Radford University
17-15
Virginia Tech
23-12
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 2 |
| Radford | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
VIRGINIA TECH BEATS RADFORD BASEBALL 13-5
4/10/2012 9:38:00 PM | Baseball
RADFORD, Va. – Virginia Tech broke the game open with a six-run fifth inning, cruising to a 13-5 win over Radford in front of a season-high 1,032 fans on Tuesday night.
Jeff Kemp went 3-for-4 and scored twice for the Highlanders (17-15), while Matt Hillsinger went 2-for-4 and drove in a run.
Johnny Morales and Chad Pinder had three hits each and hit three-run homers for the Hokies (23-12), who won their fifth game in a row. Morales' blast came in the fifth, which was hit into the wind in left field and broke a 2-2 tie. Pinder launched his three-run homer in the sixth inning, extending the Virginia Tech to lead to 10-4.
Like the first meeting, the Highlanders scored first in the third inning. With two on, a misplayed ball in left field off a single by Hillsinger plated Josh Gardiner. Matt Mack put down a squeeze bunt down on the next play to bring home Kemp and make it a 2-0 lead for Radford.
Tech got on the board on Pinder's groundout to the right side in the fourth before taking control with a six-run fifth, highlighted by the Morales home run.
With Tech ahead 7-2, the Highlanders closed the gap to three runs in the bottom half of the fifth on RBI doubles by Hillsinger and Cory Turner, making it a 7-4 lead for the Hokies. However, Pinder's homer in the sixth made it a six-run lead.
Patrick Scoggin got the win (1-1) for Virginia Tech, striking out four while allowing three runs on seven hits in three innings.
Keith Fritz, who started and allowed seven runs in 4 2/3 innings, took the loss (2-4).
Radford continues its six-game homestand on Wednesday against North Carolina A&T at 6 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Patrick Scoggin (1-1)
L: Fritz, Keith (2-4)
Batting:
2B: Johnny Morales 1 ; Chad Pinder 1 ; Brendon Hayden 2 ; Gabe Ortiz 2
HR: Johnny Morales 1 ; Chad Pinder 1
RBI: Mark Zagunis 1 ; Johnny Morales 4 ; Ronnie Shaban 2 ; Chad Pinder 4 ; Brendon Hayden 1 ; Gabe Ortiz 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mark Zagunis 2 ; Tyler Horan 2 ; Johnny Morales 3 ; Ronnie Shaban 1 ; Chad Pinder 2 ; Brendon Hayden 1 ; Gabe Ortiz 2
SB: Gabe Ortiz 1
HBP: Gabe Ortiz 1
Batting:
2B: Gardiner, Josh 1 ; Kemp, Jeff 1 ; Hillsinger, Matt 1 ; TURNER, Cory 1
RBI: Gardiner, Josh 1 ; Hillsinger, Matt 1 ; Mack, Matt 1 ; TURNER, Cory 1
SH: Costello, Zach 1 ; Mack, Matt 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gardiner, Josh 1 ; Kemp, Jeff 2 ; Hillsinger, Matt 1 ; Mollenhauer, Brett 1
SB: Costello, Zach 1
HBP: Burgess, Ryan 1 ; TURNER, Cory 1
