Liberty Travels to Virginia Tech for Midweek Tilt Tuesday
4/6/2026 8:38:00 PM | Baseball
Series Coverage
Game:Â Liberty at Virginia Tech
Location: Blacksburg, Va.
Stadium:Â English Field
TV:Â ACC Network ExtraÂ
LYNCHBURG, VA. - The Liberty Flames will travel to Blacksburg, Va., for a contest against the Virginia Tech Hokies. Game time at English Field is scheduled for 6 p.m.
Quick Hits
• The Liberty Flames will complete a five-game road trip with a contest against the Virginia Tech Hokies at English Field on Tuesday. Last year, Liberty won both games and each of the last three meetings between the two teams.
• Liberty enters the week, having won seven straight contests. The Flames swept a three-game CUSA series at Western Kentucky this past Thursday-Saturday.
• The Flames have posted a 10-3 road record this season. Liberty has won six of its last seven road contests, including four straight.
• Liberty head coach Bradley LeCroy is in his second season. LeCroy has led the Flames to a 48-35 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
• With a sweep of its three-game CUSA series at Western Kentucky this past weekend, Liberty moved to 10-3 on the road this season.
• Tuesday, the Flames will finish up a five-game road trip. Liberty is 4-0 on the trip with a 7-5 win at NC State last Tuesday and its sweep of WKU this past weekend.
• Flames are scheduled to play 25 games on the road in 2026.
• Liberty finished its regular season with a 10-14 mark on the road in 2025.
Marsh Marches On
• Liberty starting shortstop Tanner Marsh was the Flames' top returning offensive threat from the 2025 season and he has lived up to that billing in 2026.
• The junior has sparked the Liberty offense, leading the Flames with a .339 batting average and runs with 29.
• He also tops Liberty in hits with 33, RBI with 27 and slugging percentage with a .551 percentage.
• The infielder has had a 15-game hitting streak, the longest streak of his career earlier in the season and reached base in each of the first 18 games.
• On March 10, he posted his first four-hit game of the year in Liberty's 12-10 victory at UNCG.
• 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.
Barone Breaks Out
• Nick Barone has had quite the month of March. The left fielder hit a team-leading .348, driving in 17 runs and scoring 17 runs.
• Barone has gone 14-for-14 in stolen bases during March and enters the week tied for third in CUSA with 15.
• Barone followed the month up by blasting two home runs over the weekend in the Flames' sweep at Western Kentucky. This past Saturday, outfielder belted a grand slam in the ninth
inning to tie the game at 5-5 during Liberty's six-run inning for a come-from-behind 6-5Â win.
• For the season, Barone has hit .296 with 23 RBI and 24 runs scored. He has four home runs.
Jaffe Provides a Spark
• Since his return to the lineup on March 7 against Harvard, Jordan Jaffe has bolstered the Flames' lineup. Jaffe has hit .329 with 12 RBI and 17 runs scored over 19 games.
• Hitting third in the Liberty batting order, Jaffe has had the second most hits on the team over the span with 27, three doubles and two home runs, his only roundtrippers on the season.
• Jaffe has posted a .371 on-base percentage and a .439 slugging percentage since his return.
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Game:Â Liberty at Virginia Tech
Location: Blacksburg, Va.
Stadium:Â English Field
TV:Â ACC Network ExtraÂ
- Tuesday, April 7Â - 6Â p.m. - ACC Network Extra
- Tuesday, April 7Â - 6Â p.m. - Audio Broadcast Link
LYNCHBURG, VA. - The Liberty Flames will travel to Blacksburg, Va., for a contest against the Virginia Tech Hokies. Game time at English Field is scheduled for 6 p.m.
Quick Hits
• The Liberty Flames will complete a five-game road trip with a contest against the Virginia Tech Hokies at English Field on Tuesday. Last year, Liberty won both games and each of the last three meetings between the two teams.
• Liberty enters the week, having won seven straight contests. The Flames swept a three-game CUSA series at Western Kentucky this past Thursday-Saturday.
• The Flames have posted a 10-3 road record this season. Liberty has won six of its last seven road contests, including four straight.
• Liberty head coach Bradley LeCroy is in his second season. LeCroy has led the Flames to a 48-35 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
• With a sweep of its three-game CUSA series at Western Kentucky this past weekend, Liberty moved to 10-3 on the road this season.
• Tuesday, the Flames will finish up a five-game road trip. Liberty is 4-0 on the trip with a 7-5 win at NC State last Tuesday and its sweep of WKU this past weekend.
• Flames are scheduled to play 25 games on the road in 2026.
• Liberty finished its regular season with a 10-14 mark on the road in 2025.
Marsh Marches On
• Liberty starting shortstop Tanner Marsh was the Flames' top returning offensive threat from the 2025 season and he has lived up to that billing in 2026.
• The junior has sparked the Liberty offense, leading the Flames with a .339 batting average and runs with 29.
• He also tops Liberty in hits with 33, RBI with 27 and slugging percentage with a .551 percentage.
• The infielder has had a 15-game hitting streak, the longest streak of his career earlier in the season and reached base in each of the first 18 games.
• On March 10, he posted his first four-hit game of the year in Liberty's 12-10 victory at UNCG.
• 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.
Barone Breaks Out
• Nick Barone has had quite the month of March. The left fielder hit a team-leading .348, driving in 17 runs and scoring 17 runs.
• Barone has gone 14-for-14 in stolen bases during March and enters the week tied for third in CUSA with 15.
• Barone followed the month up by blasting two home runs over the weekend in the Flames' sweep at Western Kentucky. This past Saturday, outfielder belted a grand slam in the ninth
inning to tie the game at 5-5 during Liberty's six-run inning for a come-from-behind 6-5Â win.
• For the season, Barone has hit .296 with 23 RBI and 24 runs scored. He has four home runs.
Jaffe Provides a Spark
• Since his return to the lineup on March 7 against Harvard, Jordan Jaffe has bolstered the Flames' lineup. Jaffe has hit .329 with 12 RBI and 17 runs scored over 19 games.
• Hitting third in the Liberty batting order, Jaffe has had the second most hits on the team over the span with 27, three doubles and two home runs, his only roundtrippers on the season.
• Jaffe has posted a .371 on-base percentage and a .439 slugging percentage since his return.
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