Highlanders Upended at #25 Virginia

Tuesday, April 15

Charlottesville, VA

5:00 PM

Radford University

24-21

Virginia

31-13

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Radford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Virginia	1	0	3	1	1	0	X	6	11	1

Photo by: Rob Simmons

4/15/2025 7:22:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

RADFORD, Va. – The Radford softball program fell to a tough #25 Virginia squad Tuesday afternoon 6-0 in nonconference midweek action.

KEY STATS

Abby Peace earned the start for Radford and went the distance earning two strikeouts.
Averee Atkins earned her first hit of the season in a pinch hit appearance.
Emily Smith, Amanda Lee and Klara Van Beuge all also picked up hits.

PLAY BY PLAY
The Highlanders would earn an early baserunner in the first thanks to a walk by Cassi Barbato, but the Cavaliers would work through for the scoreless first frame. Virginia plated one off a fielder's choice to take the 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first.

Van Beuge would pick up Radford's first hit of the evening in the top of the second while Peace worked a scoreless bottom half of the inning. A trio of runs would come home in the third to push Virginia's lead to 4-0.

Radford would strike for a pair of hits to put runners on the corners in the fifth down 5-0. A caught stealing ended the inning as Virginia would add one more to its lead in the bottom half to go ahead 6-0.

In the final frame, Atkins would rope a two-out single to left to try and help the Highlanders avoid the shutout. Radford wasn't able to cross home, however, as Virginia held on in the 6-0 final.

UP NEXT
The Highlanders are preparing for another pivotal Big South series this weekend when they host Winthrop for three games. First pitch is set for Friday, April 18th, at 4 p.m. with all the action streaming on ESPN+. Saturday's doubleheader will also play host to the Highlanders' senior day festivities.

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