Friday, February 26
Charleston, S.C.
5:30PM
Radford University
4-1
8
vs
1
UMass Lowell
1-5
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radford | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| UMass-Lowell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Photo by: RUHighlanderPhotos.com
HIGHLANDERS TAKE FOURTH IN A ROW BEHIND BALANCED OFFENSE
2/26/2016 8:44:00 PM | Softball
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MT PLEASANT, S.C. – Abby Morrow recorded her fourth straight win and each of Radford's nine batters in the lineup had at least one hit in an 8-1 victory over UMass-Lowell Friday on the first day of the Cougar Classic, hosted by College of Charleston.
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Whitney Davis' two-run home run in the top of the second inning gave RU the lead for good, and the Highlanders (4-1) broke the game open with a five-run third. Summer Robinson went 2 for 4 with a two-run double, while Marissa Gagliano also drove in a pair of runs. Morrow shook off an early UMass-Lowell run to allow just four hits over five innings with two walks, while the defense was flawless behind her.
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After Casey Burns reached on an error with two outs in the second, Davis followed with her first longball of the season and 23rd of her career.
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The Highlanders then used five hits and an error in the third to push their lead to 7-1. Nia Chiles led off with an infield single, stole second and came home on a throwing error on a ball hit by Gagliano, who then advanced on a passed ball and scored on an infield single by Hannah Medlam.
Becky Mantel followed with a single to left-center before Robinson's double down the left-field line made it 6-1. After an infield hit by Marissa Yow, Robinson scored on an illegal pitch.
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Radford capped the scoring in the sixth as Kayla Bishton hit a leadoff single, moved to second on a sacrifice by Chiles and scored on Gagliano's RBI single up the middle.
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Kayla Huffman pitched the final two innings for the Highlanders, holding UMass-Lowell without a hit and striking out three and walking three.
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The four-game win streak is Radford's longest since April of 2014. RU will face the Riverhawks again Saturday and follow with a matchup against host College of Charleston. The two game times have been moved to 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
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MT PLEASANT, S.C. – Abby Morrow recorded her fourth straight win and each of Radford's nine batters in the lineup had at least one hit in an 8-1 victory over UMass-Lowell Friday on the first day of the Cougar Classic, hosted by College of Charleston.
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Whitney Davis' two-run home run in the top of the second inning gave RU the lead for good, and the Highlanders (4-1) broke the game open with a five-run third. Summer Robinson went 2 for 4 with a two-run double, while Marissa Gagliano also drove in a pair of runs. Morrow shook off an early UMass-Lowell run to allow just four hits over five innings with two walks, while the defense was flawless behind her.
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After Casey Burns reached on an error with two outs in the second, Davis followed with her first longball of the season and 23rd of her career.
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The Highlanders then used five hits and an error in the third to push their lead to 7-1. Nia Chiles led off with an infield single, stole second and came home on a throwing error on a ball hit by Gagliano, who then advanced on a passed ball and scored on an infield single by Hannah Medlam.
Becky Mantel followed with a single to left-center before Robinson's double down the left-field line made it 6-1. After an infield hit by Marissa Yow, Robinson scored on an illegal pitch.
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Radford capped the scoring in the sixth as Kayla Bishton hit a leadoff single, moved to second on a sacrifice by Chiles and scored on Gagliano's RBI single up the middle.
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Kayla Huffman pitched the final two innings for the Highlanders, holding UMass-Lowell without a hit and striking out three and walking three.
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The four-game win streak is Radford's longest since April of 2014. RU will face the Riverhawks again Saturday and follow with a matchup against host College of Charleston. The two game times have been moved to 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
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For the latest on Radford Athletics, please subscribe to our weekly newsletter, Highlander Happenings.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Morrow, Abby (4-1)
L: Talcik (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Robinson, Summer 2
HR: Davis, Whitney 1
RBI: Gagliano, Marissa 2 ; Medlam, Hannah 1 ; Robinson, Summer 2 ; Davis, Whitney 2
SH: Chiles, Nia 1
SF: Yow, Marissa 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gagliano, Marissa 1 ; Medlam, Hannah 1 ; Mantel, Becky 1 ; Robinson, Summer 1 ; Burns, Casey 1 ; Davis, Whitney 1 ; Bishton, Kayla 1 ; Chiles, Nia 1
SB: Gagliano, Marissa 1 ; Chiles, Nia 1
Batting:
RBI: O'Brien 1
Base Running:
RUNS: T. Alcorn 1
SB: T. Alcorn 1
Game Leaders
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H
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RBI
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H
1
RBI
2
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
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