GLENVILLE, W.Va. – Glenville State Softball heads into the final week of the regular season just a game back of Charleston in the MEC South Division standings and will take on Davis & Elkins and West Virginia Wesleyan on Thursday (Apr. 30) and Friday (May 1) with major implications on the line. The Pioneers swept both the Senators and Bobcats earlier in the season in Glenville.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Thursday, April 30 | 1 & 3 p.m. | Joni Smith Field
Glenville State at Davis & Elkins
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Friday, May 1 | 2 & 4 p.m. | Culpepper Field
Glenville State at West Virginia Wesleyan
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THE OPPONENTS
DAVIS & ELKINS
2026 Season
The Senators enter Thursday with an overall record of (15-35) and a (10-16) mark in league play, having lost seven of their last eight games. D&E is currently fifth in the MEC South Division.
 
Quick Look at The Senators
Davis & Elkins has hit the longball effectively, notching 29 as a team with Audrey Higgins leading the way with seven home runs, 23 RBIs and a .325 AVG. Ashlyn Zapach and Sammie Jarvis have taken part in the home run barrage, with Zapach having six and Jarvis recording five on the year. Zapach is also hitting .311 with 34 RBIs and a team-leading 13 doubles.
 
In the circle, D&E has struggled to find consistency. Jarvis leads the team in ERA at 5.31 with a (10-14) record in 28 appearances (15 starts). She's struck out 145 batters in 154.1 innings, taking over half the pitching load for the Senators. Saylor Kneeland has been Davis & Elkins' number two starter, displaying a 6.54 ERA, (3-10) record and 46 Ks in 91 innings pitched. As a team, the Senators have a 6.64 ERA and have given up 283 earned runs in 298.1 innings pitched.
 
WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN
2026 Season
The Bobcats are (16-30, 8-18) heading into Friday's matchup with the Pioneers and have lost their last four contests. WVWC has played just 10 games at home thus far, holding a (3-7) record at Culpepper Field.
 
Quick Look at The Bobcats
West Virginia Wesleyan is led offensively by Reagan Winn, who is hitting .351 with four home runs, 25 RBIs, 11 doubles and one triple. She's backed up by Madison Austra and Josi Fix, who are both hitting .336 and have combined for nine home runs, 51 RBIs and 21 doubles. Gracey Arnold has shown some power in the box as well, mashing three homers with 27 RBIs and 14 doubles.
 
The Bobcat pitching staff is headlined by Morgan Greene's 4.07 ERA and (10-11) record. She's pitched 137.2 innings on the year and struck out 67 batters she's faced. Mackenzie O'Brien has also picked up a bulk of innings, holding a 5.07 ERA, (3-8) record and 39 Ks in 76 innings pitched.
 
THE PIONEERS
GLENVILLE STATE
2026 Season
The Pioneers went (5-1) last week to boost their record to (35-13) overall and (20-6) in Mountain East Conference play. GSU is just one win away from tying last year's single-season wins record in program history.
 
Quick Look at The Pioneers
It was another strong week for the Pioneer bats, who scored 41 runs over six games last week and notched three run-rule victories. Delaney Warnick continued to display her power, progressing her home run total to seven in 2026 with 49 hits, eight doubles, one triple and a team-leading 34 RBIs. Zailees Seda got back on track with a two-home run performance in game one against Salem, boosting her season totals to .347 AVG, 50 hits (leads team), four home runs, 27 RBIs, seven doubles and one triple. To no surprise, Shelby McDaniels has continued to hit doubles, putting her season total to 17 now with a .331 average and 22 RBIs.
 
Maci Boggess pitched a great week and has lowered her ERA all the way down to 1.76, which leads the team and has helped the Pioneers showcase a 2.18 team ERA. Boggess is (14-4) with 13 complete games, three shutouts and 64 Ks in 115.2 innings pitched. Kylie Burdick has been superb all four years and is having an all-conference caliber season for the Pioneers, logging a (15-5) record with a 2.20 ERA, 12 complete games, seven shutouts and 108 strikeouts in 127 innings pitched. Meghan Stump pitched well this past week as well, lowering her ERA to 2.30 in 45.2 IP.
 
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