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Canisius CAN 4-5
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Winner West Virginia WVU 6-2
Canisius CAN
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West Virginia WVU
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Canisius CAN 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 3
West Virginia WVU 0 3 1 0 2 5 6 0 X 17 16 0

W: Kilker, Michael (1-0) L: Guiliano, Justin (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

West Virginia Defeats Baseball

West Virginia scored 13 unanswered runs from the fifth to seventh innings to pull away from Canisius in a 17-3 victory from Wagener Field at Monongalia County Ballpark in Morgantown, W. Va., on Tuesday afternoon.
 
Victor Scott II was 2-for-4 at the plate with a pair of home runs and seven RBI. JJ Wetherholt went 4-for-5 with four runs scored, a double and three RBI for the Mountaineers (6-2).
 
Vinny Chiarenza had the lone multi-hit performance for the Golden Griffins (4-5), going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Four of the Griffs' seven hits went extra-base hits – three doubles and a triple.
 
GAME RECAP
The Mountaineers opened the scoring in the second inning as the first four batters of the frame all reached on singles. Dayne Leonard had an RBI single after a two-run single by Mikey Kluska, putting West Virginia in front, 3-0, before adding the final run in the third on a sacrifice fly by Scott II.
 
Three consecutive extra-base hits with two outs in the top of the third trimmed the Mountaineer lead to 4-3. Chiarenza started the rally with an RBI double, plating Max Grant, who was hit by a pitch to open the inning. Gibson Krzeminski hit an RBI double to score Dylan Vincent, who tripled Chiarenza home.
 
West Virginia then scored 13 unanswered runs over three innings to solidify the victory.
 
Freshman Justin Guiliano was the losing pitcher for the Griffs in his first collegiate start. He lasted two innings, allowing three hits and three runs.
 
Michael Kilker was the winning pitcher for West Virginia after pitching two innings of relief for starter Zach Bravo, who allowed four hits and three runs in four innings of work.
 
Head Coach Matt Mazurek's Postgame Comments
"We gave West Virginia too many opportunities and a team like that will take advantage and score runs. Like we always do, we will learn from today and prepare for another strong opponent this weekend."
 
GAME NOTES
• Tuesday was the 16th meeting between Canisius and West Virginia. West Virginia won its fourth straight over the Griffs, improving to 11-5 all-time.
• With his sixth-inning double, junior Mike DeStefano has successfully reached base in all nine games this season.
• Grant recorded a hit for a seventh consecutive game, matching his career long.
• Freshman Jackson Strong made his first collegiate start, while fellow freshmen Cole Sebastian and Joe Abramson made their collegiate debuts.
• Juniors Lukas Barry and Cole Murray made their first appearances in a Canisius uniform.
 
UP NEXT
Canisius will head to Lynchburg, Va., for a three-game weekend series against nationally-ranked Liberty. The series against the No. 20-ranked Flames opens on Friday with a 4 p.m. first pitch, with the entirety of the series being broadcast on ESPN+.
 
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