RADFORD HEADS TO LONGWOOD FOR BIG SOUTH WEEKEND SERIES

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SETTING THE STAGE

Opponent: Longwood
Series: Longwood leads 16-15
Location: Bolding Stadium (Farmville, Va.)
The matchup will have major Big South Tournament berth implications as both teams enter with identical 2-7 conference records
The two teams have alternated in series wins as Radford won the series in 2013 and 2017, while Longwood took series wins in 2014 and 2016. They did not meet in the 2015 regular season.
In games played in Farmville, Radford is 5-11
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ON THE HILL
Friday, April 6 – 5 p.m.
LHP Hunter Williams (0-2, 5.22) vs. LHP Steven Farkas (1-5, 5.36)
Sunday April 8 – 12 p.m.
RHP Austin Ross (5-3, 4.33) vs. TBA
Sunday, April 8 – 3 p.m.
RHP Ryan Sande (0-1, 3.90) vs. TBA

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

Current record: (10-18) | Home: (4-7) | Away: (6-9) | Neutral (0-2)
Big South (2-7)
Streak: L5
After dropping its last five home games, Radford will hit the road as the Highlanders look to get back to their winning ways with six of their 10 wins coming on the road.
During the five-game stretch, Radford has been outscored 47-27, while outhit 53-44.
The Highlanders outhit Appalachian State on Tuesday and ETSU on Wednesday as Radford fell to 8-3 when outhitting opposing teams on the season.
Averaging 5.4 runs per game, Radford is hitting .220 in RBI opportunities, picking up 11 hits in the situation over the last five games.
Radford leadoff batters have reached base safely 40.6 percent of the time this season. The Highlanders have placed at least five leadoff guys on base 10 times on the season.
Currently on a nine-game hit streak, Andrew Szamski continues his torrid start to the season. The redshirt junior is second in the league with a .387 average and third with 41 hits.
Szamski is third in the league with 16 extra-base hits.
With runners on base, Szamski is 21 for 51 for a .412 hitting clip. Szamski is 10 for 32 with runners in scoring position.
Six different Highlanders have double-digit RBIs on the season with Spencer Horwitz leading the way with 20. Horwitz has three four-RBI games on the season.
With 12 extra-base hits, Horwitz is currently hitting .268 on the year with a team best 15 walks.
Radford's lone run in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to Appalachian State came off the bat of Matt Roth as the junior is now tied with Szamski and Horwitz with a team best four home runs.
Roth had multi-hit games in both midweeks, totaling eight on the season.
In his last 83 games played, Kyle Butler has 35 multi-hit games, including a team best 11 in 2018.
Butler picked up his fifth multi-RBI game on Wednesday night with a 2 for 4 night and two RBIs. He is tied with Szamski for lead in multi-RBI games.
The redshirt junior owns a 14-game on-base streak. The 2017 season saw Butler put together a 20-game streak.
Radford has tallied 71 extra-base hits on the season, ranking 15^th nationally with 11 triples. Szamski is 11^th nationally with four three-baggers.
Opposing teams have outscored Radford 28-6 in the first inning, scoring in the inning in five straight with home runs in three straight.
The Highlander offense battles back in the second with a 23-10 edge, while scoring the most runs in the fourth with a 26-15 advantage.
On the base paths, Radford is 38 for 55, which is tied for third most steals in the league.
Thirteen different Highlanders have swiped a base this season with eight swiping three-plus.
Highlander pitchers have struck out a Big South low 178 batters in 248.1 frames. Radford ranks sixth with 152 earned runs allowed.
Radford's staff has been tough on left-handed bats in the last five games, holding opposing southpaws to a 13 of 50 performance at the dish. On the season, they are hitting .268 against Radford.
Redshirt senior southpaw has held opposing lefties to a .152 clip with five hits in 33 at bats.
Ryan Sande ranks seventh in the Big South with a 3.90 ERA. The junior has allowed only 13 runs in 30.0 frames, holding opposing bats to a .250 average.
Sande has given up only five extra-base hits in his 27 hits allowed.
Out of the bullpen, Austin Gerber holds a 4.01 ERA in 24.2 innings tossed.
Entering the weekend with a 5-3 record, Austin Ross is tied for the league lead in wins and ranks tied for 18^th nationally.
Ross has struck out 27 in 27.0 innings on the mound, making two straight weekend starts.

SCOUTING LONGWOOD

Current record: (8-19) | Home: (6-7) | Away: (2-12)
Big South (2-7)
Streak: W1
Dripping its first five midweek contests, Longwood picked up its first win on Wednesday night with a 13-10 slugfest win over George Mason.
The win was the Lancers second time scoring double-digit runs on the year.
Longwood ranks ninth with 104 runs scored and have allowed 215 runs.
With a team batting average of .224, Sammy Miller is the only Lancer hitting over .300 with a .303 clip.
He leads the team with 30 hits, while driving in 10 of his own.
Justin Mitchell leads the squad with 17 RBIs as four Lancers have double-digit RBIs.
Longwood has only 47 extra-base hits on the season with a Big South low seven home runs.
The Lancers are 37 for 49 on the base paths as Antwaun Tucker is 11 for 13 on the bases, ranking sixth in the league.
Opposing teams are 47 for 53 on the bases, third most allowed in the league.
Possessing a team ERA of 7.33, Longwood is last in the Big South.
The Lancer staff ranks fourth in the league with 255 strikeouts in 232.0 innings.
Leading the efforts on the mound is Longwood's ace Steven Farkas with 50 in 40.1 frames.

ON DECK

Radford continues play against Commonwealth foes, visiting Charlottesville on April 11 for a matchup against Virginia.
The contest is scheduled for a 6 p.m., start inside Davenport Field.
Radford and Virginia have only met two times since 2013 as Mother Nature had other plans for the in-state matchup.
During that span, the series is split with Radford winning 9-8 in 2013 and Virginia taking a 11-3 victory in 2016.

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