Toledo & Summer League Highlights
Member of Dean's List in Fall 2008 semester ... Sits tied for sixth in UT annals in total appearances (24, 2011) in single-season recordbook ... Credited with win in second game of 2011 Blue-Gold Series, working opening 6.0 frames ... Allowed one run on three hits with five punchouts ... Played last two summers for Lake Erie Monarchs in Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League ... Played with teammates Tyler Scott and Cody Umbright in 2011 ... Registered 4-1 mark in eight outings (seven starts) with 33 punchouts and league-best 0.81 ERA in 44.2 frames of work ... Picked as No. 12 professional prospect in 2011 GLSCL according to Perfect Game USA ... Also finished tied for fourth in league in victories, seventh in innings pitched and tied for eighth in strikeouts, en route to being named GLSCL Pitcher of the Year ... Played with teammates A.J. DeMarco and Tyler Scott in 2010 ... Finished with 2-3 mark and team-best 2.54 ERA ... Played with former teammate Jacob Bernath for Ohio Monarchs in 2009 Tri-State League ... Tallied 1-0 ledger in four games with 10 strikeouts and umblemished 0.00 ERA in 7.0 frames of work ... High school teammate of former UT catcher Aaron Dudley (2007-10).
As a Senior (2012)
Appeared in 17 games, making four starts ... Sported 1-5 record with 6.68 ERA and one save ... In MAC contests, posted 1-1 ledger with nine punchouts and 5.40 ERA in 13.1 IP ... Accumulated 33.2 innings of work, surrendering 27 runs (25 earned) on 46 hits with 23 strikeouts ... Fifth on team in games started ... Gave up one run on two hits with pair of strikeouts in 2.2 innings at Bowling Green on Saturday, collecting first win of season (May 12) ... Threw 1.2 flawless frames with two strikeouts at Michigan State (May 9) ... Worked 4.0 scoreless innings with season-high four punchouts vs. Buffalo in series opener (May 4) ... Struck out two hitters in 1.0 perfect frame at Michigan (April 11) ... Tossed 1.0 flawless inning vs. Dayton to collect first save of season (April 10) ... Threw 2.0 relief frames at Central Michigan in series opener, giving up one run on two hits with three punchouts (April 6) ... Worked 1.1 scoreless relief innings at Miami on Saturday (March 31).
As a Junior (2011)
Appeared in 24 games in relief role ... Sported 5-3 record with 2.38 ERA and one save ... In MAC contests, posted 2-1 ledger with 1.47 ERA and one save ... Accumulated 41.2 innings of work, surrendering 15 runs (11 earned) on 41 hits with 32 strikeouts ... Ranked tied for seventh in MAC in total appearances ... Second on team in wins, tied for second in total appearances and third in ERA ... Gave up only one run with 13 punchouts over final seven appearances, covering 12.1 frames (April 26-May 25) ... Worked season-high 4.0 frames vs. Creighton, allowing one run on four hits (Feb. 19) ... Tossed 2.0 scoreless innings at Ball State in second game of doubleheader with four strikeouts (May 20) ... Worked 2.1 scoreless frames vs. Eastern Michigan on Saturday with four punchouts to collect victory (May 14) ... Appeared in two of three games in Central Michigan series, totaling 4.0 innings with four strikeouts (May 6-8) ... Tossed 1.2 flawless innings vs. Western Michigan in first contest of doubleheader to post first collegiate save (April 30) ... Threw 2.0 perfect frames vs. Buffalo in second game of twinbill with pair of punchouts (April 9) ... Worked 1.0 scoreless inning vs. Akron in series opener to register victory (April 1) ... Tossed 1.2 scoreless innings vs. Oakland in home opener to collect win (March 30) ... Threw 3.1 scoreless frames vs. Yale at RussMatt Invitational to earn victory (March 8) ... Tossed 3.0 scoreless innings at Samford in second game of doubleheader with season-high four punchouts to register win (March 4).
As a Sophomore (2010)
Appeared in seven games, making two starts ... Sported 1-0 record with 3.52 ERA ... Accumulated 15.1 innings of work, surrendering nine runs (six earned) on 15 hits with five strikeouts ... Threw season-high 4.1 scoreless frames vs. Oakland in first start of season (March 24) ... Worked 1.1 scoreless innings at Cincinnati with one strikeout in first game of doubleheader (March 20) ... Tossed 2.2 frames vs. Canisius with four punchouts in Johnny Gill Memorial Tournament (March 13) ... Earned first collegiate victory against Albany (March 7).
As a Freshman (2009)
Appeared in nine games, making one start ... Sported 6.86 ERA with no decisions ... Accumulated 21.0 innings of work, surrendering 16 runs (all earned) on 23 hits with 14 strikeouts ... Tossed career-best 6.0 shutout innings vs. Kent State in MAC Tournament Finals (May 23) ... Worked 4.0 frames at Ball State in series opener with season-high four strikeouts (May 14) ... Made first collegiate start vs. Bucknell in RussMatt Invitational, working 3.0 frames (March 11) ... Threw 2.0 scoreless relief innings vs. Olivet College with one strikeout (March 31) ... Tossed 2.0 shutout innings at Tennessee Tech in second game of doubleheader with a pair of strikeouts in collegiate debut (March 7).
High School
A 2008 graduate of St. Francis de Sales High School ... Three-year letterwinner in baseball ... Went 4-4 with 52 strikeouts in 53.2 innings of work and 1.96 ERA as a senior, earning first-team all-city accolades ... Started 10 contests and recorded six complete games, leading team to Toledo City League Finals ... Also batted .393 with 22 runs scored, four doubles, three home runs and team-best 28 RBI ... Finished with .639 slugging percentage and .519 on-base percentage ... Garnered "Joe Skinner Teammate Award" ... Earned second-team all-city and all-district recognition as a junior ... Volunteered at Toledo Boys and Girls Club.
Personal
Born Alexander Paul Radon on March 7, 1990 ... Parents are Paul and Amy Radon ... Has two brothers, Joe and Nick, and one sister, Catherine ... Joe is former manager on UT baseball team ... Majoring in exercise science.
Radon's Personal Bests
Innings Pitched
6.0 vs. Kent State (May 23, 2009)
5.0 at Charlotte (Feb. 25, 2012)
4.1 vs. Oakland (March 24, 2010)
Strikeouts
4 on five occasions
Fewest Hits Allowed (Min. 5.0 IP)
2 vs. Kent State (May 23, 2009), 6.0 IP
6 at Charlotte (Feb. 25, 2012), 5.0 IP
Radon's Career Statistics
