Tag: College Baseball
WV Miners sweep doubleheader, extend win streak to three
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) - After a string of disappointing results last week, the West Virginia Miners are 3-0 this week, following a Tuesday doubleheader...
Miners win in comeback fashion Tuesday night
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) - Playing their first home game in more than a week, the West Virginia Miners were involved in a back-and-forth contest...
Princeton takes walk-off win, goes up 3-0 in “The Feud”
PRINCETON, WV (WOAY) - Bluefield won the last Mercer Cup in 2019, but in the new-look Appalachian League, the Princeton Whistlepigs have jumped out...
Catching up with Parker Redden
BLUEFIELD, WV (WOAY) - It's been a busy summer for former Shady Spring baseball star Parker Redden.
He graduated from high school in May, signed...
Mercer County teams win Friday to sweep series
MERCER COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - After Thursday wins at home, both the Bluefield Ridge Runners and Princeton Whistlepigs claimed victories on Friday to sweep...
Sixth inning the difference in Whistlepigs win
PRINCETON, WV (WOAY) - Having not played Monday-Wednesday due to a league-wide break, the Princeton Whistlepigs dodged one bullet Thursday by not having to...
Miners fall to Kings in road trip opener
WOAY - The West Virginia Miners began a six-game road trip Tuesday night, but the first of those contests went to the Champion City...
Summer College Baseball – June Recap
RALEIGH COUNTY & MERCER COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - It's been an eventful month of June for the three summer college baseball teams in Southern...
How “Big Paul” Billups became the West Virginia Miners’ number one...
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) - “Big Paul” Billups has a way of making his presence known at West Virginia Miners games.
Billups always wanted a summer...
Lafayette bats roll in 14-9 win at Miners
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) - There was plenty of offense on the diamond in the early and middle innings, but it was the Lafayette Aviators...
Miners fall at home to Aviators Thursday
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) - A back-and-forth game saw the Lafayette Aviators walk away with a 3-2 road win at Epling Stadium Thursday night against...
Ridge Runners, Whistlepigs come up short Wednesday
BLUEFIELD, WV & PRINCETON, WV (WOAY) - Both the Bluefield Ridge Runners & Princeton Whistlepigs remained at home Wednesday, but their visiting opponents would...
WV Miners rally again in win over Johnstown
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) - Just like Thursday night, the West Virginia Miners faced an early deficit against Johnstown, but they rallied Friday to defeat...
WV Miners pull away in home win over Johnstown, 14-6
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) - After eight straight games against Chillicothe, the West Virginia Miners overcame an early deficit to win 14-6 over Johnstown Thursday...
Whistlepigs rally to defeat Ridge Runners, 9-6
PRINCETON, WV (WOAY) - The newest chapter of the Appalachian League's Mercer County rivalry began Tuesday, with the summer's first meeting of the Princeton...
Ridge Runners win, but Miners & Whistlepigs rained out on Wednesday
WOAY - After losing 14-7 at Burlington on Tuesday, the Bluefield Ridge Runners responded with a 6-3 road win on Wednesday to split the...
Miners win rain-shortened contest over Paints
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) - There would be a rain delay after the first inning, and another storm that would force the game to be...
Ridge Runners player named Appalachian League Player of the Week
BLUEFIELD, WV (WOAY) - On Monday, Bluefield Ridge Runners infielder Michael Eze was named the Appalachian League Player of the Week.
Over the past week,...
Baseball executives excited for new-look Appalachian League
WOAY - The first two days of the 2021 Appalachian League are complete, with league officials, and executives from both USA Baseball and Major...
Whistlepigs, Ridge Runners both win 2021 season openers
PRINCETON, WV (WOAY) - The new-look Appalachian League began its 2021 season on Thursday, with both Southern West Virginia teams winning to open the...
Miners give up 6 runs in the 9th inning to fall...
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) - Three games into their 2021 campaign, the West Virginia Miners are still searching for their first win.
On Sunday, the team...
Miners defeated in first home game of the season
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) - On Saturday night, the West Virginia Miners played their first home game since 2019, as the team hosted the Champion...
WVU baseball upsets top seed Texas in Big 12 Tournament
WOAY - Senior pitcher Jackson Wolf threw a complete game Wednesday as West Virginia upset top seed Texas 5-1, at the Big 12 Baseball...
Five Mountaineers included in Big 12 baseball honors
WOAY - The Big 12 Conference announced its baseball honors Monday, with five Mountaineers among the honorees.
Senior left-handed pitcher Jackson Wolf was the lone...
Kevin Garrett focuses on positives of Concord’s baseball season
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) - While the season ended just short of a Mountain East tournament championship, Concord baseball head coach & athletic director Kevin...
