West Virginia rallied from a four-run deficit and then withstood a furious ninth-inning comeback attempt to defeat Maryland, 8-5, on Sunday at David F. Couch Ballpark and eliminate the Terps from the Winston-Salem Regional of the NCAA baseball tournament.
Maryland ended its season 38-23. The Mountaineers improved to 36-25 overall and moved on to face Wake Forest in the regional final.
After trailing 4-0 heading into the top of the sixth, West Virginia scored eight runs over the final four innings and to take what seemed to be a comfortable lead heading into the bottom of the ninth.