ATHENS, W.Va. – Regionally-ranked Concord lived up to its hard-hitting reputation Wednesday afternoon, sweeping a West Virginia Conference doubleheader from West Liberty by scores of 10-1 and 13-3 at Anderson Field.

The third-highest scoring team in the nation and the top hitting team in the WVIAC, the Mountain Lions (25-16, 20-7), pounded out 26 hits and belted 5 home runs to overpower the visiting Hilltoppers (18-20, 15-11).

West Liberty couldn't get anything going at the plate in the opener, managing just three singles against Concord starter Kevin Mack. Anthony Pierro spoiled Mack's shutout bid with an RBI single in the top of the third.

The Hilltopper bats came to life in the second game, pounding out nine hits and pushing three runs across the plate in the top of the fifth but it proved to be too little, too late against a Mountain Lion squad that ripped out 15 hits, nearly half of which went for extra bases.

Mike Johnson had a double and a single for West Liberty while Josh Nagel and Jon-Michael Brunner each added a pair of singles. Andrew Henry highlighted the Black and Gold's fifth-inning rally with a two-run double.

The Hilltoppers return to Kovalick Field on Saturday for 1 p.m. doubleheader against Alderson-Broaddus.

BASEBALL

Concord 10, West Liberty 1

West Liberty 001 000 0 –   1    3  2

Concord 030 430 x – 10  11  0

WLU: Secore lp (0SO, 2W), Roach (5) (0SO, 0W) and Nagel. Pierro S, rbi

Con: Mack wp (3SO, 1W) and Goss. Groves D, 2S; 3rbi; Goss HR, S, 4rbi; Mays HR, 2rbi

Concord 13, West Liberty 3

West Liberty 000 030 0 –   3    9  2

Concord 032 260 x – 13  15  0

WLU: Peterson lp (1SO, 1W), Taylor (4) (0SO, 0W), Polanski (5) (0SO, 1W) and Nagel. Johnson D, S; Nagel 2S; Brunner 2S; Henry D, 2rbi

Con: Kelly wp (1SO, 1W), Pybus (5) (2SO, 0W), Willard (7) (1SO, 0W) and Goss, Costa (7). Johnston HR, 2S, 4rbi; Miller HR, D, rbi; Goss D, S, 2rbi; Wenger D, S, rbi; Brockway D, S, rbi; Smith HR, rbi