2.26.2012

BOX SCORE

BALTIMORE, Md. -- Longwood University took a 6-5 road decision at Coppin State University of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Sunday in Baltimore, Maryland.  The Lancers (5-2) completed a three-game weekend sweep against the Eagles (0-6).  Longwood was by sophomore Matt Dickason|Chesapeake (Indian River) with three doubles and an RBI, freshman Travis Biddix|Richmond (Mills E. Godwin) had a hit and what proved to be the game-winning RBI, and classmate Tyler Wislocki|Annandale (W.T. Woodson) earned the pitching victory in middle relief.  Longwood will play again next weekend, March 2-4, hosting Temple University of the Atlantic 10 Conference for a four-game series at Charles Buddy Bolding Stadium in Farmville.  The series will include the opener on Friday, March 2, at 3 p.m., a doubleheader on Saturday, March 3, at 12 p.m., and the finale on Sunday, March 4, at 12 p.m.

Longwood scored a run in the first when Dickason (3-3, RBI) walked to open the game and later scored on a one-out RBI double by sophomore Scott Burkett|Williamsburg (Jamestown) (1-1, RBI).  Coppin State scored in the first as well, and added another run in the second while leading 2-1 through three innings.  The Lancers took the lead for good with two runs in the fourth as senior Dustin Sollars|Midlothian (Cosby) (1-5) doubled to lead-off and later crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by freshman Zach Jordan|Hopewell (Matoaca) (0-2, RBI).  Dickason doubled with two outs to score junior Justin Lacy|Glen Allen (J.R. Tucker) (0-1) who had walked.  LU added two more runs in the fifth when Biddix (1-4, RBI) singled to open the inning and later scored via an RBI single from senior Robby Newman|Virginia Beach (Salem) (1-4, RBI), and Newman crossed the plate on a well-executed delayed double steal play from third base.  The eventual game-winning run was scored in the sixth after freshman Brandon Delk|Newport News (Warwick) (1-3) walked, moved to third on another double by Dickason, and scored when Biddix grounded out for a 6-2 advantage through six inning.

Coppin State made it interesting in the series finale with runs in each of the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings for the final one-run margin.  The Eagles had the tying run at second base when the game ended.

Wislocki (2-0) gained the pitching win for Longwood with two scoreless innings of middle relief in the fouth and fifth innings, allowing no hits with two walks and one strikeout.  Sophomore Cory Ramsey|Petersburg (Matoaca) started for the Lancers and went the first 3.0 innings, scattering three hits and two runs, both earned, with one walk and one strikeout.  Jordan also pitched 2.0 innings of relief, yielding three hits and one run, earned, with no walks and two strikeouts.