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WVU pitchers work midweek magic to stifle Morehead State

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Five pitchers combined to throw a four-hitter as West Virginia beat Morehead State 5-1 on Wednesday night, silencing one of the highest-scoring lineups in Division I.

Darius Hill drove in two runs for the Mountaineers, who managed only five hits themselves yet won their fourth straight game and improved to 17-10.

Morehead State , which fell to 22-7, entered the game leading the nation in on-base percentage, ranked second in team hitting (.340) and third in scoring (8.8 per game).

It barely scratched against WVU’s Alek Manoah — who went 3 2/3 innings in his first start — and the relief committee of Cody Wood, Frank Vesuvio, Jackson Sigman and Riley Troutt.