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Extra-inning affair

MILL CREEK — Pendleton County rallied for a 10-7 win over Tygarts Valley in eight innings Tuesday night in Class A, Region II action. Jaxon Simon had a two-run single and Chase Owens an RBI single in the eighth for the Wildcats. The Bulldogs picked up a run in the bottom of the ...

Orndorf pitches Falcons over Colts

RIDGELEY — Lanson Orndorf has made a living coming up big for Frankfort in postseason play on the mound. The two-time, all-state first-team selection, who helped the Falcons win the 2024 state title, didn’t allow a hit in a 15-0 win over last year’s state runner-up Philip Barbour Tuesday night in a Class AA, Region II winner’s bracket contest. The fourth-seeded Colts (15-13) will now host fifth-seed Moorefield in an elimination game, while top-seed Frankfort (21-7) will host the winner of that game — needing just one victory to advance to the state tournament. Moorefield ...

Baker generally in favor of NCAA Tournament expansion, 24-team CFP

MORGANTOWN — Expansion is inevitable at this point in college athletics. More teams mean more sponsorships and broadcasting rights, which all come back to more money. It doesn’t matter the sport. Since talking to West Virginia athletic director Wren Baker earlier in the spring, the ...

Keyser edges Tigers, 2-1, in regional opener

ELKINS — Fifth-seed Keyser plated two run in the fifth inning to hand fourth-seed Elkins a 2-1 setback Monday night in Class AAA, Region II play at EHS field. Braden Cooper had retired the order in three of the first four innings before the Golden Tornado pushed two runs across in ...

Colts cruise past Moorefield, 10-0

PHILIPPI — Fourth-seed Philip Barbour rode the pitching of Robbie Jones and a six-run outburst in the fifth inning to cruise past fifth-seed Moorefield, 10-0, Monday night in Class AA, Region II action. The Colts (15-12) will now visit top-seed Frankfort this evening in a winner’s ...

Mountaineers enter Big 12 tournament with momentum

MORGANTOWN — In the end, maybe it was just unfortunate math that calculated two unconventional endings for the WVU baseball program. More to the point, the Mountaineers finished the 2025 regular season by getting swept by Kansas, yet still hoisted the Big 12 trophy and earned the No. 1 seed in the Big 12 tournament. A year later, the ninth-ranked Mountaineers (37-13, 21-9 Big 12) set a program record for conference wins and won eight of their final nine league games just to finish a game behind the Jayhawks in second place. “Couldn’t be more excited for our kids to clip off ...