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INSTITUTE – 85 West Virginia State student-athletes earned Mountain East Conference All-Academic honors, including 38 who were named Academic All-Conference, as well as 47 named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll.]]>060326_MEC_AcademicHonorsWed, 3 Jun 2026 15:52:00 EST45315https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/5/7/softball-yellow-jackets-season-comes-to-a-close-on-11-inning-loss-to-frostburg-state.aspxhttps://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/5/7/softball-yellow-jackets-season-comes-to-a-close-on-11-inning-loss-to-frostburg-state.aspxSoftball

SALEM, W. Va. -- West Virginia State continued postseason play with an offensive outburst against West Liberty, then was unable to hold off Frostburg State in the MEC Tournament.]]>2026 SB WLU FSU MEC Tourney RecapThu, 7 May 2026 20:54:00 EST95312https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/5/6/softball-yellow-jackets-fall-into-bottom-bracket-with-10-2-loss-to-fairmont-state.aspxhttps://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/5/6/softball-yellow-jackets-fall-into-bottom-bracket-with-10-2-loss-to-fairmont-state.aspxSoftball

SALEM, Va. -- West Virginia State battled back with runs in the third and fourth innings, but a late Fairmont State surge proved too much as the Yellow Jackets fell 10-2 in the opening round of the MEC Softball Championship at James Moyer Sports Complex in Salem, Virginia.]]>2026 SB MEC vs Fair St RecapWed, 6 May 2026 19:46:00 EST95311https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/5/5/softball-bell-green-named-all-mec.aspxhttps://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/5/5/softball-bell-green-named-all-mec.aspxSoftball

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – Olivia Bell and Adrianna Green of the West Virginia State softball team were named All-Mountain East Conference second team Tuesday afternoon, ahead of the start of the Mountain East tournament on Wednesday.]]>SB All ConferenceTue, 5 May 2026 13:27:00 EST95309https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/5/1/softball-yellow-jackets-solidify-mec-tournament-birth-with-split-at-frostburg.aspxhttps://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/5/1/softball-yellow-jackets-solidify-mec-tournament-birth-with-split-at-frostburg.aspxSoftball

FROSTBURG, Md. — West Virginia State split a doubleheader at Frostburg State, needing just one win to guarantee a spot in the Mountain East Conference Tournament.]]>SB Frostburg RecapFri, 1 May 2026 17:51:00 EST95305https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/4/30/softball-west-virginia-state-falls-in-doubleheader-at-fairmont-state.aspxhttps://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/4/30/softball-west-virginia-state-falls-in-doubleheader-at-fairmont-state.aspxSoftball

FAIRMONT, W. Va. – The West Virginia State softball team dropped both games of their Mountain East Conference doubleheader Thursday afternoon at Fairmont State. The Falcons took game one 11-3 before winning 9-2 in the second game.]]>SB25 ShamblinThu, 30 Apr 2026 17:40:00 EST95303https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/4/29/baseball-wvsu-hosts-2026-stinger-awards.aspxhttps://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/4/29/baseball-wvsu-hosts-2026-stinger-awards.aspxBaseball, Cheerleading, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Men's Track & Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Tennis, Women's Track & Field, Women's Volleyball, Staff, Women's Soccer, Acrobatics & Tumbling, Men's Cross Country, Cheerleading & Dance

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – The West Virginia State athletic department hosted the first-ever Stinger Awards Wednesday night inside the Ferrell Hall Auditorium on the WVSU campus. 14 awards were given out, as well as a few special recognitions. The full list of award winners is below.]]>2026 Stinger AwardsWed, 29 Apr 2026 19:30:00 EST45301https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/4/27/cummings-named-mountain-east-conference-softball-player-of-the-week.aspxhttps://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/4/27/cummings-named-mountain-east-conference-softball-player-of-the-week.aspxSoftball

INSTITUTE, W. Va. – Cassidy Cummings of the West Virginia State softball team was named Mountain East Conference Player of the Week, presented by The Health Plan. This is the first conference Player of the Week award for WVSU softball this season.]]>Cummings MEC POTW 4.27Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:03:00 EST95298https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/4/27/softball-west-virginia-state-splits-home-doubleheader-with-davis-elkins.aspxhttps://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/4/27/softball-west-virginia-state-splits-home-doubleheader-with-davis-elkins.aspxSoftball

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – The West Virginia State softball team picked up a doubleheader split Monday afternoon, taking the first game 8-0 from Davis & Elkins before dropping the second game of the doubleheader.]]>SB Concord StoryMon, 27 Apr 2026 15:55:00 EST95297https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/4/26/softball-senior-day-at-lady-jackets-field-comes-with-two-wins-over-wesleyan.aspxhttps://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/4/26/softball-senior-day-at-lady-jackets-field-comes-with-two-wins-over-wesleyan.aspxSoftball

INSTITUTE, W.Va. -- West Virginia State completed a dominant Mountain East Conference sweep of West Virginia Wesleyan on Senior Day at Lady Jackets Field, using a run-rule shutout in Game 1 before pulling away late for a 4-2 victory in Game 2.]]>SB Wesleyan Recap-Senior DaySun, 26 Apr 2026 18:15:00 EST95295