Men's Track | 4/5/2016 11:42:00 AM
Check out what's happening this week in WVU Tech athletics, April 4-10, 2016 — Featuring Golf, Softball, Baseball and Men's and Women's Track and Field. Head over to
goldenbearathletics.com and Game Day Central to stay updated on live coverage options throughout the week.
Golf
Mid-South Conference Spring Tournament
Monday-Tuesday
Campbellsville Country Club
Par | 72
Yardage | 6,510
Slope | 124
Campbellsville, Kentucky |
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LAST TOURNAMENT
- Finished fourth out of five teams at the Shawnee State Invitational Friday after shooting a combined score of 322.
- The invitational took place at the Elk Country Club (Par 72 | 6,681 Yards) in McDermott, Ohio.
- KIAC foe Cincinnati Christian University won the event with a score of 314 followed by Indiana University East and host school, Shawnee State University who tied for second with a 318.
- Tech was paced by freshman Matt Ryan who earned a spot on the all-tournament team and a fourth place finish overall as an individual with a 77 (+5).
- The Golden Bears were also represented by freshmen Makenzie Gaskin (80), Callum Langford (82) and Drew Hiskins (88) and senior Steven Han (83).
Softball
Tuesday, 2 p.m. (DH), vs. King University
Thursday, 2 p.m., vs. West Liberty University (POSTPONED)
Smithers, West Virginia
Tuesday (April 12), 3 p.m. (DH), at Midway University
Midway, Kentucky
Sunday, 1 p.m. (DH), at Cincinnati Christian University
Cincinnati, Ohio
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| WVU Tech Golden Bears | 12-19, 2-4 (KIAC) |
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| King Tornadoes | 10-22 |
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| West Liberty Hilltoppers | 9-29 |
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| Midway Eagles | 7-17, 0-4 (KIAC) |
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| Cincinnati Christian Eagles | 8-13, 3-3 (KIAC) |
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LAST SERIES
- Lost a pair of games to Point Park University in KIAC play 3-1 and 3-2.
- In game one, Tech's lone score came from senior Megan Blythe who knocked her second home run in as many days.
- Junior Mackenzie Wilson marked two RBI in the night cap after a single to center field drove in sophomore Hannah Calhoun and Blythe.
- Game One | WVU Tech 1, Point Park 3 | Box Score
- The Gold and Blue managed six hits in the loss, one each from Blythe, senior Genna Trippett, sophomores Kayla Harbin and MaKayla Waugh, junior Adriana Rosendo and freshman Rachel Rusch.
- Rosendo and R. Rusch posted a double each while Blythe recorded her fifth home run this season. Blythe currently leads the team with a batting average of .417.
- Trippett (1-4) pitched all seven innings for Tech, striking out six Pioneers while giving up six hits and just one earned run.
- Game Two | WVU Tech 2, Point Park 3 | Box Score
- Wilson's 1-for-2 effort at bat plated Tech's two runs with a single in the bottom of the fourth but the Pioneer's three runs in the third inning were enough for the series sweep.
- Out of seven hits, R. Rusch was the only Golden Bear to finish with a multi-hit game (2).
- Calhoun marked her second career stolen base in the loss.
- In the circle, Wilson scattered ten hits and three earned runs while retiring seven batters via strikes.
Baseball
Wednesday, 1:00 p.m. (DH), vs. University of Pikeville
Friday, 1:30 p.m. (DH), vs. Asbury University
Monday, 12 p.m. (DH) vs. Asbury University
East Bank, West Virginia
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| WVU Tech Golden Bears | 18-12, 12-6 (KIAC) |
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| Pikeville Bears | 18-13 |
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| Asbury Eagles | 19-12, 12-4 (KIAC) |
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LAST SERIES
- Senior Josh Hudson, junior Tanner Levine and the Golden Bear defense held Point Park University scoreless for the last four innings as WVU Tech baseball defeated the Pioneers 5-4 in the first game of KIAC doubleheader in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- The teams totaled five hits each in the nightcap as Point Park took the victory, 3-2 after eight innings. The bonus baseball was the second time the teams went into extra innings in as many days.
- Game One | WVU Tech 5, Point Park 4 | Box Score
- The Gold and Blue put two on the board quick as junior Brady Groesbeck drove in senior Dylan Harvey before junior Marcus Rodriguez scored on a wild pitch in the first inning.
- Groesbeck also posted a RBI in the second inning when he reached on a Pioneer error, plating freshman Roy Suzuki.
- Harvey, who got on base by balls, touched the plate again in the fourth inning when junior Heath Utterback grounded out to the short stop to knot the score 4-4.
- It was in the fifth inning that Suzuki hit a double to left field for his 14th RBI this season as senior Doug Prather, who reached by error, crossed the plate for Tech's fifth and winning run.
- Hudson (4-2) drew the start on the bump, striking out two batters while giving up eight hits and two earned runs. Levine (0-1-2) earned his second save this season with 2.2 innings of work, two hits and one strike out.
- Game Two | WVU Tech 2, Point Park 3 | Eight Innings | Box Score
- Tech's two scores came early in the game as junior Trevor Lam posted his first home run this season in the second inning and Rodriguez produced a RBI off a sacrifice fly to center field in the third inning.
- Rodriguez's effort plated senior Tommy Weaver.
- Point Park pulled out their third series win in the bottom of the eighth inning off of two hits and a Golden Bear error when the Pioneers plated an unearned run off a single to center field.
- Rodriguez, Levine, Prather and Weaver posted Tech's remaining four of five hits in the contest including a double each from Levine and Prather.
- Senior Brandon Tucker (1-1) threw 1.1 innings for the loss, scattering two hits, one strike out and zero earned runs.
- Senior Kyle Sager had the start and pitched 5.2 innings against the Pioneers.
- Sager gave up just three hits and two earned runs while retiring one batter.
Men's and Women's Track and Field
Friday, All-Day, at Roanoke Invitational
Salem, Virginia |
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