When West Liberty-Salem looks across the field this afternoon at Wellington they might as well be looking in the mirror.  Both teams are making their first appearance in the State Softball Tournament, both teams have great senior pitchers, both have had very similiar paths to the final four.  They both even had the same score in their District Final victories 1-0.

Take a look at both teams resume on the season in this story...

School: West Liberty-Salem

Nickname: Tigers

Record: 31-1

Head Coach: Lanay Detwiler 

League: Ohio Heritage Conference 

State Titles: 0

Final Four Trips: 1st

How they got here: Sectional Semi's defeated Preble Shawnee 10-0; Sectional Final beat Anna 10-0; District Final edged Blanchester 1-0; Regional Semi beat Madeira 2-1; Regional Final topped North Union 4-1.

School: Wellington

Nickname: The Dukes

Head Coach: Tom Roth 

Record: 22-4

League: Patriot Athletic Conference

State Titles: 0

Final Four Trips: 1st

How they got here: Sectional Semi's beat Loudonville 4-1; Sectional Final beat Independence 6-0; District Final edged Columbia 1-0; Regional Semi topped Pymatuing Valley 11-4; Regional Final beat Manchester 5-0.

Game Time: 3:00

Pitching Matchup: Emily Kauffman (WLS) vs. Melanie Conklin (WHS)

Location: Akron Firestone Stadium

Live coverage of the game begins at 2:50 on 1390 WBLL or right here on www.peakofohio.com.  Just click on Sports WebCasts on the menu on the top of the page and click on the link provided to listen to the game through your media player.