FARMVILLE, Va. (Interstat) — The Longwood Lancers used a six-run fourth inning to erase an early deficit and defeat the Virginia Military Institute Keydets 10-4 on Tuesday at Bolding Stadium.

VMI built a 4-0 lead in the first inning on Raile Cole’s RBI single. Longwood responded by tying the game in the third, highlighted by Jon Howard’s two-run single and a two-run double. The Lancers then seized control with two unearned runs in the fourth, aided by a VMI error and a wild pitch.

Howard led Longwood’s 10-hit attack, driving in four runs. Brogan Jones added two RBIs. VMI managed seven hits but stranded multiple runners. Three Keydet relievers — Hunter Sipe, Trace Monroe and Roberto Velasquez — combined for seven scoreless innings, but the early damage proved insurmountable.

Longwood improved to 24-16, while VMI fell to 26-14. The teams meet again next Tuesday in Lexington.