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Mountaineers take game one of three-game showdown with Jayhawks

MORGANTOWN — Maxx Yehl needed another X in his first name Friday night. He was simply that filthy. In what will likely go down as one of the top WVU pitching performances of the season, Yehl held down a potent Kansas lineup to the tune of just one run over a complete nine innings, as the 15th-ranked Mountaineers took Game 1 of the three-game showdown, 4-1, against the seventh-ranked Jayhawks. Yehl threw 124 pitches inside Hoglund Ballpark in Lawrence, Kan. His final one was a fastball that registered at 93 that blew past Augusto Mungarrieta for Yehl’s ninth strikeout of the ...

Scoreboard (5/8)

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Tyler Consolidated 7, Ravenswood 6 (11 inn.) RAV 213 000 000 00 – 6 8 2 TC 000 021 300 01 – 7 10 0 WP: Davis 2.0IP 0H 0R 0ER 0BB 2SO Miller (starter) 7.0IP 4H 2R 2ER 3BB 19SO Neff 2.0IP 4H 4R 4ER 4BB 2SO LP: Wolfe 3.1IP 2H 1R 1ER 3BB 4SO Casto (starter) 7.1IP 8H 6R 6ER 3BB 6SO Leading hitters Ravenswood: Casto 1-6, 2B, RBI; Wolfe 1-5, 2B, 2 runs; Akers 1-5, 2B; Anderson 2-4, 3B, run, 2 RBIs; Rhodes 1-5, RBI; Hupp 1-4; Hickman run; Adkins run; Pursley 1-5, 2B, run, 2 RBIs Tyler Consolidated (13-15): Neff 3-6, HR, 3 runs, 2 RBIs; Davis 1-5; ...

WVU plans for new West Tower at football stadium

MORGANTOWN — WVU football fans – and anyone who loves Milan Puskar Stadium – will be excited to watch the creation of a new West Tower following this fall football season. WVU offers this summary of the project: “Designed to elevate one of college football’s most storied venues, ...

Ex-Mountaineer Harrison makes WNBA roster

It's been two months since guard Jordan Harrison led West Virginia women's basketball to a Big 12 Championship. She was named the player of the tournament for her craftiness on both ends of the court. Then, Harrison helped the Mountaineers host an NCAA Tournament Regional and win the first ...

‘Jackets to be well represented at state

WILLIAMSTOWN — The tennis courts, spectators and just the environment in general will be decked out in maroon and gold when the West Virginia High School State Tennis Tournament begins next Thursday in Charleston. A perfect storm fell upon this week’s Class AA/A, Region I tournament at ...