GREENSBORO, N.C. – James Nelson was sharp after a nine-day layoff for Longwood baseball on Tuesday at UNC Greensboro.
 
The Lancer (11-38) right fielder hit a three-run home run and drove in all four runs for Longwood, but it wasn't enough as UNCG (20-30) used a four-run third inning to take the lead en route to an 8-4 win.
 
SCORING:
               R             H            E
LWU      4             6             3
UNCG    8             7             2
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
Nelson put Longwood on the board with an exclamation point in the first inning, whacking a three-run home run to right center for his seventh homer of the season.
 
The graduate student went 2-3 at the plate while posting four RBI while also drawing a walk in the game.
 
UNCG cut the lead to one after loading the bases and plating two in the first, and then a sacrifice fly by Brantley Truitt tied the game at three apiece in the fourth. That started a four-run inning that Jacob Dilley capped with a two-run home run for a 6-3 lead.
 
The lead grew to 8-3 before Nelson singled home a run in the eighth inning for the Lancers.

Dylan Smith (2-0) picked up the win for UNCG. Smith struck out five in 5.0 innings of work. He gave up three runs on three hits and three walks.
 
Jake Chadwell (1-2) took the loss for Longwood after giving up four runs on two hits and three walks in 1.1 innings.
 
UP NEXT:
 
Longwood returns home to host Radford for the team's final series of the season Thursday-Saturday, May 15-17. Thursday's game begins at 6 p.m., and Pippy's Dog House Food Truck will be there. Friday's game begins at 2 p.m., and Saturday game starts at 1 p.m. All three games will air on ESPN+.
 
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