Let me start by saying that I'm ashamed. And because you probably weren't at Davenport Field Wednesday for the Cavaliers' contest against Longwood, odds are you have no idea why I'm so upset.
Sitting in the bleachers at Davenport, watching Virginia baseball struggle against the Lancers, I felt ashamed to be a Virginia fan. I was embarrassed to be in the Virginia crowd and not in Longwood's.
About 25 Longwood students, known as the Lancer Lunatics, sat above the Longwood dugout, screaming loud enough to fill Davenport for the whole game.
The Lancer Lunatics, much like our Hoo Crew, supports all of its school's athletics. But they travel, too -- and they do it well.
They wore sundresses and plaid shorts, either to mock us, or because that's what they wear at Longwood
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