Submitted photo West Virginia’s Matt Ineich had four hits against his former team Ohio on Wednesday afternoon.

MORGANTOWN — It might not have seemed like baseball weather in Morgantown, especially if you looked out your window in the morning and saw snow falling. But West Virginia baseball had its first home game of the season Wednesday afternoon against Ohio.

The Mountaineers had two homers in a big offensive showing for their first home game of the season, winning 19-6 over the Bobcats. WVU bounced back after losing the final game of the series to Liberty and scored its most runs all season.

“It didn’t look that promising, and I thought we got the field in the stadium in incredible shape,” Sabins said. “To be able to open up at home, it’s always great to get a win.”

WVU is now 6-1 on the year, and has beaten Ohio the last six times. The Bobcats moved to 1-7 on the season.

The Mountaineers’ bats were quiet in the last two games against Liberty, but really took advantage of Ohio’s struggling pitching.

WVU scored a run in the first after a couple of hits, and then had a big second inning on some more solid contact. The second inning started with shortstop Matt Ineich registering a hit on a perfectly placed bunt. First baseman Armani Guzman scored a run on a fielder’s choice, and then Sean Smith roped one into left center, scoring another.

Center fielder Paul Schoenfeld, who led the team in RBIs heading into the game, hit a shot to right center for a triple, scoring two more. WVU was up 5-0 after two innings. Through two innings, Schoenfeld had three RBIs.

Brock Wills tacked on three more on a blast over the right field fence, 9-0 Mountaineers. Matthew Graveline went yard as well in the bottom of the sixth, scoring two more, moving the mark to 11-6, after Ohio started to push back. It was Graveline’s third homer of the season, and the Mountaineers now have six on the year.

Against his former team, Ineich continued to rack up hits. He went 4-for-5 and now has a hit in all seven games this season. Ineich has received the nickname “Matty Ice” from his new teammates.

“Felt good,” Ineich said. “Just trying to do what I do best, and just happens to be against my former team. Definitely good to get a win against those guys.”

Brodie Kresser, who played second instead of first, also kept up his hot start with two hits. Schoenfeld, Ineich and Wills all had three RBIs.

With all the hits and scoring, Ohio cycled through 10 pitchers.

WVU had a new starter on the mound for the midweek matchup. The Mountaineers had been rolling with a three-man rotation of Chansen Cole, Maxx Yehl and Dawson Montesa, but against Ohio, they went with sophomore David Hagen. Hagen had seven starts last season and came out of the bullpen twice this season. He had a 2-0 record with a 2.35 ERA.

Hagen worked his way into trouble in the first and second innings. After two innings, he didn’t come out for a third. He finished allowing two hits, hit a batter and had one strikeout.

“Hagen was good,” Sabins said. “We got high hopes for the guy. Extremely intelligent. He is hard-working. He’s been consistent, so he has all the makings of a starting pitcher.”

WVU brought in Mac Stiffler, and he didn’t last long. Stiffler didn’t finish the third inning after not recording an out, thumping a batter and loading the bases. Bryson Thacker came in and got WVU out of the jam without a run. He finished the inning, striking out two.

With a big cushion, Sabins did some more experimenting with his arms, sending out true freshman left-hander Wyatt Mosley. Mosley pitched a full inning, and then let up three in the fifth.

After getting to the freshman, Ohio’s hitters finally locked on to WVU’s bullpen arms. The Bobcats scored another after the fifth. Then, Division II transfer pitcher Ian Korn came in the sixth and let up two more. WVU only led 9-6, heading into the bottom of the sixth.

WVU really blew it open in the bottom of the eighth. The Mountaineers scored five and batted around the order. With a lot of insurance at the end of the game, the pitching staff was comfortable and didn’t allow a run the rest of the game. WVU finished with 10 pitchers of its own, with Hagen getting the win.

“We went into the game with a plan of trying to get eight arms in the game,” Sabins said. “Getting guys in, that’s a luxury. You have to be able to win the game first and foremost. But, if you want to be best at the end of the season, you have to get guys experience.”

The Mountaineers have a quick turnaround and hit the road for a third-straight weekend for another three-game series.

WVU travels to Kennesaw State with the first game set for 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27. The Owls are 4-3 and just beat Georgia Southern 7-5 on Feb. 24. WVU swept the Eagles to open the season.