Game Notes
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Radford concludes its spring break trip with five games at the USF Under Armour Showcase. The three-day event from March 12-14 is being held at the Eddie C. Moore Sports Complex in Clearwater, Fla.
Tournament Central
The Highlanders open play on Friday morning against Fairfield at 9:30 am, followed by an afternoon contest vs. Ball State at 1:30 pm. Saturday’s opponents are Middle Tennessee State and Temple with Radford concluding the tournament on Sunday morning against Boston College.
Radford is 4-3 on its trip so far. After a 3-2 showing at the Under Armour Invitational, the Highlanders split a pair of game on March 9 against Boston University and Ball State.
At the Showcase, the Highlander split on day one, falling 4-1 to UAB before defeating Toledo, 5-1. Day two saw Radford upend St. Joseph’s, 9-0 in five innings and Villanova, 3-1. They closed out the tournament with a 3-2 loss to Central Michigan.
On Tuesday morning, Radford used a three-run seventh to rally past Boston University, 10-8. The Highlanders built a 7-3 advantage only to see the Terriers hit a grand slam in the bottom of the sixth to take a brief 8-7 lead. In the seventh,
Vicki Madden (Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville) tied the game with a RBI double and the winning run scored on Taylor Cunningham’s ground out.