Softball Preview Final of 2023 Regular Season

Glenville State Softball Closes out Regular Season on the Road

4/26/2023 2:44:00 PM

By: GSU Sports Information

GLENVILLE, W.Va. - Glenville State Softball closes out the 2023 regular season on the road against Davis and Elkins and West Virginia Wesleyan. With the impending weather, the contest with the Senators has been moved to tomorrow April 27th. For the fourth consecutive season, the Lady Pioneers' final doubleheader of the season will be against the Bobcats.

Game Information

Game One | GSU at D&E | April 27th, 2023 | 12:00 PM (DH)
Glenville State (21-23, 14-14 MEC) | Davis and Elkins (23-23, 17-11 MEC)
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Game Two | GSU at WVWC | April 29th, 2023 | 2:00 PM (DH)
Glenville State (21-23, 14-14 MEC) | West Virginia Wesleyan (39-12, 22-6 MEC)
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A Look at Your Pioneers

If Glenville can take one game from this weekend's doubleheaders, they will secure a spot in the conference tournament for the first time in school history. The Lady Pioneers would make the WVIAC Tournament in 2013 but since being a member of the MEC has not made the postseason. GSU was able to end its losing streak to the Battlers of Alderson Broaddus. The Lady Pioneers' offense caught fire and produced a total of 17 runs last Monday.

Throughout the 2023 campaign, Glenville has had one of the best bullpens in the Mountain East Conference. Holly Brehm leads the MEC in complete games this season with 18. On 11 separate occasions, Brehm has produced eight or more strikeouts in 26 appearances. Kaelyn Stenger and Emma McLean against conference opponents have led GSU in batting average with a .318.

Glenville By the Numbers

1: Freshman Hayley Keefer had her first career home run against Alderson Broadus.
186: Holly Brehm has produced the 13th most strikeouts in the nation.
4: Emma McLean sits tied for 14th in the MEC for home runs
.461: Katelyn Richardson is ranked fourth in the conference for on-base percentage.

A Look at the Senators

Davis and Elkins have been one of the hottest teams in the conference winning eight out of their last ten. During this stretch, the Senators defeated perineal power West Virginia Wesleyan in two close contests. Since the start of the MEC Davis and Elkins have never lost both doubleheaders to the Lady Pioneers.

The Senators so far this season have been one of the better-hitting teams in the conference with a batting average of .272. Davis and Elkins have produced the fourth-most hits in the league along with the second-most doubles. However, the Senators' bullpen ranks below average in the MEC. D&E currently has the eighth-best ERA in the conference with a 4.58.

Davis and Elkins by the Numbers

.395: Linzey Allard has the fifth-best batting average in the MEC.
14: Vanessa Hunt sits fifth in the conference for complete games.
12: Anjolina Gutierrez has produced the 12th most doubles in the league.
6: Linzey Allard currently is tied ninth in the MEC for home runs.

A Look at the Bobcats

West Virginia Wesleyan enters this weekend second in the MEC South Divison one game back of the University of Charleston. When looking at the series recent history the Bobcats have had Glenville's number. WVWC has won eight out of the last ten matchups between these two squads. The Bobcats this season have been one of the better defensive teams in the conference.

WVWC currently has the best ERA in the Mountain East Conference posting a 1.77. With the sub-two ERA, the Bobcats have the 15th-best team ERA in all of Division II. Wesleyan's Kendall Stoffel has been the team's go-to arm throughout the 2023 campaign. Stoffel comes in with the 17th-best ERA in the country and is only allowing 4.42 hits per seven innings.

West Virginia Wesleyan by the Numbers

1.62: Hannah Hudson has the second-best ERA in the conference.
16: As a team the Bobcats have had the eight most shutouts in Division II.
.384: Morgan Norris this season sits eighth in the MEC for batting average.
8: Norris also brings power to the WVWC lineup hitting the fourth most in the conference.

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