FAIRMONT, W.Va. -- Fairmont State (15-7) took control of both games early against the West Virginia Wesleyan (8-8) softball team at Duvall-Rosier Field on Thursday, April 15. 
 
Game One (Fairmont State 8, WVWC 0)
A three-run homer over the left field fence by Cierra Chastain put the Falcons ahead 3-0 in the bottom of the second inning. 
 
The Bobcats loaded the bases in the top of the sixth inning after a single by Kennedy Cowart and back-to-back walks, but Chastain pitched out of the jam. 
 
Fairmont State scored five runs in the bottom half of the sixth to bring the game to a close. 
 
Cowart finished 2-for-3 at the plate. 
 
Game Two (Fairmont State 7, WVWC 1)
Following a base-loaded walk in the bottom of the second, back-to-back 2-run doubles by Meadow Anderso and Emily Riggs handed Fairmont State an early 5-0 advantage. 
 
With the bases full in the top of the fourth inning, Bella Posey drove in Kennedy Cowart on a fielder's choice as the Bobcats trailed 6-1. 
 
Paige Maltby tossed two scoreless innings in relief. 
 
Up Next
The West Virginia Wesleyan softball road stretch continues with a doubleheader at Wheeling on Saturday (April 17) beginning at 1 p.m.