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Tèa Startz
11
Winner High Point HPU_66~1 18-8, 4-0 BSC
2
Radford RAD 12-12, 3-1 BSC
Winner
High Point HPU_66~1
18-8, 4-0 BSC
11
Final
2
Radford RAD
12-12, 3-1 BSC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
High Point HPU_66~1 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 3 2 11 18 1
Radford RAD 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 1

W: WALTON (5-2) L: Stanley, Drew (2-3) S: POLK (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball suffers setback in series opener to High Point

RADFORD, Va. – In an early season battle for first place in the Big South, the Radford baseball program found itself on the wrong side of a 11-2 decision to High Point in a conference clash at Sherman Carter Memorial Stadium on Friday night.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Radford – 2, High Point – 11
LOCATION: Sherman Carter Memorial Stadium (Radford, Virginia)
RECORDS: Radford 12-12 (3-1 Big South), HPU 18-8 (4-0 Big South)
 
THE BREAKDOWN
- Two batters made up the Highlander offense as both Eli Hudgins and Hunter Keen posted 2-for-3 evenings overall.
- Hudgins finished with a home run, one RBI, a run scored and a base on balls while Keen chipped in another run and a walk.
- Ian Hubbard added his first RBI of the season in the contest to round out the Radford scoring.
- James Ward and Kyle Crisp both worked a single walk as well.
- The Highlanders will look to break a seven-game losing streak against the Panthers with game two of the series on Saturday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- High Point struck right away with a run in the top of the first to jump out to a 1-0 lead.
- The Panthers extended their advantage with three more runs in the top of the third to push ahead 4-0.
- With the bases loaded, Hubbard put the ball in play and plated Keen in the bottom of the fourth to make it a 4-1 game.
- HPU pushed another run across in the top of the sixth as the Panthers took another four-run lead at 5-1.
- The Highlanders tried to get back in it off Hudgin's solo shot in the bottom of the sixth to make it interesting again at 5-2.
- The Panthers pounced at that point with one run in the seventh, another three in the eighth and two more in the ninth to seal the 11-2 win.
 
NEXT UP
Radford and High Point will get right back to it with game two of the series set on Saturday, March 29 inside Sherman Carter Memorial Stadium. First pitch is set for 4 PM ET and admission is free of charge. Fans and supporters can also follow along in real time with the live stats here.

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