Concord Set to Play Five Games at Shaw Challenge

ATHENS, W.Va. – Coming off a split doubleheader with Carson-Newman, the Concord University softball team will play five games at the Shaw Softball Challenge at Olsen Park in Wilmington, North Carolina on Saturday and Sunday.

SCHEDULE
The Mountain Lions will play Bowie State 2:00 p.m. Saturday along with Virginia State at 6:00 p.m. and Clarion at 8:00 p.m. Saturday. On Sunday, CU will face Virginia Union at 10:00 a.m. and St. Augustine's at 2:00 p.m.

RECORDS
• Concord is 5-8 this season.

• Bowie State and Clarion have yet to play a game.

• Virginia State is 2-3 as it has alternated wins and losses this season.

• Virginia Union has compiled a mark of 3-2 and also alternated wins and losses.

• St. Augustine's is 0-2 after getting swept in a doubleheader against Francis Marion.

MOUNTAIN LION NOTES
• The Mountain Lions went 4-1 at the Shaw Softball Challenge in 2014 as they played Bowie State and St. Augustine's.

• Last season against Bowie State, CU blew out BSU in five innings, 18-0.

• Senior first baseman / pitcher Lacey McDougall hit two home runs and collected a career-high six RBI against the Bulldogs.

• Sophomore catcher / outfielder Carly DiVirgilio also knocked in a personal-best four RBI in the convincing win over Bowie State.

• In the game with St. Augustine's, sophomore shortstop / outfielder Alayna Furr and junior catcher Alyssa Morris both had two RBI in a 12-0 Concord win at Shaw.

• Sophomore pitcher / outfielder Sarah Herndon picked up the win by pitching five shutout innings with four strikeouts and allowing just one hit.

• Last season was the first all-time meeting with Bowie State and St. Augustine's.

• In Monday's doubleheader at Carson-Newman, Morris launched her 26^th career home run and her sixth of the season.

• Morris is well ahead of last year's pace of 11 home runs as she didn't hit her sixth home run last season until April 10 against Charleston.

• Morris is batting .333 with six home runs and 13 RBI.

• In game one versus C-N, McDougall pitched her first shutout of the season to elevate her record to 3-3 this season.

• The Chesapeake, Virginia native has thrown complete games in all six of her starts this season, and already surpassed last season's total in complete games of four.

• Along with her 3-3 record, McDougall has ERA of 2.15 with 21 strikeouts in 39 innings.  

• In the CU career book, senior outfielder Jessica Seymour needs three stolen bases to pass Angela Mazzella for second all-time in career steals.

• McDougall's next double would move her into fourth by herself as she is currently tied with two other players for two-base hits with 28.

• Concord has a team batting average of .281, however, leadoff hitters for Concord are batting .409 (36-for-88) as McDougall (6-for-9) and sophomore third baseman / first baseman Courtney Purtell (8-for-12) are both batting .667 in leadoff situations.

• Fast starts have been key for the Mountain Lions as they have outscored their opponents 21-5 in the first inning of games this season and are 5-2 when leading after four innings.

• CU has never played Virginia State or Virginia Union in softball while it is 1-3 all-time versus Clarion.