Radford University
20-11
Virginia Tech
17-17
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radford | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
RU SETS SCHOOL RECORD WITH WIN AT TECH, HEADS TO VMI ON TUESDAY
4/6/2015 11:20:00 PM | Baseball
BLACKSBURG, Va. - Radford set the school record for consecutive wins at nine and snapped an eight-game losing streak to Virginia Tech (17-17) on Monday night at English Field. The Highlanders (20-11) scored 10 times in the eighth inning after the Hokies had come back from a 5-0 deficit to take a 6-5 lead. The go-ahead runs came on a two-run triple from Chris Coia. Radford won the game 15-7.
Radford scored in each of the first four innings to build a 5-0 lead heading to the bottom of the fourth. Shane Johnsonbaugh's RBI ground out gave RU a 1-0 lead in the first. Brad Keen singled home a run in the second, and Josh Reavis drove in a run with a sac fly in the third. After Hunter Higgerson doubled to open the fourth, a Josh Gardiner single brought him home, and Keen drove in another run with a bunt single.
The Hokies responded in the bottom of the fourth cutting the lead to a single run on a grand slam home run by Mac Caples. Tech tied the game with a run in the fifth and then took the lead on a wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh. Daniel Bridgeman (3-2) came out of the bullpen to get the final out of the seventh with a pair of Hokie runners left on base. He earned the win going 1.1 innings with a strikeout.
Radford immediately bounced back with its biggest offensive inning of the season.
"It was good to see us not panic when we were down a run," Radford head coach Joe Raccuia said. "This place has been an Achilles Heel for us in the past, but tonight I didn't see any panic when we lost the lead. Bridgeman got us out of a jam and then our bats came to life with some big at-bats in the eighth."
The Highlanders scored 10 runs on seven hits in the inning. Coia's two-run triple gave Radford the lead. Danny Hrbek's double drove in two more runs, and Keen pushed his RBI total to four on the night with a two-run single. Coia drove in another run in the half inning to highlight the offensive attack.
Radford travels Tuesday to VMI for a non-conference tilt with the Keydets.
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Radford (20-11) at VMI (9-16) • Gray-Minor Stadium • Lexington, Va.
MIDWEEK GAME • Tuesday, April 7 • 6:00 p.m. • LIVE STATS • LIVE AUDIO
RU Tyler Swarmer (0-1, 10.80) vs. VMI TBA
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bridgeman, Daniel (3-2)
L: Kennedy, S. (1-4)
Batting:
2B: Gardiner, Josh 1 ; Reavis, Josh 1 ; Higgerson, Hunter 1 ; Hrbek, Danny 1
3B: Coia, Chris 1
RBI: Gardiner, Josh 1 ; Reavis, Josh 1 ; Johnsonbaugh, Shane 2 ; Hrbek, Danny 3 ; Keen, Brad 4 ; Coia, Chris 3
SH: Johnsonbaugh, Shane 1 ; Keen, Brad 1
SF: Reavis, Josh 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gardiner, Josh 2 ; Reavis, Josh 2 ; Johnsonbaugh, Shane 1 ; Higgerson, Hunter 2 ; Hrbek, Danny 2 ; Scoville, Aaron 3 ; Riggs, Trevor 1 ; Keen, Brad 1 ; Coia, Chris 1
SB: Gardiner, Josh 2 ; Reavis, Josh 1 ; Johnsonbaugh, Shane 1 ; Scoville, Aaron 1
CS: Keen, Brad 2 ; Coia, Chris 1
HBP: Reavis, Josh 1 ; Hrbek, Danny 1 ; Scoville, Aaron 2
Batting:
2B: Jenco, S. 1 ; Hayden, B. 1 ; Keselica, S. 1
HR: Caples, M. 1
RBI: Hayden, B. 1 ; Caples, M. 5
Base Running:
RUNS: Jenco, S. 1 ; Wernicki, K. 1 ; Perez, A. 2 ; Payne, E. 1 ; Hayden, B. 1 ; Caples, M. 1
HBP: Caples, M. 1
