RICHMOND, Va. - Longwood plated 17 runs on 16 hits to power past Richmond 17-5. Five Lancers (17-20) recorded two or more hits, as
Hayden Harris was a perfect 5-5 to help the offense explode against the Spiders (16-21) Tuesday afternoon. In addition to his five hit day,
Hayden Harris recorded his 200th career hit.
TOP LWU PERFORMERS:
Hayden Harris: 5-5, 2 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R
Drew Camp: 2-4, 1 HR, 3 R, 2 RBI
Ethan Walker: 2.0 IP, 4 SO, 0 H
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The scoring started early and often for Longwood. In the top half of the first inning they got on the board thanks to a sac fly from
Collin Hughes, followed by a single from
Jared Glinski.
Dominick D'Ercole worked a quick one, two, three inning in the bottom half to get the Lancer offense back to the plate.
Blagen Pado walked to start the second for the offense, and a batter later
Hayden Harris drove him in with a double. A few batters later Longwood worked four straight free passes to add four more runs.
Ryan Perez would drive in two of his own, and when the damage was done Longwood had plated six batters in the top half.
The Spiders responded with a run in the bottom of the second on a double courtesy of Connor Larson.
In the third it was
Hayden Harris doing more damage. He blasted a solo home run over the left field wall to add another run. Two batters later
Drew Camp deposited one of his own. Camp's home run was his second in as many games for the Lancers.
The top half of the fourth saw
Jared Glinski and
Tanner Thomas reach base safely to start the inning.
Juice Tobin came on to pinch hit, and added three more with a home run for Longwood. His first career home run helped extend the Longwood lead. From there Longwood plated three more runs in the inning for a 16-3 after four.
Blagen Pado added another run for Longwood in the fifth with a double to center, plating Longwood's 17th run.
Owen Simmons came on in the sixth to work a scoreless frame, striking out two, and Longwood would finish the game in the seventh with a 17-5 win.
Dominick D'Ercole (4-0) picked up the win, as Vincent Corso (1-1) took the loss for the Spiders.
WHAT THEY SAID:
"Our guys really executed at the plate today, working at bats, and getting ahead in counts that we felt like we could do damage in." Head coach
Chad Oxendine stated. "Happy for Hayden, he is a guy who embodies Longwood baseball, and its a great achievement for him."
NOTABLES:
Longwood roped seven extra base hits Tuesday afternoon.
UP NEXT:
Longwood travels to Norfolk State Wednesday. First pitch is slated for 3 p.m.
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