HUNTINGTON — Pendleton County coach Sam Yokum was confident East Hardy would see a different version of his team from the one it swept during the regular season. The veteran skipper was correct in his assessment as the seventh-seeded Wildcats claimed an 8-4 win over defending state champion ...
GRANVILLE — In the top of the third innings, West Virginia baseball’s leadoff Armani Guzman crushed an inside pitch over the right field wall. Guzman hadn’t hit a home run all season and saved his blast in Game 2 against Cal Poly, with a trip to WVU’s first-ever College World Series ...
MORGANTOWN (AP) — Five people were taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries sustained when a strong wind tore through an area occupied by fans at the Morgantown Super Regional NCAA baseball tournament game between West Virginia and Cal Poly on Saturday, according to the university. Video from the storm showed rain and wind that reached speeds of 40 mph tearing up a tent, with one person flying through the air while trying to hold it down as another person rolls uncontrollably down a hill. Other fans scrambled for safety from an area known as Randy’s Ridge near the Kendrick ...
ATLANTA (AP) — Michael Harris II hit a three-run double in the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 to complete a three-game sweep Sunday. Reynaldo López (3-1) earned the win with a scoreless seventh, and Tyler Kinley ended a bases-loaded threat in the eighth when he got Ryan O'Hearn to ground out to first base. Braves rookie Didier Fuentes stranded two runners in the ninth for his first career save. Harris came up as a pinch hitter with the bases loaded and one out in the seventh and the Braves trailing 2-0. With light rain falling, he drove ...
HUNTINGTON — The site and format of the high school state baseball tournament may have changed. However, Pendleton County and East Hardy battling has a familiar feel. The Potomac Valley Conference rivals meet at 5:30 p.m. today in Class A quarterfinal action at Marshall University Jack ...
GRANVILLE — West Virginia baseball had bases loaded and an out. The Mountaineers No. 9 hitter, Tyrus Hall, came up to the plate. Hall isn’t known as a power hitter, and has only hit five all season before Friday afternoon. Hall sent the ball to the opposite field and hit a grand slam ...
