The Virginia softball team suffered two narrow defeats during a rare midweek road doubleheader against Radford yesterday.
Sophomore starter Melanie Mitchell allowed only one run in seven innings of work during the first matchup, but her performance went for naught as the Highlanders (33-15, 12-2) silenced the Virginia lineup. Senior pitcher Chelsea Kelley matched Mitchell's performance nearly the entire way as she went 5.2 innings without surrendering a single run before giving way to senior hurler Kellie Snooks.
After sneaking out of a tough situation during her first inning of work, Snooks engineered a perfect seventh frame to allow Radford to hold on for a 1-0 victory and provide the Highlanders with momentum heading into the second tilt.
Despite early struggles, the Cavalier offense showed a spark of life during the first inning of the second game as freshman third baseman Erica Cipolloni homered with two outs to give Virginia a 1-0 lead. But the Highlanders responded with three unanswered runs throughout the second, third and fourth innings before adding two more during the sixth for good measure against junior pitcher Stephanie Coates.
Virginia will hit the road again this weekend as the squad travels to Raleigh, N.C. for a three-game series against N.C. State which will mark the Cavaliers' final regular season ACC games.
-compiled by Ben Baskin
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