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No. 12 WVU baseball to face Pitt in Backyard Brawl

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia baseball managed to take two of three games against Houston after falling in the first game of the series again. The Cougars are the worst team in the Big 12, but even taking two games, it shot the Mountaineers up three spots in this week's Division 1 Baseball rankings to No. 12. UCF, who handed WVU its only series loss, dropped out of the rankings this week after losing three of its last four, including a three-game series to Cincinnati. But WVU didn't come out of the weekend unscathed and suffered injuries to two of its best players, second baseman and ...

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Sixth-inning surge carries Tigers past Bulldogs

MILL CREEK — Elkins dented the scoreboard for five runs in the sixth inning en route to a 7-1 victory over Tygarts Valley on Saturday. Braden Cooper had a two-run double during the uprising, while Trent Stone an RBI double, Dyer Barger drew a bases-loaded walk and Blayne Thompson lofted an RBI sacrifice fly. Owen Stanley went the first two innings to earn the win, allowing one unearned run on one hit. He fanned four and walked three. Brady Biller pitched five scoreless innings of relief, surrendering three hits, striking out five and walking one. Adams Woods was saddled with ...

Talbott, Lady Bucs blank EHS

TENNERTON — Charity Talbott struck out 10 in a complete-game effort as Buckhannon-Upshur blanked Elkins, 9-0, on Saturday. Talbott allowed just four hits and walked two. She also helped her cause with a two-run single as part of a five-run sixth inning. Talbott was 2 for 3 on the day with three RBIs. Payton Brown added a two-run triple in the sixth as well and Zoey Burr a run-producing double in the third. Addison Carr went 2 for 3 for the Lady Tigers. Maddie Lambert was tagged with the loss. Both teams also faced Parkersburg South on Saturday, with Elkins dropping a 20-5 ...

WVU football earns commitment from another LB

MORGANTOWN — After a little over 24 hours, West Virginia football earned its second commitment from another linebacker in two days. 2027 linebacker Wesley Flamer announced his commitment to the Mountaineers Saturday night. Linebacker Rick Brown committed Friday afternoon. Flamer had multiple offers from East Carolina, Temple, Buffalo and James Madison, but picked WVU and has an official visit from June 5-7th. According to his social media, in his junior season, Flamer had a big season. He had 174 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, five blocked kicks and a pick-6. He also ...

Mountaineer pitchers limit Houston to just two hits in 7-3 win

MORGANTOWN — No. 15 West Virginia baseball's pitching staff dominated to help win another series, beating Houston. The Mountaineers' pitching staff had a no-hitter through seven innings and held the Cougars to just two hits to win 7-3, winning Game 3 Sunday afternoon. This was the second-fewest hits allowed in a game this season. WVU moved to 27-9 on the year and 12-6 in the Big 12. Houston fell to 17-21 and 4-14 in the conference. The Cougars have just won one series this season. WVU has now won every series aside from the UCF one. "Anytime you win a series in this league, ...