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J.J. Wetherholt drives in six, WVU pounds Appalachian State

MORGANTOWN -- One game after his 13-game hitting streak ended, J.J. Wetherholt is back to hitting again. The WVU second baseman went 5 for 6 Tuesday and drove in six runs to lead the Mountaineers to a crushing 18-1 victory against Appalachian State at L.P. Frans Stadium in Hickory, ...

Mountaineers complete comeback to finish sweep of Minnesota

GRANVILLE — The West Virginia baseball team completed a three-game sweep of Minnesota Sunday afternoon with a come-from-behind 7-4 victory at Wagener Field at Monongalia County Ballpark. The Mountaineers improve to 10-4 on the season while the Golden Gophers fall to 2-14. “Those guys ...

WVU runs past Minnesota, J.J. Wetherholt’s hit streak up to 13 games

GRANVILLE — College baseball was easy, at least that was sort of the thought running through J.J. Wetherholt’s mind last season. He was just a freshman then, a hot-hitting freshman, but nonetheless still a first-year college kid out of the Pittsburgh suburb of Mars. A year later ...

Mountaineers win rain-soaked series opener against Minnesota

GRANVILLE — A cold and rainy series-opener against Minnesota started out poorly for West Virginia Friday, but the Mountaineers found their offense in the middle innings to notch a 15-7 win at a rain-soaked Mon County Ballpark. The first of a three-game set between the Mountaineers (8-4) ...

Wetherholt, Van Kempen lead WVU to 8-1 victory in 2023 home opener

GRANVILLE — Everything after the first at-bat of the game went West Virginia’s way Wednesday as the Mountaineers won their 2023 home opener 8-1 over visiting Canisius. The first batter of the game, Canisius’ Jackson Strong, took a 2-2 fastball deep off of WVU (7-4) starter Gavin Van ...