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Wheeling, W. Va-\u00a0The Wheeling University Softball team (1-3), (0-0) opened their season last weekend, playing four games in “The Highlands Classic”.\u00a0The Cardinals would fall in the first three games to UINDY (16-0), IUP (5-3), and Findlay (7-2), but picked up their first win of the season against Lake Erie College\u00a0by a score of\u00a09-3. The Cardinals\u00a0touched down in Florida yesterday, and they are excited to get back onto the field, play the sport they love, and hopefully pick up some wins in the process.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mackenzie Burns<\/a>\u00a0has started\u00a0her\u00a02026 campaign\u00a0on fire. The\u00a0freshman\u00a0out of Pinckney, Michigan is batting .583, placing her fifth in the Mountain East\u00a0Conference\u00a0(MEC).\u00a0Burns has accumulated seven hits, two doubles, and four RBIs\u00a0across the opening four games the Cardinals played during “The Highlands Classic”.\u00a0Seeing her with such a hot start\u00a0this early in the season\u00a0is promising, so\u00a0she\u00a0and the Cardinals are hoping she can continue this level of play.\u00a0<\/p>\n KeKe Warrix<\/a> is another player that is getting off to a good start this season. She\u00a0has a\u00a0top 25\u00a0batting average in the league at .385 and has put up a respectable three runs, five hits, a triple, and two RBIs.\u00a0In the four games she has played in, she has filled the role as the starting shortstop for the Cardinals, and has yet to disappoint, recording a fielding percentage of just under 90% and has 11 putouts along with 10 assists. Nine of those putouts and four assists came against Lake Erie on the 22nd.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n The Matchups\u00a0<\/p>\n The Cardinals will have the chance to enjoy the sunshine down in Florida this week, but they have a full schedule,\u00a0playing\u00a0eight\u00a0non-conference\u00a0games in a span of\u00a0five days.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n First, they will matchup against Eckerd College on March 3rd\u00a0at 1pm and 3pm.\u00a0The Tritons and Cardinals have never played one another before, so tomorrow will be the first\u00a0and second\u00a0meeting between the two programs\u00a0since it will be a double header. Eckerd started their season back on January\u00a031st and has already amassed a 10-4 record\u00a0and a 6-0 conference\u00a0record and\u00a0is currently riding a\u00a0seven-game\u00a0winning streak.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Next, Wheeling is set to take on\u00a0Slippery Rock University at 2:15pm and then\u00a0Dominican University of New York\u00a0at 4:30pm\u00a0on\u00a0Wednesday, March 4th.\u00a0Slippery Rock\u00a0will be the\u00a0first\u00a0game of the day on Wednesday. The Rock have a 4-0 series lead over Wheeling dating back to 2021,\u00a0including a nine-inning\u00a015-14 shootout win in the last meeting against the Cardinals. Ava Kresak<\/a> and Grace Mummery<\/a> each recorded three runs. Warrix and Kresak\u00a0laid down three hits, and Warrix had three RBIs in the loss. The Rock\u00a0are 3-1 to start the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Cardinals and Chargers\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0game two on Wednesday.\u00a0The two\u00a0have met twice with both games dating back to February 25th, 2018.\u00a0The Cardinals lost game one 6-3, but did much better in game two, winning 7-1. Dominican started their season on February 28th\u00a0in Florida but has not been able to get in the win column yet as they are 0-4.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Cardinals will\u00a0rest\u00a0on\u00a0Thursday but\u00a0get right back into action on Friday against\u00a0the University\u00a0of Sioux Falls for game one at\u00a012pm and\u00a0Seton Hill University\u00a0at 2:15pm\u00a0for\u00a0game\u00a0two.\u00a0The\u00a0first\u00a0game on Friday will pin Wheeling against the University of Sioux Falls. The Cardinals and Cougars will meet for the first time in program history. USF is 2-8 as of now and\u00a0are\u00a0on a four-game losing streak.\u00a0<\/p>\n Seton Hill has an 11-3 all-time record against Wheeling dating back to 2012.\u00a0The last time the Cardinals earned a win against the Griffins was back in 2020. The last time the two programs met was on February 20th, 2024, when Seton Hill came out on top 18-7 in five innings. As of this release, the Griffins are 3-3.\u00a0<\/p>\n Lastly, Wheeling wraps up its Florida trip with a double header against Florida Southern College on Saturday, March 7th.\u00a0Game one is set at 1pm and game two will be played right after, at 3pm. The\u00a0Mocs\u00a0and Cardinals have met just twice in program history as Florida\u00a0Southern won both games back on February 27th, 2018. As of now, the\u00a0Mocs\u00a0are 1-10 this season having started the season on January 31st.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n The Details\u00a0<\/p>\n Below are the links to follow the Wheeling University Softball team during their 2026 Spring Break trip to Florida.\u00a0Please note that some streams will require payment\u00a0to\u00a0watch\u00a0and will be denoted by\u00a0“($)”.\u00a0<\/p>\n 3-3\u00a0Game One: Eckerd vs Wheeling (1pm)\u00a0<\/p>\n Stream\u00a0HERE<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Live Stats\u00a0HERE<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n 3-3 Game Two: Eckerd vs Wheeling (3pm)\u00a0<\/p>\n Stream\u00a0HERE<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Live Stats\u00a0HERE<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n 3-4 Game Three: Slippery Rock vs Wheeling (2:15pm)\u00a0<\/p>\n Stream ($)\u00a0HERE<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n 3-4 Game Four: Dominican (NY) vs Wheeling (4:30pm)\u00a0<\/p>\n Stream ($)\u00a0HERE<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n 3-6 Game Five: USF vs Wheeling\u00a0(12pm)\u00a0<\/p>\n Stream ($)\u00a0HERE<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n 3-6 Game Six: Seton Hill vs Wheeling (2:15pm)\u00a0<\/p>\n Stream ($)\u00a0HERE<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n 3-7 Game Seven: Florida Southern vs Wheeling\u00a0(1pm)\u00a0<\/p>\n Stream\u00a0HERE<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Live Stats\u00a0HERE<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n 3-7 Game Eight: Florida Southern vs Wheeling (3pm)\u00a0<\/p>\n Stream\u00a0HERE<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n