West Virginia comes up short in the series opener versus Kansas State
– The West Virginia Mountaineers dropped the series opener to Kansas State Friday night 4-3, ending a nine-game home winning streak at Kendrick Family Ballpark.
The Wildcats reclaimed the lead in the third after Lodice hit a one-out double to left centerfield, then with two outs, junior Kaelen Culpepper went through the opposite side of the infield for an RBI single and a 2-1 lead. West Virginia senior starting pitcher Hayden Cooper went six innings, allowed three runs and recorded a season-high six strikeouts.Robby Porco took the mound in the seventh. The sophomore walked the leadoff hitter Brendan Jones, and he swiped his second bag of the night and his team-leading 33rd of the season before taking third on a passed ball. Then, Day dropped an RBI single in left field to extend the lead back to two, 4-2.
Kansas State starting pitcher Owen Boerema tossed seven innings and matched his second highest strikeout total of the season with eight. The senior held the Mountaineers to three runs on five hits after WVU hit six home runs in the dominant 18-7 win over Penn State Wednesday night.
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