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FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University split a Big South Conference baseball doubleheader against visiting VMI Saturday at Charles Buddy Bolding Stadium in Farmville, winning game one, 4-3, before falling in game two, 13-1.  Freshman Colton Konvicka/Richmond hit his first career home run and had two RBI, and classmate Kyri Washington/Prospect scored the game-winning run in the ninth inning of the opener for the Lancers (11-12, 3-3 Big South), while sophomore Aaron Myers/Newport News gained the pitching win in relief.  Thomas Stallings had three hits, including a home run, and three RBI, and Rob Dickinson had three hits, including a homer, and two RBI in the nightcap and series finale for the Keydets (11-15, 3-3 Big South), while Jeremy Brown earned the pitching win.  Longwood will play a doubleheader on the road at North Carolina Central University of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference on Tuesday, March 26 at 4 p.m. in Durham, North Carolina.
   
In game one, Longwood scored two unearned runs in the fifth innings to lead 2-0 after sophomore Brandon Delk/Newport News (0-3) reached on a two-out throwing error, stole second base and scored ahead of Konvicka (1-4, 2 RBI), who hit his first career home run with a two-run shot to left field.
   
VMI scored a run in the sixth to make it 2-1 when Sheldon Shifflett (2-4, 2 RBI) reached on a single and later scored with two outs on an RBI single from pinch-hitter Red Dowdell (1-1, RBI).
   
Longwood added a run in the eighth to lead 3-1 after freshman C.J. Roth/Yorktown (1-4) doubled with one out, advanced to third on a single by junior Matt Dickason/Chesapeake (1-3) and scored on an RBI single from junior Alex Owens/Purcellville (2-4, RBI).
   
VMI scored two runs in the top of the ninth to tie it at 3-3, getting a one-out single from Matt Winn (2-5), followed by a double from Brandon Angus (2-4) to put runners at second and third.  Shifflett followed with a two-run single through the left side off the glove of a diving shortstop to plate both Michael Donovan, who was pinch-running for Winn, and Angus to send the game on to the bottom half of the inning.
   
Longwood won it during the last at bat as Washington (1-4) led off with a double to left center field, and scored from second base when freshman Travis Burnette/Lynchburg (2-4) bunted toward third to advance Washington, but the third baseman threw wildly to first for an error, allowing Washington to easily round third and cross the plate for the game-winning run.
   
Myers (2-0) tossed the final 3.1 innings to gain the win for Longwood, allowing six hits and two runs, both earned, with two walks and six strikeouts.  Sophomore Brandon Vick/Newport News had started and pitched the first 5.2 innings for the Lancers, yielding five hits and one run, unearned, with one walk and two strikeouts.
   
Reed Garrett (1-2) pitched the final 1.2 innings for the VMI, allowing five hits and two runs, one earned, with no walks and two strikeouts.  Campbell Henkel had started and tossed the first 6.1 innings, yielding three hits and two unearned runs with one walk and seven strikeouts.
   
In game two, VMI got on the board first with five runs in the second to lead 5-0 as Shifflett (2-5) singled, moved to second on a walk to Dowdell (1-3, RBI), before both runners advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Angus (2-4, RBI).  Shifflett scored via a wild pitch and Dowdell crossed the plate on a throwing error by the pitcher on a failed pickoff attempt at first.  After a another runner reached via a fielding error, Stallings (3-4, 3 RBI) hit a three-run home run to left field for the Keydets.  The visitors made it 6-0 with another run in the third as Dickinson (3-5, 2 RBI) walked and scored on a two-out RBI double from Angus.
   
VMI scored again in the fifth, getting a solo homer from Dickinson to lead 7-0.  The Keydets made it 8-0 with a run in the sixth after Cody Holder (1-4) doubled with one out and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Will Connerley (0-3, RBI).
   
Longwood avoided the shutout with a run in the sixth to make it 8-1 after Burnette (2-4) singled and later scored on an RBI single by Roth (2-4, RBI).
   
VMI plated another run in the seventh to lead 9-1 when Dowdell walked and eventually crossed the plate on a wild pitch.  The Keydets added two more runs in the eighth to lead 11-1, getting a run-scoring double from Dickinson to score Stallings, who had doubled, and an RBI single from Dowdell to score Cameron Walter (0-1), who had drawn a walk.  VMI added two final runs in the ninth on a two-run home run by Jordan Tarsovich (1-4, 2 RBI) that also scored Stallings, who had singled.
   
Freshman Blake Ream/Yorktown (2-3) started and pitched the first 2.0 innings for Longwood, allowing two hits and six runs, five earned, with three walks and two strikeouts.  The Lancers used three other pitchers in the contest.
   
Brown (3-0) started and tossed the first 6.1 innings for VMI, yielding four hits and one unearned run with no walks and five strikeouts.  The Keydets used four other pitchers in the game.