GLENVILLE, W.Va. – The Glenville State Softball team clinched the program's first-ever MEC South Division title today in their doubleheader sweep of West Virginia Wesleyan! The Pioneers took game one, 4-1, and game two, 3-0. With the division title in hand, GSU has earned the No. 1 seed for the South Division in the upcoming MEC Tournament.
Game One – GSU 4 | WVWC 1
A grounder by
Shelby McDaniels allowed
Kylee Goodman to score after her leadoff double and stolen base, giving GSU a quick 1-0 lead. Two innings later, the Bobcats plated a run on an error by the Pioneer defense, knotting things up at one apiece. In a much-needed spot,
Delaney Warnick broke the GSU single-season RBI record with a two-run bomb in the bottom of the fifth to give GSU a two-run advantage. An inning later, McDaniels delivered again with an RBI single, giving
Kylie Burdick some insurance. Burdick would force three-straight groundouts in the top of the 7
th, securing the 4-1 win for the Pioneers.
Box Score
West Virginia Wesleyan
Four separate Bobcats made up for the four hits. After coming out of the bullpen in just the second inning, Morgan Greene took the loss with a stat line of five innings pitched, three earned runs, two hits, five walks and seven strikeouts.
Glenville State
Five different Pioneers accounted for the five team hits, led by
Shelby McDaniels' and
Delaney Warnick's one hit and two RBIs each.
Kylie Burdick went the distance and was impressive in doing so, giving up one run (unearned) on four hits and one walk, also striking out three.
Game Two – GSU 3 | WVWC 0
In the second inning,
Monica Rodelo hit a moonshot over the wall and
Emma McLean brought
Zailees Seda home on a sac fly to make it 2-0. Following another scoreless inning from
Kylie Burdick, an error by the WVWC defense in the 3
rd inning gave GSU a three-run lead. Neither team mustered much offense for the remainder of the game as Burdick squandered just two hits in the final four innings. In the top of the 7
th, the Pioneers clinched their first-ever MEC South Division championship on a lineout double play to shortstop, wrapping up the regular season in poetic fashion with the 3-0 win.
Box Score
West Virginia Wesleyan
Three Bobcats made up the three team hits while Kendall Stoffel took the loss, allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits and one walk.
Glenville State
Kylee Goodman and
Zailees Seda led the team with two hits, followed by
Monica Rodelo's lone knock being a solo home run.
Shelby McDaniels and
Emma McLean also notched an RBI each in the victory.
Kylie Burdick picked up her 19
th win of the season and second of the day as the junior gave up no runs and just three hits with two strikeouts.
Up Next For The Pioneers
The Pioneers now await their opponent for the Mountain East Conference Tournament. The Pioneers will play on Wednesday (Apr. 30) at 2:30 p.m. against the #4 seed from the North Division.
