RADFORD, Va. – Junior center fielder Reggie Keen (Danville, Va./G.W.-Danville) and freshman second baseman Brett Mollenhauer (Roanoke, Va./Hidden Valley) had four hits each in the doubleheader, and Radford finished off a Big South series sweep of Gardner-Webb, winning 4-1 and 11-3 at Radford University Baseball Field on Saturday.

Keen and Mollenhauer each had two hits in both games for the Highlanders, which improved to 23-19 (14-8 Big South) with the sweep, and Mollenhauer drove in four runs during the twinbill.

Radford completed its third Big South conference series sweep this season with the wins over Gardner-Webb, which dropped to 22-21 (10-11).

Designated hitter Bubbie Spake led the Runnin' Bulldogs with three hits in the doubleheader.

Freshman right-hander Jason Patten (Davidsonville, Md./Archbishop Spalding) nailed down the save (8) in the first game, tying Bret Lieberman's Radford single-season school record of eight in 2003.

A three-run seventh inning, and a quality start from sophomore right-hander Shane Pysh (Wheeling, W.Va./John Marshall) led the Highlanders to a 4-1 win in game one of the doubleheader.

Radford rallied from down 1-0 in the seventh and took a 3-1 lead with two outs on Mollenhauer's triple to center field, plating senior Mario Duarte (Tampa, Fla./Gaither) on the play before an error in center field allowed Mollenhauer to score and give the Highlanders a two-run lead.

The inning began with a leadoff single from senior third baseman Nick Minter (Virginia Beach, Va./Salem), who went to second on a sacrifice by junior catcher Robert Lamas (Annandale, Va./Paul VI).   With two outs, junior Rick Hoogstraten (Poquoson, Va./Poquoson) came off the bench and delivered a single to center, scoring Minter to tie the game at 1-1.

Mollenhauer, Minter and Keen each had two hits in the first game for Radford.

Pysh delivered 6 2/3 effective innings in a no-decision, allowing one run on six hits while striking out four.  Junior right-hander Jake Quigg (Glen Arm, Md./Loyola) picked up his second win (4-1) in relief in as many games, and Patten worked a scoreless ninth to earn the save.

Center fielder Brock Miller led the Runnin' Bulldogs with a 2-for-5 effort in game one.   Seven Gardner-Webb players added a hit to the offensive effort.

Right-hander Jonathon Ban (2-1) allowed three of the late runs to take the loss.

Gardner-Webb struck first in the top of the seventh, when three straight men reached with two away. After left fielder Daniel Cooke walked, he scored with the bases loaded on a wild pitch to give the Runnin' Bulldogs a 1-0 lead.

Radford added its three-run inning in the seventh and got insurance in the eighth when Keen scored with two outs on Minter's single to center field.

Radford mashed 17 hits, and big innings in the fourth and fifth opened up a nine-run lead, propelling the Highlanders to an 11-3 win in the nightcap.

Freshman shortstop Jeff Kemp led seven Highlanders with double-figure hits with a 3-for-4 effort and three RBIs. Mollenhauer drove in three with a 2-for-4 game and Hoogstraten had a pair of RBIs on a two-run homer in the designated hitter spot.  

All nine starters for Radford had hits in the second game.

With the score 2-2 in the fourth, the Highlanders scored four runs in the home half when six straight hitters reached to lead off the inning.  Mollenhauer's two-run single with the bases loaded on a drawn-in infield gave the Highlanders a 4-2 lead to start the scoring.

In the fifth, Radford got five more, bringing all nine hitters to the plate. Hoogstraten delivered the big swing with his two-run homer to right center, his first of the season, making it 8-2 Radford.

Redshirt freshman right-hander Abram Williams (Radford, Va./Radford) tossed 5 2/3 innings to earn the win (2-4), while freshman lefty Paul DeVito (Annapolis, Md./Archbishop Spalding) handed the final 3 1/3 innings to earn his first collegiate save.

Ty Boyles and Spake had two hits each for the Runnin' Bulldogs, and Boyles hit a solo homer in the eighth.

Right-hander Mike Lewis (3-2) surrendered nine runs in 4 1/3 innings to take the loss.