UVA-Wise Takes Two From Concord, 8-6, 11-9

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Going 5-for-9 at the plate on the day, Senior Becca Gleason boosted her team-leading batting average to .433 and now has a 164 career-hits, including a two-run home run in game one.

Game One: Concord 6 - UVA-Wise 8
The Mountain Lions (13-16, 1-3 WVIAC) rallied late with a three-run fifth inning in the first game, but came up short against the Cavaliers (16-13, 6-4 Mid-South).

The Mountain Lions (13-16, 1-3 WVIAC) rallied from a 5-0 deficit after the opening three innings to cut UVA-Wise's lead down to just one run at 7-6 heading into the bottom of the sixth inning.

However, the Cavilers were able to add an additional insurance run in the inning and retire three consecutive Concord batters in the seventh to hang on to the two-run victory, 8-6.

Gleason led the Mountain Lion attack by going 3-for-5 with one home run, two RBI and two runs scored while also stealing one base. Gleason, who has a team-high 11 multi-hit games on the year, has been held hitless in just seven games this season.

Sophomore Hayley Wade continued to swing a hot bat on her way to a 2-for-4, two-RBI game.

Six other CU players tallied hits in game one including freshman Alyssa Morris, who was 1-for-2 with a double, two RBI and a pair of walks.

Junior Rachael Mack's record fell to 3-7 on the year after allowing nine hits and eight runs in six innings. Mack also struck out two batters.

Game Two: Concord 9 - UVA-Wise 11
Concord once again played from behind in game two as UVA-Wise took another 5-0 lead in the first three innings. Despite scoring runs in three consecutive innings, Concord still found itself trailing by six runs (11-5) going into the seventh inning.

But Concord continued to battle back, posting four runs in the final inning to cut the UVA-Wise lead down to just 11-9 thanks to a two-run triple from Mack, a sacrifice fly from Morris that scored one run and a RBI-single from sophomore Brantlea Wood.

However, CU's rally ended when Wood was thrown out trying to stretch her single into a double for the game's final out.

As a team, Concord totaled 13 hits in game two with five players accounting for two hits each. Wood was 2-for-4 with a team-high three RBI. Mack and Morris both registered two RBI as well. Sophomore Jessica Seymour went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, her second of the season.

Wood (1-1) and senior Stephanie Harper both saw time in the circle for Concord in game two. Wood surrendered four runs in 2.2 innings before giving way to Harper who pitched the final 3.1 innings; striking out four UVA-Wise batters, but giving up seven runs on eight hits and five walks.

Concord's doubleheader at West Virginia Wesleyan that was originally scheduled to be played Tuesday has been moved to 3:00 p.m. Wednesday.