MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Amid snow flurries and sub-freezing wind chills, West Virginia pitcher BJ Myers hoped Friday night’s series opener might be postponed.
The junior right-hander from Flower Mound, Texas, had ulterior motives.
“My parents were supposed to fly in, but their flight got cancelled,” Myers said. “I was working to try and get it pushed until (Saturday) so they could still come up. It didn’t work out that way, but I was ready to throw today.”
Kansas hitters who struck out 10 times could attest to Myers’ readiness after he threw a complete-game five-hitter and allowed only two runners past first base in the Mountaineers’ 10-1 romp.