MORGANTOWN, W. Va.  – The Penn State baseball staff fought again from an early deficit to earn an 8-4 win at West Virginia on Wednesday at Monongalia Park. The Nittany Lions erased a 3-0 deficit with key hitting on the plate, together with six extra-base hits.
 
Penn State improved to 18-21 general, whereas West Virginia dropped to 24-15. The Nittany Lions have now received 5 straight highway matchups in opposition to the Mountaineers. WVU owns wins this season over No. 10 TCU, No. 3 Oklahoma State and No. 8 Texas Tech.
 
Tyler Shingledecker made his first begin, and fifteenth look, of the season. The senior went 2.2 innings, giving up three runs on 5 hits. He struck out three whereas not permitting a stroll. Mason Mellott completed the third inning and pitched 1.2 shutout frames. Mellott allowed a success and a stroll whereas securing the win.
 
Ryan Partridge confronted two batters, inducing a lineout and giving up a single. Steven Miller obtained a groundout to finish the fifth and pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a stroll, whereas putting out one. Kellan Tulio started the seventh and threw two innings. He gave up a run and two hits, whereas putting out three. Jordan Morales entered within the ninth, throwing an ideal inning, together with two strikeouts.
 
Over his final three outings, Mellott has thrown eight shutout innings.
 
Aidan Main obtained the beginning for the Mountaineers, throwing 2.1 frames. He allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits. He struck out 4 and walked three. West Virginia used 9 relievers, who mixed to permit 5 runs (4 earned).
 
Penn State tallied eight runs on 10 hits. Josh Spiegel collected two hits, together with a homer, three runs and two RBI. Johnny Piacentino had two doubles and drove in three runs. Billy Gerlott had an RBI triple, whereas Jay Harry drove in a run with a single. Tayven Kelley had a double and scored a run, whereas Ben Kailher additionally doubled.
 
The Mountaineers had 4 runs on 11 hits. Dayne Leonard and Mikey Kluska every had three hits, whereas Leonard scored a run. Victor Scott II had two hits, a run and an RBI.
 
West Virginia plated two runs within the first. With one out, J.J. Wetherholt reached on an infield single. Scott II then flared a double down the road in proper as Wetherholt simply beat a throw to the plate. McGwire Holbrook adopted with a line-drive single to middle to convey house Scott II.
 
The Mountaineers prolonged their lead within the second. Leonard and Kluska started the inning with singles, placing runners on the corners. A grounder to shortstop to Harry changed into a double play, however Leonard crossed the plate. West Virginia led 3-0 after two innings.
 
Penn State tied the sport within the high of the third. Cole Bartels led off the inning with a pointy single to left, adopted by a stroll by Harry. Spiegel despatched a line drive into proper discipline for a single to convey house Bartels. After a pitching change, Piacentino dropped a liner down the road in proper for a double to attain Harry. An errant pickoff throw in the direction of third allowed Spiegel to cross the plate to even the sport at 3-3.
 
The Nittany Lions took the lead within the fourth. Kelley roped a one-out double to the wall in right-center. A fly out by Bartels moved Kelley as much as third. Harry then despatched a floor ball to the shortstop and reached on an infield single as Kelley scored. Penn State held a 4-3 lead.
 
Penn State scored two runs within the fifth. Spiegel greeted a brand new pitcher by launching a fly ball into the PSU bullpen past left discipline for a solo homer. Two batters later, Kailher reached on an error after which stole second. Gerlott adopted with a line drive to the wall in proper for a triple to attain Kailher. The Nittany Lions prolonged their result in 6-3.
 
West Virginia lower the result in two runs within the eighth. A stroll by Grant Hussey and back-to-back singles by Leonard and Kluska setup Tevin Tucker. The junior hit a grounder again to Tulio, who fired to Harry at second for an out, however PSU couldn’t flip the double play, permitting Hussey to attain. Austin Davis drew a stroll to re-load the bases, however Tulio caught Wetherholt trying on a 3-2 breaking ball to finish the inning. Penn State led 6-4 by way of eight.
 
The Nittany Lions added two key insurance coverage runs within the ninth. Matt Wooden led off the inning by reaching on an infield single to increase his hit streak to 21 video games. Spiegel drew a stroll to place runners on first and second. Piacentino then roped a line drive to the hole in left-center for a double to plate Wooden and Spiegel to increase PSU’s result in 8-4.
 
Penn State hosts Omaha for a three-game sequence, starting on Friday, April 29. Friday’s recreation is ready to start at 6 p.m. as followers are inspired to Put on White.
 
Saturday’s contest, starting at 6 p.m., is Little League Day and can characteristic postgame fireworks. Sunday is ready for a 1 p.m. first pitch on Paper Appreciation Day.
 
The 2022 Penn State baseball season is offered by The Household Clothesline.