The transfer portal for baseball opened June 1 and will remain open until June 30, providing a window for players to enter the portal during this time period. Liberty baseball has been very active in the portal in recent years and are expected to be once again as head coach Bradley LeCroy looks to continue to build his program entering his third season with the Flames.
This page will track which Liberty players enter the transfer portal and which players in the portal decide to transfer to the Flames. It will be updated for each addition to either category.
TRANSFERRING TO LIBERTY
RHP Michael Lane (Delaware State)
Lane has made 38 appearances over the past three seasons at Delaware State, including 14 starts this past season. In his career, he has a 7.08 ERA in 134.2 innings pitched while striking out 155 and walking 82. He has a 7-17 record while opponents are hitting .284 against him.
LHP Brandt Corley (ULM)
Corley started all 14 games he appeared in this past spring at ULM. He pitched 58.2 innings with 61 strikeouts for a 2-3 record with a 7.82 ERA. Across three seasons at ULM, Corley made 35 appearances with 20 starts. He has a 8.28 ERA while striking out 84 and walking 58.
6/19/26: CF Cole Cleveland (FIU)
Cleveland appeared and started in 48 games in center field for FIU this past season. He drove in 23 with 4 home runs, four doubles, and tied for the team lead in triples with 2 while hitting .232. He also led the team with 9 stolen bases. In 2025 as a freshman, Cleveland played in 46 games, started 37 in the outfield and was named to the CUSA All-Freshman Team while hitting .291 with 4 homers and 32 runs. He also led the team in stole bases with 13 and had nine doubles and 2 triples.
6/17/26: C/OF Jaedan Carter (Longwood)
Carter was named to the 2026 All-Big South Tournament Team. For the 2026 season, he hit .298 with 16 doubles, 2 triples, 7 home runs, and 44 RBI while starting and playing in 60 games. He also added 10 stolen bases on 14 attempts. Carter redshirted in 2024 and didn’t play. In 2025, he started 43 of 46 games he played in while hitting for an average of .276 with 2 home runs, 22 RBI, and 44 walks. Those 44 walks were the second most in a single season in team history and ranked 22nd nationally.
6/17/26: C/DH Michael Kalinich (East Carolina)
Kalinich had a .323 batting average, 7 home runs, 8 doubles, and 33 RBI while starting 24 games this past year. In 2025, he played in 35 games, starting 14, while hitting .172 with 1 double, 2 home runs, and 4 RBi.
6/17/26: 1B Austin Irby (East Carolina)
Irby started 120 games over the prior two seasons at East Carolina. He was a Freshman All-American selection in 2025 after hitting .303 with 10 doubles, 12 home runs and 50 RBI. This past season, he hit .241 with 7 doubles, 5 home runs, and 39 RBI.
TRANSFERRING FROM LIBERTY
6/8/26: RHP Riley Gibson
Gibson did not record any stats during his freshman season this past year for the Flames.
6/4/26: C/OF Charlie Brinkman
Brinkman has played in 13 games over the prior two seasons with the Flames with 10 total at bats. He has 2 hits, 1 walk, 1 hit by pitch.
