#Risewithus

Everyone was left with a sour taste in their mouth following the weekend series down in Jacksonville Alabama that saw Liberty lose the final 2 games after winning the opener.  The controversy of course centered around Ben Blair being accidentally left off the active roster for the weekend.  JSU likely became aware of it Friday and researched the issue and waited until Blair had thrown his first pitch of the game to bring up the discrepancy which led to Liberty forfeiting the game.  My tweet reporting on the forfeit now has 111k interactions as of 03/31/25 which is an insane number and by far the most viewed tweet I've ever had.  Opinions varied on the topic throughout the last several days.  The bottom line is JSU had every right to make that decision, and it was probably the right call to make.  However, nobody will ever feel good about winning that way and Liberty has to be sick to their stomach looking back on it.  You could make the argument that i...

  Record:  11-5          Team ERA: 3.96 Home: 7-2               Team BA: .258 Road: 4-3                Team Fielding %: .974 RPI: 99                    Team OPS: .791 Quad 1: 2-5 Quad 2: 1-0 Quad 3: 2-0 Quad 4: 6-0 CUSA Rank: 105h Average RPI .5097 SOS: 172 We're just under 1 month into the 2025 season and Liberty sits at 11-5 with 1 more road Midweek game at #10 Clemson before a weekend series home with Princeton.  Things really could not have gone much better realistically other than winning 1 more game against Xavier which would have won that series.  Liberty hangs tough and has frequently come back from early deficits.  Ben Blair has looked every bit the part of the ace that Liberty needed him to be.  Mathieson has pitched very well and has solidified himself as a starter for the Flames.  Overall...