RADFORD, Va. – The Radford baseball program will turn the page after the Highlanders suffered a 14-3 setback to visiting High Point in the series finale inside Sherman Carter Memorial Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Radford – 3, High Point – 14
LOCATION: Sherman Carter Memorial Stadium (Radford, Virginia)
RECORDS: Radford 12-14 (3-3 Big South), HPU 20-8 (6-0 Big South)
 
THE BREAKDOWN
- Seven different Radford student-athletes posted a base hit in the contest.
- Breckin Nace led the way with a 1-for-3 afternoon that included two RBI and a run scored.
- James Ward also added a run batted in off a 1-for-3 effort.
- Jhonkeanu Perez (1-for-4) and Noah Toole (2-for-3) both came around to score a single time for the Highlanders.
- Hunter Keen (1-for-4), James Ward (1-for-3), Eli Hudgins (1-for-4) and Tyler Kehoe (1-for-4) rounded out the Radford offense.
- Andrew Steinhaus recorded five strikeouts over his five innings of work on the mound.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The game looked like a pitcher's duel through the first four innings as only one run crossed the plate between the two squads.
- High Point got the only run over this stretch in the top of the third to take a 1-0 lead.
- The Panthers then went off for five runs in the top of the fifth to extend their advantage to 6-0.
- High Point started to pull away with two more runs in the top of the seventh to make it 8-0.
- Radford wasn't going down without a fight and answered with three runs of its own in the bottom half of the frame to pull back in at 8-3. Nace hit a RBI triple to center, followed by a Ward RBI single to right to make it a ball game once again.
- The Panthers responded with a six-run top of the eighth to seal the run-rule victory.
 
NEXT UP
Radford is out for revenge as the Highlanders make the quick trip over to Blacksburg for a rematch with Virginia Tech on Tuesday, April 1. The mid-week battle between local foes will get underway at 1 PM ET at English Field at Atlantic Union Bank Park. The contest will also be played in front of a national audience on ACCN+.

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