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freeman
5
Winner Radford RAD 1-0
2
UNCW UNCW 3-4
Winner
Radford RAD
1-0
5
Final
2
UNCW UNCW
3-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Radford RAD 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 5 9 0
UNCW UNCW 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 3 1

W: Huffman, Kayla (1-0) L: Pate (2-1)

7
Winner Radford RAD 2-0
1
Rhode Island URI 1-1
Winner
Radford RAD
2-0
7
Final
1
Rhode Island URI
1-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Radford RAD 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 7 13 2
Rhode Island URI 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 1

W: Marvin, Jessie (1-0) L: GUNDERSON (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

HIGHLANDERS TOP UNCW AND RHODE ISLAND ON OPENING DAY



WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Radford softball team scored 12 runs on 22 hits en route to a 5-2 victory over UNCW and a 7-1 win over Rhode Island in the Fairfield Inn & Suites Seahawk Softball Bash on Friday night.
 
Destiny Freeman stole the show in the debut as going 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs. Talia Douglas also had a 3-for-3 game in the nightcap with two RBIs and two runs scored.
 
GAME ONE
It only took two innings for the Highlanders to pick up their first home run of the season and it came off the bat of a true freshman in her first plate appearance. Following a Hannah Medlam hit, Freeman stepped in and delivered a two-run shot on the first pitch she saw.
 
The Highlanders increased their lead to 3-0 when transfer Sydney Fisher drove in Lauren Maddrey on a fielder's choice. The Seahawks answered with a sacrifice fly from Rachel Willis cutting the lead to 3-1.
 
Radford added two more runs in the sixth that created a 5-1 lead and UNCW put up a fight in the bottom of the sixth, but Kayla Huffman left a pair of runners on base with a 5-2 score.
 
Huffman (1-0) was on fire in her final collegiate debut. She had eight strikeouts, walked one and allowed two earned runs.
 
TWEET OF THE GAME  
STAT OF THE GAME
Three players had multi-hit games and two of the three were newcomers in Freeman and Fisher. Freeman had the lone home run of the game, while Fisher picked up a triple.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Medlam was the other Highlander with a multi-hit performance. She went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a double.
 
GAME TWO
You could tell it was going to be one of those games for Douglas after the first inning when she singled through the right side and drove in Fisher. The RBI single gave the Highlanders a 1-0 lead against Rhode Island.
 
Fast-forward to the third inning, to her second plate appearance, Douglas had Fisher on second with two outs. She roped the pitch down the right field line that plated Fisher for a 2-0 lead.
 
The Rams answered in the third inning when Adriana Toro hit an RBI single that cut the lead in half. Radford added a pair of runs in the fourth and fifth innings, respectively when Fisher and Medlam drove in a run each.
 
The Highlanders had a 4-1 lead heading into the final inning of the game when Medlam scored on a wild pitch and Freeman added her fourth and fifth RBIs of the day that gave Radford a 7-1 lead.
 
Jessie Marvin, who pitched three innings of no-hit ball, shut down the Seahawks in the seventh inning. Marvin had four strikeouts, didn't allow a walk and picked up the save. Juco transfer Sarah Smith, in her first outing, only gave up one earned run on four hits and picked up the win.
 
STAT OF THE GAME
Radford tallied 13 hits and four players had multi-hit games. Fisher is the only Highlander that has two multi-hit games so far this season.
 
TWEET OF THE GAME  
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Douglas had a three-hit performance, while Fisher, Sienna Williams and Hunter Mundy all had a pair of hits. Freeman and Douglas had two RBIs, while Fisher had two stolen bases. Rowe had the only extra base hit – a double in the seventh inning.
 
QUOTABLE
"I'm very pleased with how the team came out to play today," Creasy said. "Everyone played their role and we were able to put together two very productive team wins. The pitching staff was firing on all cylinders and we paired it with a great offensive performance for the day."
 
UP NEXT
The Highlanders will resume the Fairfield Inn & Suites Seahawk Softball Bash on Saturday when they take on Howard at 3 p.m., and Rhode Island at 5:30 p.m.
 
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For more information on the Radford softball team follow @RadfordSoftball on Twitter and Instagram or Radford Softball on Facebook.
 
 
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