MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia baseball team earned a 4-2 win over Morehead State on Wednesday, March 17, at Monongalia County Ballpark.
The victory completed a two-game sweep of the Eagles, and it marked the Mountaineers’ third straight win.
WVU finished with four runs on six hits with no errors, while Morehead State tallied two runs on six hits with two errors. Freshman right-handed pitcher Tyler Chadwick earned his first career win on the mound, while junior right-hander Madison Jeffrey was credited with the save. Morehead State’s Cory Conway took the loss.
“The guys have worked extremely hard and had a plan,” WVU assistant coach Steve Sabins said. “Some of the performances we saw over the last two days don’t happen without work on the front end. The guys had a good plan, they executed it, and it felt like the freest our players have played, so that was really nice to see.”
Freshman right-hander Carlson Reed made his first career start for the Mountaineers (7-5), tossing three scoreless innings in a no decision. The Marietta, Ga., native allowed just two hits and struck out a pair.
Morehead State (7-9) jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth with an RBI double off Chadwick. But in the bottom half, WVU struck for three runs to take a lead it would never relinquish.
