Longwood Lancers softball

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Longwood Lancers
Longwood Lancers wordmark.svg
University Longwood University
Head coachDr. Megan Brown (4th season)
Conference Big South
Location Farmville, VA
Home stadium Lancer Field (Capacity: 300)
Nickname Lancers
ColorsBlue and white [1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
Division I: 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
Division II: 2002, 2003
Conference Tournament championships
Big South: 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
CVAC: 2002, 2003
Regular Season Conference championships
Big South: 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023
CVAC: 2003

The Longwood Lancers softball team is the college softball team which represents Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. The school's team currently competes in the Big South Conference, having done so since the 2013 season. They have been led since 2020 by Megan Brown.

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History

Lancer Field Lancer Field.jpg
Lancer Field

The softball team was first fielded in 1981. They were members of Division II through the 2004 season, when they (along with other Longwood Lancers teams) began a transition to Division I. They previously competed in the Division II Carolinas–Virginia Athletic Conference from 1996 through 2003; in their final two seasons in CVAC, they won the tournament championship, as well as the 2003 regular season championship, and competed in the NCAA Division II Softball Championship each year. [2]

In their first season of membership in the Big South Conference, Longwood won the tournament championship. Two years later, they repeated the feat, in addition winning their first Big South regular season championship, and their first NCAA Division I Softball Championship victory, beating Virginia Tech. The following year, they again repeated as regular season and tournament champions; in the 2016 NCAA Tournament, the Lancers advanced to the regional finals, where they fell to James Madison.

Postseason

Longwood competing against North Carolina in the 2016 NCAA tournament. Longwood Softball vs North Carolina, 2016.jpg
Longwood competing against North Carolina in the 2016 NCAA tournament.

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Lancers have appeared in the NCAA Division I softball tournament four times. Their record is 5–10.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2013 Regional First Round
Regional Consolation
Tennessee
James Madison
L 0–9
L 0–5
2015 Regional First Round
Regional Consolation
Regional Second Round
Tennessee
Virginia Tech
Utah
L 0–2
W 6–4 (8)
L 0–2
2016 Regional First Round
Regional Consolation
Regional Second Round
Regional Finals
North Carolina
Princeton
North Carolina
James Madison
L 4–6
W 2–1
W 5–4 (9)
L 1–5
2017 Regional First Round
Regional Consolation
Regional Second Round
Regional Finals
Tennessee
Ohio State
USC Upstate
Tennessee
L 0–5
W 3–1
W 4–2
L 0–3
2019 Regional First Round
Regional Consolation
Tennessee
North Carolina
L 0–8
L 1-3

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Lancers appeared in the NCAA Division II Softball Championship twice, in 2002 and 2003. Their record is 2–4.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2002Regional First Round
Regional Consolation
Regional Second Round
North Florida
Lenoir–Rhyne
Coker
L 0–8
W 3–1
L 0–4
2003Regional First Round
Regional Second Round
Regional Consolation
Armstrong Atlantic State
North Florida
Columbus State
W 1–0
L 0–9(5)
L 1–4

Coaches

Head CoachYearsWin–lossPct.
Nanette Fisher1981–8557–43.570
Loretta Coughlin1986–95133–125–2.515
Glenda Grubbs1996–9726–34.433
Kathy Riley1998–2020812–488–1.625
Megan Brown2020–present26-28.481

Year-by-year results

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Nanette Fisher (Division II independent)(1981–1985)
1981Nanette Fisher 11–6
1982Nanette Fisher 10–8
1983Nanette Fisher 9–13
1984Nanette Fisher 11–5
1985Nanette Fisher 16–11
Nanette Fisher:57–43 (.570)
Loretta Coughlin (Division II independent)(1986–1995)
1986Loretta Coughlin 8–17
1987Loretta Coughlin 10–8–1
1988Loretta Coughlin 21–5
1989Loretta Coughlin 12–15
1990Loretta Coughlin 11–13
1991Loretta Coughlin 11–13
1992Loretta Coughlin 13–11
1993Loretta Coughlin 14–15
1994Loretta Coughlin 23–10–1
1995Loretta Coughlin 10–18
Loretta Coughlin:133–125–2 (.515)
Glenda Grubbs (CVAC)(1996–1997)
1996Glenda Grubbs 13–19
1997Glenda Grubbs 13–15
Glenda Grubbs:26–34 (.433)
Kathy Riley (CVAC)(1998–2003)
1998Kathy Riley 22–18
1999Kathy Riley 38–15
2000Kathy Riley 34–23
2001Kathy Riley 26–14–1
2002Kathy Riley 37–142ndSouth Atlantic Regional
2003Kathy Riley 37–61stSouth Atlantic Regional
Kathy Riley (Division II independent)(2004)
2004Kathy Riley 37–13
Kathy Riley (Division I independent)(2005–2012)
2005Kathy Riley 32–20
2006Kathy Riley 27–19
2007Kathy Riley 21–18
2008Kathy Riley 27–18
2009Kathy Riley 23–23
2010Kathy Riley 36–16
2011Kathy Riley 37–13
2012Kathy Riley 29–26
Kathy Riley (Big South Conference)(2013–present)
2013Kathy Riley 41–2016–83rd 0–2 Knoxville Regional
2014Kathy Riley 40–1617–62nd
2015Kathy Riley 34–2520–41st 1–2 Knoxville Regional
2016Kathy Riley 40–2019–51st 2–2 Harrisonburg Regional
2017Kathy Riley 30–2913–8T–2nd 2–2 Knoxville Regional
2018Kathy Riley 37–1417–42nd
2019Kathy Riley 37–2020–41st NCAA Tournament
Kathy Riley:722–400–1 (.643)122–39 (.758)
Total:938–602–3 (.609)

      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

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References

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