Post by rainman on Apr 21, 2008 5:36:33 GMT -5
Irish take series finale over WVU
MORGANTOWN — No. 29 Notre Dame defeated West Virginia 9-4 on Sunday afternoon to win the three-game baseball series at Hawley Field. The teams had split the first two meetings.
The Fighting Irish (25-10-1) combed the offerings of four pitchers for 12 hits, including a grand-slam by designated hitter David Mills in a four-run seventh inning. That cracked the game open; they had been nursing a 5-4 lead.
Mills also tripled and had a game-high four RBIs.
The Mountaineers (28-11, 8-7) were limited to seven hits, including a two-run home run by DH Jordon Yost and solo shots by Justin Parks and Jedd Gyorko in the first inning.Eric Maust pitched seven innings. The right-hander allowed all seven hits and the four runs, struck out six and walked none. Three relievers shared work in the last two innings.
The loss was charged to WVU starter Billy Gross (52). The sophomore right-hander surrendered nine hits and five runs, walked five and fanned only one.
Matt Yurish, Chris Enourarto and Eric Saffel pitched in relief.
Parks was the only Mountaineer to get more than one hit, finishing with three.
In support of Mills’ two big blows, catcher Sean Gaston had three hits and centerfielder A.J. Pollock and Brayden Ashdown had two hits each.
WVU travels to Duquesne Tuesday for a non-section contest.
MORGANTOWN — No. 29 Notre Dame defeated West Virginia 9-4 on Sunday afternoon to win the three-game baseball series at Hawley Field. The teams had split the first two meetings.
The Fighting Irish (25-10-1) combed the offerings of four pitchers for 12 hits, including a grand-slam by designated hitter David Mills in a four-run seventh inning. That cracked the game open; they had been nursing a 5-4 lead.
Mills also tripled and had a game-high four RBIs.
The Mountaineers (28-11, 8-7) were limited to seven hits, including a two-run home run by DH Jordon Yost and solo shots by Justin Parks and Jedd Gyorko in the first inning.Eric Maust pitched seven innings. The right-hander allowed all seven hits and the four runs, struck out six and walked none. Three relievers shared work in the last two innings.
The loss was charged to WVU starter Billy Gross (52). The sophomore right-hander surrendered nine hits and five runs, walked five and fanned only one.
Matt Yurish, Chris Enourarto and Eric Saffel pitched in relief.
Parks was the only Mountaineer to get more than one hit, finishing with three.
In support of Mills’ two big blows, catcher Sean Gaston had three hits and centerfielder A.J. Pollock and Brayden Ashdown had two hits each.
WVU travels to Duquesne Tuesday for a non-section contest.
