Liberty University Softball

Dot Richardson was named the fifth head coach in the history of the Lady Flames softball program on July 17, 2013. During her time at Liberty, Richardson has...

Two-time ASUN Pitcher of the Year Emily Kirby Nagle joined Head Coach Dot Richardson’s staff following the 2022 season as a volunteer assistant coach before being elevated to full-time assistant coach on July 1, 2023. Kirby assists with pitching instruction while also aiding with all aspects of running a successful NCAA Division I softball program. The Lady Flames finished the 2025 season with a 50-15 record, setting a new program record for single-season victories. Liberty won both the Conference USA regular-season and tournament titles for the second year in a row. The team made history at the 2025 NCAA Bryan-College Station Regional, winning two out of three games against No. 1 Texas A&M to earn its first-ever Super Regional appearance. The Lady Flames were the first team in the Super Regional era to knock out the No. 1 national seed in the Regional round. Additionally, Liberty obtained its highest ranking ever, finishing 15th in both the Softball America Top 25 and D1Softball Top 25. The 2025 season saw the continued dominance of Elena Escobar, who was named the 2025 CUSA Pitcher of the Year and Conference Tournament MVP. Escobar was also named to the NFCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region second team. Senior Paige Bachman and sophomore Kaylan Yoder joined Escobar on the CUSA All-Conference Team s second team selections. In 2024, the Lady Flames (38-25) won both the Conference USA regular-season and tournament titles, becoming the first team since 2015 (WKU) to win the CUSA champio

Haley Sampson joined the Liberty softball staff in Jan. 2025, and she currently serves as director of operations. In her current role, Sampson oversees the b...

Jordan Heslop joined Dot Richardson’s Liberty softball staff in the summer of 2021 and currently serves as director of player development and analytics. In h...

Former SEC standout at Arkansas and Auburn Softball graduate assistant Kasey Fagan Graham joined Dot Richardson's staff as an assistant coach in June 2017. F...

Former All-American infielder Sami Fagan Harmon joined Dot Richardson’s coaching staff at Liberty in the summer of 2021 as a volunteer assistant coach and was elevated to assistant coach in July, 2022. Fagan joined her sister, associate head coach Kasey Fagan, on Liberty’s coaching staff. She assists in Liberty’s hitting program, as well as assisting in outfield instruction. In addition, Fagan aids in all aspects of running a successful NCAA Division I softball program. The Lady Flames finished the 2025 season with a 50-15 record, setting a new program record for single-season victories. Liberty won both the Conference USA regular-season and tournament titles for the second year in a row. The team made history at the 2025 NCAA Bryan-College Station Regional, winning two out of three games against No. 1 Texas A&M to earn its first-ever Super Regional appearance. The Lady Flames were the first team in the Super Regional era to knock out the No. 1 national seed in the Regional round. Additionally, Liberty obtained its highest ranking ever, finishing 15th in both the Softball America Top 25 and D1Softball Top 25. During the 2025 season, Liberty set program single-season records in nine offensive categories. Rachel Roupe had a record-setting campaign with 23 homers and 73 RBI. She was named CUSA Player of the Year while earning All-American honors from three different outlets and also garnering the Rawlings Gold Glove in right field. Fagan also instructed all-conference batters Sa