GRANVILLE — Daniel Amaral scored on a wild pitch in the eighth inning, leading the West Virginia Black Bears to a 7-6 win over the Auburn Doubledays on July 7. […]
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Black Bears’ Amaral leading NYPL in stolen bases
MORGANTOWN — The lightly hit ball down the first base line was all the green light Daniel Amaral needed. By the time the ball was ruled foul just short of […]
Black Bears strike out 16 times in loss to Crosscutters
GRANVILLE — The chances of completing a three-game sweep by the West Virginia Black Bears were shut down and struck out July 6. Three Williamsport, Pa., pitchers combined for 16 […]
Black Bears edge Williamsport on walk-off walk, 3-2
GRANVILLE — Mike Gretler was a hit July 5. More to the point, the West Virginia Black Bears third baseman got hit by a pitch, something he has become accustomed […]
Glendinning’s hit boosts Black Bears past Crosscutters, 7-5
GRANVILLE — With fireworks popping throughout the sky above Morgantown from Monongalia County Ballpark’s perch above the Monongahela River, the West Virginia Black Bears used some late-game heroics from Paul […]
Sims’ hit a walk-off winner for Muckdogs
BATAVIA, N.Y. — Demetrius Sims’ single in the bottom of the ninth inning July 3 handed Batavia a 5-4 walk-off win against West Virginia. It was the second walk-off win […]
Scrappers take 8-4 win against Black Bears
GRANVILLE — Jose Fermin singled twice as the Mahoning Valley Scrappers topped the West Virginia Black Bears, 8-4, on June 30. Down 1-0, the Scrappers took the lead for good […]
Playing in America a Dutch treat for Black Bears catcher
GRANVILLE — If not for his older sister, maybe Paul Brands would have found an interest in soccer. “That is the national sport of Netherlands,” the West Virginia Black Bears […]
Black Bears’ Swaggerty absent as girlfriend deals with cancer
GRANVILLE — West Virginia Black Bears outfielder Travis Swaggerty missed his second consecutive game June 29 and is expected to miss more action while his girlfriend deals with the effects of […]
Kaiser helps Black Bears end losing streak, 6-2
GRANVILLE — It’s not that Connor Kaiser doesn’t appreciate the history of his record-tying moment. Nearly a month later, the voices of his then-Vanderbilt teammates are still in his head. […]












