ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University softball team starts a 12-game home stretch by taking on Mountain East Conference opponents Charleston Friday starting at 3:00 p.m. and West Virginia State Saturday starting at 12:00 p.m.
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LIVE COVERAGE
The Concord University Sports Information Department will provide live video and statistics for Friday and Saturday's games. Â
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LIVE VIDEO
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LIVE STATS
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SERIES HISTORY
UC: Charleston leads 54-27
WVSU: West Virginia State leads 44-32
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LAST FIVE MEETINGS AGAINST CHARLESTON
March 15, 2025: Concord 2 – Charleston 0 (1-0, 1-0) (Charleston, W.Va.)
March 30, 2024: Charleston 1 – Concord 1 (2-13, 6-5) (Charleston, W.Va.)
March 16, 2024: Charleston 2 – Concord 0 (1-6, 0-5) (Athens, W.Va.)
April 2, 2023: Charleston 2 – Concord 0 (5-14, 2-7) (Athens, W.Va.)
March 18, 2023: Charleston 2 – Concord 0 (3-5, 6-8) (Charleston, W.Va.)
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LAST FIVE MEETINGS AGAINST WEST VIRGINIA STATE
March 14, 2025: West Virginia State 1 – Concord 1 (3-2, 3-4) (Institute, W.Va.)
March 29, 2024: West Virginia State 1 – Concord 1 (2-3, 8-3) (Institute, W.Va.)
March 17, 2024: West Virginia State 1 – Concord 1 (0-5, 5-2) (Athens, W.Va.)
April 1, 2023: West Virginia State 1 – Concord 1 (5-8, 5-0) (Athens, W.Va.)
March 16, 2023: West Virginia State 2 – Concord 0 (5-8, 5-0) (Institute, W.Va.)
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CONCORD AT A GLANCE
2025 Record: 10-17
MEC Record: 5-5
Home Record: 1-2
Away Record: 6-12
Neutral Record: 3-3
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CLUTCH UP
The Mountain Lions and Charleston have already faced off on the diamond this season with Concord coming away with a pair of 1-0 wins. It was the first doubleheader sweep over the Golden Eagles since the 2019 season and the first road sweep since 2018. Sophomore infielder
Kendall Morgan led the Maroon and Gray with three hits in the two-game set and drove in both runs to secure the victories. In the circle, junior pitcher/infielder
Madison Hollis and sophomore pitcher
Josi Ervin combined to toss 14 scoreless innings and only surrendered six total hits against the MEC's third-highest average offense. It was the first doubleheader shutout since Concord locked down Bluefield State last March.
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HITTING HER STRIDE
Outside of the Charleston series, Morgan's bat has heated up in the heart of the CU order. The King George, Va. native has reached base in 14 out of the last 16 games and had a nine-game hitting streak heading into game two versus Glenville State Wednesday. During the streak, Morgan had five games where she tallied more than one hit and set a new career-high with four hits in a 12-7 win over West Virginia Wesleyan. On the season, Morgan is batting .349 with an OPS of .771 and has driven in 14 runs, tied for third on the squad. Additionally, she has been active on the base paths, swiping seven stolen bases in nine attempts.
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LATE INNING RALLY
After falling behind 2-0 after the second inning in game one against WVSU on March 14, Concord scored three runs across the sixth and seventh frames to steal the win. In the sixth, freshman pitcher/utility
Mahailey Nicholson came around to score on a Yellow Jackets error to put the Mountain Lions on the board, 2-1. Then, junior outfielder
Alina Giles lined a ball to deep center field for an RBI double to knot the game heading into the seventh. In the top of the seventh, junior catcher/utility
Gianna Sloan-Lebron singled to right field and came all the way around to score the go-ahead run on another West Virginia State error and led to the 3-2 win. WVSU prevailed in game two, forcing the fourth consecutive doubleheader split between the Yellow Jackets and Mountain Lions dating back to 2023.
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CHARLESTON AT A GLANCE
2025 Record: 14-8
MEC Record: 6-4
Home Record: 3-5
Away Record: 7-3
Neutral Record: 4-0
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SCOUTING THE GOLDEN EAGLES
UC enters the weekend with the MEC's best team earned run average (2.92) and third-best average offense (.308). Junior pitcher Addison Mass sports a 10-2 record and a 2.24 ERA while senior pitcher Chloe Elliott has a record of 3-6, but dons a 3.44 ERA. Offensively, senior utility Kayla Moran ranks fourth in the MEC in batting average (.431) with a team-best four homers and 23 runs batted in.
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WEST VIRGINIA STATE AT A GLANCE
2025 Record: 10-14
MEC Record: 2-8
Home Record: 2-6
Away Record: 1-5
Neutral Record: 7-3
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SCOUTING THE YELLOW JACKETS
Junior infielder Emma Pauley led the WVSU attack against CU on March 14, totaling three hits and two runs batted in across both games. Junior pitcher Autumn Hall picked up the win for the Yellow Jackets in game two after tossing 6.0 innings and surrendering two earned runs. Senior pitcher Kelly Bickers followed by closing out the seventh inning of game two for her first save of the season.
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