3.1.2011

BOX SCORE GAME ONE

BOX SCORE GAME TWO

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. -- Longwood University swept a baseball doubleheader on the road at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tuesday in Princess Anne, Maryland. The Lancers (4-5) came from behind in both games to defeat the Hawks (1-8) by scores of 5-3 in game one and 3-1 in game two -- that needed an extra eighth inning. LU was led at the plate by freshmen Matt Dickason|Chesapeake (Indian River) with three hits and two RBI, including the game-winning hit in the opener, and sophomore Justin Lacy|Glen Allen (J.R. Tucker) with the game-winning hit in the nightcap, while junior captain Mark Montgomery|Williamsburg (Bruton) earned pitching saves in each game. Longwood remains on the road to play at fellow Independent North Carolina Central University on Wednesday, March 2, at the Durham Athletic Park in Durham, North Carolina beginning at 3 p.m.

Longwood trailed 3-0 through four innings of the opener as UMES scored three runs in the third courtesy of three hits, three errors, and a walk. The Lancers scored a run in the fifth when sophomore Scott Laabs|Glen Allen (Deep Run) (0-1) drew a two-out walk and crossed the plate on a single up the middle by senior captain Brant Jones|Richmond (Monacan) (1-4, rbi). Longwood closed to within 3-2 with another run in the sixth as freshman Scott Burkett|Williamsburg (Jamestown) (1-2) reached on a walk to lead-off and later scored on a sacrifice fly from junior Robby Newman|Virginia Beach (Salem) (0-2, rbi). The Lancers completed the comeback with three runs in the seventh with freshman Alex Owens|Purcellville (Loudoun Valley) (1-1, rbi) providing a clutch pinch-hit RBI single to tie the game at 3-3 before Dickason (3-4, 2 rbi) had the game-winner on a two-out, two-run single.

Sophomore Kyler Morgan|Lancaster, Pa. (Lampeter-Strasburg) (1-0) was credited with the Longwood pitching win in relief, allowing no hits, no runs, and no walks with one strikeout over two-thirds of an inning. Montgomery tossed the final scoreless inning for the save, yielding a hit with two strikeouts and no walks. Freshman Cory Ramsey|Petersburg (Matoaca) started for the Lancers and went the first 5.1 innings, scattering nine hits and three runs, one earned, with six strikeouts and one walk.

Longwood trailed 1-0 through six innings of the nightcap as UMES scored a run in the fourth courtesy a two-out walk and another error. The Lancers managed to tie it at 1-1 with a run in the seventh when Owens (0-1) once-again pinch-hit and reached base via an error to open the inning. Owens later scored on a one-out sacrifice fly by junior Dustin Sollars| Midlothian (Cosby) (0-1, rbi) to force the extra eighth frame. In the eighth, junior Michael Sims|Stafford (North Stafford) (0-1) pinch-hit to lead-off and reached first base after striking out on a wild pitch. Sims stole second base on another strikeout before Lacy (1-4, rbi) provided his game-winner, a one-out run scoring single, while Dickason (1-3, rbi) plated Lacy with an RBI single as well.

Senior Troy Dickman|Manakin Sabot (Midlothian) (1-0) picked up the Longwood pitching win with 2.0 innings of shutout relief, allowing two hits with two strikeouts and no walks. Montgomery earned his third save, and second of the day, with two strikeouts and no walks during a perfect final inning. Morgan started for the Lancers and went the first 5.0 innings, yielding just two hits and one run, unearned, with two strikeouts and two walks.