MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Brandon White had yet to play his first game for West Virginia when it was clear that he wasn’t your average center fielder. Or even your mere above-average center fielder.
“That guy walked on his freshman year here and basically was a walking highlight reel during fall ball,” said Mountaineers junior pitcher Alek Manoah. “There were balls that were hit that the left fielder was jogging to because there was no shot. And then Brandon comes out of nowhere from 150 feet away to make a diving catch.
“Coach Mazey was like ‘If this guy just hits .