Baseball falls just short again in second straight wild comeback attempt against Quinnipiac

Sunday, February 23

Radford, Va.

1:00 PM

Radford University

2-5

Quinnipiac

3-4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Quinnipiac	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	7	8	3
Radford	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	9	2

Baseball falls just short again in second straight wild comeback attempt against Quinnipiac

2/23/2025 6:24:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

RADFORD, Va. – The Radford baseball program has proved that it isn't going down in any contest without a fight as the Highlanders went on another wild ninth inning comeback attempt for the second straight game against Quinnipiac at Sherman Carter Memorial Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Despite pushing across four runs in the bottom of the ninth, Radford once again just ran out of time with a hard fought 7-5 loss to the Bobcats.

THE BREAKDOWN
- Tyler Kehoe paced the offense with three RBI off a 1-for-4 day at the dish. It was his second straight game with three RBI to give him seven overall over the three games against Quinnipiac.
- Breckin Nace finished up the series on absolute fire with another 4-for-5 outing that included a run scored. He went 6-for-13 in the series (.462) with three runs and three RBI after he joined the starting lineup in the opener.
- Hunter Keen drew two walks and made the most of his opportunities on the base paths with two runs scored.
- Jhonkeanu Perez added a 1-for-5 afternoon with a run.
- Carter Richardson also drew a base on balls and came around to score a single time.
- Noah Toole (1-for-5), Tyler Sparrer (1-for-4) and Corbin Grantham (1-for-4) all chipped in a base knock apiece, respectively.
- Hunter Howard has a big day out of the pen with 2.1 shutout innings of work.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Quinnipiac got on the board first with two runs in the top of the first, but Radford answered with a run in the bottom half of the frame to make it a 2-1 game.
- The Bobcats used a slow but steady approach to add to their lead with a run in the second, fifth and six and two in the ninth to jump out ahead 7-1.
- That is when the Highlanders made their move, highlighted by a clutch two-out, two-RBI double by Kehoe that plated Nace and Keen to cut the Quinnipiac lead to 7-5.
- With the game-tying run at the plate, the Bobcats were able to slam the door to escape with the 7-5 win.

NEXT UP
The Highlanders remain in the New River Valley for a three-game set against Mercyhurst that will run Friday, February 28 through Sunday, March 2 at Sherman Carter Memorial Stadium. The action will get underway on Friday, with a first pitch set for 3 PM ET. Admission to all three games is free of charge.

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