First Pitch
•  Longwood plays its final three home games of the 2026 campaign this weekend when it hosts Charleston Southern.
•  The Lancers are in third in the Big South, one game up on the Buccaneers.
•  Longwood's 28 wins are the most in a season since the team won 32 games in 2016, which represented the last time Longwood advanced in the Big South Tournament.
•  The weekend features Senior Day on Saturday, and food trucks will be at Buddy Bolding Stadium all weekend: Pippy's Dog House on Friday; Fishin' Pig, Ice Cream Delights and Amish Traditions on Saturday, and Ice Cream Delights again on Sunday.
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Last Series
•  Longwood took two of three on the road at High Point, winning the Friday game 6-5 before falling 10-0 on Saturday and rallying for a 7-2 win on Sunday to clinch the series.
•  Longwood used late runs in each of its wins to come back and hand High Point its first home series loss of the season.
•  In the first game, Jaxon Lloyd was excellent on the mound, and an eighth-inning three-run home run by Jon Howard put Longwood up 6-2. While HPU cut it to one in the bottom of the eighth, JR Fordham closed it out.
•  In the series finale, Brogan Jones, Mac Tufts, Jack McMullan and Bentley Yeatts led a rally that posted seven runs in the sixth to eighth innings to get the series win.
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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.
•  Longwood is part of a tight pack in the Big South standings, with third through sixth separated by one game. Longwood is in sole possession of third, with Charleston Southern and Radford tied for fifth at 9-9, one game behind Longwood. USC Upstate is in fourth at 11-10 in league play.
•  The Lancers are one of five teams in the Big South in the top 130 of the nation in RPI.
•  Longwood is No. 129 after a weekend series win at High Point.
•  The Lancers have 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 4.52 ERA ranking 40th nationally in ERA and second in the Big South.
•  Jaxon Lloyd has been the league leader in ERA with a 2.83, which is 58th nationally. He is second in the Big South with 69 strikeouts.
•  The Lancer staff also ranks in the top 60 nationally in walks allowed per nine innings (35th, 3.71), strikeout-to-walk ratio (46th, 2.35) and WHIP (53rd, 1.41).
•  Offensively, the Lancers are second in the Big South in walks drawn (249), which ranks 43rd in the nation.
•  Longwood also leads the Big South in steals with 117, and five players have stolen at least 10 bases this season.
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SERIES HISTORY
All-Time Record vs. CSUÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 15-21
Under Coach Noe                                                    0-3
Current Streak                                                          L 3
First Meeting                                  L 2-1 on 3/14/2014
Last Meeting                                 L 17-6 on 4/19/2025
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•  Charleston Southern swept the season series last year, 9-8, 15-11 and 17-6.
•  Charleston Southern has won every series between the two teams since 2019, when Longwood took the series.
•  Longwood's last win came in 2024, when the team took the final game of the series 12-5.
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 CSU
2026 Record                                   28-20                  25-19
Conference                                       10-8                      9-9
Batting Average                                .258                    .304
    Opp. Batting Average                  .261                    .303
Hits                                                     408                     452
    Hits allowed                                  419                     454
Runs                                                  294                     370
    Opposing runs                              252                     327
Runs per game                                   6.1                      8.4
Doubles                                                89                       81
    Opposing doubles                           80                       77
Triples                                                    9                         5
    Opposing triples                              10                       10
Home Runs                                          41                       32
    Opposing home runs                      28                       67
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 259Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 327
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 .377Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .425
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 .404Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .430
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 118-154Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 67-89
    Opposing SB-ATT                     52-67                  39-52
Walks drawn                                      249                     236
    Walks Allowed                              173                     189
Strikeouts                                           396                     265
    Opposing Strikeouts                     407                     315
Earned run average                          4.52                    7.07
Innings pitched                               420.0                  375.1
Earned runs allowed                          210                     295
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 .970
Errors                                                   58                       47
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