LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI Baseball (25-26, 6-12 SoCon) enters the final week of regular season play with one last road trip, this time to face Radford University (15-31, 6-14 Big South) Tuesday evening at Sherman Carter Memorial Stadium in Radford, Virginia.
 
The Keydets will close out a nine-game road swing after taking nine days off due to final exams. VMI will play its final regular season series this weekend against Western Carolina including Senior Day on Saturday.

Game Information
Location: Sherman Carter Memorial Stadium
Live Stats: VMI vs. Radford
Broadcast: ESPN+
 
Keys to the Keydets
- VMI-Radford is a rescheduled contest from March 6
- Keydets have won four straight non-conference games
- For the past two months, VMI has led the nation in stolen bases (161) and stolen bases per game (3.16)
- Keydets also rank in the top 50 in walks (268), hit by pitches (87), on-base percentage (.411), sacrifice bunts (40), sacrifice flies (30), and BB/9 (3.63)
- Justin Starke leads VMI at the dish, slashing .377/.656/.504 with 69 hits and 44 RBI to pair with 41 walks
- Grayson Fitzwater is three homers and five RBI away from breaking the VMI single-season record in both categories
- Kazuya Jordan and Ty Swaim have 26 and 25 stolen bases, respectively, ranking in the top 30 in the nation
- One of the region's top dual-way players of Trey Morgan enters the week ranked in the top 30 nationally in BB/9 (1.67) and sacrifice flies (7)
- A pair of Keydets are nearing a few VMI all-time career records including Justin Starke in hits and RBI and Trey Morgan in games played
- Against non-conference opponents this season, Justin Starke has been lights out, putting up a .391/.704/.525 slash with 45 hits, 31 RBI, 29 walks, and 40 runs
- Trey Morgan has reached base in 37 straight games
- Keydets pitching staff has tossed 279 strikeouts against non-conference opponents with a sub-.300 opponent batting average
- VMI is 17-0 when scoring 10 or more runs

Scouting the Highlanders
- Radford enters the midweek clash 15-31 overall with a 6-14 conference record
- Highlanders are coming off a series loss to Charleston Southern
- Radford's last non-conference win was against Queens, 22-5
- Highlanders have won 11 home games
- Radford is 10-0 when scoring nine or more runs but 0-24 when scoring four runs or less
- Cameron Pittman leads the Highlanders with a .355 batting average to pair with 59 hits and five triples
- Pittman ranks 14th in triples and 16th in triples per game in the country
- Carson Bell has nabbed a team-high nine homers while Conner Butler has driven in a team-leading 40 RBI
- At the plate, the Highlanders are slashing .258/.431/.360
- As a staff, Radford has struck out 385 batters
- Highlanders have produced 20 triples to lead the conference and place in the top 10 in NCAA DI
- Radford is quick on the base paths, nabbing 97 stolen bases and 2.11 stolen bases per game, both top 25 in the country
- Hunter Keen is on a six-game hitting streak while Zack Whitacre has reached base in 10 straight contests

Series History
- Radford leads the all-time series, 37-26-1
- Highlanders have won nine of the last 11, but the Keydets have come up victorious in two straight meetings
- First matchup was in April 1987 with VMI winning, 8-1
- Keydets defeated the Highlanders earlier this season, 9-8, thanks to a late pinch-hit home run from Cole Raile