First Pitch:

• The Lancers return to Buddy Bolding Stadium for a mid-week matchup against the George Mason Patriots.
• George Mason is currently 6-7 after a 5-4 loss against Georgetown University on Sunday, March 8.
• The Patriots finished second in the A-10 last season, finishing 40-21 overall. 
• The Lancers are 12-4 overall, their best start to a season since going 12-4 to start the 2004 season. In that season, the team lost its first four games before winning 13 in a row to go 13-4.
• Longwood is also off to their best start since moving to Division I, with the previous best being an 11-5 start in 2011.

Last Series:

• The Lancers lost 9-3 on the road in the finale game against Alabama State University of a three-game series.
• Longwood won 16-1 in game one after putting up 12 runs in the ninth. 
• The Lancers then lost game two 11-6. 
• The Longwood pitching staff combined for 24 strikeouts over the series.
• Jae'dan Carter slammed two home runs in two innings in the game one win. 
 

Around the Bases:

• The Lancers have had their best DI start in program history at 12-4.
• Longwood ranks first in the Big South and eighth in the nation in ERA (3.10). 
• Longwood is first in the Big South and 13th in the nation for base on balls.
• The Lancers are second in the Big South for home runs with 17 so far this season.
• Longwood is first in the Big South and 15th 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 18th in the nation (2.56 per game).=
• Longwood is first in the Big South and 89th in the nation for Strikeouts Per Nine Innings (9.6).
• Longwood ranks first in the Big South and 40th in the nation for WHIP (1.25).
• Jaxon Lloyd is ranked first in the Big South and 12th nationally for strikeouts with 34 on the season.
• Jae'dan Carter is second in the Big South for total bases with 41. 
• Carter is also second in the Big South in slugging percentage at 0.719%.

Series History

• The two teams have played 25 times in team history, with the first meeting occurring in 1978.
• Last season, George Mason won the lone meeting between the two teams.
• Longwood won the prior two meetings, one in 2024 and the second meeting in 2023. The Lancers are 3-2 in the past five meetings with George Mason.