The Liberty Lady Flames softball team represents Liberty University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the ASUN Conference. The Lady Flames are currently led by head coach Dot Richardson. The team plays its home games at Liberty Softball Field located on the university's campus.[3]
| Liberty Lady Flames softball | |
|---|---|
 | |
| University | Liberty University |
| Head coach | Dot Richardson (9th season) |
| Conference | ASUN |
| Location | Lynchburg, VA |
| Home stadium | Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium (Capacity: 1,000 [1]) |
| Nickname | Lady Flames |
| Colors | Red, white, and blue[2] |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 2002, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
| Conference Tournament championships | |
| Big South: 2011, 2018 ASUN: 2021, 2022 Conference USA: 2024 | |
Liberty in the NCAA Tournament
edit| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0–2 | .000 | Regional No. 1 |
| 2011 | 0–2 | .000 | Knoxville Regional |
| 2018 | 2–2 | .500 | Columbia Regional |
| 2021 | 2–2 | .500 | Knoxville Regional |
| 2022 | 1–2 | .333 | Durham Regional |
| 2023 | 2–2 | .500 | Los Angeles Regional |
| 2024 | 2–2 | .500 | Athens Regional |
TOTALS
|
9-14 | .391 |
Year-by-year results
edit| Season | Conference | Coach | Overall | Conference | Notes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Games | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||
| 1979[4] | n/a | Duke Barnes | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | First year |
| 1980 | n/a | Barbara Dearing | 27 | 11 | 16 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1981 | n/a | Barbara Dearing | 34 | 18 | 16 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1982 | n/a | Barbara Dearing | 40 | 28 | 12 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1983 | n/a | Barbara Dearing | 35 | 21 | 14 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1984 | n/a | Barbara Dearing | 49 | 24 | 25 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1985 | n/a | Barbara Dearing | 54 | 12 | 42 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1986 | n/a | Mike Goad | 43 | 30 | 13 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Program Hiatus until 1994 |
| 1994 | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 41 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | Program resumes / Joins Big South Conference (9th Place) |
| 1995 | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 53 | 24 | 29 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 8th Place - Big South |
| 1996 | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 54 | 36 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 5th Place - Big South |
| 1997 | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 60 | 36 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3rd Place - Big South |
| 1998 | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 56 | 33 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5th Place - Big South |
| 1999 | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 66 | 41 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | Tied 1st Place - Big South Tournament Runner-Up |
| 2000 | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 63 | 34 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1st Place - Big South |
| 2001 | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 64 | 18 | 46 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6th Place - Big South |
| 2002 | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 63 | 28 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5th Place - Big South 2002 Big South Conference Champions |
| 2003 | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 51 | 17 | 34 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | Tied 4th Place - Big South |
| 2004 | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 63 | 19 | 44 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 6th Place - Big South |
| 2005 | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 54 | 22 | 32 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2006[5] | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 64 | 41 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2007[6] | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 62 | 36 | 26 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2008[7] | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 61 | 20 | 40 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2009[8] | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 61 | 26 | 35 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2010[9] | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 57 | 39 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2011[10] | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 60 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2011 Big South Conference Champions NCAA Regionals |
| 2012[11] | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 55 | 19 | 36 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2013[12] | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 57 | 20 | 37 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | Tied 6th Place - Big South |
| 2014 | Big South | Dot Richardson | 57 | 11 | 46 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 9th Place - Big South |
| 2015 | Big South | Dot Richardson | 59 | 29 | 30 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4th Place - Big South |
| 2016 | Big South | Dot Richardson | 59 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3rd Place - Big South |
| 2017 | Big South | Dot Richardson | 70 | 46 | 24 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1st Place - Big South Conference Tournament Runner up 2017 NISC Tournament Champions |
| 2018 | Big South | Dot Richardson | 63 | 49 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | NCAA Regionals |
| 2019 | Big South | Dot Richardson | 62 | 40 | 22 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Big South | Dot Richardson | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | ASUN | Dot Richardson | 59 | 44 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2021 ASUN Tournament Champions NCAA Regionals |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Facilities Overview | Liberty Flames". Archived from the original on May 6, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ "Brand Colors" (PDF). Liberty University Branding Guide. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ "Liberty Softball Field". LibertyFlames.com. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
- ^ "Liberty Softball Year-by-Year results" (PDF).
- ^ "Liberty - Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. May 13, 2006. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ^ "Liberty - Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. May 11, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ^ "Liberty - Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. January 23, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ^ "Liberty - Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. December 15, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ^ "Liberty - Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. May 19, 2010. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ^ "Liberty - Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ^ "Liberty - Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ^ "Liberty - Season Statistics". Liberty.edu. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
External links
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