Game 19 | Longwood at Radford | March 23 | 6 p.m. Radford, Va. | Sherman Carter Memorial Stadium 2021 Schedule F 19 at The Citadel W 12-5 Longwood Lancers (Big South) F 20 at The Citadel W 4-2 (F/10) (8-10, 2-5) F 21 at The Citadel L 9-6 Head Coach: Ryan Mau F 23 VS. NC CENTRAL W 22-14 Mau’s Record: 113-197 (Seventh year) F 26 VS. OAKLAND L 12-0 -- At Longwood: Same F 27 VS. OAKLAND (DH) L 2-1 In the Polls: BA: D1: CB: RPI: NCBWA: F 27 VS. OAKLAND (DH) W 3-2 Current Streak: L 1 F 28 VS. OAKLAND L 10-5 2020: 4-13, 0-0 M 5 *at Charleston Southern L 7-0 Radford Highlanders (Big South) M 6 *at Charleston Southern (DH) W 10-8 M 6 *at Charleston Southern (DH) L 6-5 (9-8, 4-4) M 9 at Norfolk State W 7-4 Head Coach: Karl Kuhn M 12 *at Presbyterian POSTPONED Overall Record: 18-16 (2nd year) M 13 *at Presbyterian (DH) POSTPONED -- At Radford: Same M 14 vs. Norfolk State (DH) W 8-5 In the Polls: BA: D1: CB: RPI: NCBWA: Current Streak: W 1 M 14 vs. Norfolk State (DH) L 2-1 2020: 9-8, 0-0 M 16 *at High Point 4 p.m. M 19 *VS. WINTHROP 5 P.M. PITCHING PROBABLES M 20 *VS. WINTHROP (DH) 1 P.M. M 23 *at Radford 6 p.m. TUESDAY M 26 *VS. CAMPBELL 5 P.M. LWU: Dillon Champagne M 27 *VS. CAMPBELL (DH) 1 P.M. So. | RHP | 0-0 | 3.00 ERA A 1 *at Gardner-Webb 5 p.m. vs. A 2 *at Gardner-Webb (DH) 1 p.m. RAD: Hunter Williams A 6 VS. NORFOLK STATE 5 P.M. Sr. | RHP | 0-0 | 1.69 ERA A 9 *VS. HIGH POINT 5 P.M. A 10 *VS. HIGH POINT (DH) 1 P.M. A 16 *VS. PRESBYTERIAN 5 P.M. LANCER LEADOFF • Longwood is in the midst of six of seven at • Eliot Dix was named the Big South Co- A 17 *VS. PRESBYTERIAN (DH) 1 P.M. home, but they travel to Radford for the lone Freshman of the Week after hitting .444 over A 20 *VS. RADFORD 6 P.M. road game in that stretch. four games last week. The freshman tallied A 23 *at USC Upstate 6 p.m. • The midweek tilt against Radford is the two home runs to double his season total to a A 24 *at USC Upstate (DH) 2 p.m. team’s second Big South midweek game. The team-best four. It was his second time earning A 30 *VS. RADFORD 5 P.M. Lancers play a modified schedule that features Freshman of the Week this season. M 1 *VS. RADFORD (DH) 1 P.M. 40 Big South contests. • Dix ranks fourth in the Big South with 17 RBI • This is the first of five meetings this season after driving in four runs last week. M 7 *at UNC Asheville 5 p.m. between Longwood and Radford. The Lancers • Longwood’s pitching staff is third in the M 8 *at UNC Asheville (DH) 1 p.m. host the remaining four. Big South in strikeouts with 143. The staff has M 11 *VS. HIGH POINT 6 P.M. • Longwood’s offense ranks third in the Big finished in the top three of the league four times M 14 *at Winthrop 5 p.m. South with 147 hits and 104 runs while tying for in head coach Ryan Mau’s six prior seasons at M 15 *at Winthrop (DH) 1 p.m. third with eight home runs. the helm. M 20 *VS. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 5 P.M. PROJECTED ALIGNMENT M 21 *VS. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (DH) 1 P.M. Pos. Name Cl. B-T AVG. HR RBI Notes M 27-29 Big South Championship #TBD C Justin Looney Fr. R/R .184 1 7 Hit a home run on 2/23 against NC Central #Fayetteville, N.C. 1B Hunter Gilliam So. R/R .348 1 15 Third in the Big South with 24 hits Home games in BOLD CAPS 2B Hayden Harris Fr. R/R .255 0 6 Went 4-4 on 3/6 (G1) vs. Charleston Southern *Big South Game 3B Eliot Dix Fr. L/R .455 4 17 Team-best 17 RBI, fourth in the Big South SS Ricky Jimenez Jr. R/R .237 1 10 Hit his first homer as a Lancer on 3/20/21 LF Michael Peterson So. R/R .116 0 2 Has drawn 12 BB, six HBP and gone 5-7 on stolen bases CF Cullan Wadsworth So. L/L .259 1 8 Tied for third in the Big South in runs scored (16) RF Michael Dolberry Fr. R/R .273 0 2 Went 3-4 on 3/19/21 in game two vs. Winthrop DH Jack Schnell Jr. L/L .350 0 11 Tied for 6th in the Big South in runs scored (14) The Last Time Out Longwood and Winthrop split a doubleheader, but Winthrop pulled away from the Lancers in the se- ries finale. Ricky Jimenez hit his first homer as a Lancer to give Longwood an early lead, but Winthrop scored runs in every inning from the fourth to the eighth. @LongwoodBase LongwoodLancers 2020 Longwood Baseball LONGWOODLONGWOOD LANCERSLANCERS 2021 BASEBALL SIZING UP THE SERIES University Name Longwood University City/Zip Farmville, VA 23909 Founded 1839 Meeting Number 38 Enrollment (Undergraduate) 4,507 All-Time Record Vs. Radford ............................ 17-20 Nickname Lancers Last Meeting ........................................... L 5-4, 2019 Colors Navy Blue (PMS 282) & White Fight Song Hail to Longwood U! Affiliation NCAA Division I 2021 Stats Conference Big South .247 Batting Avg. .251 President W. Taylor Reveley IV Alma Mater Princeton .280 Opponent Batting Avg. .254 Director of Athletics Michelle Meadows 5.9 Runs Per Game 4.9 Alma Mater Virginia Tech 8.2 Hits Per Game 8.2 Athletics Phone (434) 395-2057 Tickets Phone (434) 395-2138 4 Walks Drawn Per Game 3.7 Website www.LongwoodLancers.com 5.29 Earned Run Avg. 4.23 Athletics Twitter @LongwoodLancers Baseball Twitter @LongwoodBase 4.80 Opponent ERA 4.20 8.4 Pitcher Strikeouts Per Nine Innings 7.9 Program History Seasons of Baseball 43 9.2 Batter Strikeouts Per Game 7.8 First Season 1978 6.5 Walks Issued Per Nine Innings 4.7 All-Time Record 1120-779-4 (.590) Division I Eligible 2008-Present Scouting Radford Division I Record (Seasons) 298-422-1 (13) • Longwood and Radford meet for the first of five meetings in 2021. NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances 6 • Radford is coming off a two-game split with Presbyterian. The Blue Hose took the first Division II World Series 1982, 1991 game 7-6 before Radford rallied to win the second game 12-5. The Highlanders swept High Point in a weekend series after being swept by USC Upstate in their conference opener. Team Information • Offensively, Sean Cheely leads the team with a .328 batting average and a team-best 2020 Overall Record 4-13 Big South Record/Finish 0-0 21 hits. He has two of the team’s four homers along with four doubles and two triples. He Home Record 3-8 has driven in six runs and scored 12 times while going 5-5 on stolen bases. Away Record 0-3 • Dac Archer leads Radford with 11 RBI and holds a .284 average. Archer has 19 hits, two Neutral Record 1-2 doubles and a triple while scoring 12 runs. Starters Returning/Lost 9/1 • Straton Podaras and Connor Bagnieski are tied for second on the team with 10 RBI Pitchers Returning/Lost 9/7 apiece. Podaras is hitting .281 and is tied with Archer and Cheely for the team lead with 12 Letterwinners R/L 22/10 runs scored. Podaras has hit a homer to go with three doubles and a triple while drawing 10 Newcomers 17 walks. Athletics Communications • Bagnieski is hitting .246 while also drawing nine walks and hitting in 10 runs. Baseball Contact Sam Hovan • Projected starter Hunter Williams has started twice and has thrown 5.1 innings. He Office (434) 395-2345 has only surrendered two runs, one earned, on four hits without a walk or strikeout. He Cell (574) 849-6454 holds a 1.69 ERA. Email [email protected] • Out of the bullpen, Bruce Hudson and Derek Domecq have each made a team-leading Asst. VP/Athletics Comm. Chris Cook eight relief appearances. Hudson holds a 2.16 ERA in 16.2 innings of work while striking out Office (434) 395-2718 17. He has given up six runs, four earned, on 13 hits and eight walks. Domecq holds a 4.91 Cell (434) 808-5127 ERA over 11.0 innings, giving up eight runs, six earned, on 14 hits. He has struck out four. Email [email protected] Athl. Comm. Staff Asst Ryan Ventrella • Alex Perkins has made seven appearances out of the bullpen and has served as the Office (434) 395-2716 team’s closer, notching all three of Radford’s saves. He has struck out 11 in 9.1 innings while Email [email protected] giving up two runs, both earned, on five walks and six hits for a 1.93 ERA. Mailing Address 201 High Street Farmville, VA 23909-1899 Office Fax (434) 395-2568 2021 Longwood Baseball The Automated ScoreBook Games Summary for LONGWOOD (as of Mar 22, 2021) (All games) Score by innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 EX Total LONGWOOD LONGWOODLONGWOOD15 11 20LANCERSLANCERS15 7 6 10 10 8 2 2021104 BASEBALL Opponents 11 16 8 13 20 26 14 9 3 0 120 • Meanwhile, Hunter Gilliam has cranked three Record when ..