekend. Liberty is 8-2 at home.
• Last Tuesday, Liberty shut out High Point 8-0 at Coy Willard Stadium to run its record to 3-1 on the road.
• Liberty head coach Bradley LeCroy is in his second season. LeCroy has led the Flames to a 41-30 record. LeCroy, who has been a head
coach for four years, captured his 100th career coaching victory with Liberty's 10-7 victory over Hofstra on March 1.
Out On the Road
• The Flames will play 25 games on the road in 2026. Liberty has started the 2026 season 3-1 on the road.
• Liberty defeated High Point 8-0 last Tuesday at Coy Willard Stadium in High Point, N.C.
• Liberty finished its regular season with a 10-14 mark on the road in 2025.
Longest Win Streak Since 2022
• Liberty enters Tuesday contest at UNCG on a nine-game winning streak. The streak is its longest by the Flames since an 11-game Feb. 19-March 8, 2022.
• Since 2022, the Flames have never won more than five consecutive games in a year. Liberty opened 2025 with a five-game winning streak to start the year (Feb. 14-21).
• Pitching has fueled the Flames' current win streak as the Liberty mound corps has posted a 2.73 ERA and held its opponents to a .195 batting average. The Flames have also struck out 101 in 79.0 innings during the streak and posted double-digits strikeout totals in eight of the nine games.
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Liberty Racks Up Strikeouts
• Liberty pitching has combined to strike out 108 batters over the last 10 games. The Flames are averaging 11.0 batters struck out per nine innings during the stretch.
• The Liberty mound staff has reached double-digits in strikeouts in eight of the last 10 games and 11 of its 14 games this season.
• Leading the way for the Flames are starting pitchers Ben Blair and Bradley Zayac. Blair, who leads Liberty, is second in Conference USA with 34 strikeouts. Meanwhile, Zayac is seventh in the conference with 21 strikeouts.
• Liberty enters the week 17th in the nation and second in CUSA with a 3.09 ERA.
First pitch:Â Tuesday - 4 p.m.Â
Location: Greensboro, N.C.
Stadium:Â UNCG Baseball Stadium
TV:Â ESPN+Â
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Lynchburg, Va.- Riding a nine-game winning streak, the Liberty Flames travel to Greensboro, N.C., for a game against the UNCG Spartans at the UNCG Baseball Stadium on Tuesday. The first pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Quick Hits
• The Liberty Flames enter Tuesday's contest having won nine straight games, their longest since an 11-game winning streak Feb.19-March 8 of 2022.
• Liberty, 2-0 in midweek games, will travel to Greensboro, N.C., for its first meeting with the UNCG Spartans since 2015.
• The Flames swept Harvard at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium this past weekend. Liberty is 8-2 at home.
• Last Tuesday, Liberty shut out High Point 8-0 at Coy Willard Stadium to run its record to 3-1 on the road.
• Liberty head coach Bradley LeCroy is in his second season. LeCroy has led the Flames to a 41-30 record. LeCroy, who has been a head
coach for four years, captured his 100th career coaching victory with Liberty's 10-7 victory over Hofstra on March 1.
Out On the Road
• The Flames will play 25 games on the road in 2026. Liberty has started the 2026 season 3-1 on the road.
• Liberty defeated High Point 8-0 last Tuesday at Coy Willard Stadium in High Point, N.C.
• Liberty finished its regular season with a 10-14 mark on the road in 2025.
Longest Win Streak Since 2022
• Liberty enters Tuesday contest at UNCG on a nine-game winning streak. The streak is its longest by the Flames since an 11-game Feb. 19-March 8, 2022.
• Since 2022, the Flames have never won more than five consecutive games in a year. Liberty opened 2025 with a five-game winning streak to start the year (Feb. 14-21).
• Pitching has fueled the Flames' current win streak as the Liberty mound corps has posted a 2.73 ERA and held its opponents to a .195 batting average. The Flames have also struck out 101 in 79.0 innings during the streak and posted double-digits strikeout totals in eight of the nine games.
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Harrington Sets Career-Highs
• Starting pitcher Cooper Harrington struck out a career-high eight over the first six innings in Liberty's 8-0 victory over High Point last Tuesday. The right-hander did not allow a run over six innings, the longest outing of his career.
• Harrington struck out a career-high eight batters and walked one. In his first start of 2026. He did not allow a Panthers' batter past second base during his six innings.
• The sophomore's previous career high was five strikeouts over three innings of relief in a 13-4 victory at Virginia Tech on April 29, 2025.
• Center fielder Josh Campos had a big afternoon at the plate, going 3-for-5 with a grand slam, his first home run of the year. His grand slam was part of a six-run
eighth inning.
• Second baseman Dylan Grabowski also had three hits in the game.
Liberty Racks Up Strikeouts
• Liberty pitching has combined to strike out 108 batters over the last 10 games. The Flames are averaging 11.0 batters struck out per nine innings during the stretch.
• The Liberty mound staff has reached double-digits in strikeouts in eight of the last 10 games and 11 of its 14 games this season.
• Leading the way for the Flames are starting pitchers Ben Blair and Bradley Zayac. Blair, who leads Liberty, is second in Conference USA with 34 strikeouts. Meanwhile, Zayac is seventh in the conference with 21 strikeouts.
• Liberty enters the week 17th in the nation and second in CUSA with a 3.09 ERA.
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