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Longwood Continues Road Swing, Heads Out to High Point

Lancers, Panthers Clash in Three-Game Big South Series

Games 33-35: Longwood (9-23, 4-8 Big South) vs
High Point (12-18, 5-7 Big South)
Date    Saturday-Monday, April 13-15
Time 7 p.m. | 1 p.m. | TBA
Location High Point, N.C.
Game Notes Longwood (PDF) 
Season Stats Longwood (HTML) | High Point (HTML)
Live Stats High Point Live Stats
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Game 2
Game 3
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Lancer Leadoff
  • Longwood is in the midst of a nine-game road trip that continues with a three-game series at High Point after the team lost 4-3 on a walk-off triple at George Mason.
  • The Lancers and High Point have split 30 meetings evenly in their history, which dates back to 1995. The Lancers took game one of the three-game series last season.
  • Longwood's nine-game road swing continues at NC Central for a midweek game and wraps up at Norfolk State on Tuesday, April 23.
  • De'Andre Pitts delivered a career day at the plate by going 4-4 at George Mason. It was his first four-hit game as a Lancer, and he is the second player to have a four-hit game for Longwood.
  • Longwood's pitching staff is second in the Big South with 8.86 strikeouts per nine innings and 87 batters struck out looking.
  • Fifth-year head coach Ryan Mau is one wins away from his 100th win, all as the head coach at Longwood. 
By The Numbers
  • Longwood comes in one game behind High Point in the Big South standings with 12 games (four series) left on their Big South schedule following this weekend.
  • Nine of the 10 teams make the Big South Tournament that will be held in Fayetteville, N.C. from May 21-25.
  • Longwood has already hit two home runs in April and 18 this season after hitting 23 in 2018.
  • Hunter Gilliam and Jacob Mitchell each have hit a team-best four home runs. De'Andre Pitts, Jawan McAllister and Nate Blakeney all have two.
  • Gilliam hit the team's first homer of the season on opening weekend against Maryland Eastern Shore.
  • Mitchell had the team's first multi-homer game after knocking out two solo shots against Gardner-Webb on March 16 in the first game of a doubleheader.
  • Nine players have hit a home run for Longwood after nine players knocked one out of the park in 2018.
  • Longwood leads the Big South in steal efficiency after successfully stealing a base 82.1 percent of the time. The Lancers are 46-56 on stolen base attempts this season (third in total steals, tied for fourth in attempts)
  • Antwaun Tucker (10-10) and Jawan McAllister (10-13) are tied for the team lead with 10 stolen bases.
    2019 Big South Stolen Base Success Rate
    Rk.  School                   Success Rate
    1.         Longwood                              82.1% (46-56)
    2.       Winthrop                                 81.4% (57-70)
    3.       Gardner-Webb                 80.9% (38-47)
    4.       Campbell                                 77.1% (54-70)
    5.       Presbyterian                         75.6% (31-41)
  • Longwood sits second in the Big South with 8.80 strikeoutss per nine innings and is third with 261 total strikeouts.
  • Starter Tyler Morgan is second in the Big South with 54 K's and 10.64 strikeouts per nine innings. Nick Fuchs is seventh with 9.72 strikeouts per nine.
  • Under head coach Ryan Mau, the Lancers have consistently ranked near the top of the Big South in strikeouts. In 2018, the Lancers were third with 468 K's. In 2017, Longwood led the Big South with 511 punchouts in 2017, breaking the school's D-I record of 440.  That season, Longwood was also third in the nation with 9.9 strikeouts per nine innings. The Lancers were fifth in the Big South in 2016 with 404 K's and third in 2015 with 440 K's. 
Last Time Out
  • Longwood lost 4-3 on a walk-off RBI triple at George Mason after a tight game on Tuesday where neither team led by more than one run. De'Andre Pitts went 4-4 at the plate, and Jack Schnell went 2-3 for Longwood while the pitching staff combined to allow only one earned run (four runs total).
Scouting High Point
  • Longwood and High Point have split their previous 30 meetings evenly, with each team winning 15 times. The two teams have played in five of the previous six seasons (they did not play in 2017). Longwood last won the season series in 2013, although the Lancers did top High Point in the Big South playoffs in 2016 18-13.
  • High Point lost 14-9 at Wake Forest on Tuesday after losing two of three to Winthrop over the weekend. The Panthers won the third game 7-4 to deny Winthrop a sweep after losing the first two 8-2 and 7-1.
  • High Point is hitting .250 as a team, but Daniel Millwee has been the team's best hitter by posting a team-best .309 average with six homers and 25 RBI, and he has a .402 on-base percentage. The Panthers have hit 21 homers this season, and eight players have hit at least one. JJ Woodard is second on the team with four (along with a .271 average), and Joe Johnson has hit three (.299 average).
  • Harrison Smith has been a steady hand as a starter while posting a 2.95 ERA (best among starters) to go with a team-best 37 strikeouts in 36.2 innings in seven starts, eight appearances. Jacob Winger (3 saves) has been one of the best out of the bullpen with a 1.10 ERA in 10 outings while striking out 17 in 16.1 innings. Cooper Jeffers (11.00 ERA) has made 11 appearances while Jack Nathan (4.05), KJ Wells (4.26) and Garrett Letchworth (9.00) have made 10.
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Players Mentioned

Nate Blakeney

#7 Nate Blakeney

IF
6' 0"
Junior
R/R
Nick Fuchs

#19 Nick Fuchs

RHP
6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
R/R
Jawan McAllister

#9 Jawan McAllister

OF
5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
Tyler Morgan

#17 Tyler Morgan

RHP
5' 10"
Junior
R/R
Jack Schnell

#32 Jack Schnell

OF
5' 9"
Sophomore
L/L
Antwaun Tucker

#2 Antwaun Tucker

SS
5' 10"
Junior
R/R
Hunter Gilliam

#4 Hunter Gilliam

IF
6' 1"
Freshman
R/R
De

#14 De'Andre Pitts

IF
6' 0"
Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Nate Blakeney

#7 Nate Blakeney

6' 0"
Junior
R/R
IF
Nick Fuchs

#19 Nick Fuchs

6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
R/R
RHP
Jawan McAllister

#9 Jawan McAllister

5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
OF
Tyler Morgan

#17 Tyler Morgan

5' 10"
Junior
R/R
RHP
Jack Schnell

#32 Jack Schnell

5' 9"
Sophomore
L/L
OF
Antwaun Tucker

#2 Antwaun Tucker

5' 10"
Junior
R/R
SS
Hunter Gilliam

#4 Hunter Gilliam

6' 1"
Freshman
R/R
IF
De

#14 De'Andre Pitts

6' 0"
Junior
R/R
IF