Softball 4/6/2017 3:59:00 PM Chris Myers

Cardinals Softball Hosts Cavaliers and Mt. Lions over Weekend

Softball 4/6/2017 3:59:00 PM Chris Myers

Cardinals Softball Hosts Cavaliers and Mt. Lions over Weekend

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WHEELING, W.Va. – In the upcoming Mountain East Conference weekend, the Wheeling Jesuit softball team host both the University of Virginia's College at Wise and Concord.

The Cardinals (13-13/7-7 MEC North) aim to build upon a 4-2 last week. The four WJU wins included North Division sweeps of West Liberty and Shepherd.

WJU opens the weekend with a 1 p.m. Saturday twinbill against UVa.-Wise (17-13/8-6 MEC South) at the J.B. Chambers Complex. Rounding out the weekend, the Cardinals host the Mountain Lions of Concord (18-20/7-7 MEC South) starting at noon on Sunday.

For Saturday, UVa-Wise went 2-4 in three playing dates last week. The Cavaliers, though, have split a four-game series against the University of Charleston and one series with West Virginia Wesleyan.

Concord was 4-2 last week with a March 29^th sweep of UVa.-Wise, before it split at both West Virginia State and Charleston.

2016 WJU vs. UVa.-Wise & Concord
Cardinals vs. Cavaliers
4/2/16 at Wise: Cardinals Swept 10-0 (5 inn.) & 4-2 (10 inn.)
4/30/16 at MEC Tourn.: Cavaliers won 5-3

Cardinals vs. Mt. Lions
4/3/16 at Athens: Split -- Cardinals 2-1 gm. 1 & Mt. Lions 4-3 in gm. 2
4/29/16 at MEC Tourn.: Mt. Lions won 6-0

MEC Team Rankings
Batting – WJU 4^th (.291), Wise 9th (.264), CU 8^th (.270)
Pitching – WJU 2nd (2.32ERA), Wise 5^th (2.44), CU 10^th (3.28)
Fielding – WJU 7^th (.954 fld pct.), Wise 3rd (.964), CU 2nd (.964)

WJU Team Leaders
Hitting
Molly Welsh – .417, 13 runs, 35 hits, 4 doubles, 11 RBI
Mallory Chapman – .365, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 11 BB
Jackie Cramer – .355, 22 hits, 8 RBI
Pitching
Chapman – 1.52 ERA, 9-7, 3 SHO, 115.0 IP, 87 K/16 BB
Courtney Rogers – 2.47 ERA, 1-0, 17.1 IP, 9 K/8 BB
Erin Unterbrink – 4.36 ERA, 3-6, 43.1 IP, 20 K/5 BB

Wise Team Leaders
Hitting
Zoe Millard – .387, 21 runs, 41 hits, 5 doubles, 8 RBI
Samantha Ely – .349, 30 hits, 4 doubles, 2 HR, 23 RBI, 11 BB
Alexa Hernandez – .297, 13 runs, 9 doubles, 4 HR, 17 RBI
Pitching
Taylor Brandts – 1.56 ERA, 9-5, 5 SHO, 98.2 IP, 81 K/24 BB
Emily Kale – 3.00 ERA, 4-2, 1 SHO, 35.0 IP, 23K/6 BB
Raychel Lapallo – 3.80 ERA, 3-6, 59.0 IP, 25K/22 BB

CU Team Leaders
Hitting
Alayna Furr – .449, 28 runs, 62 hits, 5 doubles, 8 RBI
Abby Beatty – .322, 22 runs, 39 hits, 9 doubles, 2 triples, 5 HR, 26 RBI
Jenna Witt – .321, 20 runs, 36 hits, 10 doubles, 3 HR, 18 RBI
Pitching
D. Fitzpatrick – 2.48 ERA, 5-3, 1 SHO, 65.0 IP, 19 K/12 BB
Allie Reid – 2.94 ERA, 7-7, 3 SHO, 97.2 IP, 38 K/25 BB
Rachel Pritchard – 2.94, 3-3, 52.1 IP, 13 K/21 BB
Sara Herndon – 5.43 ERA, 3-7, 1 SHO, 47.2 IP, 22 K/27 B

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