SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – The fourth-seeded Glenville State Softball team played the University of Charleston for the third consecutive game and the seventh time this season today (May 14), falling to the fifth-seeded Golden Eagles, 9-6, in the opening round of the Atlantic Regional Tournament. The Pioneers will now move to the loser's bracket of Pod 1.
GSU 6 | Charleston 9
The Golden Eagles blitzed Glenville State in the opening innings, using a grand slam in the top of the 1
st and a single from Taylor Hodson to score two in the 2
nd. Up 6-0, the Golden Eagles once again fell victim to the hot streak of
Delaney Warnick, as the junior hit a home run for the fourth straight game and her seventh in the last eight games to make it 6-2 in the 3
rd. The following inning,
Shelby McDaniels floated a single up the middle and Warnick walked, trimming the deficit to two.
UC scored a run in the fifth inning on single, however, GSU once again continued to cut into the Golden Eagles advantage with two runs in the 6
th on an RBI double from
Emily Nolan and an RBI single by
Kylee Goodman. Charleston notched two, two-out hits in the 7
th to make it 9-6, and were able to fend off Glenville State in the bottom half of the inning to take the win over GSU.
Final Stats
Charleston
Bianca Polistina went 3-for-3 while Emma Smith had an impressive five RBIs on two hits, including a grand slam. Three other Golden Eagles added an RBI in the win. MEC Freshman of the Year Cali Masters started the game, going three innings before handing it off to the MEC Pitcher of the Year Addison Mass for the victory.
Glenville State
Shelby McDaniels and
Hannah Howe both had two hits with
Delaney Warnick leading the team in RBIs with three. McDaniels,
Emily Nolan and
Kylee Goodman also had an RBI each.
Kylie Burdick took the loss after an inning of work while
Maci Boggess pitched six innings out of the bullpen.
Up Next For The Pioneers
The Pioneers will take on eighth-seeded Claflin tomorrow (May 15) at 1:30 p.m. in an elimination game. The Panters fell to top-seeded Shippensburg earlier today and won 30+ games in 2026.
