Game 41: Longwood (24-16, 11-3) vs. #8/9 Duke (40-8, 16-5)
Date & Time	April 26, 5 p.m.
Location	Farmville, Va. (Lancer Field)
Game Notes	Longwood | Big South
Statistics	Longwood | Duke | Big South
Live Stats	Longwood Live Stats
Video/TV/Radio	ESPN+
Social Media	@LongwoodLancers | @LongwoodSB

Longwood softball is celebrating Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night tomorrow for the game! In addition, the Lancers will be wearing gold laces to raise awareness for pediatric cancer. For more information, visit this link.

The First Pitch:

• Longwood welcomes the #8/9 Duke Blue Devils to Farmville for a midweek matchup.
• First pitch is set for 5 p.m. at Lancer Field.
• The Lancers hold an 8-3 record at home this season.
• Longwood holds a 2-3 Division-I record against Duke all-time, with both wins coming in a doubleheader in Farmville back in 2018.
• The last time the Lancers and the Blue Devils squared off was in 2021 in a 9-0 victory for Duke.
• The Blue Devils will be the sixth ranked opponent that the Lancers will face this season.

Last Time Out:

• Following a close non-conference loss to Charlotte last week, Longwood set its sights on Winthrop in a battle of the No. 2 and No. 3 teams in the Big South standings.
• The Lancers were dominant all series, sweeping the Eagles 3-0.
• Longwood won by scores of 8-4, 6-2, and 8-2 in the series.
• Longwood recorded 39 hits in the series, the most in any three-game stretch for the team this season.
• The Lancers are currently riding a four-game streak of 11+ hits each game.
• Jaden Pone was sensational for the Lancers in the series, batting .615 with five RBIs and a home run.
• Kelly Park also had a series to remember, connecting on a home-run in each of Longwood's three wins.
• Freshman Kate Westmiller had her best series to date, increasing her season batting average by a whole .137 this week after recording six hits in the series.
• Reggie Kanagawa started two of the three games in the series, pitching all seven innings in each while picking up two wins.
• Maggie Chapin and Er'ron Burton combined for 11 strikeouts in Longwood's game two win over Winthrop.
• The Lancers have won each of the past ten meetings against the Eagles and hold an all-time Division-I record of 26-9 against them.

Quotables:

"We talked about putting the hay in the barn in the fall, and they did. They're believing in themselves, trusting in their work, and it's fun to see them play." -Head Coach Dr. Megan Brown following Longwood's series sweep over Winthrop.

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