Athens, W.Va. – The Concord University softball team gets ready to play a Mountain East Conference doubleheader against Glenville State Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. at the CU Softball Field.
LIVE COVERAGE
Stats: The Concord Sports Information Department will provide live in-game statistics of the doubleheader on Wednesday.
Video: Live streaming will also be available for the doubleheader.
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RECORDS
Concord is currently 8-24 overall and 1-11 in conference play.
Glenville State is 6-18 overall and 2-10 against MEC opponents.
PUTTING RUNS ON THE BOARD
Sunday afternoon, the Mountain Lions scored 12 runs in the win against Charleston. Junior catcher/outfielder
Jolie Privett, freshman pitcher/infielder
Rachael Koller, and freshman second baseman/outfielder
Aubrey Matice tallied two hits each. Privett drove in four RBI, while Koller and senior third baseman outfielder
Sarah Thompson recorded three RBI each.
The last time Concord scored 12 runs was in April of last season in a win over Frostburg State. In the game, senior pitcher/outfielder
Laura Thompson had two hits and two RBI. S. Thompson plated three RBI. Current assistant coach
Dani Bloomingdale batted 3-for-5 with a double, triple, and two runs scored.
SWING AND A MISS
Freshman pitcher/first baseman
Caitlyn Bauer has been solid in the circle, earning the win in two of her last three starts on the rubber. In the win against Emory and Henry, Bauer fanned seven batters while allowing three hits and one earned run in a complete game effort. She once again went the distance in the victory over Charleston, striking out three batters and allowing one earned run.
As it currently stands this season, Bauer is second in the Mountain East in innings pitched (95.2), sixth in the MEC in strikeouts (78), and tied for seventh in the conference for wins (five).
PLAYING THE PIONEERS
Concord holds a 22-19 lead in the all-time series between the two programs. During the 2021 campaign, the Mountain Lions took 3 of 4 games from the Pioneers. In April of 2021, Concord defeated GSC on the road, 5-2. In the game, Privett batted 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. L. Thompson earned the win in the circle, tossing seven strikeouts and allowing two earned runs in 4.1 innings pitched.
Concord again welcomed Glenville State in late April for a home doubleheader. CU was victorious in game one 5-1, and later won 8-0 in game two. Privett also tallied a combined three hits with a double and an RBI in the two games. L. Thompson batted a combined 4-for-6 with a double and two RBI in the doubleheader. The Prince George, Virginia native also was the winning pitcher in game one, striking out five, while not allowing an earned run in a complete game performance.
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GLENVILLE STATE AT A GLANCE
The Pioneers are currently on a three-game losing streak. Both of GSC's conference wins have come against Charleston. As a team, the Pioneers are batting .268 with a slugging percentage of .363. Haylee Stevens is batting .329 and leads the team in slugging (.507), doubles (five), and tied for the team lead in home runs (two). In the circle, the Pioneers have a team ERA of 8.28. Pitcher Holly Brehm, an Ohio University transfer, has an ERA of 3.86, tossing 106 strikeouts, and allowing 33 earned runs in 77 innings pitched.
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