SOFTBALL GAMES at Gardner-Webb Game 1: March 20 • 1 p.m. • Boiling Springs, N.C. • Masters Field Game 2: March 20 • 3 p.m. • Boiling Springs, N.C. • Masters Field 23-25 Game 3: March 21 • 1 p.m. • Boiling Springs, N.C. • Masters Field 2021 Schedule THE MATCHUPS THE FIRST PITCH F 13 at NC State CANCELED Longwood • Longwood begins Big South play this weekend at F 14 at NC State (DH-G1) CANCELED Gardner-Webb in a showdown between the five- F 14 at NC State (DH-G2) CANCELED LANCERS time league champion Lancers and the 2021 Big F 19 #at [16] Georgia L 10-2 Farmville, Va. • Big South Conference F 20 #at [16] Georgia W 3-2 South preseason favorite Runnin’ Bulldogs. F 20 #vs. Kent State L 2-1 • Riding a five-game winning streak, the Lancers F 21 #vs. Kent State L 9-7 2021 Record .................... 9-13 (0-0 Big South) F 26 @vs. Seton Hall W 3-2 Last Game ............. W, 8-0 vs. Bucknell (3-14-21) are playing their best softball of the season, bat- F 26 @at [18] South Carolina L 14-6 Head Coach ...... Dr. Megan Brown (Fla. Southern) ting .318 with 6.6 runs per game. The pitching staff F 27 @vs. [16] Duke L 9-0 Career Record ................... 9-13 (First Season) has logged a 3.18 ERA and held opposing hitters F 27 @at [18] South Carolina L 12-2 to a .220 clip during that span as well, while the F 28 $vs. Charlotte L 4-1 Gardner-Webb F 28 $vs. Western Carolina L 6-4 Lancer defense has made just four errors. • Longwood has won three of its past four series, M 5 %vs. East Carolina L 9-2 RUNNIN’ BULDOGS M 6 %vs. East Carolina W 2-1 Boiling Springs, N.C. • Big South Conference sweeping Bucknell in a three-game set, winning M 6 %at [RV] Liberty L 19-3 two out of three against East Carolina, and taking M 7 %vs. East Carolina W 4-1 2021 Record ......................1-10 (0-0 Big South) both games of a doubleheader against Marshall. M 7 %at [RV] Liberty L 10-0 Last Game ... L, 8-0 at South Carolina (3-16-21) M 9 at [RV] Liberty (DH-G1) L 10-0 Longwood has won seven of its past 11 games. Head Coach ...........................Tom Cole (N.C. State) M 9 at [RV] Liberty (DH-G2) L 8-0 • The start of Big South play follows a grueling M 10 Marshall (DH-G1) W 5-2 Career Record ........... 414-603 (21st Season) M 10 Marshall (DH-G2) W 7-5 non-conference slate for the Lancers, who played M 13 Bucknell (DH-G1) W 4-3 LAST TIME OUT three top-25 teams in No. 16 Georgia, No. 16 M 13 Bucknell (DH-G2) W 9-7 Duke and No. 18 South Carolina, as well as a Lib- M 14 Bucknell W 8-0 • The Lancers continued their March resurgence (DH-G1) erty team that has received votes in every USA M 20 at Gardner-Webb 1 p.m. last weekend, engineering a three-game sweep M 20 at Gardner-Webb (DH-G2) 3 p.m. Today/NFCA Top-25 Coaches Poll this season. M 21 at Gardner-Webb 1 p.m. of Bucknell to extend their winning streak to five In total, Longwood has seven scheduled games M 27 at Winthrop (DH-G1) 1 p.m. straight games. M 27 at Winthrop (DH-G2) TBA against top-25 teams and six others against teams • The Lancers won the first two games of the series M 28 at Winthrop 1 p.m. that are receiving votes this season. M 30 Howard (DH-G1) 3 p.m. in walk-off fashion, as sophomore cleanup hitter • Longwood has one top-25 win to its credit in 2021 M 30 Howard (DH-G2) TBA Nia Green tagged a walk-off single in game one with a 3-2 takedown of No. 16 Georgia on Feb. 20. of Saturday’s doubleheader and followed with a A 2 Campbell 1 p.m. • Longwood is under the leadership of first-year A 2 Campbell TBA walk-off two-run homer in Saturday’s nightcap. A 3 Campbell 1 p.m. head coach Dr. Megan Brown, whose coaching • Green drove in six RBI in the three-game series, A 7 at [15] Virginia Tech (DH-G1) 4 p.m. career has included stints at Auburn, Boston Col- A 7 at [15] Virginia Tech (DH-G2) TBA while senior ace Sydney Backstrom earned wins lege and Cal. She took over the Lancer program A 9 at UNC Greensboro 6 p.m. in all three games. A 10 at UNC Greensboro (DH-G1) 1 p.m. in August of 2020 following the retirement of 820- • Backstrom fired 13.2 innings and logged a 1.54 A 10 at UNC Greensboro (DH-G2) TBA game winner and three-time Big South Coach of A 13 at Radford 5 p.m. ERA in the three-game series. A 14 at Radford (DH-G1) 3 p.m. the Year Kathy Riley. A 14 at Radford (DH-G1) TBA A 17 at Presbyterian 1 p.m. PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP A 17 at Presbyterian TBA Pos. Name (Ht., Cl.) GP-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB Notables A 18 at Presbyterian 1 p.m. C Alexis Wayland (5-3, Jr.) 22-22 .224 67 11 15 2 0 2 15 1 4 XBH, 7 RBI in past 5 games A 21 [RV] James Madison (DH-G1) 3 p.m. 1B Sydney Jacobsen (5-10, Jr.) 22-22 .265 68 9 18 5 2 2 13 1 Has doubled in 3 straight games A 21 [RV] James Madison (DH-G2) TBA 2B Destiny Martinez (5-7, Gr.) 22-22 .157 51 5 8 3 1 1 3 5 Reached safely in 5 straight games A 24 Charleston Southern (DH-G1) 3 p.m. A 24 Charleston Southern (DH-G2) TBA SS Mason Basdikis (5-8, Jr.) 22-22 .210 62 10 13 3 0 0 6 10 Perfect 10-for-10 stealing this season A 25 Charleston Southern 1 p.m. 3B Leah Powell (5-4, Sr.) 22-21 .152 46 7 7 0 1 0 2 4 Team-leading 4 sacrifice bunts LF Nia Green (5-6, So.) 22-17 .306 49 6 15 5 0 2 11 1 Reigning Big South Player of the Week M 2 at N.C. A&T (DH-G1) 1 p.m. CF Lauren Taylor (5-6, So.) 22-22 .176 51 8 9 2 0 1 8 4 Reached safely in 5 of past 7 games M 2 at N.C. A&T (DH-G2) TBA RF Lauren Fox (5-5, Fr.) 18-13 .355 31 11 11 2 0 0 3 7 8 of 11 hits have come in past 5 games M 8 USC Upstate 1 p.m. DP Kayley DeVivi (5-4, Fr.) 11-5 .250 16 3 4 1 0 0 3 4 Just 3 strikeouts in 18 plate appearances M 8 USC Upstate TBA M 9 USC Upstate 1 p.m. PITCHING ROTATION (listed alphabetically) Home games in BOLD | All times EST | [x] National ranking Name (Thr., Ht., Cl.) ERA W-L SV IP BB SO B/AVG Notables # Georgia Classic (Athens. Ga.) Sydney Backstrom (RHP, 6-1, Sr.) 3.84 7-6 1 74.2 33 60 .226 Has won 4 consecutive decisions @ Gamecock Invitational (Columbia, S.C.) $ First Pitch Classic (Charlotte, N.C.) Leigha Hill (RHP, 5-7, So.) 7.35 2-5 1 33.1 16 7 .373 First-year pitcher, tied for 2nd on team w/ 5 starts % Liberty Softball Classic (Lynchburg, Va.) Maison Myers (RHP, 5-8, Fr.) 24.00 0-0 0 2.1 11 2 .467 2019 VISSA State Player of the Year *Big South schedule will be announced at a later date Angelina Sherba (LHP, 5-6, Jr.) 5.83 0-1 0 12.0 10 2 .273 2.42 ERA over past 3 APP (8.2 IP) Arleigh Wood (RHP, 5-7, Sr.) 19.76 0-1 0 11.1 6 5 .426 Tied for second on team with 5 starts Games 23-25: Longwood at Gardner-Webb • March 20-21, 2021 • Boiling Springs, N.C. (Masters Field) Games 23-25: Longwood at Gardner-Webb • March 20-21, 2021 • Boiling Springs, N.C. (Masters Field) LONGWOOD GAMEDAY > Notes Media Information BY THE NUMBERS QUICK FACTS • Longwood is among the most efficient base-steal- MEDIA CONTACTS ing teams in the nation, coming up safe in 39-of-45 UNIVERSITY Chris Cook attempts this season. The Lancers rank second in Name ............................................Longwood University Assistant VP/Athletics Communications City/Zip .......................................... Farmville, VA 23909 the Big South and 35th nationally with 1.77 steals Email: [email protected] Founded ................................................................ 1839 Office: 434-395-2718 per game and 32nd in the country with a .867 sto- Enrollment (Undergraduate + Graduate) .............. 5,124 Cell: 434-808-5127 len base success rate. Nickname .......................................................... Lancers • The Lancers have been successful in 19 of their Colors ............................Navy Blue (PMS 289) & White INTERVIEW REQUESTS past 20 stolen base attempts. They rattled off 19 Fight Song .....................................Hail to Longwood U! All interview requests for Longwood soft- consecutive steals before finally getting caught in Affiliation ...............................................NCAA Division I ball players and coaches will be coordinat- Conference .....................................................Big South ed through the Longwood athletics com- the Sunday finale of this past weekend’s series against Bucknell.