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Longwood Lancers
2023 Longwood Lancers baseball team
Founded1978
UniversityLongwood University
Head coachChad Oxendine (2nd season)
ConferenceBig South Conference
LocationFarmville, Virginia
Home stadiumBolding Stadium
(Capacity: 500)
NicknameLancers
ColorsBlue and white[1]
   
College World Series appearances
Division II: 1982
NCAA regional champions
Division II: 1982
NCAA Tournament appearances
Division II: 1982, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993

The Longwood Lancers baseball team represents Longwood University, which is located in Farmville, Virginia. The Lancers are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the Big South Conference. They began competing in Division I in 2005 and joined the Big South Conference in 2013 after 8 seasons as an independent.

The Longwood Lancers play all home games on campus at Buddy Bolding Stadium. The Lancers have played in 4 Big South Tournaments, reaching the semifinals in 2016 where they would lose to eventual Big South Conference and national champion Coastal Carolina.

Since the program's inception in 1978, one Lancer have gone on to play in Major League Baseball, outfielder Michael Tucker. Ten Lancers have been drafted, including Michael Tucker who was selected tenth overall in the 1992 Major League Baseball draft.

Conference membership history (Division I only)

Buddy Bolding Stadium

Main article: Bolding Stadium

Buddy Bolding Stadium is a baseball stadium on the Longwood University campus in Farmville, Virginia that seats approximately 500 people. It was opened on March 12, 1994 with an 8–3 win over Davis & Elkins (WV).[2]

Head coaches (Division I only)

Records taken from the 2020 Longwood Year-by-Year Results[3]

Season Coach Years Record Pct.
2005–2013 Buddy Bolding 9 231–213–1 .520
2014 Brian McCullough 1 22–33 .400
2015–2021 Ryan Mau 7 122–219 .358
2022–present Chad Oxendine 1 20–33 .377
Totals 4 coaches 18 seasons 374–453–1 .452

Year-by-year NCAA Division I results

Records taken from the 2020 Longwood Year-by-Year Results[3]

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Independent (2005–2012)
2005 Buddy Bolding 16–32
2006 Buddy Bolding 23–27
2007 Buddy Bolding 34–19
2008 Buddy Bolding 23–26–1
2009 Buddy Bolding 26–22
2010 Buddy Bolding 28–20
2011 Buddy Bolding 28–18
2012 Buddy Bolding 27–21
Big South Conference (2013–present)
2013 Buddy Bolding 26–28 12–12 7th Big South Tournament
2014 Brian McCullough 22–33 9–18 T-10th
2015 Ryan Mau 22–34 9–15 8th Big South Tournament
2016 Ryan Mau 32–27 14–10 T-2nd Big South Tournament
2017 Ryan Mau 19–34 7–17 10th
2018 Ryan Mau 17–38 9–18 8th Big South Tournament
2019 Ryan Mau 11–41 5–22 10th
Total: 354–420–1

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Awards and honors (Division I only)

Big South First-Team All-Conference

Year Position Name
2013 3B Alex Owens
2014 SP Aaron Myers
2016 SP Travis Burnette

Taken from the 2019 Longwood Baseball Stat Records - DI Awards.[4] Updated March 11, 2020.

Lancers in the Major Leagues

= All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer
Athlete Years in MLB MLB Teams
Michael Tucker 1995–2006 Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets

Taken from Baseball Reference.[5] Updated March 11, 2020.

See also

References

  1. ^ Longwood University Visual Brand Guide (PDF). Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Lancer Stadium". Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Longwood Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "Longwood Baseball Stat Records DI Awards" (PDF). Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  5. ^ "Longwood University (Farmville, VA) Baseball Players". Retrieved March 11, 2020.
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