The Basics
The West Virginia Wesleyan softball team is set for a road swing as the final stretch of the regular season approaches. WVWC visits Frostburg State (April 27), Concord (April 30) and Glenville State (May 1) for doubleheader meetings.Â
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Quick Hits
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Lauryn King hit a 3-run homer and grand slam en route to a nine RBI performance against Davis & Elkins on Tuesday (April 26) in game two. 9 RBI is currently the best for a single game in NCAA Division-II this season and tied for the single game high across all NCAA levels in 2021.
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Kiley Turner hit a pair of home runs in Friday's (April 23) doubleheader against No. 25 Charleston including the go-ahead solo shot to left in game two.Â
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Brooke Clark currently leads Wesleyan with five home runs. King and
Kelley Bourne have both hit four homers so far this season.Â
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Molly Osborne drove in four runs including two on the go-ahead single in the eighth inning during a 7-5 victory at West Liberty on April 18.Â
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Abigail O'Shields spun a no-hitter in a five-inning, 9-0 victory over Glenville State on Saturday (March 27). Her overall record is 6-4.Â
• Clark and King are tied for the team-lead in RBI (23).Â
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Kennedy Cowart paces the Bobcats in batting average (.405).Â
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Steve Warner enters his 29th season as the head coach of the Wesleyan softball program. He has accumulated an astonishing 1089-407-1 overall record during that span.Â
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Scouting Frostburg State
Frostburg State carries a 21-10 overall record and 19-7 MEC mark into the Tuesday doubleheader after dropping a pair of contests to West Liberty on Monday, April 26.Â
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Sam Carver leads the Bobcats in batting average (.372) and RBI (26). Aliyah Ramey has clubbed a team-best six home runs and driven in 23 RBI.Â
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Shawna Leonard is 11-3 with a 1.82 earned run average and a whopping 112 strikeouts. Leonard has five complete game shutouts to her credit.Â
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Bill Vasko is the head coach of the Frostburg State softball program.Â
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Scouting Concord
The Concord softball team is currently 13-19 overall and 11-13 in the MEC.Â
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Jenna Witt leads the Mountain Lions in batting average (.433), home runs (4) and triples (5). Â
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Cartney Schoolcraft (5.13 ERA, 60 strikeouts) and Laura Thompson (5.48 ERA, 79 strikeouts) are the two consistent starting pitchers for Concord. Â
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Alisa Tasler is in her 10th season in charge with a 242-231 overall record.Â
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Scouting Glenville State
The Glenville State softball team is 8-27 overall coming off a road doubleheader sweep of Notre Dame (Ohio) on Monday, April 26.Â
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Mackenzie Martinelli (.394 average, 3 HR, 24 RBI) and Karra Smith (.348 average, 4 HR, 28 RBI) have been the two most dangerous Pioneer offensive threats.Â
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Former WVWC softball standout and assistant Sara Scoone is in her first season as the head coach at Glenville State.