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Photo by: All Pro Photography/Dale Sparks
Mountaineers Drop Finale at Texas
April 28, 2019 05:29 PM | Baseball
AUSTIN, Texas – The No. 17 West Virginia University baseball team lost the final game of the series at Texas, 10-2, on Sunday afternoon at Disch-Falk Field in Austin, Texas.
After the Mountaineers (26-15, 10-8 Big 12) clinched their fifth consecutive Big 12 series win with victories on Friday and Saturday, the Longhorns (25-21, 6-11 Big 12) avoided the sweep with Sunday's win.
"This was a really big series win for us," WVU coach Randy Mazey said. "It's never easy to come into Austin and win a series, but I'm proud of how we played this weekend in a tough environment."
WVU scored first for the first time in the series, but UT responded to lead 3-1 after three. West Virginia cut the deficit to one in the top of the fourth, but Texas scored seven unanswered, with three in the bottom of the fourth and four in the sixth.
West Virginia's two runs came on seven hits, and Texas' 10 runs came on 13 hits. Both teams committed three errors. Junior left fielder TJ Lake led WVU with two hits and an RBI.
Junior right-handed starter Kade Strowd suffered the loss and falls to 4-5 on the season. In 3.0 innings, he allowed six runs, four earned, on five hits with three strikeouts and three walks.
West Virginia scored first with a run in the top of the second. Junior first baseman Marques Inman led off the inning with a single and took third on a single and fielding error. He scored the unearned run on a groundout by freshman third baseman Phillip Dull.
Texas answered to take a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the inning, on a two-run home run by Lance Ford. UT then made it 3-1 in the third. The unearned run scored on a double play groundout with runners on the corners after a single and fielding error.
The Mountaineers got a run back in the top of the fourth, on an RBI single to center by Lake. The base hit scored Inman from third, who was hit by a pitch. Lake's single came with the bases loaded and one out, but a double play ended the inning.
UT scored three in the bottom of the fourth to extend its lead to 6-2. The first run scored on a throwing error on a sacrifice bunt, and the second two, with freshman left-hander Beau Lowery in for Strowd, came on back-to-back singles. Freshman righty Zach Ottinger came in with the bases loaded and one out and got a strikeout and a groundout to end the inning.
The Longhorns extended their advantage to 10-2 in the sixth on a grand slam by Ford off of freshman right-hander Brock Helverson.
Sophomore right-hander Tristen Hudson got back-to-back groundouts in the seventh inning to strand the bases loaded, and freshman righty Madison Jeffrey pitched a perfect eighth with two strikeouts.
West Virginia returns home to host in-state opponent Marshall on Tuesday, April 30, at 6:30 p.m. ET, at Monongalia County Ballpark. Tickets are available at WVUGAME.com, by calling 1-800-WVU GAME, at the Mountaineer Ticket Office at the WVU Coliseum or on game day at Monongalia County Ballpark. The first 500 fans will receive a foam finger, and all fans can play Baseball Bingo to win prizes.
Notes: West Virginia falls to 26-15 on the season, 10-8 in Big 12 play and 13-12 on the road … WVU has won 12 of its last 16 games … The Mountaineers have won five consecutive conference series for the first time since they won six in a row in 2003, in the Big East … West Virginia's five Big 12 series wins are its most since joining the league in 2013 … WVU is 13-8 all-time against Texas and 6-6 in Austin.
Single game tickets and flex plan mini-packages for the 2019 season are on sale now. Fans can join the excitement of WVU baseball and support the Mountaineers by purchasing tickets at WVUGAME.com, calling 1-800-WVU GAME or visiting the Mountaineer Ticket Office at the WVU Coliseum.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow WVU Baseball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
After the Mountaineers (26-15, 10-8 Big 12) clinched their fifth consecutive Big 12 series win with victories on Friday and Saturday, the Longhorns (25-21, 6-11 Big 12) avoided the sweep with Sunday's win.
"This was a really big series win for us," WVU coach Randy Mazey said. "It's never easy to come into Austin and win a series, but I'm proud of how we played this weekend in a tough environment."
WVU scored first for the first time in the series, but UT responded to lead 3-1 after three. West Virginia cut the deficit to one in the top of the fourth, but Texas scored seven unanswered, with three in the bottom of the fourth and four in the sixth.
West Virginia's two runs came on seven hits, and Texas' 10 runs came on 13 hits. Both teams committed three errors. Junior left fielder TJ Lake led WVU with two hits and an RBI.
Junior right-handed starter Kade Strowd suffered the loss and falls to 4-5 on the season. In 3.0 innings, he allowed six runs, four earned, on five hits with three strikeouts and three walks.
West Virginia scored first with a run in the top of the second. Junior first baseman Marques Inman led off the inning with a single and took third on a single and fielding error. He scored the unearned run on a groundout by freshman third baseman Phillip Dull.
Texas answered to take a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the inning, on a two-run home run by Lance Ford. UT then made it 3-1 in the third. The unearned run scored on a double play groundout with runners on the corners after a single and fielding error.
The Mountaineers got a run back in the top of the fourth, on an RBI single to center by Lake. The base hit scored Inman from third, who was hit by a pitch. Lake's single came with the bases loaded and one out, but a double play ended the inning.
UT scored three in the bottom of the fourth to extend its lead to 6-2. The first run scored on a throwing error on a sacrifice bunt, and the second two, with freshman left-hander Beau Lowery in for Strowd, came on back-to-back singles. Freshman righty Zach Ottinger came in with the bases loaded and one out and got a strikeout and a groundout to end the inning.
The Longhorns extended their advantage to 10-2 in the sixth on a grand slam by Ford off of freshman right-hander Brock Helverson.
Sophomore right-hander Tristen Hudson got back-to-back groundouts in the seventh inning to strand the bases loaded, and freshman righty Madison Jeffrey pitched a perfect eighth with two strikeouts.
West Virginia returns home to host in-state opponent Marshall on Tuesday, April 30, at 6:30 p.m. ET, at Monongalia County Ballpark. Tickets are available at WVUGAME.com, by calling 1-800-WVU GAME, at the Mountaineer Ticket Office at the WVU Coliseum or on game day at Monongalia County Ballpark. The first 500 fans will receive a foam finger, and all fans can play Baseball Bingo to win prizes.
Notes: West Virginia falls to 26-15 on the season, 10-8 in Big 12 play and 13-12 on the road … WVU has won 12 of its last 16 games … The Mountaineers have won five consecutive conference series for the first time since they won six in a row in 2003, in the Big East … West Virginia's five Big 12 series wins are its most since joining the league in 2013 … WVU is 13-8 all-time against Texas and 6-6 in Austin.
Single game tickets and flex plan mini-packages for the 2019 season are on sale now. Fans can join the excitement of WVU baseball and support the Mountaineers by purchasing tickets at WVUGAME.com, calling 1-800-WVU GAME or visiting the Mountaineer Ticket Office at the WVU Coliseum.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow WVU Baseball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Madden, Ty (4-1)
L: Strowd, Kade (4-5)
S: Bocchi, Matteo (2)
Batting:
RBI: Dull, Phillip 1 ; Lake, TJ 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Inman, Marques 2
CS: White, Brandon 1
HBP: Inman, Marques 1
Batting:
2B: Ford, Lance 1
HR: Ford, Lance 2
RBI: Hibbeler, Masen 1 ; Kennedy, Eric 1 ; Ford, Lance 6
SH: Todd, Austin 1 ; McCann, Michael 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Todd, Austin 1 ; Zubia, Zach 1 ; Reynolds, Ryan 1 ; Shaw, Tate 2 ; Ford, Lance 3 ; McCann, Michael 1 ; Ellis, Duke 1
SB: Kennedy, Eric 1 ; Ellis, Duke 1
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