Elkins, W.Va -- The Senators took care of business on Saturday against Concord and clinched a spot in the MEC Softball Tournament next week. This came after a tough doubleheader on Friday against Glenville State.

Game 1 vs Glenville State 5-3 Loss
The Senators took a 1-0 lead in the third inning when Linzey Allard hit a solo homerun. The Pioneers would answer with two runs of their own in the fourth inning to take a 2-1 lead.

The Senators regained the lead when Lilly Saucedo hit a two-run homerun in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Pioneers would score three runs in the seventh inning to pull out the victory.

Game 2 vs Glenville State 8-5 Loss
The Pioneers jumped out early on the Senators and took a 6-0 lead into the bottom of the fourth inning. The Senators would get the offense going when Julie Gutierrez hit a solo homerun and Trinity Fleming drove in a run with a double to make it 6-2 after four innings. 

The Senators would score another run in the fifth inning when Linzey Allard singled in a run. In the sixth inning the Senators made it a ball game by scoring two more runs with Trinity Fleming driving in a run with a sacrifice fly and Trinity Cossette added an RBI double to make the score 6-5 going into the seventh. The Pioneers would add two runs in the seventh to pull out the win.

Sharon Morales, Linzey Allard and Julie Gutierrez each collected two hits.

Game 1 vs Concord 4-3 Win
The Senator offense got going early and held on to win game one against Concord and clinched a spot in the MEC Softball Tournament. Linzey Allard and Ashlyn Zapach each drove in runs with singles in the first inning.

In the second inning Linzey Allard added a two-run homerun to help the Senators take a 4-1 lead after the second inning. Concord would add runs in the third and sixth innings to make the score 4-3 but the Senators would hold on for the win.

Linzey Allard was 2 for 4 with two runs scored and three RBI.

Game 2 vs Concord 9-4 Win
The Senators jumped out to another early lead when Sharon Morales hit a solo homerun and Lilly Saucedo followed with a two-run homerun to take a 3-1 lead after the first inning. Maddie Lavelle added a three-run homerun in second inning to make the score 6-1. 

Concord added three runs in the sixth inning to make it a 6-4 game. The Senators would put the game away in the bottom of the sixth when Sharon Morales drove in a run with a double and they added two more runs on a fielder's choices. 

Sharon Morales was 2 for 3 with three runs scored and three RBI.

Up Next:
The Senators will travel to the MEC Softball Tournament on Wednesday, May 1st.