RADFORD, Va. — The Radford baseball team posted 11 hits, but it was not enough as the Highlanders fell to Winthrop 13-5 in the series finale at Carter Memorial Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The game was called in the top of the ninth inning due to rain.
Radford (9-39, 1-20 Big South) was led by catcher
Julian Rojas, who recorded a three-hit day, going 3-for-4 with a run and two RBI. In the first inning, Rojas got Radford on the board with a two-out, run-scoring single that plated
Zack Whitacre and
Cameron Pittman and tied the game at 2-apiece.
Trailing 5-2 in the third inning, the Highlanders again mounted a rally. First baseman
Tanner Barrs got it started with an RBI single to shortstop, followed by a wild pitch that allowed Rojas to score.
Pittman would tie the game in the fifth on an RBI groundout.
Whitacre had a productive day at the plate, going 2-for-4. Right fielder
Paul Moore also collected a pair of hits.
Winthrop (24-22, 12-9) took control in the late innings, scoring the last eight runs of the ballgame. Dyson Johnson was the winner for the Eagles, pitching two scoreless innings.
Landon Higgerson took the loss for Radford.
UP NEXT
Radford will travel to Charlottesville, Va. on Tuesday for a Tuesday matinee with Virginia. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. on ACCNX.
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