MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The first edition of the four-class WVSSAC State Softball Tournament begins Wednesday, May 28 at Little Creek Park in South Charleston. In previous years, the entire tournament was completed in two days. This year, the event has expanded to four days.
The Class A and Class AA Tournaments will be contested May 28-29, while Class AAA and Class AAAA will f0llow on May 30-31.
MetroNews will produce live radio broadcasts of all state tournament games on the MetroNews Radio Network and at wvmetronews.com. Video broadcasts, only made available through the National Federation of High Schools Network, are available for purchase.
Class A
Trinity (13-10) vs. Pendleton County (29-2) – Wednesday, 9:30 a.m.
The Warriors are making their first state tournament appearance and the program recently reformed four years ago. In the 2022 and 2023 seasons, TCS won just one game. Prior to this season, Trinity’s last sectional title came in 2010. Trinity ended the regular season ranked ninth in the MetroNews Coaches Poll.
TCS finished the regular season with an 8-10 record and in the middle of a six-game losing streak. However, the Warriors are 5-0 in sectional and regional play. Trinity erased a three-run deficit in the seventh inning of their regional-clinching win over Magnolia, winning 9-8.
The Warriors are averaging 8.6 runs per game. Josalyn Phillips is Trinity’s leading hitter (.479). She also leads TCS in home runs (8) and runs batted in (33). Paige Hopkins owns a 3.64 earned run average.
Pendleton County has been the top-ranked team in the MetroNews Coaches Poll for the final three weeks of the regular season. The Wildcats lead the state with 29 victories. Their two losses have come against state tournament qualifiers in higher classifications (Frankfort, Petersburg). PCHS won the annual Bub Riggleman Tournament in April, sweeping their six games in Moorefield. The Wildcats have won their four postseason games by a combined score of 57-4.
The Wildcats are making their first appearance at the state level since 2015.
PenCo averages 11.7 runs per game and they allow 3.5 runs per game.
Baylee Beachler leads the Wildcats in hitting (.556), home runs (10) and RBI (54). Fellow senior Avery Townsend owns a .547 batting average. She leads the team in runs scored (57) to go along with nine homers and 39 runs batted in. Beachler owns a 21-1 record in the circle with a 1.45 ERA. Susan Vincell is 6-0 in 18 appearances.
Greenbrier West (19-8) vs. Wahama (27-6) – Wednesday, 30 minutes after Game 1
Greenbrier West heads to the state tournament with victories in nine of their last ten games. The Cavaliers are back in South Charleston after a one-year absence. West ended the regular season ranked sixth in the MetroNews Coaches poll.
GWHS has won all four of their postseason games by a combined score of 62-0. West averages 10.0 runs per game and they allow 3.7 runs per game.
Brielle Redden is West’s leading hitter (.543). She also leads the team in home runs (10) and doubles (17). Brooklyn Adkins has a team-best 33 runs batted in. Preslee Treadway is batting .403.
Like the Cavaliers, Wahama is making their first state tournament appearance since 2023. The White Falcons won three consecutive Class A state championships from 2021-2023. WHS and Pendleton County traded the top spots in the MetroNews Coaches poll for most of the regular season.
Wahama won the Little Kanawha Conference Tournament title in April, defeating Ritchie County and St. Marys in the semifinal round and the championship, respectively. The White Falcons won a thrilling sectional round where they took two of three from Gilmer County. WHS clinched a regional berth with an 11-10, walk-off win over the Titans.
WHS averages 10.2 runs per game and they allow 3.7 runs per game.
Audrey Reynolds leads Wahama in batting (.582). She also leads the team in doubles (14) and runs batted in (37). West Virginia State signee Elissa Hoffman owns a 19-5 pitching record and an earned run average of 2.53.
Class AA
Oak Glen (27-10) vs. Petersburg (21-10) – Wednesday, 9:30 a.m.
The Golden Bears are back at the state tournament after a one-year absence. They finished third at states in 2023 and were the runners-up a year earlier. Oak Glen won the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Class 4A Tournament earlier this month.
OGHS was pushed to a decisive game in the sectional round before defeating Wheeling Central Catholic, 5-4. In the regional, Oak Glen swept defending Class A state champion St. Marys to advance. The Golden Bears ended the regular season ranked fifth in the MetroNews Coaches poll.
After an 8-6 start to the season, the Golden Bears won 16 of 18 midseason. Oak Glen averages 7.5 runs per game and they allow 3.7 runs per game.
Sophomore Mattie Carney is the team’s leading hitter (.405). She also leads the team in home runs (4) and runs scored (34). Carney owns a 2.52 ERA in the circle. Danica Holden leads the Golden Bears with 31 runs batted in.
Petersburg finished as the Class A runner-up last May and they have fared well in their elevation to Class AA. The Vikings, who finished the regular season ranked eighth in the MetroNews Coaches poll, won their five postseason games by a combined score of 53-18.
Half of Petersburg’s ten losses have come against state tournament qualifiers. After a 12-9 start to the season, PHS has won nine of their last ten games entering the state tournament.
Miley Tingler leads the Vikings in batting at .458. Gracie Carpenter (2.91) leads the team in earned run average.
Liberty Raleigh (18-8) vs. Logan (22-6) – Wednesday, 30 minutes after Game 1
Liberty Raleigh is making their first appearance at the state tournament since 2011. During the 2011 season, under the tutelage of Head Coach Mark Workman, the Raiders made it to the championship game before losing 1-0 to Ritchie County! The Raiders enter the 2025 Class AA opener on a six-game winning streak. LHS has won their five postseason games by a combined score of 61-18.
The Raiders average 8.7 runs per game and they allow 4.8 runs per game.
Freshman Alyssa Scarbo leads Liberty in hitting (.506) and sophomore Alexandria Bowles follows with a .494 average. Katie Mullens leads the Raiders in doubles (18) and runs batted in (28). Scarbo leads the team in runs scored with 39.
The Wildcats are the No. 1 team in the MetroNews Coaches poll, a spot they have held for most of the season. The Wildcats won two of three from Scott in the sectional round before sweeping Buffalo in the regional series.
Logan averages 6.2 runs per game and they allow 3.6 runs per game.
Myleigh Adkins leads Logan in batting (.487), home runs (12) and runs batted in (37). Lacy Curry is batting .405 with a team-best 31 runs scored.
Adkins is also 18-2 in the circle with an earned run average of 1.56. She has struck out 260 batters in 143.1 innings of work.
Class AAA
Weir (27-7) vs. Frankfort (27-0) – Friday, 9:30 a.m.
After falling just short of reaching the state tournament in recent years, Weir broke through this spring by sweeping a pair of sectional games against Brooke and two regional games against Grafton. The Red Riders have outscored their opponents, 24-4 in four postseason games. Weir is ranked sixth in the MetroNews Coaches poll.
The Red Riders opened their season on a nine-game winning streak and they have won 16 of their last 18 games. Weir averages 7.5 runs per game and they allow 3.0 runs per game.
Rayna Hoover is the leading hitter for the Red Riders (.434). She also leads the team with eight home runs. Hoover and Logan Barton share the team lead in runs batted in (38).
Eliza Utt owns a 25-7 pitching record and an ERA of 2.06. She has struck out 214 batters in 211 innings.
Frankfort is the state’s lone unbeaten team. FHS is ranked third in the MetroNews Coaches poll. The Falcons are 4-0 against state tournament qualifiers, including a 2-1 win at University on May 15.
Frankfort has allowed a maximum of three runs in a game this season (three times). The Falcons are 5-0 in the postseason and they have outscored their opponents 39-5 in those games.
Three regulars in the Falcon starting lineup feature batting averages above .500 — Avery Noel (.618), Tayler Likens (.582) and Rylee Magnold (.516). Noel leads the team with a dozen home runs and 34 runs batted in and 41 runs.
FHS has allowed just 27 runs this season. Noel has an earned run average of 1.06 and Mangold’s ERA is 0.66.
The Falcons swept all five of their postseason camps, including a pair of wins over Keyser and Lincoln.
Herbert Hoover (25-7) vs. Winfield (26-7) – Friday, 30 minutes after Game 1
Herbert Hoover and Winfield have combined to win the last seven Class AA state championships. The Huskies won five straight titles (2017-2019 & 2021-2022). The Generals are back-to-back state champions. Winfield defeated Herbert Hoover in the 2023 title game.
The Huskies are in the state tournament for the seventh consecutive season. Four of their seven losses have come against state tournament qualifiers. Hoover won ten of eleven games during a midseason hot streak.
Hoover averages 7.1 runs per game and they allow 2.2 runs per game.
Freshman Kaylyn Harper leads the Huskies in hitting (.439). Emma Turner leads the team in RBI (23) and Sadi Wehrle leads in runs scored (28). Hannah Shamblin owns a 1.17 earned run average.
Winfield has won 11 of their last 12 games heading into the state tournament. The Generals also won 12 of 13 games to start the season. WHS is 3-1 against state tournament qualifiers.
Mattie Carroll is one of five regulars in the Winfield starting lineup batting .300 or better. Carroll is batting .371 and she is followed by Rylee McClellan (.320), Kenlie Zigmond (.319), Emeri Nelson (.308) and Evie Loyd (.300).
Both teams won decisive games on Thursday. Herbert Hoover defeated Independence, 7-1. Winfield trailed Chapmanville, 1-0 in the seventh inning before rallying to win in extras, 3-1.
Winfield won both regular season meetings against Herbert Hoover. The Generals defeated the Huskies in Putnam County, 2-1 on March 28. WHS later won at Elkview, 4-0 on April 22.
Winfield is the top-ranked team in the MetroNews Coaches poll, while Herbert Hoover checks in at No. 2.
Class AAAA
University (23-5-1) vs. Jefferson (22-4) – Friday, 9:30 a.m.
After winning their first state title last spring, University is looking to become the first-ever Class AAAA state champion. The Hawks are ranked sixth in the MetroNews Coaches poll. UHS is 3-2 against state tournament qualifiers.
University is averaging 7.8 runs per game and they allow 2.1 runs per game.
Olivia Masoner leads UHS in batting at .500 (42 hits in 84 at bats). Maddie Campbell leads the team in home runs (6), runs scored (37) and runs batted in (36). Campbell also leads the Hawks with a 1.49 earned run average,
The Hawks swept a pair of regional meetings against Mylan Park rivals Morgantown, 4-3 and 2-0.
Jefferson won the Class AAA state title in 2022. The Cougars, ranked third in the MetroNews Coaches poll, opened the year on a seven-game winning streak and they have won five in a row heading to South Charleston.
JHS dropped their playoff opener to Washington before winning three consecutive elimination games to advance to regionals. Jefferson swept Spring Mills to qualify for the state tournament.
The Cougars average 8.4 runs per game and they allow 2.6 runs per game.
Rebecca Munslow leads the Cougars in hitting (.461) and runs batted in (24). Munslow owns a 1.26 earned run average in the circle.
University and Jefferson split a pair of regular season games in the Mon County Classic. JHS won the first game, 5-0 on April 11. UHS rallied to take the second game, 3-2 a day later.
St. Albans (15-11) vs. Cabell Midland (25-3) – Friday, 30 minutes after Game 1
Mountain State Athletic Conference rivals meet in the second Class AAAA opening-round game. Cabell Midland won the lone regular season meeting on April 4, 10-0.
St. Albans is unbeaten in their four postseason contests and they have outscored their opponents, 28-4.
Cece Lackey leads the Red Dragons in batting (.427) and runs batted in (21). Ava Bentley follows with a .395 batting average and she leads the team with 26 runs scored. Bentley has posted a 1.77 earned run average.
The Knights battled through a challenging sectional, advancing past second-ranked Hurricane. Midland later swept two games against Parkersburg South in the regional round. They enter the state tournament on a nine-game winning streak and the Knights are 3-0 against state tournament qualifiers.
Rebecca Conrad leads Midland with a .634 batting average while Nicole Harris follows at .556. Harris leads the team with five home runs and Hayla Norris has a team-best 25 runs batted in. Audrea Watts owns a 0.71 earned run average.
CMHS averages 8.6 runs per game and they allow 1.7 runs per game.
Cabell Midland most recently won a state championship in 2021. The Knights are the top-ranked team in the MetroNews Coaches poll.