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Highlanders #RADFORDRISING ............................................................................................... ............................................................................................... ............................................................................................... ............................................................................................... RADFORD BASEBALL ........................... ........................... ........................... ........................... ........................... ........................... ........................... ........................... 2015 BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE & TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS 2016 GAME NOTES RU BASEBALL HISTORY LESSON :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: • Radford is in its 32nd season as a varsity baseball program. RU has compiled a 694-887 record during that span. • Ninth-year head coach Joe Raccuia is the program’s fifth head coach and second longest tenured. The Highlanders have won 30-plus games in four of the last five seasons, including three straight. Radford has the only first round MLB Draft pick in Big South history. Eddie Butler was the 46th overall selec- tion of the Colorado Rockies in the 2012 draft. PRESEASON ACCOLADES :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: NCBA Stopper of the Year Watch List • Daniel Bridgeman - RHP - SR Baseball America Top 10 Big South 2016 Draft Prospects • Austin Ross - RHP- 10th College Sports Madness Big South Preseason All-Conference Team • Dylan Nelson - RHP - Second Team • Danny Hrbek - 2B - Second Team • Shane Johnsonbaugh - OF - Second Team SEASON / SERIES RECORDS OVERALL RECORD 12-29 BIG SOUTH 4-8 NON-CONFERENCE 7-21 HOME 6-12 AWAY 5-16 NEUTRAL 1-1 THE RECORD ►SERIES VS. GARDNER-WEBB Series tied 8-8 ►SERIES VS. BIG SOUTH • 291-352 Campbell 22-28; Coastal Carolina 21-65; Charleston Southern 35-32; Gardner-Webb 8-8; High Point 21-26; Liberty 33-56; Longwood 13-15; Presbyterian 10-3; UNC Asheville 34-40; Winthrop 36-54 ►RU POSTSEASON RECORD 17-35 (Big South Tournament) 2-2 (NCAA Tournament) ►2015 POSTSEASON 4-0 (Big South Tournament) vs. Longwood W 5-3 vs. High Point W 4-0 vs. Winthrop W 4-2 vs. Coastal Carolina W 5-4 2-2 (NCAA Tournament) vs. Indiana L 7-1 vs. Lipscomb W 5-2 vs. Indiana W 5-3 vs. Vanderbilit L 21-0 ► BIG SOUTH STANDINGS Place Team Overall Conference 1 Coastal Carolina 31-11 13-2 2 High Point 26-16 9-6 3 Campbell 22-21 9-6 4 Gardner-Webb 30-14 8-7 5 Longwood 24-18 8-7 6 Winthrop 22-20 8-7 7 Presbyterian 21-20 7-8 8 Liberty 22-22 7-8 9 UNC Asheville 14-27 5-10 10 Radford 12-29 4-8 11 Charleston Southern 15-27 3-12 THE MATCHUP RADFORD HIGHLANDERS GARDNER-WEBB RUNNIN’ BULLDOGS VS SERIES HEADLINE: RU IS 3-3 VS. GARDNER-WEBB AT HOME PROBABLE STARTERS Probable Starters Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown .AVG RBI Other 19 Zach Duff Fr. C 6-0 185 Bedford, Va. .210 1 0 errors in 124 chances 21 Jordan Taylor Sr. 1B 6-1 170 Marshall, Va. .222 6 3-6, 3 R and 2 2B in 9th inn. 2 Chris Coia Sr. 2B 5-11 180 Chalfont, Pa. .227 12 Has 193 career hits 7 Danny Hrbek Jr. 3B 5-11 180 Effort, Pa. .335 18 3-4, 7 RBI with bases loaded 20 Colby Higgerson Fr. SS 6-1 175 Chesapeake, Va. .210 19 7-17, 2 R, 3 RBI in 5th inn. 22 Shane Johnsonbaugh Sr. LF 5-11 180 Chesapeake, Va. .210 19 11 game on-base streak 1 Luke Wise R-So. CF 5-10 175 Lock Haven, Pa. .197 11 27-59 in advancing runners 8 Trevor Riggs So. RF 6-0 180 Suffolk, Va. .262 19 Has 9 multi-hit games 41 Jonathan Gonzalez Jr. DH 6-0 200 Winslow Township, N.J..261 14 Has 5 multi-RBI games QUICK COMPARISON 4.20 Runs Per Game 5.93 6.30 Runs Per Game Allowed 4.43 7.58 Hits Per Game 9.98 9.50 Hits Per Game Allowed 8.77 6.84 Strikeouts Per 9 Inn, 8.07 3.69 Walks Per 9 Inn. 2.87 @RadfordBaseball @GWUBaseball RADFORD QUICK FACTS Head Coach: Joe Raccuia (9th Season) Record at Radford: 259-229-1 Overall Record: 317-280-1 Batting Average Leader: Danny Hrbek (.335) Home Runs Leader: Trevor Riggs (6) RBI Leader: Four tied (19) GARDNER-WEBB QUICK FACTS Head Coach: Rusty Stroupe (14th Season) Record at Gardner-Webb: 393-380-2 Overall Record: 749-586-2 Batting Average Leader: Collin Thacker (.412) Home Runs Leader: Danny Sullivan (7) RBI Leader: Collin Thacker (39) GARDNER-WEBB (30-14) vs. RADFORD (12-29) FRIDAY, APRIL 29 • 6:30 pm • RHP BRAD HAYMES VS. LHP ZACK RIDGELY SATURDAY, APRIL 30 • 4:00 pm • RHP JEREMY WALKER VS. LHP MITCHELL MACKEITH SUNDAY, MAY 1 • 2:00 pm • RHP BRADLEY HALLMAN VS. TBA

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2015 BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE & TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS 2016 GAME NOTES

RU BASEBALL HISTORY LESSON::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::• Radford is in its 32nd season as a varsity baseball program. RU has compiled a 694-887 record during that span.• Ninth-year head coach Joe Raccuia is the program’s fifth head coach and second longest tenured. • The Highlanders have won 30-plus games in four of the last five seasons, including three straight. • Radford has the only first round MLB Draft pick in Big South history. Eddie Butler was the 46th overall selec-tion of the Colorado Rockies in the 2012 draft.

PRESEASON ACCOLADES::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::NCBA Stopper of the Year Watch List • Daniel Bridgeman - RHP - SR

Baseball America Top 10 Big South 2016 Draft Prospects • Austin Ross - RHP- 10th

College Sports Madness Big South Preseason All-Conference Team • Dylan Nelson - RHP - Second Team • Danny Hrbek - 2B - Second Team • Shane Johnsonbaugh - OF - Second Team

SEASON / SERIES RECORDSOVERALL RECORD 12-29

BIG SOUTH 4-8NON-CONFERENCE 7-21HOME 6-12AWAY 5-16NEUTRAL 1-1T

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►SERIES VS. GARDNER-WEBB Series tied 8-8

►SERIES VS. BIG SOUTH • 291-352 Campbell 22-28; Coastal Carolina 21-65; Charleston Southern 35-32; Gardner-Webb 8-8; High Point 21-26; Liberty 33-56; Longwood 13-15; Presbyterian 10-3; UNC Asheville 34-40; Winthrop 36-54

►RU POSTSEASON RECORD17-35 (Big South Tournament)2-2 (NCAA Tournament)

►2015 POSTSEASON4-0 (Big South Tournament) vs. Longwood W 5-3 vs. High Point W 4-0 vs. Winthrop W 4-2 vs. Coastal Carolina W 5-42-2 (NCAA Tournament) vs. Indiana L 7-1 vs. Lipscomb W 5-2 vs. Indiana W 5-3 vs. Vanderbilit L 21-0

► BIG SOUTH STANDINGSPlace Team Overall Conference1 Coastal Carolina 31-11 13-22 High Point 26-16 9-63 Campbell 22-21 9-64 Gardner-Webb 30-14 8-75 Longwood 24-18 8-76 Winthrop 22-20 8-77 Presbyterian 21-20 7-88 Liberty 22-22 7-89 UNC Asheville 14-27 5-1010 Radford 12-29 4-811 Charleston Southern 15-27 3-12

THE MATCHUPRADFORD HIGHLANDERS GARDNER-WEBB RUNNIN’ BULLDOGS

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SERIES HEADLINE: RU IS 3-3 VS. GARDNER-WEBB AT HOME

PROBABLE STARTERSProbable Starters Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown .AVG RBI Other19 Zach Duff Fr. C 6-0 185 Bedford, Va. .210 1 0 errors in 124 chances

21 Jordan Taylor Sr. 1B 6-1 170 Marshall, Va. .222 6 3-6, 3 R and 2 2B in 9th inn.

2 Chris Coia Sr. 2B 5-11 180 Chalfont, Pa. .227 12 Has 193 career hits

7 Danny Hrbek Jr. 3B 5-11 180 Effort, Pa. .335 18 3-4, 7 RBI with bases loaded

20 Colby Higgerson Fr. SS 6-1 175 Chesapeake, Va. .210 19 7-17, 2 R, 3 RBI in 5th inn.

22 Shane Johnsonbaugh Sr. LF 5-11 180 Chesapeake, Va. .210 19 11 game on-base streak

1 Luke Wise R-So. CF 5-10 175 Lock Haven, Pa. .197 11 27-59 in advancing runners

8 Trevor Riggs So. RF 6-0 180 Suffolk, Va. .262 19 Has 9 multi-hit games

41 Jonathan Gonzalez Jr. DH 6-0 200 Winslow Township, N.J..261 14 Has 5 multi-RBI games

QUICK COMPARISON4.20 Runs Per Game 5.936.30 Runs Per Game Allowed 4.437.58 Hits Per Game 9.989.50 Hits Per Game Allowed 8.776.84 Strikeouts Per 9 Inn, 8.073.69 Walks Per 9 Inn. 2.87@RadfordBaseball @GWUBaseball

RADFORD QUICK FACTSHead Coach: Joe Raccuia (9th Season)Record at Radford: 259-229-1Overall Record: 317-280-1 Batting Average Leader: Danny Hrbek (.335)Home Runs Leader: Trevor Riggs (6)RBI Leader: Four tied (19)

GARDNER-WEBB QUICK FACTSHead Coach: Rusty Stroupe (14th Season)Record at Gardner-Webb: 393-380-2Overall Record: 749-586-2 Batting Average Leader: Collin Thacker (.412)Home Runs Leader: Danny Sullivan (7)RBI Leader: Collin Thacker (39)

GARDNER-WEBB (30-14) vs. RADFORD (12-29)FRIDAY, APRIL 29 • 6:30 pm • RHP BRAD HAYMES VS. LHP ZACK RIDGELY

SATURDAY, APRIL 30 • 4:00 pm • RHP JEREMY WALKER VS. LHP MITCHELL MACKEITHSUNDAY, MAY 1 • 2:00 pm • RHP BRADLEY HALLMAN VS. TBA

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2016 ROSTERROSTER BREAKDOWN

BY CLASSSeniors ...............................................9Juniors ................................................6Sophomores .......................................7Freshmen .........................................12

BY STATEVirginia ..............................................21Pennsylvania ......................................6Maryland .............................................3New Jersey .........................................2North Carolina ....................................1New York ............................................1

BY POSITIONCatcher ...............................................4Infielder ...............................................7Outfielder ............................................7Right-Handed Pitcher .........................9Left-Handed Pitcher ............................7

STARTERSReturning ............................................4Lost .....................................................5

LETTERWINNERSReturning ..........................................19Lost .....................................................9

No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / Previous School1 Luke Wise OF L/L 5-10 175 R-So. Lock Haven, Pa. / Central Mountain2 Chris Coia INF R/R 5-11 180 Sr. Chalfont, Pa. / Central Bucks South3 Brandon Donovan RHP R/R 6-1 160 Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Steel Valley5 Mitchell MacKeith LHP L/L 5-10 170 Sr. Falls Church, Va. / Geroge C. Marshall 6 Tyler Swarmer LHP R/L 6-0 180 Sr. Leechburg, Pa. / Leechburg Area7 Danny Hrbek INF/P L/R 5-11 180 Jr. Effort, Pa. / Pleasant Valley8 Trevor Riggs OF R/R 6-0 180 So. Suffolk, Va. / Nansemond River10 Mack Krupp LHP L/L 5-11 195 Jr. Colonial Heights, Va. / Colonial Heights11 Ryan Sande RHP R/R 6-2 165 Fr. Raleigh, N.C. / Leesville Road12 Dylan Nelson RHP L/R 6-2 175 Sr. Stuart, Va. / Patrick County13 Travis McQueen RHP L/R 6-2 190 R-Sr. Richmond, Va. / Cosby14 Anthony Miano OF R/R 6-3 200 So. Radford, Va. / Radford15 Kyle Zurak RHP R/R 6-1 185 Jr. East Amherst, N.Y. / Williamsville North16 Austin Ross RHP R/R 6-1 180 Jr. Beaver, Pa. / Beaver Area18 Daniel Bridgeman RHP R/R 6-3 185 Sr. Dinwiddle, Va. / Dinwiddle19 Zach Duff C R/R 6-0 185 Fr. Bedford, Va. / Jefferson Forest20 Colby Higgerson INF R/R 6-1 175 Fr. Chesapeake, Va. / Great Bridge21 Jordan Taylor C R/R 6-1 170 Sr. Marshall, Va. / Fauquier22 Shane Johnsonbaugh OF L/R 5-11 180 Sr. Chesapeake, Va. / Western Branch23 Mason Scoville OF L/R 6-0 185 Fr. Centreville, Va. / Westfield24 Zach York INF R/R 6-3 205 So. Chesapeake, Va. / Hickory25 Nygeal Andrews RHP R/R 6-1 190 Sr. Lynchburg, Va. / E.C. Glass26 Zack Ridgely LHP L/L 5-11 175 So. Baltimore, Md. / Archbishop Curley27 Kyle Butler INF R/R 5-9 170 R-Fr. Chesapeake, Va. / Western Branch28 Brian Eckert LHP L/L 6-0 185 Fr. Vienna, Va. / James Madison29 Kyle Palmer LHP L/L 6-0 185 Jr. Ashland, Va. / Patrick Henry30 Matt Roth INF R/R 5-10 180 Fr. Chesapeake, Va. / Western Branch33 Chandler Davis C R/R 5-11 180 R-Fr. Bristol, Va. / Virginia34 Simon Palenchar INF L/R 6-5 200 So. Salisbury, Md. / Parkside35 Adam Whitacre OF L/L 6-2 185 Fr. Stephens City ,Va. / Sherando37 Miller Trevvett RHP R/R 5-9 185 So. Richmond, Va. / Freeman38 Riley Lazich OF R/L 5-11 165 Fr. Big Pool, Md. / Clear Spring40 Andrew Nardi LHP L/L 6-2 210 Fr. Morganville, N.J. / Marlboro41 Jonathan Gonzalez C R/R 6-0 210 Jr. Winslow Township, N.J. / Rowan GC

STAFFHead Coach: Joe Raccuia (9th Season, Radford ‘95)Pitching Coach: Mark McQueen (3rd Season, Sam Houston State ‘84)Assistant Coach: Justin Willard (3rd Season, Concord ‘13)Volunteer Dir. of Operations: Frankie West (1st Season, Radford ‘15)Athletic Trainer: John Shifflett (5th Season, Averett ‘07)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 1 Chris Coia KOY-uh 7 Danny Hrbek HER-bek11 Ryan Sande Sand-ee14 Anthony Miano Me-on-oh15 Kyle Zurak ZER-ack22 Shane Johnsonbaugh Johnson-BAW23 Mason Scoville Sko-ville25 Nygeal Andrews NY-Jel28 Brian Eckert Eck-Hurt34 Simon Palenchar PAL-en-CHAR35 Adam Whitacre Whitaker

37 Miller Trevvett TRUH-Vet38 Riley Lazich Laz-itch40 Andrew Nardi Nar-deeHC Joe Raccuia RUH-cooo-yah

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►BY THE NUMBERS

Radford only needs six wins to reach 700 in program history.

6Nine of Radford’s 16 home runs have came as the first run of the game.9

Radford’s bullpen has tallied 51 punch outs in 62 innings pitched in the friendly confines of the RU Baseball Stadium. 51

LAST MEETING (April 4, 2015) ▪ Radford completed the three-game sweep of the

Gardner-Webb with a 3-2 Sunday win. ▪ The three-game series saw the Highlanders

outscore the Runnin’ Bulldogs 14-8. ▪ Mitchell MacKeith tossed eight innings of two-

run ball on six hits. The lefty struckout six batters in the outing.

▪ The Highlanders got on the board in the top of the first on a Shane Johnsonbaugh RBI groundout.

▪ Gardner-Webb answered back with a two-run single from Matt Simmons to give the Runnin’ Bulldogs a 2-1 lead.

▪ Radford tied the game at two on a double-steal in the top of the third as Josh Reavis took third and Brad Keen scampered home.

▪ Hunter Higgerson gave the Highlanders the lead for good on a RBI single to left field in the top of the eighth.

▪ Earning his seventh save in the win, Ryan Meisinger struck out two in the final frame.

▪ Keen finished with a 2 for 4 performance for the Highlanders.

SCOUTING GARDNER-WEBB ▪ Gardner-Webb reached the 30-win mark for the

first time since the 2012 season with a 4-0 win over Western Carolina on Wednesday night. In the win, Justin Kunz drove in two runs. Mason Fox and Paul Trick finished with two-hits each.

▪ Collin Thacker leads the Big South with a .412 av-erage and 68 hits. Thacker ranks eighth nationally in hits. The junior also leads the conference in doubles (21) and ranks fourth in RBIs (39).

▪ With the Big South’s second best batting average of .296, the Runnin’ Bulldogs sport four players with .300-plus averages.

▪ Following Thacker, Danny Sullivan has complied a .364 average, which ranks tied for eighth in the league. In 44 games, Sullivan has 60 hits and 34 runs scored. The junior leads the team with seven home runs.

▪ Gardner-Webb has drove in 240 runs on the year,

including 12 players with double-digit RBIs. ▪ The midseason favorite for Big South Pitcher of

the Year, Brad Haymes has dominated Friday nights. The senior holds an 8-1 record with an impressive 1.97 ERA in 10 starts. Haymes has punched out 89 batters in 77.2 innings pitched, holding opponents to a .216 average.

▪ The righty leads the nation in wins and ranks second in strikeouts. In addition to his impressive resume, Haymes has tossed six complete games, which ranks second the country.

▪ Jeremy Walker and Bradley Hallman have been solid in the weekend rotation for Gardner-Webb. Walker sports a 6-4 record with a 4.07 ERA, including two complete games. Hallman holds a 5-3 clip with a 4.24 ERA.

▪ Wil Sellers has been the best at closing out ballgames in the conference, ranking 19th in the country with nine saves. The redshirt sophomore is 1-2 with a 3.35 ERA in 18 appearances.

RADFORD ROUNDUP ▪ Radford brings a two-game winning streak into

the series after holding on for a 6-5 avenging win over ETSU in the border clash finale, Tuesday night.

▪ The Highlanders pumped out 12 hits, collecting double-digit hits for the ninth time on the season.

▪ Danny Hrbek led the charge with a 3 for 5 day, including a RBI triple. The triple is the fourth on the season, all coming in non-conference play. The three-hit game is Hrbek’s fifth on the season and ninth of his career.

▪ Chris Coia finished with two hits and two RBIs. The senior now has three multi-RBI games on the season and 17 in his career

▪ The game saw Coia get plunked for the 33rd time in his career, which ranks second in program history.

▪ Trevor Riggs has caught fire over the last nine games; going 10 for 30 with seven runs scored, six RBIs, three home runs, two doubles and one triple. Riggs is also 3 for 3 in stolen base attempts

over the span. ▪ Ryan Sande has been strong out of the Radford

bullpen over his last five outings. Sande has not allowed an earned run in his last 13 innings pitched.

BIG SOUTH SUCCESS AT HOME ▪ In six conference home games, Colby Hig-

gerson has played some of his best baseball. Higgerson is 8 for 18 with seven RBIs and three runs scored.

▪ Danny Hrbek leads the way with nine hits in 24 at bats, collecting three doubles and seven RBIs.

▪ Of Radford’s 18 RBIs in conference home games, 14 have come off the bats of Higgerson and Hrbek.

▪ Kyle Butler and Jordan Taylor have scored four runs each as the Highlanders have tallied 21 runs in six league games at home.

▪ Chris Coia is 3 for 3 in stolen base attempts.

HOME COOKING ▪ Jordan Taylor and Adam Whitacre have found

success in the batter’s box at home. Taylor is hitting .367 (11-30) with seven runs scored, two doubles and four RBIs. Whitacre has posted a .324 average, going 11 for 34 with six runs scored, a home run and three RBIs.

▪ Colby Higgerson has driven in 12 of his 19 RBIs at home. Danny Hrbek follows with 11 of his 19 RBIs.

▪ Hrbek has 22 hits, three doubles and three triples at home.

▪ Trevor Riggs has three of his six home runs and eight of 19 RBIs at home.

▪ Chris Coia and Riggs are 4 for 4 in stolen bases. ▪ A terror coming out of the bullpen in home games,

Travis McQueen has struck out 22 batters in 14 innings.

▪ McQueen owns a 1-0 record with a 1.29 ERA. ▪ Ryan Sande leads the bullpen with 16 innings

pitched, allowing only four earned runs for a 2.25 ERA.

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

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Joe Raccuia, a 1995 Radford graduate, returned to his roots on July 10, 2007 when he was named the fifth head coach in Radford baseball history. Entering his ninth season as the head man for the Highlanders, a Radford uniform has been a winning fit for Raccuia. Throughout his 12 seasons in a Highlander uniform, Raccuia has been apart of 323 total wins as a player (1994-95), assistant coach (1996) and head coach (2008-present), better than 47 percent of the program’s all-time victories dating back to 1985. Raccuia’s most successful season in a Rad-ford uniform came during an historic 2015 season as the Highlanders finished with a 45-16 record, setting a new school record in wins. The season also saw the programs first Big South regular sea-son and conference championships, while earning a trip the NCAA Nashville Regional. In the regional, RU went 2-2, including wins over No. 3 Indiana and No. 4 Lipscomb. RU finished Big South play with a 20-4 record, earning Raccuia the Big South Coach of the Year award. Raccuia becomes only the third RU head coach to earn the honor. Including a record six all-conference selections in 2015, 32 of Raccuia’s players have earned all-conference honors. The 2015 squad posted a .289/.386/.425 line, while leading the Big South with 122 doubles and 362 RBI. The Highlander bats were led by Big South first-teamers Josh Gardiner and Patrick Marshall. Gardiner narrowly missed the Big South batting title, finishing second with a .368 average, while leading the league with a .451 on-base percentage. Marshall led the conference and set a new RU single-season record with 59 RBI. Big South second team member Hunter Higgerson finished with 25 doubles, leading the Big South and setting a new RU season record. Higgerson finished second behind Marshall in RBI, driving in 53 runs. Shane Johnsonbaugh earned Big South second team honors after leading RU in hits (76), runs scored (50) and walks (38). Radford can attest their 2015 success to their pitching staff and bullpen. The Highlanders finished with a 3.95 ERA, a new single-season record. RU

ranked second in the Big South, holding opposing batters to a .255 average. The Highlanders only allowed 276 runs, their lowest since the 2000 season. Big South First Team member, Ryan Meisinger was named a finalist for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year award after leading the NCAA in saves with 17. Meisinger finished his career with a 2.60 ERA, a new RU career mark. Michael Boyle earned Big South First Team honors after leading the Big South in wins (10) and finishing second in innings pitched (105.1). With the 10 wins, Boyle became the first Highlander to lead the league in wins, while setting a new RU single-season record. The 2015 senior class concluded their careers with a 137-93-1 overall record, the most wins for a four-year class in program history. The group led RU to three consecutive 30-plus win seasons. Getting players to the professional ranks has been a staple for Raccuia during his time as the headman at RU. Raccuia has oversaw 10 players drafted in the MLB First Year Player Draft, with two players signing non-drafted free agent contracts. In 2012, Eddie Butler was the 46th overall selection of the Colorado Rockies in the draft - the highest draft selection in Radford University program history and the first Big South Conference player to be selected in the draft’s first round. On

June 6, 2014, Butler became the third Radford player to make it to the big leagues with his MLB debut for the Colorado Rockies. Raccuia’s success has come both on and off the field of play, including facilities, player develop-ment, recruiting and academics. On his watch, two major baseball facilities have opened: the on-campus hitting facility and RU Baseball Stadium. The stadium, which opened on April 8, 2011, became the cornerstone of Radford’s program thanks in part to Raccuia’s extensive fund-raising and planning efforts. The project went from conception in the Fall of 2010, to completion during the 2011 season as a result of his work. Raccuia also spearheaded the work done to the playing surface and dugouts in time for the 2010 season. All of the improvements to the facilities marked the first major capital upgrades since Raccuia’s playing days at RU. On the academic side, the program has earned several honors under Raccuia. The 2008 season saw Alex Gregory collect the second Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year award in program history. During the Raccuia reign, RU has placed six players on the Big South All-Academic Team and two on the CoSIDA Academic All-District team.

JOE RACCUIAHead Coach :: 9th Season at Radford

►COACH RACCUIA: INSIDE THE NUMBERSCOACHING TIMELINESeason School Overall Conference Role Postseason1996 Radford Assistant Coach1997-00 George Washington Assistant Head Coach2001-03 George Mason Associate Head Coach2004 Marist 25-30 17-10 Head Coach2005 Marist 33-21 22-5 Head Coach NCAA Baton Rouge Regional2006-07 Alabama Assistant Coach NCAA Super Regional2008 Radford 24-32 6-12 Head Coach 2009 Radford 26-24 16-8 Head Coach 2010 Radford 29-26 15-10 Head Coach 2011 Radford 31-25 14-13 Head Coach2012 Radford 29-28-1 12-12 Head Coach2013 Radford 30-26 14-10 Head Coach2014 Radford 33-23 17-10 Head Coach2015 Radford 45-16 20-4 Head Coach NCAA Nashville Regional2016 Radford 12-29 4-8 Head Coach Overall 11th season 317-280-1 158-102

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HITTERS NOTESPROJECTED LINEUP

C 21 Jordan Taylor - SeniorGP-GS: 26-22 AVG: .222 HR: 0 RBI: 6 2B: 2 SB: 2Has started 31 career games behind the dish...Went 2-3 with a three-run home run in 22-1 win over James Madison on May 1.

1B 27 Kyle Butler - R-FreshmanGP-GS: 24-13 AVG: .220 HR: 0 RBI: 9 2B: 4 SB: 2Redshirted during the 2015 season.2B 2 Chris Coia - SeniorGP-GS: 40-40 AVG: .227 HR: 0 RBI: 12 2B: 4 SB: 9Has started starting in 169 of the Highlanders 170 games over the past three sea-sons...Only struckout 27 times in 199 plate appearances, the lowest by a Highlander.3B 7 Danny Hrbek - JuniorGP-GS: 40-40 AVG: .335 HR: 1 RBI: 19 2B: 8 SB: 5Started first 47 games of 2015 season at first base, moved to second for final 14 games due to injury... Committed only six errors in 513 chances, finishing with a .988 fielding percentage.SS 20 Colby Higgerson - FreshmanGP-GS: 41-41 AVG: .210 HR: 0 RBI: 19 2B: 1 SB: 3Named to VHSL All-State Second Team for Great Bridge High...Younger brother of former Highlander Hunter Higgerson.LF 22 Shane Johnsonbaugh - SeniorGP-GS: 40-40 AVG: .210 HR: 5 RBI: 19 2B: 7 SB: 5Ranked in seven Big South Top 10 offensive categories a season ago...Put together a 17-game hitting streak and successfully got on base in 53 of Radford’s 61 games.CF 1 Luke Wise - R-SophomoreGP-GS: 40-40 AVG: .197 HR: 3 RBI: 11 2B: 6 SB: 3Missed 2015 season due to elbow surgery...Appeared in 22 games in 2014...Collected six hits in 29 plate appearances. RF 8 Trevor Riggs - SophomoreGP-GS: 39-38 AVG: .262 HR: 6 RBI: 19 2B: 5 SB: 6Hit two postseason home runs...Finished tied for third in home runs (6) in 2015DH 41 Jonathan Gonzalez - JuniorGP-GS: 29-24 AVG: .261 HR: 1 RBI: 14 2B: 2 SB: 1Transfer from Rowan College at Gloucester County...NJCAA Second Team All-Ameri-can...2015 Region 19 Player of the Year.

BENCH NOTES14 Anthony Miano - SophomoreGP-GS: 6-1 AVG: .167 HR: 0 RBI: 0 SB:0Did not see action during the 2015 season.19 Zach Duff - FreshmanGP-GS: 21-18 AVG: .210 HR: 0 RBI: 1 SB: 0Named to VHSL All-State Team...2015 Lynchburg Player of the Year for Jefferson Forest High.23 Mason Scoville - FreshmanGP-GS: 0-0 AVG: .000 HR: 0 RBI: 0 SB:0All-Concorde District Second Team at Westfield High...Young brother of former Highlander Aaron Scoville.24 Zach York - SophomoreGP-GS: 23-17 AVG: .177 HR: 1 RBI: 6 SB: 0Appeared in five games at first base in 2015... Posted a .278 OBP in 15 at bats with three walks.25 Nygeal Andrews - SeniorGP-GS: 8-5 AVG: .263 HR: 0 RBI: 3 SB:1Did not appear as a position player in 2015...Hit for a .192 average, seven RBI and double during 2014...Has 15 career hits and nine career RBI.30 Matt Roth - FreshmanGP-GS: 7-1 AVG: .300 HR: 0 RBI: 0 SB: 0Three-time all-conference pick for Western Branch...Won 2014 VHSL State Championship.33 Chandler Davis - R-FreshmanGP-GS: 19-14 AVG: .160 HR: 0 RBI: 4 SB: 1Redshirted during the 2015 season.34 Simon Palenchar - SophomoreGP-GS: 15-5 AVG: .167 HR: 0 RBI: 0 SB:0Opened 2015 season going 4 for 7 on the plate, including two runs scored.35 Adam Whitacre - FreshmanGP-GS: 28-10 AVG: .275 HR: 1 RBI: 5 SB: 1Provides lefthanded bat off bench...Will see time in outfield.

RADFORD LINEUP BY THE NUMBERSStarts by position C: Duff 18 ,Taylor 10, Davis 10, Gonzalez 21B: York 17, Taylor 10, Butler 6, Andrews 5, Palenchar 22B: Coia 20, Hrbek 19, Butler 23B: Hrbek 21, Higgerson 16, Coia 3, Roth 1SS: Higgerson 24, Coia 16LF: Johnsonbaugh 37, Whitacre 3, Wise 1CF: Wise 38, Coia 1, Riggs 1RF: Riggs 37, Johnsonbaugh 3, Miano 1DH: Gonzalez 22, Whitacre 7, Davis 4, Butler 4, Palenchar 3, Taylor 1

Batting Order1st: Coia 23, Wise 15, Johnsonbaugh 2, Butler 12nd: Johnsonbaugh 18, Higgerson 14, Coia 3, Whitacre 2, Riggs 2, Duff 1, Taylor 13rd: Hrbek 23, Johnsonbaugh 17, Riggs 14th: Riggs 20, Hrbek 12, York 5, Gonzalez 2, Johnsonbaugh 25th: Gonzalez 16, Hrbek 5, York 5, Riggs 5, Whitacre 4, Butler 3, Palenchar 1, Duff 1, Johnsonbaugh 16th: Taylor 10, Butler 6, York 5, Gonzalez 5, Riggs 4, Palenchar 4, Duff 3, Andrews 2, Davis 1, Whitacre 17th: Davis 11, Duff 10, Riggs 4, Taylor 4, Andrews 3, Whitacre 2, York 2, Higgerson 2, Butler 2, Gonzalez 18th: Higgerson 18, Taylor 7, Wise 5, Duff 3, Riggs 2, Davis 2, Butler 1, Whitacre 1, Roth 1, Miano 19th: Wise 20, Coia 14, Higgerson 7

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PLAYER LAST OUTING IP H R ER HR BB SO DEC SV/SVO INH/STR. 1st Batter Ret. Nygeal Andrews 4/20 at UVA 1.0 1 2 2 0 1 1 - 0/0 6/1 7/9 (78%)Daniel Bridgeman 4/20 at UVA 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2/4 6/4 6/10 (60%)Brian Eckert 2/28 at GASO 0.2 2 2 0 0 2 0 - 0/0 0/0 0/2 (0%)Mack Krupp 4/20 at UVA 0.0 0 2 2 0 2 0 - 0/0 13/9 6/12 (50%)Travis McQueen 4/24 vs. GMU 4.1 2 1 1 0 2 8 W 1/1 10/5 6/14 (43%)Andrew Nardi 4/23 vs. GMU 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 - 0/0 2/0 2/3 (67%)Austin Ross 4/26 vs. ETSU 1.0 1 2 1 0 1 1 S 2/2 11/8 6/10 (60%)Ryan Sande 4/26 vs. ETSU 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 1 - 0/0 2/0 5/11 (45%)Miller Trevvett 4/23 vs. GMU 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 3 - 0/0 14/5 3/12 (25%)Kyle Zurak 4/23 vs. GMU 2.0 5 1 1 0 0 2 - 1/1 17/7 6/13 (46%)

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PITCHER GAME BESTSMOST INNINGS PITCHED, STARTER- 9.0, 2x, last - Zack Ridgely, 4/1 vs. Campbell

MOST INNINGS PITCHED, RELIEVER- 4.1, Travis McQueen, 4/24 vs. George Mason

FEWEST HITS ALLOWED, STARTER (MIN. 5 IP)- 3, Dylan Nelson, 2/19 at Mercer

MOST HITS ALLOWED, STARTER- 11, Mitchell MacKeith, 4/10 vs. Coastal Carolina

MOST STRIKEOUTS, STARTER- 8, Dylan Nelson, 3/25 at Longwood

MOST STRIKEOUTS, RELIEVER- 8, Travis McQueen, 4/24 vs. George Mason

MOST WALKS- 4, Austin Ross, 2/21 at Mercer- 4, Tyler Swarmer, 3/29 at ETSU

MOST HBP- 4, Dylan Nelson, 2/26 at Georgia Southern

CATCHERS BOXPlayer Team W-L CS SBA PCT. PB ERA Chandler Davis 5-5 3 8 37.5 6 4.35 (44 ER/91.0 IC)Zach Duff 5-13 6 32 18.8 1 4.28 (71 ER/149.2 IC)Jonathan Gonzalez 0-2 2 7 28.6 0 5.68 (12 ER/19.0 IC)Jordan Taylor 2-9 3 21 14.0 5 6.25 (66 ER/86.1 IC)

LHP 26 Zack Ridgely - SophomoreG-GS: 10-10 W-L: 2-4 ERA: 2.66 IP: 67.2 K: 47 BB: 14Last Start: 4/23 vs. GMU, L, 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2R/1ER, 1 BB, 3 KMoves into starting rotation after starting eight contests in 2015...Earned wins in five straight decisions...Struckout nine in six innings in a 9-4 win at West Virginia on Apr. 29.

LHP 5 Mitchell MacKeith - SeniorG-GS: 9-9 W-L: 3-3 ERA: 4.60 IP: 47.0 K: 27 BB: 10Last Start: 4/23 vs. GMU, L, 3.0 IP, 7 H, 7R/3ER, 1 BB, 1 KThrew six-plus innings in seven starts in 2015...Compiled a 7-5 record and 4.84 ERA last season...Tossed career-high eight innings in 3-2 win vs. Gardner-Webb on Apr. 4

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TOTAL HOME ROADOverall Record 12-29 6-12 5-15Conference 4-8 2-4 2-4Non-Conference 8-21 4-8 3-13

Day Games 7-22 3-12 4-10Night Games 5-7 3-0 1-7Day Game After Night 3-3 0-1 3-2

Radford Scores 1st 8-12 3-1 4-11Opponent Scores 1st 5-16 3-11 1-6Come From Behind Wins 6-12 5-2 2-10

vs. RH Starters 11-21 5-9 5-12 vs. LH Starters 1-7 1-2 0-4Radford Starter 5.0 + IP 10-16 5-8 4-8Radford Starter 6.0 + IP 8-8 4-3 4-5Radford Starter 7.0 + IP 4-4 2-0 2-4

When Hitting a HR 6-9 3-3 2-6When Not Hitting a HR 5-23 4-9 1-14

Outhit Opponent 7-3 3-0 3-3Equal # of Hits 1-7 1-4 0-3Outhit by Opponent 4-19 2-8 2-11

Commit 0 Errors 2-8 1-3 1-5Commit 1 Error 4-11 2-6 2-5Commit 2+ Errors 5-13 3-5 1-8

Leading After 7th 11-3 6-0 4-3Trailing After 7th 0-25 0-12 0-13Tied After 7th 1-1 0-0 1-1Leading After 8th 12-2 6-0 5-2Trailing After 8th 0-23 0-10 0-13Tied After 8th 0-1 0-0 0-1

Extra-Inning Games 0-3 0-0 0-3Games Played on Same Day 1-5 0-3 1-1Series Record 2-11-0 1-5-0 1-6-0

One-Run Games 5-9 3-2 2-7Two-Run Games 3-3 2-2 1-13+Run Games 4-17 1-8 2-9Shutout Record 0-4 0-3 0-1

February Record 1-6 0-0 1-6March Record 5-13 2-5 3-8April Record 5-10 4-7 1-3May Record 0-0 0-0 0-0

Monday Record 0-0 0-0 0-0Tuesday Record 2-6 2-1 0-5Wednesday Record 1-1 0-0 0-1Thursday Record 0-1 0-0 0-1Friday Record 2-7 1-3 1-4Saturday Record 3-8 0-5 3-3Sunday Record 4-6 3-3 1-3

White Jersey 5-7 5-6 0-0Red Jersey 5-14 1-6 3-8Grey Jersey 2-9 0-0 2-9

RECORD BREAKDOWNTEAM MISCELLANEOUSLONGEST WINNING STREAK ........................................................................................2 games, 4/24-pres.LONGEST LOSING STREAK .............................................................................................6 games, 3/8-3/15LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY ................................................................ 11, (13-2), 3/20 at USC UpstateLARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT .......................................................................... 12, (12-0), 3/4 vs. HartfordLARGEST SHUTOUT WIN ..............................................................................................................................LARGEST SHUTOUT LOSS ....................................................................12, (12-0), 2x, last 3/9 at VanderbiltLONGEST GAME, TIME ............................................................................................3:37, 3/24 at LongwoodLONGEST 9-INNING GAME-TIME ............................................................................3:37, 3/24 at LongwoodSHORTEST 9-INNING GAME -TIME ................................................................ 2:03, 4/23 vs. George MasonLONGEST 7-INNING GAME-TIME ................................................................ 1:40, 2/27 at Georgia SouthernSHORTEST 7-INNING GAME-TIME ............................................................. 1:40, 2/27 at Georgia SouthernLONGEST GAME, INNINGS ........................................................................................... 12, 4/15 at WinthropLONGEST HOME GAME, INNINGS ...............................................................................................................LONGEST ROAD GAME, INNINGS ............................................................................... 12, 4/15 at WinthropMOST ERRORS .......................................................................................3, 8x, last - 4/23 vs. George MasonMOST ERRORS BY OPPONENT ...............................................................5, 2x, last - 3/22 vs. Virginia TechMOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITHOUT AN ERROR .....................................................2 games, 3/25-26MOST LOB ......................................................................................................................... 13, 4/26 vs. ETSUFEWEST LOB .....................................................................................................................2, 3/4 vs. Hartford

TEAM BATTINGMOST RUNS ................................................................................................................... 15, 4/16 at WinthropMOST RUNS, INNING ..................................................................................5, 2x, last - 12, 4/16 at WinthropMOST HITS ..................................................................................................................... 19, 4/16 at WinthropMOST HITS, INNING ..........................................................................................5, 2x, last - 4/16 at WinthropMOST HOME RUNS, GAME ................................................................................................ 3, 2/19 at MercerMOST HOME RUNS, INNING ......................................................................1, 18x, last - 4/24 4/26 vs. ETSUMOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A HOME RUN.........................................................3 games, 2/26-27MOST DOUBLES, GAME ...........................................................................................4, 3/20 at USC UpstateMOST TRIPLES, GAME .........................................................................................2, 2x, last - 4/26 vs. ETSUMOST EXTRA-BASE HITS ......................................................................5, 3x, last - 4/24 vs. George MasonMOST STOLEN BASES .............................................................................................................5, 4/5 vs. VMIMOST STRIKEOUTS, 9-INNING GAME ......................................................................... 15, 4/16 at WinthropMOST STRIKEOUTS, ALL GAMES ................................................................................ 15, 4/16 at WinthropMOST WALKS, ALL GAMES .......................................................................................7, 3/20 at USC Upstate

TEAM PITCHINGMOST RUNS ALLOWED .......................................................................13, 2x, last - 4/8 vs. Coastal CarolinaMOST RUNS ALLOWED, INNING ..........................................................7, 2x, last - 4/8 vs. Coastal CarolinaMOST HITS ALLOWED .....................................................................................................18, 3/4 vs. HartfordMOST HITS ALLOWED, INNING ............................................................6, 3x, last - 4/8 vs. Coastal CarolinaMOST HOME RUNS ALLOWED .............................................................2, 5x, last - 4/8 vs. Coastal CarolinaMOST HOME RUNS ALLOWED, INNING ....................................................................2, 3/1 at Virginia TechMOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES ALLOWING A HOME RUN .............2, 2x, last - 4/8-10 vs. Coastal CarolinaMOST STRIKEOUTS, 9-INNING GAME ...........................................................10, 4x, last - 4/15 at WinthropMOST STRIKEOUTS, ALL GAMES ..................................................................10, 4x, last - 4/15 at WinthropMOST BASES ON BALLS .................................................................................................... 9, 2/19 at MercerMOST EXTRA-BASE HITS ALLOWED ..............................................................................6, 3/9 at Vanderbilt

INDIVIDUAL BATTING MOST RUNS SCORED .................................................................................. 4, Chris Coia, 4/16 at WinthropMOST HITS .................................................................................................... 4, Chris Coia, 4/15 at WinthropMOST EXTRA-BASE HITS ..................................................................... 3, Kyle Butler, 3/20 at USC UpstateMOST DOUBLES .................................................................................... 3, Kyle Butler, 3/20 at USC UpstateMOST TRIPLES ................................................1, 11x, last - Shane Johnsonbaugh, 4/24 vs. George MasonMOST HOME RUNS ....................................................................... 2, Shane Johnsonbaugh, 2/19 at MercerMOST TOTAL BASES ..................................................................... 8, Shane Johnsonbaugh, 2/19 at MercerMOST RBI ............................................................................................... 6, Kyle Butler, 3/20 at USC UpstateMOST STOLEN BASES ...................................................................2, 3x, last - Chris Coia, 4/15 at WinthropMOST BASES ON BALLS ...................................................2, 10x, last - Chris Coia, 4/24 vs. George MasonMOST STRIKEOUTS .....................................................................................4, Trevor Riggs, 2/19 at MercerLONGEST HITTING STREAK ..........................................................11 games, Jonathan Gonzalez, 3/11-4/1LONGEST ON-BASE STREAK ................................................................14 games, Danny Hrbek, 3/26-4/19LONGEST RBI STREAK ...........................................................................5 games, Colby Higgerson, 4/3-10

INDIVIDUAL PITCHING MOST INNINGS PITCHED, STARTER .....................................9.0, 2x, last - Zack Ridgely, 4/1 vs. CampbellMOST INNINGS PITCHED, RELIEVER ..................................4.1, Travis McQueen, 4/24 vs. George MasonMOST HITS ALLOWED, STARTER .................................... 11, Mitchell MacKeith, 4/10 vs. Coastal CarolinaMOST HITS ALLOWED, RELIEVER ....................................... 6, 2x, Miller Trevvett, 4/8 vs. Coastal CarolinaMOST STRIKEOUTS, STARTER .............................................................8, Dylan Nelson, 3/25 at LongwoodMOST STRIKEOUTS, RELIEVER .............................................8, Travis McQueen, 4/24 vs. George MasonMOST BASES ON BALLS, STARTER .......................................... 4, 2x, last - Tyler Swarmer, 3/29 at ETSUMOST BASES ON BALLS, RELIEVER ...................................... 3, 3x, Kyle Zurak, 4/10 vs. Coastal CarolinaMOST EARNED RUNS ALLOWED, STARTER ......................7, 2x, last - Mitchell MacKeith, 3/13 vs. Kent StateMOST EARNED RUNS ALLOWED, RELIEVER ...........................7, Miller Trevvett, 4/8 vs. Coastal CarolinaMOST CONSECUTIVE SCORELESS IP ................................................................ 8.1, Tyler Swarmer, 3/1-8

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LAST TIME IT HAPPENED......A Radford Team...... Scored 10 or more runs (inning) .....................................................................................................................10 vs. Virginia Tech, 4/6/2015Scored 10 or more runs (game) .......................................................................................................................... 15 at Winthrop, 4/16/2016Scored 15 or more runs (game) .......................................................................................................................... 15 at Winthrop, 4/16/2016Scored 20 or more runs (game) ..................................................................................................................25 at James Madison, 5/3/2015Collected 20+ hits in a game .............................................................................................................23 at Charleston Southern, 3/22/2014Shut out an opponent ..................................................................................................................................... vs. Winthrop (4-0), 5/22/2015Shut out consecutive opponents ..............................................................................................................vs. Towson (2-0) (5-0), 5/13/1995Was shut out by an opponent at home ..................................................................................................vs. George Mason (2-0), 4/23/2016Was shut out by an opponent on the road ...................................................................................................... at Vanderbilt (12-0), 3/9/2016Was shut out in two consecutive games ...................................................................... vs. Vanderbilt (12-0), Kent State (6-0), 3/9-11/2016 Swept a non-conference doubleheader ....................................................................................................................... vs. Marist, 3/15/2015Swept a conference doubleheader ........................................................................................................................vs. High Point, 4/24/2015Was swept in a conference doubleheader ..................................................................................................vs. Coastal Carolina, 4/10/2016Swept a non-conference series at home .....................................................................................................vs. James Madison, 5/1-2/2015Was swept in a non-conference series at home .............................................................................................. vs. Kent State, 3/11-13/2016Swept a conference series at home .................................................................................................. vs. Charleston Southern, 5/8-10/2015Was swept in a conference series at home ............................................................................................. vs. Coastal Carolina, 4/8-10/2016Swept a non-conference series on the road ..................................................................................................at USC Upstate, 3/18-20/2016Was swept in a non-conference series on the road................................................................................................at Vanderbilt, 3/8-9/2016Swept a conference series on the road .......................................................................................................at UNC Asheville, 5/14-16/2015Was swept in a conference series on the road ....................................................................................................at Campbell, 5/11-12/2012Won a conference series at home .........................................................................................................................vs. Campbell, 4/1-3/2016Lost a conference series at home ........................................................................................................... vs. Coastal Carolina, 4/8-10/2016Won a conference series on the road ..........................................................................................................at UNC Asheville, 5/14-16/2015 Lost a conference series on the road .................................................................................................................. at Winthrop, 4/15-17/2016Won 10 or more consecutive games ...................................................................................................................15 games, 4/28-5/23/2015 Lost five or more consecutive games .........................................................................................................................6 games, 3/8-15/2016A Radford Player...... Hit two home runs in a game .................................................................................................. Shane Johnsonbaugh vs. Mercer, 2/19/2016Hit three home runs in a game .......................................................................................................Zach Costello at Presbyterian, 4/1/2011Hit a walk-off home run ......................................................................................................Shane Johnsonbaugh vs. High Point, 4/24/2015Hit a grand slam .............................................................................................................................Brad Keen at James Madison, 5/3/2015Had five or more hits in a game ................................................................................................ Brad Keen (5) at James Madison, 5/3/2015Had five or more RBI in a game ................................................................................................. Kyle Butler (6) at USC Upstate, 3/20/2016Had 10 or more total bases in a game ....................................................................................Zach Costello (13) at Presbyterian, 4/1/2011Had three or more steals in a game .................................................................................................. Chris Coia (3) at High Point, 5/3/2014 Had a 10-game hit streak ..............................................................................................................Jonathan Gonzalez (11), 3/13-4/02/2016Had a 15-game hit streak ......................................................................................................... Shane Johnsonbaugh (17), 4/21-5/20/2015Had 10-more strikeouts in a game ..................................................................................... Michael Boyle (10) at Gardner-Webb, 4/2/2015Pitched a complete game ................................................................................................................... Zack Ridgely vs. Campbell, 4/1/2016Pitched a nine-inning, complete-game shutout .................................................................. Eddie Butler vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 4/13/2012Pitched a combined shutout .............................................................. Michael Boyle (8.0), Ryan Meisinger (1.0) vs. High Point, 5/20/2015Pitched a no-hitter ....................................................................................................... Jason Anderson (7.0) vs. UNC Asheville, 4/15/1995

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2016 SCHEDULEDATE OPPONENT RESULT REC WINNER LOSER SAVE TIME ATT.FEBRUARY19 at Mercer 10-7 L Lord (1-0) Trevvett (1-0) Lobus (1) 3:20 83320 at Mercer 8-7 L Cox (1-0) Bridgeman (0-1) Lord (1) 3:25 47821 at Mercer 9-2 L Coulter (1-0) Ross (0-1) 2:46 47326 at Georgia Southern 6-3 L Challenger (1-1) Nelson (0-1) Frederick (1) 2:18 75227 at Georgia Southern 2-1 W Ridgely (1-0) Cohen (0-1) 2:15 80427 at Georgia Southern 3-2 (7) L Brown (2-0) McQueen (0-1) 1:40 80428 at Georgia Southern 10-2 L Eichhorn (1-0) Ross (0-2) 2:48 1,061 MARCH1 at Virginia Tech 4-3 (10) L McGarity (1-0) Bridgeman (0-2) 2:52 3064 Hartford 12-0 L Gauthier (1-1) Nelson (0-2) 2:29 3355 Hartford 3-1 L Drouin (2-0) Ridgely (1-1) 2:26 3276 Hartford 4-2 W MacKeith (1-0) Murphy (1-1) Bridgeman (1) 2:12 3388 at Vanderbilt 13-4 L Raby (2-0) Swarmer (0-1) 2:52 2,5399 at Vanderbilt 12-0 L Day (2-0) Ross (0-3) Abraham (1) 2:51 2,48711 Kent State 6-0 L Lauer (2-1) Nelson (0-3) 2:42 30512 Kent State 7-6 L Ravel (3-0) Ridgely (1-2) Willeman (3) 2:32 31713 Kent State 8-3 (5) L Kraus (2-1) MacKeith (1-1) 1:37 14515 at West Virginia 6-2 L Campbell (1-0) Swarmer (0-2) 2:34 80818 at USC Upstate 7-5 W McQueen (1-1) Willingham (0-1) Bridgeman (2) 3:08 6119 vs. Lafayette 9-4 L Bednar (1-1) Nelson (0-4) Kaufmann (1) 3:09 10720 at USC Upstate 13-2 W MacKeith (2-1) Mitchell (3-2) 3:08 7322 Virginia Tech 12-8 W Swarmer (1-2) Enright (0-1) McQueen (1) 3:11 48724 at Longwood* 3-2 (10) L Jones (1-0) Ross (0-4) 3:37 31425 at Longwood* 5-4 L Farkas (1-1) Nelson (0-5) Gould (2) 2:33 28726 at Longwood* 6-5 W MacKeith (3-1) Boydstun (0-2) Zurak (1) 2:45 29429 at East Tenn. State 6-5 L Taylor (3-1) Zurak (0-1) 3:11 419APRIL1 Campbell* 6-4 W Ridgely (2-2) Thayer (4-3) 2:33 3742 Campbell* 5-1 L Yost (3-2) Nelson (0-6) 2:34 223 3 Campbell* 2-1 W Krupp (1-0) Dowse (2-1) 2:40 2015 VMI 8-7 L Lafin (1-1) Krupp (1-1) Edens (6) 3:36 2238 Coastal Carolina* 13-6 L Cunningham (5-1) Ridgely (2-3) 3:05 21710 Coastal Carolina* 7-4 L Beckwith (4-1) Nelson (0-7) 2:55 20710 Coastal Carolina* 7-2 L Kitchen (2-0) MacKeith (3-2) 3:25 11213 vs. Virginia Tech 5-1 W Swarmer (2-2) Hughes (0-1) 2:43 71915 at Winthrop* 3-2 (12) L Cook (2-2) Ross (0-5) 3:58 24216 at Winthrop* 15-8 W Sande (1-0) Pawelczyk (0-2) 3:34 48817 at Winthrop* 3-1 L Harris (3-3) MacKeith (3-3) Cook (5) 2:42 12919 at Virginia 11-3 L Sousa (3-0) Swarmer (2-3) Shambora (1) 2:52 3,26423 George Mason 2-0 L Zombro (2-7) Ridgely (2-4) 2:03 11523 George Mason 9-3 L Williams (2-5) MacKeith (3-4) 2:58 12724 George Mason 8-7 W McQueen (2-1) Porcella (0-3) Ross (1) 3:02 26726 East Tenn. State 6-5 W Swarmer (3-3) Koesters (1-1) Ross (2) 2:58 15829 Gardner-Webb* RU Baseball Stadium 6:30 p.m. Big South Network30 Gardner-Webb* RU Baseball Stadium 4 p.m. MAY1 Gardner-Webb* RU Baseball Stadium 2 p.m. Big South Network6 at High Point* High Point, N.C. 7 p.m. ESPN37 at High Point* High Point, N.C. 5 p.m. Big South Network8 at High Point* High Point, N.C. 1 p.m. Big South Network11 at VMI Lexington, Va. 6 p.m. SoCon Digital Network13 at Liberty* Lynchburg, Va. 7 p.m. Big South Network14 at Liberty* Lynchburg, Va. 7 p.m. Big South Network15 at Liberty* Lynchburg, Va. 2 p.m. Big South Network17 Liberty RU Baseball Stadium 6 p.m. Big South Network19 UNC Asheville* RU Baseball Stadium 6 p.m. Big South Network20 UNC Asheville* RU Baseball Stadium 6 p.m. Big South Network21 UNC Asheville*^ RU Baseball Stadium 2 p.m. Big South Network24 Big South Tournament Lexington, S.C. TBA Big South Network25 Big South Tournament Lexington, S.C. TBA Big South Network26 Big South Tournament Lexington, S.C. TBA Big South Network27 Big South Tournament Lexington, S.C. TBA ESPN328 Big South Tournament Lexington, S.C. TBA ESPNU All times Eastern and subject to change *Big South Game ^Senior Day

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#1 Luke WiseR-So. • INF • L/L Lock Haven, Pa.

#2 Chris CoiaSr. • INF • R/R Chalfont, Pa.

#3 Brandon DonovanFr. • RHP • R/R Pittsburgh, Pa.

#5 Mitchell MacKeithSr. • LHP • L/L

Falls Church, Va.

#6 Tyler SwarmerSr. • LHP • R/L

Leechburg, Pa.

#7 Danny HrbekJr. • INF • L/R

Effort, Pa.

#8 Trevor RiggsSo. • OF • R/R Suffolk, Va.

#10 Mack KruppJr. • LHP • L/L

Colonial Heights, Va.

#11 Ryan SandeFr. • RHP • R/RRaleigh, N.C.

#12 Dylan NelsonSr. • RHP • L/R

Stuart, Va.

#13 Travis McQueenR-Sr. • RHP • L/R Richmond, Va.

#14 Anthony MianoSo. • OF • R/R Radford, Va.

#15 Kyle ZurakJr. • RHP • R/R

East Amherst, N.Y.

#16 Austin RossJr. • RHP • R/R

Beaver, Pa.

#18 Daniel BridgemanSr. • RHP • R/R Dinwiddle, Va.

#19 Zach DuffFr. • C • R/R Bedford, Va.

#20 Colby HiggersonFr. • INF • R/R

Chesapeake, Va.

#21 Jordan TaylorSr. • C • R/R

Marshall, Va.

#22 Shane JohnsonbaughSr. • OF • L/R

Chesapeake, Va.

#23 Mason ScovilleFr. • OF • L/R

Centreville, Va.

#24 Zach YorkSo. • INF • R/R

Chesapeake, Va.

#25 Nygeal AndrewsSr. • RHP • R/RLynchburg, Va.

#26 Zack RidgelySo. • LHP • L/L Baltimore, Md.

#27 Kyle ButlerR-Fr. • INF • R/R Chesapeake, Va.

#28 Brian EckertFr. • LHP • L/L Vienna, Va.

#29 Kyle PalmerJr. • LHP • L/LAshland, Va.

#30 Matt RothFr. • INF • R/R

Chesapeake, Va.

#33 Chandler DavisR-Fr. • C • R/R

Bristol, Va.

#34 Simon PalencharSo. • INF • L/RSalisbury, Md.

#35 Adam WhitacreFr. • OF • L/L

Stephens City, Va.

#37 Miller TrevvettSo. • RHP • R/R Richmond, Va.

#38 Riley LazichFr. • OF • R/L Big Pool, Md.

#40 Andrew NardiFr. • LHP • L/L

Morganville, N.J.

#41 Jonathan GonzalezJr. • C • R/R

Winslow Township, N.J.

#4 Joe RaccuiaHead Coach Buffalo, N.Y.