Coaching Staff

 

Coach LeCroy has added Andrew Cox to the staff.  Cox also played his collegiate ball at Clemson before getting into coaching.  He served as the hitting and fielding coach at VCU the past 2 years under Coach LeCroy.  Prior to that he had spent time at Western Carolina as an assistant and also Furman in the volunteer position.  It hasn't been officially released by the University yet but Kendall Rogers tweeted earlier in the week that the Flames would hire former Ohio State co-pitching coach Andrew See to fill the Flames open pitching coach role.  See also served as the recruiting coordinator for Ohio State.  See was available because his head coach at OSU Bill Mosiello left OSU to go back to TCU as the top assistant in a very similar manner as Scott Jackson left Liberty to return to UNC.  Prior to that Mosiello spent 6 years as Clemson's pitching coach from 2016-2022.  He had consistently been ranked as a top 30 assistant coach and recruiter by D1 Baseball and PG in various rankings in the past.  Coach LeCroy elected to retain Matt Williams, the former Flames stud SS in the third and final on field coaching role.  Williams just finished his 1st year back at his alma mater under Scott Jackson.  Williams had a strong scouting background after he finished his playing days in AAA .  I'd expect quite a few of the support staffers to stick around as well as coach continues to finalize his first staff at Liberty.  It certainly looks like Coach LeCroy has put together a great staff that will help shape the next era of Liberty Baseball.  We're just a couple weeks away from the staff of the semester and fall workouts with a new set of coaches and re-tooled roster.  

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Who's In & Who's out

  When a coaching change takes place in 2024 in any sport there's going to be all kinds of roster movement.  Ian Mccaw moved about as quickly as he possibly could to make a new head coach hire in Bradley LeCroy but that didn't stop a good portion of the top returning production from entering the portal.  The Flames faired fairly well in keeping their incoming commitments together other than their top HS signee Sawyer Black.  Coach LeCroy continues to work to finalize his coaching staff and the roster and we're just a little over 3 weeks away from the start of classes.  There's always the potential for some of those that have entered the portal but have not yet committed or found a home to their liking to return.  Here's a look at below on where things stand as of late Sunday evening. Portal - Entered Todd Hudson - Hudson entered the portal and committed to Miami even before Scott Jackson had resigned Brayden Horton - Horton entered the portal after the change and fo
Read more

2024 Transfers & Signings

  We're now a few weeks removed from the end of the 24 baseball season that saw the Flames go 24-34 including 11-13 in CUSA play and 2-2 in the CUSA tournament.  It's time to turn the page to see who is coming and going for the 25 version of the Flames.   First, we start with those that are in the portal. Todd Hudson - Hudson is by far the most impactful player lost in the portal.  Hudson showed flashes on the mound the last 2 years but was inconsistent.  He did however make a quite big impact in the lineup as the DH as he hit .284 with 11 HR's and 40 RBI's and .975 OPS.  He was pretty much locked into the DH spot.  Hudson has transferred to the Miami Hurricanes.   Brian Mclellin - Mclellin was a JUCO transfer that played quite a bit in the first half of the season at 1B where he played excellent defense.  His bat faded as the season wore on as he ended at .246 with 6 HR's and 24 RBI's.  He was a solid depth piece for the Flames unlikely to command a starting
Read more
  2024 Signees Liberty is expecting 10 NLI's tomorrow which consists of Juco & HS signees.  Macaddin Dye was originally a 2024 class member but he's already on campus and had a big fall and looks like he could factor into the mix.  You can look at the type of pitchers that Coach Robinson has targeted and really quickly see a bit of a philosophical shift to well built power right handed arms.  No surprise there as Campbell rolled a bunch of those guys through the program the last 5 years.  There are still plenty of different looks in the staff but this could be a good indicator of what the future holds.  Overall, the class is filled with big physical older players that will supplement a very young and athletic roster to go along with wiry athletes like Black & Early.   Sawyer Black  - Black is a 6'1 185 2B/OF prospect that hails from just over the VA border in Oak Ridge NC.  Liberty has snagged several players from Wesleyan over the years.  Black is a toolsy left han
Read more