BECKLEY, West Virginia -- WVU Tech baseball split a doubleheader with Lawrence Tech Sunday, defeating the Blue Devils, 3-2, in game one before falling in the night cap, 0-4. The Golden Bears move to 1-5 this season while Lawrence Tech holds a record of 7-4.
Game One | WVU Tech 3, Lawrence Tech 2 | Box Score
The Golden Bears tallied nine hits and three RBI in their first win in 2018 Sunday afternoon. The RBI were credited to freshman
Calen Owens, sophomore
Brian Schack and junior
Corey Lewis.
Sophomore
Kurt Latocha and freshman
Kent Rooklin notched a double each while Rooklin also recorded a stolen base.
Senior
Jerod Jobst drew the start on the mound, pitching 3.0 innings while striking out four, giving up five hits and two earned runs.
Junior
Reed McNeer (1-1) earned the W after 3.1 innings, striking out three Blue Devils.
Freshman
Calyb King pitched for the save, striking out two batters after 0.2 innings of play.
Game Two | Lawrence Tech 4, WVU Tech 0 | Box Score
Tech saw six Golden Bears post one hit each including a double knocked by redshirt freshman
Jacob Dingess.
Freshman
Brett Linton (0-1) started on the bump for Tech, striking out eight Blue Devils in the loss.
Junior
Juan Perez saw an inning of action towards a strike out while redshirt junior
Ryan Bayle threw for three innings, retiring two via strikes.
Stay tuned to
goldenbearathletics.com for the most up-to-date schedule on the completion of the series tomorrow.