Kansas State University Athletics
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Photo by: Scott D. Weaver / K-State Athletics
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No. 20 Mountaineers Take Sunday’s Rubber Game
May 12, 2019 | Baseball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – The 20th-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers used a four-run eighth inning in a 7-4 comeback victory over K-State in the series' rubber game Sunday at Tointon Family Stadium.
K-State (25-28, 8-13 Big 12) scored three unanswered runs, capped by two in the seventh, to take a 4-3 lead through seven innings. WVU's (31-18, 13-11 Big 12) four-run eighth included RBI singles from Ivan Gonzalez and Brandon White sandwiched around two sacrifice flies.
Cameron Thompson and Thomas Hughes each delivered two-out RBI singles in the seventh to hand the Cats their first lead of the game. K-State made it a one-run game via a sacrifice fly off the bat of Chris Ceballos in the sixth.
The first four Mountaineers reached base in the eighth, three of which were the responsibility of Wildcat reliever Mitch Zubradt, who failed to record an out in the loss. All three came around to score as West Virginia ended with four runs on four hits with eight WVU hitters coming to the plate.
Junior Will Brennan, who earned his third save of the year Saturday, lifted Zubradt and allowed one earned run on two hits and a walk over an inning of work.
The Wildcats faced an early two-run deficit after Marques Inman lifted a two-run home run with two gone in the top of the first. Inman's homer marked the third straight game WVU hit a home run in the first inning.
K-State cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the first after a two-out single from Terrence Spurlin. Spurlin's single scored Hughes, who earlier reached on an error.
Following Spurlin's single, WVU starter Kade Strowd retired the next eight Wildcats he saw and did not surrender a run until Ceballos' sacrifice fly in the sixth. Strowd struck out five and walked three in 6 2/3 innings with four runs (three earned) allowed on five hits.
White made it a 3-1 game with a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning off K-State starter Jordan Wicks.
Wicks turned in seven innings of work, striking out seven with three earned runs given up on 10 hits. Wicks broke K-State's single-season freshman record for innings pitched and strikeouts in the game.
Spurlin led the Cats with his 3-for-4 afternoon as he recorded three of the team's first four base hits.
Tyler Doanes and White each went 3-for-4 to pace the Mountaineers. Gonzalez and Inman both tallied two base hits in the game.
Sam Kessler recorded a six-out save for WVU, his team-high eighth of the year. Kessler yielded one hit in two scoreless innings with a strikeout.
Each team registered three two-out RBI while WVU went 7-for-13 (.538) with two gone.
The Cats will renew their annual rivalry with KU in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown beginning Friday at Hoglund Ballpark. The three-game series will air on ESPN+ and the ESPN app. Radio coverage will be available on the K-State Sports Radio Network and News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) with live streaming audio at K-StateSports.com/watch.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
K-State (25-28, 8-13 Big 12) scored three unanswered runs, capped by two in the seventh, to take a 4-3 lead through seven innings. WVU's (31-18, 13-11 Big 12) four-run eighth included RBI singles from Ivan Gonzalez and Brandon White sandwiched around two sacrifice flies.
Cameron Thompson and Thomas Hughes each delivered two-out RBI singles in the seventh to hand the Cats their first lead of the game. K-State made it a one-run game via a sacrifice fly off the bat of Chris Ceballos in the sixth.
The first four Mountaineers reached base in the eighth, three of which were the responsibility of Wildcat reliever Mitch Zubradt, who failed to record an out in the loss. All three came around to score as West Virginia ended with four runs on four hits with eight WVU hitters coming to the plate.
Junior Will Brennan, who earned his third save of the year Saturday, lifted Zubradt and allowed one earned run on two hits and a walk over an inning of work.
The Wildcats faced an early two-run deficit after Marques Inman lifted a two-run home run with two gone in the top of the first. Inman's homer marked the third straight game WVU hit a home run in the first inning.
K-State cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the first after a two-out single from Terrence Spurlin. Spurlin's single scored Hughes, who earlier reached on an error.
Following Spurlin's single, WVU starter Kade Strowd retired the next eight Wildcats he saw and did not surrender a run until Ceballos' sacrifice fly in the sixth. Strowd struck out five and walked three in 6 2/3 innings with four runs (three earned) allowed on five hits.
White made it a 3-1 game with a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning off K-State starter Jordan Wicks.
Wicks turned in seven innings of work, striking out seven with three earned runs given up on 10 hits. Wicks broke K-State's single-season freshman record for innings pitched and strikeouts in the game.
Spurlin led the Cats with his 3-for-4 afternoon as he recorded three of the team's first four base hits.
Tyler Doanes and White each went 3-for-4 to pace the Mountaineers. Gonzalez and Inman both tallied two base hits in the game.
Sam Kessler recorded a six-out save for WVU, his team-high eighth of the year. Kessler yielded one hit in two scoreless innings with a strikeout.
Each team registered three two-out RBI while WVU went 7-for-13 (.538) with two gone.
The Cats will renew their annual rivalry with KU in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown beginning Friday at Hoglund Ballpark. The three-game series will air on ESPN+ and the ESPN app. Radio coverage will be available on the K-State Sports Radio Network and News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) with live streaming audio at K-StateSports.com/watch.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- K-State scored four runs on seven hits without an error and left seven on base.
- West Virginia scored seven runs on 15 hits with two errors and stranded eight baserunners.
- Spurlin led K-State with his 3-for-4 effort.
- Wicks struck out seven over seven innings with three earned runs allowed.
- Doanes and White each had three-hit days for WVU.
- Inman homered in the first, the third straight day the Mountaineers homered in the first inning.
- Dylan Phillips produced the Cats' only extra-base hit, a double in the eighth.
- Each team recorded three two-out RBI while WVU went 7-for-13 (.538) with two gone.
- The Wildcats failed to get their leadoff hitter on base in any inning.
- WVU hit .412 with runners on base.
- West Virginia leads the all-time series 12-9.
- K-State is 6-6 at home vs. WVU.
- K-State is 7-8 against ranked teams this season, its highest single-season win total since 2011.
- Wicks broke K-State's freshman records in innings pitched and strikeouts, both had stood since 1973.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ottinger, Zach (2-0)
L: Zubradt, Mitch (1-2)
S: Kessler, Sam (8)
Batting:
2B: Doanes, Tyler 1
HR: Inman, Marques 1
RBI: Doanes, Tyler 1 ; White, Brandon 2 ; Inman, Marques 2 ; Gonzalez, Ivan 1 ; Lake, TJ 1
SF: Doanes, Tyler 1 ; White, Brandon 1 ; Lake, TJ 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hill, Darius 1 ; Inman, Marques 1 ; Davis, Austin 1 ; McIntosh, Paul 1 ; Gonzalez, Ivan 1 ; Brophy, Kevin 1 ; Lake, TJ 1
Batting:
2B: Phillips, Dylan 1
RBI: Thompson, Cameron 1 ; Hughes, Thomas 1 ; Spurlin, Terrence 1 ; Ceballos, Chris 1
SH: Burrows, Blake 1
SF: Ceballos, Chris 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Thompson, Cameron 1 ; Hughes, Thomas 2 ; Ausmus, Rainer 1
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