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• Senior Austen Zente led off the game with his third home run of the season and second in the last three games.
• Senior Hunter Lee extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a single in the first inning.
• Junior Conner Dunbar collected a pair of hits, including a two-run triple, to give him seven hits in the three-game set.
 
HIGH POINT, N.C. – The High Point University baseball team fell in its series finale against Radford Sunday afternoon at Williard Stadium, 18-6. Despite the setback, HPU claimed its second straight Big South series to open conference play.
 
"Our pitching was an absolute nightmare today," head coach Craig Cozart said. "We didn't have a chance to compete because we didn't compete on the mound. It was pretty disappointing when you're in position to sweep a series."
 
High Point (12-11, 4-2) started off well, receiving a leadoff solo homer in the last of the first from senior Austen Zente, his third dinger of the year and second in the last three games.
 
From there, though, Radford (9-13, 2-4) scored multiple runs in six of its next seven at-bats, growing its lead to 17-3 by the end of the eighth inning.
 
Junior Conner Dunbar provided a two-run triple in the last of the seventh inning to continue his great weekend. Dunbar had multiple hits in all three games and went 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI's. Freshman Travis Holt collected an RBI double in the bottom of the ninth and picked up a multi-hit game as well, going 2-for-4.
 
Senior Hunter Lee reached on an infield single in the first inning, extending his hitting streak to 15 games, which is two shy of his career high. Senior Jordan Sergent (1-1) suffered his first loss of the season on the mound for High Point, allowing four runs on four hits in three-plus innings.
 
The Panthers travel across the Triad for a mid-week contest on Tuesday at UNCG. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. HPU then returns home for a three-game conference series against Winthrop beginning on Thursday at 6 p.m.
 
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