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Waterford on short end of pitcher’s duel

CHILLICOTHE — For the second straight day, Waterford got an outstanding pitching performance. Unfortunately for Zavier Heiss and the Wildcats, Southeastern’s Joey Pifer was just a little bit better. A day after Colten Jones tossed a complete-game shutout, Heiss also went the ...

’Jackets season comes to close in regional finals

WILLIAMSTOWN — No matter how big the lead got Saturday at Legion Field, Wheeling Central head coach Todd Cover wasn’t going to be comfortable until the final out was secured. When starting pitcher Steven Brodegard struck out Williamstown’s Parker Schramm to end the game and give the ...

WVU walks off Kentucky to begin regionals

CLEMSON, S.C. -- After a two-hour and 47-minute delay, West Virginia walked it off in the bottom of the ninth inning to win 4-3 over Kentucky. The Mountaineers third baseman Armani Guzman walked it off in heroic action with a sacrifice fly to send Brodie Kresser home. “He gets a start in ...

Ripley captures Class AAA, Region 3 crown

CHARLESTON — After getting shut out in their first game of the best-of-three-series against Ripley, Sissonville was looking to bounce back at home on Thursday and force a third and deciding game. The Indians scored their first runs and took a lead, but the Vikings would go on to score the ...

Sabins waited turn at WVU, gets 1st shot at NCAA tourney

MORGANTOWN — It wasn’t exactly a journey of 1,000 decisions that guided Steve Sabins to West Virginia. Rest assured, there were plenty of steps the WVU baseball coach took that ultimately brought him to Morgantown. Others were made for him. There was one instance where he was given the ...

Williamstown falls to Central in opening game of regional finals

BETHANY — Wheeling Central placed itself in the catbird’s seat Thursday afternoon on the scenic campus of Bethany College. The Maroon Knights — in the midst of an amazing season — pocketed the all-important opening game in the best-of-three WVSSAC Class AA Region 1 Tournament via a ...