No. 2 Seed Flames to Open CUSA Baseball Championship Pool Play Thursday
5/19/2026 9:30:00 PM | Baseball
Championship Coverage
Pool B
Games: Thursday -Â No. 2 Seed Liberty vs. No. 8 Seed Sam Houston 10 a.m.
              Friday - No. 5 Seed La Tech vs. No. 2 Seed Liberty 10 a.m.
Location:Â Kennesaw, Ga.
Stadium:Â Mickey Dunn Stadium
TV: ESPN+Â
KENNESAW, GA. - The No. 2 seed Liberty Flames will open Pool B at the 2026 CUSA Baseball Championship at Mickey Dunn Stadium on Thursday.Â
Quick Hits
• With the regular season concluded, the No. 2 seed Liberty Flames will face the No. 8 seed Sam Houston on Thursday and the No. 5 seed Louisiana Tech on Friday in Pool B play at the 2026 CUSA Baseball Championship at Mickey Dunn Stadium. The winner of Pool B moves on to the semifinals.
• Liberty finished the regular season with a 21-9 record in CUSA, the best record in its three seasons in the conference and a 38-18 overall mark. The Flames are two wins shy of reaching 40 for the sixth time in program history.
• Liberty completed the regular season with a 19-6 record on the road. Currently, the Flames' road mark is the sixth best in the nation. The Flames won 13 of their last 16 road games and six of their last eight.
• Liberty head coach Bradley LeCroy is in his second season. LeCroy has led the Flames to a 68-45 record.
CUSA Baseball Championship Schedule
Wednesday, May 20 (ESPN+)
Game 1Â Â Â No. 8 Sam Houston vs. No. 5 LA Tech (Pool B) 10 a.m.
Game 2Â Â Â No. 9 MTSU vs. No. 6 WKU (Pool A) 1:30 p.m.
Game 3 No. 7 Kennesaw State vPool A)Â Â 1:30 p.m.
Game 6Â Â Â No. 3 Missouri State vs. No. 7 Kennesaw State (Pool C) 5 p.m.
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Friday, May 22 (ESPN+)s. No. 4 DBU (Pool C) 5 p.m.
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Thursday, May 21 (ESPN+)
Game 4Â Â Â No. 2 Liberty vs. No. 8 Sam Houston (Pool B) 10 a.m.
Game 5 Â Â Â No. 1 Jax State vs. No. 6 WKU (
Game 7Â Â Â No. 5 LA Tech vs. No. 2 Liberty (Pool B) 10 a.m.
Game 8 Â Â Â No. 6 WKU vs. No. 1 Jax State (Pool A) 1:30 p.m.
Game 9Â Â Â No. 4 DBU vs. No. 3 Missouri State (Pool C) 5 p.m.
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Saturday, May 23 (ESPN+)
Game 10 Â Â Â Semifinal Round 11 a.m.
Game 11 Â Â Â Semifinal Round 2:30 p.m.
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Sunday, May 24 (CBS Sports Network)
Game 12 Â Â Â Championship Game 1 p.m.
Out On the Road - 5th Best Mark in Country
• Liberty completed the regular season with a 19-6 record on the road. Currently, the Flames' road mark is the sixth best in the nation.
• The Flames won 13 of their last 16 road games and six of their last eight.
• Liberty finished its regular season with a 10-14 mark on the road in 2025.
Closing in on 40
• Liberty enters the 2026 CUSA Baseball Championship two wins shy of 40 victories on the season. If the Flames reach that number, it will be the sixth time in program history.
• The last time the Flames won 40 games in a season was in 2019, when Liberty tied the school record with a 43-21 mark.
• Liberty also won 40 or more games in 1983 (40), 2010 (43), 2013 (41) and 2014 (41).
Racking Up The Ks - 4th All-Time
• Liberty pitching has combined to strike out 513 batters this season, the fourth most by a Flames team.Â
• The Flames are averaging 9.4 batters struck out per nine innings, ranking second in Conference USA.Â
• Liberty's strikeout total is the most since 2023 when the Flames struck out 536. The school record is 620 by the 2022 squad.
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Pool B
Games: Thursday -Â No. 2 Seed Liberty vs. No. 8 Seed Sam Houston 10 a.m.
              Friday - No. 5 Seed La Tech vs. No. 2 Seed Liberty 10 a.m.
Location:Â Kennesaw, Ga.
Stadium:Â Mickey Dunn Stadium
TV: ESPN+Â
- Thursday, May 21Â - 10 a.m. - ESPN+ Broadcast Link
- Friday, May 22Â - 10 a.m. - ESPN+ Broadcast Link
- Thursday, May 21 - 10 a.m. - Audio Broadcast Link
- Friday, May 21 - 10 a.m. - Audio Broadcast Link
KENNESAW, GA. - The No. 2 seed Liberty Flames will open Pool B at the 2026 CUSA Baseball Championship at Mickey Dunn Stadium on Thursday.Â
Quick Hits
• With the regular season concluded, the No. 2 seed Liberty Flames will face the No. 8 seed Sam Houston on Thursday and the No. 5 seed Louisiana Tech on Friday in Pool B play at the 2026 CUSA Baseball Championship at Mickey Dunn Stadium. The winner of Pool B moves on to the semifinals.
• Liberty finished the regular season with a 21-9 record in CUSA, the best record in its three seasons in the conference and a 38-18 overall mark. The Flames are two wins shy of reaching 40 for the sixth time in program history.
• Liberty completed the regular season with a 19-6 record on the road. Currently, the Flames' road mark is the sixth best in the nation. The Flames won 13 of their last 16 road games and six of their last eight.
• Liberty head coach Bradley LeCroy is in his second season. LeCroy has led the Flames to a 68-45 record.
CUSA Baseball Championship Schedule
Wednesday, May 20 (ESPN+)
Game 1Â Â Â No. 8 Sam Houston vs. No. 5 LA Tech (Pool B) 10 a.m.
Game 2Â Â Â No. 9 MTSU vs. No. 6 WKU (Pool A) 1:30 p.m.
Game 3 No. 7 Kennesaw State vPool A)Â Â 1:30 p.m.
Game 6Â Â Â No. 3 Missouri State vs. No. 7 Kennesaw State (Pool C) 5 p.m.
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Friday, May 22 (ESPN+)s. No. 4 DBU (Pool C) 5 p.m.
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Thursday, May 21 (ESPN+)
Game 4Â Â Â No. 2 Liberty vs. No. 8 Sam Houston (Pool B) 10 a.m.
Game 5 Â Â Â No. 1 Jax State vs. No. 6 WKU (
Game 7Â Â Â No. 5 LA Tech vs. No. 2 Liberty (Pool B) 10 a.m.
Game 8 Â Â Â No. 6 WKU vs. No. 1 Jax State (Pool A) 1:30 p.m.
Game 9Â Â Â No. 4 DBU vs. No. 3 Missouri State (Pool C) 5 p.m.
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Saturday, May 23 (ESPN+)
Game 10 Â Â Â Semifinal Round 11 a.m.
Game 11 Â Â Â Semifinal Round 2:30 p.m.
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Sunday, May 24 (CBS Sports Network)
Game 12 Â Â Â Championship Game 1 p.m.
Out On the Road - 5th Best Mark in Country
• Liberty completed the regular season with a 19-6 record on the road. Currently, the Flames' road mark is the sixth best in the nation.
• The Flames won 13 of their last 16 road games and six of their last eight.
• Liberty finished its regular season with a 10-14 mark on the road in 2025.
Closing in on 40
• Liberty enters the 2026 CUSA Baseball Championship two wins shy of 40 victories on the season. If the Flames reach that number, it will be the sixth time in program history.
• The last time the Flames won 40 games in a season was in 2019, when Liberty tied the school record with a 43-21 mark.
• Liberty also won 40 or more games in 1983 (40), 2010 (43), 2013 (41) and 2014 (41).
Racking Up The Ks - 4th All-Time
• Liberty pitching has combined to strike out 513 batters this season, the fourth most by a Flames team.Â
• The Flames are averaging 9.4 batters struck out per nine innings, ranking second in Conference USA.Â
• Liberty's strikeout total is the most since 2023 when the Flames struck out 536. The school record is 620 by the 2022 squad.
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