Baseball Drops Series to No. 23 Oklahoma
April 19, 2015 02:21 PM | General
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GRANVILLE, W.Va. – The West Virginia University baseball team fell 10-2 to No. 23 Oklahoma on Sunday afternoon at Monongalia County Ballpark, dropping the season series.
West Virginia (22-15, 5-7 Big 12) scored two runs on six hits with two errors, while Oklahoma (26-16, 10-5 Big 12) plated 10 runs on 15 hits with two errors.
“We don’t get too caught up in results. We’re in a result-orientated business, but we try and focus on the process,” coach Randy Mazey said. “The message to the guys today was you saw what good offensive teams do and what kind of adjustments they can make on the fly like that. We need to take what they did to us today and use it to our advantage and do it to somebody else.”
Sophomore right-hander Chad Donato (5-4) was never able to get settled in and took the loss in 5.2 innings. He gave up 10 runs, nine earned, on 11 hits with four strikeouts and five walks.
Sophomore second baseman Kyle Davis had two of the West Virginia’s six hits, his 20th multi-hit game of the season.
Oklahoma jumped out to a lead in the first inning for the second-straight day with a two-out rally. Craig Aikin doubled to left center field and scored to give the Sooners a 1-0 lead on a single to center field by Anthony Hermelyn.
West Virginia took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the first when it had the bases loaded and sophomore right fielder Shaun Wood hit a ground ball that the Oklahoma second baseman misplayed to allow two runs to score.
The Sooners broke the game open with five runs on four hits to take a 6-2 lead in the top of the fifth. Seven-straight batters reached base as Aikin, Hermelyn, Sheldon Neuse and Hunter Haley all drove in runs for Oklahoma.
Oklahoma’s Robert Tasin and Haley each knocked in two runs in the top of the sixth, extending the lead to 10-2.
Four players had multi-hit games for the Sooners, led by a 4-for-6 performance from Aikin. Haley added three RBIs and four players scored two runs.
Tasin (7-1) picked up the victory after only giving up two runs, none earned, on six hits with one strikeout and three walks in 7.2 innings.
West Virginia returns to action with a midweek game against Marshall on Tuesday, April 21, at Monongalia County Ballpark. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
The game will feature a free video stream, courtesy of Coca-Cola, and can be heard throughout the state on affiliates of the Mountaineer Sports Network from IMG with Jeff Culhane and Ernie Galusky on the call.
Additionally, fans can listen to the broadcast via the WVU Gameday App on their mobile device, as well as the TuneIn Radio App. WVUsports.com also will carry free live audio via the LeanStream Player at WVUsports.com/audio.
A link to the video stream and live stats will be available on WVUsports.com.
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