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FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University senior baseball standout Brant Jones|Richmond (Monacan) has been named to the 2nd-Team of the All-Valley League for 2010. Playing third base for the Haymarket Senators, he is hitting .355 with the five home runs, two triples, seven doubles, 38 RBI, and 29 runs scored while posting a .539 slugging percentage and a .410 on-base percentage. Jones has started 33 of 34 games for Haymarket (33-15), currently playing in the semifinals of the prestigious wooden bat league against Front Royal. ]]>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:41:40 GMThttp://www.longwoodlancers.com/news/2010/7/28/BB_0728103820.aspxBaseball

FARMVILLE, Va. -- Former Longwood University baseball standout Phil Cerreto|Midlothian has been named the Appalachian League's Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending July 25. He hit safely in all seven games while batting .481 (13-27) with two home runs, four doubles, 10 RBI, and five runs scored for Johnson City (Tenn.) as the Cardinals won four of seven. Additionally, Longwood senior baseball standout Brant Jones|Richmond (Monacan) has been named the Valley Baseball League's Player of the Week for week seven (July 19-25). He hit .467 (14-30) with four home runs, one triple, one double, and 12 RBI for Haymarket as the Senators won five of six games. ]]>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:29:57 GMThttp://www.longwoodlancers.com/news/2010/7/14/BB_0714101123.aspxBaseball

FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University junior Mark Montgomery|Williamsburg (Bruton) has been selected to play in the 2010 Coastal Plain League (CPL) All-Star Game July 20 at McNair Field in Forest City, North Carolina. The right-handed pitcher has enjoyed great success as a closer this summer for the Edenton (N.C.) Steamers in the wooden bat league. Montgomery, who will play for the National CPL team against the American side, was 1-1 with a 1.61 ERA and 12 saves through July 13 while helping Edenton to a record of 27-12. He has made 20 appearances while pitching 22.1 innings with 41 strikeouts (16.52), limiting opponents to a .082 batting average. Montgomery ranks second in CPL saves, and is tied for second in appearances, games in relief (20), and games finished (17). Mark is the son of Ron and Glenna Montgomery of Williamsburg. ]]>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:08:03 GMThttp://www.longwoodlancers.com/news/2010/6/29/BB_0629102443.aspxBaseball

FARMVILLE, Va. -- Former Longwood University baseball standout Phil Cerreto/Midlothian was named to the 2010 VaSID University Division All-State Second-Team as chosen by the Virginia College Sports Information Directors (VaSID). A third baseman, he hit a team-best .414 with 10 home runs, a school-record 24 doubles, and 60 RBI as a senior with the Lancers during 2010. Cerreto started all 48 games for Longwood this year with a .715 slugging percentage and a .477 on-base percentage, adding 42 runs, one triple, 27 walks (eight intentional), seven sacrifice flies, one sacrifice hit, and six of seven stolen bases. He led the Lancers with 23 multi-hit games and 16 multi-RBI games, as well as in batting average, home runs, doubles, RBI, total bases (133), slugging percentage, on-base percentage, sacrifice flies, games, starts, and his total plate appearances (223). Phil was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 40th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft June 9. ]]>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:20:49 GMThttp://www.longwoodlancers.com/news/2010/6/22/BB_0622100054.aspxBaseball

FARMVILLE, Va. -- Former Longwood University baseball standout Lance Harting/Ballston Spa, N.Y. was recently named to the 2010 ABCA/Rawlings All-East Region Second-Team. A right-handed pitcher, he finished his senior season with a perfect 10-0 record on the mound while compiling a 3.11 earned run average through 81.0 innings with 59 strikeouts and 23 walks. Harting made 22 appearances, including eight starts, with five complete games and one shutout while limiting opponents to a .243 average. He led the Lancers’ pitching staff in wins, winning percentage (1.000), ERA, appearances, innings, and strikeouts as well as fewest hits, walks, runs, and earned runs allowed. Harting was also perfect in the field with no errors in 41 chances from the mound with 12 putouts and 29 assists along with one pickoff. His unbeaten pitching record was only the second in the program’s history while the 10 wins rank fourth-best all-time. Lance is the son of Jack and Gail Harting of Ballston Spa, New York. ]]>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:57:48 GMThttp://www.longwoodlancers.com/news/2010/6/16/BB_0616102647.aspxBaseball

FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University junior baseball standout Mark Montgomery/Williamsburg (Bruton) has been named the Coastal Plain League's Rawlings Co-Pitcher of the Week for June 7-13. He earned four saves in four opportunities for the Edenton (N.C.) Steamers last week. The 5-11, 195-pound right-hander worked 4.0 scoreless innings, allowing no hits with seven strikeouts and two walks en route to his four saves. ]]>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:13:57 GMThttp://www.longwoodlancers.com/news/2010/6/9/BB_0609103554.aspxBaseball

FARMVILLE, Va. -- Former Longwood University baseball standout Phil Cerreto/Midlothian was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 40th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft Wednesday during the final day of the three-day, 50-round amateur draft. The 6-1, 195-pound third baseman hit .414 with 10 home runs, a school-record 24 doubles, and 60 RBI as a senior with the Lancers during 2010. Cerreto, the draft’s 1,219th overall selection, becomes the eighth Longwood baseball player to ever be drafted, and the first since 2006. Phil is the son of Stephen Cerreto and Madge Zacharias. ]]>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:31:35 GMThttp://www.longwoodlancers.com/news/2010/5/21/BB_0521102132.aspxBaseball

JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Longwood University split a season-ending baseball doubleheader on the road at Saint Peter’s University of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Friday in Jersey City, New Jersey. The Lancers (28-20) won the first game 13-6 on the strength of three hits and three RBI from senior Scott Kimble/Spotsylvania (Spotsylvania), including a home run and triple, along with a complete-game effort on the mound by senior right-handed pitcher Lance Harting/Ballston Spa, N.Y. (Ballston Spa) who finished his final season with a perfect record of 10-0. The Peacocks (18-34) won the second game 10-0 to earn the split of the two games as Longwood completed its 2010 campaign with the action in New Jersey. ]]>Fri, 21 May 2010 19:15:22 GMThttp://www.longwoodlancers.com/news/2010/5/20/BB_0520103311.aspxBaseball

JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Longwood University split a baseball doubleheader on the road at Saint Peter’s University of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Thursday in Jersey City, New Jersey. The Lancers (27-19) won the first game 13-7 on the strength of two hits and three RBI each from senior Casey Havers/Thorofare, N.J. (West Deptford) and sophomore Dustin Sollars/Midlothian (Cosby). The Peacocks (17-33) won the second game 8-4 to earn the split of the two games. Longwood and Saint Peter’s will play another doubleheader on Friday, May 21, in New Jersey beginning at 1 p.m.. ]]>Thu, 20 May 2010 19:27:03 GMThttp://www.longwoodlancers.com/news/2010/5/17/BB_0517102638.aspxBaseball

FARMVILLE, Va.-- The scheduled Longwood University home baseball game against visiting Campbell University at Bolding Stadium in Farmville for this evening, Tuesday (May 18), at 6 p.m. has been canceled due to the recent rain and unplayable wet field conditions. It was to have been the home finale for the Lancers (26-18) against the Fighting Camels of the Atlantic Sun Conference. Longwood will now complete its 2010 campaign later this week on the road in Jersey City, New Jersey, playing back-to-back doubleheaders at Saint Peter’s University of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference on Thursday and Friday, May 20-21, with action both days starting at 1 p.m.. ]]>Tue, 18 May 2010 08:21:21 GMT