Glenville, W.Va. – Playing two close games until the midst of each and unable to hold on for the ride, the Glenville State Pioneers (4-19, 1-11 MEC) fell to West Virginia State Yellow Jackets (12-6, 9-1 MEC) in their double header matchup.

Game One| Glenville 0, West Virginia State 10
Game Two| Glenville 2, West Virginia State 8

How It Happened

Game One:

Catherine Pelfrey tapered the lone hit in the first for GSC as WVSU rallied up four runs.

GSC continued to warm up the bats while Kaylee Drake started off the second with a single shot to the right side with Kaelyn Stenger following behind with a single shot to the left side swiping Drake to second Pioneer's were not able to get on the board.

West Virginia State answered with three more runs making it 7-0 WVSU after the second.

The Pioneer's got the ball rolling in the third while Ashley Fridley got hot sending the ball to right field earning a single as well as a stolen base. Karra Smith followed behind with a ground ball to the left side and was handled by West Virginia State's defense, Smith pushed Fridley to third base.

Mackenzie Martinelli put GSC on the board with a laser to the left side sending Fridley home.

Taylor Long, Catherine Pelfrey, and Mackenzie Martinelli each picked up a hit in the fourth but GSC was unable to pull in any runs while WVSU tallied another three runs giving them a 10-1 lead.

While GSC's last attempt for redemption was unsuccessful, the Lady Pioneer's gave their run with Stenger drawing a walk with Palmer coming through behind advancing Stenger to second as she sent a rocket to the right side.

Game Two:

After a quiet start to the ballgame, Haylee Stevens sent a rocket to center landing herself on second base with Taylor Long following behind advancing Stevens in sacrifice fashion in the bottom of the third.

After four scoreless innings, WVSU got some momentum going while scoring four runs off of six hits.

Jessica Williams reached on by WVSU's second baseman's error while Haley Smith entered the game to pinch run for Williams. Stevens came up behind Smith earning a single; Stevens advanced on an error by centerfield as Smith would be sent home making the scoreboard 6-1 WVSU after five innings played.
Glenville did their job defensively as all three WVSU batters were shut down by GSC's infield.

Never laying down, the Lady Pioneer's got the bats going once again in the bottom of the sixth with Ashley Fridley slinging a single to right field with Kaelyn Stenger following behind with a single to the left side. Karra Smith came up and reached on a fielder's choice while Fridley was out on the play.

With Smith on second and Stenger on third Kaylee Drake made action happen at the plate by reaching by error while Smith moved to third and Stenger home.

WVSU kept putting it on by adding two additional runs in the top of the seventh while GSC's final crack at the bats was quiet making the final 8-2 WVSU.

Inside The Box Score
Haylee Stevens made a statement at the plate going 3-5 with a double and RBI. Kaylee Drake and Kaelyn Stenger each had an RBI.

Karra Smith had two hits for the day.

Celina Maberto and Kaylee Drake both gained losses on the mound today as Maberto gave up just six hits with Drake tallying four strikeouts 

Coming Up

Glenville State will face off against Concord University on April 6th at 4pm in a double header at Sue Morris Complex.