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Mar. 23—MORGANTOWN — The 24th-ranked WVU baseball team fell to Arizona 11-4 on Sunday inside Kendrick Family Ballpark, losing its first series of the season along the way.
It was far from the Mountaineers' biggest concern, Instead, WVU head coach Steve Sabins is facing an unknown amount of time without two of his best hitters in the lineup. Logan Sauve sat out Sunday's game with a shoulder injury, while second baseman Sam White left the game after hitting a home run in the third inning. White was seen celebrating with teammates in the WVU dugout, and it's believed he injured his shoulder during the celebration. He left the game with his right arm in a sling.
BOX SCORE Sabins said after the loss he didn't know if White's injury would require surgery or how much time the junior would miss. White is batting.400 with three home runs and 26 RBIs, while Sauve is hitting.308 with 14 RBIs.
WVU (19-3, 2-2 Big 12) held a 4-3 lead heading into the eighth inning, but then disaster struck, as Arizona (18-5, 5-1) scored six runs in the eighth and two more in the top of the ninth. The Wildcats hit four home runs in the game, including two from Adonys Guzman, who finished with three RBIs.
Jace Rinehart had two hits and two RBIs for the Mountaineers, who host in-state foe Marshall at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Seven other players had one hit for West Virginia.
On the mound, Carson Estridge struck out six over five innings, while allowing three runs. Senior Tyler Hutson took the loss with two runs allowed in 1 2 /3 innings. He struck out three.
Saturday's game West Virginia 11, Arizona 3 Sam White went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and five RBIs, while Brodie Kresser drove in two runs and scored twice, as the 24th-ranked WVU baseball team evened a three-game series against Arizona.
Along the way, the Mountaineers (19-2, 2-1 Big 12) handed the Wildcats (17-5, 4-1) their first Big 12 loss of the season.
BOX SCORE Kyle West, Jace Rinehart and Skylar King each had two hits and an RBI for WVU.
Reese Bassinger earned the win on the mound with 5 1 /3 scoreless innings of relief, striking out eight and allowing just one hit. He retired the final 11 Wildcats he faced.
Arizona took an early lead with runs in the first and second innings, before White evened up the game with a two-run double in the third.
After the Wildcats hit a home run in the fourth inning to retake the lead, West Virginia answered in the home half with seven runs to take control of the contest.
Rinehart led off the inning with his team-leading fourth home run of the season, before Kresser gave WVU the lead with a two-run single. White broke it open with a three-run double and came home to score himself on a double by West.
The Mountaineers added two more runs in the seventh on a King double and single from senior Grant Hussey.
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It was far from the Mountaineers' biggest concern, Instead, WVU head coach Steve Sabins is facing an unknown amount of time without two of his best hitters in the lineup. Logan Sauve sat out Sunday's game with a shoulder injury, while second baseman Sam White left the game after hitting a home run in the third inning. White was seen celebrating with teammates in the WVU dugout, and it's believed he injured his shoulder during the celebration. He left the game with his right arm in a sling.
BOX SCORE Sabins said after the loss he didn't know if White's injury would require surgery or how much time the junior would miss. White is batting.400 with three home runs and 26 RBIs, while Sauve is hitting.308 with 14 RBIs.
WVU (19-3, 2-2 Big 12) held a 4-3 lead heading into the eighth inning, but then disaster struck, as Arizona (18-5, 5-1) scored six runs in the eighth and two more in the top of the ninth. The Wildcats hit four home runs in the game, including two from Adonys Guzman, who finished with three RBIs.
Jace Rinehart had two hits and two RBIs for the Mountaineers, who host in-state foe Marshall at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Seven other players had one hit for West Virginia.
On the mound, Carson Estridge struck out six over five innings, while allowing three runs. Senior Tyler Hutson took the loss with two runs allowed in 1 2 /3 innings. He struck out three.
Saturday's game West Virginia 11, Arizona 3 Sam White went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and five RBIs, while Brodie Kresser drove in two runs and scored twice, as the 24th-ranked WVU baseball team evened a three-game series against Arizona.
Along the way, the Mountaineers (19-2, 2-1 Big 12) handed the Wildcats (17-5, 4-1) their first Big 12 loss of the season.
BOX SCORE Kyle West, Jace Rinehart and Skylar King each had two hits and an RBI for WVU.
Reese Bassinger earned the win on the mound with 5 1 /3 scoreless innings of relief, striking out eight and allowing just one hit. He retired the final 11 Wildcats he faced.
Arizona took an early lead with runs in the first and second innings, before White evened up the game with a two-run double in the third.
After the Wildcats hit a home run in the fourth inning to retake the lead, West Virginia answered in the home half with seven runs to take control of the contest.
Rinehart led off the inning with his team-leading fourth home run of the season, before Kresser gave WVU the lead with a two-run single. White broke it open with a three-run double and came home to score himself on a double by West.
The Mountaineers added two more runs in the seventh on a King double and single from senior Grant Hussey.
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