Concord Plays First MEC Road Games at West Virginia State, Charleston

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ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University softball team hits the road for a pair of Mountain East Conference doubleheaders, facing West Virginia State Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Lady Jackets Field and Charleston Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at the UC Softball Field.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
The West Virginia State and University of Charleston Sports Information Departments will provide live video and statistics for Friday and Saturday's games.
 
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SERIES HISTORY
WVSU: West Virginia State leads 42-30
UC: Charleston leads 53-24
 
LAST FIVE MEETINGS AGAINST WEST VIRGINIA STATE
March 17, 2024: West Virginia State 1 – Concord 1 (L5-0, W5-2) (Athens, W.Va.)
April 1, 2023: West Virginia State 1 – Concord 1 (L8-5, W5-0) (Athens, W.Va.)
March 16, 2023: West Virginia State 2 – Concord 0 (L2-1, L8-7/8) (Institute, W.Va.)
April 2, 2022: West Virginia State 2 – Concord 0 (L4-3, L6-5) (Institute, W.Va.)
March 20, 2022: West Virginia State 2 – Concord 0 (L,9-1, L,4-3) (Athens, W.Va.)
 
LAST FIVE MEETINGS AGAINST CHARLESTON
March 16, 2024: Charleston 2 – Concord 0 (L6-1, L5-0) (Athens, W.Va.)
April 2, 2023: Charleston 2 – Concord 0 (L,14-5, L,7-2) (Athens, W.Va.)
March 18, 2023: Charleston 2 – Concord 0 (L,5-3, L,8-6) (Charleston, W.Va.)
April 3, 2022: Concord 1 – Charleston 1 (W,12-1, L,5-3) (Charleston, W.Va.)
March 19, 2022: Charleston 2 – Concord 0 (L,3-1, L,3-2/10) (Athens, W.Va.)
 
CONCORD AT A GLANCE
2024 Record: 17-13
MEC Record: 5-5
Home Record: 7-5
Away Record: 7-3
Neutral Record: 3-5
 
KEEP THE RUNS COMING
The Mountain Lions scored 27 runs in four games to go 3-1 against Davis & Elkins and West Virginia Wesleyan last Saturday and Sunday. Across those four games, seven different CU hitters logged multi-RBI games. Junior infielder Courtney Raines recorded four runs batted in in game one against Davis & Elkins and two RBI in game two against West Virginia Wesleyan. Sophomore infielder Lacie Lewis was 3-for-3 with three runs batted in during game one against D&E, while freshman infielder Kendall Morgan drove in two in game two. Raines and Lewis share the team-lead of 25 RBI and tie for fifth in the MEC. Morgan trails them with 21 runs batted in, and four other Mountain Lions have reached at least 10 runs batted in.  
 
MAKING PLAYS
Defensively, Concord possesses the MEC's fourth-best fielding percentage at .952. Sophomore catcher Morgan Gleason and sophomore pitcher/infielder Madison Hollis rank inside the top 10 in the conference in individual fielding percentage. Both Gleason and Hollis own a fielding percentage of .987 and have only made one error each this season. Behind the plate, Gleason has thrown out six runners attempting to steal a base. Hollis has been part of or started three double plays. Hollis has split her time this season between the pitcher's circle and first base. As a team, Concord has converted 10 double plays, the second most in the MEC.
 
HOT HAND
Charleston's pitching staff shut down CU's offense when the clubs met in Athens earlier this month. Senior pitcher Brianna McCown gave up two hits and one run across seven innings in game one, while junior pitcher Chloe Elliot pitched a complete game two-hit shutout in game two. WVSU's senior pitcher Autumn Thompson also limited the Mountain Lions, allowing seven hits and no runs with three strikeouts. Freshman pitcher Josi Ervin pitched three innings of scoreless relief against Charleston, while Hollis allowed just five hits and two runs in seven innings, picking up a win against the Yellow Jackets.
 
WEST VIRGINIA STATE AT A GLANCE
2024 Record: 13-16
MEC Record: 5-5
Home Record: 8-4
Away Record: 2-5
Neutral Record: 3-7
 
SCOUTING THE YELLOW JACKETS
Like CU, West Virginia State went 3-1 last weekend to enter Friday's games at 5-5 in the league. Senior outfielder Emele Clark has a team-best four hits in two games against CU this spring. Thompson, who shutout CU earlier this month, has a 2.74 ERA and sits in the top 10 in the conference. Thompson has also logged a multi-hit game in each of her last three series played.
 
CHARLESTON AT A GLANCE
2024 Record: 22-1
MEC Record: 10-0
Home Record: 13-0
Away Record: 4-0
Neutral Record: 5-1
 
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN EAGLES
UC has started conference play 10-0 and rides a 13-game win streak into the weekend. The Golden Eagles own the best pitching staff in the MEC with a team earned run average of 1.60. Offensively, Charleston is the league's second-best hitting team by average, hitting .332 with 23 home runs. Reigning MEC Player of the Year Hannah Rose is batting .479 while slugging .789 and going 12-of-12 on stolen bases. Graduate catcher Allysa Lake was 2-for-4 with an RBI in both games against CU this season.