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Softball Splits Sunday
The Yellow Jacket softball team split a pair of Sunday games in the UNC Pembroke tournament.
The Jackets dropped a 10-2 decision to Kutztown after leading 2-1 going into the bottom of the fifth.
WVSU recovered to defeat St. Andrews 9-1 later in the day.
Charli Small, Bobbi Harper, and Margaret Osborne each had a double and Brittany Hyatt had a pair as the Jackets rolled to the win to finish the weekend 3-1.
Harper and Osborne each drove in two runs in the win while freshman pitcher Kelsey Lorraine allowed just three hits in six innings to improve to 2-0 in her collegiate career.
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Softball Opens 2-0, Freshmen Come Up Big
The Yellow Jacket softball squad is off to a fast start winning twice in cold weather at  the UNC Pembroke tournament in North Carolina Saturday.
WVSU defeated Pfeiffer 9-4 in game one as freshman pitcher Kelsey Lorraine picked up her first collegiate win and freshman Sara Pelegreen pitched 4.2 strong innings of relief.
Last season's WVIAC Freshman of the Year Brittany Hyatt went 3-3 with a home run and double while freshman catcher Poppy Ramey also had a strong college debut going 2-3 at the plate with a triple and two RBI.
Junior Margaret Osborne went the distance in game two as the Jackets defeated St. Andrews 4-2.
Bobbi Harper doubled to drive in the tying run at 2-2 and freshman Alex Macri, who finished the game 2-2, drove in what proved to be the game winner.
The Yellow Jackets are scheduled to play two more games Sunday before returning home.
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Revised Softball Schedule for Weekend
WVSU will also play at a doubleheader at Shaw at 1 p.m. Sunday.
At UNC Pembroke (revised due to weather conditions)
Saturday, February 6
9:30 a.m. – UNCP vs. West Virginia State 11:30 a.m. – Pfeiffer vs. West Virginia State 1:30 p.m. – Pfeiffer vs. East Stroudsburg 3:30 p.m. – St. Andrews vs. East Stroudsburg 5:30 p.m. – West Virginia State vs. Kutztown 7:30 p.m. – Pfeiffer vs. Kutztown
Sunday, February 7
8 a.m. – West Virginia State vs. East Stroudsburg 10 a.m. – East Stroudsburg vs. St. Andrews Noon – UNCP vs. Kutztown
2 p.m. – UNCP vs. St. Andrews 4 p.m. – Kutztown vs. St. Andrews
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Jackets Picked to Finish 2nd
The WVSU softball team has been picked to finish second in this season's conference race according to a poll of coaches.
Defending champion West Virginia Wesleyan was chosen to repeat with the Yellow Jackets easily taking second in the voting.
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Softball Opens Season Thursday
The WVSU softball team heads south to open its season Friday at the UNC-Pembroke tournament.
The Jackets were originally scheduled to open at Shaw University Thursday but that doubleheader has been moved to Sunday now due to wet field conditions.
WVSU finished last season with a 31-19 overall record and 17-9 conference mark.
First team All-WVIAC shortstop Brittany Hyatt leads the Jackets effort along with second team All-WVIAC second baseman Kayla Sturms.
The 14-player roster includes six freshmen and just one senior.
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Hometown Story on Jacket Freshman Pelegreen
Click here to see video story of Yellow Jacket freshman Sara Pelegreen
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Jacket Softball Adds International Flavor
The West Virginia State softball program picked up its first international recruit this  week when Canadian pitcher Jade Weinkauf signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Yellow Jackets next year.
The right-hander posted a 24-20 record with an earned run average of 2.52 for the Calgary Kaizen club team that qualified for the Canadian national tournament. She also hit for a .358 average and drove in 23 runs.
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Softball Signs Top WV Prep Star
West Virginia State softball coach Bob Allen announced Wednesday that Man
High's three-time All-State pitcher Marlena Frye has signed a National Letter
of Intent to play for the Yellow Jackets.
Frye has led the Hillbillies to back-to-back Class A state titles and
undefeated seasons. In her three seasons Man has compiled a 65-3 record with
her pitching including an ongoing 41-game winning streak.
"We are happy to be adding Marlena," Allen said. "She brings a lot to the
team."
Frye allowed just one earned run this past season as the Hillbillies
outscored opponents 199-11. She was named captain of the Class A All-State team
and was in the top three in voting for state Player of the Year honors.
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Softball Wins Four
The Yellow Jackets dominated their own fall round robin Saturday afternoon by sweeping two games each from Charleston and Glenville State.
The Jackets defeated Charleston 6-3 and 2-1 with Bobbi Harper belting a pair of home runs in the opener.
Later in the day WVSU downed Glenville 2-0 and 4-1 behind the hitting of Margaret Osborne and Brittany Hyatt.
"The kids played real well," said Coach Bob Allen. "All four pitchers did a great job."
Margaret Osborne, Kelsey Lorraine, Ashley Banks, and Sara Pelegreen handling the hurling for the Jackets.
"Lorraine pitched the final three innings of the last game and struck out nine," Allen said.
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Softball Splits Pair
The WVSU softball squad split a pair of fall games Saturday at Marshall.
In the opener the Yellow Jackets fell behind 4-0 after one inning but rallied to close the gap before falling 6-5 to Marshall.
Down 6-2 going into the sixth Andi Amrein drove in a pair of runs with a single and Brittany Hyatt belted a solo home run to make it 6-5.
In their second game of the day the Yellow Jackets downed Wheeling Jesuit 5-4 with Hyatt, last season's WVIAC Freshman of the Year, picking up her second round-tripper on the afternoon.
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Softball Recruit Pelegreen Honored
It was announced this week that WVSU softball recruit Sara Pelegreen has been  named the Ohio Division III softball Player of the Year.
Pelegreen (right) plays for Harrison Central High which is locat about 25 miles northwest of Wheeling.
The first team All-State player hit 355, had an earned run average of 0.57 with 194k's and 9 shutouts.
Photo courtesy of Steubenville Herald Star's Mike Mathison.
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Softball Recruit Named Morgantown Area Player of Year
Yellow Jacket softball recruit Rachel Colebanks of University High has been named the Morgantown Dominion Post's prep softball Player of the Year.
Colebanks played third base and pitched for the Hawks.
At third she committed only one error all season and at the plate Colebanks hit .362 and drove in 13 runs.
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Softball's Hyatt 2nd Team All-Region
The honors keep rolling in for WVSU freshman softball player Brittany Hyatt.
Already a 1st team All-WVIAC pick and conference Freshman of the Year Hyatt has now been named to the Daktronics NCAA Atlantic Region 2nd team.
Hyatt led the Yellow Jackets with a .450 batting average and 49 runs batted in. The Hagerstown, MD native blasted 33 extra-base hits, including nine home runs.
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Softball Signs All-State Catcher
WVSU softball coach Bob Allen announced the signing of Chapmanville All-State catcher Poppy Ramey to a National Letter of Intent.
This season, Ramey is hitting .304 with 13 RBI, five doubles, one triple, 17 stolen bases and three sacrifices.
She played a key role in the Tiger's 2007 state championship run.
To see the Logan Banner story on Ramey's signing click here
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Softball Eliminated
The Yellow Jacket softball team remained alive with an 8-0 win over West Liberty Friday morning at the WVIAC tournament being played in Vienna.
Margaret Osborne threw a one-hit, five inning shutout and belted a three-run home run while Kris Taylor contributed 3 RBI.
The Jackets then defeated Davis and Elkins 6-0 as freshman Brittany Hyatt hit a two-run home run and Jenni Fowlkes knocked in a pair with a double all in th efirst inning.
A third game proved to be too much though as WVSU finally fell to Wheeling Jesuit by a score of 5-2 to end the tournament with a 3-2 record.
Defending tournament champ WVSU finished the season with a record of 31-19.
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Softball Splits at WVIAC Day One
The fifth seeded West Virginia State University softball team defeated 12th seed Ohio Valley University 3-2 to open play in the WVIAC tournament Thursday.
Later in the day the Jackets lost to fourth seed Seton Hill University 4-1. The Yellow Jackets now play West Liberty State College in the loser's bracket at 10:00a.m.
A game box and play by play are located at the WVIAC Softball Central page located below.
Click here to go to WVIAC Softball Central
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Softball Opens WVIAC Play at 10 AM Thursday
The defending tournament champion Yellow Jackets open play in the WVIAC softball tournament at 10 a.m. Thursday in Vienna, just outside of Parkersburg.
The Jackets finished the season with a 28-17 overall record and 17-9 in conference play to make them the 5th seed.
WVSU faces 12th seed Ohio Valley with the winner slated to take on 4th seed Seton Hill at 2 p.m.
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Softball Splits at Seton Hill
The WVSU softball team split a pair of games on the road at Seton Hill Sunday.
The host Girffins (25-18, 17-9) took the opener 3-2 but the Yellow Jackets (28-17, 17-9) recovered to take the second game by a score of 13-3 as they scored 8 runs in the fourth inning to put the game away.
The Yellow Jackets took a 2-0 lead in the top of the third in game one but Seton Hill answered with one in the bottom of the inning and two more in the third.
Jenni Fowlkes and Brittany Hyatt drove in runs for State.
In the nightcap Margaret Osborne slammed a pair of home runs while Bobbi Harper drove in a total of four runs with a single and a home run. Brittany Hyatt and Kris Taylor each went 2-for-3 at the plate with Taylor driving in two runs.
Play opens Thursday in the West Virginia Conference tournament being held in Vienna.
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Softball Splits
The Yellow Jackets split a softball doubleheader with visiting Wheeling Jesuit Friday afternoon as the Cardinals won game one 1-0 with WVSU rebounding to win game two by a score of 5-4.
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Softball Falls
The Yellow Jacket softball squad lost a pair of heartbreakers at the University of Charleston Thursday.
WVSU fell by scores of 4-3 and 5-1 in a doubleheader.
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Humphreys Tosses One-Hitter, Jackets Take Two
Diana Humphreys took a perfect game into the seventh inning of game one of a softball doubleheader against Salem Saturday evening in Institute.
A leadoff single ended her bid for perfection but the junior calmly retired the next three batters to finish off a 6-0 win.
Kayla Sturms drove in two runs with a double while Bobbi Harper and Kris Taylor each also contributed a run scoring hit. Humphreys struck out seven.
The Jackets rolled to a 15-1 five inning win in game two.
Margaret Osborne scattered four hits.
Offensively Sturms remained hot at the plate going 4-for-4 for a double and four runs batted in and fellow freshman Brittany Hyatt went 2-for-3 with a double and drove in three runs
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Softball Sweeps Ohio Valley
The Yellow Jackets defeated Ohio Valley 5-2 in game one of a doubleheader being  played in Institute Thursday.
The Jackets played as the visitors because the games were originally scheduled to be play at Ohio Valley before being postponed twice due to rain.
Diana Humphreys (right) went the distance for WVSU and Kayla Sturm blasted a home run and drove in another run with a double as she went 3-for-4 at the plate.
The Jackets had to rally to win game two as the Fighting Scots took a 5-4 lead in the seventh inning.
Freshman shortstop Brittany Hyatt blasted a three-run home run though to give WVSU the lead.
Humphreys came back in to pitch in the fourth to pick up her second win of the day.
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Softball Moves Into Regional Rankings
The WVSU softball team has fought its way into the NCAA Regional rankings this week.
The Jackets are 10th in the Atlantic Region.
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Softball Splits Pair
The Yellow Jackets split a pair of softball games at RIo Grande Wednesday afternoon.
WVSU fell 2-1 in the opener with Jeni Fowlkes' two out double in the first inning bringing home Mallory Hilton the Jacket's lone run. Hilton ended up 3-for-3 on the game as WVSU had five hits.
Junior Diana Humphreys (8-5) took the loss even though she allowed just one earned run while scattering five hits.
It was the host Red Storm (8-8) that took the lead early in game two as they jumped ahead 4-1. But WVSU scored twice in the sixth and then once in the seventh to tie the game and send it to extra innings before winning 5-4.
Margaret Osborne (6-5) went the distance for WVSU (15-10)
Freshman Brittany Hyatt led the Yellow Jackets attack going 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Her solo home run leading off the sixth inning fueled the Jackets comeback.. Kayla Sturms also collected three hits in the game going 3-for-5.
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Softball sweeps Wisconsin Oshgosh
West Virginia State University defeated Wisconsin Oshgosh 2-0 and 6-0... More to come...
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Softball Splits Doubleheader
The WVSU softball team split a douboleheader Tuesday against Southwest Baptist in Pensacola, Florida.
The Jackets took game one 4-3 but lost the second game 1-0.
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Softball Wins Twice, Upsets #11 Team in Country
The Yellow Jacket softball team opened its spring break trip with a pair of wins at the Salem Invitational in Salem, Virginia Friday.
In the first game WVSU rallied from a 12-5 deficit to send the game to extra innings and then from a 13-12 deficit to win on senior Jenni Fowlkes' two-run home run in teh bottom of the eighth for a 14-13 win over Shippensburg (Pa.).
It was Fowlkes' second round-tripper of the game. Catcher Kris Taylor added another home run for WVSU.
In the next game the Yellow Jackets faced No. 11 Kutztown University (21-6) in a rematch of a game WVSU lost just over a week ago.
In that game the Yellow Jackets had four starters out with injuries and fell 10-0 in five innings.
Friday nearly all had returned and it made a big difference as WVSU (10-5) ended the Bears' 11-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory.
Brittany Hyatt pounded out a home run and a double to lead the attack while Diana Humphreys went the distance to pick up the win.
For linescore and Kutztown game recap click here
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Harris News Herald Article on Softball Recruit
Pelegreen signs with WV State
 By ED BANKS, Harris News-Herald Sports Writer
Sara Pelegreen, one of the valley's premier softball players, will further her talents at the next level while playing at West Virginia State.
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Softball Splits With A-B
The WVSU softball team dropped game one of a doubleheader by a 1-0 score to visiting Alderson-Broaddus Wednesday.
The Battlers out-hit the Jackets 6 to 4 in picking up the win.
In the nightcap the Jackets took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning only to see the Battlers tie the contest with a run in the top of the seventh.
The Yellow Jackets held the visitors scoreless in the top of the eighth though. Brittany Hyatt then doubled for the Yellow Jackets in the bottom of the eighth , advanced to third on a wild pitch and came home a few moments later on a passed ball to give WVSU the 2-1 victory.
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Softball drops three at GSC Invite
West Virginia State University dropped three games on Friday, March 13, 2009 to regional foes #6 Lock Haven University 6-0, Shippensburg 5-4, and East Stroudsburg 2-1 at the Glenville State College Invitational in Glenville, WV.
The Yellow Jackets play #11 Kutztown University today in Glenville, WV. WVSU returns home on Sunday, March 15, 2009 to play Alderson Broaddus College at 2:00 p.m.
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Softball Smacks BSC Twice
The WVSU softball team sweep Bluefield State by scores of 15-0 and 10-1.
The Yellowjackets are now 7-1 overall and 3-1 in the WVIAC.
Margaret Osborne (4-0) picked up the win in game one receiving support from Brittany Hyatt who went 2-4 with a home run and Casey Jo Crawford with a pair of singles in three trips to the plate.
Diana Humphreys(3-1) gets the win in game two. Casey Crawford and Kris Taylor each went 2 for 2 at the plate.
The softball team plays #15 Lockhaven of PA on Friday, March 13, 2009 and #11 Kutztown of PA on Saturday, March 14, 2009, along with Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference teams Shippensburg and East Stroudsburg at the GSC inviational.
The Jackets will return home on Sunday, March 15, 2009 to face Alderson Broaddus College.
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Osborne WVIAC Pitcher of Week
The Yellow Jackets' Margaret Osborne was named WVAIC Pitcher of the Week today.
Osborne went 2-0 and only allowed three runs in 14.0 inning=
s...The sophomore downed West Liberty 2-1 and Hillsdale (MI) 6-2 and posted=
a 1.50 earned run average for the week.
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Jackets Sweep Hillsdale
The WVSU softball team swept a doubleheader from Hillsdale College of Michigan Sunday afternoon in Institute.
Sophomore pitcher Margaret Osborne (3-0) scattered five hits and went the distance for the 6-2 win in game one.
Brittany Hyatt, Casey Jo Crawford and Bobby Harper each had a pair of hits each while Kris Taylor added a triple for the Yellow Jackets.
In game two Diana Humphreys (2-1) tossed a one-hit complete game shutout as the Jackets won 2-0.
Brittany Hyatt provided the fireworks again with a two-run homer over the centerfield fence.
Coach Bob Allen said Hyatt "also had a spectacular day in the field with no errors and several great plays."
The Yellow Jackets are now 5-1 and play Bluefield at home Wednesday.
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Softball Splits with West Liberty
The Yellow Jackets dropped game one of a double header 4-2 against visiting West Liberty Saturday afternoon.
In the nightcap the Jackets rallied in the bottom of the 7th on back to back hits by Mallory Hilton and Casey Jo Crawford to beat the Hilltoppers 2-1.
Crawford went 3-4 in the second game and Margaret Osborne
pitched the complete game win.
The Yellowjackets host Hillsdale College at noon Sunday.
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