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Once Nearly Disbanded, WVU’s Trip To College World Series Is A True Story Of Perseverance

GRANVILLE — Before there was a wild celebration Saturday – the result of West Virginia adding a giant notation in the school’s athletic history books by advancing to the College World Series with a 17-1 victory against Cal Poly – there was a ton of doubt. Before there was Steve Sabins and Randy Mazey, as well as J.J. Wetherholt, Alek Manoah or even a Kendrick Family Ballpark, there was but one question: Is the WVU baseball program even worth keeping around? Hard to imagine, based on the sea of fans that not only packed the Ken – on the inside and outside the stadium – ...