University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

2026: PBC Freshman of the Week on Feb. 2 … PBC Pitcher of the Week on March 2 … Won six games … Appeared in 19 games, earning 17 starts … Tossed 78.2 innings and struck out 74 … Went 6.1 innings, striking out seven, to get the win over Anderson … Had six strikeouts against Catawba … Picked up the win with five strikeouts and had one RBI in the victory over the Flying Fleet … Recorded three strikeouts against the Braves … Recorded two hits and scored in the win over the Trailblazers … Worked 2.2 frames with two strikeouts in the win at Flagler … Tallied two strikeouts in four innings against No. 5 UNG … Tossed a two-hit shutout with five strikeouts in the victory over Claflin … Threw a two-hit shutout with three strikeouts in the win over GSW … Struck out eight in 7.1 innings against the Knights … Went five innings with three strikeouts in the win over AU … Tossed a complete game and had two strikeouts against CSU … Had two strikeouts in 2.2 frames against the Bearcats.

High School: Attended Leonardtown H.S. … Maryland Player of the Year as a senior … Two-time all-conference and all-Met selection … Guided her team to a pair of state titles … Tossed a five-inning perfect game in the state championship as a junior and a 5-0 shutout as a senior to win the state title … Registered 17 strikeouts in a game … Posted 252 strikeouts with a 0.597 ERA for her career … Mutli-sport student-athlete who earned all-conference honors in field hockey … Senior Female Athlete of the Year … NFHCA High School National Academic Squad member … Four-time Minds in Motion award winner … National Rural and Small Town Recognition Program.

Personal: Claire Raelynn Radford was born in Leonardtown, Md. … Daughter of Christopher and Samantha Radford … Has four siblings – Brook, Kayleigh, Paige and Kelsey … Majoring in biology.