West Virginia University
29-18
Penn State
21-21
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
| West Virginia | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 18 | 18 | 1 |
Mountaineers Hit Six Home Runs in Rout of Penn State
May 08, 2024 11:48 PM | Baseball
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West Virginia hit six home runs as part of an 18-hit night. Junior Brodie Kresser went 4-for-4 with a grand slam, five RBI and four runs scored. Junior JJ Wetherholt collected three hits with a home run while senior Reed Chumley and sophomores Sam White, Skylar King, and Logan Sauve all went deep as well.
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On the mound, sophomore Maxx Yehl pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, redshirt-sophomore Tommy Beam tossed 2.0 scoreless innings with a pair of strikeouts before freshman Aidan Smith closed out the game with a scoreless frame. Freshman Chase Meyer made his first career start and struck out five while allowing five runs.
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It only took one pitch for the Mountaineers to score as Sauve opened the bottom of the first with a leadoff home run. White soon followed with a two-run single before Kresser connected on WVU's second grand slam of the season. King closed out the eight-run inning with a solo home run into the Mountaineer bullpen.
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In the second inning, Chumley and White went back-to-back to extend the lead to 10-0 before King hit a sacrifice fly and Sauve knocked in a run with a single.
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Penn State made the game a little more interesting in the third, putting seven runs on the board. However, in the home half, West Virginia answered with three runs on a double from junior Grant Hussey and two run-scoring singles from Kresser and sophomore Ben Lumsden.
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In the fourth, Wetherholt connected on his fourth home run of the season, a 440-foot moonshot that landed on the roof of the clubhouse in right field.
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Sophomore Ellis Garcia pushed the lead back to double digits in the fifth with a two-run double off the wall in left.
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The Mountaineers will be back at Kendrick Family Ballpark this weekend for three games against Kansas State. First pitch on Friday is set for 6:30 p.m. Saturday will be Senior Day while Sunday will be a celebration of Coach Randy Mazey's career.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Meyer, Chase (1-1)
L: Butash, Mason (1-4)
Batting:
2B: Jaconski, Joe 1
RBI: Jaconski, Joe 2 ; Marr, J.T. 1 ; Marsh, Bobby 1 ; Kelley, Tayven 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Jaconski, Joe 1 ; Marr, J.T. 1 ; Norris, Grant 1 ; Marsh, Bobby 1 ; Molinaro, Bryce 1 ; Kelley, Tayven 1 ; Michaels, Kevin 1
HBP: Marr, J.T. 1
Batting:
2B: Wetherholt, JJ 1 ; Hussey, Grant 1 ; Lumsden, Ben 1 ; Garcia, Ellis 1
HR: Sauve, Logan 1 ; Wetherholt, JJ 1 ; Chumley, Reed 1 ; White, Sam 1 ; Kresser, Brodie 1 ; King, Skylar 1
RBI: Sauve, Logan 2 ; Wetherholt, JJ 1 ; Chumley, Reed 1 ; White, Sam 3 ; Hussey, Grant 1 ; Kresser, Brodie 5 ; Lumsden, Ben 1 ; King, Skylar 2 ; Garcia, Ellis 2
SF: King, Skylar 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sauve, Logan 1 ; Wetherholt, JJ 2 ; West, Kyle 1 ; Chumley, Reed 3 ; White, Sam 2 ; Hussey, Grant 3 ; Kresser, Brodie 4 ; Lumsden, Ben 1 ; King, Skylar 1
SB: White, Sam 1 ; Kresser, Brodie 1
HBP: Chumley, Reed 1
