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LONGWOOD LANCERS 2021 BASEBALL Games 44-46 | Longwood at Winthrop | Rock Hill, S.C. | May 14-15 | 3 p.m., 12 p.m. (DH) The Winthrop Ballpark 2021 Schedule F 19 at The Citadel W 12-5 Longwood Lancers (Big South) F 20 at The Citadel W 4-2 (F/10) (16-27, 9-20) F 21 at The Citadel L 9-6 Head Coach: Ryan Mau F 23 VS. NC CENTRAL W 22-14 Mau’s Record: 121-214 (7th year) F 26 VS. OAKLAND L 12-0 -- At Longwood: Same F 27 VS. OAKLAND L 2-1 In the Polls: BA: D1: CB: RPI: NCBWA: F 27 VS. OAKLAND W 3-2 Current Streak: W 2 F 28 VS. OAKLAND L 10-5 2020: 4-13, 0-0 M 5 *at Charleston Southern L 7-0 M 6 * at Charleston Southern (DH) W 10-8 Winthrop Eagles (Big South) M 6 * at Charleston Southern (DH) L 6-5 (15-24, 12-18) M 9 at Norfolk State W 7-4 Head Coach: Tom Riginos M 12-13 *at Presbyterian POSTPONED Overall Record: 276-278 (11th year) M 14 at Norfolk State (DH) W 8-5 -- At Winthrop: Same M 14 at Norfolk State (DH) L 2-1 In the Polls: BA: D1: CB: RPI: NCBWA: M 16 *at High Point L 9-2 Current Streak: L 1 M 20 *VS. WINTHROP (DH) L 6-5 2020: 11-4, 0-0 M 20 *VS. WINTHROP (DH) W 7-3 M 21 *VS. WINTHROP L 14-6 PITCHING PROBABLES (2021 Stats) M 23 *at Radford L 11-3 Friday Saturday (G1) Saturday (G2) M 26-27 *VS. CAMPBELL POSTPONED LWU: Dylan Saale LWU: Dominick D’Ercole LWU: Andrew Melnyk M 27 at Richmond (DH) L 5-4 M 27 at Richmond (DH) L 10-5 Fr. | RHP | 1-3 | 4.36 Fr. | RHP | 3-3 | 7.91 So. | LHP | 2-3 | 5.92 A 1 *at Gardner-Webb (DH) L 10-3 vs. vs. vs. A 1 *at Gardner-Webb (DH) L 10-2 WU: Tyler Jones WU: Colten Rendon WU: TBA A 2 *at Gardner-Webb L 7-3 So. | RHP | 1-5 | 5.19 Sr. | RHP | 3-2 | 5.33 A 6 VS. NORFOLK STATE W 14-6 A 9 *VS. HIGH POINT L 12-2 LANCER LEADOFF A 10 *VS. HIGH POINT (DH) L 11-3 • Longwood heads to Winthrop for the second • The Longwood offense ranks third in the Big A 10 *VS. HIGH POINT (DH) W 8-1 three-game series between the two teams this South in hits ((387) and fourth in RBI (218) and A 16 *VS. PRESBYTERIAN (DH) L 7-6 season. The Lancers hosted the Eagles back in runs scored (243). A 16 *VS. PRESBYTERIAN (DH) W 8-5 March for their conference home opener. • Corbin McCloud posted his first multi-hit • The Lancers have won five of their past seven game of his Longwood career, going 4-4 at the A 17 *VS. PRESBYTERIAN (DH) L 10-9 (F/10) games, sweeping a three game series against plate against High Point while scoring twice A 17 *VS. PRESBYTERIAN (DH) L 6-5 (F/9) Radford coupled with wins against High Point and and driving in three runs. It was the sixth time a A 20 *VS. RADFORD L 16-5 UNC Asheville. The two lone losses were one-run Lancer has had at least 4 hits in a game. A 23 *at USC Upstate (DH) L 10-3 affairs on the road. • Longwood’s pitching staff is third in the Big A 23 *at USC Upstate (DH) L 13-5 • In the seven-game stretch, Longwood is South in strikeouts with 342 and second in A 24 *at USC Upstate L 13-3 hitting .328 as a team while tallying at least 10 strikeouts looking (96). The staff has finished A 30 *VS. RADFORD W 10-7 hits in six of the seven games. The Lancers are in the top three of the league four times in head averaging nearly seven runs per game. coach Ryan Mau’s six prior seasons at the helm. M 1 *VS. RADFORD (DH) W 7-3 M 1 *VS. RADFORD (DH) W 6-4 PROJECTED ALIGNMENT (based on previous games) M 7 *at UNC Asheville (DH) L 11-10 Pos. Name Cl. B-T AVG. HR RBI Notes M 7 *at UNC Asheville (DH) L 3-2 C Drayven Kowalski So. R/R .205 0 8 Holds a .458 on-base percentage over last 7 games M 8 *at UNC Asheville W 5-3 1B Hunter Gilliam So. R/R .272 2 27 6 RBI vs. Radford on 4/30-5/1 M 11 *VS. HIGH POINT W 8-1 2B Hayden Harris Fr. R/R .287 1 13 Hitting .400 (12-30) over his past 7 games M 14 *at Winthrop 3 p.m. 3B Eliot Dix Fr. L/R .324 5 34 Totaled eight RBI in four games vs. PC (4/16-17) M 15 *at Winthrop (DH) 12 p.m. SS Ricky Jimenez Jr. R/R .294 4 26 Totaled 3 RBI on 5/11 vs. High Point M 20 *VS. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 5 P.M. LF Michael Peterson So. R/R .183 0 3 Longwood’s stolen base leader with eight CF Michael Dolberry Fr. R/R .275 0 8 Hit .455 (5-11) against Radford on 4/30-5/1 M 21 *VS. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (DH) 1 P.M. RF Andrew Gorham R-Jr. L/R .213 0 11 Hitting .350 over Longwood’s last eight games Home games in BOLD CAPS DH Jack Schnell Jr. L/L .326 1 23 Scored a team-high 8 runs in last eight games *Big South Game The Last Time Out Corbin McCloud powered Longwood past High Point 8-1 in the team’s final midweek game of the season. The freshman catcher went 4-4 at the plate, his first multi-hit game of his college career, and the bottom third of Longwood’s order totaled six hits and five runs scored. Andrew Potojecki tossed five innings of one-run ball to earn the win on the mound. @LongwoodBase LongwoodLancers 2021 Longwood Baseball LONGWOODLONGWOOD LANCERSLANCERS 2021 BASEBALL SIZING UP THE SERIES University Name Longwood University Meeting Numbers 23-25 City/Zip Farmville, VA 23909 All-Time Record Vs. Winthrop .......................................5-18 Founded 1839 Last Meeting ....................................L 14-6, March 21, 2021 Enrollment (Undergraduate) 4,507 Nickname Lancers Colors Navy Blue (PMS 282) & White Fight Song Hail to Longwood U! Affiliation NCAA Division I 2021 Stats Conference Big South .267 Batting Avg. .279 President W. Taylor Reveley IV Alma Mater Princeton .286 Opponent Batting Avg. .299 Director of Athletics Michelle Meadows Alma Mater Virginia Tech Athletics Phone (434) 395-2057 5.7 Runs Per Game 5.9 Tickets Phone (434) 395-2138 Website www.LongwoodLancers.com 9 Hits Per Game 9.7 Athletics Twitter @LongwoodLancers 3.9 Walks Drawn Per Game 4.7 Baseball Twitter @LongwoodBase Program History 6.30 Earned Run Avg. 7.06 Seasons of Baseball 43 First Season 1978 4.98 Opponent ERA 4.88 All-Time Record 1120-779-4 (.590) Division I Eligible 2008-Present 8.4 Pitcher Strikeouts Per Nine Innings 7.3 Division I Record (Seasons) 298-422-1 (13) NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances 6 9.0 Batter Strikeouts Per Game 8.3 Division II World Series 1982, 1991 Team Information 6.6 Walks Issued Per Nine Innings 4.6 2020 Overall Record 4-13 Big South Record/Finish 0-0 Home Record 3-8 Away Record 0-3 Scouting Winthrop Neutral Record 1-2 • Longwood and Winthrop meet for their second three-game series of 2021. Winthrop Starters Returning/Lost 9/1 took two of three against Longwood in Farmville in a close series March 20-21. The Eagles Pitchers Returning/Lost 9/7 won the opener 6-5 before Longwood won the middle game 7-3. Winthrop closed out the Letterwinners R/L 22/10 series with a 14-6 win in the finale. Newcomers 17 • Winthrop comes in off a 12-3 loss to Campbell, the second-best team in teh Big South Athletics Communications this season. The Eagles swept their last conference series behind an explosive offense. Baseball Contact Sam Hovan Winthrop swept Charleston Southern on the road, winning the first game of the series 4-2 Office (434) 395-2345 before sweeping a doubleheader 17-4 and 9-7. On May 5, the team lost a midweek non- Cell (574) 849-6454 conference matchup to Wofforod 4-3. Email [email protected] • The last time Winthrop played at home, they lost two of three to High Point in three Asst. VP/Athletics Comm. Chris Cook high-scoring matchups. The Panthers took the opener 11-2 before Winthrop won 11-10 in Office (434) 395-2718 10 innings in the middle game of the series. High Point took the finale 19-15 in a wild series Cell (434) 808-5127 Email [email protected] finale. Athl. Comm. Staff Asst Ryan Ventrella • This season, Winthrop’s offense ranks third in the Big South with a .279 batting Office (434) 395-2716 average and a .373 on-base percentage. Ty Hook leads the way with a .350 batting average, Email [email protected] good for the sixth-best average in the Big South. He has hit in 24 runs, second on the team, while also hitting a homer and four doubles. Mailing Address 201 High Street • Nine players have a hit a home run for Winthrop, with Dillon Morton posting a team- Farmville, VA 23909-1899 best four this season.