Felix's Perfect Game Highlights Day One of Highlander Classic

Radford, Va. --Freshman Breanna Felix (Spring Valley, Calif./Mount Miguel) tossed a perfect game against Maryland-Eastern Shore (1-16), highlighting Radford’s (16-20) first day at the Highlander Classic. The lefty struck out a career high 11 batters, helping the Highs to a 3-0 victory. In RU’s first game of the day, they scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to pull out a 5-4 come-from-behind victory over Albany (9-11).

Radford scored two runs in the first and one in the third behind the performance from Felix. In the first, the Highs quickly scored two runs on a single by Sara Beth Clayton (Chesapeake, Va./Louisburg College) and a three base error on the rightfielder scoring both Clayton and Lara Wohlgemuth (Centreville, Va./Chantilly), who led off the inning with a walk.

In the third, Amanda Walling (Summerville, S.C./Stratford), who led off with a single, scored after moving to second on an error, stealing third and reaching home when the throw went into leftfield. Walling finished the game 2-for-2, while Wohlgemuth went 1-for-1 with two stolen bases.

Against Albany, the Great Danes got on the scoreboard in the top of the first on a sac fly by Katrina Dunning, plating Brittany Burnham, who singled with one out.

The Highlanders responded with a pair of runs in the bottom half of the inning on back-to-back two out doubles by Ashley Smith (Roanoke, Va./Northside) and Colleen Casey (Poquoson, Va./Poquoson). Casey’s knocked in Wohlgemuth, who led off with a walk and Smith to put RU up 2-1.

An RBI double by in the fourth by Kelly Ogden tied the game at two. Radford got out of further trouble getting a double play as Clayton threw out the Albany runner trying to tag from third. The Great Danes took a 4-2 lead in the top of the fifth on a two-run double by pinch hitter Liz Wieboldt.

In the sixth, RU manufactured the three runs on just one hit. The Highs started the inning loading the bases on a single by Lindsay Wood (Annapolis, Md./Broadneck), an error and a walk. A sac fly by pinch hitter Hallie East (Roanoke, Va./Glenvar) and fielder’s choice grounder by Wohlgemuth tied the game at four. After a pitching change, Clayton lined out to center plating Kat Peck (Manassas, Va./Young Harris College) with the winning run.

Peck picked up the win in 2.1 innings of relief. She struck out one and allowed three hits to improve to 5-5 on the year. Carisa Marucci suffered the loss, allowing three runs, one earned, on one hit in .1 innings of work.

Jen Nolette and Dunning each had a pair of hits for the Great Danes, while Clayton went 2-for-3 for RU.

Radford returns to action tomorrow when they play at 10 a.m. and noon against Brown and Niagara respectively.

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