Longwood University Athletics

FARMVILLE, Va. – Eliot Dix spent the season swatting baseballs all over baseball stadiums across the region, and now Longwood's best hitter earned a spot on the All-Big South second team, the conference office announced on Tuesday afternoon. Andrew Gorham was also named to the Big South All-Academic Team.
 
Dix swung the bat with a vengeance this spring, powering the Lancer lineup while leading the team in a variety of offensive categories, including both batting average and home runs. His .340 batting average ranked 12^th in the Big South, and his 39 RBI were tied for 11^th in the league.
 
With runners on base, Dix was a menace, hitting better than .440 with runners on throughout the season, and that number only went up with runners in scoring position. He averaged nearly an RBI per game, with his 39 RBI coming in 41 games, all starts. In addition, he cranked six home runs, best on the team, to go with six doubles and 15 walks against only 19 strikeouts in 162 at bats. He had a team-best 55 hits as well.
 
At the beginning of the season, Dix announced his presence with a humongous opening weekend at The Citadel, as the Mapelwood, New Jersey native went 6-11 at the plate with nine RBI. On opening day, he hit a pair of homers while driving in 6 RBI and scoring three runs.
 
He closed the season strong as well by reaching base safely in the team's final 22 games. He had five different hitting streaks of at least five games or more throughout the spring, and he was in the midst of a seven-game hitting streak through the final game of the year.
 
Those streaks were all part of a season where he led Longwood with 18 multi-hit games and tied for the team lead with nine multi-RBI games. His consistency allowed him to drive in runs in 24 separate games, and he was only hitless in back-to-back games once.
 
Dix becomes the first to earn All-Big South second team honors since right-handed pitcher Cody Wager did so back in the 2017 season. Antwaun Tucker was named an honorable mention back in 2019.
 
For Gorham, he earned a spot on the All-Academic team on the strength of a 3.851 cumulative GPA while also playing in the outfield in 37 games for the Lancers. He was named to the President's List this fall while also being named to the Dean's List this spring.
 
On the field, Gorham hit .207 with 11 RBI. He had a pair of triples to go with three doubles. This spring, he graduated with his degree in Business Administration. The Westford, Massachusetts native has been named to the President's List twice and Dean's List twice since transferring to Longwood.
 
The Lancers are set to return 30 players heading into the 2021-22 academic year, including the team's top hitters.

2021 BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE BASEBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
 
FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
OF   Spencer Packard, Sr., Campbell
OF   Connor Denning, Jr., Campbell
OF   Cam Pearcey, Sr., Gardner-Webb
INF  Zach Neto, R-Fr., Campbell
INF  Brandon Lankford, Sr., UNC Asheville
INF  Matt Christian, Sr., Campbell
INF  Jason Matthews, Sr., USC Upstate
C    Straton Podaras, Gr., Radford
UTL Dominic Freeberger, Jr., UNC Asheville
DH   Patrick Ferguson, Sr., Gardner-Webb
SP   Jordan Marks, Jr., USC Upstate
SP   Mason Miller, Sr., Gardner-Webb
SP   RJ Petit, Soph., Charleston Southern
RP   Logan Heintzman, Jr., Campbell
RP   Kevin Davis, Jr., USC Upstate
 
SECOND-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
OF   Joe Johnson, Gr., High Point
OF   Julian Rip, Sr., USC Upstate
OF   Jack Hennessy, Soph., USC Upstate
INF  David Bryant, Jr., Radford
INF  ELIOT DIX, FR., LONGWOOD
INF  Eric Jones, Sr., Gardner-Webb
INF  Noah Rabon, Fr., USC Upstate
C    Jake Wyandt, Sr., Presbyterian College
UTL Eric Toth, Jr., Presbyterian College
DH   Devin Buckner, Jr., USC Upstate
SP   Thomas Harrington, Fr., Campbell
SP   Alex Garbrick, Jr., USC Upstate
SP   Ryan Chasse, Soph., Campbell
RP   Isaac Campbell, Sr., Gardner-Webb
RP   Kevin Westlake, Sr., Campbell
 
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE
Cole Singsack, R-Fr., INF, High Point
Scout McFalls, Sr., OF, Winthrop
Collin Wolf, Sr., INF, Campbell
Grey Lyttle, Gr., SP, High Point
Zacchaeus Rasperry, R-Sr., OF, Presbyterian
 
ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Grant Harris, OF, Sr., Campbell
Dylan Stewart, INF, Soph., Charleston Southern
Ben LaSpaluto, SS, Sr., Gardner-Webb
Grey Lyttle, P, Gr., High Point
ANDREW GORHAM, OF, R-SOPH., LONGWOOD
Jake Wyandt, C, Sr., Presbyterian
Anthony Galati, OF, Sr., Radford
Ethan Tressler, P, Sr., UNC Asheville
Jordan Marks, P, Sr., USC Upstate
Jason Crumley, P, Sr., Winthrop
 
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Zach Neto, R-Fr., Campbell
 
PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Jordan Marks, Jr., USC Upstate
 
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Thomas Harrington, Fr., Campbell
 
CO-COACH OF THE YEAR
Jim Chester, Gardner-Webb
Justin Haire, Campbell
 
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Jordan Marks, Jr., USC Upstate
 
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