General 3/5/2020 1:00:00 PM

RADFORD ROUNDUP: MARCH 6-9

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, March 6th and Monday, March 9th.

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BASEBALL | LACROSSE | MEN'S TENNIS | WOMEN'S TENNIS | MEN'S GOLF | WOMEN'S GOLF

BASEBALL

vs. Canisius - Friday, Mar. 6 - 1 p.m. | Saturday, Mar. 7 - 2 p.m. | Sunday, Mar. 8 - Noon
Where: Radford, Va. (Williams Field at Carter Memorial Stadium)
Records: Radford (5-7) | Canisius (3-8-1)
Series: Radford leads, 3-0
Probable Starting Pitchers - TBA
Links: Live Stats

Radford plays its first home series of the season this weekend when it welcomes Canisius to Williams Field at Carter Memorial Stadium for a three-game set.
The Highlanders have won two of their last three games, including a 14-8 win over Norfolk State on Tuesday in the home opener.
Radford put up eight runs in the fifth inning against Norfolk State, the highest single-inning output of the season for Radford.
Ryan Bywaters lowered his ERA to 2.77 after throwing 4.2 innings against Norfolk State without allowing an earned run.
The Highlanders had a season-best eight extra-base hits against the Spartans (five doubles, two triples, one homer).
Austin Kaplan recorded the first hit of his Radford career on Tuesday, knocking a solo homer to right center in the eighth inning.
Bruce Hudson struck out a pair in his last outing against Norfolk State and has not allowed a run in his last three appearances.
Canisius enters the weekend with a 3-8-1 record. The Golden Griffins earned two wins and a tie in their last series at Marshall.
The Golden Griffins have averaged more than five runs per game this season, but the pitching staff has a collective 6.48 ERA and has allowed more than seven runs per game on average.

LACROSSE

at Hartford - Saturday, Mar. 7th | 12 p.m.
Where: West Hartford, Conn. (Al-Marzook Field at Alumni Stadium)
Records: Radford (1-6) | Hartford (0-5)
Series: First Meeting
Links: Watch Live | Live Stats

Radford heads North to face first-time opponent Hartford, to commence their spring break trip.
The Highlanders will be seeking out their second win of 2020 campaign.
Freshman Bella Signorello had a career performance in Radford's last outing, leading the way with two goals against Robert Morris.
Hartford is on a six game losing streak, and will be looking to notch their first victory of the season.
The Hawks are led offensively by Kaitlyn D'Andrea who has nine goals to her name so far this year.

MEN'S TENNIS

vs. Mount St. Mary's - Sunday, Mar. 8th | 2 p.m.
Where: Radford, Va. (Radford Tennis Complex)
Records: Radford (5-1) | Mount St. Mary's (2-8)
Series: Radford leads 7-0

Radford sticks to the home courts for a match with Mount St. Mary's, looking to extend their five match winning streak.
Last time out the Highlanders easily swept Southern Virginia 7-0 with all athletes finishing their singles matches in two sets.
Yevhen Sirous and Andres Silva are currently tied for leading the team in singles victories this year at 11 with Sirous doing most of his work on court two and Silva on court four.
The doubles team of Demi Taramonlis and Silva have been downright unstoppable this year winning 11 games and nine of their last ten.
Mount St. Mary's is coming off their spring break tournament in Hilton Head, S.C., the same tournament Radford will be making the rounds for next week for their spring break trip.

WOMEN'S TENNIS

Radford will go on the road Friday for a Big South match with Longwood before returning home Sunday to host Mount St. Mary's.
The Highlanders are a combined 10-4 against their competition this weekend, with the program adding two wins against Longwood and Mount St. Mary's last season.
Anastasia Belyaeva has led the Highlanders this season on court one winning eight games, currently riding a three game winning streak with two wins over Big South foes.
The Lancers have won six matches this season, three coming against Division One competition while boasting an unbeaten 2-0 record at home.
Mount. St. Mary's has had a rough start to the season still winless through their first seven matches against quality competition.

MEN'S GOLF

at Pinehurst Intercollegiate - Friday, Mar. 6th - Sunday, Mar. 8
Where: Pinehurst, N.C. (Pinehurst No. 8)
Host: Village of Pinehurst

The Highlanders are back in action this weekend at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate, starting Friday at Pinehurst No. 8.
Radford is coming off a top-five finish in its first tournament of the spring season at the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate. The Highlanders were the only team to shoot a score under 300 in the final round.
Peter Gasperini finished in the top 10 for the third time this season after carding a 3-under 69 in the final round. Gasperini was the only player in the entire tournament field to card a final round under 70.
The Highlanders are one of 13 teams in the field, joined by Belmont, Davidson, DePaul, Drexel, Elon, FGCU, Longwood, Marshall, Niagara, Old Dominion, Siena and Wisconsin Lutheran.

WOMEN'S GOLF

at Benbow Collegiate Invitational - Monday, Mar. 9 - Tuesday, Mar. 10
Where: Jacksonville, Fla. (Blue Sky GC)
Host: Butler

Radford is in action for the third straight week, participating in the Benbow Collegiate Invitational starting on Monday.
The Highlanders placed 33rd in their most recent tournament, the Kiawah Island Classic. Radford finished in eighth place in their flight, which consisted of 27 teams. The Kiawah Island Classic was the largest collegiate golf tournament in the nation, with 53 participating teams from 52 schools.
The Highlanders swept the Big South Women's Golf weekly awards after a third-place finish at the Oyster Shuck Match Play in February. Sidney Walker was named Golfer of the Week for the first time in her career, while Jayde Dudley earned Freshman of the Week honors for the third time this season.
Dudley and Walker led the Highlanders at the Kiawah Island Classic, with the former shooting a score of 7-over and Walker finishing at 10-over.

Stay tuned for the next Radford Roundup which will feature events from Tuesday, March 10th through Thursday, March 12th.

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