On a windy night in Manhattan, Kansas State baseball fell 8-3 within the first of a three-game weekend sequence in opposition to the No. 24 West Virginia Mountaineers. Ok-State strikes to 18-10 and 4-3 in Huge 12 play.
The Wildcats got here able to play each side of the ball. Ok-State beginning pitcher Owen Boerema struck out the aspect within the high of the primary. The bats adopted go well with within the backside half as middle fielder Brendan Jones homered on his pitch. Third basemen Kaelen Culpepper hit a solo shot of his personal to offer Ok-State an early 2-0 lead.
West Virginia’s proper fielder Caleb McNeely gave Boerema issues all night, beginning within the second with a deep residence run into proper. The Mountaineers tagged on one other within the second to tie the sport. McNeely singled to usher in one other run and provides West Virginia the lead within the third inning.
McNeely, this time within the fifth, got here by way of with an RBI double. A groundout scored one other run, increasing the Mountaineer lead, 5-2.
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The Wildcat offense started to sputter as West Virginia beginning pitcher Ben Hampton settled in. The southpaw set 13 straight outs and recorded 8 strikeouts by way of simply 5 innings.
Second basemen J.J. Wetherholt, the Huge 12 chief in batting common, hit a no-doubt homer within the sixth. West Virginia led 7-2.
Boerema’s day completed bitter after a powerful begin. The lefty completed after six innings with seven strikeouts, 10 hits and was accountable for all West Virginia’s first seven runs.
Ok-State had a chance to strike within the backside of the sixth, loading the bases with only one out. Freshman Carson Queck, at designated hitter for the evening, struck out trying earlier than proper fielder Money Rugely walked residence a run. It was the only real run the Wildcats scratched throughout within the inning, nonetheless trailing by 4 runs.
The Mountaineers took the lead again to 5 runs within the seventh with a towering solo shot to left area. Ok-State noticed its final alternative to chop the deficit by loading the bases within the eighth however got here away with nothing.
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McNeely tripled within the high of ninth to report the primary Mountaineer cycle since 2014.
Hampton (2-0) acquired the win for West Virginia and Boerema (4-1) recorded his first lack of the season. The second sport of the sequence will happen at 4 p.m. on Saturday.
A shots fired call was reported in Institute around 3 p.m. Sunday. (WCHS-TV)
INSTITUTE, W.Va. — Several people have been detained after a drive-by shooting in Kanawha County.
Deputies responded to an apartment complex in the 200 block of Smoot Avenue near the Shawnee Sports Complex in Institute after Kanawha County Metro 911 received calls around 3 p.m. Sunday that shots had been fired in the area.
Authorities said the suspects fled in an SUV. Nitro Police detained the suspects on Tyler Ridge Road near Cross Lanes.
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No injuries were reported.
The West Virginia Soccer Association Open Cup is currently taking place at the complex. All activities at the complex were suspended Sunday.
West Virginia State University was also placed on lockdown; however, the lockdown has been lifted and deputies reported this was an isolated incident with no ongoing threat to the community, according to a press release from the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office.
Names of the suspects have not been released. An investigation continues.
West Virginia is looking to flip the decision of 2025 defensive back Carson Lawrence (Chattanooga, TN) who is currently committed to Vanderbilt. The Mountaineers have secured an official visit with the four-star recruit while Ole Miss and Virginia Tech are also in the mix. Lawrence will be in Morgantown from May 31st-June 2nd.
“I’ve built some great relationships with the staff over there (at WVU),” Lawrence told FanNation. “I have a great connection with ShaDon Brown. He just lets me know how they love me as a player and he thinks I can be a great player for them.”
Although Lawrence is leaving his options open, he’s been committed to Vanderbilt since last June so it’s not a guarantee that he’ll eventually flip his decision. “I would just say it has to definitely feel like home with me and my family,” he responded when asked what it would take to move off of Vandy.
As a junior, Lawrence notched 40 total tackles, nine passes defended, four interceptions, two forced fumbles, two tackles for loss, and a pair of touchdowns.
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He tells me that he expects to make his final decision sometime in July.
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