Concord Set to Travel to Fairmont State, Shepherd

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ATHENS, W.Va- Concord will embark on a four-game road trip when they travel to Fairmont State 12:30 p.m.  Friday before playing Shepherd on Sunday. 

LIVE COVERAGE
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Mountain Lion Notes
The Mountain Lions have split their last three series, but have won eight of their past 11 games overall. 

CU has a 21-15 mark on the season, and are 10-8 in conference play.  The 10-8 mark has the Mountain Lions tied for third in the Mountain East Conference South Division. 

Fairmont State is third in the north division with a 14-16 record overall (9-7 MEC), while Shepherd leads the north division with a 19-10 mark overall (12-3 MEC). 

Junior pitcher / outfielder Sarah Herndon launched her first career home run in game one on the road against UVa.-Wise, a three-run shot that helped to spark a comeback for the Mountain Lions.

The home run was the second of the inning for CU, as junior outfielder Lauren Lewis launched her third home run of the season two batters earlier. 

The comeback helped Herndon earn her ninth win of the season in the circle. 

After falling into a 5-0 hole after four innings, the Mountain Lions exploded for six runs in the top of the fifth to take a lead that they would not relinquish.

Lewis has compiled a hit in 17 of her last 18 games. She is currently on a seven-game hitting streak.  

The Kearneysville, West Virginia native has also tallied 33 RBI on the year, with 11 of those RBI coming since March 30.

Senior catcher Alyssa Morris and Lewis have now moved into slots one and two on the all-time home runs list in Concord history. 

Morris has hit 42 home runs, while Lewis has hit 22 for her career.

After being named Second Team All-MEC a season ago, junior shortstop Alayna Furr has continued to elevate her game in her third season. 

The Lovettsville, Virginia native has raised her batting average steadily in each season she has played for the Maroon and Gray, and is now hitting .358 for her career.

A big reason for the rise in batting average has been her play this season, as Furr has a batting average of .423 this season, tied for second in the Mountain East Conference. 

She also leads the league in total hits at 52.    

Furr has accounted for multiple hits in three of her last six games. 

Concord swept the Fighting Falcons last season, winning by scores of 9-1 and 10-0 in Fairmont. 

CU followed suit by also sweeping Shepherd last season.

Overall, Concord would outscore the two teams by a score of 33-6 over the four games in the road trip last season.

Throughout the four games, Concord outhit the two teams 43-17.

Lewis finished 9-for-14 throughout the trip, while driving in four runs.

Morris went 3-for-4 with three RBI in Concord's 9-2 win over Shepherd last season.

Freshmen pitchers Abby Beatty and Aarron Ward have each put together a winning record at this point in the season.  Beatty has gotten off to a 6-0 start, while Ward has posted a 5-3 record. 

The duo has combined for nine complete games while striking out 37 batters. 

Herndon has struck out 154 batters in her career to date to move into fifth all-time in Concord history.

Concord holds a 13-26 record all-time against FSU, and a 13-20 record all-time against Shepherd.

However, CU has won the last three games against Fairmont, and have won five in a row against the Rams. 

SCOUTING FAIRMONT STATE
Courtney Iacobacci leads the Falcons, batting a league-leading .472 with 15 home runs, which are also most in the league.  

The Fighting Falcons top two pitchers are Hannah Absalom and Rachel Bias, who are each 4-5 on the season. Absalom carries a 4.17 ERA, while Bias has a 4.22 ERA. 

The Fighting Falcons have hit 29 home runs as a team this season, third in the Mountain East Conference. 
 
SCOUTING SHEPHERD
Shepherd has allowed the second least amount of runs in the conference this season, only allowing 76 so far. 

The Rams have also given up just four home runs all season, four fewer than any other team in the MEC. 

Kaitlin Munda is hitting .423 this season for the Rams, with 20 RBI.  She is also second in the league in on base percentage at .505.