BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A day after struggling at the plate, Longwood ripped off 13 runs over seven innings to take game three from Samford.
 
The Lancers (13-15) received a great pitching performance from the combination of Brenton Fisher, Dylan Saale, Kevin Warunek, and Ried Dittner to keep the Bulldogs (18-9) off the scoreboard. They combined to strike out 10 batters.
 
Meanwhile, eight players tallied a hit as the offense generate 13 runs.
 
TOP LWU PERFORMERS:
Brenton Fisher: 3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0 ER
Dylan Saale: 2.0 IP, 4 SO, 0 ER
Blagen Pado: 2-4, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 SB
Corbin McCloud: 1-2, 1 RBI, 2 R, 2 HBP
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
Pitchers set the tone early, as Fisher struck out three in his three innings of work.
 
In the top of the third, Longwood exploded on offense after knocking on the door in the series opener. Casey Gibbs got the scoring started with a fielder's choice that plated Corbin McCloud.
 
The Lancers would then do all of their damage with two outs. Willie Havens ripped a ball at the first basemen that got through to add two more, and Jared Glinski beat out an infield single to score both Hayden Harris and Havens. Blagen Pado and McCloud added two more hits to the tally, plating more runs. After tallying the damage, Longwood led 7-0.
 
The Lancers never looked back. The bullpen did its thing to record the team's second shutout of the season.
 
Longwood added five more in the top half of the sixth with timely singles from Harris and Logan Janney.
 
Fisher (2-2) picked up the win for Longwood as Brooks Rice (3-3) took the loss for Samford.
 
WHAT THEY SAID:
 
"Today was huge for us," said Longwood Head Coach Chad Oxendine. "To bounce back after yesterday and play with the energy and enthusiasm we had was a big key for us today. We have to continue to get better and build off of this win moving forward as we have a big week coming up."
 
UP NEXT:
 
Longwood will take on Richmond Tuesday, April 2nd at 6 p.m. at Buddy Bolding Stadium in Farmville, Virginia.
 
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