The First Pitch:
• The Lancers head back on the road to Elon, N.C., for a weekday matchup against Elon University.
• Longwood played Elon last season, falling 10-9 late in a back-and-forth game.
• Longwood put up a total of 9 runs on 9 hits in that game.
• The Lancers take on an Elon team that finished sixth in the Coastal Athletic Association in 2025.
• The Phoenix went 1-2 in the CAA tournament, losing to #3 Campbell 10-9 and 4-2 against the College of Charleston.
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Last Series:
• The Lancers swept UMBC 6-4, 4-3, and 17-11 in a weekend series at Buddy Bolding Stadium.
• Longwood put up 34 hits over the series for 27 runs in the series.Â
• In game two, the pitching staff of Joe Castrichini, Alex Strickland, JR Fordham and Cam Freeman gave up no walks over 9 innings.Â
• In game three against the Retreivers, Jon Howard put up a season high 6 RBI for the Lancers. He hit two home runs over the three games.Â
• JT Brown hit his first collegiate home run in game one in the bottom of the eighth to make the final score 6-4.
Around the Bases:
• Longwood ranks first in the Big South and ninth in the nation in ERA (2.05).Â
• The Lancers are second in the Big South and 24th in the nation for doubles with 18 so far this season, trailing Gardner-Webb by three.
• Longwood is tied for first in the Big South and 10th in the nation in stolen bases with 24 on the season.Â
• The Lancers also lead the Big South in stolen bases per game and rank 9th in the nation.
• The Lancers are 6-0 at home this season, matching their home start in 2024. That season they opened 7-0 at Buddy Bolding Stadium before their first home loss.Â
Series History:
All-Time Record vs. Elon 1-9
Under Coach Noe 0-1
Current Streak -
First Meeting L, 10-7 in 1994
Last Meeting L, 10-9Â 4/30/2025
• Longwood lost 10-9 against Elon on the road in 2025.
• The Lancers went up 6-3 after walks, passed balls and a wild pitch sent five Lancers home.
• Longwood put up another set of runs to increased the lead 8-5, but late runs from Elon settled the game.
• The Lancers put up nine hits for nine runs and the pitching staff only allowed five walks.
Stats Comparison:
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LWUÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ELON
2026 Record                  6-1           4-3
Conference                                    0-0           0-0
Batting Average                        .285          .285
    Opp. Batting Average             .217          .252
Hits                                                  69            67
    Hits allowed                 53            57
Runs                                                58            58
    Opposing runs                            26            38
Runs per game                              8.28                    8.28
Doubles                       18                     16
    Opposing doubles                      12            10
Triples                         1                      0
    Opposing triples                             1                     0
Home Runs                     7                      7
    Opposing home runs            0                      7
RBIÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 52Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 53
OBPÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .430Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .403
SLGÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .455Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .443
SB-ATTÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 24-31Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 12-12
    Opposing SB-ATT                   3-6           6-11
Walks drawn                                    50                     39
    Walks Allowed                             21                     33
Strikeouts                                         69                     52
    Opposing Strikeouts                    66                     59
Earned run average                       2.05                  5.40
Innings pitched                              66.0                  60.0
Earned runs allowed                         21                     36
FLD%Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .949Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .988
Errors                         17             3
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