The Mountaineers were able to score five runs in the first six innings, and it looked like they were going to run away with this one. If it wasn’t for a late seventh inning rally by VT, the Mountaineers were looking to shut out the Hokies in front of 1,217 fans at Monongalia County Ballpark.
The final score ended up being 5-4 in favor the Mountaineers. They did so by playing a bit of small ball. Scoring a run in each of the first five innings.
The beginning of the game went so well coach Randy Mazey had this to say: “We actually played pretty well early in the game, We got the leadoff man on in the first three innings.