#Strong together by series series

He retired the first batter on a flyout to right to end the threat and followed it by setting VCU down in order in the next inning.

Ried Dittner was solid in relief, and the righthander retired all four batters he faced after entering in a bases-loaded jam.

both reached base safely in the seventh inning, and Justin Looney beat the shift with a two-run single through the right side.

The Rams extended the lead to 4-0 a few innings later, but the Lancers responded in the seventh inning.

VCU took the lead 3-0 in the bottom of the fourth inning, and the Rams never trailed after that.

The Lancers put six runners on base with five walks and a hit in the first three innings, but VCU was able to escape the jam each time.

Longwood dropped a tight midweek game at VCU on Tuesday, 5-2.

He had a pair of five-hit games in the week. He is Longwood's first Player of the Week this season.

Eliot Dix was named the Big South Co-Player of the Week on Monday, March 20 for posting a.

The two longest road stretches of the season, seven and eight games respectively, are sandwiched around a four-game homestand.

The Lancers are on the back end of a stretch that sees them play 15 of 19 on the.

#Strong together by series series

This series marks the third time in the last four meetings that Asheville has been the host due to the meeting in 2020 being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The Lancers won two of three last season in Farmville, but Asheville has won five of the past six matchups in Asheville. Longwood owns a 14-10 record against Asheville since joining the Big South.Prior to that, the team had never opened with back-to-back road trips to start Big South play since joining the league in 2013. The Lancers last had back-to-back road trips to start conference play in the 2021 season that saw the schedule tweaked due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Longwood plays its second straight conference series on the road with a trip to UNC Asheville.