PITTSBURGH – Following a doubleheader sweep of Salem, Point Park looks to carry that momentum into a Mountain East Conference South Division crossover weekend against Glenville State and Concord.

The Pioneers erupted offensively in the sweep, totaling 26 hits and 21 runs across the two games. The bottom of the lineup played a key role, going 17-for-31 with 11 RBIs, highlighted by a home run from Emma Henry. Julia Johnson earned wins in both games in the circle and has now won her last three outings.

Glenville State enters the weekend at 31-13 overall and 18-6 in MEC play, sitting second in the South Division behind Charleston. The Pioneers split a doubleheader with Concord on Wednesday, winning game one 5-4 before falling 3-2 in extra innings. Glenville State has won eight of its last 10 games.

In the "Battle of the Pioneers," Glenville State leads the all-time series 2-1, with all three meetings coming last season. Point Park claimed game one of the regular-season doubleheader, 8-7, on a Julia Hill walk-off single that scored Emma Henry. Glenville State took game two, 3-1. The teams met again in the MEC Tournament, where Point Park held a 2-0 lead before Glenville State scored four unanswered runs to eliminate the Pioneers.

Concord is currently holding onto third place in the South Division with a 10-14 conference record (20-22 overall), sitting just one game ahead of both West Virginia State and Davis & Elkins. The Mountain Lions have gone 2-8 in their last 10 games and will host Salem on Sunday before hosting Point Park on Monday.

Like Glenville State, all three meetings between Point Park and Concord came last season. Point Park swept the regular-season series (6-3, 5-3), but Concord earned a 4-1 win in the MEC Tournament.

POINT PARK SOFTBALL NOTEBOOK

• Emma Henry leads the Pioneers with a .327 batting average. Cam Mann follows at .315, and Mia Arndt is hitting .313, giving Point Park three hitters above .300.
• Arndt leads the team with five home runs. Henry, Mann, and Shania Cope each have two, while Ava Hubble, Gianna Welsh, and Kaylee Fabiano have one apiece.
• Arndt also leads the team with 29 stolen bases.
• Defensively, every starter owns a fielding percentage above .900, led by Jana Hess at .996.
• In the circle, Julia Johnson has been strong of late, winning her last three starts. She holds a 5.45 ERA and an 8-13 record.
• Johnson ranks in the top five in the MEC in complete games (second, 18) and innings pitched (fourth, 141.1).
• Against MEC opponents, Arndt (.388), Mann (.365), and Hubble (.304) are all hitting above .300. Both Arndt and Mann have OPS marks over 1.000 in conference play.
• The Pioneers have raised their team batting average to .267 following a strong offensive week.
• Point Park's 16 runs and 16 hits in game one against Salem are tied for the second-highest single-game totals in the MEC this season. The team also recorded 16 RBIs in that game, ranking second in the conference.

GLENVILLE STATE NOTEBOOK

• Zailees Seda leads Glenville State with 54 hits, the third-highest total in the MEC.
• Shelby McDaniels leads the conference with 19 doubles.
• Delaney Warnick leads the team in several offensive categories, including batting average (.351), OPS (.972), hits (46), home runs (6), and slugging percentage (.565).
• In the circle, Maci Boggess owns a 1.94 ERA over 104.2 innings with 64 strikeouts and just 31 runs allowed.
• Kylie Burdick is also a key arm, holding a 2.25 ERA with 11 complete games across 118 innings pitched.
• Burdick earned MEC Co-Pitcher of the Week honors on March 23.

CONCORD NOTEBOOK

• Kendall Morgan leads Concord in batting average (.361), runs (31), hits (48), and triples (7).
• Reghan Hintz (6-13, 3.10 ERA) and Madison Hollis (3.69 ERA) are the likely starters. Hintz has thrown 131 innings with opponents hitting .257, while Hollis has thrown 136.2 innings with opponents hitting .319.
• Hollis also leads the team with six home runs.
• Concord has had multiple MEC weekly award winners this season: Morgan (Feb. 16), Hannah Niten (March 30), and Hintz, who has earned Pitcher of the Week honors twice (Feb. 23 and March 16).

SCHEDULE CHANGES
The four-game weekend begins on Sunday, as Point Park will face Glenville State at the Sue Morris Sports Complex. Monday's doubleheader will take place in Athens, West Virginia. Both days are scheduled to start at 1:00.