Concord Heads to West Liberty, Wheeling for MEC Road Contests

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ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University softball team travels to play Mountain East Conference doubleheaders against West Liberty on Sunday followed by Wheeling on Monday.
 
SCHEDULE CHANGES
Due to excessive rainfall in the northern panhandle, this weekend's games have changed dates and locations. Sunday's games be at West Liberty. Monday's doubleheader against Wheeling will be played at the Highlands Sports Complex in Triadelphia, West Virginia at 11:00 a.m.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
The West Liberty and Wheeling Sports Information Departments will provide live video and statistics for this weekend's doubleheaders.
 
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SERIES HISTORY
West Liberty: WLU leads 36-20
Wheeling: WU leads 20-19
 
LAST FIVE MEETINGS AGAINST WEST LIBERTY
April 8, 2023: Concord 1 – West Liberty 1 (W13-5, L1-0) (Athens, W.Va.)
April 10, 2022: West Liberty 2 – Concord 0 (L3-0 L7-6) (West Liberty, W.Va.)
April 11, 2021: West Liberty 2 – Concord 0 (L2-1, L5-4/9) (Athens, W.Va.)
May 10, 2019: West Liberty 6 – Concord 2 (West Liberty, W.Va.)
May 5, 2019: West Liberty 5 – Concord 3 (Salem, Va.)
 
LAST FIVE MEETINGS AGAINST WHEELING
March 7, 2023: Concord 2 – Wheeling 0 (W7-1, W6-5) (Athens, W.Va.)
March 13, 2022: Concord 2 – Wheeling 0 (W12-7, W9-1) (Athens, W.Va.)
March 10, 2021: Concord 2 – Wheeling 0 (W7-3, 8-0) (Athens, W.Va.)
March 7, 2019: Concord 2 – Wheeling 0 (W5-0, W8-2) (Wheeling, W.Va.)
March 5, 2018: Wheeling 1 – Concord 1 (L1-0, W6-2) (Athens, W.Va.)
 
CONCORD AT A GLANCE
2024 Record: 19-15
MEC Record: 7-7
Home Record: 7-5
Away Record: 9-5
Neutral Record: 3-5
 
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
CU collected its 19^th win of 2024 in the 6-5 upset over Charleston last Saturday. The Mountain Lions are one victory away from matching their win total from last season. The Maroon and Gray's nine road wins are also the most in a single season since 2021 with 10 road contests still to play. CU has dropped four straight road games to West Liberty, with its last win coming in 2019. However, the Mountain Lions are 3-1 in their last four games at Wheeling and have won nine straight contests overall dating back to 2018. Against WLU and Wheeling last year, graduate outfielder Jolie Privett was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI.  Concord goes into the weekend with seven wins in MEC conference play, four games shy of its 2023 mark and have not won more than 11 conference games since 2021.
 
AT THE TOP
Junior infielder Kylee Stacy is among the top of the league in conference play. The Green Cove Springs, Fla. native is second in the MEC in conference play with a batting average of .531. In 49 at-bats, Stacy has 26 base hits including two doubles and a triple in CU's leadoff spot. She rides a 13-game hitting streak into the weekend and has reached base safely in 19 straight games. In those games, she has collected multiple base hits eight times and has racked up multiple hits in four of her last five games played. Last year against West Liberty, Stacy hit for the cycle for just the second time in program history since 2010. On the season, she is batting .440 and has swiped 18 bases in 19 attempts.
 
ONE-TWO PUNCH
Hitting behind Stacy in the Concord lineup is junior infielder Courtney Raines. Where Stacy has 14 multi-hit games this season, Raines has logged 10 multi-RBI games this spring. Raines leads the MEC with 12 doubles and is tied for the eighth-most nationally. The Salem, Va. native is also one of five hitters in the league to have 30 runs batted in. Prior to the 2024 season, Raines had only hit nine career doubles before racking up 12 through 34 games. She has also surpassed her career-high in hits and RBI for a season. Raines is second on the team in batting average (.358) and slugging percentage (.528) and has an on-base percentage of .426.
 
WEST LIBERTY AT A GLANCE
2024 Record: 10-20
MEC Record: 5-7
Home Record: 2-2
Away Record: 4-16
Neutral Record: 4-2
 
SCOUTING THE HILLTOPPERS
After winning its first four MEC conference games, West Liberty comes into the weekend at 5-7 in conference play. Despite a 6.09 team ERA, sophomore pitcher Madison Angus allowed just one run to Fairmont State across seven innings in WLU's last game played. Sophomore outfielder Sydney Johnson and junior outfielder Kayla Mancuso lead WLU offensively, as Mancuso has an on-base percentage of .430 and Johnson is slugging .426.
 
WHEELING AT A GLANCE
2024 Record: 4-30
MEC Record: 0-12
Home Record: 2-6
Away Record: 2-24
Neutral Record: 0-0
 
SCOUTING THE CARDINALS
Wheeling heads into the weekend on a 12-game losing skid in the MEC. Senior infielder Cassie Feyh leads the Cardinals with a .367 batting average and is slugging .500. Senior utility Makie Paxson is also hitting north of .300 with a .310 batting average. Freshman infielder Madison Kay adds a team-best four home runs to the WU batting order.