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Wetherholt, Cardinals top Pirates

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — JJ Wetherholt led off with a home run against Pirates ace Paul Skenes, and the St. Louis Cardinals finished off a four-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 10-5 win on Thursday. Skenes (4-2) fell to 0-5 against the Cardinals after allowing five runs, four earned, in five innings. The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner’s brilliant April finished with a rare dud, as Pittsburgh’s losing streak hit five. The 23-year-old had been masterful after a shaky performance on opening day, allowing only three runs over his last five starts. The Cardinals matched that ...

Wolfe tosses one-hit gem as Colts blank Vikings

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PHILIPPI — Kale Wolfe twirled a one-hit gem to lift Philip Barbour to a 9-0 win over Class AA, Region II foe Petersburg on Thursday night. Wolfe struck out 13 and took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before Broty Sites led off with a single to left. The Colts jumped out to a 4-0 over the first two innings as Anthony Mosesso had an RBI single, Kent Rowan and RBI fielder’s choice and another run came home on an error in the first inning. Landyn Carpenter lofted a sacrifice fly to left in the second to plate Keagan Wolfe. Philip Barbour tacked on single runs in each of ...

Tigers drop 3-1 verdict to regional foe Keyser

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ELKINS — Keyser scored a pair of runs in the fifth inning to defeat Elkins, 3-1, in a battle of Class AAA, Region II foes on a cold and soggy evening at EHS Field. The Golden Tornado broke open a 1-1 deadlock when Hunter Harr drew a bases-loaded walk and Cole Holland lofted an RBI sacrifice fly to make it 3-1. The Tigers threatened in the bottom of the seventh when Isaac Shepler led off wit ha single but Williamson retired the next three batters to end the contest. Elkins trailed 1-0 before drawing even in the fourth on James Linger’s groundout plated Brady Biller, who had ...

Powdrell brings experience to WVU’s secondary

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football defensive back Andrew Powdrell has played for two of the most well-known coaches in college football. Powdrell transferred over from UNLV this offseason, playing for Dan Mullen. Mullen has coached in 11 bowl games and spent a couple of years leading ...