RADFORD, Va. – Zach Ridgely held Longwood in check across 7.2 scoreless innings as Radford topped Longwood, 10-0, Friday night at Radford Baseball Stadium.
 
Longwood (8-14, 2-2 Big South) was held to three hits in the loss by Radford's ace, Ridgely, as the Highlanders (9-12, 1-0 Big South) took the first game of the series behind his quality start. Ridgely (3-3) spun 7.2 scoreless innings with a career high 11 strikeouts.
 
"It was a disappointing night for us all around," Longwood head coach Ryan Mau said. "We didn't put many quality at-bats together, but that had a lot to do with Ridgely. He had all three pitches going and it was tough to put good swings on him."
 
Radford took control of the game with a five-run fifth inning. Entering the frame with a 2-0 lead, the Highlanders took advantage of Longwood mistakes to create separation. Radford scored five runs on two hits, two errors, and four walks in the inning with one hit batter.
 
"We handed away too many free passes and didn't make the defensive plays we needed to minimize big damage," Mau said.
 
Devin Gould (1-3) tied his career high with seven strikeouts, but took the loss as he allowed seven runs, six earned, on five hits and six walks in 4.1 innings of work.
 
Radford was led at the plate by Jonathan Gonzalez, who was 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, two RBI, and two runs scored. Radford picked up nine hits in the win.
 
Sammy Miller reached a pair of times in the loss, going 1-for-3 at the plate with a walk. The junior center fielder has reached in 16 consecutive games. Miller also stole a pair of bases and is second in the Big South with 13 swipes on the season.
 
Longwood and Radford play a doubleheader Saturday to conclude the three-game set. Cody Wager (3-2) is set to take the hill for Longwood in the first game of the doubleheader, opposite of Radford senior right-hander Danny Hrbek (2-3). First pitch in the first game of the doubleheader is set for 2 p.m. at Radford Baseball Stadium.
 
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