Softball Travels To Charlotte For Midweek Tilt

Lancers And 49ers Both Hold 20+ Wins

Game 37: Longwood (21-15, 8-3) at Charlotte (25-17, 12-5)
Date & Time	April 19, 5 p.m.
Location	Charlotte, N.C. (Sue M. Daughtridge Stadium)
Game Notes	Longwood \| Big South
Statistics	Longwood \| Charlotte \| Big South
Live Stats	Charlotte Live Stats
Video/TV/Radio	ESPN+
Social Media	@LongwoodLancers \| @LongwoodSB

The First Pitch:

Longwood travels south for a midweek clash against the Charlotte 49ers.
First pitch is set for 5 p.m. from the Queen City.
Both teams have over 20+ wins on the season and both sit in second place in their conference.
The two teams haven't faced one another since 2021.
Longwood holds an 0-2 record all-time against Charlotte.
Longwood fell 1-2 in their first meeting in 2017 and lost 1-4 in their most recent meeting in 2021.

Last Time Out:

Longwood welcomed Charleston Southern for a weekend conference series. The Lancers celebrated Alumni Day on Saturday, recognizing softball players of the past in between games.
Games one and two were played on Saturday while game three was played on Sunday at 1 p.m.
The Lancers won the series 2-1, earning a doubleheader sweep on Saturday while dropping an eleven-inning affair 1-0 on Sunday.
Longwood was victorious in game one by a score of 3-1. Reggie Kanagawa threw a complete seven innings and the Lancers won despite only recording three hits in the game.
Longwood's offense was a bit more potent in game two, recording seven hits on route to a 5-2 win. Er'ron Burton earned the win, allowing zero runs in five innings in relief of Maggie Chapin.
Game three was a pitchers' duel, as Reggie Kanagawa and CSU's Annah Junge battled all the way to a 0-0 score at the beginning of the 11th inning.
Kanagawa recorded a career-high 12 strikeouts in the loss.
Jaden Pone was awarded Big South Co-Player of the Week for her efforts against Charleston Southern and Gardner-Webb. It was the sophomore's third such award this season.
Longwood's all-time record against Charleston Southern moved to 27-10.

Quotables:

"Tough week of good softball coming up, we're excited for it. Need to watch some film and make sure we've got a good plan going into Charlotte and Winthrop this weekend." -Head Coach Dr. Megan Brown following the weekend series against Charleston Southern.

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Players Mentioned

#13 Er'ron Burton: P; Sophomore; R/R

#7 Reggie Kanagawa: P/1B; 6' 2"; Redshirt Senior; R/R

#6 Jaden Pone: INF; 5' 3"; Sophomore; L/R

#00 Maggie Chapin: P/INF; 5' 10"; Freshman; R/R

Players Mentioned

#13 Er'ron Burton
: Sophomore; R/R
: P

#7 Reggie Kanagawa
: 6' 2"; Redshirt Senior; R/R
: P/1B

#6 Jaden Pone
: 5' 3"; Sophomore; L/R
: INF

#00 Maggie Chapin
: 5' 10"; Freshman; R/R
: P/INF