University waltzed into their match on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers out 5-3. That's more bragging rights for University, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Mason McDonald was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Brock McDonough was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base.
University's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-13. As for Buckhannon-Upshur, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-14.
University will head out on the road to take on Bridgeport at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bridgeport's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so University's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Buckhannon-Upshur, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Preston at 5:30 p.m. Preston is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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