May 8, 2010

BOX SCORE GAME ONE

BOX SCORE GAME TWO

BUIES CREEK, N.C. -- Longwood University split a baseball doubleheader on the road at Campbell University of the Atlantic Sun Conference Saturday afternoon in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The Lancers (22-18) won the first game 24-12 while scoring their most runs in a game in 10 years, and highest total since moving to Division I as junior Brant Jones/Richmond (Monacan) tied single game school-records with five hits and six runs -- the six runs also accomplished in the game by senior Scott Kimble/Spotsylvania (Spotsylvania). The Fighting Camels (25-23) took the second game 22-6 to avoid the series sweep as LU won two of the three games in the weekend series. Longwood is scheduled to play again on Tuesday, May 11, hosting Radford University of the Big South Conference at Bolding Stadium in Farmville beginning at 6 p.m.. It will be Senior Night for the six Lancers finishing their careers -- Admission is Free.

In the opener, Longwood posted season-highs of 24 runs, 20 hits, and 23 RBI en route to the lopsided triumph. The Lancers scored two runs in the first, four runs in the third, three runs in the fourth, four runs in the fifth, two runs in the seventh, and nine runs in the ninth. In the first, senior Casey Havers/Thorofare, N.J. (West Deptford) (3-4, 6 RBI) hit a two-run home run to get things started. In the third, Jones (5-6, 5 RBI) had an RBI single, senior Phil Cerreto/Midlothian (Midlothian) (1-3, 3 RBI) and classmate David Smiy Jr./Chesterfield (Matoaca) (1-4, 3 RBI) each had sacrifice flies, and sophomore Dustin Sollars/Midlothian (Cosby) (2-6, 3 RBI) added an RBI double. In the fourth, freshman Justin Lacy/Glen Allen (J.R. Tucker) (2-5, 2 RBI) led-off with a single and later scored on a wild pitch, while Jones and Cerreto each contributed RBI singles. In the fifth, Jones had another run-scoring single, Havers added a two-run double, and Cerreto drove in a run with a ground ball. In the seventh, Havers had a sacrifice fly and Smiy added an RBI single. In the ninth, Havers had an RBI single, Smiy walked with the bases loaded, Sollars and Lacy each added two-run singles, Kimble (4-7, RBI) reached on a fielder's choice that scored a run, and Jones capped things off with a two-run home run.

Freshman Kyler Morgan/Lancaster, Pa. (Lampeter-Strasburg) (4-1) started and was credited with the pitching win for Longwood after the first 4.0-plus innings, scattering 12 hits and eight runs, seven earned, with four strikeouts and one walk. Sophomore Matt Gwaltney/Chesterfield (Matoaca) (1) pitched the final 4.0 scoreless innings to earn his first career save, yielding four hits with two strikeouts and no walks. It was the most runs scored by the Lancers since a 26-5 win over Randolph-Macon in 2000.

Campbell had 18 hits in game one while scoring three runs in the fourth, five runs in the fifth, and four runs in the sixth. The Camels were led by Cameron Nelson (3-5, 6 RBI), Josh Holskey (3-5, 2 RBI), and Zach Johnson (3-5, RBI) with three hits each, including a three-run home run in the fourth and a three-run double in the fifth by Nelson. Frank Zier (4-6) took the pitching loss for CU with the first 3.0 innings, allowing five hits and seven runs, four earned, with no strikeouts nor walks.

In the nightcap, Longwood scored a run in the second, three runs in the third, and one run in both the fifth and sixth. Unfortunately, Campbell returned the favor of game one with two runs in the first, three runs in both the fourth and fifth, 13 runs in the sixth, and another run in the eighth. The Lancers had 15 hits, while the Camels had 22 hits and 21 RBI -- led by Nelson (4-6, 4 RBI), Holskey (2-5, 5 RBI), and Johnson (3-5, 3 RBI). Holskey had a three-run homer in the fifth, and a two-run triple in the sixth, while Nelson had a three-run homer in the sixth and Johnson added a two-run homer in the sixth as well. Logan Davis (6-3) got the win for the Camels with the first 7.0 innings, allowing 13 hits and six runs, all earned, with eight strikeouts and two walks.

Cerreto (3-4) and Havers (3-5) each had three hits for Longwood, while Sollars (2-4, 3 RBI), Smiy (2-4, RBI), and Lacy (2-5, RBI) each had two hits. Lacy had a solo homer in the second, Sollars had a two-run double in the third and an RBI single in the fifth, and Smiy had an RBI single in the sixth. Junior Chris Briere/Midlothian (James River) (5-5) took the mound loss with the first 5.1 innings, yielding 13 hits and 13 runs, 12 earned, with three strikeouts and three walks.

Havers and Jones (1-5) each extended their respective hitting streaks to 19 and 15 games -- Havers' streak is the team's longest this year and third-best in the 33-year history of the program.