MANHATTAN, Kan. – The No. 12 West Virginia University baseball team dropped the rubber game to Kansas State, 14-9, Sunday afternoon at Tointon Family Stadium. The Mountaineers fall to 40-10 and 19-6 in the Big 12 while the Wildcats improve to 30-21 and 16-11 in conference play.
 
Junior Sam White went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI. Redshirt junior Chase Swain had two hits and three RBI while junior Logan Sauve had two hits and two RBI.
 
West Virginia took the lead in the second inning as Swain hit a sacrifice fly. Sauve extended the lead to 3-0 in the third with a two-run double.
 
Kansas State scored two runs in the third, two in the fourth, and three in the fifth to take a 7-3 lead.
 
The Mountaineers started fighting back in the sixth with two runs coming on a single by Swain and a passed ball. In the seventh, WVU took the lead as White blasted a three-run home run.
 
In the eighth, the Wildcats retook control with a seven-run inning.
 
Swain added his third RBI of the game in the ninth inning with a double, but the rally stopped there as K-State took the game and the series.
 
The Mountaineers will be back home on Thursday, May 15, to begin a three-game series against Kansas to close out the regular season. One win against the Jayhawks or one loss by Arizona State will clinch the Big 12 title for the Mountaineers. First pitch on Thursday at Kendrick Family Ballpark is set for 6:30 p.m.
                                                                                                                                         
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