West Virginia
Arizona baseball drops midweek home game to West Virginia
It’s hard to defend free bases.
Arizona pitchers struck out 16 batters and only allowed five hits on Tuesday night, but they also issued 10 walks and hit two batters in a 7-4 loss to West Virginia at Hi Corbett Field.
“We gave them pretty much all seven runs,” UA coach Chip Hale said. “They did a good job of base running and putting some pressure on us, but the walks, the hit batsmen, the error, those things kill you.”
Arizona (9-19) fell to 0-9 this season when walking six or more batters. Last year, in reaching the College World Series, the Wildcats only walked six or more six times, and still won four of those games.
“It wasn’t like they they batted you around,” Hale said he told the five pitchers who threw Tuesday. “We just gave them those free ones, and then you advance them with some passed balls and some wild pitches, and that’s what winning teams take advantage of.”
Arizona led 2-0 on a 2-run home run by Carson McEntire, his team-leading 6th of the season, but West Virginia scored seven times over the next three innings with only the last two coming via a hit. The others scored on a wild pitch, fielding error, passed ball, hit batter and groundout.
Yet the UA also had some very good pitching. Jack Lafflam threw two scoreless innings to start, with one hit allowed and two strikeouts, but Hale said the true freshman “didn’t feel great” so he was pulled as a precautionary measure. Matthew Martinez struck out six over 2.1 scoreless innings and another true freshman, Benton Hickman, struck out four over the final two innings including two after loading the bases with one out in the 8th.
The Wildcats finished with seven hits, two by McEntire, who drove in three and is tied for the team lead with 19 RBI.
Arizona remains home to host ASU for three games beginning Thursday night. The finale on Saturday night is on ESPN2 but also happens to coincide with the Final Four.
“I would hope we can put some stuff on (the scoreboard) between innings,” Hale said.
KINGWOOD, W.Va. (WBOY) — The West Virginia Strongman Corporation State Championship was held in Kingwood on Saturday.
More than 70 athletes competed in competitions such as the deadlift, yolk walk, overhead and “sandbags of suffering” in hopes that they would punch their ticket to the national strongman competition later this year.
More than 200 spectators were expected to stop by the Craig Civic Center and watch the display of strength, sportsmanship and friendly competition.
Stewart Reed, one of the organizers for the West Virginia state Strongman Championships, spoke with 12 News about the unique environment of the competitions.
“Strongman is very much a community that cares about each other but still want to compete. It’s a way to express your strength and express a very fulfilling and rewarding hobby actually,” Reed said.
Athletes from eight different states were in attendance, ready to show off the hard work they had put in leading up to the competition.
This year’s competition was hosted by the Lift Hard Strength Club out of Preston County.
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MARSHALL COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey made an announcement Friday about another mining-related fatality in the state within 24 hours – the latest in northern West Virginia.
The governor released the following statement:
“Denise and I were deeply saddened to learn of the loss of Darin Reece, who passed away following an accident at the Ohio County Mine. We extend our condolences to his family, his fellow miners, and all those who knew him. He served as a Continuous Miner Section Supervisor and was part of a workforce that takes on difficult and dangerous work every day.
“The impact of these events reaches far beyond the job site. It is felt by families, coworkers, and entire communities. That weight is even greater today, as this marks the second loss of life in West Virginia’s mining community in less than 24 hours.
“The West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety, and Training is on site and conducting a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding this incident.
“We ask West Virginians to keep Darin’s loved ones and the entire mining community in their thoughts during this difficult time.”
Earlier on Friday, Morrisey announced another mining-related death in Raleigh County in the southern part of the state.
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