Baseball | 3/20/2017 2:40:00 PM
Check out what's happening this week in WVU Tech athletics, March 20-26, 2017 — Featuring baseball, softball, men's and women's track and field and golf. Head over to
goldenbearathletics.com and Game Day Central to stay updated on live coverage options throughout the week.
Baseball
Live Coverage
Tuesday, 6 p.m. vs. University of Charleston
Power Park | Charleston, West Virginia
Friday, 1 p.m. (DH), at University of Rio Grande
Saturday, 1 p.m. (DH), at University of Rio Grande
Rio Grande, Ohio |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears | 15-11, 9-3 (RSC) |
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| Charleston Golden Eagles | 10-5 |
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| Rio Grande RedStorm | 13-13, 7-4 (RSC) |
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LAST SERIES
- WVU Tech baseball swept the River States Conference (RSC) series, 4-0, at Brescia University Saturday and Sunday.
- The Golden Bears (15-11, 9-3 RSC) defeated the Bearcats (2-14, 0-9 RSC) with scores of 3-1, 3-2, 4-0 and 9-4.
- The winning pitchers that were credited include junior Jerod Jobst (game one) and seniors Marcus Rodriguez (game two), Jarron Monroe (game three) and Chris Davidson (game four).
- Redshirt-junior Garrison Vandeventer also marked his fifth save of the season in the 3-2 victory of game two.
- At the plate, the series was led by seniors Brady Groesbeck and Tanner Levine.
- The two finished with six hits and a series batting average of .462.
- Groesbeck scored three runs and marked four RBI while Levine recorded three runs scored, a double and two RBI.
Softball
Live Coverage
Wednesday, 3 p.m. (DH), at Alderson Broaddus University
Phillipi, West Virginia
Friday, 1 p.m. (DH), at Cincinnati Christian University
Cincinnati, Ohio
Saturday, 1 p.m. (DH), at Ohio Christian University
Circleville, Ohio |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears | 3-18 |
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| Alderson Broaddus Battlers | 4-4 |
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| Cincinnati Christian Eagles | 7-3 |
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| Ohio Christian Trailblazers | 2-6 |
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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.
Men's and Women's Track and Field
Live Coverage
Friday, at Bobcat Kickoff Classic
Hosted by West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon, West Virginia |
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LAST MEET
- Competed as individuals during the W&L Carnival hosted by Washington and Lee University Friday and Saturday.
- Sophomore Daniel Lynch had a standout showing for the men, finishing first in the shot put while freshman Hailey Couchman led the women's squad by long jumping to a third place finish.
- The men participated in 14 events throughout the competition and finished with four top-ten finishes including the 14.41 meter shot put effort from Lynch.
- Sophomore Seth Greensage was fifth in the hammer throw with a 41.69 meter throw.
- Fellow classmate Jesse Griesheimer ran to a time of 33:26.11, crossing the finish line seventh out of 16 athletes after 10,000 meters.
- The 4x400 meter relay team of sophomores Raquez Lockhart and Sasha Fleurinor and freshmen Peter Telesco and Robert Jones earned a fifth place finish after ending with a time of 3:28.42.
- The women competed in 12 events at the W&L Carnival and garnered three top-ten finishes including the 4.72 long jump from Couchman.
- Junior Nikki Aleshire crossed fourth in the 10,000 meter run with a time of 39:51.80.
- Fellow classmate Kylie Lang was ninth in the 3,000 meter steeple chase after a time of 13:44.58.
Golf
Shawnee State Spring Invitational Tournament
Saturday-Sunday
Elk's Country Club | McDermott, Ohio |
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LAST TOURNAMENT
- Kicked off their spring season by taking first in the Shawnee State Early Bird Shootout after earning a team score of 314.
- The Golden Bears won in a field of five teams at the Elk's Country Club (Par 72 | 6,701 Yards).
- Tech tied with host school Shawnee State University but the tie-breaker gave the Gold and Blue the edge for champions off the score of sophomore Braden Keown who shot a tournament-best 73 (+1).
- Freshman Andres Echeveste and sophomore Drew Hiskins were second best for the Golden Bears, both shooting an 80 (+8).
- Freshman Jayden Dignan and sophomore Makenzie Gaskin rounded out Tech's first place team, both carding an 81 (+9) for eighth place overall individually.
- Shawnee State's 'B' team finished third (341), WVU Tech's 'B' team was fourth (346) and Kentucky Christian University golfed to a fifth place finish (350).
- Tech's 'B' team was made up of sophomores Callum Langford (85) and Jesse-Frank Evans (90) and freshmen Kieren Samarakoon (85) and Brandon Keaton (86).
