SALEM. Va. – The West Virginia Wesleyan Lady Bobcat softball team has advanced to the Mountain East Conference finals after picking up a pair of victories today here in tournament action.

Wesleyan received a strong pitching performance from Hannah Vet (pictured) in both games.

She pitched Wesleyan to a 6-0 shutout win over West Virginia State earlier in the day and then came back and beat Concord by a 5-2 score in the winner's bracket finals.

In the first game, Vet threw all seven innings and gave up just five hits while striking out three.

Wesleyan gave all the support Vet needed in the bottom of the first on a two-run single by Megan Malenstyn that scored Brooklyn Waddell and Olivia Gore.

Wesleyan had a four-run outburst in the bottom of the third inning to wrap up the scoring.

All four runs were unearned.

Rebekah Honce crossed home on a fielding error on Ashley Hurey's shot to right field, Morgan Bruce scored on a wild pitch, Waddell doubled home Hurey and Anna Eggleston singled to left center to score Waddell for the four runs.

Wesleyan collected 11 hits in the contest with Waddell and Eggleston each getting three apiece.

In the winner's bracket finals, Wesleyan scored three runs in the bottom of the second inning as they capitalized on five hits and one big Concord error.

Krista Waggoner and Malestyn started the inning with singles and Honce kept the hit parade going with a single to centerfield that scored Waggoner.

Following a ground out, Bruce reached on an error by the first baseman that allowed both Malenstyn and Honce to score.

Concord scored twice in the top of the third inning to make it a 3-2 contest.

Wesleyan iced the game in the bottom of the sixth inning with a pair of runs.

Bruce hit a one-out single and then Waddell cleared the bases with a two-out, two-run home run over the left field fence.

Concord put a runner on in the top of the seventh, but Vet forced Allie Reid into a comebacker to the circle for the final out of the game.

Wesleyan had 10 hits in the win with Waddell, Waggoner and Bruce each getting two.

Vet (17-2) again threw a complete game to earn her second win of the day.

She gave up two earned runs on seven hits while striking out three.

Wesleyan improved to 35-6 overall.

They will play the winner of the Notre Dame-Concord game Sunday at 1 p.m. for the MEC championship.

(Photo coursty of Adam Zundell/MEC)