J.T. Brubaker took the ball on the final day of the regular season and did his part to get the West Virginia Black Bears to the playoffs, Casey Hughston hit a late three-run home run and the Black Bears beat Mahoning Valley, 8-2, to extend their inaugural season in Morgantown.
Brubaker, a 2015 sixth-round pick, did not walk a batter in six innings, striking out four and allowing one run on five hits. His fastball sat around 91-92, it appeared when I checked a dude's gun, and he got a few guys looking silly with his curveball and changeup, getting all four of his punchouts over a span of five batters in the first through third innings.