Longwood Lancers softball

Longwood Lancers
University Longwood University
Conference Big South
Location Farmville, VA
Head coach Kathy Riley (19th year)
Home stadium Lancer Field (Capacity: 300)
Nickname Lancers
Colors Blue and White[1]
         
NCAA Tournament Appearances
Division I: 2013, 2015, 2016
Division II: 2002, 2003
Conference Tournament Champions
Big South: 2013, 2015, 2016
CVAC: 2002, 2003
Conference Champions
Big South: 2015, 2016
CVAC: 2003
Main article: Longwood Lancers

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 1998 by Kathy Riley.

History

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.

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Lancers have appeared in the NCAA Division I Softball Championship three times. Their record is 3–6.

Year Round Opponent Result
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

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.

Year Round Opponent Result
2002 Regional First Round
Regional Consolation
Regional Second Round 		North Florida
Lenoir–Rhyne
Coker 		L 0–8
W 3–1
L 0–4
2003 Regional 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 Coach Years Win–Loss Pct.
Nanette Fisher 1981–85 57–43 .570
Loretta Coughlin 1986–95 133–125–2 .515
Glenda Grubbs 1996–97 26–34 .433
Kathy Riley 1998–present 618–337–1 .648

Yearly records

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Nanette Fisher (Division II independent) (1981–1985)
1981 Nanette Fisher 11–6
1982 Nanette Fisher 10–8
1983 Nanette Fisher 9–13
1984 Nanette Fisher 11–5
1985 Nanette Fisher 16–11
Nanette Fisher: 57–43 (.570)
Loretta Coughlin (Division II independent) (1986–1995)
1986 Loretta Coughlin 8–17
1987 Loretta Coughlin 10–8–1
1988 Loretta Coughlin 21–5
1989 Loretta Coughlin 12–15
1990 Loretta Coughlin 11–13
1991 Loretta Coughlin 11–13
1992 Loretta Coughlin 13–11
1993 Loretta Coughlin 14–15
1994 Loretta Coughlin 23–10–1
1995 Loretta Coughlin 10–18
Loretta Coughlin: 133–125–2 (.515)
Glenda Grubbs (CVAC) (1996–1997)
1996 Glenda Grubbs 13–19
1997 Glenda Grubbs 13–15
Glenda Grubbs: 26–34 (.433)
Kathy Riley (CVAC) (1998–2003)
1998 Kathy Riley 22–18
1999 Kathy Riley 38–15
2000 Kathy Riley 34–23
2001 Kathy Riley 26–14–1
2002 Kathy Riley 37–14 2nd South Atlantic Regional
2003 Kathy Riley 37–6 1st South Atlantic Regional
Kathy Riley (Division II independent) (2004)
2004 Kathy Riley 37–13
Kathy Riley (Division I independent) (2005–2012)
2005 Kathy Riley 32–20
2006 Kathy Riley 27–19
2007 Kathy Riley 21–18
2008 Kathy Riley 27–18
2009 Kathy Riley 23–23
2010 Kathy Riley 36–16
2011 Kathy Riley 37–13
2012 Kathy Riley 29–26
Kathy Riley (Big South Conference) (2013–present)
2013 Kathy Riley 41–20 16–8 3rd Knoxville Regional
2014 Kathy Riley 40–16 17–6 2nd
2015 Kathy Riley 34–25 20–4 1st Knoxville Regional
2016 Kathy Riley 40–20 19–5 1st Harrisonburg Regional
Kathy Riley: 618–337–1 (.647) 72–23 (.758)
Total: 828–546–3 (.602)

      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

References

  1. ↑ Longwood University Style Guide (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  2. ↑ "2002 & 2003 NCAA Division II Softball South Atlantic Regional Tournament Appearances". June 9, 2012. Archived from the original on May 30, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
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