Concord Begins Lengthy Road Trip at Fairmont State, Frostburg State

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ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University softball team begins a season-ending, 14-game road trip when it faces Fairmont State 2:00 p.m. Friday and Frostburg State 11:00 a.m. Saturday in two Mountain East Conference doubleheaders.

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SERIES HISTORY vs. Fairmont State: FSU leads 29-23
SERIES HISTORY vs. Frostburg State: Concord leads 3-2

LAST FIVE MEETINGS VERSUS FAIRMONT STATE
April 16, 2022: Concord 1 – Fairmont State 1 (L, 9-2 W, 3-1) (Athens, W.Va.)
April 18, 2021: Concord 1 – Fairmont State 1 (L, 10-2 W, 1-0) (Fairmont, W.Va.)
May 3, 2019: Fairmont State 4 – Concord 1 (Salem, Va.)
April 13, 2019: Concord 2 – Fairmont State 0 (W, 7-1 W, 4-1) (Athens, W.Va.)
May 4, 2018: Concord 7 – Fairmont State 0 (Salem, W.Va.)

ALL-TIME MEETINGS VERSUS FROSTBURG STATE
April 15, 2022: Concord 2 – Frostburg State 0 (W, 5-3 W, 4-3 (8)) (Athens, W.Va.)
May 7, 2021: Frostburg State 6 – Concord 4 (Salem, Va.
April 17, 2021: Concord 1 – Frostburg State 1 (W, 12-5 L, 5-2) (Frostburg, Md.)

CONCORD AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 15-26
MEC Record: 6-14
Home Record: 13-13
Away Record: 2-10
Neutral Record: 0-3

SHUT EM DOWN
Junior pitcher Nancy-Jo Roberts put together one of her best outings in a Concord uniform in Wednesday's nine-inning, 1-0 victory over Glenville State as she struck out five and scattered seven singles against the Pioneers. It was Roberts' fourth shutout of the season which ties her for third-most in a single season in program history. Furthermore, the Saltville, Virginia native is one inning away from moving into the top 10 in program history in innings pitched in a single season as she is currently at 137. Wednesday's victory was the second 1-0 win of the season for Concord after the Mountain Lions downed Emory & Henry on the road March 21. Sophomore pitcher Caitlyn Bauer had nine strikeouts in that game and sophomore infielder Courtney Raines drove in the game's only run in the top of the seventh.

EVENLY MATCHED
In three of the last four regular-season doubleheaders, Concord and Fairmont State have split the twinbills, including last season in Athens. Behind a stellar pitching performance from Bauer, two hits and a run, Concord downed the Fighting Falcons, 3-1. Sophomore first baseman Kassidy Garvey had a two-RBI double in the game while Raines collected two hits. Two years ago at FSU, Concord blanked the home team 1-0 on a two-hit shutout from former standout Laura Thompson. Graduate infielder Sarah Thompson scored the game's only run on a sacrifice fly in the sixth. Thompson has a pair of doubles in her career versus the Fighting Falcons.

WALK IT OFF
In the 1-0 win over Glenville State, CU got its second walk-off victory of the season, and the first since February 8 versus Tusculum. Sophomore pitcher/outfielder Rachael Koller accounted for the RBI on a ninth-inning fielder's choice as junior outfielder Imani Campbell scored. The Mountain Lions had their own walk-off in game one of a doubleheader sweep of Frostburg State, 4-3 in eight innings. Sophomore outfielder Kayla McCraw, who tallied her second multi-game of the season in game two Wednesday, scored on a bases loaded walk versus Frostburg State. Thompson was 3-for-6 against the Bobcats last season with three RBI, including a two-run home run in game one. Koller was the winning pitcher in the second game in 2022 while also driving in two runs in a 5-3 victory.

FAIRMONT STATE AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 22-18
MEC Record: 12-8
Home Record: 8-4
Away Record: 8-8
Neutral Record: 6-6

SCOUTING THE FIGHTING FALCONS
Fairmont State is the defending MEC Tournament champions from a season ago as it finished with a sub .500 record of 23-26. The Fighting Falcons are one game back of Notre Dame for first place in a crowded MEC North where the top four teams are separated by five games. Emily Riggs is batting .383 with seven home runs and 33 RBI this spring. Freshman pitcher Emma Gates has burst on the season to post an 11-3 record in 92 innings of work.

FROSTBURG STATE AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 23-16
MEC Record: 10-10
Home Record: 6-4
Away Record: 12-9
Neutral Record: 5-3

SCOUTING THE BOBCATS
FSU is third in the MEC North after splitting a road doubleheader against Frostburg State Wednesday. The 11 runs scored by the Bobcats in game one were the second most in an MEC game in 2023. Jamie Roberts has the second-highest batting average in the MEC at .453 while posting 13 doubles, also second in the conference, and 39 RBI. A two-way player, Roberts is 10-6 in the circle with an ERA of 3.12.