GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) softball team will travel up north to face Big South Conference foe Radford in a midweek battle on Wednesday at Radford Softball Stadium with a first pitch slated for 4:00 p.m.

Currently, UNCG is 30-10 overall and 7-2 in The Southern Conference (SoCon) and Radford is 21-19 overall and 7-2 in the Big South. The Spartans defeated the Highlanders on March 19 in Greensboro with a score of 2-1, thanks to a Samantha Beck two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh.

Last year, the two teams split a doubleheader in Virginia, with the Spartans taking game one, 3-1, in nine innings and then the Highlanders claiming the win in game two, 4-3.
 

Wednesday, April 9 Opponent: Radford Where: Radford, Va. | Radford Softball Stadium Time:  4:00 p.m. Live Stats

 
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE SPARTANS

• UNCG is coming off its second SoCon series sweep of the season, claiming three wins against Furman in Greenville with scores of 3-1, 9-4 and 5-2.
• Grace Loftin led the charge at the plate with a .385 batting average during the series, swinging 4-for-10 with a home run, two runs scored and one RBI. She also had 11 putouts while starting in center field.
• Jorde Chartrand tossed 9.2 innings against the Paladins, allowing just four hits, two earned runs and struck out six batters. She earned a win and a save in the circle.
• UNCG totaled six home runs in the three games played against Furman, bringing their season total to 66 homers.
• The Spartans have now won the last six games against the Paladins, all being regular season games.

RUNDOWN ON THE SPARTANS

• UNCG is nationally ranked in the top 25 in home runs (7^th/66), home runs per game (8^th/1.65), RBI (16^th/256), slugging percentage (19^th/0.564), hits (23^rd/344), total runs (23^rd/271) and RBI per game (24^th/6.40).
• Kaylyn Belfield is leading the Spartans with a .439 batting average and has successfully stolen 12-of-14 bases.
• Belfield is 52nd nationally with her hitting clip.
• Loftin is leading the Spartans with 50 hits, swinging .397 at the plate in 40 games played with a team-high 40 RBI. She also paces the team with nine doubles, three triples and 11 home runs.
• Her 50 hits are 52nd in the nation and her 40 RBI are 62nd.
• Jessie Shipley is second on the team with nine homers, while Hadley Gardner has eight homers. Chartrand, Macy Michael and Rylie Williams each have seven home runs.
• Along with Loftin, Chartrand and Beck each have nine doubles.
• Along with Loftin, nine other Spartans have double-figure RBI, with eight totaling 20 or more. Chartrand is second on the team with 31 and Shipley is third with 30 RBI. 
• Salem Ward leads the pitching staff with 79 strikeouts. She is second with a 2.42 ERA and has a 12-3 record with three saves in 26 appearances.
• Ward is nationally ranked 25th in saves, 43rd in victories and 50th in pitching appearances.
• Chartrand, in 19 appearances, leads the pitching staff with a 2.24 ERA with a 6-4 record and three saves. She has kept opponents to a .219 batting average.
• Ward earned SoCon Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 17 after going 4-0 in the Spiro Invitational.
• Gardner earned SoCon Player of the Week, while Chartrand was tabbed SoCon Pitcher of the Week after the Spartans' 4-0 weekend at the CSU Round Robin.
• This season, the Spartans have walked off in six games: vs. Toledo (16-14), Iona (5-3), Fairfield (4-2), Radford (2-1), Wofford (2-1 and 9-8).
• The Spartans are leading the SoCon in nine categories, including hits, home runs, home runs per game, RBI per game, RBI, scoring, slugging percentage, total runs and win/loss percentage.
• Head Coach Janelle Breneman earned her 400^th win at the helm of the Spartans following a 7-2 win over Saint Francis on Feb. 16.
• UNCG was chosen to finish second in the SoCon Preseason Coaches' Poll. The Spartans received one first-place vote.  
• Loftin was named to the SoCon Preseason First Team, while Betsy Eatmon and Chartrand were voted to the Preseason Second Team.
• The Spartans concluded the 2024 season 33-26 overall and 13-8 in the SoCon.
• It was the fifth-straight season with 30 or more wins.
• It was also the ninth year with 30 or more wins under the direction of Breneman, who is in her 13^th year with the Blue & Gold.
• The Spartans reached the SoCon Championship game for the sixth-straight year in 2024, excluding the COVID 2020 shortened season, falling to Chattanooga in the double elimination game.
• UNCG added four freshmen and two transfers.

RUNDOWN ON RADFORD

• Radford finished the 2024 season 24-23 overall and 7-11 in the Big South
• The Highlanders most recently split a doubleheader to Charleston Southern on Sunday, earning an 8-2 victory and then falling 3-1.
• Radford was voted to finish sixth in the 2025 Big South Preseason Coaches Poll.
• Morgan Cooper was voted to the 2025 Big South Preseason All-Conference Team.
• Rachel Smith is pacing the team with a .321 batting average, six home runs, 23 RBI, four triples and 24 runs scored.
• She is also leading the team by successfully stealing 13-of-16 bases.
• Cassi Barbato has a team-best eight doubles.
• Barbato and Isabel Harrison are tied for second on the team with 18 RBI.
• Dakota Redmon is leading the pitching staff with a 2.57 ERA, 14 complete games, 122.2 innings, 88 strikeouts and a 12-6 record.
• Redmon has kept opponents to a .229 batting average.
• She is nationally ranked 11^th with 13 complete games and 38^th with 116.2 innings pitched.
• Radford is nationally ranked 63^rd in stolen bases with 51.

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UP NEXT 
The Spartans will host Samford on Saturday and Sunday for a three-game series at the UNCG Softball Stadium. Saturday's schedule will include a doubleheader with a first pitch at 1:00 p.m., while there will be a single game on Sunday starting at 1:00 p.m.

Saturday promotions: The first 100 UNCG students will receive a free cooler bag!

Sunday Promotions: Softball Bingo & buy one get one free hot dogs!

All regular season softball home games are free admission. The concessions at UNCG Softball Stadium are open. Bringing in outside food is not permitted and pets are not allowed into the stadium.