“Our preparation has been purposeful, intentional, and directed to encourage each student-athlete to compete with freedom,” said Richardson about how the Flames were getting ready for the 2021 campaign. The Flames staff added a pair of new hurlers, with McKenzie Wagoner (Oklahoma Gatorade High School Pitcher of the Year and Michelle Smith Pitcher Award recipient) and Virginia local talent Naomi Jones. Keeney started 11 times in 17 appearances, posting a 5-5 record with a 2.96 ERA and eight complete games. In the circle, Karlie Keeney anchors the Liberty staff. Her totals also led ASUN in homers, RBI, and slugging percentage. The Flames return all starters from their 2020 season, with just one starting lineup change at third base with freshman sensation, Mary Claire Wilson.īishop-Riley started all 23 games at second base during the 2020 season and led the Flames in batting average (.420), slugging percentage (.884), home runs (10), hits (29), runs scored (18), and on-base percentage (.488). Flames head coach Dot Richardson will also have ASUN Preseason All-Conference pick sophomore outfielder Kara Canetto along with freshman Savannah Channell, who was named ASUN Fan-Voted Defensive Player of the Year, on her 2021 roster. Liberty returns this season’s ASUN Preseason Player of the Year in senior infielder Amber Bishop-Riley. The nine ASUN Conference coaches have voted Liberty as the favorite to win the ASUN Conference championship for the third-straight year. Liberty 2020 Record: 10-13 Coach: Dot Richardson Conference: ASUN Conference 12 at 11:00 a.m.Īll the games will be broadcast on FloSoftball, and for a more in-depth look at the teams and who to watch for, here’s more on the participants for the first weekend of the 2021 Spring Games.
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How To WatchĬoming off the COVID-19-truncated 2020 season, teams from Liberty, Pittsburgh, Middle Tennessee State, and New Mexico State will take to the field during the opening weekend, with Liberty and Pitt kicking off the tournament on Friday, Feb. 343 with 13 homers and 41 RBIs.įoster, Powers, pitcher Alicia Miller, third baseman Kelsey Hicks, shortstop Erica Knollman and outfielder Hannah Daunhauer earned All-GLVC recognition.įor more coverage of Bellarmine athletics, follow us on Twitter Instagram (BUKnights) and Facebook (BUKnights).For two weekends in February, the fields in Leesburg, Florida will be the focal point for some of the top NCAA softball action in the country as the 2021 edition of THE Spring Games opens play. 372 with 12 homers, 15 doubles and 37 RBIs while going 18-7 in the circle with a 1.04 ERA and 204 strikeouts in 155.1 innings pitched.įoster and catcher Scarlett Powers were consensus first-team All-Midwest Region picks. The pitcher/outfielder was named GLVC Player of the Year and selected as a first-team All-American by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and the Division II Conference Commissioners Association. On the strength of their regular season and conference tourney run, the Knights earned the program's second berth in the NCAA II Tournament.Īlly Foster had the most decorated season in program history. Bellarmine built a 12-game winning streak and won 17 of 18 during one stretch.īellarmine was the GLVC Tournament runner-up, collecting a 3-0 win over William Jewell, an 8-0 smashing of Indianapolis and a 4-0 blanking of the Greyhounds en route to the title game. In addition, the Knights posted a 27-9 mark in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, creating a new gold standard for conference victories. In an ongoing series, the ASUN Conference pinpointed 2014 as the top season in Bellarmine University softball history.īellarmine is the newest member of the ASUN.īellarmine amassed a 37-18 record in 2014, setting a new program record for wins.
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