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Andrew Zitel drives in three runs to lead West Virginia past Towson

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — West Virginia first baseman Andrew Zitel had two hits and drove in three runs to lead the Mountaineers to an 8-3 victory against Towson on Wednesday, at Monongalia County Ballpark.
West Virginia (5-3) also got a solo home run from Darius Hill and teammate Brandon White stole three bases.
“I said coming into this game we could win in a lot of different ways, and speed was one of them,” West Virginia coach Randy Mazey said. “Speed is really the biggest way we have been winning since we haven’t been hitting a lot of home runs. It’s nice to know that we can steal bases when we need to, and it just changes the way people pitch to us. We get better pitches to hit when they are worried about guys running. We have five or six guys who are capable of stealing bases at any time.”
Junior lefty Nick Snyder earned his first career win on the mound. In his second start of the season, Snyder did not allow a hit in three innings and he struck out six and walked none.
For the second time in program history, the Mountaineers will play at the defending NCAA champions when they visit Oregon State for a three-game series that begins Friday.