Longwood University Athletics

2026: First-Team All-Big South selection who was Longwood’s Friday night ace…Went 6-3 in 15 appearances with 13 starts, striking out a team-best 79 against 30 walks in a team-best 83 innings with a 3.80 ERA…Held opponents to a .258 batting average…His 3.80 ERA ranked second in the Big South…Had an incredible run of consistency to start the year, with 11 straight starts that went at least 6.0 innings whiel giving up four runs or fewer, and he gave up two runs or less six times in those 11 starts…Struck out at least six batters seven times…Helped Longwood win five games in the Big South Tournament for the first time in team history, advancing to the Big South Championship game and finishing as runner-up…The team won 34 games, tying its Division I record…Went a career-best 8.0 innings against Presbyterian (April 17)…Struck out a career-high 11 batters at Alabama State (March 6) in 6.0 innings…Got the win against NJIT (Feb. 13) with eight strikeouts, UMBC (Feb. 20) with seven strikeouts, at Alabama State (March 6), at Gardner-Webb (March 13) with five strikeouts, at Binghamton (April 24) with six strikeouts and at High Point (May 1) with six strikeouts…Threw 6.1 scoreless frames against Youngstown State (Feb. 27) while giving up three hits and a walk against eight strikeouts…
 
Prior to Longwood: Played at Virginia Military Institute…Had a 4.20 ERA as a freshman in 8 games before a season-ending injury… Struck out 14 batters in 15 innings… Had three appearances and two starts his sophomore year before a season-ending injury…. Tossed 9 innings through seven appearances his junior year and was named to the SOCON Academic Honor Roll…Threw 61.1 innings in 16 appearances and 13 starts as a senior… Career high nine strikeouts in three separate starts… Average 10.75 K/9, ranking 5^th in VMI single-season history and top 75 nationally…

High School: Played golf all four years and baseball for three years… First Team All PBR VA/DC… Won the Most Valuable Pitcher Award… Had a 5-1 record as a senior with 1.00 ERA and 78 strikeouts…

Personal: Son of Roy and Tiffany Lloyd… Has two siblings: Emily and Harper Lloyd…Father Lloyd graduated from Longwood in 1998…Aspires to play baseball at a professional level after college or pursue coaching once his playing career has ended… Favorite athlete is Andy Pettitte… Hobbies and interests include baseball, golf, and fishing…