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Box Score 2 WJU Softball Drops Two, Takes 11
th Seed In Playoffs
WHEELING, W.Va. – The Wheeling Jesuit softball squad dropped a Mountain East Conference double header to the Fairmont State Falcons on Sunday, falling 2-7 in game one, and 3-7 in game two.
The Cardinals finish the regular season with a 9-19 conference record (16-31 overall), which earns them the No. 11 seed heading into the MEC playoffs.
In game one of the double header, the Cardinals actually picked up more hits than the Falcons, getting on base eight times compared to FSU's five. It was errors however that was the Cardinals undoing, with six separate fielding errors in game one.
WJU got on the board first in the third inning when
Rachel Conrad singling to left center, bringing in
Jarah Ice for an RBI. FSU brought in four runs in the top of the 4
th though, including a two-run homer to put the Falcons ahead for good in the game.
It was clear the breaks weren't going the Cardinals way when, in the top of the 7
th inning, the Falcons Carly Mundie hid a deep fly to center field. As WJU's
Victoria Vuljanic moved back to the warning track to make the out, the ball bounced off the palm of her mitt and over the center field wall for a two run home run that was scored as an error. The tough break for Vuljanic led to the 2-7 loss for WJU.
The Cardinals fell victim to a slow start in game two, falling behind 4-0 after two innings.
Again, the WJU bats were working, with the Cardinals racking up eight hits, but the Cardinals again suffered four handling errors, allowing FSU to drive in a 7-3 win.
With the regular season complete, the final seeds and pairings for the inaugural Mountain East Conference Tournament have been determined. The MEC Tournament will be played this week,
May 1-4, at the Moyer Complex in Salem, Va.
Live stats will be provided for all games at the conference tournament.
West Virginia Wesleyan, the MEC regular season champion, earned the top seed in the tournament. UVa-Wise finished runner-up, followed by Fairmont State in third and Charleston in fourth. Urbana, which slipped to fifth in the standings on the final day, is followed by Notre Dame in sixth, West Virginia State in seventh and Concord in eighth. WVSU and CU tied in the standings, but the Yellow Jackets earned the seventh seed via tiebreaker.
Rounding out the field is Glenville State in ninth, Shepherd in 10th, Wheeling Jesuit in 11th and West Liberty in 12th.
Updated information with matchups and game times can be found on the
MEC Tournament Central Page.
Links: Moyer Sports Complex | Salem, Va. Weather | 2014 MEC Standings | MEC Stats
Hotel Information: Comfort Inn Airport (540-527-2020) | Hyatt Place (540-366-4700)
Courtyard by Marriott (540-563-5002) | Holiday Inn--Tanglewood (540-774-4400)
Tickets: $25 Tournament Pass | $10 Per Day (Adults) | $5 (Students) |
| Thursday, May 1 |
| G1 | Noon | #9 Glenville State vs. #8 Concord | | |
| G2 | Noon | #5 Urbana vs. #12 West Liberty | | |
| G3 | 2:30 p.m. | #6 Notre Dame vs #11 Wheeling Jesuit | | |
| G4 | 2:30 p.m. | #7 West Virginia State vs. #10 Shepherd | | |
| G5 | 5 p.m. | #1 West Virginia Wesleyan vs. WG1 | | |
| G6 | 5 p.m. | #4 Charleston vs. WG2 | | |
| G7 | 7:30 p.m. | #3 Fairmont State vs. WG3 | | |
| G8 | 7:30 p.m. | #2 UVa-Wise vs. WG4 | | |
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