Liberty was one of the last four teams into the 2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament as the Flames received an at-large bid, reaching the Regionals for the first time since 2022. Liberty (41-19) is the No. 3 seed in the Athens, Georgia Regional where No. 3 national seed Georgia (46-12) is the host.
The Flames will open regional play on Friday against No. 2 seed Boston College (36-21) while the Bulldogs will take on No. 4 seed Long Island (30-20). Friday’s game will be the first ever meeting between Liberty and Boston College.
This marks Liberty’s first regional appearance under second year head coach Bradley LeCroy and first since the Flames received an at large in 2022. This is Liberty’s ninth all-time appearance in the NCAA Tournament, having previously made the field in 1993, 1998, 2000, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2021, and 202.
Dave Neal and Gordon Beckham will be on the call for all of the games in Athens this weekend. Here is the full schedule for the slate of games in the Athens Regional this weekend, television info for all games other than Friday will be announced at a later time:
FRIDAY, MAY 29
Game 1: #2 Boston College vs #3 Liberty, 2 pm, ESPN+
Game 2: #1 Georgia vs #4 Long Island, 7 pm, SEC Network
SATURDAY, MAY 30
Game 3: Game 1 loser vs Game 2 loser, Noon
Game 4: Game 1 winner vs Game 2 winner, 5 pm
SUNDAY, MAY 31
Game 5: Game 3 winner vs Game 4 loser, Noon
Game 6: Game 4 winner vs Game 5 winner, 5 pm
MONDAY, JUNE 1
Game 7 (if necessary): Game 6 rematch IF Game 5 winner wins Game 6, TBD
