WVU Baseball: Mountaineer opponent set for Saturday showdown
By Phil Poling
After walking away victorious in the early game Friday, the WVU baseball team learned their opponent for Saturday’s second round in the Winston-Salem Region of the NCAA Tournament.
The Mountaineers took care of business against Maryland, blasting six home runs while scoring nine. Pitching ace B.J. Myers threw 5.2 scoreless innings in relief and recorded the win for coach Randy Mazey.
Their opponent in Saturday’s 7 p.m. contest? No. 1 seed and host of the Winston-Salem Region – the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
The Deacons defeated UMBC by a score of 11-3 Friday night, pushing their record on the year to an impressive 40-17.
After using Myers in relief Friday, Saturday’s starter is still in question for the ‘Eers. I appreciate Mazey not “saving” players, though.
This could open the door for freshman Isaiah Kearns or sophomore Braden Zarbnisky. Both underclassmen have appeared in at least 14 games, but it’s more likely we’ll see a combination of the two; Kearns has started seven contests, while Zarbnisky’s appeared in 22 – all in relief.
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To watch Saturday’s 7 p.m. first-pitch between Wake Forest and West Virginia (and the rest of the game), follow this link. To stream the audio (great for mobile devices), go here. NCAA.com will also have a live tracker for all the day’s games.