This past weekend, Longwood?University club baseball played a doubleheader against William & Mary (W&M). The games were held on Saturday afternoon. The team's current record for the fall season is 7-5.In game one, junior pitcher Brett Draper threw for six innings and had a total of 11 strikeouts. Draper commented, "I pitched pretty well. Just a few too many walks since that's basically how they scored all of their runs." Senior catcher Matt McCloud went 1-3 at the plate with a walk, one stolen base and two runs. The Lancers won the game with a final score of 8-6.
In game two, the team continued its dominance. At the plate, junior first basemen Russell Hill went 2-4, with a run and an RBI. McCloud also went 2-4 at the plate with two runs. Sophomore catcher Andrew Minnix looked fierce at the plate going 2-3. Sophomore pitcher Sean Adkins had nine strikeouts, allowing no walks and no earned runs. The final score was 8-2 in favor of Longwood.
Draper went on to comment about the team's performance. "Overall we did great as a team defensively and offensively" and "We proved we have an all-around solid squad while we were missing some key starters."
Last year, the Lancers lost to W&M in the regional championship, which advanced the team to the Division II World Series. McCloud said, "Beating William & Mary this fall is definitely a positive, since we lost to them in the regional championship last spring. It gave us the chance to see what we will be competing with in the spring. That way we can make sure we are prepared to beat them again."
The Lancers will take on the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Rams this Sat., Nov. 6 at noon at the Field of Dreams in Farmville.
