MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University baseball team’s bats exploded for 17 runs and the pitching dominated in a 17-1 victory over Eastern Michigan on Tuesday night at Monongalia County Ballpark.
The Mountaineers (26-17) jumped out with four runs in each of the first two innings and never looked back, scoring at least three runs four times. Meanwhile, the WVU pitching staff held the Eagles (18-27) hitless into the seventh inning and allowed just three hits all night.
Sophomore designated hitter Braden Zarbnisky launched his first career home run, while sophomore catcher Ivan Gonzalez also homered to power an offense that saw 11 Mountaineers, and all but one starter, record at least one hit.