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Schedule
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1
ETSU ETSU 11-8
2
Winner Radford RAD 10-14
ETSU ETSU
11-8
1
Final
2
Radford RAD
10-14
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
ETSU ETSU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
Radford RAD 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 2 5 2

W: REDMON, Dakota (4-6) L: Fowler, Gabrielle (1-1)

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Winner ETSU ETSU 12-8
4
Lafayette LAF 6-15
Winner
ETSU ETSU
12-8
7
Final
4
Lafayette LAF
6-15
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
ETSU ETSU 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 7 9 0
Lafayette LAF 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 9 1

W: Pennington, Catlin (3-1) L: Alvarez-Backus, S. (1-4)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball splits outings on final day of Radford Invitational

The Bucs fell to Radford but rallied against Lafayette

RADFORD, Va. - East Tennessee State softball split action in the final day of the 2026 Radford Invitational.  The Bucs (12-8, 0-0 SoCon) fell to the Radford Highlanders (10-14, 0-0 Big South) 1-2 in the first contest of the day but rallied to defeat the Lafayette Leopards (6-15, 0-0 Patriot League) 7-4 in the second contest.

GAME 1 NOTABLES (L, 1-2 at Radford)
How It Happened:
Scoring opened early for the Bucs as a pair of Highlander errors brought in the lone run of the outing for the squad.  Boone reached after a single to the pitcher that resulted in a throwing error for Radford.  Porter then singled and Boone was able to advance to second.  A fielding error from centerfield allowed Boone to cross the plate and tally a run.  Fowler held the Highlanders scoreless from the circle until the fifth inning when the Big South opponent was able to collect two runs from a single and a home run.  The Bucs were unable to retaliate and ultimately fell 1-2.
  • The team totaled 23 at-bats, one run, three hits and drew one walk.
  • Haliey Porter, Addison Merritt and Tiare Rieger were the lone Bucs to record a hit in the contest, with Rieger reaching on a double.
  • Gabrielle Fowler saw a season-high five innings pitched against the Highlanders with one strikeout and was relieved by Taylor Suchy who tallied two in her single inning of action on the mound.
GAME 2 NOTABLES (W, 7-4 vs. Lafayette)
How It Happened:
ETSU opened scoring for the second time on the day, jumping out to a 3-0 after the top of the first.  A pair of walks followed by three singles drove in the three runs with an assist from a Leopards error on the third run.  Déjà vu in the top of the second as the Bucs put three more runs on the board after Coleman singled, Croley walked, Boone singled up the middle and advanced to second, scoring Croley and Coleman.  Boone then scored the third run of the outing after Tiare Rieger doubled for the second time on the day.  Lafayette was able to put two runs on the board in the bottom of the second, setting the score at 6-2.  ETSU tallied their final run of the contest in the top of the fourth after Croley walked and Porter singled up the middle to advance Croley to third.  The Bucs then attempted their first double steal of the season, proving successful as Croley was able to cross the plate for the second time in the contest.  Lafayette answered with two runs in the bottom of the fifth then the pair remained scoreless through the final frames to a 7-4 final result in favor of ETSU.  
  • The team totaled 28 at-bats, seven runs, nine hits, five RBI and drew six walks.
  • Whitney Boone led at the plate, going 3-4 with two runs and two RBI.  She tallied her fifth double of the season in the outing.
  • Leilani Coleman and Tiare Rieger also recorded doubles in the outing, as Rieger collected two RBI from hers and went 2-4 at the plate while Coleman went 2-3 with one run scored.
  • Riley Croley and Taylor Suchy both drew two walks in the contest.
  • Catlin Pennington registered two stikeouts through her 5.0 innings pitched to collect her third win of the season in the circle.
  • Abigail Taylor was the lone Buc to record a stolen base in the contest, recording it in the top of the seventh.
UP NEXT
ETSU returns to action over March 21-22 at Betty Basler Field in Johnson City, Tenn. as the Bucs look to open conference action versus UNC Greensboro with a doubleheader Saturday starting at 1 p.m. and a single game Sunday at 1 p.m.
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