Concord Keeps Homestand Rolling Against West Liberty, Wheeling

ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University softball team welcomes West Liberty Friday at 1:00 p.m. and Wheeling Saturday at 12:00 p.m. for a pair of Mountain East Conference doubleheaders at the CU Softball Field.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
The Concord University Sports Information Department will provide live video and statistics for Friday and Saturday's games.
 
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SERIES HISTORY
West Liberty: WLU leads 37-21
Wheeling: WU leads 21-20
 
LAST FIVE MEETINGS AGAINST WEST LIBERTY
April 7, 2024: Concord 1 – West Liberty 1 (W9-5, L7-1) (West Liberty, W.Va.)
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.)
 
LAST FIVE MEETINGS AGAINST WHEELING
April 8, 2024: Wheeling 1 – Concord 1 (L5-1, W4-0) (Triadelphia, W.Va.)
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.)
 
CONCORD AT A GLANCE
2025 Record: 12-19
MEC Record: 7-7
Home Record: 3-4
Away Record: 6-12
Neutral Record: 3-3
 
BATTING CLUTCH
After logging only three hits in her first 13 at-bats of the season with one RBI, senior first baseman/outfielder Kassidy Garvey's bat ignited in CU's games against Charleston and West Virginia State. The Dumfries, Va. native went 2-for-3 at the dish in game one of the Charleston series and recorded her team-leading third hit of the twinbill in game two. Then, against WVSU, Garvey was a perfect 3-for-3 and drilled her first home run of the season along with three runs batted in. She led the Mountain Lions in total hits on the weekend (seven) along with one home run and one double. On the season, Garvey is batting .400 (10-for-25) in 11 games played.
 
SHUT THE DOOR
With Garvey supplying the offense, freshman pitcher/utility Mahailey Nicholson got it done in the circle in game two versus the Yellow Jackets Sunday. The Newton, W.Va. native got her outing underway by retiring 10 out of the first 11 batters she faced before a fourth-inning walk. WVSU had a runner in scoring position with one out in the fourth, but Nicholson forced two flyouts to left field to keep the Yellow Jackets off the board. She punched out a career-high eight batters in the game with five strikeouts coming after West Virginia State threatened to score in the fourth. Nicholson went the distance for her first career complete game shutout, only surrendering one hit and issuing one walk with her team-high eight strikeouts.
 
PLENTY OF OFFENSE
Both Concord and West Liberty enter the weekend batting over .300 in conference play and with pitching staffs under a 4.00 ERA. CU has a .301 batting average against the MEC and has hit nine home runs in 14 conference games, ranking second in the league. WLU is hitting .329 in league play and has driven in an MEC-best 72 runs in 12 games. Individually, sophomore infielder Kendall Morgan (.429) and senior infielder Courtney Raines (.405) lead the way for the Mountain Lions in MEC action while West Liberty's Sydney Johnson (.464) and Sara Simon (.452) are slugging north of .450 in conference play. The Maroon and Gray will also meet Wheeling's Amber Morgan, who is slugging .406 in 32 plate appearances in league play.
 
WEST LIBERTY AT A GLANCE
2025 Record: 18-15
MEC Record: 10-2
Home Record: 6-2
Away Record: 9-8
Neutral Record: 3-5
 
SCOUTING THE HILLTOPPERS
WLU enters the weekend atop the MEC North Division, winning 10 of its last 11 games. Sophomore pitcher Kadence Pettit has only allowed one earned run in her last 14.1 innings pitched while ranking second in the MEC in wins (nine) and first in saves (two). While they have only hit 13 home runs on the season, five WLU batters have at least 10 runs batted in.
 
WHEELING AT A GLANCE
2025 Record: 6-28
MEC Record: 3-7
Home Record: 3-13
Away Record: 1-9
Neutral Record: 2-6
 
SCOUTING THE CARDINALS
WU snapped an eight-game losing streak by picking up a doubleheader sweep of Frostburg State. Morgan is batting .495 this season with a 1.151 OPS and has scored a team-leading 22 runs. Freshman first baseman Brooklyn Sanders has driven in a team-best 16 RBI and freshman pitcher/utility Kaylin Shields leads the Cardinals with a 4.78 ERA.