Baseball: Liberty's Division I Sport

the next five games, including fouron theroad duringtheirannual seven-game trip to Florida.

Before the season began, theFlameswere worried about reliefpitching and were badly missing former shortstop Dave Bream and former centerfielder Todd Nelson.

Despite pitcher Laz Collazo, a new transferfrom theUniversity of Miami, the fears about pitching turned out to beright. When they played George Washington early in the season, the Flames went through fivepitchers.

But the Flames were determined to stay unified.

Earlyon, theteam was working hard on unity

"We've been having devotionsevery day, and they have allbeen centering on team unity," third-baseman Ken Tomlin said early in the sesaon "We are more unified thisyear than any year I've ever seen."

Kevin Napier pitchesstriketo catcherJerry Goodson asumpirelookson (acrosspage) Pat Sipe(right) leansback tosecure high catch, Lu playercatches low ball(lower left), Coach Al Worthington (upper left) waitstogreet player Jim Bevinswith congratulations

The 1985-86FlamesBaseballTeam:(Sitting) MikeHammond,MikeRivas, LazCollazo, Sidney Davis, Paul Hubbard, Greg Simmons;(Kneeling) Roger Mason,Tim Foster, JimBevins, Colby York, Randy Tomlin, Ken Tomlin, MikeTatum, JeffWren,Rodney Carter, PatSipe, DavidOrrender; (standing)Coach Al Worthington,Coach DavidReeves,DavidClarke,JerryGoodson,KevinPrice,KevinNapier,Tom Sizer,ClintHorsley David Fleischfresser, BillyOgden,NilesCreekmore,JeffEdwards,Coach JeffMincey