On a balmy night in Statesboro, Georgia, the WVU Mountaineers (3-2) got their 3-game series off to a hot start after a 5-1 win over the Georgia Southern Eagles (1-3) on Friday night.
Alek Manoah (1-0, 0.73 ERA) had another dominant outing today, throwing 6.1 innings and striking out 8, all while allowing just 2 hits, 2 walks and 1 unearned run. Manoah’s consecutive strong starts have placed him squarely in the middle of any MLB scout’s radar. With a fastball clocked in the mid-to-upper 90’s, along with his bat-dodging ability (21 K’s in just 12.