2021 Liberty Flames baseball team

The 2021 Liberty Flames baseball team represented Liberty University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Flames played their home games at Liberty Baseball Stadium as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference They were led by fifth-year head coach Scott Jackson.

Previous season

The 2020 Liberty Flames baseball team notched a 10–7 (0–0) regular-season record. The season prematurely ended on March 12, 2020, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Game log 2021 Liberty Flames baseball game log (41–16) Regular season (35–12) February (2–5) Date Time Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ASUN Record February 19 5:00 p.m. at Campbell* Jim Perry Stadium W 4–1 Erickson (1–0) Cowan (0–1) Ellard (1) 70 1–0 — February 20 3:00 p.m. at Campbell* Jim Perry Stadium L 3–17 Chasse (1–0) Gibson (0–1) — 70 1–1 — February 21 1:00 p.m. at Campbell* Jim Perry Stadium L 2–3 Kuehler (1–0) Fluharty (0–1) Westlake (1) 70 1–2 — February 24 4:00 p.m. * Liberty Baseball Stadium W 16–2 Hand (1–0) Winebarger (0–1) — 250 2–2 — February 26 7:30 p.m. at No. 10 TCU* Lupton Stadium L 1–4 Green (1–0) Delaite (0–1) — 2,206 2–3 — February 27 1:00 p.m. at No. 10 TCU* Lupton Stadium L 2–9 King (1–1) Meyer (0–1) — 2,101 2–4 — February 27 4:30 p.m. at No. 10 TCU* Lupton Stadium L 2–12 Krob (1–0) Gibson (0–2) — 2,101 2–5 — March (14–2) Date Time Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ASUN Record March 2 4:00 p.m. * Liberty Baseball Stadium W 5–1 Erickson (2–0) Bywaters (0–1) — 250 3–5 — March 5 2:00 p.m. at UCF* John Euliano Park W 2–1 Delaite (1–1) Gordon (1–1) Riley (1) 753 4–5 — March 5 5:00 p.m. at UCF* John Euliano Park W 8–3 Meyer (1–1) Sinclair (0–1) Erickson (1) 753 5–5 — March 7 11:00 a.m. at UCF* John Euliano Park W 3–2 Gibson (1–2) Jones (1–1) Riley (2) 736 6–5 — March 9 3:00 p.m. at No. 18 North Carolina* Boshamer Stadium W 8–7 Erickson (3–0) Pry (0–2) Riley (3) 800 7–5 — March 12 4:00 p.m. Liberty Baseball Stadium W 4–0 Delaite (2–1) Davidson (0–1) — 448 8–5 1–0 March 13 2:00 p.m. North Alabama Liberty Baseball Stadium W 7–0 Meyer (2–1) Best (0–3) — 600 9–5 2–0 March 14 1:00 p.m. North Alabama Liberty Baseball Stadium W 6–0 Gibson (2–2) Moore (0–3) — 475 10–5 3–0 March 16 4:00 p.m. No. 14 North Carolina* Liberty Baseball Stadium W 8–4 Erickson (4–0) Quick (0–1) Riley (4) 550 11–5 — March 20 2:00 p.m. VCU* Liberty Baseball Stadium W 3–2 Riley (1–0) Watson (1–3) — 528 12–5 — March 21 2:00 p.m. at VCU* The Diamond W 6–1 Gibson (3–2) Dailey (0–1) — 282 13–5 — March 24 2:00 p.m. Virginia* Liberty Baseball Stadium W 10–2 Erickson (5–0) Wyatt (1–1) — 597 14–5 — March 26 2:00 p.m. at Knights Field W 5–2 Delaite (3–1) Miley (3–3) Ellard (2) 50 15–5 4–0 March 27 12:00 p.m. at Bellarmine Knights Field L 7–8 Barringer (2–3) Erickson (5–1) Ethington (2) 80 15–6 4–1 March 27 3:30 p.m. at Bellarmine Knights Field W 5–1 Gibson (4–2) Nagel (0–1) — 80 16–6 5–1 March 30 4:00 p.m. at Duke* Durham Bulls Athletic Park L 4–5 Allen (2–1) Hand (1–1) Loper (4) 0 16–7 — April (12–4) Date Time Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ASUN Record April 2 2:00 p.m. VCU* Liberty Baseball Stadium W 9–3 Erickson (6–1) Ellis (3–1) — 189 17–7 — April 3 2:00 p.m. at VCU* The Diamond L 2–4 Davis (5–1) Gibson (4–3) Chenier (2) 197 17–8 — April 7 4:00 p.m. Wake Forest* Liberty Baseball Stadium W 8–4 Meyer (3–1) McNamee (3–1) — 546 18–8 — April 9 6:00 p.m. Liberty Baseball Stadium W 4–1 Delaite (4–1) Habegger (1–5) Meyer (1) 528 19–8 6–1 April 10 2:00 p.m. Lipscomb Liberty Baseball Stadium W 18–1 Willard (1–0) Van Treeck (2–1) — 492 20–8 7–1 April 11 1:00 p.m. Lipscomb Liberty Baseball Stadium W 5–4 Gibson (5–3) Bierman (1–3) — 517 21–8 8–1 April 13 6:00 p.m. No. 12 Virginia Tech* Liberty Baseball Stadium W 8–2 Cumming (1–0) Okuda (2–2) Ellard (3) 591 22–8 — April 16 6:00 p.m. at North Alabama Mike D. Lane Field W 13–5 Delaite (5–1) Davidson (1–5) — 103 23–8 9–1 April 17 3:00 p.m. at North Alabama Mike D. Lane Field W 15–1 Willard (2–0) Best (1–7) — 112 24–8 10–1 April 18 1:30 p.m. at North Alabama Mike D. Lane Field W 15–0 Gibson (6–3) Moore (0–6) — 95 25–8 11–1 April 20 6:00 p.m. Duke* Liberty Baseball Stadium L 0–7 Nifong (2–3) Cumming (1–1) — 548 25–9 — April 23 6:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina* Liberty Baseball Stadium W 7–2 Delaite (6–1) Abney (1–1) — 619 26–9 — April 24 11:00 a.m. Coastal Carolina* Liberty Baseball Stadium L 0–2 Parker (3–3) Willard (2–1) Kruezer (2) 475 26–10 — April 25 2:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina* Liberty Baseball Stadium W 6–4 Erickson (7–1) Barrow (0–2) Riley (5) 562 27–10 — April 27 3:00 p.m. at Virginia* Davenport Field L 5–6 Schoch (2–0) Hungate (0–1) — 323 27–11 — April 30 6:00 p.m. Bellarmine Liberty Baseball Stadium W 15–3 Delaite (7–1) Miley (3–5) — 601 28–11 12–1 May (7–1) Date Time Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ASUN Record May 1 4:00 p.m. Bellarmine Liberty Baseball Stadium W 8–7 Erickson (8–1) Ethington (2–3) Ellard (4) 553 29–11 13–1 May 2 1:00 p.m. Bellarmine Liberty Baseball Stadium W 9–8 Riley (2–0) Davis (0–4) — 460 30–11 14–1 May 7 6:00 p.m. Liberty Baseball Stadium W 4–0 Delaite (8–1) Rice (8–1) — 545 31–11 15–1 May 8 4:00 p.m. Kennesaw State Liberty Baseball Stadium W 6–5 Cumming (2–1) Torbert (5–4) Ellard (5) 541 32–11 16–1 May 9 1:00 p.m. Kennesaw State Liberty Baseball Stadium W 4–1 Gibson (7–3) Kennedy (6–1) — 477 33–11 17–1 May 14 5:00 p.m. at Kennesaw State Fred Stillwell Stadium W 3–1 Delaite (9–1) Rice (8–2) — 120 34–11 18–1 May 15 2:00 p.m. at Kennesaw State Fred Stillwell Stadium W 12–11 Cumming (3–1) Torbert (5–5) Ellard (6) 120 35–11 19–1 May 16 1:00 p.m. at Kennesaw State Fred Stillwell Stadium L 4–7 Kennedy (7–1) Gibson (7–4) — 120 35–12 19–2 Post-season (6–4) (4–2) Date Time Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ASUNT Record May 21 6:00 p.m. (4N) Bellarmine (1N) Liberty Baseball Stadium W 5–2 Delaite (10–1) Nagel (2–5) Ellard (7) 476 36–12 1–0 May 22 4:00 p.m. (4N) Bellarmine (1N) Liberty Baseball Stadium W 12–6 Cumming (4–1) Ethington (2–6) — 483 37–12 2–0 May 27 11:00 a.m. vs. (4S) Jacksonville (1N) Harmon Stadium L 1–2 Santana (5–7) Cumming (4–2) McCoy (5) 347 37–13 2–1 May 28 11:00 a.m. vs. (2N) Kennesaw State (1N) Harmon Stadium W 6–0 Delaite (11–1) Kennedy (8–2) — 213 38–13 3–1 May 28 7:20 p.m. at (2S) (1N) Harmon Stadium W 5–2 Meyer (4–1) McKinley (4–6) Fluharty (1) 331 39–13 4–1 May 29 1:00 p.m. vs. (4S) Jacksonville (1N) Harmon Stadium L 3–7 Adams (2–4) Hand (1–2) — 423 39–14 4–2 (2–2) Date Time Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 4 12:00 p.m. vs. (2) No. 19 Duke (3) Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 11–6 Delaite (12–1) Carey (4–3) — 3,951 40–14 1–0 June 5 6:00 p.m. at (1) No. 2 Tennessee (3) Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 3–9 Tidwell (9–3) Cumming (4–3) Sewell (2) 4,006 40–15 1–1 June 6 2:45 p.m. vs. (2) No. 19 Duke (3) Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 15–4 Meyer (5–1) Stinson (3–4) — 3,941 41–15 2–1 June 6 6:45 p.m. at (1) No. 2 Tennessee (3) Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 1–3 Heflin (3–3) Ellard (0–1) Hunley (8) 3,941 41–16 2–2 Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = CancelledBold = Liberty team member Schedule source:

Rankings

Awards and honors

ASUN Season AwardsPlayerAwardDate AwardedRef. ASUN Pitcher of the Year ASUN Defensive Player of the Year ASUN Freshman of the Year ASUN Freshman of the Year

All-ASUNPlayerPositionTeam SP 1 RP 1 C 1 2B 1 SP 2 3B 2 SS 2 DH 2 Reference:

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