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Paul, Citta lift Black Bears over Doubledays in 7-2 win

GRANVILLE, W.Va. — Ethan Paul doubled three times and singled, scoring two runs as the West Virginia Black Bears defeated the Auburn Doubledays 7-2 in a game that was called early on Tuesday. Brendt Citta doubled and singled twice with an RBI and a run for West Virginia. West Virginia started the scoring in the second inning. After being hit with a pitch with two outs in the inning, Elys Escobar advanced to third on a double by Victor Ngoepe and then scored on a double by Ngoepe. After West Virginia added three runs, the Doubledays cut into the deficit in the fifth inning ...

Cory Wood’s run lifts West Virginia over Auburn

GRANVILLE, W.Va. — Cory Wood scored the decisive run on a wild pitch in the sixth inning, as the West Virginia Black Bears beat the Auburn Doubledays 4-3 on Monday. Wood scored after he hit an RBI single, advanced to second on an error and then went to third on a ground out by Matthew Fraizer. The walk by Matthiessen capped a two-run inning for the Black Bears that started when Wood hit a single, scoring Brendt Citta. Auburn took a 3-0 lead when Wilmer Perez hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Jack Dunn in the fourth inning. West Virginia answered in the fifth inning when Kyle ...

Jake Randa’s single lifts Auburn past West Virginia

GRANVILLE, W.Va. — Jake Randa hit a run-scoring single in the third inning, leading the Auburn Doubledays to a 7-2 win over the West Virginia Black Bears on Sunday. The single by Randa, part of a two-run inning, gave the Doubledays a 1-0 lead before Ricardo Mendez scored on a forceout later in the inning. The Doubledays later added three runs in the fourth and two in the sixth. In the fourth, Jake Alu drove in two runs and J.T. Arruda drove in one, while Arruda hit a two-run single in the sixth. Auburn left-hander Evan Lee (3-2) picked up the win after allowing one run on ...

Kinneman’s double leads West Virginia to 5-2 win over Mahoning Valley

NILES, Ohio — Brett Kinneman hit a two-run double in the second inning, leading the West Virginia Black Bears to a 5-2 win over the Mahoning Valley Scrappers on Monday. The double by Kinneman scored Cory Wood and Kyle Wilkie to give the Black Bears a 2-0 lead. Mahoning Valley ...

Big inning leads Hudson Valley past Black Bears

WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. — Nick Sogard drove in Garrett Hiott with a sacrifice fly in the third inning, leading the Hudson Valley Renegades to a 5-1 win over the West Virginia Black Bears on Friday. The sacrifice fly by Sogard came in the midst of a three-run inning and gave the Renegades ...

Wood’s run leads Black Bears to 6-4 win over Staten Island

GRANVILLE — Elys Escobar hit a run-scoring fielder’s choice in the sixth inning, leading the West Virginia Black Bears to a 6-4 win over the Staten Island Yankees on Thursday. The fielder’s choice, part of a two-run inning, gave the Black Bears a 5-4 lead before Brendt Citta scored on a groundout later in the inning. Jesus Valles (1-1) got the win with five innings of scoreless, two-hit relief while Austin Gardner (0-3) took the loss in the New York-Penn League game.