Bucs overcome Radford's quick strike and go on to win with a pair of long balls

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WCYB) — ETSU baseball got back on their home field Wednesday in a midweek non-conference meeting with Radford - using the long ball to snag the team's 22nd win of the season.

Radford would jump out to an early lead on a solo home run by Conner Butler - but it would not take long for the Bucs to respond. Nick Iannantone did what he does best by leading off the bottom half with a double - later to be driven in on an RBI single by Noah Gent to tie things up.

In the third, the Bucs took their first lead on another RBI single from Gent, followed by a Jackson Green RBI double to go up 3-1.

Then it was a pair of long balls that extended the lead into the late innings - starting with a solo shot from Blake Jacklin in the fourth inning and opening the door for Cameron Sisneros' team-leading 13th home run of the season and his fifth in the last four games in the fifth to go up 5-1.

The Bucs used eight different pitchers in the win. Tyler Fetterman notched his first career win stranding a baserunner and striking out three in 1.1 innings of work. Andrew Cotten, Walker Trusley, Brian Crooms and Derek McCarley all logged scoreless appearances for the Bucs, as well.

The win pushed the Bucs to (22-12) overall and (17-5) at home this season.

ETSU will now head to Purdue for a three-game non-conference series starting on Friday.