WVU Tech wins 3 of 4 over Rio Grande in KIAC Baseball Games of the Week
WVU Tech wins 3 of 4 over Rio Grande in KIAC Baseball Games of the Week
EAST BANK, West Virginia — After a 12-inning game one of a four-contest series, WVU Tech came out on top 5-4 while also taking game three 4-1 and the series finale 6-1 against the University of Rio Grande in the KIAC Games of the Week.
The Golden Bears took the series 3-1 but fell in game two 14-12 and now hold a record of 34-13, 21-7 (KIAC) while the RedStorm are 26-20, 12-9 (KIAC).
Game Two | WVU Tech 12, Rio Grande 14 |Box Score
Saturday the teams were able to complete six innings in game three but were forced to finish the game Sunday due to darkness. Sunday started with a score of 7-6, Rio on top, with an inning of play left. The teams combined for 13 runs in the seventh and the RedStorm came out on top for a 14-12 victory.
Seniors Doug Prather and Dylan Harvey, juniors Brady Groesbeck andTrevor Lam and freshman Roy Suzuki had two hits each.
Suzuki recorded a double, three RBI and a run scored to lead the team. Lam finished with a home run, a double, two RBI and a run scored. Groesbeck drove in two runs while crossing the plate once himself.
Junior Jayson Sykora (5-2) pitched for three innings for the loss, scattering five hits and five earned runs while striking out two batters. Fellow classmateTanner Levine struck out a batter after 1.2 innings of work.
Game Three | WVU Tech 4, Rio Grande 1 | Box Score
The Golden Bears plated their runs off of a fielder's choice from senior Josh Hudson in the third that brought in Harvey and senior Tommy Weaver. The final two scores came off a Suzuki home run that also crossed senior John Baird.
Hudson (7-2) threw 5.2 innings for his seventh win this season from the bump. The South Charleston, West Virginia native struck out four opponents while giving up two hits and zero earned runs. Senior Brandon Tuckerfinished the game, striking out one batter while giving up one hit.
Game Four | WVU Tech 6, Rio Grande 1 | Box Score
Rio Grande got on top first, holding on to a 1-0 lead until a four-run third inning from the Golden Bears. Lam singled to drive in Groesbeck to start the scoring off. Prather then singled through the right side to plate Levine, giving Tech a 2-1 lead.
Freshman Anferny Ellis and Prather crossed to bring the score to 4-1 when Weaver hit a single and runners advanced further off a RedStorm error.
The final two runs of the game came in the fourth inning when Harvey and Levine were able to score off of wild pitches.
Tech finished with ten hits including a 3-for-4 effort and run scored effort from Groesbeck. Levine and Prather finished with two hits each while Levine and Groesbeck marked a double.
Weaver had two of the Gold and Blue's four RBI while Lam and Prather had one each.
Senior Kyle Sager (7-1) gave up three hits and an earned run while striking out two batters for the win on the mound.
Next the team will travel to Ohio Valley University on Tuesday for non-conference action.