3.31.2012

BOX SCORE GAME ONE

BOX SCORE GAME TWO

FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University swept a baseball doubleheader past visiting UMBC of the America East Conference Saturday at Charles Buddy Bolding Stadium in Farmville.  The Lancers (14-14) were led in the first game by senior captain Robby Newman|Virginia Beach (Salem) with three hits, including a home run, and three RBI, along with sophomore Scott Burkett|Williamsburg (Jamestown) with two hits, including a home run, and five RBI, while junior Kyler Morgan|Lancaster, Pa. (Lampeter-Strasburg) gained the pitching win.  In the second game against the Retrievers (7-15), junior Justin Lacy|Glen Allen (J.R. Tucker) had two hits, including a home run, and Newman added another home run as well, while freshman Zach Jordan|Hopewell (Matoaca) garnered the mound win and sophomore Ryan Schubert|Springfield (Annandale) earned the pitching save.  Longwood and UMBC will play the series finale on Sunday, April 1, at Bolding Stadium in Farmville at 12 p.m.
   
In the opener, Longwood scored 15 runs on 17 hits -- scoring two runs in the first, five in the second, one in the fifth, and seven in the eighth.  In the first, Burkett (2-4, 5 RBI) had an RBI on a grounder and senior captain Matt Gwaltney|Chesterfield (Matoaca) (2-4, 2 RBI) had a run-scoring single.  In the second, Newman (3-5, 3 RBI) had a two-run homer, Burkett and Gwaltney each had RBI doubles, and freshman Brandon Delk|Newport News (Warwick) (3-5, RBI) had a run-scoring single.  In the fifth, Newman added an RBI double, while in the eighth, Burkett hit a three-run homer, Delk and Gwaltney scored courtesy an error, and sophomore Alex Owens|Purcellville (Loudoun Valley) (2-3, 2 RBI) had a two-run single.
   
Morgan (3-3) started for Longwood and pitched the first 7.1 innings, scattering six hits and two earned runs with four walks and six strikeouts.
   
UMBC scored four runs on seven hits, led by Rob McCabe (2-3), Curtis Schickner (1-2, RBI), and Max Himmelstein (1-4, RBI), while Luke DiBlasi (0-2) started for the Retrievers and pitched the first 2.0 innings, yielding nine hits and seven earned runs with no walks and one strikeout.
   
In the nightcap, Longwood scored three runs on 10 hits -- scoring lone runs in each of the first, third, and fourth innings in a contest that included a 30-minute delay for lightning in the area during the fourth inning.  In the first, Newman (1-2, RBI) led off the at-bat with a solo home run for his team-leading sixth homer this season.  In the third, Lacy (2-3, RBI) hit a solo home run, and in the fourth, sophomore Zach Mihalko|Richmond (Mills E. Godwin) (2-2, RBI) added a run-scoring double.  Freshman Joey Varaksa|Charlottesville (Albemarle) (2-3) also had two hits in the game.
   
Jordan (2-2) started for Longwood and pitched the first 4.0 scoreless innings, scattering three hits with no walks and three strikeouts.  Schubert (2) pitched the final 3.0 innings, yielding six hits and one earned run with no walks and one strikeout for the save.
   
UMBC scored one run on nine hits, led by Brian Klukowicz (3-4, RBI) and Jason Allinder (2-4), and Steve Miller (0-4) started for the Retrievers and pitched the first 5.0 innings, yielding nine hits and three earned runs with one walk and five strikeouts.