SHELBY, N.C. (Interstat) — Jaxon Lloyd carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning Friday, leading Longwood to a 3-1 victory over Gardner-Webb in a Big South Conference opener at John Henry Moss Stadium.

Lloyd, who tossed 6 2/3 innings, allowed one earned run and struck out five. He did not surrender a hit before exiting. JR Fordham earned the save with 2 1/3 perfect innings of relief.

The Lancers (14-4) scored on a wild pitch in the fifth. Jon Howard added a solo home run in the sixth, and Ben Pulliam homered in the ninth. Gardner-Webb’s lone run scored on a double steal in the seventh. Oliver Ellison took the loss for the Runnin’ Bulldogs (10-8) despite eight strikeouts over seven innings.