Game One l Game Two

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Radford clinched the top seed and a share of the Big South regular season title and Hope Creasy became Radford's home run queen in a 10-1 game one victory.

The Eagles (24-21, 7-6 Big South) salvaged a split with a 3-1 victory in game two.

It is the second straight season Radford (30-13, 15-2) has earned the top seed and at least a share of the regular season crown.

In game one, Radford hit five home runs and Chelsea Kelley scattered four hits. It was the third time a Radford team hit five long balls in a game and the second time this season.

Creasy's record-breaking home run (32nd) came in the fifth, a solo blast to leftfield, broke Melissa Pickel's mark of 31 that held up since 1999.

Eight Highlanders recorded at least one of the team's 14 hits and five had multiple-hit contests. Also, five batters knocked in two runs apiece.

Radford jumped on Winthrop for an early 2-0 lead in the first. Kristen Shifflett led off with her 10th long ball of the season and the 31st of her career, briefly tying Pickel and Creasy for the record.

Creasy made it 2-0 with a two-out RBI single to right.

In the bottom half of the inning, Megan Chapman matched Shifflett as she took the first pitch and deposited over the leftfield fence, cutting Radford's lead to 2-1.

The Highlanders had opportunities to extend their lead in the next two frames, putting runners on second and third, but failing to get any runs across the plate.

After coming up short in the second and third, Radford hit one home run in each of the final four innings to break open a one-run game and secure the victory.

Two run shots by Nichole Beall), Sarah Himan and Meredith Moore highlighted the other three frames.

Himan led all players, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI. Shifflett, Beall, Creasy and Lauren Williams each registered two hits.

Chapman recorded two of the Eagles' four hits.

After the leadoff home run to Chapman, Kelley scattered three singles over the next six innings to improve to 18-6 on the season. She struck out three and walked one.

Cari Wooldridge suffered the loss, allowing eight runs on 12 hits with four strikeouts and two walks.

In game two, Megan Evans allowed a run on six hits and Chapman was 3-for-3 with her second home run of the day.

Evans struck out four and walked one.

Chapman got things started in game two with another leadoff home run.

A two-run sixth extended Winthrop's lead to 3-0. Taylor Wright led off with a home run and a two-out RBI single Megan Evans pushed across another run.

Those runs proved to be important as Radford tallied a run in the seventh and had the tying run at the plate in three straight at bats. After a walk and a single put runners on first and second, Evans got out of the jam with three straight ground outs to end the game.

Kellie Snooks suffered the defeat in 5.2 innings of work. She surrendered three runs on seven hits. Jackie Jenkins got the last out of the sixth.

Shifflett and Michelle Beall each had two hits for the Highlanders.

The loss also snapped a 13-game winning streak in league play.

The teams wrap up the series tomorrow at 2 pm with a nationally televised contest on ESPNU.