Glenville, W.Va. – Glenville State is set to host West Virginia State in a four game series as Pioneers inch closer to final weeks of MEC baseball.

April 17| Glenville @ West Virginia State               1:00pm DH
April 18| Glenville @ West Virginia State               12:00 DH

Pioneer & Yellow Jacket Files

Holding the third seed in the Southern Division, the Pioneers will enter the series 13-9 overall and 9-7 in conference play after defeating D&E 3-for-4 last weekend. Within the conference, Glenville State seeds fourth in batting averages with .280 and hold a 6.41 ERA.

West Virginia State, ahead of the Pioneers by three games and one seed, are 15-8 overall and 12-4 in MEC action. Offensively, the Yellow Jackets are also hitting .288 and defensively are pitching with an ERA of 4.01. Against WVSU, Glenville State is 2-10.

Pioneer Highlights

Tre'von Smith leads the Mountain East sixth and seventh in RBIs and Slugging Percentage with 21 and .654 respective. Smith also is fifth in homeruns with five on the year.   

Mathew Mangum leads the conference in walks with 18 this season and fifth in stolen bases with nine.

Colby Werry and Tyler Phillips each rank in the conference batting averages at eighth and tenth with .400 and .389.