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Radford RAD 14-12, 0-3 BSC
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Winner Longwood LWU 15-8, 3-0 BSC
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Longwood LWU
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Radford RAD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
Longwood LWU 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 1 4 0

W: BACKSTROM, S (6-3) L: Huffman, Kayla (4-3) S: WOOD, A. (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

RADFORD UNABLE TO AVOID SWEEP AGAINST LONGWOOD IN PITCHERS DUEL



GAME INFORMATION
  • Score: Longwood 1, Radford 0
  • Records: Lancers (15-8, 3-0 Big South) | Highlanders (14-12, 0-3 Big South)
  • Location: Lancer Field | Farmville, Va.
 
FARMVILLE, Va. – The Radford softball team fell victim to a one-run loss on Sunday against Longwood and was unable to avoid the series sweep in a 1-0 loss.
 
Longwood had four hits in the entire game and only one extra base hit. The extra base hit was the one that did the damage in the fifth inning. Glenn Walters led off the inning with a walk and was bunted over to second on a sacrifice. Jordan Clark hit the ball in the gap to right center field for the two-bagger that drove in the go-ahead run and gave the Lancers a 1-0 lead. Clark advanced to third, but a groundout and lineout ended the inning for Longwood.
 
Radford began the first inning with single and followed it up with a double in the second inning. Hannah Medlam, who hit the double, made it to third on a sacrifice. However, she wouldn't get any further as the inning ended on a lineout to right field.
 
In the third inning, Radford had back-to-back singles with one out but a strikeout and a groundout to Leah Powell at shortstop ended the threat with two runners on base. After not getting any runners aboard in the fourth, Gagliano was able to get into scoring position but fly out ended the inning.
 
Down 1-0, the Highlanders fought and got a one-out single from Maggie Rowe. Although back-to-back fly outs to center field ended the threat and Radford left their sixth runner on base.
 
Radford was able to get the go ahead run on base as Gagliano hit a single to left field that advanced Brianna Mills into scoring position with two outs, but a Sofia Tapia groundout to Destiny Martinez at second base gave the Lancers the victory for the series sweep.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Win: Sydney Backstrom (6-3) | (2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K)
  • Loss: Kayla Huffman (4-3) | (0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K)
  • Save: Arleigh Wood (1)
  • Marissa Gagliano led the Highlanders with a 3-for-4 performance and had one stolen base.
  • Radford led the Lancers in hits, for the second game of the series, by a 7-4 count.
  • Sofia Tapia, Maggie Rowe, Hannah Medlam and Marissa Yow tallied the other four hits.
  • Medlam had the only Highlander extra-base hit, which was a double.
  • Abby Morrow earned the start; she only allowed three hits and struck out three batters.
  • Longwood saw four different pitchers in the circle on Sunday. They combined to have four strikeouts.
  • Three of the four strikeouts came from Sydney Gay.
  • The four Longwood hits came from four different players.
  • Jordan Clark had the biggest hit of the day, a double in the fifth inning.
  • Radford left eight runners on base in the game and left at least one runner on base in six of the seven innings.
 
ON DECK
The Highlanders will finally play a home game at the Radford Softball Stadium on Wednesday afternoon as ETSU comes to the New River Valley for a doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m.
 
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