WHEELING, W.Va. – The Glenville State Softball team allowed just four runs over four games this weekend to secure doubleheader sweeps of West Liberty and Wheeling to improve to (27-11) overall and (14-4) in MEC play. The Pioneers defeated the Hilltoppers, 10-2 and 2-1, on Saturday (Apr. 11) before taking care of the Cardinals on Sunday (Apr. 12), 8-0 and 4-1.
Saturday (Apr. 11)
GSU 10 | West Liberty 2 (5 Inn.)
The Pioneer bats exploded for four runs in the first inning and six in the second stanza, as a three-run home run by Delaney Warnick busted the game wide open in the top of the 2nd. West Liberty put two runs on the board in the third inning, however, AndiJo Howard pitched a strong final two innings to cut the first game of the weekend short, 10-2, in just five innings.
GSU 2 | West Liberty 1
Unlike game one, runs in game two came at a premium. The scoreless tie would finally be broken in the top of the fourth inning when Emma McLean doubled Addie Hicks home to give GSU the 1-0 lead. Two innings later, Alexis Harward singled through the right side to bring Macie Duval home as Glenville State took a two-run advantage. West Liberty used a Pioneer error in the bottom of the 7th to cut the GSU lead in half, but a strong finish by Maci Boggess secured the win for the Pioneers, 2-1.
Sunday (Apr. 12)
GSU 8 | Wheeling 0 (5 Inn.)
It was quiet until Alexis Harward homered in the top of the third inning to put Glenville State on the board first once again, 2-0. Kylee Goodman, Emma McLean, Alexis Harward and Shelby McDaniels all notched an RBI in the fourth inning to extend the GSU advantage to six. Goodman then recorded a two-RBI double in the 5th inning to put the run-rule into a possibility. Kylie Burdick shut the door in the fifth inning on the Cardinals and picked up her 13th win of the 2026 campaign as the Pioneers won, 8-0.
GSU 4 | Wheeling 1
In the closing game, Glenville State was able to score first for the fourth time during the weekend, using a Hannah Howe RBI double and Emma McLean RBI single in the 2nd inning to give GSU a 2-0 advantage. Emily Nolan’s infield RBI single in the third extended the lead, and Alexis Harward grounded out but brought home AndiJo Howard to make it 4-0 in the fourth. Wheeling finally got on the board in the 5th, but GSU’s pitching wouldn’t allow anymore to notch the weekend sweep and game four victory, 4-1.
Up Next For The Pioneers
The Pioneers return to the Sue Morris Sports Complex on Saturday (Apr. 18) with rival Fairmont State. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m.
