First Pitch:
• The Lancers travel to Boiling Springs, N.C. for their first conference matchup of the season against Gardner-Webb.
• Gardner-Webb is currently 10-7 after an 11-10 loss against Davidson on Tuesday.
• The Bulldogs finished ninth in the Big South last season going 17-36 overall and 6-18 in league play.
• The Lancers, at 13-4, continue their best start through since going 13-4 to start the 2004 season. In that season, they lost their first four games before winning 13 straight.
• Longwood is also off to their best start in the schools DI career, surpassing an 11-5 mark in 2011.
Last Time Out:
• The Lancers won 11-1 in eight innings against George Mason.Â
• Longwood scored at least one run from the third inning on.Â
• Jon Howard put up another two home runs in the game.Â
• Brogan Jones also slammed a homer that opened the scoring for the Lancers.Â
• The Longwood pitching staff combined to surrender only one earned run and two walks in eight innings.
Around the Bases:
• The Lancers have had their best DI start in program history at 13-4. Longwood went DI in 2007 and started the season 6-2 that year.
• Longwood ranks first in the Big South and 12th in the nation in ERA (3.00).Â
• Longwood is first in the Big South and sixth in the nation for walks with 116 on the season.
• The Lancers are first in the Big South for home runs with 20 so far this season.
• Longwood is first in the Big South and sixth in the nation for stolen bases with 50 on the season.Â
• The Lancers also lead the Big South in stolen bases per game and rank 12th in the nation (2.94 per game).
• Longwood is first in the Big South for Strikeouts Per Nine Innings (9.2).
• Longwood ranks first in the Big South and 36th in the nation for WHIP (1.24).
• Jaxon Lloyd is ranked first in the Big South and 12th nationally for strikeouts with 34 on the season.
• Jon Howard is tied for first in the Big South and 49th in the nation for home runs with six on the season.Â
• Howard also leads the Big South in Runs Batted in Per Game (1.36).
• Jae'dan Carter is second in the Big South for total bases with 42.Â
Series History:
All-Time Record vs. Gardner-Webb 11-22
Under Coach Noe 0-3
Current Streak L5
First Meeting L, 10-9Â 3/29/2009
Last Meeting L, 13-9Â 3/30/2025
• Gardner-Webb swept the series between these two teams last year.
• Carter Newman and Myles Webb each had a 2 RBI game for the Lancers.
• Mikey Urbaniak led the Lancers and tied his career best with four base hits in the series finale.Â
• The Longwood pitching staff struck out 10 Runnin' Bulldogs in the final game and 34 batters in the series.
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STATS COMPARISON
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LWUÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â GWU
2026 Record                                 13-4                  10-7
Conference                                     0-0                    0-0
Batting Average                             .283                  .305
    Opp. Batting Average                .230                  .301
Hits                                                162                   169
    Hits allowed                               132                   173
Runs                                              133                   123
    Opposing runs                             67                   123
Runs per game                              7.82                  7.23
Doubles                                           33                     37
    Opposing doubles                        26                     31
Triples                          3                      3
    Opposing triples               2                      5
Home Runs                                      20                     12
    Opposing home runs                   9                     11
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 116Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 112
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 .428Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .411
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 .456Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .448
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 50-67Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 35-50
    Opposing SB-ATT                   10-16                23-30
Walks drawn                                  116                     78
    Walks Allowed                             58                     82
Strikeouts                                       156                   125
    Opposing Strikeouts                   146                   127
Earned run average                       3.00                  6.77
Innings pitched                             153.0                142.1
Earned runs allowed                         50                   107
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 .972Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .960
Errors                                            18                   24
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