2015 Longwood Baseball

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1 Games Longwood at Georgia Athens, Ga. March p.m. 2 p.m. 1 p.m Schedule F 13 at Tennessee Tech W 8-2 F 14 at Tennessee Tech L 8-7 F 14 at Tennessee Tech L 12-2 F 20 (at Emerson, Ga.) L 6-4 F 21 (at Emerson, Ga.) L 13-2 F 22 (at Emerson, Ga.) L 7-6 F 25 at James Madison W 6-5 F 28 (DH) L 1-0 (Morehead City, N.C.) W 3-0 M 1 (Morehead City, N.C.) W 6-2 M 3 at N.C. Central PPD M 4 at Richmond PPD 5/5 M 6 at Georgia SECN+/ESPN3 5 pm M 7 at Georgia SECN+/ESPN3 2 pm M 8 at Georgia SECN+/ESPN3 1 pm M 10 Norfolk State 3 pm M 13 at Campbell 6 pm M 14 at Campbell 4 pm M 15 at Campbell 2 pm M 17 at Norfolk State 3 pm M 18 at N.C. A&T 6 pm M 20 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 6 pm M 21 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 4 pm M 22 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 1 pm M 25 at VCU 6:30 pm M 27 HIGH POINT 6 pm M 28 HIGH POINT 4 pm M 29 HIGH POINT 1 pm M 31 JAMES MADISON 6 pm A 2 at Coastal Carolina 6 pm A 3 at Coastal Carolina 7 pm A 4 at Coastal Carolina 1 pm A 7 WILLIAM & MARY 6 pm A 10 N.C. A&T 6 pm A 11 N.C. A&T 4 pm A 12 N.C. A&T 1 pm A 14 N.C. Central 6 pm A 17 LIBERTY 6 pm A 18 LIBERTY 4 pm A 19 LIBERTY 1 pm A 21 at Virginia 6 pm A 24 at UNC Asheville 6 pm A 25 at UNC Asheville 3 pm A 26 at UNC Asheville 1 pm M 1 at N.C. State 7:30 pm M 2 at N.C. State 6:30 pm M 3 at N.C. State 1 pm M 8 at Gardner-Webb 6 pm M 9 at Gardner-Webb 6 pm M 10 at Gardner-Webb 1 pm M 12 at Duke 6 pm M 14 WINTOP 6 pm M 15 WINTOP 6 pm M 16 WINTOP 1 pm M Big South Tournament TBD Home games in BOLD CAPS *Big LongwoodLancers LongwoodLancers1839 Longwood Lancers (4-6, 0-0) Head Coach: Ryan Mau Mau s Record: 4-6 (1st year) -- At Longwood: same (1st year) -- vs. Georgia 0-0 In the Polls: BA: NR CB: NR NC: NR USA: NR Current Streak: W 2 Georgia Bulldogs (8-4, 0-0) Head Coach: Scott Stricklin Smith s Record: (11th year) -- At Georgia: (2nd year) -- vs. Longwood N/A In the Polls: BA: NR CB: NR NC: NR USA: NR Current Streak: W 2 Friday LWD: 23 - Aaron Myers Sr. RHP vs. UGA: 18 - Ryan Lawlor Jr. LHP Longwood faces Georgia for the first time in program history this weekend. The Bulldogs are just the second SEC program the Lancers have faced after defeating Tennessee 7-5 in The blue and white was forced to alter its schedule for a third consecutive week, postponing midweek games at N.C. Central and Richmond. Longwood won its first series of the year by defeating 6-2 on Sunday. PITCHING PROBABLES Saturday LWD: 32 - Travis Burnette Jr. RHP vs. UGA: 3 - Sean McLaughlin Jr. RHP LANCER LEADOFF Sunday LWD: TBA vs. UGA: TBA Longwood had a season high 14 base knocks in the rubber match with the Black Knights. The Lancers had three terrific starts in the series. Aaron Myers threw a complete game, Travis Burnette turned in a quality start and freshman Michael Catlin earned a win in his first career start. Longwood continues a stretch of 13-consecutive games away from home to open the season. THE PROJECTED ALIGNMENT Pos. Name Cl. B-T AVG. RBI Notes C Mac McCafferty So. R-R Longwood s only true catcher 1B Connar Bastaich Jr. R-R for-5, 2 RBI on Sunday vs. 2B C.J. Roth Jr. R-R Has reached base in all seven games Alex Lewis So. R-R Go-ahead two-run single at JMU SS Michael Osinski Fr. R-R for-4, 2 RBI on Sunday vs. LF Kyri Washington Jr. R-R Leads team with three multi-rbi games CF Colton Konvicka Jr. R-R Moved to leadoff spot in game two vs. RF Brandon Delk Sr. R-R Team-best five multi-hit games DH Travis Biddix Sr. R-R Has reached in all 10 games this season

2 SIZING UP THE SERIES Games Series... First Meeting Last Meeting... First Meeting.254 Batting Avg Opponent Batting Avg Runs Per Game Hits Per Game Walks Per Game Earned Run Avg Opponent ERA Strikeouts Per Game Opponent Strikeouts Per Game Walks Issued Per Game 3.4 Longwood Quick Facts UNIVERSITY Name... Longwood University City/Zip...Farmville, Va Founded 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 Revely IV (Princeton) Director of Athletics... Troy Austin (Duke) Athletics Phone...(434) Website... Program History Seasons of Baseball...36 First Season All-Time Record Division I Eligible (2008 First Season) Division I Record NCAA Tournament Appearances...6 (Division II) Division II World Series , 1991 GEORGIA ON MY MIND The Bulldogs are 6-4 on the season including an impressive series victory over No. 11 Florida State in Athens. Georgia is eyeing a return to prominence in the Southeastern Conference under second-year head coach Scott Stricklin. The Bulldogs finished and made a return to the SEC Tournament in Stricklin s inaugural campaign. Stricklin came to Athens via Kent State, where he led his alma mater to five NCAA appearances including a College World Series appearance in The Bulldogs have rode impressive pitching early this season. Georgia s combined ERA is just 2.28, 23rd best in the country. The red and black has also flashed a surprising offensive attack. The Bulldoges have nine home runs already this season, which places them firmly in the top-25 nationally. Georgia is led at the plate by sophomore center fielder Stephen Wrenn. The Bulldog is swinging at a.404 clip with a pair of doubles and triples. The Bulldogs are amongst the nation s leaders in fielding. Georgia picks it at a.988 percentage, good for fourth in Division I. STARTING PITCHING SHINES A week after Longwood s starting pitchers struggled in the series allowing a combined 16 runs, the Lancer staff rebounded in a big way against. Aaron Myers hurled a six-hit complete game and surrendered just a single run in a tough luck loss in the series opener. Travis Burnette provided his best start at Longwood going 7.1 scoreless innings and scattering six hits while striking out five. In Sunday s rubber match, freshman Michael Catlin picked up his first start and tossed a strong 5.1 innings of two-hit ball, allowing just two runs. Catlin improved to 2-0 on the season. BIDDIX COMES UP BIG Senior co-captain Travis Biddix hit his first career home run in the ninth inning of Longwood s comeback win over James Madison. The Lancers went on to score three times in the top of the ninth to take a 6-4 lead in the game. With the tying run at third base and the go-ahead run at second in the bottom of the ninth, Biddix blocked strike three in the dirt and tagged the batter for the final out in Lognwood s 6-5 victory. Biddix has reached safely in each of the Lancers 10 games this season. TEAM INFORMATION 2014 Overall Record Big South Record Home Record Away Record Starters Returning/Lost... 6/2 Pitchers Returning/Lost... 9/4 Letterwinners R/L...17/12 Newcomers...12 Coaching and Support Staff Head Coach... Ryan Mau Assistant Coach...Chad Oxendine Assistant Coach... Daniel Wood Volunteer Assistant Coach...Matt Rein Athletic Trainer...Kyle Cook Strength/Conditioning Coach...John Hark Charles Buddy Bolding Stadium Capacity Dimensions LF-RF LC-RC CF Surface...Natural Grass Athletics Communications Baseball Contact...Jacob Bell Office Phone...(434) Cell...(615) Assistant VP/Athletics Comm... Chris Cook Office Phone...(434) Cell...(434) Press Box Phone...(434)

3 Longwood Record When Overall Conference Home Away Nuetral Current Streak... W 2 Last Last Situational LWD scores first Opp. scores first LWD scores in 1st inn Opp. scores in 1st inn LWD scores 4+ runs LWD scores 3 runs or less LWD leads after 7 innings after 8 innings LWD trails after 7 innings after 8 innings Extra Innings Come-from-behind wins Win/Lose in final AB run games run games run games Games decided by vs. LH Starter vs. RH Starter More hits than opponent Fewer hits than opponent Hits are tied LWD has 10+ hits Opp. has 10+ hits LWD hits a home run Opp. hits a home run LWD quality start...3 Opp. quality start...4 LWD commits no errors Opp. commits no errors By Day Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Day Games Night Games Doubleheaders By Month February March April May By Jersey White Blue Gray AARON MYERS: BY THE BOOK The senior is on pace to break several career marks at Longwood. Myers currently sits second on the all-time saves list to New York Yankee prospect Mark Montgomery. That record is likely to stay intact though as Myers will lead the rotation on Friday nights. Myers finished 7-4 despite producing one of the most spectacular seasons in Longwood history, recording a 1.76 ERA, That is the lowest single-season mark in Lancers history for a starting pitcher (min. 50 IP). In the Division-I era, only closer Mark Montgomery has recorded a lower mark, with a 0.99 ERA in Longwood Single-Season ERA (min 50.0 IP) 1. Aaron Myers Dennis Hale Dennis Hale Myers is currently fourth on the career strikeouts list with 222 punchouts after overtaking Justin Bunch in game one versus. The Newport News native will take over third on the all-time list with three fanned batters on Saturday. Longwood Career Strikeouts 1. Brian McCullough Steve Mozucha Dennis Hale Aaron Myers Justin Bunch The sensational righty also has a chance to set a new record for career ERA at Longwood. With his 2.69 ERA, Myers actually has some wiggle room over current record holder, Mickey Roberts, who finished his career with a 2.85 ERA. One final mark that could fall to Myers is the BB/G record set by John Walker II at Myers currently issues 1.26 free passes per game. #KRUSHEDbyKYRI Junior right-fielder Kyri Washington is fifth in the nation in home runs through March 2. The local product out of Prospect, Va. dropped three over the wall in the first two games of the season at Tennessee Tech. Each of Washington s shots were to the opposite field on opening weekend. The slugger added his fourth long ball of the season against, sending a no-doubter over the left field fence. The Lancers left fielder also leads the club with nine RBI on the year. KONVICKA COMEBACk Center fielder Colton Konvicka looks to be back in his old form, after returning from a nagging hamstring issue a season ago. Konvicka is currently hitting a team-high.324 with a pair of doubles and a triple to this point in the season. With over 250 opportunities, Konvicka has committed just six errors in his career. He holds a.979 fielding percentage in his first two seasons and recorded a.992 mark in his freshman campaign. The speedy center fielder has moved to the top of the lineup after beginning the season in the nine-hole. Konvicka has also scored seven runs this season, second-most on the team. WELCOME TO LONGWOOD A trio of newcomers led the Lancers to a series victory over in the rubber match on Sunday. Freshmen Michael Catlin, and Michael Osinski along with junior colege transfer Connar Bastaich had big days in Longwood s 6-2 win. Catlin stepped into a starter s role for the first time and tossed 5.1 innings of tworun, two-hit baseball, earning the win in his first career start. The rookie southpaw struck out four Black Knights while walking just one and no-hit for the first four innings. At the plate, Osinski and Bastaich provided all the run support Catlin would need, combining for a 7-for-9 day with four RBI. Osinski busted the game open in the first with a two-run single to right center. The shortstop plated his first two RBI of the season on the two-out hit. Osinski finshed the game with a 3-for-4 outing, by far his best of the season and raised his batting average.140 points. Bastaich, who transferred from Potomac State College, has carved out a healthy role in the lineup through ten games. The right-handed hitting first baseman is batting at a.308 clip on the season. Bastaich provided a pair of RBI as well in the Sunday finale with going 4-for-5 on the day. The five-hole hitter also scored a run in the series clinching victory. PITCHING POWEr The starting rotation shapes up to be a strength for coach Ryan Mau s inaugural club. Mau has a history of solid staffs, most recently at Navy, where he led a group that topped the Patriot League in strikeouts three of the past four seasons. Mau has served as the pitching coach at each of his stops en route to Farmville.

4 Aaron Myers returns to lead the charge on Friday nights, after going 7-4 with a 1.76 ERA in Myers spun gem after gem, but fell victim to a lack of run support, picking up just 0.75 runs per game in his four losses. Behind Myers, senior Brandon Vick will answer the call on Sundays. Vick went just 4-7 last season, but much like Myers, fell victim to poor run support. Rounding out the rotation is Travis Burnette, who will step up on Saturdays. Burnette began 2014 as the closer before joining the rotation late in the season. Burnette went 1-2 in five starts, giving up 11 runs. Five of those came in a single game against Duke. If you remove the Duke game, Burnette recorded a respectable 3.00 ERA as a starter. BULLPEN BUILDUP Longwood s bullpen has been solid in the past four games for the blue and white. In Beginning with the series finale against, the relievers have allowed just two runs in 17.0 innings of work. Four Lancers scattered 10 hits across those 17.0 innings as Luke Simpson, Ryan Jones, Michael Catlin and Mitchell Kuebbing combined to provided excellent relief. The Lancers bullpen will benefit from some fresh arms in Freshman Michael Catlin has the ability to make an impact and join veterans Devin Gould and Mitchell Kuebbing as major hurlers out of the pen. Longwood brought in six rookie pitchers for the 2015 season. The six new arms are evenly split with three southpaws and three righties. Three freshmen made their Longwood debuts on opening weekend as Josh Covey, Michael Catlin and Chase McPherson saw action on the hill. FINDING A WAY ON BASE Three Lancers have reached base in each of the first ten games of the season. Travis Biddix hit in seven consecutive games to open the season, marking his career-long hit streak. Connar Bastaich and C.J. Roth join Biddix in reahcing safely in all seven games Big South Stolen Base Leaders 1. Brandon Angus VMI Colton Konvicka LWU Chris Coia RU Jordan Tarsovich VMI JJ Nazzaro GWU 19 Konvicka was caught stealing just three times in 2014, recording a success rate of 89-percent. That percentage was good enough for second in the Big South Conference amongst base stealers with a minimum 10 attempts. With 41 career steals, Konvicka is quickly approaching the top-10 in Longwood history, needing just 13 swiped bags to break into the rankings. The junior sits tied atop the Big South with five stolen bases this season. Konvicka nabbed a pair of bags in Longwood s wins over JMU and. MAKE EM EARN It Longwood struggled fielding the ball last season committing 87 errors. The Lancers finished 11th in the Big South with a fielding percentage of.958 and were picked just.950 in conference play. The Lancers fielding woes led to 53 unearned runs in In nine games, unearned runs were a difference maker in the decision. Longwood ranked 248 out of 296 Division I teams in fielding percentage. DIGGING THE LONG BALL Kyri Washington already has four homers to lead the Lancers and sit in the top-10 nationally in home runs. The Lancers lived on the long ball in 2014 and finished the year second in the Big South with 26 homers. Longwood s top two sluggers return in the form of Brandon Delk and Kyri Washington who combined for 15 of the Lancers 26 blasts Big South Home Runs (Team) 1. Liberty Longwood Radford Charleston Southern Gardner-Webb 20 Big South Standings Team overall Conference 1. Gardner-Webb Radford Campbell Presbyterian Coastal Carolina Winthrop Liberty Charleston Southern Longwood High Point UNC Asheville Batting Average 1. Radford Campbell Presbyterian Charleston Southern Gardner-Webb Liberty Longwood UNC Asheville High Point Coastal Carolina Winthrop.225 Fielding Percentage 1. Gardner-Webb Radford Presbyterian Coastal Carolina Campbell Winthrop Liberty Charleston Southern Longwood High Point UNC Asheville.934 CAN T CATCH KONVICKA Center fielder Colton Konvicka swiped 24 bases last season. That total ranked second in the Big South and 37th in the nation, despite Konvicka missing 11 games and battling a nagging hamstring.

5 MAU MANAGERIAL DEBUT Longwood head coach Ryan Mau is making his debut as a head coach after spending 12 years navigating the ranks. Mau is the fourth coach in Longwood Baseball history. Prior to arriving at Longwood, Mau spent the past four seasons in Annapolis, Md. as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator with the United States Naval Academy. At Navy, Mau s pitching staff lead the Patriot League in strikeouts three of the past four seasons. He also had the Pitcher of the Year in the form of Anthony Parenti. While serving as the recruiting coordinator, Navy reeled in three-straight top-100 recruiting classes. Maus is making his second coaching stop in Virginia after serving as an assistant with VMI from In 2010, Mau served as the associate head coach and helped the Keydets to a record. That year, VMI reached its highest national ranking ever at No. 26. NO TIME FOR INTRODUCTIONS The Lancers will be thrown into the fire early in Longwood plays a very tough schedule featuring nine of the top-100 teams in the RPI to end Non-conference series with the likes of Georgia and NC State combined with games at top-10 Virginia and Duke will certainly provide a challenge to the blue and white. Longwood faces four teams which made the NCAA Tournament last season, including Virginia who advanced all the way to the College World Series finals. GORILLA BALL Two Lancers finished near the top of the conference in long balls last season. Brandon Delk finished fourth on the leaderboard while teammate Kyri Washington was just behind in fifth Big South Home Run Leaders 1. Ryan Seiz LIB Alex Close LIB 9 2. Hunter Higgerson RU 9 4. Brandon Delk LWU 8 5. Danny Grauer LIB 7 5. Kyri Washington LWU 7 Washington currently sits tenth nationally with four home runs in The left fielder is looking for his first long-ball since the opening game of the series two weeks ago. A HOME FOR HARVELL As a freshman, Brandon Harvell was a journeyman and a utility player in every sense of the word. After starting at six different positions in 2014, Harvell has finally found a home as the starting shortstop. The nice thing with Harvell is the coaching staff can rest assured they have an option should any shuffling be necessary. Harvell started games at second, third and short as well as every outfield spot. KNOW YOUR NEWCOMERS Six Lancers made their debuts on opening weekend. Connar Bastaich, has started all ten games at first base and has reached in each of those ten games. Bastaich has already knocked in six runs as a Lancer. The smooth-swinging first baseman went 4-for-5 with a pair of RBI in the rubber match of the series. Bastaich currently holds the second-highest on-base percentage on the club at.400. As for the freshman, Michael Catlin figures to play a big role on the mound for the Lancers in Other notables include outfielder Hayes Nelson, who produced tremendous numbers at Hidden Valley High School in Roanoke, and infielder Sammy Miller who was battling for the job at shortstop in the fall. Catlin has quickly emerged as a reliable arm. The rookie southpaw has tossed 9.0 innings with a 3.00 ERA. Catlin picked up his first collegiate victory in Longwood s comeback win over James Madison. The following weekend, Catlin won his first career start by throwing 5.1 innings and allowing just two runs on two hits. Michael Osinski has started five games at shortstop for the Lancers. The rookie had his biggest day of the season going 3-for-4 with two RBI against on Sunday. The Vestal, N.Y. native is particularly good in the field with a strong arm. In the outfield, Hayes Nelson and Tyler Barry will provide solid depth behind the trio of veterans who will patrol the yard in Barry holds the Virginia High School League record for RBI in a single game with 11. TEE NAMED TO PERFECT GAME S TOP 100 LISTS Aaron Myers and Brandon Vick were picked to be among the top 100 senior prospects in college baseball by Perfect Game. Myers fell in at No. 45 while Vick was slotted at No. 78. Kyri Washington made an appearance on the junior list at No. 71. Perfect Game s top 100 prospects list is compiled based on projected Major League potential and not on past numerical performance. CAN T TOUCH THIS Ace Aaron Myers name is scattered throughout the Big South s list of top performers from The First Team All-Big South Selection is in the top five in strikeouts and opponent batting average from a season ago. Big South Strikeout Leaders 1. Matt Fraudin GWU Heath Bowers CAM Andrew Barnett GWU Aaron Myers LWU Ryan Thompson CAM 87 Big South Opp. Batting Avg. 1. Cas Silber HPU Reed Garrett VMI John McGillicuddy HPU Aaron Myers LWU Trey Lambert LIB.214 TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM Longwood finished 2014 with just 21 hit batsmen, by far the fewest in the Big South. UNC Asheville had 37 hit batters to nearly double-up the Lancers in 11th. The 21 hit batsmen were also the fewest in the country amongst all Division I schools. Only 28 schools in ANY NCAA Classification were hit by pitch fewer than 21 times. That means the Lancers ranked 887 out of 915 schools which play NCAA sanctioned baseball. To this point in 2015, the Lancers have already been hit-by-pitch 11 times. That puts the blue and white on pace for 61 hits batsmen, nearly three times more than last season s total. LONGWOOD TABS PAIR OF SENIORS AS 2015 CAPTAINS The Lancers have selected seniors Aaron Myers and Travis Biddix as the 2015 team captains. Myers will lead the Lancers in the weekend rotation as the Friday night starter. The righty went 7-4 with a 1.76 ERA in Myers has a chance to go down as one of the best pitchers in Longwood history with a solid senior campaign. Biddix is a middle infielder who has seen time with the Lancers in each of his previous three seasons. Biddix most productive season came as a freshman when he was one of three players to start all 48 games. He hit 250 with 14 RBI and scored 30 runs.

6 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School 1 Travis Biddix Sr. INF R/R Richmond, Va. / Mills E. Godwin 2 Brandon Harvell So. SS R/R Yorktown, Va. / York 3 Alex Lewis So. R/R Burke, Va. / Lake Braddock 4 Kemper Terry Fr. LHP L/L Collinsville, Va. / Bassett 5 Tyler Barry Fr. OF R/R Blacksburg, Va. / Blacksburg 6 Sammy Miller Fr. UT R/R Shrewsbury, Pa. / Susquehannock 7 Michael Osinski Fr. INF R/R Vestal, N.Y. / Vestal 8 Colton Konvicka Jr. CF R/R Richmond, Va. / Benedictine 9 Brandon Delk Sr. RF R/R Newport News, Va. / Warwick 10 Kyri Washington Jr. LF R/R Prospect, Va. / Grafton 11 Connar Bastaich Jr. 1B R/R Midlothian, Va. / Potomac State College 12 Mac McCafferty So. C L/R Stevens, Pa. / Lancaster Catholic 13 Devin Gould So. RHP R/R Fairfax Station, Va. / South County 14 Dylan Caruso Jr. RHP R/R Appomattox, Va. / Appomattox County 15 C.J. Roth Jr. 2B L/R Yorktown, Va. / Grafton 17 Ryan Jones So. RHP R/R Fredericksburg, Va. / Stafford 22 Garrett Paul So. 1B/RHP S/R Fallston, Md. / Calvert Hall College HS 23 Aaron Myers Sr. RHP R/R Newport News, Va. / Denbigh 24 Michael Catlin Fr. LHP L/L New Market, Md. / Oakdale 27 Josh Covey Fr. RHP R/R Waldorf, Md. / Riverdale Baptist 28 Mitchell Kuebbing So. RHP R/R Burlington, Ky. / St. Henry District 29 Hayes Nelson Fr. OF R/R Roanoke, Va. / Hidden Valley 31 Allen Ellis Jr. RHP R/R Mechanicsville, Va. / Hanover 32 Travis Burnette Jr. RHP/OF R/R Lynchburg, Va. / Brookville 33 Brandon Vick Sr. LHP L/L Newport News, Va. / Warwick 34 Luke Simpson So. RHP R/R Danville, Va. / Tunstall 35 Chase McPherson Fr. LHP L/L Richmond, Va. / J.R. Tucker 44 Michael Colombi Fr. RHP R/R Moriches, N.Y. / Center Moriches 45 Zach Potojecki Fr. RHP R/R Danville, Va. / Chatham COACHING STAFF Name Title Year Alma Mater Ryan Mau Head Coach First Season College of Charleston, 00 Chad Oxendine Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator First Season Coastal Carolina, 04 Daniel Wood Assistant Coach First Season Tennessee Wesleyan, 10 Matt Rein Volunteer Assistant Second Season Coastal Carolina, 13 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Brandon HARVELL har-velle Michael OSINSKI oh-sin-skee Colton KONVICKA kun-vick-uh Connar BASTAICH BAA-stitch (like bad) Devin GOULD GOLD Mitchell KUEBBING KIBB-ing Michael CATLIN KAT-lin Josh COVEY KUHV-ee Michael COLOMBI kuh-luhm-bee Chase MCPHERSON mick-fear-son Zach POTOJECKI POE-tuh-jeck-ee Matt REIN RY-an Ryan MAU MAOW (rhymes with now)

7 Left Switch Right McCafferty Biddix Roth Harvell Lewis Barry Miller Osinski Konvicka Delk Washington Bastaich Nelson Burnette LANCERS AT THE PLATE STREAKING Active hitting streaks Name Game Started Games None Active reached base streaks Travis Biddix 2/13/15 - Tenn. Tech 10 Connar Bastaich 2/13/15 - Tenn. Tech 10 C.J. Roth 2/13/15 - Tenn. Tech 10 Colton Konvicka 2/22/ Extra Base Hits Name 2B Total Washington Biddix Konvicka Delk Lewis Roth Multi-Hit Games Name Total Delk Konvicka Washington Bastaich Roth Harvell Biddix Osinski Lewis Multi-RBI Games Name Total Washington Biddix Bastaich Osinski Lewis Career Multi-Hit Games Name Total Delk Washington Konvicka Roth Biddix Burnette McCafferty Lewis Harvell Bastaich Osinski Home Run Breakdown Total home runs... 5 Solo home runs run home runs run home runs...0 Grand slams...0 Back-to-back...0 First inning...0 Second inning...0 Third inning...0 Fourth inning...0 Fifth inning... 1 Sixth inning...0 Seventh inning... 1 Eighth Inning...0 Ninth Inning... 2 Extra innings...0 Leadoff home runs... 1 Pinch-hit home runs...0 Walk-off home runs...0 vs. RHP... 1 vs. LHP out out out... 1 Career Multi-RBI Games Name Total Delk Washington Konvicka Roth Biddix Lewis McCafferty Harvell Bastaich Burnette Osinski Home Run Tracker Name Total Solo 2R 3R GS 7th inn. or later Game Tying Game Winning Kyri Washington Travis Biddix

8 THE BATTER S EYE SLUGGER SPOTLIGHT 11 Connar Bastaich 2015 Season Avg AB R H 2B RBI SLG% BB HBP SO OB% for-5 with 2 RBI in game three vs. Has reached base in all 10 games this season Third on team with six RBI on the season NOTABLES AT THE DISH KYRI KRUSHING Junior left fielder Kyri Washington is second in the country with four home runs through Feb. 26. Known for his raw power, especially to the pull field, Washington clubbed all three of his long balls to the opposite field. Washington is over halfway to his 2014 home run total of seven long balls. DOUBLING DOWN Kyri Washington posted 18 two-baggers in Washington now owns two of the top eight marks in Longwood s single season record book for doubles. The junior left fielder ripped his first double of the season in game three of the series. That gives Washington 36 career doubles. At this pace, Washington is on track to shatter the career doubles record of 57, currently held by Adrian Watikins. Washington should break into the top-10 this season, needing 10 doubles to reach 10th place Brian Medley. BIDDIX BECOMING A PRESENCE Senior Travis Biddix has had a long and winding road during his time at Longwood. Biddix started every game as a freshman, but is just now returning to the everday lineup for the first time since his rookie yera. Biddix hit the game-tying home run in the top of the ninth at JMU. Longwood s co-captain opened the season with a career-long seven game hit streak. That mark is also the longest by any Lancer this season. TRIPLE TEAt Second baseman C.J. Roth is closing in on the top-10 in career triples. The junior has five three-baggers in his first two seasons as a Lancer. Roth needs two triples to reach a tie for 10th in the record books. TWO-OUT TALLIES The Lancers have scored 17 times with two outs in their first ten ball games. Longwood has knocked 37 two-out hits over the first seven games, good for a.316 clip. Travis Biddix and Michael Osinski lead the way at.500, going 4-for-8 in two-out situations. Brandon Delk has six two-out knocks to top the list for the Lancers. Five Lancers have two, two-out RBI thus far. Biddix, Konvicka, Delk, Washington and Lewis each have plated a pair of runs with two down this season. SURPRISING SLUGGEr One of fall ball s biggest surprises was transfer Connar Bastaich. The Midlothian native comes to Longwood after a stop at Potomac State College of WVU, and quickly earned the starting nod at first. Bastaich hit.360 in his final season at Potomac State. The junior has also displayed above-average pop, proving a capable replacement for Alex Owens, who graduated following last season. Bastaich has spent the first seven games in the two spot in Longwood s order. The newcomer already has four RBI as a Lancer and has displayed a nifty glove at first. SETTING THE TABLE C.J. Roth was a big part of Longwood s offensive success the first weekend. Roth hit.417 out of the leadoff spot and score three runs. Since taking over the leadoff spot, Colton Konvicka has gone 5-for-16 with six runs scored and an RBI.

9 ON THE HILL THE ROTATION FRIDAY 23 Aaron Myers ERA 21.1 IP Senior RHP Newport News, Va. Starters by the Numbers (2014) Wins Innings Pitched Quality Starts Complete Games... 7 Shutouts...1 Combined ERA BA Against Last Outing Feb. 28 vs. - L 1-0 L ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr wp bk hbp ibb Last Five Outings ERA ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr wp bk hbp ibb Aaron Myers (2014) BA Against Quality Starts Complete Games...4 Shutouts...1 Allowed...4 With Runners On... With RISP... IP per Start Pitches per Start Saturday 32 Travis Burnette ERA 16.1 IP Junior RHP Lynchburg, Va. Last Outing Feb. 28 vs. - W 3-0 W ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr wp bk hbp ibb Travis Burnette (2014) BA Against Quality Starts...1 Complete Games...0 Shutouts...0 Allowed...2 With Runners On... With RISP... IP per Start Pitches per Start Last Five Outings ERA ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr wp bk hbp ibb SUNDAY TBA

10 Bullpen by the Numbers Total Appearances Saves/Opportunites... 3/3 1st Batter Faced/Retired...23/15 Inherited/Scored... 25/9 BA Against ERA Saves/Opportunities Luke Simpson... 1/1 Mitchell Kuebbing... 1/1 Ryan Jones... 1/1 LEFT THE BULLPEN Kemper Terry Michael Catlin Chase McPherson Brandon Vick RIGHT Devin Gould Dylan Caruso Ryan Jones Josh Covey Mitchell Kuebbing Allen Ellis Luke Simpson Michael Colombi Zach Potojecki 1st Batter Faced/Retired Michael Catlin...4/4 Mitchell Kuebbing... 5/3 Luke Simpson... 4/2 Ryan Jones... 3/3 Devin Gould... 2/0 Josh Covey... 1/1 Allen Ellis... 1/0 Garrett Paul... 1/1 Zach Potojecki... 1/0 Dylan Caruso... 1/1 Inherited Runners/Scored Mitchell Kuebbing... 6/1 Michael Catlin... 3/0 Ryan Hones... 4/1 Garrett Paul... 3/3 Josh Covey... 2/0 Allen Ellis... 2/0 Luke Simpson... 2/1 Devin Gould...2/2 Chase McPherson... 1/1 ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr wp bk hbp ibb at Tenn. Tech at Tenn. Tech at Tenn. Tech vs vs vs at James Madison vs vs vs Relief ERA Josh Covey Dylan Caruso Ryan Jones Michael Catlin Luke Simpson Zach Potojecki Mitchell Kuebbing Devin Gould Allen Ellis Chase McPherson Big South Pitching Ranks ERA 9th 4.90 Opp BA 8th.261 Strike Outs 8th 67 Saves 3rd 3 BB Allowed 11th 201 Who s Hot 17 Ryan Jones Last Outing March 1 vs. (S,1) IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 36 pitches Last Five ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr wp bk hbp ibb team w-l sv era

11 LANCERS GAME-BY-GAME The Automated ScoreBook Team Game-by-Game for Longwood (as of Mar 01, 2015) Batting (All games) Date Opponent ab r h rbi 2b 3b hr tb bb ibb sb cs hbp sac sf gdp k po a e lob avg Feb 13 at Tennessee Tech Feb 14 at Tennessee Tech Feb 14 at Tennessee Tech Feb 20 vs Feb 21 vs Feb 22 vs Feb 25 at James Madison Feb 28 vs Feb 28 vs Mar 01 vs Totals The Automated ScoreBook Team Game-by-Game for Longwood (as of Mar 01, 2015) Pitching (All games) Date Opponent ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr wp bk hbp dp ibb score w-l sv era Feb 13 at Tennessee Tech Feb 14 at Tennessee Tech Feb 14 at Tennessee Tech Feb 20 vs Feb 21 vs Feb 22 vs Feb 25 at James Madison Feb 28 vs Feb 28 vs Mar 01 vs Totals

12 RYAN MAU HEAD COACH -- 1st season Fourth head coach in Longwood Baseball History 12 years of collegiate coaching experience Career Record: 0-0 Longwood Record: 0-0 Career Notes Spent the past four seasons at the United States Naval Academy as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Served as the pitching and catching coach with the Midshipmen 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 Returns to Virginia after previously serving as the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator at VMI from Helped the Keydets to the second-most wins in school history when they finished in 2010 Also assisted VMI to its highest-ever national ranking at No. 26 Served as an assistant coach at Marist College in , helping the Red Foxes to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles Mau began his coaching career career in the Big South Conference with Charleston Southern University in 2003 Pitched for the College of Charleston from , going with a 3.66 ERA MAU S COACHING CAREER Charleston Southern (2003) Pitching and Catching Coach Year Overall Conference Postseason n/a Marist College ( ) Pitching and Catching Coach Year Overall Conference Postseason MAAC Runner-up MAAC Champ, Regional Viginia Military Institute ( ) Assistant Coach Year Overall Conference Postseason n/a n/a n/a n/a Viginia 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

13 1 Travis Biddix Utility Infielder R-R Junior Richmond, Va. Selected a team captain for 2015 along with fellow senior Aaron Myers Started 48 games as a freshman, producing his best season at the plate Brother, Tyler, played baseball at the University of Virginia Became a regular pinch-hitter in at James Madison at James Madison At Bats 5 (2x) 2/25/15 at JMU Hits 2 2/13/15 at Tenn. Tech Runs 2 2/22/15 vs. RBI 2 2/13/15 at Tenn. Tech 2B 1 2/13/15 at Tenn. Tech 1 2/25/15 at JMU At Bats 6 3/11/12 Niagra Hits 3 4/27/12 UMES Runs 4 3/27/12 N.C. Central RBI 2 (3x) 2/13/15 at Tenn. Tech 2B 1 (10x) 2/13/15 at Tenn. Tech 0 N/A N/A 1 2/25/15 at JMU SEASON Avg GP GS AB R H 2B RBI SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB PO A E FLD% Total

14 2 Brandon Harvell Shortstop R-R Sophomore Yorktown, Va. Started games at six different positions as a freshman Saw time at second, short, third and every outfield position in 2014 Slated as the everyday shortstop in 2015, where he started 11 games in 14 Will spray the ball all over the field at the plate, hits for average James Madison James Madison At Bats 4 (2x) 2/14/15 at Tenn. Tech Hits 2 2/14/15 at Tenn. Tech Runs 1 2/28/15 vs. -2 RBI 1 (2x) 2/14/15 at Tenn. Tech 2B At Bats 5 3/05/14 at N.C. Central Hits 3 4/02/14 Richmond Runs 2 4/23/14 N.C. Central RBI 2 3/15/14 CSU 2B 1 (2x) 4/25/14 Presbyterian 1 5/17/14 at Winthrop 1 4/18/14 at VMI SEASON Avg GP GS AB R H 2B RBI SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB PO A E FLD% Total

15 3 Alex Lewis Third Base R-R Sophomore Burke, Va. Platooned at third before eventually earning the starting job outright Showed good potential at the plate Solid contact hitter, puts the ball in play regularly James Madison James Madison At Bats 4 (6x) 3/1/15 vs. Hits 2 2/21/15 vs. Runs 2 2/13/15 at Tenn. Tech RBI 2 2/25/15 at JMU 2B 1 2/13/15 at Tenn. Tech At Bats 6 3/16/14 CSU Hits 3 (2x) 4/26/14 Presbyterian Runs 2 (5x) 2/13/15 at Tenn. Tech RBI 3 (2x) 3/08/14 ohio 2B 2 5/16/14 at Winthrop N/A N/A SEASON Avg GP GS AB R H 2B RBI SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB PO A E FLD% Total

16 4 Kemper Terry Left Handed Pitcher L-L Freshman Collinsville, Va. One of three freshmen southpaws brought in for 2015 First-Team All-State as a junior with a 1.42 ERA and 73 K Conference 24 Player of the Year as a Senior Opp. IP H R ER BB SO 2B James Madison Opp. IP H R ER BB SO 2B James Madison At Bats Hits Runs RBI 2B At Bats Hits Runs RBI 2B SEASON Avg GP GS AB R H 2B RBI SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB PO A E FLD%

17 5 Tyler Barry Outfield R-R Freshman Blacksburg, Va. Hit.314 as a senior at Blacksburg High with six home runs Finished third in home runs in VHSL as a senior Co-holder of the VHSL record for most-rbi in a single game with 11 Named to Perfect Game USA Atlantic Region Honorable Mention Team James Madison @@ James Madison At Bats 1 2/21/15 vs. Hits 1 2/21/15 vs. Runs RBI 2B At Bats 1 2/21/15 vs. Hits 1 2/21/15 vs. Runs RBI 2B SEASON Avg GP GS AB R H 2B RBI SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB PO A E FLD% Total

18 6 Sammy Miller Utility R-R Freshman Shrewsbury, Va. Three-sport high school standout: Baseball, Football and Wrestling Two-time York-Adams Interscholastic Athletic Assoc. Player of the Year Played in Big 26 Classic for Team Pennsylvania Holds Susquehannock record for hits, doubles, triples, RBI, stolen bases Grandson of William & Mary Hall of Famer Bob Hardage Opp. AB R H 2B RBI BB So SB James Madison Pinch Runner James Madison Pinch Runner At Bats 2 2/21/15 vs. Hits 1 2/21/15 vs. Runs RBI 2B At Bats 2 2/21/15 vs. Hits 1 2/21/15 vs. Runs RBI 2B SEASON Avg GP GS AB R H 2B RBI SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB PO A E FLD% Total

19 7 Michael Osinski Shortstop R-R Freshman Vestal, N.Y. One of two freshmen shortstops Class AA, Section 4 All-Star and All-Conference as junior at Vestal Senior High May push for starting job by season s end James Madison James Madison At Bats 4 3/1/15 vs. Hits 3 3/1/15 vs. Runs 1 2/25/15 at JMU RBI 2 3/1/15 vs. 2B At Bats 4 3/1/15 vs. Hits 3 3/1/15 vs. Runs 1 2/25/15 at JMU RBI 2 3/1/15 vs. 2B SEASON Avg GP GS AB R H 2B RBI SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB PO A E FLD% Total

20 8 Colton Konvicka Center Field R-R Junior Richmond, Va. Gap-to-Gap range in center, can track down any fly ball Havoc on the basepaths, stole a team best 24 bases in 2014 On pace to break into top-10 in career steals this season Experimented with switch-hitting last season Battled injury in 2014 leading to decreased production James Madison James Madison At Bats 5 2/25/15 at JMU Hits 2 (4x) 3/1/15 vs. Runs 2 (2x) 2/25/15 at JMU RBI 1 (3x) 2/25/15 at JMU 2B 1 (2x) 2/25/15 at JMU 1 2/13/15 at Tenn. Tech At Bats 6 (3x) 5/13/14 James Madison Hits 5 5/22/13 High Point Runs 4 5/22/13 High Point RBI 2 (8x) 4/05/14 at Gardner-Webb 2B 2 5/22/13 High Point 1 (5x) 2/13/15 at Tenn. Tech 1 (2x) 5/10/13 at Presbyterian SEASON Avg GP GS AB R H 2B RBI SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB PO A E FLD% Total

21 9 Brandon Delk Right Field R-R Senior Newport News, Va. Led Lancers with 8 home runs last season Very consistent at the plate On pace to become all-time leader in at-bats (692) James Madison James Madison At Bats 5 (5x) 2/28/15 vs. Hits 2 (4x) 2/25/15 at JMU Runs 1 (2x) 2/20/15 vs. RBI 1 (4x) 2/28/15 vs B 1 (2x) 2/25/15 at JMU At Bats 6 3/16/14 CSU Hits 4 (3x) 3/12/14 Norfolk State Runs 4 3/13/13 Norfolk State RBI 5 2/22/14 Marist 2B 2 3/13/13 Norfolk State 1 (4x) 4/23/14 N.C. Central 2 4/11/12 at VMI SEASON Avg GP GS AB R H 2B RBI SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB PO A E FLD% Total

22 10 Kyri Washington Left Field R-R Junior Prospect, Va. Played in the Cape Cod League this summer Incredible raw power, smooth swing Looking for breakout year in middle of the lineup No. 73 MLB prospect amongst juniors according to Perfect Game James Madison James Madison At Bats 5 (3x) 2/25/15 at JMU Hits 3 2/21/15 vs. Runs 2 (4x) 3/1/15 vs. RBI 3 2/13/15 at Tenn. Tech 2B 1 3/1/15 vs. 2 2/13/15 at Tenn. Tech At Bats 6 3/16/14 CSU Hits 4 3/15/14 CSU Runs 3 2/22/14 Marist RBI 5 5/15/13 Old Dominion 2B 2 (6x) 4/27/14 Presbyterian 1 4/23/14 N.C. Central 2 (2x) 2/13/15 at Tenn. Tech SEASON Avg GP GS AB R H 2B RBI SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB PO A E FLD% Total

23 11 Connar Bastaich First Base R-R Junior Midlothian, Va. Transferred from Potomac State College of WVU Expected to be major contributor Hit over.300 both seasons at Potomac State Good pop and an RBI machine James Madison At Bats 5 (3x) 3/1/15 vs. Hits 4 3/1/15 vs. Runs 2 2/13/15 at Tenn. Tech RBI 2 (2x) 3/1/15 vs James Madison B At Bats Hits Runs RBI 2B same as above SEASON Avg GP GS AB R H 2B RBI SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB PO A E FLD% 2013(JC) (JC) Total

24 12 Mac McCafferty Catcher L-R Sophomore Stevens, Pa. Started at catcher as a freshman Solid defensive catcher Only true catcher on the roster James Madison James Madison At Bats 4 2/28/15 vs. - 2 Hits 1 (3x) 2/21/15 vs. Runs 1 (2x) 2/22/15 vs. RBI 1 2/21/15 vs. 2B At Bats 5 (2x) 4/23/14 N.C. Central Hits 3 (2x) 3/23/14 Campbell Runs 2 (2x) 4/23/14 N.C. Central RBI 3 3/16/14 CSU 2B 1 2/28/14 at Wofford N/A 1 3/12/14 Norfolk State SEASON Avg GP GS AB R H 2B RBI SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB PO A E FLD% Total