West Virginia Thumps Binghamton 10-1 in Regional Opener
Cole, a Division II transfer, has started every weekend this season and brings a 3rd-best Big 12 ERA into the regional opener.
- On Friday at 5 p.m., West Virginia baseball hosts the NCAA Morgantown Regional opener against Binghamton at Kendrick Family Ballpark, with head coach Sabins announcing Chansen Cole as the starting pitcher.
- Sabins chose Cole to provide Big 12 Pitcher of the Year Maxx Yehl extra rest after his Thursday Big 12 tournament outing, positioning Yehl for Saturday's Game 2 start.
- Binghamton enters the regional with a 31-20 record and 118 RPI. The Bearcats' offense features Matt Bolton, hitting.349 with 44 RBIs, and Tommy Popoff, who leads the team with 52 RBIs and seven home runs.
- Kendrick Family Ballpark is sold out with capacity for 2,500 fans. Hannah Winnaught, CVB Communications Director, warned of traffic congestion in Granville as the Visit Mountaineer Country Convention and Visitor's Bureau manages the regional weekend.
- Kentucky and Wake Forest play Friday at noon in the regional's opening game. The Mountaineers prioritize consistency, with Cole stating, "I think it's just trusting your routine all the way up to this point.
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West Virginia thumps Binghamton 10-1 in regional opener
GRANVILLE, W.Va. — Matthew Graveline and Ben Lumsden each left the yard during a five-run fourth inning, as West Virginia defeated Binghamton 10-1 in its first game at the Morgantown Regional at Kendrick Family Ballpark. The Mountaineers (40-14) advance to Saturday’s winner’s bracket game against Kentucky at 5 p.m. (ESPN+). On the team that hit [...]
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Chansen Cole 'excited' to start for No. 1 WVU baseball against No. 4 Binghamton in Mountaineers debut of Morgantown Regional - The Dominion Post
GRANVILLE — West Virginia pitcher Chansen Cole was overlooked coming out of the transfer portal. He was a Division II pitcher from Newberry College, was only a sophomore, didn’t have high […] The post Chansen Cole ‘excited’ to start for No. 1 WVU baseball against No. 4 Binghamton in Mountaineers debut of Morgantown Regional appeared first on The Dominion Post.
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