CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Megan Baltzell added two home runs and became the first player in school history to reach the 70 career home run milestone, as Longwood dropped a pair of games in walk-off fashion against Virginia Tuesday evening at The Park.

Virginia earned the win in game one on an error, 7-6, before Heidi Velk hit a three-run blast in the nightcap to give the Cavaliers a 6-4 win and complete the sweep.

"It was a disappointing day for us," said head coach Kathy Riley. "We played two games that I felt like we had opportunities and just weren't able to convert. It wasn't just one phase of the game. Pitching we gave up a lot of home runs. All the way through the lineup, we just weren't making it difficult enough on pitchers to get us out. We had several opportunities with runners in scoring position and we just couldn't come through."

Baltzell clubbed her 20th home run of the season, marking the second time in her illustrious career she has hit at least 20 home runs. The other season came in 2013 when she led the NCAA with 30 longballs. She is also third among active players in the NCAA.

Baltzell also took the lead in the race between her and Coastal Carolina's Kory Hayden to become the Big South's all-time home run leader. With her two homers, she now has 61 in her three seasons in the Big South, compared to 59 in four seasons for Hayden.

Emily Murphy also hit a pair of home runs, as she is now second on the team with eight round-trippers this season.

In the circle, Elizabeth McCarthy (16-12) took both losses. She posted a combined nine strikeouts in the two games, eclipsing her strikeout total of 145 last season. Her new mark of 153 strikeouts sits fourth in the single season record books, while her 298 combined strikeouts ties her with teammate Libby Morris for fifth all-time in program history.

With the pair of wins, Virginia improves to 15-33 on the season, while Longwood falls to 20-23.

Longwood returns to action Thursday with a doubleheader at Norfolk State. First pitch from NSU Softball Stadium is set for 5 p.m.

"We look forward to playing Norfolk State tomorrow and getting back on the right foot," Riley said.

Virginia 7, Longwood 6
Longwood took a 5-0 lead in the top of the third, but Virginia rallied to score the next six runs and eventually walked off on an error to win the opening game, 7-6.

Two different Lancers notched multiple hits in the first game, including a 3-for-3 day from Augustine including a pair of singles and a double. Carly Adams also recorded a pair of singles to post a 2-for-3 day. Baltzell also added her 69th career home run in her lone at-bat of the game.

Virginia halted McCarthy's three-game winning streak. McCarthy tossed 6.1 innings, allowing seven runs, six earned, on 11 hits and two walks. McCarthy also struck out six Virginia batters.

Aimee Chapdelaine (3-2) earned the win coming on in relief of starter Alex Formby. Chapdelaine pitched 1.2 innings in relief, giving up just one hit and a walk. Formby was tagged for giving up six runs, five earned, on seven hits and five walks in 5.1 innings.

Longwood utilized a quick start after Augustine led off the game with a base hit through the middle. That brought up Emily Murphy, who sent a 2-1 over the left field wall to give Longwood a 2-0 advantage.

Following a scoreless second inning, Longwood tacked on three runs in the top of the third courtesy of a towering three-run home run from Baltzell. Augustine led off the inning with her second hit of the day on an infield single to second base. She would later steal second and advance to third on a throwing error from UVa catcher Katie Park.

After Murphy walked, Baltzell sent her 69th career home run over the wall in left center field.

Virginia answered in the bottom of the inning with four runs of its own. McKall Miller started a rally with a leadoff single. She was driven home by a Iyana Hughes double to left field. The Cavaliers added three more runs following a three-run blast off the bat of Kaitlin Fitzgerald.

UVa took its first lead of the game, 6-5, an inning later following a two-run homer from Allison Davis.

Longwood knotted the game in the top of the sixth inning without the benefit of a hit. Casey Lifsey reached base following an error on Virginia third baseman Brittany McNulla. She advanced to third after Augustine was hit by a pitch and a sacrifice bunt from Murphy. Lifsey came home on a wild pitch to tie the game, 6-6.

Virginia walked off in the bottom of the seventh inning after putting runners on first and second with one out. Park hit a ground ball to short and McNulla scored on a throwing error from Murphy to end the game.

Virginia 6, Longwood 4
Virginia's Heidi Velk clubbed hit her first two home runs of the season, including a three-run walk off shot to give the Cavaliers a 6-4 win in the nightcap.
Baltzell added two of Longwood's seven hits, including a homer in the first inning before knocking a single into center field.

Chapeldaine earned the win, tossing seven complete innings and giving up just four runs, three earned, on seven hits and three walks. She also fanned six Longwood batters.

McCarthy took her second loss of the day, allowing six runs on eight hits and three walks in six-plus innings.

Baltzell added her second home run of the day in the top of the first inning with a solo shot to right field. With the bomb, she became the first player in Longwood softball history to hit 70 career home runs.

The Lancers added a run in the second inning with the benefit of a pair of bunt singles. Walters walked to lead off the inning, before moving to third base on a bunt single from Jaime Barbour and reaching third on a throwing error by Virginia third baseman Brittany McNulla. Walters swiped home after a second straight bunt single off the bat of Adams.

Murphy notched her second home run of the day with a towering shot to left field to open a 3-0 advantage.
Virginia tied the game a half inning later, courtesy of back-to-back-to-back home runs off the bats of Miller, Heidi Velk and Allison Davis.

Following a scoreless fourth inning, Longwood manufactured a run to retake a one run advantage in the top of the fifth inning. Baltzell singled to lead off the inning, before stealing second and advancing to third on a Sciacca groundout. Following a two-out walk from Barbour, Baltzell swiped home on a double steal to regain the lead for Longwood.

After McNulla drew a five pitch walk, Miller notched a bunt single to give the Cavaliers runners on first and second with no out. Velk ended the game with a three-run blast to right field to give UVa its second walk-off win of the day.

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