OMAHA, Neb. – Tyrus Hall’s chopper down the right field line in the eighth inning Friday – WVU head coach Steve Sabins admitted later – put the wheels in motion on what was about to be a historic day inside Charles Schwab Field. “Hall gets that hit down the line and I start ...
OMAHA, Neb. – It took all of two years as a head coach for Steve Sabins to reach a major coaching milestone Friday. His moment of glory was brief. “I’d stay here and celebrate, but I’ve got a game to get to,” the WVU head baseball coach said, as he rushed down a hallway inside ...
HUNTINGTON – Once Ripley players understood nothing is a given, they’ve burned a path to the Class AAA state championship and one win from winning back-to-back state titles. Losing only one senior from last season, the Vikings needed to adjust the thought process on the fly. ...
In the world of college baseball, West Virginia earning its first ever College World Series berth has been a huge story of interest in the area. The Mountaineers are set to take on Troy at 2 p.m. today in Omaha, Neb. to begin the double elimination tournament. The final two teams standing will play a best-of-three championship series to determine the national champion. But there’s another college baseball story relevant to the Mid-Ohio Valley that recently occurred in the Division III ranks. Denison University defeated Endicott twice in three games to capture the D3 national ...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Oliver Luck had a decision to make in the fall of 2011, a few weeks after the Big 12 announced the addition of West Virginia effective the following year. Should he recommend dropping what had been a mediocre Big East baseball program or commit to giving the Mountaineers ...
A decade ago, Damon Metheney suited up for the Ohio squad in the annual Battle Against Cystic Fibrosis All-Star Football Classic. At 7 p.m. Friday at Bill Hanlin Stadium, the Frontier graduate will be back on the BACF sidelines, this time as head coach for the Buckeye State. “It’s a ...
