Radford Athletics 4/5/2021 3:42:00 PM

Radford Roundup: April 5-April 12

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 Monday, April 5th and Monday, April 12th.

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

BASEBALL

vs. Gardner-Webb - Tuesday, April 6, 6 p.m.
at Presbyterian - Firday, Apr. 9, 3 p.m. | Saturday, Apr. 10, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. (DH)
Where: Gardner-Webb: Radford, Va. | Sherman Carter Memorial Stadium // Presbyterian: Clinton, S.C. | PC Baseball Complex
Series: Gardner-Webb: Radford leads, 18-8 | Presbyterian: Radford leads, 18-8
Records: Radford (13-12, 7-8 BSC) | Gardner-Webb (10-10, 9-4 BSC) | Presbyterian (6-10, 5-5 BSC)
Links: Found on the schedule page HERE

The Highlanders look to bounce back with four conference games after dropping the series to USC Upstate last time out.
Greg Duncan gave the Highlanders their lone win of the series last week. He tossed 7.0 innings and earned his third win of the season.
Offensively, David Bryant had a stellar week at the plate with a .583 batting average and a 7-for-12 performance. He scored a team-best five runs and accumulated one triple and his first two home runs of the season.
The Highlanders will take on Gardner-Webb on Tuesday.
GWU is led by Bo Rusher at the plate with a .314 batting average. Kyle Skidmore has the lowest ERA with 10.0 innings or more pitched. He has a 0.90 ERA with 11 strikeouts.
Radford will look to win its second Big South road series when it travels to Presbyterian for a three-game set.
Presbyterian is led by Chris Veach, who had two five hits in two games last time the two teams met. Duncan Howard leads the team with a 1.64 ERA.

SOFTBALL

Tuesday, April 6th | at James Madison (DH) – 3/5 p.m.
Friday, April 9th | at USC Upstate – 4 p.m.
Saturday, April 10th | at USC Upstate (DH) - 1/4 p.m.
Where: James Madison: Harrisonburg, Va. | Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park // USC Upstate: Spartanburg, S.C. | Cyrill Softball Stadium
Series: James Madison: Radford leads, 5-3 // USC Upstate: USC Upstate leads, 6-0
Records: Radford (12-18, 5-1 BSC) | James Madison (14-1) | USC Upstate (16-6, 6-0 BSC)
Links: Found on the schedule page HERE

The Highlanders had a tough week dropping four non-conference games.
The tough stretch continues as the Highlanders travel to James Madison for a doubleheader on Tuesday then returns to conference play traveling to USC Upstate.
Radford has four players hitting over .300 led by Sydney Fisher's .368. Riley Oakes, Madison Canady and Destiny Freeman are the other Highlander's batting over .300.
Skyler DeHart had an impressive outing against Appalachian State. She was throwing a no-hitter through five innings but eventually allowed three hits and three runs in the sixth. She leads the team with a 3.25 ERA.
James Madison has only lost one game this season and it came on March 27^th at Elon. Since that loss they've outscored opponents by 9.5 runs with three of the four games ending in less than seven innings.
Logan Newton has a .419 batting average with four doubles, four home runs and 15 RBIs, while Alissa Humphrey has a 1.03 ERA through 40.2 innings. She also leads the team with 68 strikeouts.
USC Upstate has not lost in conference play this season and enters with a 6-0 Big South record. However, the squad just lost two games to ETSU.

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WOMEN'S SOCCER

Thursday, April 8th | at Winthrop - 6 p.m.
Where: Rock Hill, S.C. | Eagle Field
Series: Radford leads, 11-5-3
Records: Radford (6-2-1, 5-2-1 BSC) | Winthrop (2-5-1, 2-4-1 BSC)
Links: Found on the schedule page HERE

Radford controls its own destiny for a second-place finish. If the Highlanders defeat Winthrop on Thursday, the team will host a semifinal match.
Alexeis Kirnos and Izzy Armstrong each notched goals in the last game against Longwood.
Radford has outscored its opponents 21-3 this season and is averaging 2.3 goals per game, while holding teams to 0.33 goals per game.
Winthrop's two wins came in conference against UNC Asheville and USC Upstate. The Eagles are led by Laurin Uptegrove is the squad's only multi-goal player.

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MEN'S SOCCER

Wednesday, April 7th | at Longwood - 6 p.m.
Saturday, April 10th | vs. Campbell - 6 p.m.
Where: Farmville, Va. | Longwood Athletics Complex // Radford, Va. | Cupp Stadium
Series: Radford leads, 13-5-2 | Radford leads, 14-13-1
Records: Radford (3-4-1, 2-3-1 BSC) | Longwood (2-6-1, 1-5-1 BSC) | Campbell (6-2-1)
Links: Found on the schedule page HERE

The Highlanders will travel to Longwood for a midweek match and will play a makeup game with Campbell on Saturday.
Last time out, the Highlanders suffered a tough, 1-0, loss against Presbyterian on March 28.
Baye Djibril Faye leads the team with three goals and seven points.
Longwood enters with a 2-5-1 record and is led by Markus Gronli with two goals and three assists, totaling for seven points.
Campbell has outscored its opponents 26-8 and is led by Jalen James with five goals and 13 points.

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LACROSSE

Wednesday, April 10th | vs. Winthrop - 4 p.m.
Saturday, April 10th | vs. Longwood - 2 p.m.
Where: Radford, Va. - SORC
Series: Winthrop: Winthrop leads, 5-0 // Longwood: Longwood leads, 3-1
Records: Radford (2-9, 1-1 BSC) | Winthrop (4-5, 2-1 BSC) | Longwood (1-9, 0-1 BSC)
Links: Found on the schedule page HERE

Radford won their second straight match this week in a dominant 14-9 win at Gardner-Webb to move to 1-1 in conference play. Both wins for Radford this season have come on the road, but they'll be at home for two big conference matches this week against Winthrop and Longwood.
Ava Goeller recorded her fifth hat trick of the season, third in a row, in a win at Gardner-Webb. Her goal with 19 minutes left in the first half gave Radford a 3-2 lead it would never relinquish.
Lindsey Carroll recently surpassed the 100-goal mark, just the fifth Highlander to ever do so, and followed that up with a tied for team-high four goals in a win at Gardner-Webb. It was the second time this season she scored four goals, two of which field a 5-0 run by Radford to grab a commanding 7-2 lead.
Grace Gleason ripped of six shots and scored three goals at Gardner-Webb. Her offensive production wasn't the only thing helping Radford, as defensively she picked up three ground balls and caused a turnover. She also had a team-high five draw controls. Her three goals and five draw controls were both season highs.
Winthrop has won two of their last three matches, beating Gardner-Webb and Kennesaw State. They most recently fell in a tight 5-8 loss against Campbell.
Longwood is struggling so far this season, with its lone win coming against Delaware State.
This upcoming week will be the first back-to-back home games for the Highlanders.

MEN'S TENNIS

Thursday, April 8th | vs. North Carolina A&T - 2 p.m.
Friday, April 9th | vs. Charlotte - 3 p.m.
Sunday, April 11th | vs. Davidson - TBA
Where: Radford, Va. - Radford Tennis Complex
Series: North Carolina A&T: Radford leads, 3-0 // Charlotte: Radford leads, 2-1 // Davidson: Radford leads, 4-2
Records: Radford (8-6) | North Carolina A&T (1-8) | Charlotte (11-7) | Davidson (5-9)
Links: Found on the schedule page HERE

Radford posted two strong wins last week in a 7-0 sweep over Longwood and a dominating 6-1 victory over Presbyterian.
Balsekar posted another perfect 2-0 record in singles play this week, extending his singles win streak to 11. Balsekar's 12 total victories are the most out of all players in the Big South, and his 11-2 record on court six is four games better than anybody else in the conference.
On the top-flight for Radford, Yevhen Sirous recorded a perfect 2-0 record in both singles and doubles last week. Sirous' record in singles on court one now sits at 7-6, third-best in the conference. His 7-5 record on court one in doubles is also third-best.
North Carolina A&T and Radford are making up a postponed game originally scheduled for earlier this season.
Charlotte has a deceptive record as the team is much stronger than 11-7. The team is currently 3-0 against Big South competition.
Sunday's match against Davidson will be senior day for Radford, as the team will honor Sirous and Karl Katlaps' careers at Radford.

WOMEN'S TENNIS

Monday, April 5th | at Liberty - 3 p.m.
Saturday, April 10th | vs. Gardner-Webb - 1 p.m.
Sunday, April 11th | vs. George Washington - 1 p.m.
Where: Liberty: Lynchburg, Va. - Cook Tennis Complex // Gardner-Webb and George Washington: Radford, Va. - Radford Tennis Complex
Series: Liberty: Liberty leads, 12-1 // Gardner-Webb: Radford leads 10-4 // George Washington: George Washington leads, 1-0
Records: Radford (5-8, 3-2 BSC) | Liberty (15-4) | Gardner-Webb (4-5, 2-2 BSC) | George Washington (2-5)
Links: Found on the schedule page HERE

Radford has clinched a spot in the postseason, but Saturday's match against Gardner-Webb will have major seeding implications for potentially both squads.
Last week Radford competed in two matches against Longwood and Charleston Southern. The Highlanders beat Longwood with ease 6-1, but came up just short 3-4 against Charleston Southern.
Salma Loudili just keeps winning for the Highlanders, this time going 1-0 in court one doubles and 2-0 in court one singles.
Malin Falk is also now up to four straight singles victories which is second-best on the team.
Gardner-Webb is still searching for some consistency this season, alternating wins and losses every match except for once when they won back-to-back matches against UNC Wilmington and UNC Asheville
George Washington hasn't played much this season, but has convincing wins against Coppin State and Howard.

MEN'S GOLF

at Golfweek Invitational - Sunday, April 4th - Tuesday, April 6th
at Wofford Intercollegiate - Monday, April 12th - Tuesday, April 13th
Where: Pawleys Island, S.C. // Spartanburg, S.C.
Host Institution: Golfweek // Wofford
Links: Found on the schedule page HERE

Radford moves onto its fourth tournament of the season at the Golfweek Invitational, the fourth of six tournaments for the Highlanders this season. Next week the Highlanders will also move on to the Wofford Intercollegiate, their fifth tournament of the season and final tune up before the Big South Championships.
Hunter Duncan (75-71-73, +9) was the top performing Highlander at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate, finishing tied for 19th out of all competitors
Tyler Hull (78-70-75, +13) also performed well for Radford, finishing second on the team and tied for 37th amongst all competitors.

WOMEN'S GOLF

at Golfweek Invitational - Sunday, April 4th - Tuesday, April 6th
Where: Pawleys Island, S.C.
Host Institution: Golfweek
Links: Found on the schedule page HERE

Radford moves on to its fifth tournament of the season at the Golfweek Invitational, the fifth of six tournaments for the Highlanders this season. This is the final tune up for Radford before the Big South Championships coming in two weeks.
Natalie Welsh (79-73-74, +10) had a stellar performance at the Kingsmill Intercollegiate last week finishing second among all competitors, her best finish of the season.
Sidney Walker (73-80-75, +12) also finished within the top-five of all competitors last week, helping pace the Highlanders to a fourth place overall finish.

Stay tuned for the next Radford Roundup which will feature events from Monday, April 12th through Monday, 19th.

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