Baseball | 3/13/2017 11:54:00 AM

Check out what's happening this week in WVU Tech athletics, March 13-19, 2017 — Featuring 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.
 

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Softball Live Coverage POSTPONED, Wednesday, 3 p.m. (DH) at University of Pikeville Pikeville, Kentucky POSTPONED, Thursday, 3 p.m. (DH) vs. Davis & Elkins College Smithers, West Virginia
WVU Tech Golden Bears | 3-18	Roster	Stats
UPIKE Bears | 6-10	Roster	Stats
D&E Senators | 5-5	Roster	Stats

LAST GAME

• Finished a 12-game road trip to Florida with a big NAIA win over last season's national champions and No. 2 Saint Xavier University, 3-0.
• Senior Genna Trippett knocked her third home run in as many games to help propel Tech past Saint Xavier with two runs scored from the long ball.
• Freshman Karina Atanacio, who has earned all of Tech's wins in the circle this season, pitched a complete shutout game against the Cougars including two K's and 14 first pitch strikes.
• Atanacio only threw 85 pitches and had no walks in the victory.
• Trippett's home run also drove in Connelly who had reached base by a single.
• The third run came in the top of the seventh when a balk from Saint Xavier's pitcher scored freshman Chelsey Adkins who reached on a single up the middle.
• The team totaled six hits including two from junior Kayla Harbin.

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Baseball Live Coverage POSTPONED, Wednesday, vs. Alderson Broaddus University Linda K. Epling Stadium | Beckley, West Virginia Friday, 2 p.m. (DH), at Brescia University Saturday, 12 p.m. (DH), at Brescia University Owensboro, Kentucky
WVU Tech Golden Bears | 11-11, 5-3 (RSC)	Roster	Stats
Brescia Bearcats | 3-12, 1-7 (RSC)	Roster	Stats

LAST GAME

• The Golden Bears shut out Point Park, 7-0, in the final game of a four-game series.
• Redshirt-junior Garrison Vandeventer earned his fourth save of the season after three innings of work on the mound.
• Vandeventer is currently eighth in the nation (NAIA DI) for four total saves.
• Tech's first score came in the third when senior Doug Prather crossed the plate after freshman Jacob Reimold reached base on balls for the RBI.
• The team scored twice in the fourth inning including a RBI for junior Abraham Alejandro off a double that crossed Prather and a single from senior Alex Kotheimer that drove in Alejandro.
• Senior Brady Groesbeck earned a RBI for Tech's final run when a ground out to shortstop drove in fellow classmate Marcus Rodriguez.
• Alejandro and Prather led the team at the plate with two hits each while Alejandro marked a RBI and run scored and Prather crossed the plate twice.
• Senior Chris Davidson (3-2) drew the start and pitched 3.2 innings for the loss.
• Davidson gave up nine hits and five earned runs while striking out three Pioneers.

 

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Men's and Women's Track and Field Live Coverage Friday-Saturday, at W&L Carnival Hosted by Washington & Lee University Lexington, Virginia
WVU Tech Golden Bears (Men's)	Roster
WVU Tech Golden Bears (Women's)	Roster

 
LAST MEET

• Participated in the Finn Pincus Invitational hosted by Roanoke College.
• The invite was held in Salem, Virginia at the Kerr-Cregger Field House.
• Junior Douglas Negrete highlighted Tech's finishes, running the 3000 meters in a time of 9:06.01 for third place out of 38 athletes.
• Sophomore Seth Greensage threw his way to a fifth place finish in the weight throw with 14.75 meters after competing against 35 throwers including NCAA DII competition.
• Freshman Robert Jones finished eighth out of 42 participants in the mile run with a time of 4:37.95.
• Sophomore Raquez Lockhart earned 15^th out of 53 runners in the 400 meters with a time of 52.96 to round out the top finishers for the Gold and Blue.
• Senior Atiyyah Herron had the top effort Saturday, finishing third in the 500 meters and fifth in the 600 meters.
• Herron completed the 500 meters with a time of 1:31.60 and ran to a time of 1:57.33 in the 600 meters.
• The North Royalton, Ohio native also ran the 800 meters (29^th, 2:50.79).
• Freshman Tenaya Meade competed in the 400 meters where she finished 19^th out of 30 competitors to highlight her day. Meade also competed in the 200 meters (21^st, 28.68).

 

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