First Pitch
•  Longwood wraps up a seven-game road swing with a three-game series at High Point.
•  The series begins a set of back-to-back-to-back weekends where Longwood plays three of the top four teams in the Big South.
•  The Lancers are in third while High Point and Winthrop are tied for first in the Big South.
•  Both teams are coming off a weekend series that was out of conference play, with Longwood playing at Binghamton while HPU hosted VMI.
•  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.
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Last Series
•  Longwood fell 3-0 in a pitcher's duel at VMI on Tuesday night.
•  The Lancer offense never got going, putting up five hits in the contest.
•  VMI didn't have much success either, as the Lancer pitching staff limited the Keydets to four base hits on the day.
•  However, the Keydets used a two-run home run from Cole Raile in the fourth and an RBI fielder's choice in the seventh to score three runs.
•  That was enough, as Longwood was shut out for the first time this season.
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Around the Bases
•  The matchup features the top two pitching staffs in the conference by ERA.
•  Longwood is 41st in the nation with a 4.43 team ERA, bested only in the Big South by High Point's 4.36 ERA.
•  The Lancer pitchers lead the Big South in walks allowed per nine innings (3.68), which is 33rd nationally, while High Point is second (3.87).
•  Both teams are also top 50 in the nation in WHIP, with High Point 42nd (1.37) while Longwood is 49th (1.40). The duo are first and second in the Big South.
•  Longwood leads the Big South in strikeouts per nine innings (8.6). Jaxon Lloyd has struck out a team-best 63 this season, good for second in the Big South.
•  In addition, the two teams have the top closers in the league. Longwood's JR Fordham has seven saves to lead the Lancers and rank 30th in the nation.
•  Offensively, the Lancers lead the Big South in walks drawn (238), which ranks 38th in the nation.
•  Tre Keels is in the top 100 nationally in on-base percentage with a .480 OBP thanks to a team-leading 37 walks. His 37 walks are tied for seventh-most in a season in team history.
•  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.
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SERIES HISTORY
All-Time Record vs. HPUÂ 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 23-27
Under Coach Noe                                                    0-3
Current Streak                                                          L 3
First Meeting                                         L 10-7 in 1995
Last Meeting                               L 19-10 on 4/13/2025
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•  High Point swept a high-scoring three-game series between the two teams last season, 9-7, 19-11, 19-10.
•  The opening game,
Ried Dittner put up six solid innings, but HPU used a six-run seventh to take the lead and fend off Longwood late.
•  The final two games were slugfests, with each team scoring at least 10 runs.
•  Tre Keels and
Jae'dan Carter both had four base hits in the series for the Lancers.
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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 Â Â Â HPU
2026 Record                                   26-19                  29-15
Conference                                         8-7                    11-4
Batting Average                                .262                    .294
    Opp. Batting Average                  .259                    .248
Hits                                                     388                     429
    Hits allowed                                  391                     361
Runs                                                  281                     305
    Opposing runs                              235                     227
Runs per game                                   6.2                      6.9
Doubles                                                88                       95
    Opposing doubles                           74                       75
Triples                                                    7                       11
    Opposing triples                              10                       10
Home Runs                                          40                       59
    Opposing home runs                      26                       44
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 245Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 276
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 .382Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .397
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 .412Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .495
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 113-148Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 58-81
    Opposing SB-ATT                     49-64                  35-49
Walks drawn                                      238                     314
    Walks Allowed                              161                     165
Strikeouts                                           375                     357
    Opposing Strikeouts                     377                     363
Earned run average                          4.43                    4.36
Innings pitched                               394.0                  384.0
Earned runs allowed                          194                     186
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 .975
Errors                                                   58                       40
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