Frostburg State Athletic Hall of Fame
1989-1992
Baseball
Inducted October 17, 2003
131st Inductee
Mark Liller was one of the most prolific offensive players in Frostburg State baseball history. A four-year letterwinner with the Bobcats from 1989-92, he played most of his career at third base and compiled a .386 batting average, 136 hits (including 28 doubles), 81 RBI and a .559 slugging percentage. Additionally, he is one of just four Bobcats to hit over .400 twice in a career.
Liller made an immediate impact as a freshman, hitting a team-high .385 and tying for the lead with six doubles. The Bobcats finished 24-10 and were the ESAC Southern Division runners-up.
As a sophomore, Liller hit .309 and led FSU in at-bats (97), runs (29) and triples (4). The Bobcats posted an 18-11 record and won the ECAC South Region championship.
Liller continued his stellar play as a junior, topping the Bobcats in batting average (.427), hits (38), runs batted in (30), doubles (9), total bases (55), slugging percentage (.618) and sacrifice flies (5). FSU finished 18-11 overall and won another ECAC South Region title.
Liller capped his career in style in 1992 as he led the Bobcats to a 24-10 record and a third straight appearance in the ECAC South Region championship game. He hit a team-best .426 and added 43 hits, 20 runs, 25 runs batted in, six doubles, four triples and one home run.
In each of his last two seasons, Liller was named Team Most Valuable Player, ESAC Most Valuable Player, All-ESAC, NCAA All-South Region and NCAA All-America honorable mention in both his junior and senior seasons.
Over all, Liller helped FSU to an 84-42 record, two ECAC South Tournament titles and an ECAC South Tournament runner-up finish. At the time of his induction, he ranked second on FSU's all-time charts in sacrifice flies (10), tied for fifth in doubles (28), sixth in total bases (197), tied for sixth in extra base hits (42), seventh in triples (9) and eighth in both batting average (.386) and hits (136).
