 Player of the Week
Taylor Munden
Munden started all three games as the leadoff batter and shortstop last weekend at Georgia Southern.
He finished the weekend batting .417 (5-for-12) with two runs, one double, two home runs, five RBIs and one stolen base. Munden reached base to lead off the game in each of the three games.
He has a six-game hitting streak to begin the season.
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 Pitcher of the Week
Ross Vance
Vance (1-1) picked up his first win of the season in a 12-4 victory over Georgia Southern on Saturday.
Vance allowed three runs on eight hits in 6.1 innings, striking out nine and issuing one walk.
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West Virginia will make its annual trip to Myrtle Beach for the Chanticleer Classic this weekend. The Mountaineers will play in a doubleheader on Friday, Feb. 27 against Kent State at noon and Coastal Carolina at 4 p.m. Those games will be played at Springs Brooks Stadium on the campus of Coastal Carolina. West Virginia’s following two games will be against Ball State on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 3 p.m. and against Illinois on Sunday, March 1 at 1:30 p.m. Both of those games will be played at TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark.
Last weekend, the Mountaineers went 1-2 at Georgia Southern, including a 12-4 victory on Saturday. West Virginia now has an overall record of 3-3 after two weekends of action. In Saturday’s win, junior left-handed pitcher Ross Vance (1-1) picked up his first run of the season, allowing three runs on eight hits with nine strikeouts and one walk in 6.1 innings. Freshman right-hander Conner Dotson relieved Vance and struck out seven batters in 2.2 innings. Senior third baseman Justin Fox, senior shortstop Taylor Munden and freshman left fielder Kyle Davis led WVU at the plate last weekend. Fox went 5-for-12 (.417) with two doubles, one home run and two RBIs, Munden went 5-for-12 (.417) with one double, two home runs and five RBIs and Davis went 5-for-11 (.455) with two doubles and two RBIs.
Fox continues to lead WVU for the season, batting at a .435 clip (10-for-23) with five runs, two doubles, one home run and two RBIs. Davis is second on the team with a .381 batting average, four runs, four doubles and three RBIs, while Munden and sophomore first baseman Jackson Cramer have two home runs apiece.
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