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Pirates complete sweep of skidding Twins, 9-3

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Braxton Ashcraft struck out 11 in six innings, Ryan O’Hearn and Nick Gonzales homered, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the skidding Minnesota Twins 9-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Ashcraft (5-2) allowed two runs and five hits with no walks, sending the Twins to their fifth straight defeat. Brooks Lee had a two-run homer in the sixth and a solo shot in the ninth for Minnesota. O’Hearn returned from the injured list and hit a leadoff homer in the second his first time up. Jared Triolo singled in Oneil Cruz to make it 2-0. Gonzales’ two-run ...

Scenes from state softball tournament

Mountaineers defeat Binghamton in front of sold-out crowd

GRANVILLE — Kendrick Family Ballpark opened at 4 p.m. for the second game of the Morgantown Regional, and the stadium quickly filled up with gold and blue shirts. Mostly gold since it was supposed to be a gold-out. The Mountaineer fans were ready. They'd been tailgating since the first ...

Kentucky rallies to beat Wake Forest in first game of Morgantown Regional

GRANVILLE — The Morgantown Regional started off with a bang, and Kentucky won the battle to come out on top. The No. 3-seeded Wildcats had a four-run sixth inning to edge out No. 2-seeded Wake Forest to win 6-5, advancing to the winners’ bracket of the region. Kentucky (32-21) awaits ...

State champions

SOUTH CHARLESTON — Second-seed Petersburg plated a run in the top of the seventh inning to defeat Logan, 6-5, to capture the Class AA state title Friday evening at Little Creek Park. It was the first-ever state softball title for the Lady Vikings, who went undefeated over the course of the ...

WVU hosts Binghamton today in regional opener

GRANVILLE — We flash back a few years ago to begin this story, back when Randy Mazey was still the head coach of the WVU baseball program and Parkersburg native Grant Hussey was just about to set the school record for career home runs. An in-state kid was about to set a record in one of ...