Former VCU baseball coach Bradley LeCroy officially announced as Liberty Head coach

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Liberty University officially announced former VCU baseball coach Bradley LeCroy as its new head coach Monday night.

In a post to the Flames’ athletic website, Liberty announced that LeCroy would become the eighth head coach in program history.

Alongside the announcement, Liberty athletic director Ian McCaw released this statement. “Bradley is an outstanding baseball coach who thoroughly impressed us during the search process, he has excelled as a top assistant in the SEC and ACC before leading a remarkable turnaround at VCU. He is very relational, positive and embraces Liberty’s Christian mission. We are excited to welcome Bradley, Meredith, Crew and Cooper to the Mountain.”

LeCroy also had a message about his departure to Liberty. “I want to thank Ian McCaw and Mickey Guridy for making this such a seamless process,” commented LeCroy. “While we will forever cherish our time at VCU, my family and I are looking forward to becoming a part of the Liberty family, and I am incredibly excited to be the next leader of the Liberty baseball program.”

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