PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania - The WVU Tech baseball team split a doubleheader versus No. 24 (NAIA DI) Point Park University, falling in game one, 4-1 before winning the nightcap, 5-1 at Greentree Field Tuesday afternoon. The Golden Bears are now 27-21 while the Pioneers have a record of 32-11 this season.
Game One | WVU Tech 1, Point Park 4 (Box Score) Tech registered eight hits from five Golden Bears in the loss, including two each from senior
Austin Lucas and juniors
Hugo Rodriguez and
Carlos Diaz. Sophomore
Trevor Lam marked a hit and the lone Tech RBI.
Junior
Josh Hudson (2-4) pitched 6.0 innings for the loss, scattering six hits and four earned runs while striking out four Pioneers.
Game Two | WVU Tech 5, Point Park 1 (Box Score)Diaz recorded all four of Tech's RBI in game two, hitting his fourth home run of the season while also scoring junior
Dylan Harvey, Rodriguez and freshman
Cody Miller from that one swing.
Harvey finished 2-for-3 at the plate while Rodriguez was 1-for-2 with a double, scoring two runs for the Golden Bears.
Sophomore
Jayson Sykora (3-5) earned the win on 4.1 innings of work, striking out three batters while giving up five hits and no earned runs.
WVU Tech will host No. 3 (NAIA DI) Georgia Gwinnett College at Linda K. Epling Stadium April 24-25 for a three-game series with Tech's seniors being celebrated Saturday. The Golden Bears took a game from the Grizzlies, 7-4 April 11 before falling 5-4 and 12-0 on April 12.
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