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Winner UNC Asheville AVL 5-13
2
Radford RAD 7-11
Winner
UNC Asheville AVL
5-13
8
Final
2
Radford RAD
7-11
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UNC Asheville AVL 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 8 7 0
Radford RAD 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 0

W: FULBRIGHT, Jordan (1-3) L: Bywaters, Ryan (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

RADFORD SUFFERS SERIES LOSS TO UNC ASHEVILLE



GAME INFORMATION
  • Score: UNC Asheville 8, Radford 2
  • Records: Bulldogs (5-13, 2-0 Big South) | Radford (7-11, 0-2 Big South)
  • Location: Carter Memorial Stadium | Radford, Va.
 
RADFORD, Va. – The Radford baseball team could only get four hits and walked eight batters, which led to an 8-2 loss on Saturday at Carter Memorial Stadium. The loss gave UNC Asheville the series win.
 
Hunter Williams earned the start for Radford and only allowed one run on one hit. That hit was a solo home run to left field that led off the second inning and put the Highlanders behind 1-0.
 
The Highlander offense erased the Williams mistake in the bottom half of the inning with a Matt Roth double to left center field. The doubled drove in Andrew Szamski, who reached base with a walk, and tied the game at one.
 
Williams settled in nicely and only allowed two walks over the final 4.2 innings. He left the game tied at one with two outs in the sixth. After the pitching change, back-to-back singles put runners at first and third for UNC Asheville. Tyler Serricchio continued with a single down the right field line that scored Carmine Pagano and gave the Bulldogs a 2-1 lead.
 
After a strikeout ended the sixth inning the Bulldogs picked up where they left off and drew two walks to open the seventh inning. The walks came back to haunt Radford as Andrew Friedholm cleared the bases with a home run to right field that put UNC Asheville ahead, 5-1.
 
Radford cut the Bulldog lead to three in the eighth as Kyle Butler hit a one-out triple to right field and scored on a Colby Higgerson fly out to center field. One was all the Highlanders could get as a groundout to shortstop ended the inning.
 
The Bulldogs scored three more insurance runs in the top of the ninth and took an 8-2 lead as Radford walked two batters and hit one. UNC Asheville also had two hits in the inning and left two on base.
 
The Highlanders were able to get one aboard in the ninth as Will Harless drew an eight-pitch walk, but a groundout to second ended the game.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Win: Jordan Fulbright (1-3) | (3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K)
  • Loss: Ryan Bywaters (0-1) | (0.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K)
  • Hunter Williams was one out away from picking up a quality start pitching 5.2 innings. However, he did have a great performance in his Big South debut.
  • Earning the start, he allowed one hit, one earned run and two walks. The freshman struck out a career-high five batters.
  • Matt Roth, who had two hits yesterday, followed it up with two more hits today – both doubles. He had one of the Highlanders' two RBIs and Colby Higgerson had the other.
  • Kyle Butler also had a multi-hit game. He went 2-for-4 with a run scored.
  • Butler also had the other extra-base hit, a triple that came in the eighth inning.
  • The Highlanders had five pitchers enter the game out of the bullpen. Brandon Donovan suffered three runs, but led the relievers with three strikeouts.
  • Despite striking out 10 times, the Bulldogs drew eight walks and had two players hit by a pitch, but left eight on base.
 
ON DECK
The Highlanders will try to avoid the sweep against the Bulldogs on Sunday. Cameron Fritz will earn the series finale start. First pitch is slated for 2 p.m.

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