CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Radford Baseball team was blanked 6-0 in the series opener against Charleston Southern on Friday evening at Nielsen Field at CSU Ballpark.
Charleston Southern would get themselves on the board first after a sacrifice fly would notch a single run for the Buccaneers in the second inning of the series opener. For the third and fourth innings of the game the two teams would lock into a pitcher's duel. Ladd would shine through those innings as he was able to strand a runner in the third and go back-to-back on strikeouts in the fourth to keep score at 1-0.
However, in the fifth and sixth innings, the Buccaneers put up a pair in each inning to drive the score to 5-0. The Highlanders had a chance to draw in a run in the sixth after a single through the left side by Breckin Nace would place Carson Bell at third, but a double play would halt the chance for them to put themselves on the board.
The Buccaneers would record their last run in the seventh after a passed ball would give them the 6-0 lead. The Highlanders would look to respond in the eighth and ninth innings but were unable to come up with an answer and see Charleston Southern take game one at 6-0.
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The Highlanders will return to Nielsen Field at CSU Ballpark tomorrow Saturday, May 11 to face Charleston Southern for game two of the series. Game two of the series is set for a 2 P.M. start and will be lived streamed on ESPN+.
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