Taking part in a national moment
Published 8:30 am Thursday, April 12, 2018
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Making their way closer to the field are, from left, Kiara Berry, Nadia Howell and Stephanie Howell.
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Consuelo Alvarez waves a Lancer flag on the hill that borders South Main Street to show her support for Longwood’s softball team to both the players and the nation watching on TV.
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Jon Atkinson, left, and Max Atkinson smile for a photo during Sunday’s game.
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Enjoying the game are Mary Childress and Clyde Childress.
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Smiling for a photo after their team won the game and series are Longwood softball players Haleigh Kilby, left, Sydney Mundell, center, and Sydney Gay.
Lancer Field at Longwood University attracted a large crowd of people from the community and abroad Sunday to be part of the first-ever nationally televised sporting event in Farmville. The event that aired on ESPNU and ESPNews was a regular season battle between the top two softball teams in the Big South Conference — Liberty University and Longwood. Down 2-0, the Lancers thrilled the home crowd by hitting home runs to come back for a 3-2 series-clinching triumph.
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