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Walkoff win highlights WVU’s trip to PNC Park

PITTSBURGH — Chase Illig’s single in the 10th inning gave West Virginia a 3-2 walk-off win against Penn State on Tuesday night at PNC Park.

The Mountaineers (14-15) improved to 2-0 at the ballpark.

Illig’s hit scored Darius Hill after the Nittany Lions (7-19) tied the game in the ninth inning thanks to Andrew Zitel’s two-out error.

San Kessler (2-0) earned the win in relief, getting a groundout to leave the bases loaded in the top of the 10th.

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Zitel’s RBI single gave the Mountaineers a 2-0 lead in the first before the offense turned quiet.