Concord Set to Begin Last Road Trip of Regular Season at Notre Dame, Urbana

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ATHENS, W.Va- The Concord University Softball team will hit the road once again when it travels to take on Notre Dame and Urbana in two doubleheaders this weekend for its last four road games of the regular season.

Concord's record currently stands at 24-16, while Notre Dame is currently 11-28 on the year (5-17 MEC). 

Urbana's record sits at 3-26 overall (2-17 MEC). 

The Mountain Lions have won five of their past seven games overall and entered the first week of the Atlantic Regional rankings at number nine.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
The Urbana University and Notre Dame College Sports Information Departments will provide live coverage of each doubleheader.  To follow each game, follow the links at the top of the page or click here.   

MOUNTAIN LION NOTES
At 24-16, Concord needs one more win to clinch its third consecutive 25 win season.

The Mountain Lions have never had three consecutive 25-win seasons in program history. 

Addtionally, CU checks into the initial NCAA Division II Regional Rankings at ninth.

The top eight teams in the region qualifies for the postseason at the conclusion of the MEC Tournament.

Junior shortstop Alayna Furr has accumulated 61 hits, leading the MEC in that category.

The Lovettsville, Va. native is now four hits away from breaking the Concord single-season record set by senior catcher Alyssa Morris last season. 

Furr also leads CU in batting average, as she is hitting .433 for the season so far and is one of seven players in the conference hitting over .400.

Lewis, however, is leading the team hitting against league oppositions at .415,

All four of the Kearneysville, W.Va native's home runs have come in MEC games, as well as 24 of her last 37 RBI.   

As a team, Concord is hitting .332 (145-for-407) with runners in scoring position (RISP), which is 22 points higher than its team average of .310. 

Morris leads the Mountain Lions in batting average with RISP, batting .477 with RISP, and the Mountain Lions also boast five players who are hitting at least .340 with RISP. 

Sophomore designated hitter Nicole Neri is hitting .458, Lewis (.426) and Furr (.395). Senior infielder Kristen Rose (.343), and sophomore infielder Alycea Watson round out the group (.342).    

Junior pitcher Sarah Herndon was named MEC Pitcher of the Week last week, earning a 4-2 record in six appearances.    

The Berryville, Va. native struck out 11 batters and posted a 2.62 ERA.

The past week marks the second time this season that Herndon has earned the MEC Pitcher of the Week award.         

She has also dropped her ERA by 1.2 points since March 25, steadily declining from a 5.02 ERA to 3.82. 

Concord has amassed double-digit hits in each of their last four games.

Furr, Lewis, and Morris have played and started in all 39 games for the Mountain Lions this season. 

Morris has now started 195 of her 196 career appearances. 

Concord swept UU last season in Athens, winning both games 7-0. 

Morris homered in the first game against the Blue Knights last season, with two RBI in that game.

Concord also swept NDC last season, winning 7-2  and 8-2. 

Lewis blasted two home runs in the first game against NDC.  While Morris would add a home run in each game of the doubleheader.     

SCOUTING URBANA
The Blue Knights have lost five games in a row. 

Urbana's two conference wins have come against West Liberty and Notre Dame College.

Courtney Stewart and Learic Kinser lead UU in batting average this season, both are batting .355 on the year. 
 
SCOUTING NOTRE DAME
Mackenzie Wallace leads the Falcons in batting, with an average of .378 on the season. 

The Falcons currently sit in the last spot to qualify for the MEC Tournament in the North Division. 

Concord holds a 3-3 all-time record against NDC.