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WVU walks off Kentucky to begin regionals

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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

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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

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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

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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 ...

WVU takes pride in gaining national respectability

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MORGANTOWN — Kyle West’s recollection of his conversation with WVU baseball coach went back to the old days. Well, maybe they weren’t the old days, but certainly they were different from the current state of the program. “He was telling me there was a time when you couldn’t pay ...