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Mantel vs. Campbell
17
Winner Appalachian State APP 11-26
0
RADFORD RADFORD 10-24
Winner
Appalachian State APP
11-26
17
Final
0
RADFORD RADFORD
10-24
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Appalachian State APP 5 7 2 2 1 17 12 1
RADFORD RADFORD 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1

W: Williford, Kaitlin (3-1) L: Weddle, Kelsey (2-8)

20
Winner Appalachian State APP 12-26
3
RADFORD RADFORD 10-25
Winner
Appalachian State APP
12-26
20
Final
3
RADFORD RADFORD
10-25
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Appalachian State APP 12 4 0 0 4 20 18 0
RADFORD RADFORD 1 0 1 0 1 3 5 3

W: Williford, Kaitlin (4-1) L: Asimakopoulos, Taylor (3-4)

Game Recap: Softball |

SOFTBALL DROPS DOUBLEHEADER AGAINST APPALACHIAN STATE

RADFORD, Va. ---- Fighting through consistent, light rain at the Radford Softball Stadium on Thursday night, Radford stumbled against Appalachian State, 17-0, 20-3. Becky Mantel led the Highlanders from the plate, tallying three hits and scoring a run.
 
"Tonight we discussed the overall goals of our program and reassessed our short term goals," said head coach Maggie White. "The most important thing right now is that we make sure we are accomplishing our daily goals of putting our best selves out there everyday."
 
Mantel went 3-5 in the doubleheader, highlighted by her fifth double of the season. She has 10 extra base hits on the year. Kayla Bishton notched two hits in the contest. In her lone official at bat in the two-game series, Whitney Davis cranked her team-best seventh home run of the year. Mackenzie Blackwell snapped her 12-game on base streak, failing to find a way on in game one.
 
Kelsey Weddle started in the circle for Radford in the first tilt, but was pulled in favor of Taylor Asimakopoulos after surrendering five runs and four free bases. Asimakopoulos faced 11 batters, giving up four runs, in game one before Tiffany Brown came in to finish the game. Brown threw 3.1 innings, striking out three Mountaineers and giving up five runs on seven hits.
 
Asimakopoulos got the nod in game two, throwing two-thirds of an inning in her eighth start of the season. She gave up four earned runs, with eight more unearned coming across. Weddle logged 4.1 innings in relief as she gave eight runs on eight hits.
 
The Highlanders will have a quick turn around as they host Winthrop for a three-game series at the Radford Softball Stadium starting Saturday, April 18, at 1 p.m. Game two of the doubleheader on Saturday will follow the conclusion of game one, with the finale scheduled for Sunday, April 19, at 1 p.m.  Saturday's contests have been made Radford's "Pink" games in support of finding the cure.
 
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:: GAME 1 ::
APPALACHIAN STATE 17 :: RADFORD 0
 
In a steady, misty rain, Appalachian State jumped out to a 5-0 lead on five free bases and a throwing error. Despite posting five runs, the Mountaineers only tallied two hits in the opening frame, one of which found its way over the wall in right-centerfield for a two-run homer.
 
Appalachian State tacked on another run in the second after opening the frame with a double hit up against the fence in centerfield off the bat of Amanda Salentine. Salentine advanced to third on a wild pitch and then scored on a single up the middle by Heather Josey. Consecutive walks loaded the bases for Caroline Rogers, who took advantage with a bloop single just out of the infield. A wild pitch and walk against the next batters scored a third and fourth run in the side. Tiffany Taynor cleared the bases with a triple hit just past the outstretched glove of the diving Summer Robinson in right field.
 
The Mountaineers continued to swing the bat well, posting two more runs in the third. Cara Parker singled up the middle before Pepper Butler hit a home run just to the right side of the scoreboard.
 
Appalachian State tallied another run in the fourth inning on a single hit to shallow right by Caroline Chambers. A wild pitch in the next at bat scored the runner standing on third to put the Highlanders in a 16-0 hole.
 
In the fifth, Salentine notched her second long ball of the outing, clearing the wall in right center.
 
:: GAME 2 ::
APPALACHIAN STATE 20 :: RADFORD 3
 
Appalachian State opened game two with 12 runs in the first inning. After a single, hit by pitch and walk loaded the bases, Cara Parker brought home a run with a single down the left side. Caroline Rogers followed with a single hit to centerfield to bring across a second tally. The second base on balls of the frame scored a third for the Mountaineers. Appalachian State would score four more on a pair of hits and errors before Heather Josey cranked a long ball over right field to make it 11-0. Caroline Chambers notched another Mountaineer home run before the final out was recorded.
 
Radford cut into the 12-0 deficit in the bottom of the first with a run from Mantel. Mantel led the side off with a double off the wall in left field, her fifth of the season. Megan Honaker moved her over on a groundout before Casey Burns skied a fly ball to centerfield for a sac RBI.
 
Appalachian State responded in the second with an RBI single by Tiffany Taynor. She drove home Pepper Butler who reached after getting hit by a pitch. Four straight hits, including a double, drove home three more runs for the Mountaineers.
 
In her first at bat of the doubleheader, Davis connected on a pitch and sent it into the construction zone outside the left field wall.
 
After two scoreless innings, Appalachian State found the scoreboard again in the fifth. Parker doubled off the wall in left and moved to third on a single by Rogers. Butler put another one out of the park in the next at bat, clearing left-center to put the Mountaineers up 19-2. Appalachian State brought one more across on a fielder's choice following a Radford error.
 
Radford scored in the fifth after Robinson led off the side with a single to short. Three walks by Davis, Mantel and Honaker would load the bases and score a run for the Highlanders with one out.
 
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