Baseball Preview: University Hawks vs. Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers
University is 10-0 against Buckhannon-Upshur since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The University Hawks have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers at 5:00 p.m. University is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
University is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Lewis County, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (University was ranked 24th). University had just enough and edged Lewis County out 6-5.
University got a great performance from James Bryner as he struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk). Bryner has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, University saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wenkai Campbell, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Campbell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Brodee Latocha was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Buckhannon-Upshur was a bit more limited in their contest on Wednesday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Philip Barbour.
University's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-13. As for Buckhannon-Upshur, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.
University took their win against Buckhannon-Upshur in their previous meeting last Tuesday by a conclusive 23-6. Does University have another victory up their sleeve, or will Buckhannon-Upshur turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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