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3 days ago
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West Virginia rallies to beat Kentucky 13-12. wins second consecutive regional
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Ben Lumsden had four RBIs, Gavin Kelly drove in three runs and Armani Guzman hit a two-out RBI single to cap a six-run rally in the eighth inning as West Virginia beat Kentucky 13-12 on Sunday night to win the Clemson Regional. West Virginia, which won the first regional last season, advanced to its second consecutive super regional in Steve Sabins' first year as coach. Sabins spent nine seasons as an assistant — three as associate head coach — for Randy Mazey, who retired after 12 seasons with the Mountaineers. Advertisement Guzman finished with four hits and three RBIs. Logan Sauve drove in two runs, one with a solo homer. Devin Burkes hit a solo home run in the eighth to give Kentucky a five-run lead. Grant Hussey drew a two-out walk in the eighth to load the bases for West Virginia and Sam White walked to drive in Guzman. Kelly and Lumsden followed with back-to-back two-run singles to make it 12-12. Patrick Herrera walked to lead off the fifth inning and scored on a single by Hudson Brown to give the Wildcats a 7-6 lead. Burkes and Luke Lawrence were each hit by a pitch in consecutive at-bats to help load the bases. Cole Hage drew a walk to drive in Brown, whose three-run homer in the sixth made it 11-7. Advertisement Benjamin Hudson (3-1) pitched the eighth inning and gave up a solo home run to Burkes. Griffin Kirn worked a scoreless ninth for his first save. James McCoy (1-2) came on with one out in the fourth and runners at first and second and did not record an out. His wild pitch allowed the runners to move into scoring position before Lumsden and Brodie Kresser hit back-to-back singles to chase McCoy. ___ AP college sports:

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4 days ago
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Sam White, Armani Guzman each drive in 2 runs as West Virginia tops No. 11 national seed Clemson 9-6
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Sam White went 3 for 5 with two RBIs, Armani Guzman also drove in two runs and West Virginia beat No. 11 national seed Clemson 9-6 on Saturday night in the Clemson Regional. Clemson (45-17) will face Kentucky in a loser-out game on Sunday, with West Virginia (43-14) taking on the winner for a chance to advance to the super regionals in consecutive seasons. Advertisement West Virginia led 4-0 before Clemson scored four in the sixth inning. Guzman put the Mountaineers back in front with a two-out hit in the eighth to make it 5-4. Then a two-out walk in the ninth led to four West Virginia runs. White hit a shot off the base of the right-field wall to score Jorge Valdes from first as West Virginia took a 6-5 lead. Ben Lumsden added another two-out hit for a two-run lead. Guzman and Skylar King were both hit by pitches with the bases loaded to make it 9-5. Clemson loaded the bases with two outs and one run across in the ninth before Ben McDougal went from a 2-0 count to striking out Jack Crighton for his second save of the season. Advertisement West Virginia starter Jack Kartsonas struck out seven and allowed two earned runs in 5 1/3 innings. Chase Meyer earned his ninth win of the season after striking out three in 2 1/3 innings. Lucas Mahlstedt (4-1) allowed four earned runs in an inning of work. ___ AP college sports: The Associated Press


Washington Post
4 days ago
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- Washington Post
Sam White, Armani Guzman each drive in 2 runs as West Virginia tops No. 11 national seed Clemson 9-6
CLEMSON, S.C. — Sam White went 3 for 5 with two RBIs, Armani Guzman also drove in two runs and West Virginia beat No. 11 national seed Clemson 9-6 on Saturday night in the Clemson Regional. Clemson (45-17) will face Kentucky in a loser-out game on Sunday, with West Virginia (43-14) taking on the winner for a chance to advance to the super regionals in consecutive seasons. West Virginia led 4-0 before Clemson scored four in the sixth inning. Guzman put the Mountaineers back in front with a two-out hit in the eighth to make it 5-4. Then a two-out walk in the ninth led to four West Virginia runs. White hit a shot off the base of the right-field wall to score Jorge Valdes from first as West Virginia took a 6-5 lead. Ben Lumsden added another two-out hit for a two-run lead. Guzman and Skylar King were both hit by pitches with the bases loaded to make it 9-5. Clemson loaded the bases with two outs and one run across in the ninth before Ben McDougal went from a 2-0 count to striking out Jack Crighton for his second save of the season. West Virginia starter Jack Kartsonas struck out seven and allowed two earned runs in 5 1/3 innings. Chase Meyer earned his ninth win of the season after striking out three in 2 1/3 innings. Lucas Mahlstedt (4-1) allowed four earned runs in an inning of work. ___ AP college sports:


Associated Press
4 days ago
- Business
- Associated Press
Sam White, Armani Guzman each drive in 2 runs as West Virginia tops No. 11 national seed Clemson 9-6
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Sam White went 3 for 5 with two RBIs, Armani Guzman also drove in two runs and West Virginia beat No. 11 national seed Clemson 9-6 on Saturday night in the Clemson Regional. Clemson (45-17) will face Kentucky in a loser-out game on Sunday, with West Virginia (43-14) taking on the winner for a chance to advance to the super regionals in consecutive seasons. West Virginia led 4-0 before Clemson scored four in the sixth inning. Guzman put the Mountaineers back in front with a two-out hit in the eighth to make it 5-4. Then a two-out walk in the ninth led to four West Virginia runs. White hit a shot off the base of the right-field wall to score Jorge Valdes from first as West Virginia took a 6-5 lead. Ben Lumsden added another two-out hit for a two-run lead. Guzman and Skylar King were both hit by pitches with the bases loaded to make it 9-5. Clemson loaded the bases with two outs and one run across in the ninth before Ben McDougal went from a 2-0 count to striking out Jack Crighton for his second save of the season. West Virginia starter Jack Kartsonas struck out seven and allowed two earned runs in 5 1/3 innings. Chase Meyer earned his ninth win of the season after striking out three in 2 1/3 innings. Lucas Mahlstedt (4-1) allowed four earned runs in an inning of work. ___ AP college sports:

Yahoo
4 days ago
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Sam White, Armani Guzman each drive in 2 runs as West Virginia tops No. 11 national seed Clemson 9-6
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Sam White went 3 for 5 with two RBIs, Armani Guzman also drove in two runs and West Virginia beat No. 11 national seed Clemson 9-6 on Saturday night in the Clemson Regional. Clemson (45-17) will face Kentucky in a loser-out game on Sunday, with West Virginia (43-14) taking on the winner for a chance to advance to the super regionals in consecutive seasons. Advertisement West Virginia led 4-0 before Clemson scored four in the sixth inning. Guzman put the Mountaineers back in front with a two-out hit in the eighth to make it 5-4. Then a two-out walk in the ninth led to four West Virginia runs. White hit a shot off the base of the right-field wall to score Jorge Valdes from first as West Virginia took a 6-5 lead. Ben Lumsden added another two-out hit for a two-run lead. Guzman and Skylar King were both hit by pitches with the bases loaded to make it 9-5. Clemson loaded the bases with two outs and one run across in the ninth before Ben McDougal went from a 2-0 count to striking out Jack Crighton for his second save of the season. Advertisement West Virginia starter Jack Kartsonas struck out seven and allowed two earned runs in 5 1/3 innings. Chase Meyer earned his ninth win of the season after striking out three in 2 1/3 innings. Lucas Mahlstedt (4-1) allowed four earned runs in an inning of work. ___ AP college sports: