The 2020 Liberty Flames baseball team represented Liberty University in the sport of baseball for the 2020 college baseball season. The Flames competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Sun Conference. They played their home games at Liberty Baseball Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia. The team was coached by Scott Jackson, who was in his fourth season at Liberty.
Previous season
The 2019 Flames finished 40–19 overall, and 15–9 in the conference. In the 2019 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament championship game, they beat the Stetson Hatters to win their first ever ASUN title. They lost in the Chapel Hill Regional during the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Schedule and results
2020 Liberty Flames baseball game log Regular Season February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ASUN RecordFebruary 14 Clemson Doug Kingsmore StadiumClemson, SC 3–5 Gilbert (1–0) Meyer (0–1) Spiers (1) 4,657 0–1 0–0February 15 Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium 0–1 Sharpe (1–0) Skirrow (0–1) Clayton (1) 4,592 0–2 0–0February 16 Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium 2–6 Clark (1–0) Adametz (0–1) None 4,109 0–3 0–0February 19 Liberty Baseball StadiumLynchburg, VA 4–2 M. Hand (1–0) H. Williams (0–1) L. Riley (1) 1,535 1–3 0–0February 21 Liberty Baseball Stadium 4–5 McLinskey (1–0) Meyer (0–2) Sawyer (1) 1,583 1–4 0–0 February 22 Seton Hall Liberty Baseball Stadium 3–2 Skirrow (1–1) Thompson (0–1) L. Riley (2) 1,702 2–4 0–0 February 23 Seton Hall Liberty Baseball Stadium 5–3 G. Price (1–0) Festa (1–1) T. Britts (1) 1,537 3–4 0–0February 25 Liberty Baseball Stadium 16–6 M. Hand (2–0) A. Melnyk (0–1) None 1,353 4–4 0–0February 28 Liberty Baseball Stadium 4–3 Meyer (1–2) Pansini (0–1) L. Riley (3) 1,352 5–4 0–0February 29 Marist Liberty Baseball Stadium 6–4 L. Riley (1–0) Pichardo (0–3) None 1,363 6–4 0–0 March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ASUN RecordMarch 1 Marist Liberty Baseball Stadium 4–3 G. Price (2–0) Van Beusekom (0–1) None 1,377 7–4 0–0March 3 Liberty Baseball Stadium 3–0 M. Hand (3–0) Evans (0–3) L. Riley (4) 1,261 8–4 0-0March 4 Clark-LeClair StadiumGreenville, NC 0–11 Saylor (2–0) Haga (0–1) None 2,731 8–5 0-0March 6 Liberty Baseball Stadium 2–3 Albright (2–2) Meyer (1–2) Zimmerman (1) 1,304 8–6 0-0March 7 Kent State Liberty Baseball Stadium 7–2 L. Riley (1–0) C. Romel (1–1) None 1,542 9–6 0-0March 8 Kent State Liberty Baseball Stadium 7–0 Adametz (1–1) Lane (2–1) G. Price (1) 1,316 10–6 0-0March 11 Monongalia County BallparkMorgantown, WV 0–7 T. Strechay (2–1) M. Hand (3–1) None 974 10–7 0-0March 13 Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis StadiumColumbus, OH Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)March 14 Ohio State Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)March 15 Ohio State Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)March 18 Liberty Baseball Stadium Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)March 20 Liberty Baseball Stadium Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)March 21 Florida Gulf Coast Liberty Baseball Stadium Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)March 22 Florida Gulf Coast Liberty Baseball Stadium Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)March 24 English FieldBlacksburg, VA Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)March 27 Brooks FieldWilmington, NC Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)March 28 UNC Wilmington Brooks Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)March 29 UNC Wilmington Brooks Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ASUN RecordApril 1 Bryson Field at Boshamer StadiumChapel Hill, NC Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)April 3 Dugan FieldNashville, TN Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)April 4 Lipscomb Dugan Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)April 5 Lipscomb Dugan Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)April 9 Liberty Baseball Stadium Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)April 10 Jacksonville Liberty Baseball Stadium Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)April 11 Jacksonville Liberty Baseball Stadium Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)April 14 Malcolm U. Pitt FieldRichmond, VA Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)April 17 Liberty Baseball Stadium Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)April 18 Kennesaw State Liberty Baseball Stadium Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)April 19 Kennesaw State Liberty Baseball Stadium Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)April 21 Virginia Davenport Field at Disharoon ParkCharlottesville, VA Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)April 24 Bears & Eagles Riverfront StadiumNewark, NJ Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)April 25 NJIT Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)April 26 NJIT Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)April 29 Virginia Tech Liberty Baseball Stadium Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ASUN RecordMay 1 Harmon StadiumJacksonville, FL Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)May 2 North Florida Harmon Stadium Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)May 3 North Florida Harmon Stadium Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)May 8 Liberty Baseball Stadium Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)May 9 North Alabama Liberty Baseball Stadium Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)May 10 North Alabama Liberty Baseball Stadium Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)May 12 Radford Radford Baseball StadiumRadford, VA Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)May 14 Melching Field at Conrad ParkDeLand, FL Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)May 15 Stetson Melching Field at Conrad Park Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)May 16 Stetson Melching Field at Conrad Park Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) Post-Season Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ASUNT RecordMay 20–23 Swanson StadiumFort Myers, FL Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) Legend: = Win = Loss = CancelledBold = Liberty team member Schedule source:
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