WVU Falls in Series Opener in Lawrence – West Virginia University Athletics

LAWRENCE, Kansas – The West Virginia College baseball crew fell to Kansas, 7-3, on Friday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark.
 
The Mountaineers (24-16, 7-6 Massive 12) by no means led within the sequence opener of the three-game, Massive 12 Convention set. WVU completed with eight hits, scoring a run the fifth and two within the eighth, whereas Kansas (18-24, 3-10 Massive 12) had 10 hits with two runs within the first, three within the fourth and one every within the fifth and seventh.
 
Junior right-handed pitcher Jacob Watters took the loss for WVU, dropping his file to 2-4 on the 12 months, whereas Kansas’ Daniel Hegarty earned a complete-game victory.
 
Kansas took an early benefit with its two, first-inning runs. Watters wanted 38 pitches to get by the opening body however was capable of get an inning-ending line out with a pair of runners on base.
 
The Jayhawks additionally loaded the bases within the second, however Watters bought out of the jam unhurt. The Rocky Hole, Virginia, native issued a strikeout to retire KU, one in every of his 5 on the day.
 
KU added three runs within the fourth off a solo house run and two-out, two-run double down the road. That made it a 5-0 ballgame.
 
Within the fifth, the Mountaineers bought one again as junior outfielder Victor Scott II opened the scoring for WVU with an RBI single to chop it to 5-1. However the hosts bought the run proper again with a tally within the backside half to push the lead again to 5.
 
After the Jayhawks plated one other run within the seventh, redshirt junior catcher Dayne Leonard socked a two-run homer within the prime of the eighth to chop the deficit to 7-3. The Spring Inexperienced, Wisconsin, native completed a triple wanting the cycle, going 3-for-4 with the 2 RBI.
 
West Virginia went so as within the ninth.
 
Following Watters’ exit one batter into the fifth, sophomore right-hander Carlson Reed pitched the ultimate 4.0 innings in reduction. The Marietta, Georgia, native allowed one run on three hits with 4 strikeouts and three walks.
 
Together with Leonard, Scott II completed 2-for-4 with an RBI on the offensive aspect.
 
Up subsequent, West Virginia and Kansas meet once more on Saturday within the center sport of this weekend’s sequence. First pitch in Lawrence is ready for 3 p.m. ET.
 
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