MORGANTOWN — Colton McKivitz is a team-first guy. Always has been and always will be. But, he’s also a very honest person, too. He admitted during a recent conversation that individual accolades do matter to him. They just don’t matter more than team success, however. The Union ...
SECAUCUS, N.J. — West Virginia University’s Alek Manoah made school history on Monday. The right-handed pitcher tied Chris Enochs as the highest MLB Draft pick in WVU history as he was selected No. 11 overall by the Toronto Blue Jays. “Super fired up for AK!” WVU coach Randy Mazey ...
MORGANTOWN — A teary-eyed Kevin Brophy said it best. “Baseball is weird sport. Anything can really happen,” Brophy, the West Virginia University junior third baseman, said. For six hours, a near two-hour rain delay and 377 pitches, the Mountaineers looked destined to advance to the ...
MORGANTOWN — Alek Manoah wanted to see and hear the atmosphere before pitching in it. West Virginia University baseball coach Randy Mazey said as much after Friday night’s NCAA Baseball Tournament Regional opening win over Fordham. “We talked before (Friday’s) game and when he saw ...
GRANVILLE — The record-breaking crowd that piled into its seats at Monongalia County Ballpark were on the edge of them most of the night. In the bottom of the third inning, when the West Virginia University baseball team showed its first sign of life as a long-awaited host, that same crowd ...
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma State had to work twice as hard to win the Big 12 title. The Cowboys’ tournament semifinal against TCU that was originally set for Saturday night was moved to Sunday because of bad weather. That meant Oklahoma State would have to win twice on Sunday to win the ...
