While Mountaineers fell short, Watters proved his worth against Texas By
May 29, 2021 - 4:41 pm
West Virginia pitcher Jacob Watters throws against Texas. In his first start of the season, Watters struck out eight of the 13 batters he faced. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Randy Mazey went against the norm Friday for West Virginia’s second game of the day in the Big 12 Conference Baseball Championship.
After the Mountaineers lost 12-2 in seven innings against Oklahoma State, they immediately jumped back into action against top seed Texas.
With the Mountaineers’ top pitcher Jackson Wolf not available and WVU short on pitching depth, Mazey opted to give reliever Jacob Watters his first start of the season.
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Kluska home run propels WVU to a doubleheader split with CMU By
March 13, 2021 - 7:56 pm
GRANVILLE, W.Va. Former Greenbrier East Spartan Mikey Kluska hit a two-run walkoff homer in the bottom of the tenth inning to give WVU (5-5) an 8-7 win over Central Michigan (5-5) in game two of Saturday’s doubleheader.
Game 1 – Central Michigan 12, West Virginia 4
The Chippewas scored 5 runs in the fourth inning and 7 more in the seventh to secure the series victory.
CMU outhit WVU 16-8.
St. Albans grad and redshirt freshman Jake Carr opened his start with three scoreless innings. Yet he allowed eight consecutive two-out hits in the fourth inning. He fell to 0-2 on the season.
WVU goes extra innings to take season opener at Georgia State By
February 19, 2021 - 7:32 pm
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. Redshirt junior Vince Ippoliti connected on a two-run homer in the tenth inning to give West Virginia a season-opening 5-3 win at Georgia State Friday afternoon. It was the Mountaineers’ first game in 345 days.
“We didn’t play great. We didn’t even catch the pop-ups. Because when you practice inside, there are no pop-ups. It keeps hitting the roof. That’s the play we are not good at yet but we will get there,” said WVU head coach Randy Mazey. The Mountaineers won despite committing three errors.