RADFORD ROUNDUP: APRIL 19-22

Thursday, April 18

Radford, Va.

7:15 p.m.

Radford University

Hampton

4/18/2019 8:14:00 AM | Baseball, Radford Athletics, Softball, Women's Track and Field, Women's Lacrosse, General

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RADFORD, Va. – Welcome to the Radford Roundup, where fans can find out all the information they need on upcoming Radford Athletics events taking place between Friday, April 19th and Monday, April 22nd.

TRACK & FIELD

at Duke Invitational - Friday, April 19th and Saturday, April 20th
Where: Durham, N.C. (Morris Williams Track & Field Stadium)
Links: Live Results | Meet Central

The Radford women's track & field team fought through some inclement weather to shine at the Gamecock Invitational at the Sheila and Morris Cregger Track last Saturday.
Highlander phenom and two-time Big South Track Athlete of the Week La'Tisha Chambers took the headlines with a new school record in the 100-meter dash. The Covington, Va. native posted a lightning-fast time of 11.78 seconds to pass Amelia Reynolds' previous record of 11.87 seconds from last season. The time is the third-fastest in the Big South this season as well.
Freshman Kayland Bond got the meet started on the right foot with a personal record in the 1,500 meters, crossing the finish line in 4:41.45 to place 11^th out of 61. Fellow freshman Chloe Phillips also had a PR in the event.
Over in the 100-meter hurdles, freshman Emilie Miller posted a PR of 14.29 seconds and later in the day freshman Denisha Hoosier ran a new PR in the 200-meter dash.
Junior Kierra Henderson had a great day in the long jump, recording back-to-back personal records. She began with a leap of 5.46 meters (17'11") but topped herself with a final mark of 5.49 meters (18'0.25"), moving her into third place on the Big South leader boards for the 2019 season.
With another strong showing in a field event, sophomore Taylor Tinsley took fourth overall in the high jump. She cleared the opening bar on her first attempt to set a new PR of 1.62 meters (5'5.75").
Continuing to show improvement throughout the year, the 4x100 meter relay team of Chambers, Henderson, Miller and Hoosier ran a season-best of 46.36 seconds.

at JMU Invitational - Saturday, April 20th
Where: Harrisonburg, Va. (Sentara Park)
Links: Live Results | Schedule of Events

While the bulk of the team heads south to Durham, Radford's throwers will head north on I-81 to James Madison
Mary Brown, Madison Graham, Ana Kramer and Ellie Look will represent the Highlanders

SOFTBALL

vs. Hampton - Friday, April 19th at 11 a.m./1 p.m. (DH)
Where: Radford, Va. (Radford Softball Stadium)
Records: Radford (19-27, 9-9 Big South) | Hampton (21-16, 5-10 Big South)

Links: Watch (Game 1) | Watch (Game 2) | Live Stats

The Highlanders split with Longwood in doubleheader action on Wednesday afternoon at Radford Softball Stadium. The Lancers took the first game, 3-2, and the Highlanders bounced back to pick up the second, 4-2.
Highlanders came out on the losing end in a pitcher's duel in game one of the day. Radford held a 2-1 advantage from the bottom of the fourth to the final inning of the game but could not hold on.
The Highlanders only needed three hits in the second game. They came from Sydney Fisher, Talia Douglas and Maggie Rowe. Fisher drove in two and Douglas drove in a pair. Jessie Marvin pitched well as she only allowed two runs on seven hits in a winning effort.
Fisher is currently second in the Big South with a .407 batting average and leads the league with 63 hits. She is also sixth in on base percentage (.443) and is tied for seventh in runs scored (33).
Hunter Mundy is tied for fourth on the circuit with 10 home runs and is seventh in slugging percentage (.604).
Destiny Freeman ranks seventh in RBI's (33) and is tied with Mundy with 10 homers.
Jessie Marvin is eighth in the conference in ERA (3.22) and is sixth with 132.2 innings pitched.
Kayla Huffman is tied for 9th in the league with nine wins and is also ninth in ERA (3.29)
Taylor Warrick leads Hampton with a .390 batting average, which is good for fourth in the league. She is also third in slugging (.724) and on base percentage (.467).
Emily Workman is third in the Big South with a 1.92 ERA and Allie Hotetz is 10th (3.35).

BASEBALL

vs. Longwood - Thursday, April 18, 6:00 p.m. | Friday, April 19, 6:00 p.m. | Saturday, April 20, 2:00 p.m.
Where: Radford, Va. (Carter Memorial Stadium)
Records: Radford (17-19, 9-6 Big South) | Longwood (9-25, 4-10 Big South)
Links: Friday: Watch | Live Stats - Saturday: Live Stats - Sunday: Live Stats

Radford returns to action after a 6-3 defeat against Virginia on Tuesday evening.
Reliever Ryan Bywaters fanned two batters and did not allow a run in 1.1 innings of relief. Brandon Feathers recorded a perfect eighth inning.
Catcher Will Harless drilled his third homer of the season with a long drive to left field. Left fielder Adam Whitacre went 2-for-4 (double) and right fielder Andrew Szamski collected a hit and a walk.
Matt Roth made several terrific plays at the hot-corner, including a diving stop in the seventh inning.
Szamski continues to lead the Big South with a .370 batting average and hits (51). He is also second in RBI's (39) and is third in slugging (.587).
First baseman Spencer Horwitz is second in the league in walks (27) and is ninth in runs scored (30).
LHP Zack Ridgely is ninth on the circuit with a 3.20 ERA
Longwood has dropped four straight and 14 of their last 16 contests.
Hunter Gilliam is batting a team-high .291 and also paces the squad in homers (4) and RBI's (19).
Tyler Morgan has a 3.93 ERA and has fanned 65 batters in 52.2 innings.

LACROSSE

vs. Campbell - Saturday, April 20th at Noon
Where: Radford, Va. (Cupp Stadium)
Records: Radford (3-10, 2-3 Big South) | Campbell (5-10, 2-3 Big South)

Links: Watch | Live Stats

Saturday's showdown with Campbell may be the biggest game in the young history of the program. With both teams currently 2-3 in conference play, the winner will earn a berth to the Big South Tournament which will be hosted by the No. 1 overall seed
A total of 12 seniors will be recognized in a pregame Senior Day ceremony: Callie Bonnel, Juliette Ruland, Shelby Merchant, Avery Reding, Emma Rogers, Adrian Rius, Emily Kowalik, Michaela Petersen, Hannah Rosen, Amanda Mirabile (Manager), Jessie Kallish (Manager) and Allison Brennan (Manager)
A 7-2 run over the final 15 minutes allowed Winthrop to complete a comeback and the Radford women's lacrosse team fell, 16-14, at Eagle Field on Wednesday.
Seniors Adrian Rius and Emma Rogers were catalysts on the offensive side of the ball, scoring five goals each. Shield finished with a pair of goals while seniors Callie Bonnel and Juliette Ruland contributed one goal each as well.
Freshman defender Katie Bendrick stepped up once again with a team-high six draw control wins while junior midfielder Brittany Rinaldi forced a team-high four turnovers. Fouls really hurt the Highlanders though as they were called for 28 compared to just 10 for Winthrop.
Rogers ranks seventh in the Big South in goals per game (2.38) while Rius is right behind her in eighth (2.31). Rogers is also seventh in assists per game (1.23).
Bendrick is third in the league with 2.77 ground balls per game.
Campbell's Annie Pazulski leads the circuit with 1.86 assists per game and is tied for sixth in points per game (3.50).
Goalie Lexie Patton is second in saves per game (8.93) and save percentage (.433).

Stay tuned for the next Radford Roundup which will feature events from Tuesday, April 23rd through Thursday, April 25th.

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