RADFORD MEETS WILLIAM & MARY FOR A TWO-GAME MIDWEEK SERIES

Tuesday, March 6

Williamsburg, Va.

2:00 PM

Radford University

William & Mary

Photo by: Jeff Sochko

RADFORD MEETS WILLIAM & MARY FOR A TWO-GAME MIDWEEK SERIES

3/6/2018 9:00:00 AM | Baseball

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SERIES INFORMATION

Opponent: William & Mary
All-Time Series: Tribe leads 7-1
Date: March 6-7
Time: 2:00 p.m./4:00 p.m. EST
Location: Plumeri Park | Williamsburg, Va.
Live Stats (Game 1 | Game 2)
Live Video (Game 1 | Game 2)

ON THE BUMP
Tuesday, March 6 – 2 p.m.
LHP Hunter Williams (0-0, 5.19 ERA) vs. RHP Chris Farrell (0-1, 5.87 ERA)
Wednesday, March 7 – 4 p.m.
TBA vs. TBA

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

Record: 3-8
Radford has dropped five in a row as opponents have outscored the Highlanders 39-13 during the stretch.
Of Radford's 13 runs during that stretch, 12 have come as RBIs.
Andrew Szamski continues to lead the Radford offense with 17 hits, ranking third in the Big South, while leading the team with a .378 batting clip.
The redshirt junior leads the Highlanders with two home runs and nine RBIs.
Following Szamski, Kyle Butler is hitting .325 with 13 hits and seven RBIs.
Five different Highlanders have six-plus RBIs on the season.
Luke Wise and Colby Higgerson lead the Big South with two triples each.
Despite a team 5.93 ERA, Radford's defense has been stout behind Highlander pitchers. The Highlanders possess a .977 fielding percentage, which is second in the league.
Out of the bullpen, Austin Gerber leads the way with a 2.61 ERA and .222 opponent batting average.
Austin Ross is the only pitcher with double-digit strikeouts, punching out 13 in 8.1 innings of relief.

SCOUTING WILLIAM & MARY

Record: 3-9
William & Mary took the weekend series over High Point, taking a 13-2 victory in the rubber matchup.
The Tribe hosted Maryland on Feb. 21, handing the Terps a 10-4 loss.
Zach Pearson is the lone player batting over .300 with a .341 clip. Pearson leads the team with 15 hits and 10 runs.
Hunter Smith and Ryan Hall pace the team with eight RBIs each. Hall has also contributed five doubles.
As a team, William & Mary's batting average is .207.
Helping lead the team to an early 4.62 ERA has been the work of Wade Strain (1.54), Michael Toner (2.53) and Nick Butts (3.27).
The trio has totaled 36 of the Tribe's 98 strikeouts.

UP NEXT

After playing its first 13 games on the road, Radford returns to Williams Field this weekend for the first weekend series of the season.
The series is set for March 9-11.
The Highlanders host Youngstown State for the second time in the all-time series.
In the last series, the two teams split a two-game midweek affair.