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1 @LongwoodBase 2018 Schedule F 16 at Auburn L 6-0 F 17 at Auburn L 25-1 F 18 at Auburn L 3-0 F 23 VS. NIAGARA L 15-2 F 24 VS. NIAGARA (DH) W 8-7, W 5-4 F 28 VS. N.C. CENTRAL L 12-4 M 2 at USC Upstate L 14-2 M 3 at USC Upstate L 2-0 M 4 at USC Upstate W 3-1 M 6 at N.C. Central Canceled M 7 at Duke L 9-3 M 9 VS. IONA L 7-6 M 10 VS. IONA (DH) W 11-2, W 3-1 M 13 VS. LAFAYETTE L 10-6 F/10 M 16 *VS. HIGH POINT W 5-4 M 17 *VS. HIGH POINT L 8-2 M 18 *VS. HIGH POINT L 10-2 M 20 VS. NORFOLK STATE CANCELED M 23 *at Winthrop (DH) L 4-3, L 8-0 M 24 *at Winthrop L 15-7 M 27 at (RV) Virginia L 6-0 M 29 *at Charleston Southern L 9-5 M 30 *at Charleston Southern W 7-5 M 31 *at Charleston Southern L 6-0 A 3 VS. VMI L 12-6 A 4 VS. GEORGE MASON W A 6 *VS. RADFORD L 18-4 A 8 *VS. RADFORD W 4-3 F/10, L 5-4 F/10 A 10 at VMI W 11-9 A 13 *VS. UNC ASHEVILLE W 3-0 A 14 *VS. UNC ASHEVILLE W 15-12, W 5-0 A 17 VS. JAMES MADISON L 10-5 A 20 *VS. CAMPBELL L 8-4 A 21 *VS. CAMPBELL L 15-1 A 22 *VS. CAMPBELL L 7-2 A 25 at VCU 6:30 p.m. A 27 *at Liberty 6 p.m. A 28 *at Liberty 4 p.m. A 29 *at Liberty 2 p.m. M 1 at Norfolk State 4 p.m. M 5 at Navy 4 p.m. M 6 at Navy (DH) 12 p.m. M 9 VS. RICHMOND 6 P.M. M 11 *at Presbyterian 3 p.m. M 12 *at Presbyterian 2 p.m. M 13 *at Presbyterian 1 p.m. M 15 at James Madison 6 p.m. M 17 *VS. GARDNER-WEBB 6 P.M. M 18 *VS. GARDNER-WEBB 6 P.M. M 19 *VS. GARDNER-WEBB 4 P.M. M Big South Championship #TBD #Lynchburg, Va. Home games in BOLD CAPS *Big South Game LongwoodLancers Game 39 Longwood at VCU April 25 6:30 p.m. Richmond, Va. The Diamond Longwood Lancers (Big South) (13-25, 6-12) Head Coach: Ryan Mau Mau s Record: (4th year) -- At Longwood: Same In the Polls: BA: N/A D1: N/A CB: N/A RPI: 276 NCBWA: N/A Current Streak: L4 2017: 19-34, 7-17 Tues: Off-Day Head Coach: Shawn Stiffler Stiffler s Record: (6th year) -- At VCU: Same In the Polls: BA: N/A D1: N/A CB: N/A RPI: 146 NCBWA: N/A Current Streak: W2 2017: 35-22, 21-7 Tues: VCU Rams (Atlantic 10) (26-14, 10-5) Head Coach: Shawn Stiffler Stiffler s Record: (6th year) -- At VCU: Same In the Polls: BA: N/A D1: N/A CB: N/A RPI: 146 NCBWA: N/A Current Streak: W2 2017: 35-22, 21-7 Longwood begins a stretch of seven consecutive games on the road, all in the state of Virginia, to close out the month of April. Longwood has posted a 6-7 record in April, the best record for the Lancers in a month this season. In April Longwood is hitting.242 and averaging 5.9 runs in the month, up nearly 20 points from the team s season average and more than 1.5 more runs per game. LANCER LEADOFF THE PROJECTED ALIGNMENT Pos. Name Cl. B-T AVG. HR RBI Notes C Mac McCafferty RSr. R-R Started two of three games against Campbell 1B Justin Mitchell Sr. L-L Reached safely 9 times in Campbell series, 6 BB 2B Nate Blakeney So. R-R Career-high 3 hits Friday; also had 2 RBI 3B Grant Keller So. R-R Hitting.387 (12-for-31) in April with 2 2B, 7 RBI SS Antwaun Tucker So. R-R gm H streak, 4-gm RBI streak broken Friday RF Ryan Shull Sr. L-R , R off the bench Sunday against Campbell CF Sammy Miller Sr. R-R Reached in 15 straight, hitting.469 with.618 OBP LF Jawan McAllister RJr. R-R RBI Saturday against Campbell DH Eric Crain RJr. L-R Started 2 of 3 games against Campbell 2018 Longwood Baseball Longwood has been led in April by Sammy Miller and Grant Keller, who each are hitting better than.300 in the month. Keller is hitting.387 in 11 games this April, while Miller is hitting.400 in a span of 13 games. As a team the Lancers have picked up 11 of their 16 home runs this month. The Lancers play 12 of their remaining 16 games on the road. The Last Time Out Longwood hosted the top team in the Big South, but the Lancers were swept by first-place Campbell. Longwood played Campbell even Friday night in the latter part of the game, but a 4-0 early lead turned to a 8-4 Campbell win. Campbell took Saturday, 15-1, and Sunday by a 6-2 final.

2 SIZING UP THE SERIES Meeting Number 20 All-Time Record Vs. VCU Last Meeting...L 5-4 (F/13) March 21, 2017 Stats.226 Batting Avg Opponent Batting Avg Runs Per Game Hits Per Game Walks Drawn Per Game Earned Run Avg Opponent ERA Pitcher Strikeouts Per Game Batter Strikeouts Per Game Walks Issued Per Game 4.20 SCOUTING VCU Longwood last met VCU March 21, 2017 and the 19th meeting between the two Commonwealth foes lasted 13 innings, VCU taking the marathon, 5-4. Longwood led at several different points, leading 3-1 through three innings and scoring a go-ahead run in the 11th on an RBI single by Sammy Miller, part of his three-hit night. VCU is led in hitting by Paul Witt, who is hitting.331 with a team-leading 34 RBI and is tied for the team lead with two home runs. Witt, Haiden Lamb (.324), and Daane Berezo (.305) are each hitting better than.300. VCU s top pitcher has been Connor Gillispie, who sports a 1.90 ERA, one of eight VCU pitchers with a sub-4 ERA. VCU is third in the Atlantic 10 with a 3.50 staff ERA. Meeting Number 18 All-Time Record Vs. George Mason Last Meeting... L 6-5 March 1, 2017 Stats.217 Batting Avg Opponent Batting Avg Runs Per Game Hits Per Game Walks Drawn Per Game Earned Run Avg Opponent ERA Pitcher Strikeouts Per Game Batter Strikeouts Per Game Walks Issued Per Game 3.77 SCOUTING GEORGE MASON Longwood hosted George Mason in 2017, leading the game 5-2, before George Mason scored one in the eighth and three in the ninth to take the midweek matchup, 6-5. George Mason has four players hitting above.300 with Logan Driscoll (.431), Brady Acker (.343), Tyler Nelin (.304), and Michael Smith (.302). Driscoll leads the team with eight doubles and 24 RBI. The top pitcher on staff is Zach Mort, who has a 3-1 record in seven starts with a 1.61 ERA and has 63 strikeouts in 50.1 innings with a batting average against of.189. Ryan Ricci is the go-to relief pitcher with 12 relief outings, the most among George Mason pitchers, with a 1.93 ERA and has 13 punchouts in 18.2 innings of work Longwood Baseball University Name Longwood University City/Zip Farmville, VA Founded 1839 Enrollment (Undergraduate) 4,507 Nickname Lancers Colors Navy Blue (PMS 282) & White Fight Song Hail to Longwood U! Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Big South President W. Taylor Reveley IV Alma Mater Princeton Director of Athletics Troy Austin Alma Mater Duke Athletics Phone (434) Tickets Phone (434) Website Athletics Baseball Program History Seasons of Baseball 41 First Season 1978 All-Time Record (.607) Division I Eligible 2008-Present Division I Record (Seasons) (11) NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances 6 Division II World Series 1982, 1991 Team Information 2017 Overall Record Big South Record/Finish 7-17/10th Home Record 9-14 Away Record Neutral Record 0-0 Starters Returning/Lost 7/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost 9/5 Letterwinners R/L 22/9 Newcomers 13 Athletics Communications Baseball Contact Darius Thigpen Office (434) Cell (813) thigpendm@longwood.edu Asst. VP/Athletics Comm. Chris Cook Office (434) Cell (434) cookcc@longwood.edu Asst. Director of Comm. Todd Lindenmuth Office (434) lindenmuthwt@longwood.edu Athletics Comm. Asst. Derrick Bennington Office (434) benningtondh@longwood.edu Video Coordinator Christian Fox foxcj@longwood.edu Mailing Address 201 High Street Farmville, VA Office Fax (434)

3 Longwood s Record When Overall Conference 6-12 Home Away 3-12 Nuetral 0-0 Current Streak L4 Last Last Situational LWU scores first 7-7 Opp. scores first 6-18 LWU scores in 1st inning 3-3 Opp. scores in 1st inning 4-9 LWU scores 3+ runs LWU scores 2 runs or less 0-13 LWU leads after 7 innings 12-1 LWU leads after 8 innings 11-1 LWU trails after 7 innings 1-22 LWU trails after 8 innings 0-22 Game tied after 7 innings 0-2 Game tied after 8 innings 2-2 Extra innings run games run games 4-1 Games decided by 5+ runs 2-17 More hits than opponent 8-3 Fewer hits than opponent 4-22 Hits are tied 1-0 LWU has 10+ hits 4-4 Opp. has 10+ hits 3-15 LWU hits a home run 5-6 Opp. hits a home run 4-12 LWU hits 2+ home runs 4-0 Opp. hits 2+ home runs 2-6 LWU quality start 6-1 LWU commits no errors 3-5 Opp. commits no errors 2-12 By Day Sunday 2-4 Monday 0-0 Tuesday 1-4 Wednesday 1-2 Thursday 0-1 Friday 3-8 Saturday 6-6 Day Games Night Games 2-1 Doubleheaders 7-3 By Month February 2-5 March 5-13 April 6-7 May 0-0 TYLER MORGAN IS T-MONEY For his outing against UNC Asheville on April 14 Tyler Morgan was named Big South Pitcher of the Week April 16. Morgan tossed a complete game shutout, Longwood s first since Aaron Myers did it against Ohio University in Morgan struck out 13 batters and allowed just five base runners. Morgan leads the Big South with a.192 batting average against. THE NINE LIVES OF CATLIN Michael Catlin, who has gone between the bullpen and starting rotation throughout his career, made his mark as a starting pitcher to begin Catlin picked up his first quality start with 6.0 innings of one-run ball in his second win of the season March 10. Catlin moved back to the bullpen during the series against High Point, tossing 2.1 scoreless innings for the save Catlin got his second save with 2.2 innings of one-hit, scoreless ball and four K s at Charleston Southern March 30. POWER PLAY Longwood is on a home run kick as of late with 14 of its 16 home runs on the season coming in the last 16 games. The Lancers are 7-9 in that stretch. Sammy Miller hit a game-tying homer against Radford and then hit a grand slam the following Tuesday against VMI, his first two career homers. Nate Blakeney picked up his first two home runs the week starting April 9. Antwaun Tucker, Blakeney, and Justin Mitchell combined for Longwood s first three-homer game of the season in the series finale against UNC Asheville, a 5-0 win. Mitchell went deep again with a solo shot against James Madison and had three homers in the course of two weeks. WALK-OFF THIS WAY Longwood picked up its first walkoff win of the year when Nate Blakeney hit a walk-off single against Niagara on February 24. Blakeney did it again with a walk-off RBI on a fielder s choice in game one of a doubleheader against Radford April 8. WE LIKE THAT JAWN Redshirt-junior Jawan McAllister belted a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning of the middle game of the series at Charleston Southern. Trailing 5-4 and with Ryan Shull in scoring position, McAllister turned around an offering that proved to be the game-winning two-run homer. QUALITY ASSURANCE Longwood has posted seven quality starts on the season with Cody Boydstun posting three in his first season as a starter. All three starting pitchers - Steven Farkas, Boydstun, and Michael Catlin - each picked up quality starts in the weekend series against Iona that began March 9. The three starting pitchers averaged 7.0 innings, one run, and seven strikeouts for the series. Farkas and Tyler Morgan each collected quality starts in shutout wins against UNC Asheville. Farkas struck out a school record 14 batters in 7.0 scoreless innings on April 13. After Farkas gem, Morgan struck out 13 batters in a complete game shutout for his first career quality start. PLAYING THE HIT RECORDS Longwood scored a season-high 15 runs in its win against UNC Asheville in game one on April 14. In that game the Lancers set season highs in runs (15), RBI (15), doubles (5), triples (2), and total bases (27). The Lancers set the season high with three home runs in game two of the doubleheader. APRIL POWERS Sammy Miller went 3-for-5 against James Madison, continuing his torrid pace in April. Miller is hitting.400 (16-for-40) with three doubles, his first two career homers, 10 RBI and 17 runs scored, plus 17 walks. Grant Keller is hitting.387 (12-for- 31) this April with a pair of doubles, seven RBI, and a.537 OBP Longwood Baseball

4 BAPTIZED IN FIRE 11 Lancers made their Longwood debuts in the weekend series at Auburn, with eight freshmen and three transfers getting into the action on the road against an SEC opponent. Junior outfielder Jawan McAllister, a transfer from Pittsburgh, made his Longwood debut, starting all three games and going 2-for-8 in the series. Eli Mercado, a transfer from Olive- Harvey College, started all three games in the weekend series and scored Longwood s lone run Saturday. Freshman outfielder Jack Schnell picked up his first career hit at Auburn, starting all three games of the series. Junior outfielder Eric Crain, a transfer from Morehead State, picked up three at-bats off the bench. Freshman outfielder Jake Jansen entered Saturday s game as a defensive replacement and picked up his first career at-bat against Auburn. Freshman right-hander Tyler Knapp made his Longwood debut out of the bullpen Saturday, tossing a scoreless inning in relief. Freshman righty Tommy Green was called upon Friday and struck out five batters in 2.0 innings of work. Freshman right-hander Maceo Campbell made his collegiate debut Saturday at Auburn, lasting 1.2 innings. Todd Moxey, a freshman righthander, made his first career appearance Saturday at Auburn. Freshman southpaw Daniel Brandon made his Longwood debut on the road at Auburn in Saturday s game two. CALL FROM THE HALL It was hardly a bold move when legendary Longwood baseball coach Charles Buddy Bolding was inducted into the Longwood Athletics Hall of Fame February 3, 2018, becoming the sixth representative of Longwood baseball to join the Hall of Fame. Coach Bolding s name is synonymous with Longwood baseball, having built the program from the ground and carrying the flag as Longwood transitioned from Division III all the way to its first season in the Big South in 2013, his final at the helm. Bolding amassed a record during his career as head coach and took Longwood to the Division II College World Series in 1982 and again in Under Bolding longwood made six NCAA Division II Regionals. His 953 career wins are the most of any Longwood coach in nearly 100 years of Longwood athletics history. During Bolding s 35-year tenure he coached five All-Americans, nine Major League Baseball Draft Picks, and six Virginia College Players of the Year. The program also produced four Academic All-Americans during Bolding s career, which are also the most of any Longwood program. Bolding joins five other Longwood baseball honorees in the Longwood Athletics Hall of Fame. Michael Tucker, uncle of Antwaun Tucker, was inducted in Dennis Hale was inducted in The entire 1991 College World Series team was inducted in Kelvin Davis was inducted in The entire 1982 College World Series team was also inducted in Bolding is retired to Roanoke, Va., where he lives with his wife, Andrea. GOT HEEM Steven Farkas struck out 12 batters in 6.0 scoreless innings March 9 against Iona and then struck out a program-record 14 against UNC Asheville on April 13. Farkas is second in the Big South with 73 strikeouts. Tyler Morgan struck out 13 in the series finale against UNC Asheville April 14, tossing a complete game shutout. The Lancers are second in the Big South with 365 as a team in Longwood led the Big South with 511 punchouts in 2017, breaking the previous school D-I record of 440. JOINING THE ACTION Freshmen Dominic Diaz and Jake Jansen each had career firsts at Winthrop. Diaz made his first appearance and Jansen picked up his first hit on an RBI single in the finale. Andrew Motley made his career debut in the first game against Radford. Big South Standings Team Overall Conference 1. Campbell Liberty High Point Winthrop Gardner-Webb Radford Longwood Presbyterian UNC Asheville Charleston Southern Batters Struck Out 1. Campbell Longwood Charleston Southern Winthrop High Point Liberty Presbyterian Gardner-Webb UNC Asheville Radford 235 Strikeouts Looking 1. Campbell Longwood Charleston Southern Liberty Presbyterian Gardner-Webb High Point Winthrop UNC Asheville Radford 48 Runners Picked Off 1. Longwood UNC Asheville Presbyterian Gardner-Webb 8 5. High Point 7 6. Campbell 7 7. Liberty 7 8. Winthrop 7 9. Charleston Southern Radford 2 Fewest Strikeouts (Hitters) 1. Longwood Liberty Campbell High Point Charleston Southern Radford Gardner-Webb Presbyterian Winthrop UNC Asheville Longwood Baseball

5 LAST WEEK TODAY Tyler Morgan picked up the Big South Pitcher of the Week award on April 16, becoming the 10th Lancer to win a weekly award. Big South Player of the Week Date Player 3/10/14 Alex Owens 4/27/15 Kyri Washington Big South Pitcher of the Week Date Player 3/10/14 Aaron Myers 3/7/16 Cody Boydstun 3/20/17 Cody Wager 4/17/17 Cody Wager 4/16/18 Tyler Morgan Big South Relief Pitcher of the Week Date Player 3/5/18 Eric Harp Big South Freshman of the Week Date Player 4/24/17 Antwaun Tucker 5/15/17 Antwaun Tucker KEEPING UP WITH LONGWOOD Longwood will play select home and road games on the Big South Network in Four regular season games and the entire postseason run will be on radio on WVHL 92.9 FM Farmville, with third-year play-by-play man Darius Thigpen calling the action. WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Former Lancer stars - right-handed pitcher Aaron Myers, outfielder Kyri Washington, and Michael Osinski - each left their marks on the Longwood baseball program with Osinski leading the 2017 team in hitting, Washington leading the Big South in home runs in 2015, and Myers setting the Longwood school records in strikeouts, saves, and innings pitched. Each player has moved on to play professional baseball, where they join former Lancer arm, righthanded pitcher Mark Montgomery. Montgomery currently is in the Tigers organization with Triple-A Toledo. Myers ended 2017 in the Orioles system, but has since been released. Washington and Osinski are each in the Red Sox organization, Washington in Class A Advanced Salem, Osinski in Class A Greenville. Myers spent three seasons in the Brewers organization after making the team as a non-drafted free agent in Myers pitched with the Rookie League AZL Brewers in 2015 and posted a 1.74 ERA in seven appearances out of the bullpen and picked up three saves in three opportunities with 14 strikeouts and no walks across 10.1 innings of work. In 2016 Myers went 4-1 with a 1.44 ERA across 43.2 innings pitched with 55 strikeouts to 11 walks. The right-hander began with the AZL Brewers and was called up to the Helena Brewers of the Pioneer League, where he spent the majority of his season. With the Helena Brewers Myers went 3-1 in 11 appearances with a 1.38 ERA and struck out 44 batters with seven walks in 32.2 innings pitched. The Newport News, Va., native finished his Longwood career with a 2.93 ERA across career innings with 319 strikeouts to just 113 walks. Washington, the number 22 prospect in the Red Sox system according to MLB Pipeline, was promoted to the Class A Advanced Salem Red Sox before the start of the season and sits one level below Double-A. Washington only played three years at Longwood, but made a strong impact and was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 23rd round of the 2015 draft. Washington began his pro career in Rookie Ball with the GCL Red Sox before making it to Short Season A-Ball with the Lowell Spinners. Between the two levels Washington hit.263 with nine doubles, one triple, 22 RBI, and his first professional home run in In 2016 Washington had massive success with the Greenville Drive of the South Atlantic League, where he spent the entire season. Washington was voted Greenville Drive player of the year after hitting.262 with 16 home runs, 45 extra-base hits, and 73 RBI in 103 games played. In his first full professional season Washington ended the season with a.487 slugging percentage and.810 OPS. The Prospect, Va., native hit.263 with 28 career home runs, 44 doubles, two triples and 123 career RBI for the Blue & White. Montgomery spent 2017 in the Cardinals system w/ Triple-A Memphis. Montgomery, a native of Williamsburg, Va., spent his first six years in the New York Yankees organization after the Yankees took him in the 11th round of the 2011 draft. Montgomery posted a 2.56 ERA in 33 appearances, all out of the bullpen, between Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes- Barre and Double-A Trenton in 2016 and owns a career 2.33 ERA. Montgomery struck out 63 batters with 22 walks in 45.2 innings of work in 2016 and was a part of the Triple-A Champion Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. Osinski was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in 2017, Boston s 31st-round pick in the June First-Year Player Draft. After just three games in the Gulf Coast League, the rookie received his first professional advancement on July 2. Osinski was a consistent player at Longwood, hitting.298 in three seasons, playing 163 games with 161 starts as the everyday shortstop for the Lancers. Osinski made the 2016 Big South All-Tournament team and was selected to Perfect Game s 2017 All-Big South Preseason Team. Osinski led Longwood with a.308 batting average, 14 doubles, and 36 RBI his junior year. In his first professional season, Osinski hit.259 in 44 games with 11 extra-base hits and 14 RBI. Osinski was a.261 hitter with Lowell after becoming an everyday player. WELCOME TO THE WOOD! The Lancers added seven freshmen to the roster for 2017, highlighting one of the deepest classes under Ryan Mau Mau s third full recruiting class features three players from the Virginia and Washington, D.C., area including the top player from the D.C. area, right-hander Maceo Campbell. Righthanded pitchers Tommy Green and Tyler Knapp round out the haul of local talent, while left-handed pitcher Daniel Brandon (West Virginia), outfielder Jack Schnell (New York), Todd Moxey (Pennsylvania), and infielder Kaleb Fold (Ohio) represent four other states to bring a larger national presence to the signing class Longwood Baseball

6 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht./Wt. Cl. B/T Hometown / High School Previous School 1 Eli Mercado SS/2B 5-6/150 Jr. R/R Chicago, Ill. / William Howard Taft Olive-Harvey College (Ill.) 2 Antwaun Tucker SS 5-9/160 So. R/R Chase City, Va. / Bluestone 3 Justin Mitchell 1B/OF 6-2/210 Sr. L/L Alpine, Calif. / Granite Hills Grossmont CC (Calif.) 4 Joey Mendez C 5-11/210 So. R/R Leesburg, Va. / Riverdale Baptist 5 Eric Crain OF 6-2/195 R-Jr. L/R Richmond, Va. / Deep Run Morehead State (Ky.) 6 Sammy Miller OF 6-0/180 Sr. R/R Shrewsbury, Pa. / Susquehannock 7 Nate Blakeney IF 6-0/210 So. R/R Archdale, N.C. / Wesleyan Christian Academy 8 Scott Carter OF 5-11/175 So. R/R Rockville, Va. / Goochland 9 Jawan McAllister OF 5-10/185 R-Jr. R/R Philadelphia, Pa. / St. Joseph s Prep School Pittsburgh (Pa.) 10 John Gregory LHP/1B 6-3/205 So. L/L Mechanicsville, Va. / Hanover 11 Kaleb Ford INF 6-0/215 Fr. R/R Fairfield, Ohio / Fairfield 12 Mac McCafferty C 6-2/240 R-Sr. L/R Stevens, Pa. / Lancaster Catholic 13 Steven Farkas LHP 5-10/200 Jr. R/L Huntersville, N.C. / Lake Norman 15 Maceo Campbell RHP 5-11/205 Fr. R/R Washington, D.C. / Bishop McNamara 17 Tyler Morgan RHP 5-9/180 So. R/R Ashland, Va. / Hanover 18 Grant Keller 3B/OF 6-0/180 So. R/R Midlothian, Va. / Midlothian 19 Nick Fuchs RHP 6-1/160 Jr. R/R Transfer, Pa. / Reynolds Gannon University (Pa.) 21 Carlos Garrido C 5-10/200 Jr. L/R Trumbull, Conn. / Trumbull 22 Andrew Corbitt RHP 5-11/225 Sr. R/R Powhatan, Va. / Powhatan South Georgia St. College (Ga.) 23 Ryan Shull OF 6-1/190 Sr. L/R Mount Pleasant, Iowa / Pella Indian Hills CC (Iowa) 24 Michael Catlin LHP 6-4/215 Sr. L/L New Market, Md. / Oakdale 26 Tommy Green RHP 6-2/190 Fr. R/R Virginia Beach, Va. / First Colonial 27 Tyler Knapp RHP 6-3/230 Fr. R/R Newport News, Va. / Menchville 29 Daniel Brandon LHP 6-0/190 Fr. L/L Kenova, W. Va., Spring Valley 30 Tyler Mahone 1B/C 6-0/195 Fr. L/R Charlottesville, Va. / The Covenant School 31 Jon Peterson LHP 6-0/190 Jr. L/L Lancaster, Pa. / Hempfield 32 Jack Schnell OF 5-9/180 Fr. L/L Suffern, N.Y. / Suffern 33 Eric Harp RHP 6-9/225 Jr. R/R Yorktown, Va. / York 34 Todd Moxey RHP 6-2/180 Fr. R/R Emmaus, Pa. / Emmaus 35 Nathan Iskowitz C 6-3/210 So. R/R Chesterfield, Va. / Clover Hill 36 Dominic Diaz RHP 6-3/190 Fr. R/R Miami, Fla. / Christopher Columbus 37 Andrew Motley UTL/RHP 6-0/160 Fr. R/R Newport News, Va. / Menchville 44 Cody Boydstun RHP 6-2/215 Jr. R/R Chester, Va. / Thomas Dale 45 Zach Potojecki RHP 5-11/215 Sr. R/R Danville, Va. / Chatham 54 Jake Jansen OF 6-0/175 Fr. R/R Gainesville, Va. / Patriot COACHING STAFF Name Title Year Alma Mater 25 Ryan Mau Head Coach Fourth Season College of Charleston, 00 Evan Wells Assistant Coach First Season Gonzaga, 09 Daniel Wood Assistant Coach Fourth Season Tennessee Wesleyan College, 10 Garrett Lovorn Assistant Coach First Season Clemson, 16 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE MACEO Campbell MAY-see-oh Michael CATLIN CAT-lin Zach POTOJECKI POE-tuh-jeck-ee Nick Fuchs FEW-ks Carlos GARRIDO gar-ree-dough Steven FARKAS FAR-kiss Nathan ISKOWITZ IS-co-WITZ Cody BOYDSTUN boyd-stun Dominic DIAZ Dee-az Ryan MAU m-ow (rhymes w/ now) Longwood Baseball

7 TEAM STATS Overall Statistics for Longwood (as of Apr 22, 2018) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: Home: Away: 3-12 Big South: 6-12 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% MILLER, Sammy KELLER, Grant MITCHELL, Justin BLAKENEY, Nate MENDEZ, Joey SHULL, Ryan MCALLISTER, Jawan TUCKER, Antwaun MCCAFFERTY, Mac ISKOWITZ, Nathan JANSEN, Jake CRAIN, Eric MERCADO, Eli SCHNELL, Jack MAHONE, Tyler CARTER, Scott HARP, Eric BOYDSTUN, Cody POTOJECKI, Zach FARKAS, Steven MOTLEY, Andrew Totals Opponents LOB - Team (294), Opp (373). DPs turned - Team (14), Opp (20). CI - Team (0), Opp (1). IBB - Team (4), MITCHELL, J. 2, MILLER, S. 1, SHULL, R. 1, Opp (3). Picked off - MCALLISTER 2, MILLER, S. 2, BLAKENEY, N. 1, CARTER, S. 1, TUCKER, A. 1, SHULL, R. 1. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha CATLIN, Michael / MORGAN, Tyler / FARKAS, Steven / BOYDSTUN, Cody / MITCHELL, Justin / BRANDON, Daniel / HARP, Eric / PETERSON, Jon / GREEN, Tommy / MOXEY, Todd / GREGORY, John / KNAPP, Tyler / CAMPBELL, Maceo / POTOJECKI, Zach / DIAZ, Dominic / MOTLEY, Andrew / CORBITT, Andrew / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (20), MENDEZ, J. 10, MCCAFFERTY 6, ISKOWITZ, N. 4, Opp (8). Pickoffs - Team (11), MENDEZ, J. 3, BOYDSTUN, C. 2, CATLIN, M. 2, GREEN, T. 1, ISKOWITZ, N. 1, FARKAS, S. 1, PETERSON, J. 1, Opp (7). SBA/ATT - MENDEZ, J. (32-37), ISKOWITZ, N. (20-21), MCCAFFERTY (14-17), HARP, E. (12-12), GREGORY, J. (8-9), GREEN, T. (8-9), MORGAN, T. (7-9), BOYDSTUN, C. (8-8), FARKAS, S. (4-6), CATLIN, M. (4-6), POTOJECKI (3-4), MOXEY, T. (2-3), BRANDON, D. (3-3), CAMPBELL, M. (3-3), PETERSON, J. (3-3), KNAPP, T. (1-2) Longwood Baseball

8 TEAM GAME HIGHS Season Game Highs for Longwood (as of Apr 22, 2018) (All games) TEAM GAME HIGHS Batting At bats: 41 - vs Lafayette (Mar 13, 2018) 41 - at Winthrop (Mar 24, 2018) Runs scored: 15 - vs UNC Asheville (Apr 14, 2018) Hits: 18 - vs UNC Asheville (Apr 14, 2018) RBIs: 15 - vs UNC Asheville (Apr 14, 2018) Doubles: 5 - vs UNC Asheville (Apr 14, 2018) Triples: 2 - vs UNC Asheville (Apr 14, 2018) Home runs: 3 - vs UNC Asheville (Apr 14, 2018) Total bases: 27 - vs UNC Asheville (Apr 14, 2018) Walks: 12 - vs Campbell (Apr 22, 2018) Strikeouts: 12 - at Auburn (Feb 16, 2018) 12 - at USC Upstate (Mar 02, 2018) Sac hits: 3 - vs UNC Asheville (Apr 13, 2018) 3 - vs UNC Asheville (Apr 14, 2018) Sac flies: 1 - (4 times ) Stolen bases: 8 - vs George Mason (Apr 04, 2018) Hit by pitch: 4 - vs N.C. Central (Feb 28, 2018) Caught stealing: 2 - vs Iona (Mar 10, 2018) 2 - at Charleston Southern (Mar 31, 2018) Runners LOB: 13 - at Winthrop (Mar 24, 2018) Hit into DP: 3 - vs Campbell (Apr 21, 2018) Fielding Putouts: 30 - vs Lafayette (Mar 13, 2018) 30 - vs Radford (Apr 08, 2018) 30 - vs Radford (Apr 08, 2018) Assists: 15 - vs Iona (Mar 10, 2018) 15 - vs Lafayette (Mar 13, 2018) Errors: 4 - (4 times ) Passed balls: 2 - vs VMI (Apr 03, 2018) 2 - at VMI (Apr 10, 2018) 2 - vs UNC Asheville (Apr 13, 2018) DPs turned: 3 - vs Lafayette (Mar 13, 2018) Pitching Innings pitched: vs Lafayette (Mar 13, 2018) vs Radford (Apr 08, 2018) vs Radford (Apr 08, 2018) Runs allowed: 25 - at Auburn (Feb 17, 2018) Earned runs: 25 - at Auburn (Feb 17, 2018) Walks allowed: 15 - vs VMI (Apr 03, 2018) Strikeouts: 18 - vs George Mason (Apr 04, 2018) Hits allowed: 22 - at Auburn (Feb 17, 2018) Doubles allowed: 4 - at Auburn (Feb 17, 2018) 4 - at USC Upstate (Mar 02, 2018) 4 - vs UNC Asheville (Apr 14, 2018) Triples allowed: 2 - vs Lafayette (Mar 13, 2018) 2 - at Winthrop (Mar 23, 2018) Longwood Baseball

9 BASEBALL LEFT John Gregory Daniel Brandon Jon Peterson Michael Catlin THE BULLPEN RIGHT Maceo Campbell Tyler Knapp Andrew Corbitt Tyler Knapp Eric Harp Todd Moxey Dominic Diaz Andrew Motley Zach Potojecki Bullpen by the Numbers Appearances 116 Decisions 5-7 Saves/Opportunities 7/9 Bullpen Roles Daniel Brandon Maceo Campbell Andrew Corbitt Tyler Knapp Todd Moxey Dominic Diaz Andrew Motley John Gregory Jon Peterson Zach Potojecki Tommy Green Eric Harp Michael Catlin Long Relief Middle Relief Setup Closer Who s Hot 31 Jon Peterson Jr. LHP Lancaster, Pa. Against a red-hot Campbell lineup on April 21 held the Camels scoreless over 4.1 innings with one single and two walks allowed, striking out four hitters. Has posted consecutive scoreless outings. Has four scoreless outings in At VMI on April 10 struck out a pair of batters in 3.1 innings of one-run ball, earning his first career save. Posted scoreless outing against High Point on March 17, holding the Panthers to one single and one walk in 1.1 innings of work. Held Lafayette scoreless and retired only two hitters faced on March 13. Has stranded 10 of 18 inherited batters. In Campbell outing on April 21 inherited a bases loaded jam and didn t allow any runners to score. Also inherited bases loaded and got the Lancers out of it against VMI on April 10. Batting Average Against.281 Inherited Runners/Scored 141/71 Relief ERA 7.61 Innings Pitched Strikeouts 174 Walks 149 Hits Allowed 170 Total Runs Allowed 153 Earned Runs Allowed 131 Home Runs Allowed Longwood Baseball

10 GAME RESULTS Game Results for Longwood (as of Apr 22, 2018) (All games) Date Opponent Score Inns Overall Big South Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 16, 2018 at Auburn L FARKAS, S. (L 0-1) :32 Feb 17, 2018 at Auburn L BOYDSTUN, C. (L 0-1) :25 Feb 18, 2018 at Auburn L CATLIN, M. (L 0-1) :29 Feb 23, 2018 NIAGARA L FARKAS, S. (L 0-2) 245 3:45 Feb 24, 2018 NIAGARA-1 W CATLIN, M. (W 1-1) 273 3:17 Feb 24, 2018 NIAGARA-2 W MORGAN, T. (W 1-0) 327 2:42 Feb 28, 2018 N.C. CENTRAL L POTOJECKI (L 0-1) 107 3:54 Mar 02, 2018 at USC Upstate L FARKAS, S. (L 0-3) 83 3:22 Mar 03, 2018 at USC Upstate L BOYDSTUN, C. (L 0-2) 73 2:54 Mar 04, 2018 at USC Upstate W HARP, E. (W 1-0) 68 2:45 Mar 07, 2018 at Duke L MORGAN, T. (L 1-1) 311 3:05 Mar 09, 2018 IONA L HARP, E. (L 1-1) 214 3:15 Mar 10, 2018 IONA-1 W BOYDSTUN, C. (W 1-2) 210 2:33 Mar 10, 2018 IONA-2 W CATLIN, M. (W 2-1) 245 2:34 Mar 13, 2018 LAFAYETTE L 6-10 (10) GREEN, T. (L 0-1) 176 3:58 * Mar 16, 2018 HIGH POINT W FARKAS, S. (W 1-3) 286 2:33 * Mar 17, 2018 HIGH POINT L BOYDSTUN, C. (L 1-3) 132 3:01 * Mar 18, 2018 HIGH POINT L HARP, E. (L 1-2) 354 3:07 * Mar 23, 2018 at Winthrop-1 L FARKAS, S. (L 1-4) 102 2:52 * Mar 23, 2018 at Winthrop-2 L CATLIN, M. (L 2-2) 227 2:45 * Mar 24, 2018 at Winthrop L MORGAN, T. (L 1-2) 147 3:25 Mar 27, 2018 at Virginia L HARP, E. (L 1-3) :44 * Mar 29, 2018 at Charleston Southern L FARKAS, S. (L 1-5) 153 2:34 * Mar 30, 2018 at Charleston Southern W GREEN, T. (W 1-1) 141 3:18 * Mar 31, 2018 at Charleston Southern L BOYDSTUN, C. (L 1-4) 102 2:45 Apr 03, 2018 VMI L HARP, E. (L 1-4) 198 3:57 Apr 04, 2018 GEORGE MASON W GREGORY, J. (W 1-0) 215 3:48 * Apr 06, 2018 RADFORD L FARKAS, S. (L 1-6) 314 3:04 * Apr 08, 2018 RADFORD-1 W 4-3 (10) CATLIN, M. (W 3-2) 245 3:20 * Apr 08, 2018 RADFORD-2 L 4-5 (10) HARP, E. (L 1-5) 354 3:50 Apr 10, 2018 at VMI W POTOJECKI (W 1-1) 134 3:44 * Apr 13, 2018 UNC ASHEVILLE W FARKAS, S. (W 2-6) 323 3:05 * Apr 14, 2018 UNC ASHEVILLE-1 W BOYDSTUN, C. (W 2-4) 233 3:55 * Apr 14, 2018 UNC ASHEVILLE-2 W MORGAN, T. (W 2-2) 210 2:10 Apr 17, 2018 JAMES MADISON L CATLIN, M. (L 3-3) 131 3:29 * Apr 20, 2018 CAMPBELL L FARKAS, S. (L 2-7) 174 3:46 * Apr 21, 2018 CAMPBELL L BOYDSTUN, C. (L 2-5) 175 2:51 * Apr 22, 2018 CAMPBELL L MORGAN, T. (L 2-3) 235 3:15 () extra inning game Longwood Baseball

11 OFF THE BENCH STATS Non-Starter Statistics for Longwood (as of Apr 22, 2018) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: Home: Away: 3-12 Big South: 6-12 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% MERCADO, Eli ISKOWITZ, Nathan SHULL, Ryan SCHNELL, Jack JANSEN, Jake CRAIN, Eric KELLER, Grant MENDEZ, Joey MAHONE, Tyler CARTER, Scott BLAKENEY, Nate HARP, Eric MOTLEY, Andrew MCCAFFERTY, Mac MCALLISTER, Jawan Totals Opponents (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha MITCHELL, Justin / BRANDON, Daniel / HARP, Eric / MORGAN, Tyler / PETERSON, Jon / CATLIN, Michael / GREEN, Tommy / MOXEY, Todd / GREGORY, John / KNAPP, Tyler / CAMPBELL, Maceo / POTOJECKI, Zach / DIAZ, Dominic / MOTLEY, Andrew / CORBITT, Andrew / Totals / Opponents / Longwood Baseball

12 INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Season Game Highs for Longwood (as of Apr 22, 2018) (All games) INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Batting At bats: 6 - TUCKER, Antwaun vs Lafayette (Mar 13, 2018) 6 - TUCKER, Antwaun vs UNC Asheville (Apr 14, 2018) Runs scored: 3 - (4 times ) Hits: 4 - MILLER, Sammy at Charleston Southern (Mar 30, 2018) RBIs: 5 - MILLER, Sammy at VMI (Apr 10, 2018) Doubles: 2 - SHULL, Ryan vs George Mason (Apr 04, 2018) 2 - BLAKENEY, Nate vs UNC Asheville (Apr 14, 2018) Triples: 1 - (8 times ) Home runs: 1 - (16 times ) Total bases: 6 - (5 times ) Walks: 5 - MILLER, Sammy vs George Mason (Apr 04, 2018) Strikeouts: 3 - (9 times ) Sac hits: 2 - CRAIN, Eric vs UNC Asheville (Apr 13, 2018) Sac flies: 1 - (4 times ) Stolen bases: 3 - TUCKER, Antwaun vs Iona (Mar 10, 2018) 3 - MILLER, Sammy at Winthrop (Mar 24, 2018) 3 - MILLER, Sammy vs George Mason (Apr 04, 2018) Hit by pitch: 2 - MILLER, Sammy vs N.C. Central (Feb 28, 2018) 2 - MERCADO, Eli vs High Point (Mar 16, 2018) Caught stealing: 2 - MITCHELL, Justin vs Iona (Mar 10, 2018) Runners LOB: 8 - BLAKENEY, Nate vs Campbell (Apr 22, 2018) Fielding Putouts: 16 - MENDEZ, Joey at USC Upstate (Mar 04, 2018) Assists: 5 - MERCADO, Eli vs Iona (Mar 10, 2018) 5 - TUCKER, Antwaun vs Iona (Mar 10, 2018) Errors: 2 - (7 times ) Passed balls: 2 - ISKOWITZ, Nathan vs VMI (Apr 03, 2018) 2 - MENDEZ, Joey vs UNC Asheville (Apr 13, 2018) Pitching Innings pitched: BOYDSTUN, Cody vs Iona (Mar 10, 2018) MORGAN, Tyler vs UNC Asheville (Apr 14, 2018) Runs allowed: 12 - BOYDSTUN, Cody vs Campbell (Apr 21, 2018) Earned runs: 10 - BOYDSTUN, Cody vs Campbell (Apr 21, 2018) Walks allowed: 8 - POTOJECKI, Zach vs George Mason (Apr 04, 2018) Strikeouts: 14 - FARKAS, Steven vs UNC Asheville (Apr 13, 2018) Hits allowed: 9 - (4 times ) Doubles allowed: 3 - FARKAS, Steven at Auburn (Feb 16, 2018) Triples allowed: 2 - CATLIN, Michael at Winthrop (Mar 23, 2018) Homers allowed: 3 - FARKAS, Steven at Charleston Southern (Mar 29, 2018) 3 - BOYDSTUN, Cody vs Campbell (Apr 21, 2018) 3 - MORGAN, Tyler vs Campbell (Apr 22, 2018) Wild pitches: 3 - (4 times ) Hit batters: 3 - GREEN, Tommy at Auburn (Feb 16, 2018) 3 - MOXEY, Todd vs Campbell (Apr 20, 2018) 3 - GREGORY, John vs Campbell (Apr 20, 2018) Longwood Baseball

13 RYAN MAU HEAD COACH -- 4th season Fourth head coach in Longwood Baseball History 14 years of collegiate coaching experience Career Record: Longwood Record: Career Notes The 2016 Lancers were the most successful group in the D-I era (since 2008) with 32 wins, a second-place Big South finish, and a school record three all-conference selections: Travis Burnette (1st), Connar Bastaich (2nd), Alex Lewis (2nd) Set school records in hits (540) and fielding percentage (.966); perfect 8-0 in the first game of each conference series His 2015 Lancers set school records for strikeouts (440) and stolen bases (86) in the Division-I Era (since 2008) Mau coached Longwood s all-time strikeout and saves leader, Aaron Myers, in his final collegiate season Mau coached Kyri Washington, who was drafted in the 23rd round of the 2015 MLB draft by the Boston Red Sox Led Navy to three consecutive top-100 recruiting classes according to Perfect Game Coached the 2014 Patriot League Pitcher of the Year in Anthony Parenti MAU S COACHING CAREER Charleston Southern (2003) Pitching and Catching Coach Year Overall Conference Postseason n/a Longwood Baseball Marist College ( ) Assistant Coach Year Overall Conference Postseason MAAC Runner-up MAAC Champ, Regional Virginia Military Institute ( ) Assistant Coach Year Overall Conference Postseason n/a n/a n/a n/a Virginia Military Institute (2010) Associate Head Coach Year Overall Conference Postseason n/a United States Naval Academy ( ) Associate Head Coach Year Overall Conference Postseason Patriot Champs, Regional n/a n/a n/a LONGWOOD BASEBALL (2015-Present) Head Coach Year Overall Conference Postseason Conference Tourn. Second Rd Conference Tourn. Semis N/A