Long factored into all five of her appearances over the past week, going 4-0 with a save and a 1.93 ERA in the circle.
She was dominant with a no-hitter against Cedarville before punching out eight Findlay hitters in another effort where she went the distance on Tuesday. The Panthers provided plenty of run support, outscoring their opponents 28-13, in those games.
Against the Yellow Jackets, the league's preseason favorite and ranked 19th in the NFCA Poll just a week ago, she recorded two strikeouts and faced six batters over the minimum. She induced 15 ground ball outs and retired three more hitters on fly balls.
She tossed a scoreless inning to get the save and preserve a 7-6 win for ODU to wrap up the Hillsdale series and threw a two-hitter against Tiffin to end the week with 101 pitches used.
Long pitched 25.1 innings and struck out 20 while giving up just 12 hits.
Long improved to 7-3 overall in 18 appearances (with 10 starts). She has a 2.82 ERA and has logged 72 innings. She also has 60 strikeouts and is holding opposing hitters to a .217 batting average.