Liberty to Host Delaware in CUSA Series this Weekend
4/23/2026 7:58:00 PM | Baseball
Series Coverage
Game:Â Delaware at Liberty
Location:Â Lynchburg, Va..
Stadium:Â Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium
TV:Â ESPN+ (Broadcast Team: Nick Pierce & Joe Healy)
Quick Hits
• The Liberty Flames will host the Delaware Blue Hens for a three-game CUSA series this weekend. It will be the first-ever meeting between the two teams as conference opponents.
• Last weekend, Liberty won the series opener and the series finale at Dallas Baptist to take the three-game CUSA series. With the wins, the Flames moved to 13-5 in conference play and into sole possession of third place in the league standings.
• Liberty split a pair of midweek games this past week. The Flames defeated Duke at home 13-10 on Tuesday and lost 5-4 at No. 10 Virginia on Wednesday. The Flames have won 14 of their last 17 games.
• Liberty is 15-7 at home this season. The last time, Liberty and Delaware met on the diamond, the Flames swept a three-game non-conference series at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium on Feb. 22-24, 2019.
• Liberty head coach Bradley LeCroy is in his second season. LeCroy has led the Flames to a 59-39 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.
Flames at Home
• With its 13-10 come-from-behind victory against Duke on Tuesday, Liberty moved to 15-7 at home this season.
• After this weekend, the Flames have six games left at home in 2026.
• The Flames posted a 20-13 record at the facility last season. Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium also hosted the 2025 CUSA Baseball Championship.
• Since the facility opened in 2013, Liberty has posted a 267-115 (.699) record at the stadium.
Marsh Named Brooks Wallace Semifinalist
• Liberty starting shortstop Tanner Marsh has been selected as one of the 50 of the nation's best shortstops to be named a 2026 Brooks Wallace Award semifinalist by the College Baseball Foundation. The top 50 shortstops were selected based on both their offensive and defensive production this season on Wednesday.
• Marsh has sparked the Liberty offense, leading the Flames with a .361 batting average and 47 runs scored. Liberty's leadoff hitter also leads in hits with 60, a .455 on-base percentage and an OPS of 1.009.
• Marsh has 35 RBI and a slugging percentage of .554.
• The infielder is among the CUSA leaders in several offensive categories. He enters the weekend leading the conference in runs scored and triples. Marsh is also among the leaders in batting average (6th), hits (2nd), on-base percentage (9th), OPS (8th), walks (9th) and stolen bases (4th).
• The infielder has had a team-high 15-game hitting streak, the longest streak of his career earlier in the season. He enters the weekend having reached base safely in 22 consecutive contests.
• Defensively, he has continued his strong play, committing seven errors in 164 chances for a .957 fielding percentage.
• Marsh, along with right-handed pitcher Ben Blair, was named to the 2026 CUSA Preseason All-Conference Team.
• Marsh has started every game at shortstop for the Flames since joining the Liberty roster in 2024.
• Last season, the infielder hit .295 with 52 runs scored, 22 RBI, 11 doubles, and two home runs in 56 games.
• He also stole a team-high 18 bases and led the Flames with 21 multi-hit games.
• The Asheboro, N.C., native walked 32 times and posted a .378 on-base percentage.
• One of the top defenders in CUSA, Marsh had a .962 fielding percentage, committing nine errors in 236 chances at shortstop. He finished third in the conference with 153 fielding assists.
Game:Â Delaware at Liberty
Location:Â Lynchburg, Va..
Stadium:Â Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium
TV:Â ESPN+ (Broadcast Team: Nick Pierce & Joe Healy)
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Quick Hits
• The Liberty Flames will host the Delaware Blue Hens for a three-game CUSA series this weekend. It will be the first-ever meeting between the two teams as conference opponents.
• Last weekend, Liberty won the series opener and the series finale at Dallas Baptist to take the three-game CUSA series. With the wins, the Flames moved to 13-5 in conference play and into sole possession of third place in the league standings.
• Liberty split a pair of midweek games this past week. The Flames defeated Duke at home 13-10 on Tuesday and lost 5-4 at No. 10 Virginia on Wednesday. The Flames have won 14 of their last 17 games.
• Liberty is 15-7 at home this season. The last time, Liberty and Delaware met on the diamond, the Flames swept a three-game non-conference series at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium on Feb. 22-24, 2019.
• Liberty head coach Bradley LeCroy is in his second season. LeCroy has led the Flames to a 59-39 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.
Flames at Home
• With its 13-10 come-from-behind victory against Duke on Tuesday, Liberty moved to 15-7 at home this season.
• After this weekend, the Flames have six games left at home in 2026.
• The Flames posted a 20-13 record at the facility last season. Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium also hosted the 2025 CUSA Baseball Championship.
• Since the facility opened in 2013, Liberty has posted a 267-115 (.699) record at the stadium.
Marsh Named Brooks Wallace Semifinalist
• Liberty starting shortstop Tanner Marsh has been selected as one of the 50 of the nation's best shortstops to be named a 2026 Brooks Wallace Award semifinalist by the College Baseball Foundation. The top 50 shortstops were selected based on both their offensive and defensive production this season on Wednesday.
• Marsh has sparked the Liberty offense, leading the Flames with a .361 batting average and 47 runs scored. Liberty's leadoff hitter also leads in hits with 60, a .455 on-base percentage and an OPS of 1.009.
• Marsh has 35 RBI and a slugging percentage of .554.
• The infielder is among the CUSA leaders in several offensive categories. He enters the weekend leading the conference in runs scored and triples. Marsh is also among the leaders in batting average (6th), hits (2nd), on-base percentage (9th), OPS (8th), walks (9th) and stolen bases (4th).
• The infielder has had a team-high 15-game hitting streak, the longest streak of his career earlier in the season. He enters the weekend having reached base safely in 22 consecutive contests.
• Defensively, he has continued his strong play, committing seven errors in 164 chances for a .957 fielding percentage.
• Marsh, along with right-handed pitcher Ben Blair, was named to the 2026 CUSA Preseason All-Conference Team.
• Marsh has started every game at shortstop for the Flames since joining the Liberty roster in 2024.
• Last season, the infielder hit .295 with 52 runs scored, 22 RBI, 11 doubles, and two home runs in 56 games.
• He also stole a team-high 18 bases and led the Flames with 21 multi-hit games.
• The Asheboro, N.C., native walked 32 times and posted a .378 on-base percentage.
• One of the top defenders in CUSA, Marsh had a .962 fielding percentage, committing nine errors in 236 chances at shortstop. He finished third in the conference with 153 fielding assists.
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