CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Longwood baseball graduate student shortstop
Noah Campanelli earned a place 2024 All-Big South Second Team, the league announced Wednesday, while freshman outfielder
Blagen Pado saw his name called for the all-freshman team and senior
Hayden Harris received a nod as an honorable mention.
Dominick D'Ercole claimed a spot of the Big outh Al-Academic Team.
Campanelli started 45 games for the Lancers, batting a team-best .343, with 57 hits, three doubles, three triples, three home runs, and 30 RBIs. Campanelli is ninth in the country with 33 stolen bases on the season. He hit safely in 36 of 45 games and had 16 multi-hit games, tied for first on the team. Campanelli led the Lancers with 42 runs on the year. Campanelli, who transferred from Division III St John Fisher, made an immediate impact for the Lancers where he got off to a hot start, hitting .500 through the first two weeks of the season.
Pado turned into an every day center field over the course of the season, that saw him slug at a .432 rate. His batting average was .258 with 34 hits, seven doubles, two triples and four home runs. Pado added 11 stolen bases to his rookie season as well. Pado earned Big South Freshman of the Week honors during the year, after his performances against Charleston Southern. Pado's 23 RBIs was the most for a freshman Lancer this season.
Harris ranks fourth in the Big South in doubles at 18, and posted a .316 batting average with a .407 on-base percentage. Harris led the team with a .468 slugging percentage. This season saw him have career bests in hits, doubles, RBIs, and fielding percentage. Harris hit safely in 39-of-51 games played with 16 multi-hit games, tied for first on the team.
D'Ercole posted a team-high 3.966 GPA. He was a steady presence on the mound for the Lancers this season, pitching 51 innings, while striking out 51. He posted a 5-2 record for Longwood this season. His five wins on the season were a career high.
The Lancers finished the season 23-29 overall and 10-14 in the league for in fifth place, a mark that they have not hit since the 2016 season.
