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Games 25-26 | Longwood vs. Norfolk State | Mar. 29 | 5 p.m. | Longwood vs. VMI | Mar. 30 | 6 p.m. Buddy Bolding Stadium | Video: Big South Network (Both Games) 2016 Schedule Longwood Lancers (Big South) F 19 at East Carolina L 11-1 (13-11, 3-3) F 20 at East Carolina L 9-6 F 21 at East Carolina L 5-3 Head Coach: Ryan Mau F 23 RICHMOND CANCELLED Mau’s Record: 35-45 (2nd year) F 26 WAGNER W 6-0 -- At Longwood: Same F 27 WAGNER W 6-3 In the Polls: BA: NR D1: NR CB: NR NCBWA: NR F 28 WAGNER L 6-4 Current Streak: L1 M 1 VCU W 10-9 2015: 22-34, 9-15 M 2 at VMI W 5-2 M 4 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 4-3 M 5 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 6-3 Tue: Norfolk State Spartans (MEAC) M 6 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 5-3 M 8 at Louisville L 10-1 (9-12, 3-2) M 9 at Morehead State L 9-8 F/10 Head Coach: Claudell Clark M 12 HOFSTRA (DH) W 2-0, W 4-3 F/12 Clark’s Record: 254-301-1 (12h year) M 13 HOFSTRA W 6-5 -- At Norfolk State: Same M 15 at George Mason L 13-6 In the Polls: BA: NR D1: NR CB: NR NCBWA: NR M 18 *COASTAL CAROLINA (DH) W 5-2, L 7-2 Current Streak: W3 M 19 *COASTAL CAROLINA L 11-2 2015: 27-16, 19-5 M 22 at VCU L 5-2 M 24 *RADFORD W 3-2 F/10 Wed: VMI Keydets (SoCon) M 25 *RADFORD W 5-4 M 26 *RADFORD L 6-5 (14-13, 1-2) M 29 NORFOLK STATE 5 PM Head Coach: Jonathan Hadra M 30 VMI 6 PM A 1 *at Charleston Southern 6 pm Hadra’s Record: 35-43 (2nd year) A 2 *at Charleston Southern 4 pm -- At VMI: Same A 3 *at Charleston Southern 2 pm In the Polls: BA: NR D1: NR CB: NR NCBWA: NR A 5 N.C. CENTRAL 6 PM Current Streak: L1 A 8 *at High Point 6 pm 2015: 21-30, 12-12 A 9 *at High Point 5 pm A 10 *at High Point 1 pm LANCER LEADOFF A 12 at Virginia 6 pm • Longwood took the first two games • The Lancers faced VMI previously A 15 SAVANNAH STATE 6 PM against Radford, winning the series, 2-1. on March 2, a 5-2 Longwood win in A 16 SAVANNAH STATE 4 PM • Against NCAA Regional participants Lexington. A 17 SAVANNAH STATE 12 PM Coastal Carolina and Radford, Longwood • Longwood boasts one of the top A 19 at N.C. Central 6 pm A 22 *CAMPBELL 7 PM went 3-3. sluggers in the Big South in Alex Lewis, A 23 *CAMPBELL 4 PM • Longwood plays games five and six who is top 10 in the Big South in slugging A 24 *CAMPBELL 2 PM of its six-game stretch against teams (.560), RBI (25), and home runs (4). A 26 at Norfolk State 5 pm from Virginia in Norfolk State and VMI. • Cameron Trichka makes his first A 29 *at Presbyterian 3 pm The Lancers sit at 4-3 against in-state start for Longwood Tuesday and Tyler A 30 *at Presbyterian 2 pm M 1 *at Presbyterian 1 pm competition. Longwood plays 11 games Wirsu makes his fifth start of the season M 6 *UNC ASHEVILLE 6 PM against teams from The Commonwealth. Wednesday. M 7 *UNC ASHEVILLE 4 PM M 8 *UNC ASHEVILLE 2 PM THE PROJECTED ALIGNMENT M 10 at Duke 12 pm Pos. Name Cl. B-T AVG. HR RBI Notes M 13 *at Winthrop 7 pm C Carlos Garrido Fr. L-R .230 0 8 Had an RBI single at VMI in a 1-4 game M 14 *at Winthrop 3 pm M 15 *at Winthrop 2 pm 1B Connar Bastaich Sr. R-R .287 2 12 4-11 with 3 RBI and HR in weekend vs. Radford M 19 at Appalachian State 6 pm 2B C.J. Roth Sr. L-R .269 1 8 2-5 with a 2B and an RBI at VMI M 20 at Appalachian State 6 pm 3B Brandon Harvell Jr. R-R .212 0 11 Had game-tying and game-winning RBI 1B Thurs. M 20 at Appalachian State 1 pm SS Michael Osinski So. R-R .222 0 8 2 BB, 2 R at VMI; leads Longwood with 8 2B M 24-28 Big South Tournament TBD LF Drew Kitson Jr. R-R .200 1 6 Scored a R in all three games against Radford Home games in BOLD CAPS CF Colton Konvicka Sr. R-R .247 1 7 2-4 with 2 R at VCU, 3-for-last-7 at plate *Big South Game RF Sammy Miller Jr. R-R .273 0 6 Leads Longwood with 15 BB, 19 R, and 9 SB DH Alex Lewis Jr. R-R .333 4 25 7-G H streak; 6-12, 3 RBI, 2B against Radford THE LAST TIME OUT The Lancers won a weekend series against the defending Big South Tournament Champs, Radford, taking two of three games. The Lancers and Highlanders played one-run ball- games in all three, with Longwood taking the first two games, including a walk-off win in @LongwoodBase LongwoodLancers the 10th inning of game one. Brandon Harvell was 4-5 with the winning hit Thursday. 2016 Longwood Baseball LONGWOODLONGWOOD LANCERSLANCERS 20152016 BASEBALLBASEBALL SIZING UP THE SERIES University Name Longwood University City/Zip Farmville, VA 23909 Meeting Number 47 Founded 1839 Enrollment (Undergraduate) 4,507 All-Time Record Vs. Norfolk State ...................30-16 Nickname Lancers Last Meeting ...................... 13-7 W (March 17, 2015) Colors Navy Blue (PMS 282) & White Stats Fight Song Hail to Longwood U! .241 Batting Avg. .267 Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Big South .255 Opponent Batting Avg. .287 President W. Taylor Reveley IV 4.46 Runs Per Game 6.81 Alma Mater Princeton 7.83 Hits Per Game 8.90 Director of Athletics Troy Austin 3.25 Walks Per Game 4.33 Alma Mater Duke Athletics Phone (434) 395-2057 4.49 Earned Run Avg. 4.45 Tickets Phone (434) 395-2138 3.85 Opponent ERA 5.45 Website www.LongwoodLancers.com 6.54 Strikeouts Per Game 9.19 Twitter @LongwoodLancers 7.88 Opponent Strikeouts Per Game 7.48 Program History 4.71 Walks Issued Per Game 3.57 Seasons of Baseball 37 SCOUTING NORFOLK STATE First Season 1978 • The Lancer-Spartan rivalry goes all the way back to 1979, Longwood’s second season All-Time Record 1010-622-4 (.617) of baseball. Division I Eligible 2008-Present Division I Record (Seasons) 209-313-1 (9) • Norfolk State won its first ever MEAC Northern Division regular season title in 2015. NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances 6 • The Spartans are led in hitting by Kyle Vaas, who is hitting .351 with 9 XBH and 17 RBI. Division II World Series 1982, 1991 • Syeed Mahdi is the team’s best slugger with a team-high 4 HR, 13 XBH, and 22 RBI and is hitting .310. Team Information • Fr. RHP Chase Anderson will make his fourth start in his ninth appearance of the 2015 Overall Record 22-34 season Tuesday. Anderson is 3-1 with a 4.95 ERA and has 24 strikeouts to 7 walks. Big South Record/Finish 9-15/10th Home Record 9-10 Away Record 10-18 Neutral Record 3-6 Meeting Number 26 Starters Returning/Lost 7/3 All-Time Record Vs. VMI ..................................... 11-14 Pitchers Returning/Lost 9/5 Last Meeting ...................................5-2 W (March 2) Letterwinners R/L 18/8 Newcomers 12 Stats .241 Batting Avg. .279 Athletics Communications .255 Opponent Batting Avg. .290 Baseball Contact Darius Thigpen Office (434) 395-2345 4.46 Runs Per Game 6.74 Cell (813) 299-7578 7.83 Hits Per Game 9.11 Email [email protected] 3.25 Walks Per Game 4.44 Asst. VP/Athletics Comm. Chris Cook Office (434) 395-2718 4.49 Earned Run Avg. 5.69 Cell (434) 808-5127 3.85 Opponent ERA 6.57 Email [email protected] 6.54 Strikeouts Per Game 7.00 Asst. Director of Comm. Todd Lindenmuth Office (434) 395-2716 7.88 Opponent Strikeouts Per Game 7.56 Email [email protected] 4.71 Walks Issued Per Game 3.78 Mailing Address 201 High Street SCOUTING VMI Farmville, VA 23909-1899 • Longwood and VMI met back on March 2 in Lexington, Va., a 5-2 Longwood win. In Office Fax (434) 395-2568 the victory Cody Wager spun a quality start, lasting 6.0 innings and holding VMI to two Press Box Phone (434) 395-2710 runs. Steven Farkas picked up a nine-out save and didn’t allow any hits or walks with four strikeouts. • VMI is a slugging team, leading all Division I schools with 42 home runs entering the week. Every starter has at least two home runs on the season. • Peyton Maddox, one of five .300 hitters for VMI, leads the team with eight home runs. • Fr. RHP Nathan Eaton will make his third start in his sixth appearance of the season Wednesday for VMI. Eaton is 1-0 with 14.25 ERA in 12.0 innings pitched. 20162015 Longwood Baseball LONGWOODLONGWOOD LANCERSLANCERS 20152016 BASEBALLBASEBALL ALEX THE GREAT • Jr. 3B Alex Lewis split time with Longwood Record When • Jr. 3B Alex Lewis is seventh in the Big Harvell at third base in 2015 and Overall 13-11 South with four home runs, seventh with started the first three games of the Conference 3-3 Home 12-4 25 RBI, and 10 in slugging (.574).