SOFTBALL CONTINUES HOMESTAND AGAINST WINTHROP

Radford (10-25, 5-9 BSC) :: Winthrop (19-22, 8-8 BSC)
Saturday, April 18, 2015 :: 1:00 p.m./3:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 19, 2015 :: 1:00 p.m.
Radford Softball Stadium :: Radford, Va.
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Radford Highlanders (10-25, 5-9 Big South)
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RADFORD, Va. ---- Radford continues its seven-game home stretch with a Big South Conference series against Winthrop. The Highlanders look to bounce back after Thursday's doubleheader and capture its third league series.

Becky Mantel led Radford on Thursday night against Appalachian State, going 3-5 in the doubleheader highlighted by her fifth double of the season. Mantel has 10 extra base hits on the year and is the team's best bat with a .337 average.

In her lone official at bat in the two-game series, Whitney Davis cranked her team-best seventh home run of the year. Davis connected on a pitch, sending it over the wall in left-centerfield and into the construction zone of the new indoor hitting facility.

Mackenzie Blackwell snapped her 12-game on base streak on Thursday, failing to find a way on in game one. Blackwell batted .313 over the stretch with 10 hits and three home runs. The only Highlander to have a higher on base percentage in the 12-game period was Mantel, who was on an 18-game on base streak that was snapped on April 12.

Saturday's contest will be the Highlanders "Pink" game to raise awareness. We will be using #NFCAStrikeOut and have donation jars at the stadium to help fund research for finding the cure.

For the latest news on the Radford softball team, follow the Highlanders on Twitter at @RadfordSoftball. To keep up with all Radford athletics, follow @RU_Athletics on Twitter.

The Forecast
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            Scouting the Eagles
Winthrop enters this weekend 19-22 overall and 8-8 in Big South play. The Eagles are victors in four of their last five outings, including a three-game sweep of Campbell last week. Maddie Antone is pacing the squad from the plate with a .383 batting average. Kelsey Ritte leads the team with 17 extra base hits, including nine doubles and seven home runs. Six different Eagles have tallied homers this year. In the circle, Sara Allen has seen the most action with 112.1 innings and 15 starts. Allen has a 4.05 ERA and boasts a 10-7 record. Dallas King and Sutton Watson have started 12 games each and thrown 77 and 77.1 innings, respectively. As a staff, Winthrop has struck out 219 batters.

            Radford vs. Winthrop: The Series
Radford leads the all-time series against Winthrop, 41-33. The Highlanders are 18-8 while hosting the Eagles in Radford. Radford has bettered Winthrop in regular season play, 36-20, but have not been able to best the Eagles in the Big South Tournament, trailing Winthrop 4-11.

Last season in Rock Hill, S.C., the Highlanders took two of three from Winthrop. Radford came out with a 6-4 victory in game one. During the doubleheader, the Eagles squeaked out the first part, 8-7, but could not keep the Highlanders from clinching the series in the finale, 7-6.

Last time the two met in Radford, the Red and White swept Winthrop, posting 16 runs in the finale in the 16-3 rout. Radford outscored the Eagles in the series, 24-8.

            Promotions
4/18
· Breast Cancer Awareness Game
· Girl Scout Day – Post game autographs
· Greek Day – Greek Organization with most in attendance receives $100 Gift Card
· Giveaway: Highlander Strong Pink T-Shirts

4/19
· Montgomery County Day
· College of Science & Technology Day
· Softball Bingo

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Players Mentioned

Mackenzie Blackwell

Whitney Davis

Becky Mantel

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