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Todd Drexler
2
Winthrop WINTHROP 17-31
3
Winner Radford RAD 34-17
Winthrop WINTHROP
17-31
2
Final
3
Radford RAD
34-17
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Winthrop WINTHROP 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Radford RAD 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 9 1

W: Huffman, Kayla (11-4) L: MAJETTE. K. (10-17)

Game Recap: Softball |

SEVENTH INNING RALLY LIFTS RADFORD PAST WINTHROP, 3-2



GAME INFORMATION
  • Score: Radford 3, Winthrop 2
  • Records: Highlanders (34-17) | Eagles (17-31)
  • Location: Radford SB Stadium | Radford, Va.
 
RADFORD, Va. – Five of Radford's nine hits came in the seventh inning, providing two runs to score, which gave it a 3-2 walk off win over No. 6 Winthrop in the opening round of the Big South Championship on Wednesday.
 
Down 2-1 in the seventh inning with a runner at third and one out, Marissa Yow provided a seeing-eye single through the left side. The single allowed Hunter Mundy, who led off the innig with a double, to score from third and tie the game at two.
 
Lauren Maddrey and Marissa Gagliano both reached with infield singles and loaded the bases with one out. After an infield pop up, Talia Douglas – who was .333 (2-for-6) with the bases loaded – ripped a ball down the left field that propelled Radford to a 3-2 walk-off win as pinch-runner, Callie Morgan, came into score to game-winning run.
 
The Highlanders trailed 2-0 heading into the sixth inning but cut the lead in half after Douglas plated Sofia Tapia with an RBI single up the middle. Tapia initiated the inning with a double to right center field and scored from second on the ensuing at-bat. The sophomore's run cut the lead in half, 2-1.
 
Huffman pitched a stellar game and picked up her seventh complete game of the season. She allowed two runs, none earned, and both came in the third inning. After an error prolonged the inning, the Eagles had two runners on base with two outs. Ansley Gilreath hit a single to left field that scored the two runners on base and gave Winthrop a 2-0 lead.
 
Radford stayed in the game with some nice defensive plays, including two inning-ending double plays. The most important one came in the top of the seventh inning that kept the deficit at one and allowed the Highlanders to come through with a walk-off win.
 
The win places the Highlanders in the winners' bracket and a meeting with No. 2 Longwood at 2:30 p.m., on Thursday.
 
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Win: Kayla Huffman (11-4) | (7.0 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K)
  • Loss: Kiley Majette (10-17) | (6.2 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K)
  • Radford tallied nine hits of the afternoon with seven coming in the final two innings.
  • Douglas, who provided the game-winning hit, went 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
  • Hunter Mundy also had a 2-for-3 game with a double and a run scored.
  • Yow went 1-for-3, but had one of the most timely hits that plated Mundy and tied the game at two.
  • Tapia had one hit, which was a double, and scored the first Highlander run of the afternoon.
  • Gagliano also tallied a multi-hit game and had six putouts defensively, along with her 20th stolen base of the season.
  • The Highlanders have now won three games in a row with its first Big South Championship win since 2016.
 
QUOTABLE
"That was a prime example of what postseason softball is all about. Any team can win on any given day. We never lost faith; we hung around and came through when we needed to. Our defense made some nice plays to keep it close. I loved the emotion and the enthusiasm in the sixth and seventh innings. Hopefully that gives us some momentum heading into a big game tomorrow." – Hope Creasy
 
ON DECK
The Highlanders will face No. 2 Longwood in the second game on Thursday. The first pitch is slated for 2:30 p.m. Radford looks pick up its first win against the Lancers this season.
 
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