Football schedule updates
Hopefully you saw our post earlier this week where we revealed Liberty’s tentative football schedules for 2016-2020. Obviously, there’s still “OPEN” dates each year, but the 2016 and 2017 schedules are nearly finalized. The Flames only need to schedule one more game for 2016 to go along with their other nonconference games against Virginia Tech, North Texas, Jacksonville, and Robert Morris. Another nonconference game discovered is a 2017 matchup against Morehead State.
MBB players on campus
Summer classes at Liberty have begun, meaning several men’s basketball players have arrived on campus including newcomers Hansel Atencia and Myo Baxter.
The boys are back, and summer is looking about 20x better. My heart is very full. pic.twitter.com/95CJlp5MWU
— Ellie McKay (@ellieamckay) June 13, 2015
Me and @HanselAtencia got that selfie with coach McKay at the bus stop today pic.twitter.com/biOmsG9nfR — Kamikaze Kid (@RKemrite) June 13, 2015
Talbert commits
Ezra Talbert’s younger brother, Josiah, committed to Coach McKay and Liberty last weekend. Josiah is a 6’8″ forward from Kansas who averaged 11 points and 5.3 rebounds per game as a junior. He is part of the class of 2016 and will be able to sign his NLI as early as November. Ezra Talbert was forced to redshirt this past season, his first season at Liberty, due to a back injury. If they are both healthy and stay at Liberty their entire careers, the Talbert brothers would have 3 years to play together.
Clowers signs deal with Brewers
Liberty senior pitcher Shawn Clowers signed a free agent contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. This past season, he posted a 9-4 record with a 3.80 ERA. A season ago, Clowers set a single-season program record with a 0.83 ERA and also was 9-0 in 23 appearances.mlb draft Nathan trevillian signs
Liberty baseball stadium #4 in country
Liberty Baseball Stadium checks in at #4 in the College Ballpark Experience Rankings conducted by Stadium Journey. The stadiums ranked ahead of Liberty’s ballpark are South Carolina’s, LSU’s, and Mississippi State. Other notables include #6 Virginia Tech, #29 North Carolina, and #32 Virginia. Gardner-Webb’s John Henry Moss Stadium is the next highest Big South ballpark, checking in at #60.
FlameFans thread of the week
Are you watching the College World Series? If so, join the discussion in this week’s FlameFans thread of the week aptly titled College World Series.
