West Virginia routed Troy, 12-0, in an elimination game at the College World Series, at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb., advancing to the semifinals to face North Carolina on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET. It is the second time they beat Troy in the tournament.
UNC is undefeated in Omaha, and it is double-elimination, so the Mountaineers must beat UNC on Wednesday, then again on Thursday to advance to the CWS best-of-three final. WVU is eliminated with any loss.
Four West Virginia pitchers combined Tuesday for the four-hit shutout, striking out 13 and walking seven.
The offense built a 2-0 lead but second baseman Gavin Kelly busted the game open with a three-run home run in the top of the sixth, with the Mountaineers adding another run that inning for a 6-0 lead. They added one in the seventh then ended their fourteen-hit attack with five runs in the ninth inning.
My take: Terrific rebound off a sloppy loss to the Tar Heels. It's a tough road to get past a rested UNC team twice in two days, but this Mountaineers team has proven to be a tough out.
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WVU routs Troy, advances
West Virginia routed Troy, 12-0, in an elimination game at the College World Series, at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb., advancing to the semifinals to face North Carolina on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET. It is the second time they beat Troy in the tournament.
UNC is undefeated in Omaha, and it is double-elimination, so the Mountaineers must beat UNC on Wednesday, then again on Thursday to advance to the CWS best-of-three final. WVU is eliminated with any loss.
Four West Virginia pitchers combined Tuesday for the four-hit shutout, striking out 13 and walking seven.
The offense built a 2-0 lead but second baseman Gavin Kelly busted the game open with a three-run home run in the top of the sixth, with the Mountaineers adding another run that inning for a 6-0 lead. They added one in the seventh then ended their fourteen-hit attack with five runs in the ninth inning.
My take: Terrific rebound off a sloppy loss to the Tar Heels. It's a tough road to get past a rested UNC team twice in two days, but this Mountaineers team has proven to be a tough out.
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