First Pitch
•  Longwood plays its final three games of the regular season when it heads to Winthrop for a three-game series.
•  The Lancers are tied for fifth in the Big South standings with Radford with three games to play.
•  Longwood's 28 wins are the most in a season since the team won 32 games in 2016, which also was the last time the Lancers won a game in the Big South Tournament.
•  The Lancers take on a Winthrop side that is in second in the Big South, one game up on Charleston Southern in third.
•  The top six teams in the standings advance to the Big South Tournament, which begins May 20 at HomeTrust Park in Asheville, N.C.
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Last Series
•  Longwood was swept for the first time this season by Charleston Southern over the weekend, 14-3, 7-1 and 21-3.
•  Charleston Southern came in with the highest-scoring offense in the Big South and lived up to the billing in back-to-back-to-back games.
•  Jack McMullan hit a team-best .571 (4-7) on the weekend while driving in a run.
•  Mac Tufts (3-6, 3 HBP), Jae'dan Carter (4-9, 3 BB) and Ben Pulliam (5-12, 1 HR) also had multiple hits for the Lancers.
•  Both McMullan and Tufts had matching .700 OBPs.
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Around the Bases
•  Longwood has 28 wins, the fourth time the team has had at least 28 since completing the transition to Division I. The team record at the DI level is 34.
•  The Lancers have won 30 games in a season 13 times in team history and are two away from doing so this season.
•  The Lancers are one of five teams in the Big South in the top 150 of the nation in RPI, with Longwood coming in at No. 149.
•  Longwood is third in the Big South in road wins, with 10, behind only High Point and USC Upstate.
•  The Lancers have two road series wins this season: at Binghamton and at High Point.
•  Longwood last advanced to the Big South Tournament in 2018.
•  The Lancers are 2-2 in Quad 1 games and 3-6 against teams in the top 100 in RPI.
•  Longwood been sharp in tight games all season, going 8-4 in games decided by one run.
•  The pitching staff has played a major role, with the team's 5.02 ERA ranking 78th nationally in ERA and second in the Big South.
•  Longwood's pitching staff also leads the Big South in strikeout-to-walk ratio at 2.11 and strikeouts per nine innings (8.5).
•  The team is second in walks allowed per nine innings (4.02) and WHIP (1.48).
•  Offensively, Longwood is third in the Big South in walks drawn (260) while leading the league in stolen bases with 121.
•  Ben Pulliam leads the Big South, and is ranked 37th in the nation, with 18 doubles, which is tied for the fifth-most in a season in team history.
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SERIES HISTORY
All-Time Record vs. WUÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 9-27
Under Coach Noe                                                    0-3
Current Streak                                                          L 4
First Meeting                         L 6-5 (10 inn.) 5/17/2005
Last Meeting                                      L 15-2 4/27/2025
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•  Winthrop has won the past four meetings between the two teams, including a three-game series in Farmville last season.
•  Longwood's last win came in 2024 in Rock Hill, S.C. when the Lancers won the second game of a doubleheader 10-6 thanks to a late rally.
•  Longwood took a series from Winthrop in 2016, winning the first two games in Rock Hill. The Lancers then played the Eagles in the Big South Tournament as well.
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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 Â Â WU
2026 Record                                   28-23                  31-21
Conference                                     10-11                    13-8
Batting Average                                .256                    .274
    Opp. Batting Average                  .266                    .270
Hits                                                     428                     488
    Hits allowed                                  457                     480
Runs                                                  301                     342
    Opposing runs                              294                     307
Runs per game                                   5.9                      6.6
Doubles                                                91                       93
    Opposing doubles                           88                     106
Triples                                                    9                         8
    Opposing triples                              11                         6
Home Runs                                          42                       44
    Opposing home runs                      30                       46
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 264Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 308
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 .375Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .384
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 .397Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .409
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 121-158Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 65-81
    Opposing SB-ATT                     64-79                  53-74
Walks drawn                                      260                     217
    Walks Allowed                              199                     210
Strikeouts                                           415                     323
    Opposing Strikeouts                     420                     390
Earned run average                          5.02                    4.96
Innings pitched                               445.0                  464.1
Earned runs allowed                          247                     256
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 .967Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .976
Errors                                                   62                       45
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