University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
14-26, 7-10
Radford
22-21, 9-8
Baseball Drops Middle Game to Radford on Saturday
04.26.2025 | Baseball
The teams traded runs in the first inning with solo home runs, as Asheville's run came on a solo shot over the right field foul pole from Corbin Lanowitz for his third home run of the season. Radford would respond with five runs in the top half of the second, before the teams would trade scoreless frames until the bottom of the sixth. Lanowitz would start the inning with a single down the right field line, before Logan Lowe would rip a single to center field and both runners would move up on a wild pitch. After the first out was recorded, Patrick Gillen would blast the first pitch he saw over the right center field wall for his fourth homer of the season as Asheville got back within 7-5. The teams would then trade runs in the seventh, with Lanowitz bringing home Brock Mercado on a double to left center. Radford would bring the game to its final score with three runs in the top of the eighth.
Lanowitz paced the offense with three hits in the game with two runs batted in and two runs scored, while Lowe had two hits and Gillen, Blaize Johnson and Jake Pereira each had one hit in the game. Lowe, Gillen and Mercado each also scored one run in the game, while Gillen drove in a team-high three to match his career-high. Garrett Crum (2-2) took the loss for Asheville on the mound, allowing five runs on five hits in 1.1 innings with two walks and one strikeout. Shea Walker would post a career-high 5.2 innings of relief in the game, scattering eight hits and allowing three runs with two strikeouts. Nic Melton would finish off the innings for Asheville on the mound, allowing two unearned runs on two hits with one walk and two strikeouts. Rylen Stockton also gunned down one runner in the game from behind the plate.
The Bulldogs return to Greenwood Field tomorrow (Sunday, Apr. 27) for the series finale. First pitch is set for 12:00 p.m. with video and live stats available at www.uncabulldogs.com.
A reminder that admission to all UNC Asheville Baseball games at Greenwood Field is free courtesy of Ingles!
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Nick Petit (1-0)
L: Crum, Garrett (2-2)
Batting:
2B: Hunter Keen 1 ; Breckin Nace 1 ; James Ward 1 ; Tyler Kehoe 1 ; Mason Self 1
HR: Jhonkeanu Perez 1
RBI: Jhonkeanu Perez 1 ; Hunter Keen 3 ; Breckin Nace 1 ; James Ward 2 ; Tyler Kehoe 1
SH: Noah Toole 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jhonkeanu Perez 2 ; Hunter Keen 2 ; Breckin Nace 2 ; Mason Self 1 ; Corbin Grantham 1 ; Noah Toole 2
SB: Jhonkeanu Perez 1 ; Tyler Sparrer 1 ; Noah Toole 1
CS: Hunter Keen 1
HBP: Breckin Nace 1
Batting:
2B: Lanowitz, Corbin 1 ; Pereira, Jake 1
HR: Lanowitz, Corbin 1 ; Gillen, Patrick 1
RBI: Lanowitz, Corbin 2 ; Gillen, Patrick 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Lanowitz, Corbin 2 ; Lowe, Logan 1 ; Gillen, Patrick 1 ; Mercado, Brock 1
HBP: Lanowitz, Corbin 1 ; Mercado, Brock 1
