Baseball: WVU Pounds Pirates in Game Two
April 01, 2006 05:38 PM | General
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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The West Virginia University baseball team recorded a program record 30 hits against Seton Hall at Owen T. Carroll Field en route to a 28-8 victory on Saturday, April 1, in South Orange, N.J.
The previous record for hits in a game was 26, set in 1998 against Coppin State on April 21.
The Mountaineers (23-3, 5-0 BIG EAST) have now won 17 consecutive games, one shy of the school record set by Steve Harrick’s 1964 team. The win was the 336th for Van Zant at West Virginia, which now ranks him second in school history behind Dale Ramsburg (540).
West Virginia’s offensive outburst came after finishing off Seton Hall, 7-5, earlier in the day in a game that was suspended on Friday due to darkness.
The game was close through the first inning with both teams scoring two runs, but the Mountaineers blew the game wide open in the top of the second with eight runs and six more in the top of the top of the third.
After a scoreless fourth inning West Virginia once again found its firepower as it scored no less than one run in its final four at-bats.
The Pirates were shaky on the defensive side at various points in the game, allowing a total of eight unearned runs cross the plate on seven errors.
All nine WVU batters that started the game recorded at least two hits, while six players had at least three hits.
A total of 11 hitters recorded at least one RBI in the game.
Junior catcher David Carpenter led the team at the plate with a 5-for-6 effort and three RBI. Teammates Tyler Kuhn and Kyle Matuszek also knocked in three runs apiece.
Redshirt freshman Adam White extended his on base streak to 26 games as he has now reached safely in every game of the 2006 season.
Junior Dan Leatherman (5-0) complimented his save that he earned in the first game of the series by picking up the win in game two. The Walkersville, Md., native allowed four runs on eight hits in five innings, while striking out four batters and walking one.
Sophomore Kenny Durst got the save for pitching four quality innings in the game, allowing four earned runs on seven hits, while striking out four and walking none.
Freshman SHU pitcher Corey Young entered Saturday’s start with a 1-0 record and a 1.95 ERA, but was roughed up in his two innings of work. Young allowed 10 runs on eight hits, while striking out no batters and walking one.
The Mountaineers will try for their seventh series sweep of the season on Sunday when they face the Pirates at 1 p.m.
