Concord Set for Senior Weekend Games Against Salem, Notre Dame

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ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University softball team will recognize its 2024 senior class following a non-conference doubleheader with Salem Saturday at 2:00 p.m. before facing Notre Dame in a Mountain East Conference doubleheader Sunday at 12:00 p.m. at the CU Softball Field.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
The Concord University Sports Information Department will provide live video and statistics for Saturday and Sunday's games.
 
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SERIES HISTORY
Salem: Concord leads 17-11
Notre Dame: Concord leads 12-10
 
LAST FIVE MEETINGS AGAINST SALEM
March 9, 2023: Salem 1 – Concord 1 (L7-1, W4-1) (Athens, W.Va.)
February 25, 2020: Concord 2 – Salem 0 (W4-3, W3-2) (Athens, W.Va.)
March 26, 2019: Concord 2 – Salem 0 (W13-7, W7-3) (Salem, W.Va.)
February 27, 2019: Concord 2 – Salem 0 (W9-0, W12-0) (Athens, W.Va.)
May 2, 2008: Concord 8 – Salem 3 (Vienna, W.Va.)
 
LAST FIVE MEETINGS AGAINST NOTRE DAME
April 25, 2023: Concord 2 – Notre Dame 0 (W4-1, W11-2) (South Euclid, Ohio)
April 24, 2022: Notre Dame 2 – Concord 0 (L5-2, L10-1) (Athens, W.Va.)
May 7, 2021: Notre Dame 5 – Concord 1 (Salem, W.Va.)
April 25, 2021: Concord 1 – Notre Dame 1 (W2-1, L4-3) (South Euclid, Ohio)
April 22, 2019: Concord 2 – Notre Dame 0 (W5-2/9, W3-1) (Athens, W.Va.)
 
CONCORD AT A GLANCE
2023-24 Record: 23-21
MEC Record: 11-13
Home Record: 8-8
Away Record: 12-8
Neutral Record: 3-5
 
SENIOR CELEBRATION
CU will honor seven seniors after facing Salem Saturday. Among those honored will be outfielder Jolie Privett, outfielder Imani Campbell, pitcher Nancy-Jo Roberts, outfielder Delaney Fulk, outfielder Kayla McCraw, infielder Courtney Raines, and infielder Kylee Stacy. Privett owns a .271 career batting average in 164 games with 74 runs batted in. Campbell has appeared in 98 career games, collecting 27 hits and scoring 42 runs with 16 stolen bases. In the circle, Roberts has a 22-22 record with a 3.02 career ERA and has thrown seven complete game shutouts. Fulk has appeared in 92 career games with 27 hits and has hit two home runs in her three years with the Maroon and Gray. McCraw has appeared in 101 career games and most recently hit her first career home run against Fairmont State Saturday. This season, Raines has slugged a MEC-leading 16 doubles, the fourth most in a single season in program history. Stacy is hitting a team-best .431 this spring and her 62 hits are the most in a single season since 2019, as well as the most in the MEC in 2024.
 
SIXTH-INNING MAGIC
On Wednesday, Concord erased a 3-1 deficit in the sixth inning of game two against Glenville State to win 4-3. Stacy got the CU rally started with a one-out single.  Raines followed her with a single, putting Stacy in scoring position. Sophomore pitcher/infielder Madison Hollis reached on a fielder's choice, moving Stacy to third. With two outs, freshman infielder Kendall Morgan drove in Stacy with an infield single. Then, sophomore utility Kayla Sholter roped a double into center field, scoring both runners and putting CU ahead, 4-3. Earlier this month, the Mountain Lions trailed nationally-ranked Charleston 5-3 heading into the sixth before plating three runs in the frame that would end in a 6-5 win. Also, in March, CU scored three runs in the sixth inning to defeat Ashland 6-5 at The Spring Games in Florida.
 
WHAT'S AT STAKE
The Mountain Lions enter the weekend tied for second place in the MEC South Division at 11-13 in conference play and seeking their first MEC Tournament appearance since 2021. Concord is 23-21 overall, the most wins in a season since winning 38 games and reaching the NCAA Tournament in 2019. The Maroon and Gray is tied with Glenville State at 11-13 in conference play, splitting the season series 2-2. Davis & Elkins and West Virginia State are both tied for third at 10-12 in league play. Nationally-ranked Charleston sits atop the MEC South Division at 21-1 in conference games, the only loss being to Concord. Privett and Campbell are among the only Mountain Lions with MEC Tournament experience from the 2021 roster, where Privett went 1-for-3 with an RBI double and a run scored and Campbell scored a run as a pinch runner.
 
SALEM AT A GLANCE
2023-24 Record: 9-27
Home Record: 6-12
Away Record: 2-8
Neutral Record: 1-7
 
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
Salem ended a 10-game losing skid with a 3-2 win over West Virginia State Sunday. Senior outfielder Meladie LaRance (.357) and senior outfielder Sierra Chapa (.311) lead the Tigers in batting average this season. Senior pitcher/infielder Andrea Gallegos posts a 5.53 ERA with a 5-7 record in the circle. CU had won seven straight games over the Tigers dating back to 2008 before dropping game one in Athens last spring.  
 
NOTRE DAME AT A GLANCE
2023-24 Record: 28-19
MEC Record:  9-11
Home Record: 11-9
Away Record: 5-5
Neutral Record: 12-5
 
SCOUTING THE FALCONS
NDC travels to Athens having won five of its last seven contests, including a doubleheader sweep of Salem Wednesday. In the previous four meetings between Notre Dame and CU dating back to 2022, the road team has won both games of the doubleheader. Sophomore pitcher/first baseman Grace Fisher has struck out 137 batters in 140.1 innings pitched, including 14 punch outs in her last two outings over 11.1 innings. Senior utility Meadow Odum is hitting .328 with a .580 slugging percentage with four home runs. Senior outfielder Katelyn DeWeese has stolen 26 bases this season, the fourth-most in the MEC.