Longwood University Athletics

Game 35-37: Longwood (16-18, 7-2 Big South) vs. Presbyterian (13-18 3-6 Big South)
Date & Time	April 14th-16th 2022 | 6:00 p.m, 6:00 p.m, 2:00 p.m.
Location	Farmville, Va
Notes	Longwood (PDF) | Presbyterian (PDF) |  Big South
Statistics	Longwood (HTML) | Presbyterian | Big South
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Lancer Leadoff

• Longwood are coming off of a Big South weekend against High Point that saw them win two out of three games.The Lancers 7-2 conference record is the best through nine games since the team joined the Big South in 2012
• The Lancers most recent game against George Mason saw Longwood win in walk-off fashion in the bottom of the ninth from a Keondre Shelton single down the left field line
•  Presbyterian are currently on a three game losing streak where they've lost to Georgia Southern and Morehead State twice
•  Against common opponents George Mason and UNC Asheville, Longwood has a 3-1 record and PC has a 2-2 record
•  Longwood's Andrew Potojecki is the reigning Big South Pitcher of the week after his seven-inning gem against High Point. Poto is second in the conference in wins and top five in the conference in innings pitched as well as ERA
•  The Lancers Elliot Dix and Jack Schnell are both in the top 10 for batting average.
•  Though what would be considered a quiet week offensively for Longwood last week, the Lancers offense is still ranked in the top three for every major offensive category in the Big South, including first in doubles and RBI

Matchup History

•  Presbyterian owns a 13-9 record against Longwood and have won the past two contests
•  Last year the Blue hose won three of their four matchups and PC has won nine of the last 12

Probable Pitchers

• Andrew Potojecki continues to be a dominant force for Longwood as the ace for the staff. Potojecki ranks fifth in the conference in ERA and innings pitched and has the second most wins in the country with six
• Kevin Warunek will make another day two start for the Lancers. Warunek is currently seventh in the conference in ERA, sixth in earned runs allowed and walks allowed and first in losses with zero
• Andrew Melnyk looks to build off his strong start at High Point and give his team a chance to win on Saturday. The junior southpaw has allowed two or les runs in three of his last four starts and has gone six innings twice this season

Players to watch

• Jack Schnell, currently second in the Big South in doubles, has been one of the more consistent batters in the Lancers lineup and also ranks 9th in the conference in batting average and RBI. Schnell led the team in last weeks contests where he batted .368 with seven hits
•  Andrew Potojecki has won five straight starts on the mound and is the reigning Big South pitcher of the week. Potojecki has emerged as a true ace and continuously deals and competes every time he's on the mound. The Danville native is top 10 in nearly every pitching category and has the second most wins in the country with six

Schedule Trend

• After the weekend series with Presbyterian, the Lancers travel to Norfolk to play Norfolk State and then Buies Creek for a Big South series against Campbell

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