OMAHA, Neb. – The most productive season in West Virginia baseball history wrapped up Wednesday with one of its worst days. North Carolina, behind 16 hits – the most allowed by WVU this season – advanced to its first national championship series since 2007 following a 12-7 victory ...
OMAHA, Neb. – Gavin Kelly’s last swing of the season put him in the WVU baseball history books. His final words were even stronger. “I just want to say thank you to all the seniors, the staff and to all the people behind the scenes helping WVU baseball,” Kelly said Wednesday, just after the Mountaineers were eliminated from the College World Series following a 12-7 loss against North Carolina. “It’s been a tremendous season and I’m just really thankful to be a part of it and to share it with my best friends.” In his final at-bat, Kelly – who rotated this season ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich and Jackson Chourio homered and the Milwaukee Brewers scored seven runs in the first four innings in a 9-4 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night. Chourio's two-run shot in the fourth gave him six homers in his last seven games. One ...
Talk about a strong left side of the infield. Class AA state champion Petersburg certainly had it. Now that side - third baseman Miley Tingler and shortstop Shyane Tawney - leads the Class AA All-State team, released Wednesday by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. Tingler was ...
OMAHA, Neb. – The ball drifted into the afternoon air inside Charles Schwab Field, carrying with it about 134 years' worth of hopes, dreams, near misses and never-even-closes. When it landed 395 feet later, Gavin Kelly had himself a home run to remember. West Virginia had itself a trip to ...
OMAHA, Neb. — As impressive as Dawson Montesa was on the mound Tuesday for West Virginia, turns out it just may be the second-best part of his game. It pales in comparison, though, to what the Queens, N.Y. native can do in the outfield. “During (batting practice), he's catching balls behind his back and in between his legs,” explained WVU head coach Steve Sabins after the Mountaineers shut out Troy, 12-0, inside Charles Schwab Field. “He just loves to play.” He may just also love to shine when the pressure is on, too. Consider what Montesa did in an elimination game in ...
