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Baseball
Fordham’s speed takes notice on the basepaths
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — The Fordham kid with 43 stolen bases saw that West Virginia intends to start Nick Snyder in Friday’s NCAA regional opener. “A lefty […]
Duke doesn’t mind being in a slugfest
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — In terms of how they are built, there’s no question that the Duke Blue Devils are the outlier in this year’s Morgantown Regional. […]
Texas A&M regional berth based on solid pitching
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Texas A&M finds itself at or near the bottom of the SEC in virtually every offensive category this season. The lone exception is […]
How an ace found his place: West Virginia’s Alek Manoah
His baseball beginnings trace back before the Florida state championship at South Dade High in 2014. Further back than the King of Swat home-run record he smashed […]
Morgantown Regional sells out in 15 minutes; student seats still available
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Anyone waiting for their frozen pizza to come out of the oven before buying tickets to the Morgantown Regional would have been short of […]
West Virginia’s Brandon White making defensive pedigree known in center field
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Brandon White had yet to play his first game for West Virginia when it was clear that he wasn’t your average center fielder. Or […]
West Virginia players celebrate bringing first regional to Morgantown since 1955
GRANVILLE — For a good portion of West Virginia’s Sunday night flight home from Oklahoma City, Randy Mazey was in misery. There was no WiFi on the […]
West Virginia gets No. 15 overall seed in NCAA tournament
GRANVILLE — West Virginia is the No. 15 overall national seed in the 2019 NCAA baseball tournament. The Mountaineers will host Texas A&M, Duke and Fordham in […]
Column: Runner-up finish goes easier with news WVU will host regional
COMMENTARY OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Near the Oklahoma State dugout, they hugged and hawed, tugging on their championship T-shirts and matching ballcaps. Thanks to winning two […]