MORGANTOWN — The Big 12 baseball postseason is already here, and some of the first couple of games have already wrapped up. Kansas State knocked off Utah 9-5 in the first round, and BYU run-ruled Texas Tech 18-8, with a whopping 20 hits. West Virginia has yet to play as the No. 2 seed, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
MORGANTOWN — Rich Rodriguez has done a lot this offseason for West Virginia football to help keep his promise and make the Mountaineers competitive once again. That wasn’t the case in Year 1, finishing with a 4-8 record. There were times when WVU was competitive, but much of the season was spent getting rolled by Big 12 teams. Rodriguez brought in another decent-sized transfer class, a massive, almost 50-kid high school recruiting class, and even hired some new coaches to try and make Year 2 trend in the right direction. However, some of the most important pieces on the ...
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 ...
