March 12, 2008

Final Stats

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. - One day after falling to St. Bonaventure, West Virginia pounded out 21 hits as it scored the last 17 runs of the game en route to a 21-3 win over the visiting Bonnies on Tuesday afternoon at Hawley Field.

All but one starter for West Virginia (9-4) recorded a hit as six players finished with two or more. Senior Tyler Kuhn manufactured the most runs with a 3-for-3 performance at the dish that included two home runs and a career-high seven RBI.

Senior Michael Proctor started the game on the mound and last four and one-third before giving way to four relievers. Proctor's first loss of the season came as he allowed 10 hits and nine runs. The Bona bullpen didn't fair much better, allowing 12 runs just over three innings of work. The St. Bonaventure pitching staff

All 11 of the Bonnies' hits came in the single variety as they fell to 6-5 with the loss. Senior Randy Moley's pair of singles marked his seven-straight game with multi-hits and ninth time this season. Sophomore Kyle Gorby along with freshmen Jesse Bosnik and Ryan Mosher each had two hits.

After a Kuhn solo blast gave the Mountaineers a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first, the Bonnies tied the game at 1-1 in their half of the second. Junior Anthony Randich drew a walk to leadoff the inning and was moved into scoring position after a sacrifice bunt by senior T.J. Pennino. Coach Larry Sudbrook's sacrifice call was made good in the very next at-bat when Bosnik drove home Randich with an RBI single.

Kuhn struck again in the bottom of the third, driving in two of West Virginia's three runs in the inning with his second homer of the game to give the home team a 4-1 lead.

St. Bonaventure climbed to within one, 4-3, on back-to-back RBI singles from Randich and junior catcher B.J. Salerno in the top of the fifth inning.

Just as the Bonnies were working their way back into the contest, West Virginia put the game out of reach with a 10-run bottom of the fifth, three runs in the sixth and four more in the eighth for the convincing win.

St. Bonaventure will be back in action on Thursday, March 20, as it openings Atlantic 10 play at Fordham. Like last season, each A-10 series will be three games over three days.