Winthrop/Liberty series

Winthrop/Liberty series#252943

By WinthropEagleFan - April 16th, 2009, 9:37 pm

- April 16th, 2009, 9:37 pm #252943

Big series starts tomorrow night between the Eagles and Flames. WU has been a bit inconsistent (taking the series vs. Coastal & beating UGA, but also losing a series to RU and getting destroyed by UNC last night). WU's pitching staff is young, but all of the starters have shown the ability to pitch really well, but they've all been lit up at one point or another. The lineup is solid, but they have a tendency to disappear at times too. Should be an interesting series.

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By Fumblerooskies - April 17th, 2009, 6:55 am

- April 17th, 2009, 6:55 am #252997

This should be a GREAT series (with wonderful weather for the night game on Friday). For all the struggles in midweek games, the Flames have found ways to put it together on the weekends.

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By NG33 - April 17th, 2009, 2:30 pm

- April 17th, 2009, 2:30 pm #253178

I'm excited for this series. i'll be sure to be there

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By flames1971 - April 17th, 2009, 5:28 pm

- April 17th, 2009, 5:28 pm #253222

can't make it

SuperJon wrote:We're not building a 60,000 seat stadium. We're building a 30,000 seat stadium. The 60,000 number is when our grandkids have grandkids at Liberty.

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By Rooster Cogburn - April 17th, 2009, 7:48 pm

- April 17th, 2009, 7:48 pm #253250

what inning and score

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By WinthropEagleFan - April 17th, 2009, 8:03 pm

- April 17th, 2009, 8:03 pm #253253

LU is up 6-4 going into the third inning...

WU scored 1 in the top of the first on a Eddie Rohan HR.
LU answered with 3 in the bottom of the inning on 4 singles & a walk.
WU scored 3 in the top of the 2nd.
LU scored 3 in the bottom of the inning with 4 more hits.

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By flames1971 - April 17th, 2009, 8:30 pm

- April 17th, 2009, 8:30 pm #253256

WinthropEagleFan wrote:LU is up 6-4 going into the third inning...

WU scored 1 in the top of the first on a Eddie Rohan HR.
LU answered with 3 in the bottom of the inning on 4 singles & a walk.
WU scored 3 in the top of the 2nd.
LU scored 3 in the bottom of the inning with 4 more hits.

SuperJon wrote:We're not building a 60,000 seat stadium. We're building a 30,000 seat stadium. The 60,000 number is when our grandkids have grandkids at Liberty.

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By WinthropEagleFan - April 17th, 2009, 8:30 pm

- April 17th, 2009, 8:30 pm #253257

6-5 LU now going into the bottom of the 4th.

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By Fumblerooskies - April 17th, 2009, 9:01 pm

- April 17th, 2009, 9:01 pm #253262

8-5 LU bottom of 6. Great night for ball. I've seen Supe, Critic and HMO out here too.

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By Fumblerooskies - April 17th, 2009, 9:09 pm

- April 17th, 2009, 9:09 pm #253263

1373 announced attendance

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By BJWilliams - April 17th, 2009, 9:30 pm

- April 17th, 2009, 9:30 pm #253265

I made a brief appearance in the bottom of the third...definitely impressed by the crowd and the picnic deck by the new radio booth

Liberty Class of 2009
2007 AND 2008 Big South Football Champions
2014 FCS Playoff Qualifier

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By Fumblerooskies - April 17th, 2009, 9:48 pm

- April 17th, 2009, 9:48 pm #253268

Winthrop rallying in the 9th...2nd and 3rd with one out.

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By WinthropEagleFan - April 17th, 2009, 9:52 pm

- April 17th, 2009, 9:52 pm #253270

Congrats on taking game 1...Both teams' bats cooled off quite a bit in the last few innings, but LU did plenty of damage early, and the Wimmer 2-run homer in the middle of the game was huge.

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By SuperJon - April 17th, 2009, 10:20 pm

- April 17th, 2009, 10:20 pm #253276

The new deck at the stadium is awesome. That's a great place to watch a game.

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By flameshaw - April 17th, 2009, 10:38 pm

- April 17th, 2009, 10:38 pm #253282

Thanks WEF, should be a great rest of the series. Hope we can grab 2 out of three.

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By NG33 - April 18th, 2009, 12:46 am

- April 18th, 2009, 12:46 am #253287

Good game overall, and the weather was nice just a little bit chilly though. I'll definitely be there again tomorrow.

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By Fumblerooskies - April 18th, 2009, 7:28 am

- April 18th, 2009, 7:28 am #253296

Flames in first place!

On a night when Curran Redal extended his hitting streak to a Big South Conference record 32 games, Liberty University overtook Winthrop for first place in the conference race with an 8-5 win before a season-high 1,373 fans at Worthington Stadium.

Rest of the story:
http://www.newsadvance.com/lna/sports/c ... uth/15278/

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By olldflame - April 18th, 2009, 8:26 am

- April 18th, 2009, 8:26 am #253299

This was the first night game I have attended since the lights were installed. I loved the atmosphere and the way the guys competed. Baseball crowds at LU are different from FB or basketball in that a lot of us

are there, but there is no "baptist side", so it's all intermingled. Somewhat of a celebrity crowd with proud papa/uncle Sid Bream in the house, along with Rocco, Pinder, about half the basketball team, and of course a lot of FF regulars.

After seeing Jesse leave after the 7th inning with 2 cuties in tow, I'm thinking he may not be going anywhere.

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By olldflame - April 18th, 2009, 10:11 am

- April 18th, 2009, 10:11 am #253313

Our starting lineup last night included 4 Freshmen and 2 Sophomores. Trey Wimmer is an amazing defensive first baseman. He saved our butts with 3 scoops on throws in the dirt. The last one was absolutely sick. I think he was recruited as Errol's eventual replacement behind the plate, but after seeing him play first, I have to believe Toman is rethinking that.

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By olldflame - April 18th, 2009, 3:55 pm

- April 18th, 2009, 3:55 pm #253346

It was announced at the Spring football game that they will be playing a doubleheader tonight. Smart move. With a chance of rain tomorrow, this will assure we get all 3 games in. Since the seedings are done by total wins, a rainout is almost as bad as a loss.

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By SuperJon - April 18th, 2009, 4:00 pm

- April 18th, 2009, 4:00 pm #253347

The 8pm game tonight is going to be amazing weather. 65 degrees and clear. That's a perfect night for baseball.

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By olldflame - April 18th, 2009, 6:43 pm

- April 18th, 2009, 6:43 pm #253372

We win game 1 of the twin bill 5-3 behind home runs by Tyler Bream and Cody Brown. Shawn Teufel gave up 2 runs in 6 innings for the win and Andrew Wilson recorded his second save in the series. Now let's get out the brooms!

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By flames1971 - April 18th, 2009, 6:45 pm

- April 18th, 2009, 6:45 pm #253373

olldflame wrote:We win game 1 of the twin bill 5-3 behind home runs by Tyler Bream and Cody Brown. Shawn Teufel gave up 2 runs in 6 innings for the win and Andrew Wilson recorded his second save in the series. Now let's get out the brooms!

Job well done, Flames!

Now, let's win the next game

SuperJon wrote:We're not building a 60,000 seat stadium. We're building a 30,000 seat stadium. The 60,000 number is when our grandkids have grandkids at Liberty.

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By flameshaw - April 18th, 2009, 6:50 pm

- April 18th, 2009, 6:50 pm #253374

A sweep will be REAL nice.

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By flames1971 - April 18th, 2009, 6:54 pm

- April 18th, 2009, 6:54 pm #253378

flameshaw wrote:A sweep will be REAL nice.

+1

SuperJon wrote:We're not building a 60,000 seat stadium. We're building a 30,000 seat stadium. The 60,000 number is when our grandkids have grandkids at Liberty.