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Ga von Wray throws a pitch in the Black Bears 5-to-2 win against the State College Spikes. Wray threw two innings in the game, striking out two.Nick Henthorn
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A day after the West Virginia Black Bears (18-9-5) series finale against the Frederick Keys was rained out, it looked like the Black Bears might be in for more inclement weather. Clouds loomed overhead and rain began to fall shortly before their Friday contest against the State College Spikes (14-18-0) was set to kick off at Monongalia County Ballpark.
Thankfully, the poor conditions blew over right before the first pitch, and West Virginia pounced on the Spikes to the tune of a five-run first inning. The Black Bears wouldn t put up any runs after the fact, but their opening salvo was enough to secure a 5-to-2 win.
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Series Recap: Tigers Lose All Three in Gainesville
After dropping the midweek game at home against Missouri State, the Tigers went to Gainesville and came up empty there, too.
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For the second week in a row, Seth Halvorsen got the ball for the Tigers on Friday night. However, he was not as successful this time around for the Tigers as he got hit early and often in his 4.2 IP.
After Jud Fabian opened the scoring with a solo homerun in the second, the Tigers responded with a run of their own in the third aided by a throwing error. However, the bottom half of the third inning featured a Florida offensive explosion. A 3-run HR followed by some clutch hitting with runners in scoring position put Florida up 7-1.
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Josh Rivera stood in the batter’s box, down 0-2 in the count. With the lowest batting average in the Gators’ starting lineup and two strikes counted, Rivera didn’t have the faith from the crowd in Florida Ballpark.
He kept his composure, swung and made contact on the third pitch of the at-bat. The line drive scored two, and the Gators took the lead for the first time that day. Rivera let out a thunderi