Liberty Lady Flames softball
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UniversityLiberty University
Head coachDot Richardson (13th season)
ConferenceASUN
LocationLynchburg, Virginia, US
| Liberty Lady Flames softball | |
|---|---|
 | |
| University | Liberty University |
| Head coach | Dot Richardson (13th season) |
| Conference | ASUN |
| Location | Lynchburg, Virginia, US |
| Home stadium | Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium (capacity: 1,000 [1]) |
| Nickname | Lady Flames |
| Colors | Red, white, and blue[2] |
| NCAA super regional appearances | |
| 2025 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 2002, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Conference tournament championships | |
| Big South: 2011, 2018 ASUN: 2021, 2022 Conference USA: 2024, 2025 | |
The Liberty Lady Flames softball is the team that represents Liberty University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team currently participates in the ASUN Conference. The Lady Flames are led by their head coach Dot Richardson. The team plays its home games at Liberty Softball Field located on the university's campus.[3]
During the 2025 NCAA Division I softball tournament, Liberty eliminated Texas A&M in the College Station regional, to advance to their first Super Regional in program history This marked the first time a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament failed to advance to the Super Regionals since the NCAA tournament began seeding in 2005.[4]
Liberty in the NCAA Tournament
| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0–2 | .000 | Regional No. 1 |
| 2011 | 0–2 | .000 | Knoxville Regional |
| 2018 | 2–2 | .500 | Columbia Regional |
| 2021 | 2–2 | .500 | Knoxville Regional |
| 2022 | 1–2 | .333 | Durham Regional |
| 2023 | 2–2 | .500 | Los Angeles Regional |
| 2024 | 2–2 | .500 | Athens Regional |
| 2025 | 3–3 | .500 | Eugene Super Regional |
TOTALS |
12–17 | .414 |
Year-by-year results
| Season | Conference | Coach | Overall | Conference | Notes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Games | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||
| 1979[5] | n/a | Duke Barnes | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | First year |
| 1980 | n/a | Barbara Dearing | 27 | 11 | 16 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1981 | n/a | Barbara Dearing | 34 | 18 | 16 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1982 | n/a | Barbara Dearing | 40 | 28 | 12 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1983 | n/a | Barbara Dearing | 35 | 21 | 14 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1984 | n/a | Barbara Dearing | 49 | 24 | 25 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1985 | n/a | Barbara Dearing | 54 | 12 | 42 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 1986 | n/a | Mike Goad | 43 | 30 | 13 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Program Hiatus until 1994 |
| 1994 | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 41 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | Program resumes / Joins Big South Conference (9th Place) |
| 1995 | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 53 | 24 | 29 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 8th Place - Big South |
| 1996 | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 54 | 36 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 5th Place - Big South |
| 1997 | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 60 | 36 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3rd Place - Big South |
| 1998 | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 56 | 33 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5th Place - Big South |
| 1999 | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 66 | 41 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | Tied 1st Place - Big South Tournament Runner-Up |
| 2000 | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 63 | 34 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1st Place - Big South |
| 2001 | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 64 | 18 | 46 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6th Place - Big South |
| 2002 | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 63 | 28 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5th Place - Big South 2002 Big South Conference Champions |
| 2003 | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 51 | 17 | 34 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | Tied 4th Place - Big South |
| 2004 | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 63 | 19 | 44 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 6th Place - Big South |
| 2005 | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 54 | 22 | 32 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2006[6] | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 64 | 41 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2007[7] | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 62 | 36 | 26 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2008[8] | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 61 | 20 | 40 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2009[9] | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 61 | 26 | 35 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2010[10] | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 57 | 39 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2011[11] | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 60 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2011 Big South Conference Champions NCAA Regionals |
| 2012[12] | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 55 | 19 | 36 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2013[13] | Big South | Paul Wetmore | 57 | 20 | 37 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | Tied 6th Place - Big South |
| 2014 | Big South | Dot Richardson | 57 | 11 | 46 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 9th Place - Big South |
| 2015 | Big South | Dot Richardson | 59 | 29 | 30 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4th Place - Big South |
| 2016 | Big South | Dot Richardson | 59 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3rd Place - Big South |
| 2017 | Big South | Dot Richardson | 70 | 46 | 24 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1st Place - Big South Conference Tournament Runner up 2017 NISC Tournament Champions |
| 2018 | Big South | Dot Richardson | 63 | 49 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | NCAA Regionals |
| 2019 | Big South | Dot Richardson | 62 | 40 | 22 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Big South | Dot Richardson | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | ASUN | Dot Richardson | 59 | 44 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2021 ASUN Tournament Champions NCAA Regionals |
