Baseball: WVU Opens Gold-Blue World Series
October 16, 2010 03:58 PM | General
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University baseball team plays its 21st annual Gold-Blue World Series beginning on Sunday, Oct. 17, at Hawley Field, at 5 p.m.
The Mountaineers will play games two and three on Monday and Tuesday, with first pitches scheduled for 5 p.m. on both days.
“We are really looking forward to this year’s series,” says 17-year Mountaineer coach Greg Van Zant. “The Gold-Blue series is always a highlight of our fall season, but this year’s games have an extra element of excitement around them. The team has been working very hard over the last six weeks, and everyone is ready to display their improvement in front of a crowd.”
Redshirt seniors Grant Buckner and Colin Durborow will captain the Gold and Blue teams, respectively. The Gold team is coached by seventh year assistant coach Pat Sherald, while first year assistant coach Jake Weghorst will lead the Blue squad.
Buckner enters the series with a team-best .427 batting average throughout the fall season. The Elkview, W.Va., native also owns a team-best 10 doubles. His teammate, freshman first baseman Ryan McBroom, also has enjoyed a strong fall season. The Fredericksburg, Va., native has hit .379 at the plate and snagged three home runs.
Durborow is also tops at the plate for his team, as his fall batting average stands at .418. The Gibsonia, Pa., native owns a team-best 29 RBIs and has also hit three home runs. His teammate, redshirt senior outfield Mark Dvoroznak, enters the series with 23 stolen bases throughout the fall campaign.
Statistically, two freshmen lead both teams on the mound. The Gold team’s left-handed pitcher Harrison Musgrave, a native of Bridgeport, W.Va., boasts a 1.38 ERA, while the Blue team’s right-handed pitcher Ryan Tezak, a Hershey, Pa., native, owns a 3.28 ERA and 21 strikeouts.
Juniors Josh McCauley and Jonathan Jones will start for the Gold and Blue teams, respectively. McCauley, a native of Mercersburg, Pa., has thrown 14 strikes in 24 innings, while Jones has recorded 23 strikes in 25 innings of work.
All three of the series’ games are free and open to the public.
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