West Virginia Smacks 5 Home Runs for Series Finale Win Over Kansas

Lawrence, KS – The West Virginia Mountaineers (26-16, 9-6) smashed 5 residence runs, capturing the three-game weekend collection over the Kansas Jayhawks (18-26, 3-12) 10-8 Sunday afternoon within the collection finale. 

Austin Davis was delivered 4 straight balls for a leadoff stroll to start out the sport, then J.J. Wetherholt flared a double into left subject earlier than Victor Scott drew a stroll to load the bases. Holbrook hit right into a double play nevertheless, it did rating a run to offer West Virginia a 1-0. 

The Mountaineers tacked on one other run within the second after Mikey Kluska labored a two-out stroll, and he scored on a excessive fly ball from Tevin Tucker that drifted into the opening over first earlier than rattling out of the glove of second baseman Tavian Josenberger.

An RBI single from Nolan Metcalf within the third put the Jayhawks on the board and inside a run 2-1. 

Jayhawk grabbed the lead within the fourth when Cooper McMurray and Jake English hit back-to-back doubles, and Ryan Callahan adopted with a two-run shot for a 3 run fourth inning and the 4-2 benefit. 

Within the fifth, McGwire Holbrook, Nathan Blasick, and Braden Barry smashed consecutive residence runs, answering with a three-run inning, and reclaiming the lead 5-4. 

Tevin Tucker singled within the sixth earlier than Austin Davis hit a excessive fly ball that drifted behind third base, lacking the glove of shortstop Payton Allen and dropping for an RBI double, however was thrown out a 3rd attempting to stretch it right into a triple. 

Grant Hussey added some cushion with a two-run bomb within the seventh, and Braden Barry broke the sport open along with his second two-run blast within the ninth, extending the result in 10-5. 

Noah Quick got here into the sport within the sixth with one out and a runner standing on third. A run scored on a sacrifice ball however confronted the minimal by way of eight. Nonetheless, within the ninth with one out, he walked Dylan Ditzenberger, then Payton Allen singled earlier than Caleb Upshaw drove a three-run residence run to get the Jayhawks inside two. 

Quick struck out one other earlier than West Virginia head coach Randy Mazey referred to as in Kevin Dowdell to take the mound. Dowdell proceeded to stroll the primary batter earlier than calling upon Trey Braithwaite to shut out the inning because the Mountaineers held on 10-8. 

West Virginia is again in motion Friday because the Mountaineers host No. 10 Texas within the first recreation of a three-game collection, with the primary pitch set for six:30 pm EST at Monongalia County Ballpark. Recreation two is scheduled for Saturday at 4:00 and the collection finale is Sunday at 1:00. 

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