Baseball | 4/24/2017 2:12:00 PM
Check out what's happening this week in WVU Tech athletics, April 24-30, 2017 — Featuring baseball, softball 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.
Baseball
Live Coverage
Thursday, 6 p.m., at Bluefield State College
Bowen Field | Bluefield, West Virginia
Friday, 2 p.m. (DH), at Ohio Christian University
Saturday, 3 p.m. (DH), at Ohio Christian University
Circleville, Ohio |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears | 24-26, 16-12 (RSC) |
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| Bluefield State Blues | 12-25 |
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| Ohio Christian Trailblazers | 7-37-1, 3-22-1 (RSC) |
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LAST SERIES
- Took a four-game River States Conference (RSC) series, 3-1, against Asbury University.
- The Golden Bears won the series opener, 13-0, while the Eagles (16-31, 8-20) rallied for a 13-10 game two victory before Tech went 2-0 on Friday with scores of 15-6 and 7-2.
- Senior Tanner Levine, who is currently 17th in the nation (NAIA) with 19 total doubles, helped lead the way for the Golden Bears at the dish.
- The Long Beach, California native finished with eight hits, eight RBI, eight runs scored and three doubles over four games.
Softball
Live Coverage
Friday, 2 p.m. (DH) at Purdue Northwest
Hammond, Indiana
Saturday, 1 p.m. (DH) at University of Rio Grande
Rio Grande, Ohio |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears | 14-31, 10-7 (RSC) |
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| Purdue Northwest Pride | 22-21-1 |
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| Rio Grande RedStorm | 37-7, 15-1 (RSC) |
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LAST SERIES
- Finished 3-1 in River States Conference (RSC) play after a four-game road trip to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where they faced Carlow University then Point Park University.
- The Golden Bears defeated the Celtics (12-12-1, 3-9 RSC) 1-0 and 2-1 Friday before splitting with the Pioneers (18-17, 9-5 RSC) 0-5 and 3-0 Saturday.
- The W against the Pioneers was huge as the Gold and Blue are now tied at No. 2 with Point Park and IU Southeast (9-5 RSC)) in the RSC standings at five games back from Rio Grande.
LAST MEET
- The Golden Bear track and field programs participated in the Don Frail Invitational, hosted by Marietta College, Saturday to finish out their regular season.
- While there were several standout finishes, the top performance came from freshman Nicolas Binfield in the men's 5,000 meter run who took first with a career-best 16:41.67.
- Field events continued to the strengthen for the women, led by freshman Jamie Fauver's first place finish in the hammer throw with a career-best throw of 29.32 meters and fourth place in the shot put.
