The First Pitch:
•   Longwood plays three games in three days against Towson, George Mason and Georgetown at the DMV Classic this weekend.
•   The Lancers are coming off a thrilling win against Boston College on Tuesday in a game that was a late addition to the schedule due to weather cancellations early in the season.
•   For Longwood, it will be the first matchup with Towson since 2013, George Mason since a season ago, and Georgetown since 1995.
•   The Lancers took down a Power Four school for the first time since 2015, when the team beat Georgia 7-3 in the opening game of a three-game series.
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Previous Series
•   Longwood walked off Boston College 13-12 on Tuesday in a midweek meeting between the two teams, the first in team history.
•   The Lancers scored seven runs in the last two innings to take down the Eagles and erase an 11-6 deficit.
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Jayson Nash, a freshman, hit the game winning RBI single up the middle with two outs.
•   One batter prior, another freshman,
Mikey Urbaniak, had hit a game-tying RBI triple.
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Braydon Gray, a freshman, got the win on the mound for pitching the final two innings.
•   The Lancers scored at least 10 runs for a second straight game and third time in four games.
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Around The Bases:
•   Longwood has put up at least 10 runs three times in four games, including a 13-12 win over Boston College on Tuesday.
•   The Lancers became the second team in the Big South to knock off a Power Four team, with USC Upstate also beating Boston College earlier in the year. Winthrop then took down Oklahoma State on Wednesday to give the league a third win against a Power Four team.
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Mac Tufts was the Big South Freshman of the Week, the conference announced on March 2, after he batted .500 (8-16) the prior week. He had four doubles as well.
•   The Lancers ranks second in the Big South in doubles, with 28 on the season. That mark ranks38th in the nation.
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James Nelson leads the team with six, good for 34th nationally and third in the Big South.
•   Nelson has had seven straight multi-hit games.
•   He ranks 45th nationally, and fourth in the Big South, in hits per game with 1.70
•   Tufts, meanwhile, is fourth in the Big South with five doubles.
•   The Lancers lead the Big South in steals with 32, which is 15th in the nation.
•   Tre Keels is the head of the snake, with a team-best 10 steals, good for 15th nationally and second in the league. He is 10-10.
•   Eight different players have at least two steals for Longwood.
•   The Lancers are an impressive 32-37 (.864 success percentage).
•   The Lancers as a team have five straight games with at least 10 hits, and they have had at least 10 hits six times in seven games.
•   Longwood also has scored seven or more runs six times in the past seven games.
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SERIES HISTORY
All-Time Record vs. Towson                                  2-2
Under Coach Noe                                                    0-0
Current Streak                                                         W2
First Meeting                                                L 7-6 2005
Last Meeting                                               W 3-2 2013
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All-Time Record vs. George Mason                  10-14
Under Coach Noe                                                    0-0
Current Streak                                                         W2
First Meeting                                              L 24-3 1978
Last Meeting                                 W 9-4 on 3/19/2024
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All-Time Record vs. Georgetown                          0-4
Under Coach Noe                                                    0-0
Current Streak                                                          L 4
First Meeting                                                L 5-4 1981
Last Meeting                                                L 5-1 1995
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STATS COMPARISON
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2025 Record                                       3-9                      3-8                      8-4                   4-8
Conference                                         0-0                      0-0                      0-0                   0-0
Batting Average                                .259                   ..249                     .352                 .270
    Opp. Batting Average                  .336                    .263                     .252                 .304
Hits                                                     100                       91                      143                  105
    Hits allowed                                  145                       98                        98                  125
Runs                                                    79                       64                      140                    86
    Opposing runs                              124                       79                        65                    96
Runs per game                                   6.6                      5.8                     11.7                   7.2
Doubles                                                28                       19                        29                    18
    Opposing doubles                           27                       22                        19                    25
Triples                                                    4                         3                          3                      3
    Opposing triples                                2                         1                          4                      3
Home Runs                                            4                       10                        12                      8
    Opposing home runs                      18                         8                          6                      8
RBIÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 61Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 56Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 125Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 82
OBPÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .376Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .358Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .469Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .393
SLGÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .383Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .399Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .527Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .393
SB-ATTÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 32-37Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 26-31Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 32-39Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 41-50
    Opposing SB-ATT                     24-31                  21-29                  20-23               14-17
Walks drawn                                        56                       55                        72                    72
    Walks Allowed                                66                       62                        41                    65
Strikeouts                                           114                       98                        68                    99
    Opposing Strikeouts                       88                       83                        94                    87
Earned run average                          8.39                    6.47                     4.41                 6.28
Innings pitched                                  104                       96                        98               100.1
Earned runs allowed                            97                       69                        48                    70
FLD%Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .949Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .961Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .961Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .957
Errors                                                   23                       16                        16                    19
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