ELON – Elon baseball returns to Latham Park on Tuesday to face Longwood. The Phoenix is looking for its fifth straight win at home to begin the 2026 season.
The Phoenix (4-3) and Lancers (6-1) will face each other for the second time in two seasons, as Elon bested Longwood 10-9 on April 30, 2025, last season for its fifth straight win in the head-to-head series.
Tuesday's game can be watched on FloCollege and can be listened to on the Varsity Network App.
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- Elon has a 9-1 series advantage over Longwood dating back to 1994. The Phoenix has won five straight games over Longwood, all coming at Latham Park.
- Senior Jackson Alford has continued his All-CAA form from 2025 to start this season, batting a team-best .500 (10-for-20) through seven games. In 2026, Alford is in the top five in the CAA in batting average (.500), slugging percentage (.750), on-base percentage (.560), runs scored (9) and stolen bases (6).
- Jake Hajdu has also picked up where he finished the 2025 season with a strong start to his sophomore campaign. Through seven games, Hajdu has racked up a CAA-leading 10 RBI. Hajdu did not reach the double-digit RBI mark until April 25 last season.
- Brian DuRoff has become a contributor at the top of the Phoenix lineup. DuRoff was at his best in the Charleston Southern series, batting .417 (5-for-12) with three-extra base hits and five RBIs against the Buccaneers.
- Redshirt freshman left-hander Cole Miller is set to make his collegiate debut on the mound for Elon. The Schenectady, New York, native joined the Phoenix this offseason after redshirting during his freshman season at Wake Forest.
- Following a 25-32 (13-14 CAA) season in 2025, Elon was picked in a tie for fourth in the 2026 CAA preseason poll.
- Head coach Mike Kennedy enters his 30th season at the helm of Elon Baseball. After earning 25 wins last season, Kennedy has led the Phoenix to 24 seasons of 25 wins or more. Kennedy is a 2025-26 Elon Sports Hall of Fame inductee. With 886 career wins, Kennedy is 17th among active, Division I head baseball coaches.
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