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Hilltoppers Home For Key MEC Series Against Glenville State And Concord

WEST LIBERTY – The West Liberty University baseball team returns home to Kovalick Field this weekend for a pair of Mountain East Conference matchups, hosting Glenville State on Saturday before welcoming Concord on Sunday. The Hilltoppers enter the weekend at 6-11 overall and 5-3 in MEC play, sitting firmly in the middle of the North Division standings and looking to build momentum at home. West Liberty has been productive at the plate, hitting .279 as a team with 153 hits and 115 runs scored through 18 games. Hunter White has been one of the top hitters in the conference, batting ...

George Washington’s Pryor Wins Mary O Award

Before Saturday, only one George Washington player had received the Mary Ostrowski Award, which is given to West Virginia's top high school girls basketball player. Kalissa Lacy earned the Patriots' first such honor in 2020. Six years later, guard Jeriyah Pryor has added her name to a rare list. Pryor averaged 19.7 points, 6.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 4.2 steals per game as a junior. Pryor also shot an impressive 46% from the floor and 77% at the free-throw line. Pryor has also taken home the MaxPreps, state Gatorade and Mountain State Athletic Conference Player of the Year honors ...

Oak Glen Stays The Course And Tops Wheeling Park 10-2

WHEELING — A softball season can be a grind with games day-in and day-out. For the Oak Glen Golden Bears, Thursday’s game against the Wheeling Park Patriots was a lesson in perseverance. Oak Glen, the defending WVSSAC Class AA state champions, picked up a 10-2 six-inning road win over ...

WVU Needs Gavin Kelly’s Hot Bat In First Ranked Matchup Of Season Against No. 22 Arizona State

MORGANTOWN — On March 26, former West Virginia baseball player J.J. Wetherholt will make his MLB debut for the St. Louis Cardinals as they host the Tampa Bay Rays at 4:15 p.m., becoming the 32nd Mountaineer to reach the big leagues. Wetherholt was called up to the majors as the league's No. 5 overall prospect. After he was drafted with the seventh overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft, Wetherholt hit .304 with a .931 OPS across the lower leagues and drove in 19 home runs. Wetherholt will play second base for the Cardinals. Since Wetherholt left, WVU has had another infielder step up ...