Career
Under Toman, Liberty has qualified for two National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournaments. Toman, a 1985 graduate of North Carolina State, played baseball for the Wolfpack from 1981–1984. He served as a team captain in 1983 and 1984 and was named to the All-Tournament Team at the 1984 Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Tournament.
His teammates included Doug Davis, Dan Plesac, Doug Strange, and Tracy Woodson.
(When Woodson became the head coach at Richmond ahead of the 2014 season, the two coached against each other)
Assistant positions
After graduating, Toman worked as a high school coach for several years before starting his college coaching career in 1989 with a one-year stint at FIU. He then returned to his alma mater to serve as an assistant to Ray Tanner at North Carolina State. He held the position from 1990–1996.
When Tanner left for South Carolina for the 1997 season, Toman went with him and worked as an assistant for the Gamecocks from 1997–2007. Liberty
Toman left South Carolina to become the head coach at Liberty for the 2008 season.
At his introductory press conference, Toman said, "I am very honored and excited to accept the head coaching position at Liberty University.
My wife and family are also very excited to join the Liberty family and work in a Christian environment. I have enjoyed my 11 years at the University of South Carolina and take away many fond memories. I am ready to get started on putting a quality staff together and continuing to move the program forward, having success both in conference and nationally."
After losing in the Big South championship game in 2008, 2010, and 2012, the Flames reached their first National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament under Toman in 2013.
At the Columbia Regional, the Flames went 2–2, beating second-seeded Clemson twice and losing to host South Carolina twice.
In 2014, Liberty qualified for the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament with an at-large bid. At the Charlottesville Regional, the team went 0–2, losing games to Arkansas and Bucknell.
In 2011, Liberty set a Big South record with seven draftees. In 2012, the Flames had two players drafted in the top ten rounds.
