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REGIONAL SEMIFINAL REMATCH WITH HOOSIERS IS FIRST UP SUNDAY

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No. 17 (#2) Radford (44-15) vs. (#3) Indiana (35-23) • Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tenn.

NCAA NASHVILLE REGIONAL SEMIFINALS • Sunday, May 31 • 3:00 p.m. (CT)
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RU Dylan Nelson (6-3, 3.97) vs. IU Caleb Baragar (1-4, 3.33)
 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Radford again faces Indiana in the Nashville Regional on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. (CT), but this time in an elimination game with a berth in the finals against Vanderbilt at stake. The Highlanders and Hoosiers met in the opening game of the regional and both enter Sunday's semifinal contest with 1-1 records in the four-team tournament. RU eliminated Lipscomb on Saturday.

The winner of Sunday afternoon's contest will face Vanderbilt on Sunday night at 7:00 and need to defeat the Commodores both Sunday and again on Monday to advance to next weekend's Super Regional.

SCOUTING THE HOOSIERS
Indiana lost Saturday, 6-4, to the host Commodores and fell to the loser's bracket. The Hoosiers defeated Radford in the opener on Friday, 7-1. IU is making its third consecutive trip and fifth overall to the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers made it to the College World Series in Omaha in the 2013 season. Baragar will get the nod for the Hoosiers on the hill. All of his decisions this season are against NCAA Tournament teams with the exception of a loss to Michigan State. His only win came at Maryland, along with losses to Iowa, Illinois, and Michigan.

THE HIGHLANDERS
Radford will send Nelson to the bump. He is 5-1 in his last 10 starts, and the Highlanders are 9-1 in those starts overall. Nelson's three losses on the season came to NCAA Regional teams: Auburn, College of Charleston, and Coastal Carolina. Nelson owns a victory over the highest ranked opponent the Highlanders have ever defeated in program history, a win over No. 4 Virginia in Charlottesville in 2013.

TEAM NOTES
• Radford has won 38 of its last 45 games
• Radford has won 20 of its last 22 games
• Since Big South play began on March 20 vs. Liberty, Radford has won 35 of its last 40 games.
• Radford has winning streaks this season of 12 games and 15 games, both of which were at the time school records.
• RU has won 9 one-run games this season (9-4).
• RU has won 5 two-run games this season (5-2).
• RU has won 6 three-run games this season (6-2).
• RU has won 3 extra-inning games this season (3-1).
• Radford has won 44 games this season, eclipsing the school record set last season (33).
 
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Players Mentioned

Dylan Nelson

#12 Dylan Nelson

RHP
6' 2"
Junior
L/R

Players Mentioned

Dylan Nelson

#12 Dylan Nelson

6' 2"
Junior
L/R
RHP