Games 14-17 • Longwood (11-2) vs. Alabama State (6-6)
Dates & Times	Friday, March 6 | 6:00 p.m. Saturday, March 7 (DH) | 1:00 p.m. & 4 p.m. Sunday, March 8 | 1 p.m.
Location	Montgomery, AL. | Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex
Statistics	Longwood | Alabama State | Big South
Live Stats	Live Stats
Social Media	@LongwoodLancers | @LongwoodBase

Around the Bases:
• The Lancers are off to their best DI start in program history at 11-2. Longwood went DI in 2007 and started the season 6-2 that year.
• Longwood ranks first in the Big South and eighth in the nation in ERA (2.40). 
• Longwood is first in the Big South and seventh in the nation in walks drawn.
• The Lancers are second in the Big South in home runs with 13 so far this season.
• Longwood is first in the Big South and eighth in the nation for stolen bases with 41 on the season. 
• The Lancers also lead the Big South in stolen bases per game and rank 13th in the nation (3.15 per game).
• Longwood ranks first in the Big South and 16th in the nation for WHIP (1.13).
• The Lancers are ranked first in the Big South and 23rd in the nation for hits allowed per nine innings (6.90)
• Tre Keels is first in the Big South and 36th in the nation for stolen bases with eight on the season.
• Ben Pulliam is ranked first in the Big South and 39th in the nation for doubles with six this season. He also leads the conference in doubles per game
• Jaxon Lloyd is ranked second in the Big South for strikeouts with 23 on the season. He trails Winthrop's Luke Earnhardt by one.
• Jon Howard is tied for second in the Big South for home runs with four so far this season. He leads the league in home runs per game.

First Pitch:
• The Lancers head back on the road for a four-game series against Alabama State that is the first meeting between the two teams.
• The Hornets finished third in the Southwestern Athletic Conference in 2025, going 31-29 overall
• The Lancers, at 11-2, are off to their best start through 13 games since the 1997 season. In 1997, Longwood went 13-0 to start the season.

Last Time Out:
• The Lancers won on the road in a  Commonwealth matchup against the University of Richmond Spiders, 9-4.
• The Longwood pitching staff combined for 14 strikeouts, limiting Richmond to three hits.
• Four Lancers had two or more hits.
• Jae'dan Carter, Ben Pulliam and Jayson Nash had two hits while Lucas Johnson put up 3 
• Carter hit his second home run of the season.
• Freshman Cal Travers had his collegiate debut with four strikeouts and one hit in 2 innings. 
• Alex Strickland (1-0)  earned the win after pitching 2.2 innings, and he entered in the third.\

                                                       LWU                   ASU
2026 Record                                  11-2                     6-6 Errors                                                15                    17

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