Game 21 | Longwood at VCU | Richmond, Va. | Mar. 22 | 6:30 p.m. The Diamond 2016 Schedule Longwood Lancers (Big South) F 19 at East Carolina L 11-1 (11-9, 1-2) 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: 33-43 (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: L2 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: VCU Rams (Atlantic 10) M 6 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 5-3 M 8 at Louisville L 10-1 (12-7, 0-0) M 9 at Morehead State L 9-8 F/10 Head Coach: Shawn Stiffler M 12 HOFSTRA (DH) W 2-0, W 4-3 F/12 Stiffler’s Record: 118-78 (4h year) M 13 HOFSTRA W 6-5 -- At VCU: 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: L1 M 19 *COASTAL CAROLINA L 11-2 2015: 29-25, 15-9 M 22 at VCU 6:30 p M 24 *RADFORD 5 PM Wed: Off Day M 25 *RADFORD 5 PM M 26 *RADFORD 2 PM M 29 NORFOLK STATE 5 PM M 30 VMI 6 PM A 1 *at Charleston Southern 6 pm A 2 *at Charleston Southern 4 pm A 3 *at Charleston Southern 2 pm A 5 N.C. CENTRAL 6 PM A 8 *at High Point 6 pm 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 game of a • The Lancers faced VCU previously A 15 SAVANNAH STATE 6 PM three-game series from No. 22 Coastal on March 1, a 10-9 Longwood win. The A 16 SAVANNAH STATE 4 PM Carolina, but the Chanticleers took the Lancers are looking for a season sweep of A 17 SAVANNAH STATE 12 PM final two games of the series. VCU with a win Tuesday. A 19 at N.C. Central 6 pm A 22 *CAMPBELL 7 PM • The Lancers enter the week off of its • The Lancers boast one of the top A 23 *CAMPBELL 4 PM first series loss since being swept by East sluggers in the Big South in Alex Lewis, A 24 *CAMPBELL 2 PM Carolina the opening series of the season. who is fifth in conference in slugging A 26 at Norfolk State 5 pm • Longwood plays its fourth of 11 games (.574), fifth in RBI (22), and fifth in home A 29 *at Presbyterian 3 pm against teams from The Commonwealth runs (4). A 30 *at Presbyterian 2 pm M 1 *at Presbyterian 1 pm in 2016. Longwood is 2-1 against in-state M 6 *UNC ASHEVILLE 6 PM competition. 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 .234 0 5 Picked up a pair of RBI singles in game 1 Friday M 14 *at Winthrop 3 pm M 15 *at Winthrop 2 pm 1B Connar Bastaich Sr. R-R .292 1 9 0-2 with a BB, HBP in first meeting vs. VCU M 19 at Appalachian State 6 pm 2B C.J. Roth Sr. L-R .278 1 8 Was 1-2 with 2 RBI vs. VCU in first meeting M 20 at Appalachian State 6 pm 3B Brandon Harvell Jr. R-R .159 0 6 Picked up 2 H and had an RBI 2B game 1 Friday M 20 at Appalachian State 1 pm SS Michael Osinski So. R-R .230 0 7 Had an RBI 2B Sunday, leads Longwood with 7 2B M 24-28 Big South Tournament TBD LF Drew Kitson Jr. R-R .215 1 5 Scored 2 R in the first game against VCU Home games in BOLD CAPS CF Colton Konvicka Sr. R-R .227 1 7 Went 2-3 with 2 RBI and 2 R game 1 Friday *Big South Game RF Sammy Miller Jr. R-R .271 0 6 Leads Longwood with 15 BB, 18 R, and 8 SB DH Alex Lewis Jr. R-R .309 4 22 Went 3-7 with 2 2B and 4 RBI in 2 G last week THE LAST TIME OUT The Lancers failed to win a weekend series at home for the first time all season, dropping two of three to No. 22 Coastal Carolina. Longwood took game one, 5-2, behind a sea- son-high eight strikeouts from Travis Burnette. The Lancers got timely hitting with a pair @LongwoodBase LongwoodLancers of RBI singles from Carlos Garrido, each on 3-2 counts. 2016 Longwood Baseball LONGWOODLONGWOOD LANCERSLANCERS 20152016 BASEBALLBASEBALL SIZING UP THE SERIES University Name Longwood University City/Zip Farmville, VA 23909 Founded 1839 Meeting Number 18 Enrollment (Undergraduate) 4,507 All-Time Record Vs. VCU .....................................5-12 Nickname Lancers Last Meeting ......................LWU 10 VCU 9 (March 1) Colors Navy Blue (PMS 282) & White Fight Song Hail to Longwood U! Stats Affiliation NCAA Division I .236 Batting Avg. .254 Conference Big South .261 Opponent Batting Avg. .285 President W. Taylor Reveley IV Alma Mater Princeton 4.60 Runs Per Game 5.68 Director of Athletics Troy Austin 7.55 Hits Per Game 8.79 Alma Mater Duke 3.50 Walks Per Game 4.84 Athletics Phone (434) 395-2057 Tickets Phone (434) 395-2138 4.68 Earned Run Avg. 5.26 Website www.LongwoodLancers.com 3.86 Opponent ERA 4.52 Twitter @LongwoodLancers 6.30 Strikeouts Per Game 6.74 Program History 7.75 Opponent Strikeouts Per Game 6.16 Seasons of Baseball 37 4.80 Walks Issued Per Game 3.89 First Season 1978 SCOUTING VCU All-Time Record 1008-620-4 (.618) • VCU enters Tuesday off a 7-4 loss at College of Charleston, but won the series after Division I Eligible 2008-Present taking the first two of the weekend set. Division I Record (Seasons) 207-311-1 (9) • In the loss allowed a five-run third inning that sank the Rams. In the two wins VCU NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances 6 allowed a total of four runs thanks to a quality start from Sean Thompson Friday and 5.0 Division II World Series 1982, 1991 innings of three runs, one earned, of work from Brooks Vial Saturday. Team Information • Sr. OF and Temple transfer Jimmy Kerrigan is ripping the cover off the ball, hitting 2015 Overall Record 22-34 .394, and sits in the top five among Atlantic 10 leaders. Kerrigan has nine doubles and Big South Record/Finish 9-15/10th has been hit by pitch seven times . Home Record 9-10 • Jr. IF Matt Davis is the leading slugger for the Rams with three home runs on the Away Record 10-18 season. Neutral Record 3-6 • The first time Longwood and VCU met was a wild 10-9 Longwood win. The Lancers and Starters Returning/Lost 7/3 Rams traded blows, exchanging the lead twice and having two ties in the third through Pitchers Returning/Lost 9/5 fifth innings. Letterwinners R/L 18/8 • VCU scored three in the top of the third inning to take a 3-2 lead, Longwood tied the Newcomers 12 game in the bottom half with a single run, VCU retaking the lead with three runs in the top of the fourth, the Lancers re-tying the game in the bottom half with three runs, VCU Athletics Communications scoring a single run top five, and the Lancers taking the lead for good with a four-run Baseball Contact Darius Thigpen bottom of the fifth inning. Office (434) 395-2345 Cell (813) 299-7578 Email [email protected] Asst. VP/Athletics Comm. Chris Cook Office (434) 395-2718 Cell (434) 808-5127 Email [email protected] Asst. Director of Comm. Todd Lindenmuth Office (434) 395-2716 Email [email protected] Mailing Address 201 High Street Farmville, VA 23909-1899 Office Fax (434) 395-2568 Press Box Phone (434) 395-2710 20162015 Longwood Baseball LONGWOODLONGWOOD LANCERSLANCERS 20152016 BASEBALLBASEBALL ALEX THE GREAT at third base in 2015 and started the Longwood Record When • Jr. 3B Alex Lewis is fifth in the Big first three games of the season as the Overall 11-9 South with four home runs, fifth in DH. Lewis finished second on the team Conference 1-2 Home 10-3 slugging (.574) and fifth with 22 RBI. with 10 doubles a season ago. Away 1-6 Lewis has improved his power numbers • Jr. C Mac McCafferty caught a ton Nuetral 0-0 as a Jr. with more RBI than he had as a of games as a So. with 47 starts and Current Streak L2 So. (12) and twice as many HR (2). returns as the starting catcher. Last 5 2-3 • The nine returning pitchers from Last 10 5-5 2015 accounted for 73 percent of the Situational SAMMY THE SPARK team’s wins, 40 percent of innings LWU scores first 4-6 • So. UTL Sammy Miller has been money pitched, and 62 percent of strikeouts.