RADFORD BASEBALL 2015 BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE & TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS 2016 GAME NOTES. RADFORD (17-37) vs. COASTAL CAROLINA (40-15)

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1 Highlanders... RADFORD BASEBALL 2015 BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE & TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS 2016 GAME NOTES SEASON / SERIES RECORDS RADFORD (17-37) vs. COASTAL CAROLINA (40-15) TUESDAY, MAY 24 4:30 PM LEXINGTON COUNTY STADIUM RADFORD: LHP ZACK RIDGELY VS. COASTAL: RHP ALEX CUNNINGHAM (4-6, 3.24 ERA) (8-3, 3.93 ERA) RADFORD RADFORD QUICK FACTS Head Coach: Joe Raccuia (9th Season) Record at Radford: Overall Record: Batting Average Leader: Danny Hrbek (.329) Home Runs Leader: Trevor Riggs (8) RBI Leader: Danny Hrbek (29) THE MATCHUP VS QUICK COMPARISON 4.24 Runs Per Game Runs Per Game Allowed Hits Per Game Hits Per Game Allowed Strikeouts Per 9 Inn, Walks Per 9 Inn RU BASEBALL HISTORY LESSON :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Radford is in its 32nd season as a varsity baseball program. RU has compiled a 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 selection of the Colorado Rockies in the 2012 draft. COASTAL CAROLINA COASTAL CAROLINA QUICK FACTS Head Coach: Gary Gilmore (21st Season) Record at Coastal Carolina: Overall Record: 1, Batting Average Leader: Connor Owings (.405) Home Runs Leader: Zach Remillard (11) RBI Leader: Zach Remillard (59) SERIES HEADLINE: RU IS 2-7 VS. CCU IN BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT 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 PROBABLE STARTERS Probable Starters Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown.AVG RBI Other 21 Jordan Taylor Sr. C Marshall, Va , 4 R and 2 2B in 9th inn. 25 Nygeal Andrews Sr. 1B Lynchburg, Va over last 14 games 2 Chris Coia Sr. 2B Chalfont, Pa Has 203 career hits 7 Danny Hrbek Jr. 3B Effort, Pa , 8 RBI with bases loaded 20 Colby Higgerson Fr. SS Chesapeake, Va , 2 3B, 3 RBI in 5th inn 35 Adam Whitacre Fr. LF Stephens City, Va , 2B, 3 RBI in 8th inn. 1 Luke Wise R-So. CF Lock Haven, Pa in advancing runners 22 Shane Johnsonbaugh Sr. RF Chesapeake, Va two-out RBIs 41 Jonathan Gonzalez Jr. DH Winslow Township, N.J , HR, 5 RBI in 6th inn.... THE RECORD OVERALL RECORD BIG SOUTH 9-15 NON-CONFERENCE 7-22 HOME AWAY 5-23 NEUTRAL 1-1 SERIES VS. COASTAL CAROLINA Coastal Carolina leads SERIES VS. BIG SOUTH Campbell 22-28; Coastal Carolina 21-65; Charleston Southern 35-32; Gardner-Webb 12-9; High Point 21-29; Liberty 33-59; Longwood 13-15; Presbyterian 10-3; UNC Asheville 37-40; Winthrop RU POSTSEASON RECORD (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 (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# High Point Longwood Gardner-Webb Campbell* Presbyterian Winthrop Liberty Radford Charleston Southern UNC Asheville # - Big South Regular Season Champions * - Ineligible for Big South Tournament #RADFORDRISING

2 ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS Seniors...9 Juniors...6 Sophomores...7 Freshmen.12 BY STATE Virginia...21 Pennsylvania...6 Maryland...3 New Jersey.2 North Carolina...1 New York...1 BY POSITION Catcher...4 Infielder...7 Outfielder...7 Right-Handed Pitcher...9 Left-Handed Pitcher...7 STARTERS Returning...4 Lost...5 LETTERWINNERS Returning..19 Lost...9 STAFF Head 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) 2016 ROSTER No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / Previous School 1 Luke Wise OF L/L R-So. Lock Haven, Pa. / Central Mountain 2 Chris Coia INF R/R Sr. Chalfont, Pa. / Central Bucks South 3 Brandon Donovan RHP R/R Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Steel Valley 5 Mitchell MacKeith LHP L/L Sr. Falls Church, Va. / Geroge C. Marshall 6 Tyler Swarmer LHP R/L Sr. Leechburg, Pa. / Leechburg Area 7 Danny Hrbek INF/P L/R Jr. Effort, Pa. / Pleasant Valley 8 Trevor Riggs OF R/R So. Suffolk, Va. / Nansemond River 10 Mack Krupp LHP L/L Jr. Colonial Heights, Va. / Colonial Heights 11 Ryan Sande RHP R/R Fr. Raleigh, N.C. / Leesville Road 12 Dylan Nelson RHP L/R Sr. Stuart, Va. / Patrick County 13 Travis McQueen RHP L/R R-Sr. Richmond, Va. / Cosby 14 Anthony Miano OF R/R So. Radford, Va. / Radford 15 Kyle Zurak RHP R/R Jr. East Amherst, N.Y. / Williamsville North 16 Austin Ross RHP R/R Jr. Beaver, Pa. / Beaver Area 18 Daniel Bridgeman RHP R/R Sr. Dinwiddle, Va. / Dinwiddle 19 Zach Duff C R/R Fr. Bedford, Va. / Jefferson Forest 20 Colby Higgerson INF R/R Fr. Chesapeake, Va. / Great Bridge 21 Jordan Taylor C R/R Sr. Marshall, Va. / Fauquier 22 Shane Johnsonbaugh OF L/R Sr. Chesapeake, Va. / Western Branch 23 Mason Scoville OF L/R Fr. Centreville, Va. / Westfield 24 Zach York INF R/R So. Chesapeake, Va. / Hickory 25 Nygeal Andrews RHP R/R Sr. Lynchburg, Va. / E.C. Glass 26 Zack Ridgely LHP L/L So. Baltimore, Md. / Archbishop Curley 27 Kyle Butler INF R/R R-Fr. Chesapeake, Va. / Western Branch 28 Brian Eckert LHP L/L Fr. Vienna, Va. / James Madison 29 Kyle Palmer LHP L/L Jr. Ashland, Va. / Patrick Henry 30 Matt Roth INF R/R Fr. Chesapeake, Va. / Western Branch 33 Chandler Davis C R/R R-Fr. Bristol, Va. / Virginia 34 Simon Palenchar INF L/R So. Salisbury, Md. / Parkside 35 Adam Whitacre OF L/L Fr. Stephens City,Va. / Sherando 37 Miller Trevvett RHP R/R So. Richmond, Va. / Freeman 38 Riley Lazich OF R/L Fr. Big Pool, Md. / Clear Spring 40 Andrew Nardi LHP L/L Fr. Morganville, N.J. / Marlboro 41 Jonathan Gonzalez C R/R Jr. Winslow Township, N.J. / Rowan GC PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 1 Chris Coia KOY-uh 7 Danny Hrbek HER-bek 11 Ryan Sande Sand-ee 14 Anthony Miano Me-on-oh 15 Kyle Zurak ZER-ack 22 Shane Johnsonbaugh Johnson-BAW 23 Mason Scoville Sko-ville 25 Nygeal Andrews NY-Jel 28 Brian Eckert Eck-Hurt 34 Simon Palenchar PAL-en-CHAR 35 Adam Whitacre Whitaker 37 Miller Trevvett TRUH-Vet 38 Riley Lazich Laz-itch 40 Andrew Nardi Nar-dee HC Joe Raccuia RUH-cooo-yah

3 BY THE NUMBERS 1 Radford only needs one win to reach 700 in program history. 11 Eleven of Radford s 23 home runs have came as the first run of the game. 52 Of Radford s 209 hits in Big South games, only 52 have came with runners in scoring position. LAST MEETING (April 10, 2016) With Mother Nature forcing the two Big South foes to play a doubleheader on Sunday, No. 20 Coastal Carolina completed the series sweep, outscoring Radford 14-6 in the double dip at a windy RU Baseball Stadium. The sweep marked the first time the Highlanders had been swept at home in Big South action since the 2013 season. Game one saw Coastal Carolina plate three runs in the two-out rally on an Anthony Marks single and Michael Paez two-run home run, taking an early 3-0 lead. The bottom half of the inning saw the Radford bats string together a couple scoring opportunities of its own. RU loaded the bases on a Colby Higgerson walk, a Luke Wise single and a Chris Coia sacrifice bunt that led to a Chanticleer error. Danny Hrbek came through with the bases loaded, lining a single into right field, plating Higgerson and Wise as the Highlanders pulled within 3-2 of the Chanticleers. Radford knotted the game at three in the bottom of the fourth as Jordan Taylor walked and Kyle Butler followed with a single. With runners on first and second, Higgerson ripped a RBI single up the middle, scoring Taylor from second base. Coastal Carolina would outscore Radford 4-1 in the final frames, on its way to a 7-4 game one win. Game two saw the Chanticleers score seven runs on 16 hits, taking a 7-2 series sweeping win. The lone two RU runs came on a Jonathan Gonzalez RBI groundout and Higgerson RBI fielders choice. Higgerson led the Highlanders with three RBIs. Coastal Carolina was led by a 6 for 10 effort at the plate by Anthony Marks, who finished with four RBIs. SCOUTING THE CHANTICLEERS Coastal Carolina swept its way through Campbell, finishing the season on a six-game winning streak. The sweep ensured the Chanticleers HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS would win 20 Big South games for the first time since the 2011 season. The regular season championship is the 16th all-time for the Chanticleers, which is the most in Big South history. Coastal Carolina will be the top seed in the tournament for the first time in four seasons. Connor Owings put together his best season in a Chanticleer uniform, leading the squad with a.405 average in 55 games. Owings finished with 75 hits, 48 RBIs, 15 home runs and 15 doubles. The senior stole 14 bases in 15 attempts. Designated hitter G.K. Young was recently named a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy, which is given annually to the top player in collegiate and administered by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Young finished the season with a.341 average with a team-high 77 hits, including 15 home runs and 58 RBIs. Zach Remillard led the Chanticleers in home runs (16) and RBIs (59). Michael Paez, Owings and Remillard scored 54 runs each; which led the Big South. Coastal Carolina paced the league with 395 RBIs, including five players with 40-plus RBIs. Andrew Beckwith (9-1) finished with the lowest ERA in the Big South with a 1.73 clip in 72.2 innings pitched. Beckwith only allowed 14 earned runs, while striking out 55 batters. In league play, Beckwith shined with a 7-0 record and 0.76 ERA. HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS Radford closed out the regular season with its first three-game series sweep of the season, outscoring UNC Asheville 21-7 in the sweep. The series saw Colby Higgerson extend his hitting streak to seven games, going 6 for 12 with four runs scored and three RBIs in the series. Over the seven-game span, Higgerson is 13 for 31 with four multi-hit games. Radford starting pitchers yielded only two earned runs on 10 hits in 17 innings pitched in the threegame series versus UNC Asheville. The three starters combined for 13 strikeouts. Jonathan Gonzalez has driven in five of his 19 RBIs over the past four games. In addition to the RBIs, Gonzalez has collected five of his seven doubles in the last five games. Luke Wise went 4 for 4 in stolen base attempts versus UNC Asheville, including swiping a career-high three bases in the nightcap of Thursday s doubleheader. Wise became the first Highlander to steal three or more bases in a game since Finishing the season with hits in 19 of 24 games played in Big South play, Danny Hrbek finished with a.320 average and 19 RBIs. With five triples in 2016, Hrbek ranks tied for fifth in program history with nine career triples. The five three-baggers are sixth most in a season. The Highlanders led Big South teams with 16 triples, with six coming in league play. SIXTH INNING SUCCESS Radford has outscored opponents in the sixth inning In the inning, RU batters are 50 for 202 with 27 RBI on nine doubles, four home runs and two triples. Danny Hrbek leads the way with 12 hits in 28 at bats. Jonathan Gonzalez has collected five of his 19 RBIs in the inning. Trevor Riggs and Zach York follow with four RBIs each. Eleven Highlanders has collected RBIs in the inning. TOURNAMENT NUMBERS Chris Coia is 7 for 25 with six runs scored and four RBIs in 10 tournament games. Shane Johnsonbaugh is 6 for 25 with five runs scored and one RBI. Daniel Bridgeman holds a 3-1 record with a 3.00 ERA and six strikeouts in four tournament games. Highlanders... #BigSouthBase

4 JOE RACCUIA Head Coach :: 9th Season at Radford 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 ( ), assistant coach (1996) and head coach (2008-present), better than 47 percent of the program s all-time victories dating back to Raccuia s most successful season in a Radford uniform came during an historic 2015 season as the Highlanders finished with a record, setting a new school record in wins. The season also saw the programs first Big South regular season 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 COACH RACCUIA: INSIDE THE NUMBERS COACHING TIMELINE Season School Overall Conference Role Postseason 1996 Radford Assistant Coach George Washington Assistant Head Coach George Mason Associate Head Coach 2004 Marist Head Coach 2005 Marist Head Coach NCAA Baton Rouge Regional Alabama Assistant Coach NCAA Super Regional 2008 Radford Head Coach 2009 Radford Head Coach 2010 Radford Head Coach 2011 Radford Head Coach 2012 Radford Head Coach 2013 Radford Head Coach 2014 Radford Head Coach 2015 Radford Head Coach NCAA Nashville Regional 2016 Radford Head Coach Overall 11th season 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 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 development, 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.

5 Highlanders HITTERS NOTES PROJECTED LINEUP C 21 Jordan Taylor - Senior GP-GS: AVG:.218 HR: 0 RBI: 6 2B: 2 SB: 4 Has started 31 career games behind the dish entering Went 2-3 with a threerun home run in 22-1 win over James Madison on May 1, B 25 Nygeal Andrews - Senior GP-GS: AVG:.351 HR: 1 RBI: 6 2B: 2 SB:1 Did not appear as a position player in Hit for a.192 average, seven RBI and double during Has 15 career hits and nine career RBI. 2B 2 Chris Coia - Senior GP-GS: AVG:.218 HR: 0 RBI: 17 2B: 6 SB: 10 Has started in 169 of the Highlanders 170 games over the past three seasons...only struckout 27 times in 199 plate appearances, lowest by a Highlander in B 7 Danny Hrbek - Junior GP-GS: AVG:.329 HR: 2 RBI: 29 2B: 11 SB: 7 Started 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,.988 fielding pct. SS 20 Colby Higgerson - Freshman GP-GS: AVG:.257 HR: 0 RBI: 23 2B: 4 SB: 4 Named to VHSL All-State Second Team for Great Bridge High...Younger brother of former Highlander Hunter Higgerson. LF 35 Adam Whitacre - Freshman GP-GS: AVG:.205 HR: 1 RBI: 5 2B: 1 SB: 1 Conference 21 Player of the Year...4A North All-Region Player of the Year CF 1 Luke Wise - R-Sophomore GP-GS: AVG:.210 HR: 3 RBI: 15 2B: 7 SB: 7 Missed 2015 season due to elbow surgery...appeared in 22 games in Collected six hits in 29 plate appearances. RF 22 Shane Johnsonbaugh - Senior GP-GS: AVG:.210 HR: 6 RBI: 24 2B: 9 SB: 5 Ranked 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. DH 41 Jonathan Gonzalez - Junior GP-GS: AVG:.292 HR: 1 RBI: 19 2B: 7 SB: 3 Transfer from Rowan College at Gloucester County...NJCAA Second Team All-American Region 19 Player of the Year. Starts by position C: Duff 20,Taylor 18, Davis 10, Gonzalez 7 1B: York 17, Andrews 16, Taylor 10, Butler 7, Palenchar 2, Roth 2 2B: Coia 33, Hrbek 19, Butler 2 3B: Hrbek 34, Higgerson 16, Coia 3, Roth 1 SS: Higgerson 38, Coia 16 LF: Johnsonbaugh 43, Whitacre 10, Wise 1 CF: Wise 52, Coia 1, Riggs 1 RF: Riggs 43, Johnsonbaugh 10, Miano 1 DH: Gonzalez 26, Whitacre 9, Davis 9, Butler 6, Palenchar 3, Taylor 1 RADFORD LINEUP BY THE NUMBERS... BENCH NOTES 8 Trevor Riggs - Sophomore GP-GS: AVG:.258 HR: 8 RBI: 22 SB: 7 Hit two postseason home runs...finished tied third in home runs (6) in Anthony Miano - Sophomore GP-GS: 9-1 AVG:.250 HR: 0 RBI: 1 SB:0 Did not see action during the 2015 season. 19 Zach Duff - Freshman GP-GS: AVG:.211 HR: 0 RBI: 1 SB: 0 Named to VHSL All-State Team Lynchburg Player of the Year for Jefferson Forest High. 23 Mason Scoville - Freshman GP-GS: 0-0 AVG:.000 HR: 0 RBI: 0 SB:0 All-Concorde District Second Team at Westfield High...Young brother of former Highlander Aaron Scoville. 24 Zach York - Sophomore GP-GS: AVG:.177 HR: 1 RBI: 6 SB: 0 Appeared in five games at first base in Posted a.278 OBP in 15 at bats with three walks. 27 Kyle Butler - R-Freshman GP-GS: AVG:.194 HR: 0 RBI: 9 SB: 2 Redshirted during the 2015 season. 30 Matt Roth - Freshman GP-GS: 13-3 AVG:.250 HR: 0 RBI: 0 SB: 0 Three-time all-conference pick for Western Branch...Won 2014 VHSL State Championship. 33 Chandler Davis - R-Freshman GP-GS: AVG:.239 HR: 0 RBI: 10 SB: 1 Redshirted during the 2015 season. 34 Simon Palenchar - Sophomore GP-GS: 16-5 AVG:.160 HR: 0 RBI: 0 SB:0 Opened 2015 season going 4 for 7 on the plate, including two runs scored. Batting Order 1st: Coia 36, Wise 15, Johnsonbaugh 2, Butler 1 2nd: Johnsonbaugh 24, Higgerson 21, Coia 3, Whitacre 2, Riggs 2, Duff 1, Taylor 1 3rd: Hrbek 36, Johnsonbaugh 17, Riggs 1 4th: Riggs 26, Hrbek 12, Johnsonbaugh 7, York 5, Gonzalez 4 5th: Gonzalez 23, Whitacre 6, Hrbek 5, York 5, Riggs 5, Butler 5, Johnsonbaugh 3, Palenchar 1, Duff 1 6th: Andrews 12, Taylor 10, Butler 6, York 5, Gonzalez 5, Riggs 4, Palenchar 4, Duff 3, Higgerson 2 Whitacre 2, Davis 1 7th: Davis 15, Duff 11, Taylor 9, Riggs 4, Andrews 4, Whitacre 2, York 2, Higgerson 2, Butler 2, Roth 2, Gonzalez 1 8th: Higgerson 22, Taylor 8, Whitacre 7, Wise 5, Duff 4, Davis 3, Riggs 2, Butler 1, Roth 1, Miano 1 9th: Wise 33, Coia 14, Higgerson 7 #BigSouthBase

6 PROBABLE STARTERS PITCHERS NOTES LHP 26 Zack Ridgely - Sophomore G-GS: W-L: 4-6 ERA: 3.24 IP: 91.2 K: 66 BB: 19 Last Start: 5/19 vs. AVL, W, 7.0 IP, 7 H, 1R/1ER, 2 BB, 5 K Two-time Big South Pitcher of the Week...Owns 9-7 career record with a 3.22 career ERA...Struck out a career-high nine batters at WVU on April 29, Has two complete games, both coming in LHP 5 Mitchell MacKeith - Senior G-GS: W-L: 4-6 ERA: 5.00 IP: 68.1 K: 42 BB: 13 Last Start: 5/19 vs. AVL, W, 7.0 IP, 3 H, 2R/1ER, 0 BB, 7 K Has a career record and 5.28 career ERA...Tossed a career-high 8.2 innings vs. Campbell on April 3...Struck out a career-high seven at Longwood on March 26 and versus UNC Asheville on May 19. LHP 6 Tyler Swarmer - Senior G-GS: W-L: 4-5 ERA: 5.23 IP: 62.0 K: 37 BB: 24 Last Start: 5/20 vs. AVL, W, 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K Possesses a 7-6 career record in 42 appearances with 23 starts...has 77 strikeouts in innings pitched...has appeared in a career-high 15 games, including a career-high 13 starts...struck out a career-high five batters in win vs. Virginia Tech on April 13. BULLPEN BREAKDOWN PITCHER GAME BESTS MOST 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 - 3, Mitchell MacKeith, 5/19 at UNC Asheville 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, 2x, last 5/11 at VMI - 4, Tyler Swarmer, 3/29 at ETSU MOST HBP - 4, Dylan Nelson, 2/26 at Georgia Southern Season Totals PLAYER LAST OUTING IP H R ER HR BB SO DEC SV/SVO INH/STR. 1st Batter Ret. Nygeal Andrews 4/20 at UVA /0 6/1 7/9 (78%) Daniel Bridgeman 5/20 vs. AVL /5 7/5 10/15 (67%) Brian Eckert 2/28 at GASO /0 0/0 0/2 (0%) Mack Krupp 5/20 vs. AVL /0 16/9 9/17 (53%) Travis McQueen 5/11 at VMI ND 1/1 11/5 7/16 (44%) Andrew Nardi 5/20 vs. AVL /0 2/0 5/6 (83%) Austin Ross 5/19 vs. AVL /3 13/10 7/15 (47%) Ryan Sande 5/20 vs. AVL /0 3/1 6/15 (40%) Miller Trevvett 5/20 vs. AVL /0 16/7 4/16 (25%) Kyle Zurak 5/19 vs. AVL /1 19/9 8/17 (47%) CATCHERS BOX Player Team W-L CS SBA PCT. PB ERA Chandler Davis (47 ER/92.0 IC) Zach Duff (82 ER/167.2 IC) Jonathan Gonzalez (36 ER/63.1 IC) Jordan Taylor (102 ER/133.1 IC)

7 RECORD BREAKDOWN TOTAL HOME ROAD Overall Record Conference Non-Conference Day Games Night Games Day Game After Night Radford Scores 1st Opponent Scores 1st Come From Behind Wins vs. RH Starters vs. LH Starters Radford Starter IP Radford Starter IP Radford Starter IP When Hitting a HR When Not Hitting a HR Outhit Opponent Equal # of Hits Outhit by Opponent Commit 0 Errors Commit 1 Error Commit 2+ Errors Leading After 7th Trailing After 7th Tied After 7th Leading After 8th Trailing After 8th Tied After 8th Extra-Inning Games Games Played on Same Day Series Record One-Run Games Two-Run Games Run Games Shutout Record February Record March Record April Record May Record Monday Record Tuesday Record Wednesday Record Thursday Record Friday Record Saturday Record Sunday Record White Jersey Red Jersey Grey Jersey Highlanders... RECORD BREAKDOWNS / HIGHS & LOWS 2016 SEASON HIGHS/LOWS TEAM MISCELLANEOUS LONGEST WINNING STREAK...3 games, 5/19-pres. LONGEST LOSING STREAK...7 games, 5/6-15 LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY... 11, (13-2), 3/20 at USC Upstate LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT... 12, (12-0), 3/4 vs. Hartford LARGEST SHUTOUT WIN...1, (1-0), 4/29 vs. Gardner-Webb LARGEST SHUTOUT LOSS...12, (12-0), 2x, last 3/9 at Vanderbilt LONGEST GAME, TIME...3:37, 3/24 at Longwood LONGEST 9-INNING GAME-TIME...3:37, 3/24 at Longwood SHORTEST 9-INNING GAME -TIME... 2:03, 4/23 vs. George Mason LONGEST 7-INNING GAME-TIME... 1:40, 2/27 at Georgia Southern SHORTEST 7-INNING GAME-TIME... 1:40, 2/27 at Georgia Southern LONGEST GAME, INNINGS... 12, 4/15 at Winthrop LONGEST HOME GAME, INNINGS... LONGEST ROAD GAME, INNINGS... 12, 4/15 at Winthrop MOST ERRORS... 5, 4/30 vs. Gardner-Webb MOST ERRORS BY OPPONENT...5, 2x, last - 3/22 vs. Virginia Tech MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITHOUT AN ERROR...3 games, 3/24-26 MOST LOB... 13, 4/26 vs. ETSU FEWEST LOB...2, 3/4 vs. Hartford TEAM BATTING MOST RUNS... 15, 4/16 at Winthrop MOST RUNS, INNING... 5, 5x, last - 5/19 vs. UNC Asheville MOST HITS... 19, 4/16 at Winthrop MOST HITS, INNING... 5, 4x, last - 5/19 vs. UNC Asheville MOST HOME RUNS, GAME... 3, 2/19 at Mercer MOST HOME RUNS, INNING... 1, 22x, last -5/19 vs. UNC Asheville MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A HOME RUN...3 games, 2/26-27 MOST DOUBLES, GAME... 4, 3x, last - 5/15 at Liberty MOST TRIPLES, GAME...2, 2x, last - 4/26 vs. ETSU MOST EXTRA-BASE HITS...5, 3x, last - 4/24 vs. George Mason MOST STOLEN BASES...7, 5/19 vs. UNC Asheville MOST STRIKEOUTS, 9-INNING GAME... 15, 4/16 at Winthrop MOST STRIKEOUTS, ALL GAMES... 15, 4/16 at Winthrop MOST WALKS, ALL GAMES...7, 3/20 at USC Upstate TEAM PITCHING MOST RUNS ALLOWED...14, 5/15 at Liberty MOST RUNS ALLOWED, INNING... 7, 3x, last - 5/15 at Liberty MOST HITS ALLOWED...18, 3/4 vs. Hartford MOST HITS ALLOWED, INNING... 6, 4x, last - 5/13 at Liberty MOST HOME RUNS ALLOWED... 2, 7x, last - 5/8 at High Point MOST HOME RUNS ALLOWED, INNING... 2, 3/1 at Virginia Tech MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES ALLOWING A HOME RUN...4, 5/6-11 MOST STRIKEOUTS, 9-INNING GAME...10, 4x, last - 4/15 at Winthrop MOST STRIKEOUTS, ALL GAMES...10, 4x, last - 4/15 at Winthrop MOST BASES ON BALLS... 9, 2/19 at Mercer MOST EXTRA-BASE HITS ALLOWED...8, 5/15 at Liberty INDIVIDUAL BATTING MOST RUNS SCORED. 4, Chris Coia, 4/16 at Winthrop MOST HITS... 4, Chris Coia, 4/15 at Winthrop MOST EXTRA-BASE HITS... 3, Kyle Butler, 3/20 at USC Upstate MOST DOUBLES... 3, Kyle Butler, 3/20 at USC Upstate MOST TRIPLES...1, 16x, last - Colby Higgerson, 5/20 vs. UNC Asheville MOST HOME RUNS... 2, 2x, last - Trevor Riggs, 4/30 vs. Gardner-Webb MOST TOTAL BASES... 8, 2x, Trevor Riggs, 4/30 vs. Gardner-Webb MOST RBI... 6, Kyle Butler, 3/20 at USC Upstate MOST STOLEN BASES... 3, Luke Wise, 5/19 vs. UNC Asheville MOST BASES ON BALLS...2, 13x, last - Luke Wise, 5/19 vs. UNC Asheville MOST STRIKEOUTS...4, Trevor Riggs, 2/19 at Mercer LONGEST HITTING STREAK games, Jonathan Gonzalez, 3/11-4/1 LONGEST ON-BASE STREAK...14 games, 2x, last - Danny Hrbek, 3/26-4/19 LONGEST RBI STREAK...5 games, Colby Higgerson, 4/3-10 INDIVIDUAL PITCHING MOST 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 MOST HITS ALLOWED, STARTER... 11, Mitchell MacKeith, 4/10 vs. Coastal Carolina MOST HITS ALLOWED, RELIEVER... 6, 2x, Miller Trevvett, 4/8 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 BASES ON BALLS, STARTER.. 4, 2x, last - Tyler Swarmer, 3/29 at ETSU MOST BASES ON BALLS, RELIEVER... 4, Austin Ross, 5/11 at VMI MOST EARNED RUNS ALLOWED, STARTER... 7, 3x, last - Tyler Swarmer, 5/15 at Liberty MOST EARNED RUNS ALLOWED, RELIEVER...7, Miller Trevvett, 4/8 vs. Coastal Carolina MOST CONSECUTIVE SCORELESS IP , Zack Ridgely, 4/23-5/6 #BigSouthBase

8 LAST TIME IT HAPPENED... A Radford Team... Scored 10 or more runs (inning)...10 vs. Virginia Tech, 4/6/2015 Scored 10 or more runs (game) 15 at Winthrop, 4/16/2016 Scored 15 or more runs (game) 15 at Winthrop, 4/16/2016 Scored 20 or more runs (game)...25 at James Madison, 5/3/2015 Collected 20+ hits in a game...23 at Charleston Southern, 3/22/2014 Shut out an opponent..vs. Gardner-Webb (1-0), 4/29/2016 Shut out consecutive opponents...vs. Towson (2-0) (5-0), 5/13/1995 Was shut out by an opponent at home...vs. George Mason (2-0), 4/23/2016 Was shut out by an opponent on the road...at High Point (7-0), 5/08/2016 Was 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, 3/15/2015 Swept a conference doubleheader... vs. UNC Asheville, 5/19/2016 Was swept in a conference doubleheader...vs. Coastal Carolina, 4/10/2016 Swept a non-conference series at home...vs. James Madison, 5/1-2/2015 Was swept in a non-conference series at home... vs. Kent State, 3/11-13/2016 Swept a conference series at home... vs. UNC Asheville, 5/19-20/2016 Was swept in a conference series at home... vs. Coastal Carolina, 4/8-10/2016 Swept a non-conference series on the road...at USC Upstate, 3/18-20/2016 Was swept in a non-conference series on the road...at Vanderbilt, 3/8-9/2016 Swept a conference series on the road...at UNC Asheville, 5/14-16/2015 Was swept in a conference series on the road... at Liberty, 5/13-15/2016 Won a conference series at home... vs. Gardner-Webb, 4/29-30/2016 Lost a conference series at home... vs. Coastal Carolina, 4/8-10/2016 Won a conference series on the road...at UNC Asheville, 5/14-16/2015 Lost a conference series on the road... at High Point, 5/06-08/2016 Won 10 or more consecutive games...15 games, 4/28-5/23/2015 Lost five or more consecutive games...7 games, 5/6-15/2016 A Radford Player... Hit two home runs in a game... Trevor Riggs vs. Gardner-Webb, 4/30/2016 Hit three home runs in a game...zach Costello at Presbyterian, 4/1/2011 Hit a walk-off home run...shane Johnsonbaugh vs. High Point, 4/24/2015 Hit a grand slam...brad Keen at James Madison, 5/3/2015 Had five or more hits in a game... Brad Keen (5) at James Madison, 5/3/2015 Had five or more RBI in a game... Kyle Butler (6) at USC Upstate, 3/20/2016 Had 10 or more total bases in a game...zach Costello (13) at Presbyterian, 4/1/2011 Had three or more steals in a game... Luke Wise (3) vs. UNC Asheville, 5/19/2016 Had a 10-game hit streak...jonathan Gonzalez (11), 3/13-4/02/2016 Had a 15-game hit streak... Shane Johnsonbaugh (17), 4/21-5/20/2015 Had 10-more strikeouts in a game... Michael Boyle (10) at Gardner-Webb, 4/2/2015 Pitched a complete game... Zack Ridgely vs. Campbell, 4/1/2016 Pitched a nine-inning, complete-game shutout... Eddie Butler vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 4/13/2012 Pitched a combined shutout...zack Ridgely (8.0), Austin Ross (1.0) vs. Gardner-Webb, 4/29/2016 Pitched a no-hitter... Jason Anderson (7.0) vs. UNC Asheville, 4/15/1995

9 2016 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT RESULT REC WINNER LOSER SAVE TIME ATT. FEBRUARY 19 at Mercer 10-7 L Lord (1-0) Trevvett (1-0) Lobus (1) 3: at Mercer 8-7 L Cox (1-0) Bridgeman (0-1) Lord (1) 3: at Mercer 9-2 L Coulter (1-0) Ross (0-1) 2: at Georgia Southern 6-3 L Challenger (1-1) Nelson (0-1) Frederick (1) 2: at Georgia Southern 2-1 W Ridgely (1-0) Cohen (0-1) 2: at Georgia Southern 3-2 (7) L Brown (2-0) McQueen (0-1) 1: at Georgia Southern 10-2 L Eichhorn (1-0) Ross (0-2) 2:48 1,061 MARCH 1 at Virginia Tech 4-3 (10) L McGarity (1-0) Bridgeman (0-2) 2: Hartford 12-0 L Gauthier (1-1) Nelson (0-2) 2: Hartford 3-1 L Drouin (2-0) Ridgely (1-1) 2: Hartford 4-2 W MacKeith (1-0) Murphy (1-1) Bridgeman (1) 2: at Vanderbilt 13-4 L Raby (2-0) Swarmer (0-1) 2:52 2,539 9 at Vanderbilt 12-0 L Day (2-0) Ross (0-3) Abraham (1) 2:51 2, Kent State 6-0 L Lauer (2-1) Nelson (0-3) 2: Kent State 7-6 L Ravel (3-0) Ridgely (1-2) Willeman (3) 2: Kent State 8-3 (5) L Kraus (2-1) MacKeith (1-1) 1: at West Virginia 6-2 L Campbell (1-0) Swarmer (0-2) 2: at USC Upstate 7-5 W McQueen (1-1) Willingham (0-1) Bridgeman (2) 3: vs. Lafayette 9-4 L Bednar (1-1) Nelson (0-4) Kaufmann (1) 3: at USC Upstate 13-2 W MacKeith (2-1) Mitchell (3-2) 3: Virginia Tech 12-8 W Swarmer (1-2) Enright (0-1) McQueen (1) 3: at Longwood* 3-2 (10) L Jones (1-0) Ross (0-4) 3: at Longwood* 5-4 L Farkas (1-1) Nelson (0-5) Gould (2) 2: at Longwood* 6-5 W MacKeith (3-1) Boydstun (0-2) Zurak (1) 2: at East Tenn. State 6-5 L Taylor (3-1) Zurak (0-1) 3: APRIL 1 Campbell* 6-4 W Ridgely (2-2) Thayer (4-3) 2: Campbell* 5-1 L Yost (3-2) Nelson (0-6) 2: Campbell* 2-1 W Krupp (1-0) Dowse (2-1) 2: VMI 8-7 L Lafin (1-1) Krupp (1-1) Edens (6) 3: Coastal Carolina* 13-6 L Cunningham (5-1) Ridgely (2-3) 3: Coastal Carolina* 7-4 L Beckwith (4-1) Nelson (0-7) 2: Coastal Carolina* 7-2 L Kitchen (2-0) MacKeith (3-2) 3: vs. Virginia Tech 5-1 W Swarmer (2-2) Hughes (0-1) 2: at Winthrop* 3-2 (12) L Cook (2-2) Ross (0-5) 3: at Winthrop* 15-8 W Sande (1-0) Pawelczyk (0-2) 3: at Winthrop* 3-1 L Harris (3-3) MacKeith (3-3) Cook (5) 2: at Virginia 11-3 L Sousa (3-0) Swarmer (2-3) Shambora (1) 2:52 3, George Mason 2-0 L Zombro (2-7) Ridgely (2-4) 2: George Mason 9-3 L Williams (2-5) MacKeith (3-4) 2: George Mason 8-7 W McQueen (2-1) Porcella (0-3) Ross (1) 3: East Tenn. State Gardner-Webb* W W Swarmer (3-3) Ridgely (3-4) Koesters (1-1) Haymes (8-2) Ross (2) Ross (3) 2:58 2: Gardner-Webb* 10-4 L Walker (7-4) McQueen (2-2) Sellers (10) 2: Gardner-Webb* 6-4 W Sande (2-0) Hallman (5-4) Bridgeman (3) 2: MAY 6 at High Point* 7-2 L Hoffman (5-3) Ridgely (3-5) 2: at High Point* 9-5 L Scrubb (7-4) MacKeith (3-5) Britton (4) 2: at High Point* 7-0 L Gottfried (5-4) Swarmer (3-4) 2: at VMI 4-3 L Edens (3-4) Ross (0-6) 3: at Liberty* 11-5 L Clouse (4-2) Ridgely (3-6) 3:02 2, at Liberty* 7-2 L DeGroat (3-3) MacKeith (3-6 Quarterley (7) 2:53 1, at Liberty* 14-8 L Scott (1-1) Swarmer (3-5) 2:43 1, UNC Asheville* 6-1 W Ridgely (4-6) Fulbright (4-6) 2: UNC Asheville* 8-3 W MacKeith (4-6) Carr (1-9) 2: UNC Asheville*^ 7-3 W Swarmer (4-5) Spracklin (0-1) 2: Coastal Carolina Big South Tournament Lexington, S.C. 4:30 p.m. Big South Network 25 Big South Tournament Lexington, S.C. TBA Big South Network 26 Big South Tournament Lexington, S.C. TBA Big South Network 27 Big South Tournament Lexington, S.C. TBA ESPN3 28 Big South Tournament Lexington, S.C. TBA ESPNU All times Eastern and subject to change *Big South Game ^Senior Day Highlanders... #BigSouthBase

10 BROADCAST MEDIA ROSTER #1 Luke Wise R-So. INF L/L Lock Haven, Pa. #2 Chris Coia Sr. INF R/R Chalfont, Pa. #3 Brandon Donovan #5 Mitchell MacKeith #10 Mack Krupp Jr. LHP L/L Colonial Heights, Va. #11 Ryan Sande Fr. RHP R/R Raleigh, N.C. #12 Dylan Nelson Sr. RHP L/R Stuart, Va. #13 Travis McQueen #14 Anthony Miano #15 Kyle Zurak R-Sr. RHP L/R So. OF R/R Jr. RHP R/R Richmond, Va. Radford, Va. East Amherst, N.Y. #16 Austin Ross Jr. RHP R/R Beaver, Pa. #18 Daniel Bridgeman #19 Zach Duff Fr. C R/R Bedford, Va. #20 Colby Higgerson Fr. INF R/R Chesapeake, Va. #21 Jordan Taylor Sr. C R/R Marshall, Va. #22 Shane Johnsonbaugh Sr. OF L/R Chesapeake, Va. #23 Mason Scoville Fr. OF L/R Centreville, Va. #24 Zach York So. INF R/R Chesapeake, Va. #25 Nygeal Andrews #26 Zack Ridgely So. LHP L/L Baltimore, Md. #27 Kyle Butler R-Fr. INF R/R Chesapeake, Va. #28 Brian Eckert Fr. LHP L/L Vienna, Va. #29 Kyle Palmer Jr. LHP L/L Ashland, Va. #30 Matt Roth Fr. INF R/R Chesapeake, Va. #33 Chandler Davis R-Fr. C R/R Bristol, Va. Sr. RHP R/R Dinwiddle, Va. Sr. RHP R/R Lynchburg, Va. Fr. RHP R/R Pittsburgh, Pa. #34 Simon Palenchar #35 Adam Whitacre #37 Miller Trevvett So. INF L/R Salisbury, Md. Fr. OF L/L Stephens City, Va. So. RHP R/R Richmond, Va. Sr. LHP L/L Falls Church, Va. #38 Riley Lazich Fr. OF R/L Big Pool, Md. #6 Tyler Swarmer Sr. LHP R/L Leechburg, Pa. #7 Danny Hrbek Jr. INF L/R Effort, Pa. #40 Andrew Nardi #41 Jonathan Gonzalez Fr. LHP L/L Jr. C R/R Morganville, N.J. Winslow Township, N.J. #8 Trevor Riggs So. OF R/R Suffolk, Va. #4 Joe Raccuia Head Coach Buffalo, N.Y