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Baseball: WVU Cruises Past Coastal Carolina

By Nathaniel Zinn for MSNsportsNET.com
March 4, 2006 BOX SCORE


	Eric Saffell

CONWAY, S.C. – The West Virginia University baseball team used a seven run sixth inning to top Coastal Carolina, 10-3, on Saturday, March 4, in WVU’s second game at the Coastal Carolina Tournament in Conway, S.C.

Coastal (3-9) came back from an early 3-0 deficit to tie the game, 3-3, in the third inning. WVU (6-2) then blew the game wide open in the sixth, scoring seven runs all with two outs.

The scoring got started when centerfielder Adam White knocked a 3-2 pitch into right field to plate Kyle Matuszek, giving WVU a 4-3 edge. Ahead 5-3, WVU shortstop Doug Nelms pulled a 3-1 pitch down the left field line for a double to bring two more runners across the plate, increasing the lead to 7-3. The Chanticleer pitching staff struggled to find the strike zone, walking the next three batters before Austin Markel was hit by a pitch. WVU added the last run of the inning on an error to leave the score at 10-3.

Sophomore left-handed pitcher Eric Saffell (2-0) kept Chanticleer hitters off balance all game after coming in to relieve starter Levi Maxwell in the third inning. Saffell pitched a solid seven shutout innings, allowing just three hits while striking out three. The Bluefield, W.Va., native threw 54 strikes on 79 pitches.

Preseason all-BIG EAST pick Nelms went 3 for 5 with a double and three RBIs, while White finished 3 for 5 with a double and one RBI, extending his hitting streak to seven games. Stan Posluszny batted 2 for 4 with a double and two RBIs also for WVU. Posluszny now has a team-leading 12 RBIs through eight games.

Coastal’s Mike Valter (0-1) allowed three earned runs in 4.1 innings and gets his first loss of the season.

The Mountaineers are now 1-1 in the Coastal Carolina Tournament after losing 5-4 to Furman (6-4) on Friday. WVU will take on Coastal Carolina again Sunday, March 5, at 1 p.m.
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Baseball: WVU Rally Comes Up Short

By Nathaniel Zinn for MSNsportsNET.com
March 3, 2006

BOX SCORE


	Kyle Matuszek

CONWAY, S.C. – The West Virginia University baseball team lost to Furman, 5-4, on Friday, March 3, in the Mountaineers’ first game at the Coastal Carolina Tournament in Conway, S.C.

In the bottom of the ninth with two outs and two runners aboard, Paladin pitcher Nick Hollstegge fanned Casey Bowling to end the Mountaineers' comeback attempt to pick up his third save of the season.

WVU (5-2) snapped a 2-2 tie in a two-run seventh by capitalizing on Furman mistakes. Redshirt freshman Adam White led the inning off with a double. Second baseman Tyler Kuhn dropped down a sacrifice bunt to move White to third, but Paladin third baseman Joe Daysh’s throw wasn’t accurate, allowing Kuhn to go to second and White to score on the error.

Kyle Matuszek later knocked in Kuhn on a single to shallow center field to give the Mountaineers a 4-2 lead. Matuszek finished the game 3 for 5 on the afternoon with a double and one RBI.

But the Paladins answered in the bottom of the inning. Trailing 4-3 with two men on, Furman shortstop A.J. Davidiuk hit a double down the left field line off of reliever Kenny Durst to score two runs and give the Paladins a 5-4 lead.

Furman (5-4) then held off the Mountaineers for the final two innings to seal the win. WVU had 11 hits, but left 11 runners on base in the game, while Furman left just four runners on base on eight hits.

Senior Marty Fagler started the game and pitched into the seventh before giving up two straight hits. Fagler pitched well, allowing just two runs on seven hits in six innings of action. Reliever Durst (1-1) received the loss for WVU.

Kuhn went 2 for 4 with two doubles and one RBI to lead the Mountaineer offense. White also finished 2 for 4 for WVU with a steal and two runs scored.

Furman's Patrick Arnett (1-1) earned the win by pitching 1.1 innings of relief work.

WVU will take on Coastal Carolina Saturday, at 2 p.m., and again Sunday, at 1 p.m.

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Strong Start

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – For the first time in a long time, the West Virginia University baseball team is going to finish its early-season southern swing with a winning record. That was assured last weekend when the Mountaineers took two of three games at the Keith LeClair Classic in Greenville, N.C., to boost its overall record to 5-1.

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