# 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 | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | ASUN Record |
| February 19 | 5:00 p.m. | at Campbell* | Jim Perry Stadium Buies Creek, North Carolina | 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. | North Carolina A&T* | Liberty Baseball Stadium Lynchburg, Virginia | W 16–2 | Hand (1–0) | Winebarger (0–1) | — | 250 | 2–2 | — |
| February 26 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 10 TCU* | Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, Texas | 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 | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | ASUN Record |
| March 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Radford* | 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 Orlando, Florida | 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 Chapel Hill, North Carolina | W 8–7 | Erickson (3–0) | Pry (0–2) | Riley (3) | 800 | 7–5 | — |
| March 12 | 4:00 p.m. | North Alabama | 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 Richmond, Virginia | 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 Bellarmine | Knights Field Louisville, Kentucky | 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 Durham, North Carolina | L 4–5 | Allen (2–1) | Hand (1–1) | Loper (4) | 0 | 16–7 | — |
April (12–4) :
| Date | Time | Opponent | 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. | Lipscomb | 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 Florence, Alabama | 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 Charlottesville, Virginia | 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 | 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. | Kennesaw State | 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 Kennesaw, Georgia | 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) :
ASUN Tournament (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 Quarterfinal Series – Game 1 | (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 Quarterfinal Series – Game 2 | (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 Second Round | (1N) | Harmon Stadium Jacksonville, Florida | 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 Losers Semifinal | (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) North Florida Losers Final | (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 Finals – Game 1 | (1N) | Harmon Stadium | L 3–7 | Adams (2–4) | Hand (1–2) | — | 423 | 39–14 | 4–2 |
NCAA Knoxville Regional (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 Regional First round | (3) | Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee | 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 Regional semifinal | (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 Losers Regional final | (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 Regional final – Game 1 | (3) | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | L 1–3 | Heflin (3–3) | Ellard (0–1) | Hunley (8) | 3,941 | 41–16 | 2–2 |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled Bold = Liberty team member :
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
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| NCBWA† | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — |
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

## Awards and honors

ASUN Season Awards :
| Player | Award | Date Awarded |
| Trevor Delaite | ASUN Pitcher of the Year | May 20, 2021 |
| Cam Locklear | ASUN Defensive Player of the Year | May 20, 2021 |
| Trey Gibson | ASUN Freshman of the Year | May 20, 2021 |
| Scott Jackson | ASUN Freshman of the Year | May 20, 2021 |
All-ASUN :
| Player | Position | Team |
| Trevor Delaite | SP | 1 |
| Fraser Ellard | RP | 1 |
| Gray Betts | C | 1 |
| Will Wagner | 2B | 1 |
| Trey Gibson | SP | 2 |
| Trey McDyre | 3B | 2 |
| Cam Locklear | SS | 2 |
| Brady Gulakowski | DH | 2 |
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