Erie, PA -- The Mercyhurst Softball team travels to Glenville, WV for two games this weekend. They'll make the trip to take on Glenville State at 12:00 p.m. and follow that up with Frostburg State at 2:30 p.m.
Looking Back
Last weekend, the Lakers secured two big shutouts against West Liberty. In the 10-0 shutout, the Lakers had a great offensive game. Neena Pietripaolo had two RBI singles to help extend the Laker's lead in both the fourth and fifth innings. In the game against Mount Olive, Kaci Alderson had a home run in the sixth inning but ultimately, the Lakers fell to Mount Olive 9-2.
No-Hitter
Freshman Alexa North had an outstanding game in the Lakers 10-0 win over West Liberty. North pitched five innings while walking just one, striking out seven, and keeping the counterpart hitless. The native of Haskins, Oh. set down 13 batters in a row to finish the game as she had found her rhythm. She had her best frame in the third, strikeout out the side as North showed off her dominance on the diamond.
Scouting Glenville State
Last year the Lakers faced Glenville and lost 2-4. Mercyhurst hasn't won against Glenville since 2015 when the Lakers won 13-2 in a neutral site game in Myrtle Beach, SC. This season Glenville has lost to Slippery Rock and Seton Hill as they have an overall record of 4-8 while currently holding fourth in the South Division of the Mountain East conference.
Scouting Frostburg State
Frostburg has an overall record of 9-2 as they recently won their doubleheader against West Virginia and Bluefield, winning 6-0 and 9-1 respectively. Mercyhurst has never faced Frostburg in program history. Frostburg is currently first in the North Division of the Mountain East conference.
What's Next
The Lakers return home on Thursday, March 16th as they take on Notre Dame College in their first home game of the season, with the first game scheduled to start at 3:00 p.m. and the second one a t5:00 p.m. They follow that with another double-header at home on Sunday, March 19th as they play Lake Erie at 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
