SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- The West Virginia State University baseball team was bested, 12-4, by Slippery Rock (Pa.) in a nine-inning game played at Critchfield Park on Sunday afternoon. The standalone contest was the third and final game of a weekend series. West Virginia State split a doubleheader with the Rock on Saturday.
Postgame Records
WVSU: 2-2
SRU: 2-1
Quick Hits
- WVSU managed to score four runs off four hits.
- Slippery Rock's Rick Mineo got the start and threw a one-hitter through six innings, striking out 11 batters.
- The Rock's Andy McClymonds was pulled after an inning of relief in which the Yellow Jackets scored three runs in six at bats.
Recap
With the bases loaded and one out, pitcher
Daniel Brandon was brought into the game in the bottom of the second to get out of a jam. A fielder's choice allowed one run to score before he got the next batter to fly out, limiting the damage that could've been (1-0).
The Rock posted four runs in the bottom of the fourth with a leadoff double, a RBI-single, a RBI-double, and a two-run homerun (5-0). In the next three at bats, two flyouts with a groundout in between ended the rally.
A seven-run fifth inning put the game out of reach (12-0).
The Yellow Jackets finally got on the scoreboard in the top of the sixth with a sacrifice fly courtesy of
Brendan Quinn (12-1).
Brett Christian was responsible for moving
Andrew Massey into scoring position with a double into right field.
West Virginia State was able to get its bats going in the top of the seventh when Mineo retired from his starting pitcher duties to make way for McClymonds.
Michael Stone cleared the bases with a double into right center field (12-4).
WVSU did not make up any more runs in the last two innings, but did keep the deficit from worsening after the devastating fifth.
Up Next
Tuesday, March 9: @ Malone (Ohio) 1 p.m. (DH)
