GRANVILLE -- Chandler Murray couldn’t catch up to the high heat. Nick English completely froze as another fastball tucked just under the “K-State” on his jersey. Curveballs hugged the corners and offspeed pitches weren’t off all that much. “Just being able to go back out there ...
MORGANTOWN -- Sean Smith was brought to West Virginia to hit. That was the reputation the 6-foot-1 outfielder had built for himself during two years of junior college ball in Mississippi and two seasons at Georgia Southern. The type of hitting Smith displayed was the kind where a .300 ...
MORGANTOWN -- Paul Schoenfeld provided the power and Gavin Kelly provided the sacrifice fly, but it was WVU’s pitching that handed the 15th-ranked Mountaineers a 3-1 victory against struggling Penn State on Wednesday inside Meritus Park in Hagerstown, Md. Aside from a solo home run given ...
MORGANTOWN -- As far as facing some big boppers, 15th-ranked West Virginia is already well aware of their hits and the damage they can do. The Mountaineers (24-8) are scheduled to face even more of them this season, including Wednesday's 5:30 p.m. matchup against Penn State (10-23) inside ...
MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia came out on the wrong end of a pitchers’ duel Saturday, as Texas Tech held the 17th-ranked Mountaineers to just seven hits in a 4-1 victory inside Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas. The three-game series is now tied with Sunday’s 2 p.m. game serving as the ...
GRANVILLE -- The tradition began back when Gavin Kelly was still a youngster growing up in Pittsburgh. “Growing up, my dad would always post little motivational quotes on our mirror that my brother and I shared,” the WVU sophomore second baseman said Wednesday after collecting three ...