A Sea Of Red

NEW BALANCE
PITCHER OF THEWEEK
Michael Solbach • R-Junior
Liberty • RHP
Woodbridge, Va.
Solbach picked up his first two
wins of the season with victories
over Albany and Manhattan during
Liberty's season-long seven-game
win streak from Feb. 17-March 2.
He posted a 0.69 earned run average
in 13.0 innings of work, allowing
just one earned run while striking
out 13 batters. Against Albany
Feb. 23, he allowed two unearned
runs and just one hit over six innings
on a cold and windy day, and
retired 16 straight hitters before
giving way to a reliever. Against
Manhattan March 2, Solbach went
seven innings and allowed two runs
(one earned) and four hits while
fanning seven and walking two.

Big South Announces Baseball Players of the Week

Release: 3/12/07

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Liberty junior outfielder Garrett Young (Fountain Valley, Calif.) has been selected as the Big South Conference Choice Hotels Baseball Player of the Week, while High Point junior Bubba O’Donnell (Millville, N.J.) has been named New Balance Pitcher of the Week for games played March 5-11, it was announced today by the League office.

Young batted .556 (10-18) and knocked in nine batters in leading the Flames to a 3-1 mark last week. He posted a .579 on-base percentage, 16 total bases, an .889 slugging percentage, four multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games. Young went 3-4 with two runs and two RBI to begin the week at Old Dominion, then plated three runs in Friday’s win over George Washington with a home run and a triple. He also tallied five runs scored, one double and two stolen bases last week.