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Weekly Guide to WVU Tech Athletics | March 26, 2018

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Golf | 3/26/2018 3:58:00 PM

Check out what's happening this week in WVU Tech athletics, March 26 - April 1, 2018 — Featuring baseball, softball, women's and men'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, 11 a.m., vs. Montreat College
Friday, 11 a.m. (DH), vs. Midway University
Saturday, 10 a.m., vs. Midway University
Linda K. Epling Stadium | Beckley, West Virginia
WVU Tech Golden Bears | 7-22, 3-9 (RSC) Roster Stats
Montreat Cavaliers | 12-17 Roster Stats
Midway Eagles | 15-12, 9-2 (RSC) Roster Stats


LAST GAME
  • Picked up a 5-4 River States Conference (RSC) victory over (RV) University of Rio Grande (14-17, 8-4 RSC) Sunday afternoon.
  • Rio Grande took the series, 1-2, after defeating the Gold and Blue 2-5 and 0-6 Friday in Beckley, West Virginia.
  • Junior Juan Perez led the way at the plate for Tech, finishing 3-for-4 toward three RBI.
  • Fellow classmate Sean Crosby and freshman Bryton Dean also had a multi-hit game, posting two each.
  • Freshman Calen Owens, who was 1-for-2 Sunday, drove a run in.
  • Senior Jerod Jobst (1-4) earned his first win on the bump this season after throwing 7.0 innings.
  • The Dunbar, West Virginia native struck out four batters while giving up just two earned runs and four hits.
  • Senior Wyatt Belinda (1-0-1) was awarded the save after 0.2 innings of work.
  • Redshirt senior Garrison Vandenventer also saw action on the mound, retiring two batters via strikes after throwing 1.2 innings.

Softball
Live Coverage
Tuesday, 2 p.m. (DH), vs. University of Pikeville (Postponed)
Wednesday, 3 p.m. (DH), vs. Bluefield State College (Postponed)
Saturday, 2 p.m. (DH), vs. University of Rio Grande
University of Charleston | Charleston, West Virginia
Saturday, 12 p.m. (DH), vs. Bluefield College (Postponed)
WVU Tech Golden Bears | 7-19, 1-3 (RSC) Roster Stats
Pikeville Bears | 14-10 Roster Stats
Bluefield State Blues | 1-6 Roster Stats
Rio Grande RedStorm | 19-8, 6-0 (RSC) Roster Stats
Bluefield Rams | 5-11 Roster Stats


LAST GAME
  • Dropped an 8-4 RSC decision at Indiana University Southeast.
  • Sophomore Karina Atanacio and freshman Lauren Oxford knocked two-bag hits.
  • Junior Skylar Connelly was the lone Golden Bear to have a multi-hit game, posting two towards the team's total of six.
  • Oxford, who was 1-for-2 at the plate, marked two RBI while MaKayla Waugh and Olivia Morey drove one run in a piece.
  • Connelly and freshman Alexis Lopez both recorded a steal.
  • Atanacio, who threw for 4.1 innings, earned the loss after giving up seven earned runs and striking out two Grenadiers.
  • Amanda McDonald also posted two strike outs, throwing for 1.2 innings.

Women's and Men's Track and Field
Live Coverage
Montreat Invitational
Friday - Saturday
Black Mountain, North Carolina
WVU Tech Golden Bears (Men's) Roster
WVU Tech Golden Bears (Women's) Roster

LAST MEET
  • Had a few Golden Bears participate in the University of Charleston Relay and Alumni Invitational March 23-24.
  • Junior Seth Greensage led the way for Tech, finishing second in the hammer throw with a toss of 44.76m.
  • Freshman Hayden Erwin earned a PR in the same event with a throw of 37.36m towards a sixth place finish.
  • Junior Zuberi Idy also marked a PR, taking sixth in the long jump with a 6.46m.
  • On the women's side of the roster, freshman Hannah Pride produced a personal-best time of 21:45.64 in her first collegiate 5,000m run.
  • Fellow classmate Journee Wheeler also posted a collegiate-best, running to a third place finish in the 400m dash with a time of 1:04.57.
  • Sophomore Jamie Fauver heaved a 30.89m hammer throw to earn her seventh place out 14 athletes.

Golf
Alice Lloyd College Spring Invitational
Hosted by Alice Lloyd College
Saturday-Sunday
Richmond, Kentucky
WVU Tech Golden Bears Roster

LAST TOURNAMENT
  • Finished fourth out of seven teams during the two-day Pioneer Classic hosted by Marietta College Sunday-Monday.
  • The Golden Bears shot a team score of 642 (+82) at the Lakeside Golf Course in Beverly, Ohio.
  • Ohio Valley University won the tournament with a score of 605 (+45).
  • Sophomore Jayden Dignan led the way for the Gold and Blue, finishing tenth out of 43 golfers.
  • The Stawell, Victoria, Australia native produced a score of 154 (+14) after two rounds on the Par 70, 6,306 yards course.
  • Junior Drew Hiskins was the next Golden Bear to follow Dignan with a score of 160 (+20) and a 19th place showing.
  • Both junior Jesse-Frank Evans and sophomore Brandon Keaton finished at T24th with scores of 166 (+26) each.
  • Tech was rounded out by freshman Jorge Mario Hernandez who shot a 171 (+31) towards a T33rd place.

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Players Mentioned

Karina Atanacio

#13 Karina Atanacio

P
5' 4"
Sophomore
Skylar Connelly

#12 Skylar Connelly

MIF/OF
5' 6"
Junior
MaKayla Waugh

#2 MaKayla Waugh

MIF
5' 7"
Senior
Lauren Oxford

#23 Lauren Oxford

C/1B
5' 7"
Junior
Alexis Lopez

#22 Alexis Lopez

OF
5' 2"
Freshman
Olivia Morey

#8 Olivia Morey

1B/OF
5' 8"
Freshman
Jayden Dignan

Jayden Dignan

5' 10"
Sophomore
Jesse-Frank Evans

Jesse-Frank Evans

5' 7"
Junior
Drew Hiskins

Drew Hiskins

6' 3"
Junior
Brandon Keaton

Brandon Keaton

6' 1"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Karina Atanacio

#13 Karina Atanacio

5' 4"
Sophomore
P
Skylar Connelly

#12 Skylar Connelly

5' 6"
Junior
MIF/OF
MaKayla Waugh

#2 MaKayla Waugh

5' 7"
Senior
MIF
Lauren Oxford

#23 Lauren Oxford

5' 7"
Junior
C/1B
Alexis Lopez

#22 Alexis Lopez

5' 2"
Freshman
OF
Olivia Morey

#8 Olivia Morey

5' 8"
Freshman
1B/OF
Jayden Dignan

Jayden Dignan

5' 10"
Sophomore
Jesse-Frank Evans

Jesse-Frank Evans

5' 7"
Junior
Drew Hiskins

Drew Hiskins

6' 3"
Junior
Brandon Keaton

Brandon Keaton

6' 1"
Sophomore