NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (Interstat) — Garrison Barile drove in four runs with a home run and a two-run single to lead Charleston Southern past Radford 10-7 on Saturday afternoon at Buccaneer Ballpark.

The Buccaneers improved to 29-21 overall and avoided a three-game sweep after dropping the first two games of the Big South series. Radford fell to 25-24.

Barile finished 2 for 3 with a solo homer in the fourth inning and a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch that drove in a run during a decisive five-run seventh inning. The right fielder also had a two-run single in the first inning that put Charleston Southern on the board.

Radford built a 5-2 lead in the third inning after a five-run outburst. Breckin Nace delivered the big blow with a three-run home run that scored J. Son and H. Keen. Two of those runs were unearned after a fielding error extended the inning. Son also had a two-run single earlier in the frame.

The Highlanders took a 7-5 lead in the fifth inning when H. Keen scored on a single by E. Hudgins, and in the sixth inning N. Toole scored on a single by B. Powell.

But Charleston Southern answered with five runs in the seventh against Radford relievers. The inning began with three consecutive hit by pitches issued by Radford pitchers, loading the bases. Barile was hit by a pitch to force in a run, tying the game at 6. C. Tuupo singled to drive in another run, and N. Martinez walked to push across the go-ahead run. Ethan Reader added a sacrifice fly to give the Buccaneers a 9-7 lead.

Charleston Southern added an insurance run in the eighth inning when C. Wolf Ley scored on a wild pitch after reaching base on a single.

Radford’s pitching staff used six pitchers. Trey Ludy threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings with four strikeouts and did not allow a hit. Mason Hatcher allowed two earned runs in two innings, Parker Noonan gave up three earned runs in 2 1/3 innings, and Mason Self recorded one strikeout in one-third of an inning.

For Charleston Southern, Christian Krause threw 1 2/3 hitless innings with one strikeout and Hayden Henry pitched two hitless innings with one strikeout to earn the win. Jack Bunnell allowed three hits and one earned run in 1 2/3 innings, and Aydan Smith allowed four hits and one earned run in three innings. Starter Kain Collins did not factor into the decision.

Radford outhit Charleston Southern 10-8. Nace went 2 for 4 with three RBIs. Keen had two hits, including a double and scored twice. Powell had two hits and drove in a run.

For the Buccaneers, Wolf Ley scored three times, and Martinez had two hits and an RBI.

The game was the rubber match of a three-game series after Radford won 12-6 on Friday and 4-3 in 10 innings on Thursday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Charleston Southern 6, Radford 5. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Charleston Southern with a 61 percent probability to win.