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The #24 West Virginia baseball team defeated in-state rival Marshall, 9-7, in a high-scoring midweek game.
Second baseman JJ Wetherholt led the Mountaineers at the plate in this game. The sophomore infielder started the game strong with a double in the first inning, which helped WVU score five runs in the first frame. The Mountaineers kept that lead through the entire game. Wetherholt also used his speed to make an amazing play in the bottom of the seventh, when he scored a run on a sacrifice fly starting from second base.