SOFTBALL HEADS TO CHARLOTTE FOR SEASON OPENER

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Radford Softball will take a second crack at its season opener on Wednesday. The Highlanders travel to Charlotte to take on the 49ers at the D.L. Phillips Softball Complex in a single contest at 6:30 p.m. The game was added after both squads lost games due to the snowstorm last weekend.

Highlander Bites – The Highlanders return four starters from last season, including 2013 first-team all-conference pitcher Rachael Walters, along with three every-day players in senior Jessie Hutchens (SS) and fellow league all-freshman selections, Casey Burns (1B) and Becky Mantel (CF)… This is the 23^rd season of Radford Softball… RU is young with 10 newcomers on the squad this season (8 freshmen) and 16 underclassmen… RU has just two seniors and two juniors.

The 49ers – Charlotte split its season-opening doubleheader at Gardner-Webb on Feb. 8, winning the opener, 8-0, but falling the nightcap, 6-3… Following the cancelation of their weekend tournament, the 49ers will host South Carolina prior to the contest with the Highlanders… In the twinbill, Jessica Kleinsmith went 5-for-6 (.833) with a home run, RBI and two runs scored… Hayley Lewis and Samantha Slade each batted .500 (3-6)… Lewis collected two doubles and scored two runs, while Slade knocked in two and scored three… Lexi Betancourt tossed a complete game shutout in game one, striking out eight and scattering six hits.

The Series – Following a sweep by the 49ers in Charlotte last season, Radford is 9-15 against the 49ers… The Highlanders dropped a pair of one-run contests last season, 1-0 and 5-4.

Up Next – The Highlanders head to Chattanooga, Tenn. for the Frost Classic (Feb. 21-23). Radford opens with Middle Tennessee (11 Austin Peay, Butler, the host Moccasins and Tennessee Tech.

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