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ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University softball team plays its final road games of the season with a pair of doubleheaders at Urbana 2:00 p.m. Saturday and at Notre Dame 1:00 p.m. Sunday.
LIVE COVERAGE
Both the Notre Dame College and Urbana University Sports Information Department will provide live in-game statistics for each doubleheader. To access the live coverage, follow the links at the top of the page or click
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RECORDS
CU is 13-21 overall and has a one-game lead on Charleston for the final tournament spot in the MEC South at 10-14.
Urbana is 7-35 overall and 5-19 against conference foes this season.
Notre Dame is tied with West Liberty for fourth spot in the MEC North at 9-15. The Falcons are 14-27.
MOUNTAIN LION NOTES
Concord is coming off a doubleheader split with UVa.-Wise as the Mountain Lions earned a walk-off win over the Cavaliers, 4-3, in eight innings in the nightcap.
Junior first baseman
Lauren Blunt slid home before a throw came from shortstop on a fielder's choice to propel CU to the split.
It was the second walk-off victory of the season for Concord, both coming in the last three home games. Junior outfielder
Abby Beatty launched a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth versus West Liberty to give the Maroon and Gray a 6-5 win.
Against UVa.-Wise, sophomore utility
Amber Stokes had a home run, a double and two RBI including the game-winning run that scored Blunt. Though Stokes has just 16 hits this season, over half have gone for extra bases (six doubles and three home runs).
Furthermore, Stokes is third on the team in RBI with 13 behind sophomore second baseman / shortstop
Jenna Witt's 19 and senior third baseman
Alycea Watson's 14.
Speaking of Witt, the Harpers Ferry, West Virginia native notched her 16
th double of the season in game two against UVa.-Wise. Witt closed to within four doubles of
Lauren Lewis' CU single-season record set in 2014. The middle infielder also leads the Atlantic Region in doubles this season.
As a team, Concord has 21 doubles at home this season in just 12 games. In Wednesday's second game, five of CU's 12 hits were doubles.
Freshman pitcher
Tara Williams has become a relief specialist for the Mountain Lions. In her last four appearances that aren't starts, the Wytheville, Virginia native has only given up three earned runs in 11.2 innings that has also included eight strikeouts.
Last season, Concord was a perfect 4-0 against the two teams from Ohio. CU clipped Notre Dame in a pair of close contest, 3-2 and 3-0 before taking down Urbana 4-1 and 9-1.
Sophomore pitcher / outfielder
Darby Fitzpatrick pitched a complete game versus Notre Dame last season as she scattered two runs on seven hits while striking out four batters.
In the last four games against UU, the Mountain Lions have outscored the Blue Knights 35-13.
Two seasons ago, Blunt provided a career single-game bests in hits (four) and RBI (six) in a 16-5 win at Urbana.
As a pitcher, Beatty picked a win at Urbana two seasons ago as she struck out four batters and gave up four runs in a complete-game performance.
URBANA AT A GLANCE
The Blue Knights are coming off a mid-week split with Notre Dame as UU won game one 9-1 before falling 8-0 in game two.
Mykee Holtz is hitting .328 this season to go along with two home runs and 27 RBI.
Kayleigh Pate has four wins in the circle for Urbana.
NOTRE DAME AT A GLANCE
NDC has gone 4-4 in its last eight games including MEC splits with Charleston, West Virginia State and Urbana.
Shelby Stephens sports a batting average of .328 with three home runs and 20 RBI.
Taylor Olson and Mackenzie Zigmont have accounted for all the pitching wins for the Falcons as each have seven victories.
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