Concord Hosts Glenville State, West Virginia Wesleyan

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ATHENS, W.Va. – After having more than a week off from play, the Concord University softball team will take to the field 3:00 p.m. Saturday against Glenville State and 1:00 p.m. Sunday versus West Virginia Wesleyan.

LIVE COVERAGE
The Concord University Sports Information Department will provide live in-game statistics for Saturday's doubleheader while live statistics and live video can be accessed for Sunday's twin bill. To view the live coverage options, follow the links at the top of the page or click here.

THE RECORDS
• Concord is 22-10 overall and 10-2 in the Mountain East Conference, placing them in tie for second with Charleston.

• GSC is 8-20 overall and 3-9 in league play.

• At 9-1 in the MEC, West Virginia Wesleyan is first in the conference standings. The Bobcats have a 19-5 overall mark.

THE COACHES
• Alisa Tasler is 93-93 in her fourth season in charge of the Concord program.

• GSC's Mandy Sansbury is 67-95 in four seasons.

• In his 23 seasons at WVWC, Steve Warner is 876-325-1 at West Virginia Wesleyan.

MOUNTAIN LION NOTES
• On April 2, CU fell in a doubleheader to Charleston 1-0 and 4-3.

• In the narrow 1-0 loss to the Golden Eagles, senior pitcher / first baseman Lacey McDougall gave up five hits and one run as she was the hard luck loser on a solo inside-the-park home run in the fifth inning.

• McDougall did toss her 14^th complete game of the season in her 14^th start of the season.

• Along with the 14 complete games this season, McDougall is 10-4 with a 1.25 ERA and has struck out 55 batters in 95 innings of work.

• The Chesapeake, Virginia native also produced Concord's three runs in the nightcap against Charleston.

• Last year Concord swept a two-game regular season series from Glenville State before defeating them in the opening game of the MEC Tournament, 8-7.

• Junior second baseman Kristen Rose had at least one hit in all three games as she went 2-for-4 with four runs scored and three RBI in the first meeting of the season.

• In the postseason matchup, sophomore catcher Carly DiVirgilio, sophomore outfielder Lauren Lewis and senior first baseman Brantlea Wood each had two RBI.

• Sunday's games with West Virginia Wesleyan will feature some of the best offense and pitching the conference has to offer.

• WVWC has the best team batting average in the MEC (.346) and is tied for first in the league in ERA with Concord (1.99).

• Meanwhile, the Mountain Lions have the third best batting average in the MEC (.325).

• West Virginia Wesleyan and CU are first and second in the conference in home runs hits with WVWC holding a 29-25 edge while Concord has more aggressive on the bases with 38 steals to the Bobcats 13.

• Freshman Katie Snodgress (1.06) and McDougall are first and second in the MEC in ERA while West Virginia Wesleyan's Hannah Vet is third (1.35).

• WVWC's Brooklyn Waddell is second in the league in hits (47), but junior catcher Alyssa Morris (38), McDougall (37) and sophomore shortstop Alayna Furr (34) occupy spots three through five.

• Furr and Waddell are tied for first in the MEC in runs scored while Morris edges out Waddell in home runs 10-9.

• Of the top 15 hitters in the conference, CU and WVWC has seven hitters with Furr (fourth / .430), Morris (ninth / .413) and McDougall (11^th / .398) representing the Mountain Lions.