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WVU gains Louisville starting pitcher out of the transfer portal

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia baseball landed a top ACC arm out of the transfer portal Tuesday night. The Mountaineers received a commitment from Louisville starting pitcher Colton Hartman, according to multiple sources. 64Analytics was on the story first. Hartman is an Ohio native and heads to Morgantown as a senior transfer, and if he chooses, is draft-eligible this offseason. Hartman is a big 6-foot-3 left-handed pitcher who spent three years with the Cardinals. Last year, Hartman made 11 starts and had 14 appearances, in which he went 4-2. He posted a 5.91 ERA, which was a ...

Elkins 11-12 and 8-10-year-old All-Stars advance to states

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ELKINS — Both the Elkins 11-12 and 8-10-year-old All-Stars are headed to state tournament action. The 11-12s are the District 8 tourney runner-ups after defeating Barbour County, 8-7 in seven innings at Summersville, to advance. The 9-10s are also the District 8 runner-ups, getting past Braxton County, 10-5. Barbour County’s 8-10-year-old squad captured the District 8 title with a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Elkins in the title game. The 11-12-year-old state tournament begins July 18 at Barboursville. In 8-10 state tournament play in Martinsburg, Elkins begins play at 7 p.m. ...

Randolph County cruises to 15-1 win over Post 44

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ELKINS — Randolph County Junior Legion used a 13-hit attack to cruise past Barbour County Post 44, 15-1, Wednesday night at Elkins High School Field. Cooper Markley went 2 for 4 with three RBIs for RC, while Trent Stone went 2 for 4 with a two-run homer, Will Kilgore 3 for 3 with two ...

WVU football players can enjoy the holiday

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MORGANTOWN — As we rapidly approach the Fourth of July and what has musically been referred to as “the lazy, hazy days of summer,” college sports take a break and the local pool becomes the field of play and a quiet lake filled with hungry fish offer up the competitive challenge of the moment. But we know that it won’t be long before the cabana will be replaced by the locker room, the towel boy by the water boys and that shapely young lady across the pool will become a 6-foot, 5-inch, 288-pound defensive tackle across the line of scrimmage. Thoughts of that glistening pool ...

Stone powers RC Junior Legion to win over Post 7 Junior

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ELKINS — Trent Stone went 3 for 4 and cracked a two-run homer to power Randolph County Junior Legion to an 8-3 win over Buckhannon Post 7 Junior Legion Monday night at EHS field. Stone finished with four RBIs on the evening, adding a run-producing single in the second as RC plated two ...

WVU men’s soccer releases 2026 schedule

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia men’s soccer’s path to a Sun Belt Conference championship and another NCAA tournament appearance has been revealed. The Mountaineers are slated to play 17 regular-season games, and 10 of them will be at home in Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. The first game of the season is on the road at Charlotte on Thursday, Aug. 20, and will have its home opener on Aug. 24 against St. Bonaventure. WVU starts Sun Belt Conference play on Sept. 17 against Georgia State. The Mountain State Derby against in-state rival Marshall is on the road in Huntington on Sept. 27. ...