GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Radford baseball team stumbled to open its series at UNC Greensboro as the Highlanders were on the wrong side of an 8-2 decision to start the three-game set at the UNCG Baseball Stadium on Friday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Radford – 2, UNCG – 8
LOCATION: UNCG Baseball Stadium
RECORDS: Radford 5-7 (0-0), UNCG 6-7 (0-0)
 
THE BREAKDOWN
- The middle of the Radford order continued to produce with James Ward and Breckin Nace leading the way with two hits apiece, respectively.
- Ward went 2-for-3 to go with the Highlanders lone RBI.
- Nace added a 2-for-4 effort along with a stolen base.
- Both Jhonkeanu Perez (1-for-5) and Brady Whitacre (1-for-3, one steal, one walk) came around to score for Radford.
- Noah Toole also chipped in a stolen base.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- UNCG started out hot with four runs in the bottom of the second to take an early 4-0 lead.
- Radford started to battle back with a run of its own in the top of the fourth to make it a 4-1 game.
- The Spartans responded right back with a run in the bottom half of the frame to push their advantage back to 5-1.
- The Highlanders dropped another run in the top of the fifth to make it a game at 5-2.
- UNCG added three additional runs of insurance (two in the seventh and another in the eighth) to seal the 8-2 win.
 
NEXT UP
The Highlanders and Spartans will get right back to it for game two of the series, set for Saturday, March 8. First pitch will get things underway at 2 PM ET and fans and supporters can follow along with the game in real-time here.

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