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ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University softball team opens its home season 1:00 p.m. Tuesday with a doubleheader against Carson-Newman at the CU Softball Field.
LIVE COVERAGE
The Concord University Sports Information Department will have live in-game statistics and live streaming video of Tuesday's doubleheader. To view the live links, follow at the top of the page or click
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RECORDS
The Mountain Lions are 1-3 after four games in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina last weekend.
Carson-Newman is 11-5, but did lose two games this past weekend against UNC-Pembroke and Tiffin.
MOUNTAIN LION NOTES
This will be the sixth straight season Concord opposes Carson-Newman with C-N holding a narrow 6-4 edge in the previous 10 meetings.
CU has won three of the last four contests with a win two years ago at home, and a sweep of the Eagles last season in Jefferson City, Tennessee.
Both victories for the Maroon and Gray came by scores of 3-1 in 2017.
Senior third baseman
Alycea Watson was responsible for two RBI in game one while junior outfielder / pitcher
Abby Beatty supplied two RBI in the nightcap.
Sophomore pitcher / outfielder
Darby Fitzpatrick and sophomore pitcher / first baseman Rachel Prtichard combined to limit C-N to five hits and a run in the first game.
Pritchard earned the win for CU as she tossed four innings, allowing three hits and striking out two batters.
Two seasons ago, Concord fell to Carson-Newman 8-5 in game one before taking game two, 10-6. Watson drove in two runs on a double that was part of a five-run fifth inning for the Mountain Lions which they went from trailing 6-5 to leading 10-6.
CU enters Tuesday looking to build off an 8-2 win over Merrimack at the Snowbird Freeze Out Tournament.
Pritchard earned the win for Concord and was named Mountain East Conference Pitcher of the Week for her effort in the circle against MC.
Sophomore second baseman / shortstop
Jenna Witt and freshman catcher / outfielder
Kayle Starnes provided the offense for Concord. Witt drove in three runs on two home runs.
Witt is batting .538 (7-for-13) with two home runs, three RBI and three doubles through four games. Meanwhile, Starnes drove in her first career runs with a bases-clearing hit against Merrimack.
Tuesday's doubleheader will begin a brief four-game homestand for Concord as it welcomes Alderson-Broaddus to the CU Softball Field March 9, and won't play at home again until March 29 against Charleston.
CARSON-NEWMAN AT A GLANCE
The Eagles have posted seven shutouts among their 11 wins this season and have three other wins where they have only allowed one run.
As a team, C-N has an earned run average of 1.95. Lacie Rinus leads the way with an ERA of 1.50 to go along with a 6-4 record. Rinus is also batting .447 at the plate with four doubles and six RBI.
Haley Crawford and Abby Fiessinger are tied for the team high in RBI with seven.
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