Wheeling, W. Va. - With rain in the forecast for Saturday in Morgantown, West Virginia, Wheeling University Softball's season-opening doubleheader against Salem University has been pushed to Friday, February 11th. The two games are still scheduled for 12 and 2 PM and will still be played at the Mylan Park softball fields in Morgantown. 

The Softball team is coming off a growing year for many of their young players, where they finished 10-32 overall and 9-23 in Mountain East Conference (MEC) play. However, many of the players on their roster were freshmen and sophomores, who were still getting their feet wet in collegiate softball. This season, many of those same players return with a year of experience under their belts and are looking to take their games to the next level. 

Two girls leading the offensive side of the ball will be sophomores Cassi Roman and Autumn Oehlstrom, the Cardinals two leading hitters last season. Roman was the team's leading hitter with a .355 batting average while Oehlstrom led the team with seven home runs a year ago. In the circle, Wheeling returns veteran pitcher Madison Macy, who led the Cardinals with 61.2 innings of work last season. She posted a 5.56 ERA during the year and pitched in some of the highest-pressure situations for the team throughout the season. 

First pitch for Friday's doubleheader is scheduled for 12 pm, followed by game two at around 2 PM. The games will be played at the Mylan Park softball field, located at 300 Mylan Park Lane in Morgantown, West Virginia.