GLENVILLE, W.Va. – Glenville State Softball is set to play in the program's first-ever NCAA DII Women's College World series game today (May 28), facing off with second-seeded Missouri Southern State inside Frost Stadium at Warner Park. The Pioneers, who come in as the No. 7 seed, will take on the Lions at 4 p.m. in the double elimination style championship.
 
GAME INFORMATION
NCAA DII Women's College World Series
Thursday, May 28 | 4 p.m. | Frost Stadium at Warner Park (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
#7 Glenville State vs #2 Missouri Southern State
 
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
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TOURNAMENT HISTORY

• Glenville State's first appearance in the NCAA DII Women's College World Series
• Missouri Southern State's third appearance in the NCAA DII Women's College World Series
• MSSU is in their first WCWS since 1992, when the Lions won the National Championship

THE OPPONENT
MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE
2026 Season
The Lions come into the World Series at (53-8), which is the most wins in school history and topped their previous school record of 52 in 2001. This season, Missouri Southern State captured their sixth Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) regular season title and MIAA Tournament championship, third NCAA DII Central Region 1 title and first-ever NCAA DII Central Super Regional championship.
 
Quick Look at The Lions
Offensively, NFCA Third Team All-American Bailey Dillon headlines the Lions. The All-MIAA First Team selection is batting .422 with 87 hits, 11 doubles, four triples, three home runs, 28 RBIs and an astounding 48 stolen bases. Taylor Nuckolls brings plenty of speed to the lineup as well, as she's swiped 29 bags with a .369 AVG, 79 hits, 15 doubles, four triples, two home runs and 41 RBIs. The power comes from Katie Gray, who has hit 16 home runs and drove in 55 with 14 doubles and a batting average of .357. Gray's not the only Lion bringing the big stick, as Carson Tinkler and Emily Perry have both hit seven homers and drove in over 35 in 2026.
 
The pitching staff at Missouri Southern State is one of the top staffs in the country, as back-to-back MIAA Pitcher of the Year and 2026 NFCA Second Team All-American Kiki Pickens leads the way. Pickens enters today with a record of (26-3) with an ERA of 1.73, 14 complete games, three shutouts and 191 strikeouts in 182.1 innings pitched. Additionally, she's holding batters to a .189 clip and has given up just four homers all season long. She's backed up by MIAA Freshman of the Year and Second Team All-Region member Emily Davis. Davis has pitched a bulk of the season with Pickens, as the true freshman is (19-5) with a 2.06 ERA, 11 complete games, four shutouts and 158 strikeouts in 156.1 IP.
 
THE PIONEERS
GLENVILLE STATE
2026 Season
The Pioneers historic 2026 campaign has reached unprecedented levels, as Glenville State won their second straight MEC South Division title, first-ever MEC Tournament championship, first NCAA DII Atlantic Region 1 title and first NCAA DII Atlantic Super Regional championship. This season's 51 wins is the most in program history, catapulting last year's 36 victories.
 
Quick Look at The Pioneers
The Pioneers are led by Delaney Warnick, who is Glenville State's first-ever All-American and is in the midst of the greatest single-season in Pioneer softball history. Warnick was also a D2CCA All-Region First Team selection and is hitting .398 with 74 hits, 12 doubles, one triple, 19 home runs and 70 RBIs. She's coming off another strong Super Regional, where she hit .500 with three home runs and drove in five. Zailees Seda had an impressive Supers herself and has put together a strong junior season, showcasing a .376 AVG with 77 hits, 12 doubles, one triple, five HR and 48 RBIs. Emily Nolan is batting .350 with 13 two-baggers, four homers and 37 RBIs while leadoff hitter Shelby McDaniels has hit 21 doubles with 36 RBIs at a .324 clip.
 
Eight of the nine Pioneers in the lineup are batting .300 or above, as Hannah Howe has hit her way to a .302 AVG with 14 doubles, one triple, six home runs and 49 RBIs. Lillian Burns (.322), Emma McLean (.304) and Alexis Harward (.300) continue to keep the lineup moving and Kylee Goodman (.267) has stayed true at the hot corner and picked up a hot bat as of late.
 
In the circle, sixth-year head coach Sara Scoone has relied of four separate Pioneer pitchers in the postseason. Senior Kylie Burdick comes in with a (21-7) record, 2.50 ERA, 14 complete games, eight shutouts and 134 strikeouts in 162.1 innings of work as the four-year starter helped clinch the berth into the World Series with a complete game in the winner-take-all contest versus Kutztown. Maci Boggess has pitched more lately, holding onto a (18-4) record, 2.23 ERA and 82 strikeouts with 15 complete games and five shutouts in 157 IP.
 
Meghan Stump is down to a 1.90 ERA and is having an impressive postseason, boosting her record to (12-4) with five complete games in 26 appearances. AndiJo Howard has done it all this year, showing off the bat with a huge pinch hit three-run home run in game one of Supers against Kutztown and starting in the circle in the Pioneers regional final versus Charleston. Howard has pitched 28.2 innings in 12 appearances, holding a 3.91 ERA and nine strikeouts.
 
The Pioneers and Missouri Southern State will start at 4 p.m. and will be televised on NCAA.com.
 
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