First Pitch
•  Longwood plays a return game against VMI amid a seven-game road swing that opened up over the weekend.
•  The two sides met a week ago on Tuesday, April 21, with Longwood winning 10-4 in Farmville.
•  Jae'dan Carter and JR Fordham earned Big South weekly honors, with Carter tabbed as the Big South Player of the Week and Fordham picked as the Big South Reliever of the Week.
•  VMI comes in having lost six straight after falling in a three-game series at High Point over the weekend.
•  The Lancers are 8-13 on the road this season after winning two of three at Binghamton.
Last Series
•  Longwood took down Binghamton in two out of three games to take its first road series of the season, and it came against a Binghamton side that entered as a top 100 team in RPI.
•  The Lancers did so by plating 19 of their 24 runs in the final five innings of all three games.
•  In both wins, 7-3 in the series opener and 9-7 in the finale, Longwood rallied from a multi-run deficit.
•  Jaxon Lloyd got the win on Friday afternoon, and JR Fordham picked up the win on Sunday afternoon.
•  Longwood hit four home runs as a team in the series.
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Around the Bases
•  The matchup features two of the most prolific base-stealing teams in the country. Longwood ranks 16th nationally with 113 steals, and VMI is first with 162.
•  Tre Keels leads Longwood, and the Big South, with 24 stolen bases, and Brogan Jones is third with 16.
•  Lancer pitchers rank first in the Big South, and 29th nationally, in fewest walks allowed per nine innings at 3.57.
•  On the flip side, the Lancer offense leads the Big South, and ranks 39th nationally, in walks drawn with 234.
•  Tre Keels is third in the Big South in walks with 37, but he is first in walks drawn per game at 0.97. His 37 walks are tied for seventh-most in a season in team history.
•  Longwood pitchers also lead the Big South in strikeouts per nine innings at 8.6, and the team's 2.40 strikeout-to-walk ratio is also tops in the league.
•  The Lancer offense ranks third in the Big South in doubles with 86.
•  Ben Pulliam has pulled a heavy lift, piling up 17 doubles to lead the league and rank 21st in the nation. He is one away for tying for the fifth-most in a season in team history.
•  Jon Howard has cracked 11 home runs, which is fourth in the Big South. He is four away from tying for third-most in a season in team history.
•  On the mound, JR Fordham is tied for 30th in the country with seven saves, and he leads the Big South with 19 appearances.
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SERIES HISTORY
All-Time Record vs. VMIÂ 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 14-20
Under Coach Noe                                                    1-2
Current Streak                                                        W 1
First Meeting                                        L 6-1 4/22/1979
Last Meeting                                     W 10-4 4/21/2026
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•  Longwood faces off against VMI for a second time this season.
•  The Lancers topped the Keydets by plating 10 runs in the final six innings, with
Jon Howard driving in four while
Brogan Jones and
Jae'dan Carter drove in two each.
•  Longwood outhit VMI 10-7 while taking advantage of four Keydet errors as well.
•  Longwood pitchers did not surrender more than one run in an inning as well while combining to strike out 10 batters.
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STATS COMPARISON
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2026 Record                                   26-18                  26-17
Conference                                         8-7                      3-9
Batting Average                                .264                    .277
    Opp. Batting Average                  .260                    .280
Hits                                                     383                     375
    Hits allowed                                  386                     394
Runs                                                  281                     341
    Opposing runs                              232                     267
Runs per game                                   6.4                      7.9
Doubles                                                86                       84
    Opposing doubles                           74                       83
Triples                                                    7                         9
    Opposing triples                              10                         7
Home Runs                                          40                       49
    Opposing home runs                      25                       59
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 246Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 295
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 .384Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .415
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 .415Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .461
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 113-146Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 162-185
    Opposing SB-ATT                     47-59                  37-56
Walks drawn                                      234                     237
    Walks Allowed                              153                     162
Strikeouts                                           367                     343
    Opposing Strikeouts                     367                     302
Earned run average                          4.45                    5.76
Innings pitched                               386.0                  358.0
Earned runs allowed                          191                     229
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 .965Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .970
Errors                                                   57                       45
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