RADFORD, Va. - For the second consecutive game, Presbyterian College baseball went to extra innings in a Big South game, but the Blue Hose ultimately fell, 7-6 in 12 innings to Radford on Friday afternoon.  PC took the lead in the top of the 12^th but gave up two runs to fall to 12-31 while Radford improves to 24-20.  The extra innings game was PC's third in the last five outings.

Starting pitcher Chris Powell worked a clean opening two innings before Radford struck first for three runs in the third inning.  A one out double down the left field line brought the first two runs in.  A single to center brought the third run in and gave the Highlanders a 3-0 lead.

In the top of the fourth, PC tried to muster an answer but came up short, stranding two runners in scoring position.  Mack Hite opened the frame with PC's first hit of the day and two more followed in the inning.

The Blue Hose got off the mark in the sixth inning when Kenny Bryant's sacrifice fly brought Gabe Grammer in to score.  However, in the bottom of the inning, Radford added an unearned run to take the lead back to three runs at 4-1.

Two innings later in the eighth inning, PC struck back for two runs.  The first came in as Hite came in off a wild pitch.  The run was Hite's second of the game.  After a pitching change, Nate Horton brought Bryant in to cut the lead down to just one run. 

In the bottom of the eighth, Radford extended the lead back to 5-3 with a two-out RBI double to right center.

A ninth inning rally was needed for the Blue Hose to stay alive.  Pinch hitter Ryan Morris opened the inning by getting hit by the third pitch of the final stanza.  He was replaced at first base by Alex Loftin.  Gabe Grammer pounded out a double to left center to plate Loftin and draw just one run behind the Highlanders.  Grammer moved over to third on Hite's groundout for the first out of the inning.  The next batter, Tony Micklon beat out Radford's attempt at a 6-4-3 double play to prolong the inning as Grammer crossed home to tie the game at 5-5.

Powell went a strong eight innings before being lifted to open the bottom of the ninth inning.  He allowed five runs, four earned off 12 hits.  He struck out two and walked two but did not factor in the decision because he left the game at a tie.

Andrew Foushee recorded the first out on the hill for PC before making way for Jordan Pace.  Pace dismissed the final two outs but not with a little drama after a runner reached third base on a wild pitch.

Both teams were quiet in the 10^th inning but it was Radford who loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the 11^th.  Steven Richardson got the call to replace Rodney Scruggs on the mound.  A snap throw from Nate Horton behind the plate picked off the runner at third base.  Richardson would then induce a fly ball to left field for the final out.

After a leadoff pop out to open the 12^th, Horton made his second big play in a span of 10 minutes by bashing a home run to right field and giving PC its first lead of the game.  Two successive outs sent the game to the bottom of the 12^th with PC up 6-5.

A pair of inning opening doubles knotted the teams again at 6-6.  A sacrifice bunt moved the runner to third, followed by a pair of intentional walks to load the bases with one out.  The winning run came in off an RBI single to right field gave Radford the 7-6 victory.

Richardson was saddled with the loss to drop the sophomore to 3-7 on the season.  He tossed an inning allowing the two runs off three hits.  Radford's Jason Patten takes the win to improve to 5-2.

There were a combined 31 hits in the game which only yielded 13 runs.  PC left 10 runners on base as compared to Radford's nine stranded. 

The series continues on Saturday afternoon with game two between the Blue Hose and Highlanders.  Game two starts at 2 p.m. with game three starting on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.