Liberty Baseball Stadium is a baseball venue in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is the home field of the Liberty Flames baseball team, a member of the NCAA Division I Conference USA. The stadium opened in February 2013 and has a capacity of 2,500 spectators. It hosted the 2013 Big South Tournament.
History In August 2011, Liberty University announced plans for a new baseball venue, which would be built next to Williams Stadium, the school's football venue. The venue was planned to replace Al Worthington Stadium, the Liberty baseball program's home field since the 1979 season. When the venue was initially announced, it was planned to have a capacity of roughly 3,000 spectators and construction costs of roughly $5 million. Construction on the venue began in 2012. It was completed in February 2013, immediately before the start of the 2013 season, with a capacity of 2,500 spectators and construction costs of more than $9 million.
The stadium's first game was played on February 23, 2013. Liberty defeated Penn State, 4-1, and a then stadium-record 2,565 spectators attended the game. Liberty won its first seven games in the venue, with the team's first loss coming against William & Mary on March 5. Liberty's regular season home record in 2013 was 20-9.
The new ballpark was rededicated as Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium in 2019.
Features The stadium features an AstroTurf field. Its capacity of 2,500 spectators consists of chairback seats, berm seating, and standing room. It has a press box, three private suites, a concourse, concession stands, and an electronic scoreboard and video board. Practice areas and player lounges were also built with the stadium.
Events The stadium hosted the 2013 Big South Tournament May 21–25. Liberty, the fifth seed, won the tournament. Liberty was the first host school to win the Big South Tournament since 1992.
Attendance + Total Attendance- Regular Season Season Dates Attendance Average Home Record Pct 2023 25 32,204 1,288 15-10 .600 2022 28 35,4620 1,266 20-8 .714 2021* 26 12,980 497 24-2 .923 2020* 12 17,225 1,425 10-2 .833 2019 27 37,432 1,386 25-5 .833 2018 23 40,461 1,759 18-8 .692 2017 25 31,232 1,249 15-11 .577 2016 28 44,584 1,592 18-11 .620 2015 29 39,334 1,356 21-9 .700 2014 25 33,145 1,441 22-5 .815 2013 25 29,425 1,177 20-8 .714 *Attendance impacted by COVID-19 restrictions
See also List of NCAA Division I baseball venues
References
External links Liberty University Baseball Stadium "Home Field Advantage" – Video Tour at youtube.com