The First Pitch:
• Longwood is set to take on VCU in the midweek matchup.
• The two teams split last years series with both teams winning at home.
• The Lancers were hit by a pitch 13 times over the weekend, the top mark in the nation.
• The Lancers, 3-0, hit the road for their first road game of the season.
• Longwood posted a team batting average of .366 on opening weekend.
Around The Bases:
• Longwood had a monster opening weekend at the plate, with the team's offense ranking in the top 50 in the NCAA in a variety of categories.
• The Lancers started the year off with a bang, where they erased a 4 run deficit in the first inning by putting a 13 spot on the board.
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Willie Havens got this started with a two run shot in his first career at bat for the Lancers, as well as his first at bat of the season.
• Today's matchup will be the first of two between the Rams and Lancers this season.
• Longwood ranks in the top five nationally in doubles, runs scored, hit by pitch, runs, and on base percentage.
• 53 runs are the most runs in a series for Longwood in two decades.
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Willie Havens and
Tanner Thomas combined for 13 RBI's on Saturday, with Havens driving in seven runs and Thomas driving in six in the doubleheader.
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Drew Camp totaled 5 doubles on the weekend, a stat that stands top 5 in the country.
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Ethan Walker, the preseason All-Conference member, was able to live up to expectations where he struck out 8 batters in 3.2 innings of work.
• Transfers were a big piece to the rotation this weekend for the lineup. Havens,
Jared Glinski,
Casey Gibbs,
Matt Stevenson, and
Noah Campanelli all hit above .350 while playing in 75% of the games.
• The Lancers rank 1st in the Big South in double plays following their series with Siena. They turned three in the weekend.
• 9 Lancers posted an ERA under 5.00 in the opening weekend.
• Guillermo Garcia Jr,
Ethan Walker, and
Brenton Fisher, the starting pitchers, combined for 17 strikeouts in 8.2 innings of work.
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Sean Gibbons recorded the first and only save of opening weekend in the second game of the double header. He struck out five in three innings of work to close out the second game in the series.
#GoWood #HorsePower
