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Concord Starts MEC Play Versus West Liberty, Wheeling Jesuit

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ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University baseball team begins Mountain East Conference play Friday and Saturday as it welcomes West Liberty and Wheeling Jesuit to Anderson Field.


LIVE COVERAGE
The Concord University Sports Information Department will provide live in-game statistics and live streaming video of all four games over the weekend. To view the live coverage options, follow the links at the top of the page or click here.

MOUNTAIN LION NOTES
CU will be looking to start a winning streak after falling in a doubleheader to Lenoir-Rhyne Tuesday at Epling Stadium in Beckley, West Virginia.

The Mountain Lions are 5-10 this season.

In Tuesday's doubleheader, freshman pitcher Troy Beckner was the hard-luck loser for Concord as he pitched nine strong innings, allowing six hits and three earned runs. However, Beckner struck out six batters and allowed just two base runners from the fourth to the ninth inning before giving up a solo home run to begin the 10th inning.

Redshirt freshman infielder Trevor Wiersma led the offensive attack in game one for the Maroon and Gray against L-R with three hits, his first career three-hit game.

Sophomore catcher Paul Williams recorded two hits in game one Tuesday while also scoring one run. Since the calendar turned to March, Williams has raised his batting average from .200 to .262. Furthermore, Williams appears to be heating up at the right time as the Vinton, Virginia native hit .333 during conference play last year.

In the field, sophomore infielder Chad Frazier has been busy at his second base position.

In game two against Lenoir-Rhyne, Frazier was involved in 10 plays, five assists and five putouts, a season-high in total outs recorded for CU's middle infielder.

Frazier has a perfect fielding percentage in 47 chances this season.

This season, Frazier has made a vast improvement in the field after committing 11 errors in 44 games last year.

Last weekend, Concord outscored WLU 15-5 in a two-game, non-conference series at Anderson Field.

Sophomore pitcher Damon Frazier put together his best outing as a Mountain Lion by going seven innings and only giving up five hits and one earned run.

In his last 12 innings pitched, dating back to his start against Winston-Salem State, D. Frazier has limited the opponent to 10 hits and one run.

Senior outfielder Andrew Seigel and senior infielder Brad Sullivan each had a multi-hit game versus the Hilltoppers.

CU's top two hitters combined to go 8-for-13 with three runs scored and five RBI a week ago.

Last season, the Mountain Lions took three of four games from Wheeling Jesuit as CU won the first three games of the series before WJU won the final game.

Senior pitcher Chris Kelly pitched a complete game, allowing two earned runs and striking out three, in a 7-3 win for the Maroon and Gray.

Sophomore outfielder Andy Szamski was 5-for-11 with four runs scored and three RBI in the series versus the Cardinals.

Additionally, Williams also had three RBI last season against WJU.

The Mountain Lions have won nine of their last 10 against Wheeling Jesuit.

SCOUTING WEST LIBERTY
WLU is 8-3 on the season, having not played since the doubleheader versus Concord.

DJ Busby is the only WLU player batting over .400 with a .415 average and 11 runs scored.

Jordan Meyer is the top RBI man for West Liberty with 13 RBI this season.

Greg Stagani has an ERA of 1.80 with 15 innings pitched and 23 strikeouts.

SCOUTING WHEELING JESUIT
The Cardinals are 1-11 this season with their only win coming over Adelphi at the end of February.

Chris Brake has the top batting average for Wheeling Jesuit at .290.

WJU's Cody Hudson has tossed 15.1 innings with an ERA of 2.94.
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Players Mentioned

Chad Frazier

#7 Chad Frazier

INF
5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
Damon Frazier

#6 Damon Frazier

P
6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
Chris Kelly

#50 Chris Kelly

P
6' 2"
Senior
R/R
Andrew  Seigel

#13 Andrew Seigel

OF
5' 10"
Senior
L/L
Brad  Sullivan

#11 Brad Sullivan

INF
5' 9"
Senior
R/R
Andy Szamski

#4 Andy Szamski

OF
6' 0"
Sophomore
R/R
Trevor Wiersma

#19 Trevor Wiersma

INF
6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
L/R
Paul Williams

#22 Paul Williams

C
5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
Troy  Beckner

#14 Troy Beckner

P
6' 0"
Freshman
L/L

Players Mentioned

Chad Frazier

#7 Chad Frazier

5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
INF
Damon Frazier

#6 Damon Frazier

6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
P
Chris Kelly

#50 Chris Kelly

6' 2"
Senior
R/R
P
Andrew  Seigel

#13 Andrew Seigel

5' 10"
Senior
L/L
OF
Brad  Sullivan

#11 Brad Sullivan

5' 9"
Senior
R/R
INF
Andy Szamski

#4 Andy Szamski

6' 0"
Sophomore
R/R
OF
Trevor Wiersma

#19 Trevor Wiersma

6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
L/R
INF
Paul Williams

#22 Paul Williams

5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
C
Troy  Beckner

#14 Troy Beckner

6' 0"
Freshman
L/L
P