Leading Off
•Longwood enters the game against Norfolk State, set to play the Spartans after their scheduled meeting for March 20 in Farmville was canceled due to rain.
Longwood enters the week atop the Big South in strikeouts with 386 strikeouts as a staff.
Steven Farkas leads the league with 79.
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Grant Keller lit it up at the plate in April, leading the team with a .392 average (20-for-51) in the month.
•Longwood's game against Norfolk State is the 13th game for the Lancers against a Commonwealth opponent with two more to follow for the final two midweek games.
•The Lancers enter the game 4-8 against in-state opponents.
•With two weekends remaining in Big South play, the Lancers sit seventh in the Big South, holding a top eight spot, needed to qualify for the tournament.
Last Time Out
•Longwood took on the second-place team in the Big South, Liberty, over the weekend. All three games were decided in the eighth inning or later with Liberty taking the first on a three-run eighth, Longwood winning with a two-run ninth in game two, and Liberty walking off in the 11th Sunday.
By The Numbers
•Longwood is on a home run kick as of late with 15 of its 17 home runs on the season coming in the last 20 games. The Lancers are 8-12 in that stretch.
•Justin Mitchell won Saturday's game two at Liberty on a two-run homer in the ninth, sending the Lancers to an 8-6 victory.
•Senior outfielder Sammy Miller is the team captain and Longwood's lead-off man. Miller reaches base at a rate of .386 (27-for-70) when leading off an inning.
•Miller owns a team-best .299 average, is seventh in the Big South with 31 walks drawn, and sixth with 15 steals.
•Grant Keller capped off the best month of his career with a 6-for-16 series against Liberty.
•Keller hit .392 (20-for-51) in April with four doubles, eight RBI, and a .492 OBP.
•In April Sammy Miller hit .322 (19-for-59) with three doubles, his first two career homers, 13 RBI and 19 runs scored, plus 17 walks.
•Tyler Morgan picked up the Big South Pitcher of the Week award on April 16, becoming the 10th Lancer to win a weekly award.
Big South Player of the Week
Date Player
3/10/14 Alex Owens
4/27/15 Kyri Washington
Big South Pitcher of the Week
Date Player
3/10/14 Aaron Myers
3/7/16 Cody Boydstun
3/20/17 Cody Wager
4/17/17 Cody Wager
4/16/18 Tyler Morgan
Big South Relief Pitcher of the Week
Date Player
3/5/18 Eric Harp
Big South Freshman of the Week
Date Player
4/24/17 Antwaun Tucker
5/15/17 Antwaun Tucker
Scouting Norfolk State
•Longwood last met Norfolk State May 10, 2017 in Norfolk and took the game 13-6. Scheduled to meet earlier this season, the first match between the Lancers and Spartans was rained out.
•Norfolk State is led in hitting by Justin Hayes, who is hitting .367 with a team-high 22 stolen bases.
•Aaron Robinson (.317) and Alsander Womack (.302) are each hitting above .300 for the Spartans.
•Steven Baughan has a team-high five homers, while Womack leads the team with 23 RBI.
•Joey Santos has made a team-high 16 appearances and has four saves with a 2.33 ERA.
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