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RADFORD PUTS STREAK ON THE LINE AT #4 VIRGINIA

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RADFORD, Va. - Radford will put its seven-game winning streak on the line Wednesday in Charlottesville, Va. as the Highlanders face the No. 4 team in the nation, Virginia. First pitch is set for 6:00 p.m. from Davenport Field. The Highlanders are trying to equal the school record of eight consecutive wins, which was set in 1989.

HIGHLANDER TRENDS
♦ RU is 9-4 on the road this season and has won four straight away from home. RU was 10-17 in true road games last season.
♦ Radford's current seven-game winning streak is one game from the school record of eight, which was set in 1989. The Highlanders have twice won seven straight games under Joe Raccuia. The last time came in 2010.
♦ The Highlanders are 12-3 this season when they score first. RU was 21-10 last year.
♦ Radford's bench has come through in the last five games. Non-starters are batting .571 with a double and four RBI. The bullpen posted a 0.68 ERA in 26.2 innings, including four victories and a save. RU relievers struck out 17 and held opponents to a .144 average against last week.
♦ In five games last week, Radford batted .429 with the bases loaded and .418 with runners in scoring position. The Highlanders had 12 two-out RBIs in that span.
♦ RU set a Big South record last year with a .978 team fielding percentage. Radford's .978 fielding percentage this season currently ranks 14th in the nation.
♦ Jeff Kemp ranks in the Top 100 among NCAA Div. I players in the following categories: slugging (.660) [27th]; home runs (7) [30th]; walks (22) [72nd]; sac flies (4) [50th]; total bases (66) [87th];doubles (10) [95th]. Kemp leads the team with seven multiple RBI games and has reached base in 22 straight games.
♦ Josh Gardiner (leadoff) and Jeff Kemp (3 hole) have started all 30 games in the batting order this season. The pair are also the only defensive players to start each game at their respective positions (Gardiner, 2b / Kemp, ss).

AT THE PLATE
♦ Josh Reavis is currently on a 10-game hitting streak. Reavis, Josh Gardiner, and Alexander Lee have all recorded 10-game streaks this season.
♦ Zach Woolcock ranks #51 in the nation with three triples on the season.
♦ Blake Sipe ranks #43 in the nation in toughest to strikeout. He is averaging a strikeout in every 14.2 at bats.
♦ Jeff Kemp leads the Big South in home runs with seven and in slugging (.660).

IN THE FIELD
♦ No individual Highlander has committed more than a single error in any game this season. Radford has committed only 25 errors on the season.
♦ RU has 11 errorless games as a team on the season.

ON THE MOUND
♦ Michael Costello ranks #42 in the nation with six saves.
♦ Radford relievers have only given up 3 runs (2 earned) in their last 22.1 innings of work.

WEDNESDAY'S STARTER
♦ Dylan Nelson is making his fifth start and eighth appearance of the season. Since a tough start at Virginia Tech early in the season that left his ERA at 13.50, he has since given up only four earned runs in one other appearance (George Mason) to lower his ERA to a current 7.12 mark. His most effective outing came in his last start vs. North Carolina A&T. Nelson went 6.0 innings and gave up four hits and three runs (two earned). He threw 91 pitches.

GAME TRENDS
♦ Radford is 14-2 when leading after six innings. The Highlanders are 15-1 when leading after seven innings and also 15-1 when leading after eight innings.
♦ The Highlanders are 2-9 when trailing after six innings, 1-8 when trailing after seven innnings, and 0-7 when trailing after eight innings.
♦ Radford has outscored its opponents 95-64 (+31) after the fourth inning this season.
♦ Radford is 11-2 against left-handed starters and 8-9 vs. righties.
♦ Radford is 11-0 when the Highlanders out-hit their opponents and 3-0 when the hits are tied.
♦ Radford is 2-2 against ranked opponents this season (0-1 vs. then-#24 Virginia Tech, and 2-1 vs. then-#27 Campbell).
♦ Radford is 22-77-1 all-time against ACC opponents.

RECORD WATCH
♦ Jeff Kemp is currently tied for second all-time at RU with 11 career triples (record is 14 by Kellen Wohlford, 2002-05). Kemp set the career mark for being hit by pitch with 35 breaking the old record (32 - Denny Van Pelt, 1991-94).

RADFORD / VIRGINIA SERIES HISTORY
Overall Series Record: Virginia leads 18-3-1
Location Breakdown:
    2-4 at RU    1-12-1 at UVA    0-2 Neutral
Streak: Virginia 9
Raccuia vs. UVA: 0-6       
All-Time Results:
04/24/12    at Charlottesville    L    2-3 (11)
04/19/11    at Radford    L    0-12
04/05/11    at Charlottesville    L    0-2
04/07/10    at Charlottesville    L    2-12
03/31/09    at Salem, Va.    L    2-12
03/11/08    at Charlottesville    L    2-8
04/27/04    at Charlottesville    L    2-3
03/02/03    at Radford    L    0-11
03/06/02    at Charlottesville    L    1-5
04/05/01    at Radford    W    6-5
03/04/99    at Charlottesville    L    2-5
04/20/98    at Radford    L    3-14
02/26/97    at Charlottesville    L    4-9
04/02/96    at Radford    L    1-6
05/12/95    at Charlottesville    L    7-9
04/19/94    at Salem, Va.    L    3-9
05/03/93    at Charlottesville    L    0-8
05/02/93    at Radford    W    16-11
02/26/91    at Charlottesville    T    5-5
05/01/90    at Charlottesville    W    11-9
03/16/89    at Charlottesville    L    4-17
04/29/88    at Charlottesville    L    1-14




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