Tuesday, April 11
RADFORD
6:00 PM
Radford University
13-19
6
vs
17
Virginia Tech
18-17
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 1 |
| Radford | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
Photo by: Radford Athletics Communications
RADFORD FALLS 17-6 TO VIRGINIA TECH IN NRV SHOWDOWN
4/11/2017 10:00:00 PM | Baseball
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GAME INFORMATION
RADFORD, Va. – Locked in a 3-3 tie after four innings, Virginia Tech outscored Radford 14-3 in the final five frames as the Hokies completed the season sweep over the Highlanders in the battle of New River Valley foes on Tuesday night.
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The Hokies scored the first two runs of the game on a Radford throwing error and Raheem Cooper solo home run.
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Trailing 2-0, Jonathan Gonzalez led off the bottom of the second with a solo home run to right field, just sneaking the ball around the foul pole. Â Gonzalez's sixth round-tripper on the season inched the Highlanders within one run.
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Tom Stoffel answered with a solo shot to right field, pushing the Virginia Tech lead back to two runs in the top of the third.
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Radford starter Andrew Nardi tossed his first three up, three down inning in the fourth as the Highlanders looked to gain momentum from the first scoreless frame by the Hokies.
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The Highlanders greeted newly entered Culver Hughes with three straight hits. Kyle Butler and Danny Hrbek led off the inning with a pair of singles. After advancing into scoring position on a wild pitch, Gonzalez plated Butler on a RBI single.
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Virginia Tech made another pitching change and Spencer Horwitz knotted the contest with a RBI fielders' choice off Aaron McDonald. Standing in a three all tie, Radford loaded the bases, but was unable to take advantage.
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The top of the fifth saw Virginia Tech blow the game wide open with seven runs on four hits. The Hokies received a pair of two-run doubles off the bats of Sam Fragale and Stevie Mangrum. Radford pitchers also walked in two runs during the inning.
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Leading 10-3, Virginia Tech added two more in the sixth on a Mangrum two-run home run.
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Richard De la Cruz led off the bottom half of the seventh with a bloop double into left field and Luke Wise followed with a single. Possessing runners on the corners and no outs, Clayton Baine launched a three-run opposite field home run to right, pulling Radford within 12-6.
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Virginia Tech added five more runs in the eighth on four hits, highlighted by its fourth home run of the evening, a two-run shot off the bat of Mac Caples, ensuring the Hokies 17-6 victory.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
ON DECK
GAME INFORMATION
- Score: Virginia Tech 17, Radford 6
- Records: Hokies (18-17) | Highlanders (13-19)
- Location: Radford Baseball Stadium | Radford, Va.
RADFORD, Va. – Locked in a 3-3 tie after four innings, Virginia Tech outscored Radford 14-3 in the final five frames as the Hokies completed the season sweep over the Highlanders in the battle of New River Valley foes on Tuesday night.
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The Hokies scored the first two runs of the game on a Radford throwing error and Raheem Cooper solo home run.
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Trailing 2-0, Jonathan Gonzalez led off the bottom of the second with a solo home run to right field, just sneaking the ball around the foul pole. Â Gonzalez's sixth round-tripper on the season inched the Highlanders within one run.
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Tom Stoffel answered with a solo shot to right field, pushing the Virginia Tech lead back to two runs in the top of the third.
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Radford starter Andrew Nardi tossed his first three up, three down inning in the fourth as the Highlanders looked to gain momentum from the first scoreless frame by the Hokies.
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The Highlanders greeted newly entered Culver Hughes with three straight hits. Kyle Butler and Danny Hrbek led off the inning with a pair of singles. After advancing into scoring position on a wild pitch, Gonzalez plated Butler on a RBI single.
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Virginia Tech made another pitching change and Spencer Horwitz knotted the contest with a RBI fielders' choice off Aaron McDonald. Standing in a three all tie, Radford loaded the bases, but was unable to take advantage.
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The top of the fifth saw Virginia Tech blow the game wide open with seven runs on four hits. The Hokies received a pair of two-run doubles off the bats of Sam Fragale and Stevie Mangrum. Radford pitchers also walked in two runs during the inning.
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Leading 10-3, Virginia Tech added two more in the sixth on a Mangrum two-run home run.
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Richard De la Cruz led off the bottom half of the seventh with a bloop double into left field and Luke Wise followed with a single. Possessing runners on the corners and no outs, Clayton Baine launched a three-run opposite field home run to right, pulling Radford within 12-6.
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Virginia Tech added five more runs in the eighth on four hits, highlighted by its fourth home run of the evening, a two-run shot off the bat of Mac Caples, ensuring the Hokies 17-6 victory.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Win: Andrew McDonald (2-2) (4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K)
- Loss: Trey Alderman (0-1) (0.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 0 K)
- Ryan Sande struck out three batters in 1.1 innings of relief.
- The game's 23 runs came on 25 hits.
- Both squads combined for 11 extra base hits, including six home runs.
- Four home runs allowed, matching a season high by Highlander hurlers. They allowed three-plus home runs in five games.
- In two games, Virginia Tech totaled seven home runs.
- Jonathan Gonzalez finished 2 for 3 at the dish with two RBIs. The multi-hit game is the eighth on the season.
- Following with two hits, Spencer Horwitz tallied two base knocks.
- Providing a three-run home run, Clayton Baine joins Gonzalez and Horwitz as the only players to drive in a run
- Virginia Tech's order of three through six combined for 11 RBIs on 10 hits.
- In the last three games played by the two teams in Radford, both squads have combined for 54 runs.
ON DECK
- Radford will now have a quick turnaround, traveling to Campbell for a three-game Big South series starting on Thursday.
- Radford took the 2016 series two games to one.
- Campbell leads the all-time series 27-20, but have not won a series over the Highlanders since 2012 sweep.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: McDonald, A. (2-2)
L: Alderman, Trey (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Fragale, S. 1 ; Mangrum, S. 1 ; Caples, M. 1
HR: Stoffel, T. 1 ; Mangrum, S. 1 ; Caples, M. 1 ; Cooper, R. 1
RBI: Owens, J. 2 ; Stoffel, T. 2 ; Fragale, S. 3 ; Mangrum, S. 4 ; Caples, M. 2 ; Dauby, M. 1 ; Cooper, R. 2
SF: Owens, J. 1 ; Fragale, S. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Owens, J. 1 ; Tufts, R. 2 ; Stoffel, T. 2 ; Fragale, S. 2 ; Mangrum, S. 3 ; Caples, M. 2 ; Freiday, Jr. 1 ; White, M. 1 ; Dauby, M. 1 ; Cooper, R. 2
CS: Owens, J. 1
HBP: Tufts, R. 2 ; Stoffel, T. 1 ; Freiday, Jr. 1
PO: Owens, J. 1
Batting:
2B: Horwitz, Spencer 1 ; De la Cruz, Richard 1
HR: Baine, Clayton 1 ; Gonzalez, Jonathan 1
RBI: Baine, Clayton 3 ; Gonzalez, Jonathan 2 ; Horwitz, Spencer 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wise, Luke 1 ; Butler, Kyle 1 ; Hrbek, Danny 1 ; Baine, Clayton 1 ; Gonzalez, Jonathan 1 ; De la Cruz, Richard 1
SB: Podaras, Straton 1
CS: Podaras, Straton 1
PO: Podaras, Straton 1
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