Concord Faces Belmont Abbey, Winston-Salem State in Road Doubleheaders

Concord Stats – Belmont Abbey Stats – Winston-Salem State Stats
 
ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University softball team hits the road for a pair of non-conference doubleheaders against Belmont Abbey at Crusader Field on Friday and Winston-Salem State at Washington Park Saturday.
 
SCHEDULE
1:00 p.m. Friday – Concord vs. Belmont Abbey (Belmont, N.C.)
3:00 p.m. Friday – Concord vs. Belmont Abbey (Belmont, N.C.)
 
12:00 p.m. Saturday – Concord vs. Winston-Salem State (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
2:00 p.m. Saturday – Concord vs. Winston-Salem State (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
 
LIVE COVERAGE
The Belmont Abbey and Winston-Salem State Sports Information Departments will provide live video and statistics for this weekend's games.
 
LIVE VIDEO
 
LIVE STATS
 
SERIES HISTORY
Belmont Abbey: Series tied 1-1
WSSU: Concord leads 6-0
 
ALL-TIME MEETINGS AGAINST BELMONT ABBEY
February 15, 2020: Concord 5 – Belmont Abbey 3 (Greenwood, S.C.)
 
LAST FIVE MEETINGS AGAINST WINSTON-SALEM STATE
February 28, 2017: Concord 4 – Winston-Salem State 3 (Eight Innings) (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
February 28, 2017: Concord 6 – Winston-Salem State 1 (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
February 6, 2016: Concord 7 – Winston-Salem State 3 (Pembroke, N.C.)
February 8, 2015: Concord 5 – Winston-Salem State 2 (Pembroke, N.C.)
January 31, 2015: Concord 13 – Winston-Salem State 2 (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
 
CONCORD AT A GLANCE
2024 Record: 5-1
MEC Record: 0-0
Home Record: 2-0
Away Record: 3-1
Neutral Record: 0-0
 
SIT 'EM DOWN
Senior pitcher Nancy-Jo Roberts was selected as the Mountain East Conference Pitcher of the Week for her performance in game two of Sunday's home doubleheader against Virginia Union. Roberts struck out a career-best nine batters across five innings in the 11-0 victory, only allowing three hits and walking two. The Saltville, Va. native earned her second win on the season, with the first coming in game two against UVa.-Wise where she allowed four hits and five runs in seven innings of work. Roberts has pitched a complete game in two of her three starts this season, raising her career total to 20 complete games in 31 games pitched.  
 
HOT START
CU is off a hot start, as its 5-1 record is the best six-game start to a season since 2014. After dropping their season-opening game at Tusculum, the Mountain Lions have won five straight for the first time since April 2022. Offensively, Concord is averaging 8.4 runs per game during the stretch. Through its opening three series, CU is second in the MEC in team batting average, (.341), as well as runs scored (44). In the circle, the Mountain Lions have struck out 36 batters and are holding opponents to .277 at the plate.
 
TOP OF THE ORDER
With Concord's offense heating up, junior infielder Kylee Stacy has also caught fire. The Green Cove Springs, Fla. native was hitting .307 (4-for-13) before the home-opening doubleheader against Virginia Union. In game one against the VUU, Stacy was a perfect 4-for-4 at the dish and scored two runs at the top of the Mountain Lions order. In game two, she went 2-for-3 at the plate and stole two bases. After Sunday, Stacy now leads qualified CU hitters with a .500 bating average with four runs batted in and a pair of triples. On the base path, she ranks third in the MEC and first on the team with five stolen bags.
 
BELMONT ABBEY AT A GLANCE
2024 Record: 5-3
Conference Carolinas Record: 0-0
Home Record: 0-0
Away Record: 0-0
Neutral Record: 0-0
 
SCOUTING THE CRUSADERS
Belmont Abbey heads into Friday's games at 5-3 overall and winning both games of a doubleheader at Augusta. Junior pitcher Erin Gill is 3-1 in the circle with a 2.86 ERA. Senior pitcher Adison Yoder has started five games this season, earning two wins and only allowing two walks in 23.2 innings pitched. Offensively, senior first/third baseman Mackenzie Allison leads the Crusaders with a .478 batting average and a .512 on-base percentage.
 
WINSTON-SALEM STATE AT A GLANCE
2024 Record: 1-4
CIAA Record: 0-0
Home Record: 0-0
Away Record: 0-0
Neutral Record: 1-4
 
SCOUTING THE RAMS
WSSU opened its season at the SIAC/CIAA challenge and opens its home schedule Thursday against Mount Olive. Junior utility Malia Simmons leads the Rams with a .444 batting average and has driven in a team-best seven RBI. Junior infielder Tyeisha Gist and sophomore utility Aniyah Jackson share the team lead with seven stolen bases each. Senior pitcher BreAnna Steele has struck out 13 batters in 19.0 innings.