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Liam Best

HEIGHT

6’1″

WEIGHT

205 lbs

POSITION

RHP

B/T

R/R

CLASS

Jr.

HOMETOWN

Sterling, Va.

SCHOOL

State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota

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SUMMER 2023

  • Pitched in four games during the first half of the summer, allowing one run in seven innings for a 1.29 ERA
  • Among the team leaders with a .154 opponent batting average
  • Named to VBL Roster for NACSB Prospect Games
  • Made debut on June 3 against Harrisonburg, tossing two hitless innings
  • Five strikeouts in three innings against Woodstock to earn the win (June 7)
  • Struck out the side against Strasburg (June 13)
  • Scoreless inning at Strasburg in final appearance (June 24)

SPRING 2023

  • Threw 30.1 innings as a freshman at the State College of Florida-Manatee/Sarasota, with a 3.56 ERA and 3-0 record
  • Struck out 49 batters
  • Made SCF debut against South Florida State, tossing 0.2 scoreless frames (February 1)
  • First career start against Tallahassee CC, tossing four scoreless innings with one hit and seven strikeouts (February 18)
  • Struck out ten batters in three-straight appearances (April 10-26), allowing only four earned runs over 17 innings

Transferred to State College of Florida following the 2022 season.

*** BIO INFORMATION COURTESY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON ATHLETICS ***

SPRING 2022 (GEORGE WASHINGTON)

  • Appeared in five games, all in relief
  • Allowed 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 7 BB, and 5 K across 6.0 IP
  • Made first career appearance at UT Rio Grande Valley (Feb. 19)

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Competed for 3.5 years on the varsity squad at Potomac Falls High School
  • Started every game at third base as a sophomore
  • Led the team in strikeouts as a senior en route to earning All-Region honors
  • Received team Coaches Award for leadership performance
  • Played on the travel circuit with Diamond Elite and Baltimore Redbirds
  • 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention
  • 2020 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassman All-American 

SUMMER 2023

  • Pitched in four games during the first half of the summer, allowing one run in seven innings for a 1.29 ERA
  • Among the team leaders with a .154 opponent batting average
  • Named to VBL Roster for NACSB Prospect Games
  • Made debut on June 3 against Harrisonburg, tossing two hitless innings
  • Five strikeouts in three innings against Woodstock to earn the win (June 7)
  • Struck out the side against Strasburg (June 13)
  • Scoreless inning at Strasburg in final appearance (June 24)

SPRING 2023

  • Threw 30.1 innings as a freshman at the State College of Florida-Manatee/Sarasota, with a 3.56 ERA and 3-0 record
  • Struck out 49 batters
  • Made SCF debut against South Florida State, tossing 0.2 scoreless frames (February 1)
  • First career start against Tallahassee CC, tossing four scoreless innings with one hit and seven strikeouts (February 18)
  • Struck out ten batters in three-straight appearances (April 10-26), allowing only four earned runs over 17 innings

Transferred to State College of Florida following the 2022 season.

*** BIO INFORMATION COURTESY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON ATHLETICS ***

SPRING 2022 (GEORGE WASHINGTON)

  • Appeared in five games, all in relief
  • Allowed 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 7 BB, and 5 K across 6.0 IP
  • Made first career appearance at UT Rio Grande Valley (Feb. 19)

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Competed for 3.5 years on the varsity squad at Potomac Falls High School
  • Started every game at third base as a sophomore
  • Led the team in strikeouts as a senior en route to earning All-Region honors
  • Received team Coaches Award for leadership performance
  • Played on the travel circuit with Diamond Elite and Baltimore Redbirds
  • 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention
  • 2020 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassman All-American 
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Career Statistics

Pitching Statistics
Season ERA WHIP W L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB K 2B 3B HR BF B/AVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA
2023 1.29 1.29 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 7.0 4 2 1 5 11 0 0 0 31 .154 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 1.29 1.29 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 7 4 2 1 5 11 0 0 0 31 .154 1 0 0 0 0
Fielding Statistics
Season PO A E FLD%
2023 0 1 0 1.000
Totals 0 1 0 1.000

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