West Virginia vs Georgia Southern (Feb 18, 2023)

 
Box Score
 

Sun Belt Conference
West Virginia at Georgia Southern
Feb 18, 2023 at Statesboro, Ga. (JI Clements Stadium)

West Virginia 2 (0-2)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Barry, B. cf 
   Keels, T. ph 
Wetherholt 2b 
Leonard, D. dh 
Hussey, G. 1b 
   King, S. lf 
   Dowdell, K. ph 
McNeely, C. 3b 
Wallace, L. lf/rf 
Smith, E. rf 
   White, S. 1b 
Sauve, L. c 
Tucker, T. ss 
   Cox, T. ph 
Traxel, B. p 
   Porco, R. p 
   Reed, C. p 
   Carr, J. p 
   Van Kempen p 
   Yehl, M. p 
Totals  32  24  11  11 
  

Georgia Southern 6 (2-0)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
J. Sherrill 2b 
S. Blancato rf 
N. Ledford 1b 
J. Jamie dh 
   J. Jenkins pr 
JP Tighe lf 
   C. Crosby lf 
J. Brown 3b 
K. Hultgren c 
B. Evans ss 
JC Peacher cf 
B. Johnson p 
   A. DiMola p 
   T. Ross p 
   J. Thompson p 
Totals  28  27  12 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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West Virginia....... 100 000 001 -  2  8  2
Georgia Southern.... 001 023 00X -  6  6  1
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E - Wetherholt(2); Hussey, G.(2); B. Johnson(2). DP - Mountaineers 1; Eagles 2. LOB - Mountaineers 11; Eagles 8. 2B - McNeely, C.(2); Tucker, T.(2); Cox, T.(2); S. Blancato(2). HBP - Leonard, D.; J. Sherrill. SH - Barry, B.(2); JC Peacher(2). SF - N. Ledford(2). SB - S. Blancato(2); JP Tighe(2). CS - J. Brown(2).

West Virginia   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Traxel, B. L,0-1  5.0  20  23 
Porco, R.   0.1 
Reed, C.   0.0 
Carr, J.   0.2 
Van Kempen   1.0 
Yehl, M.   1.0 
  
Georgia Southern   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
B. Johnson W,1-0  5.0  16  22 
A. DiMola   1.0 
T. Ross   2.2  12  14 
J. Thompson S,1  0.1 

Win - B. Johnson (1-0). Loss - Traxel, B. (0-1). Save - J. Thompson (1). WP - T. Ross 2(4). HBP - by B. Johnson (Leonard, D.); by Traxel, B. (J. Sherrill). PB - Sauve, L.(2); K. Hultgren(2).

Umpires - HP: Mike Cheek 1B: Casey James 3B: Nicholar Katchur
Start: 2:02 pm Time: 2:46 Attendance: 3133
Weather: Sunny and chilly, 56
Reed, C. faced 3 batters in the 6th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

Sun Belt Conference
West Virginia at Georgia Southern
Feb 18, 2023 at Statesboro, Ga. (JI Clements Stadium)

West Virginia starters: 13/cf Barry, B.; 27/2b Wetherholt; 8/dh Leonard, D.; 9/1b Hussey, G.; 50/3b McNeely, C.; 25/lf Wallace, L.; 6/rf Smith, E.; 33/c Sauve, L.; 2/ss Tucker, T.; 12/p Traxel, B.;

Georgia Southern starters: 5/2b J. Sherrill; 8/rf S. Blancato; 28/1b N. Ledford; 48/dh J. Jamie; 13/lf JP Tighe; 14/3b J. Brown; 4/c K. Hultgren; 23/ss B. Evans; 21/cf JC Peacher; 30/p B. Johnson;

West Virginia 1st - Barry, B. struck out swinging. Wetherholt singled through the right side. Leonard, D. hit by pitch; Wetherholt advanced to second. Hussey, G. walked; Leonard, D. advanced to second; Wetherholt advanced to third. GS Mound Visit (Coach). McNeely, C. walked, RBI; Hussey, G. advanced to second; Leonard, D. advanced to third; Wetherholt scored. Wallace, L. grounded into double play 3b to 1b; Leonard, D. out on the play. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Georgia Southern 1st - J. Sherrill grounded out to 2b. S. Blancato doubled down the rf line. N. Ledford grounded out to 1b unassisted; S. Blancato advanced to third. J. Jamie lined out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

West Virginia 2nd - Smith, E. struck out swinging. Sauve, L. singled up the middle. Tucker, T. flied out to lf. Barry, B. struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Georgia Southern 2nd - JP Tighe struck out swinging. J. Brown grounded out to 2b. K. Hultgren walked. B. Evans grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

West Virginia 3rd - Wetherholt struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. Leonard, D. flied out to rf. Hussey, G. struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Georgia Southern 3rd - JC Peacher flied out to lf. J. Sherrill hit by pitch. S. Blancato singled to center field; J. Sherrill advanced to second. N. Ledford flied out to cf; J. Sherrill advanced to third. J. Jamie reached on a throwing error by 2b; S. Blancato advanced to second; J. Sherrill scored, unearned. JP Tighe reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop; J. Jamie out at second ss to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

West Virginia 4th - McNeely, C. doubled to left field. Wallace, L. walked. Smith, E. struck out swinging. Sauve, L. grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Wallace, L. out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Georgia Southern 4th - J. Brown grounded out to 3b. K. Hultgren flied out to rf. B. Evans lined out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

West Virginia 5th - Tucker, T. singled through the left side. Barry, B. grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; Tucker, T. advanced to second. Wetherholt flied out to lf to left center. Tucker, T. advanced to third on a throwing error by p, failed pickoff attempt. Leonard, D. walked. Hussey, G. struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Georgia Southern 5th - JC Peacher grounded out to 2b. J. Sherrill singled to left field. S. Blancato singled to right center; J. Sherrill advanced to third. S. Blancato stole second. N. Ledford flied out to cf, SF, RBI; S. Blancato advanced to third; J. Sherrill scored. J. Jamie reached on a fielding error by 1b, advanced to second; S. Blancato scored, unearned. JP Tighe flied out to lf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

West Virginia 6th - A. DiMola to p for B. Johnson. McNeely, C. grounded out to 3b. Wallace, L. flied out to rf. Smith, E. grounded out to c, bunt. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Georgia Southern 6th - Porco, R. to p for Traxel, B.. J. Brown walked. J. Brown advanced to second on a passed ball. WVU Mound Visit (Coach). J. Brown out at third c to 3b, caught stealing. K. Hultgren walked. B. Evans walked; K. Hultgren advanced to second. WVU Mound Visit (Coach). Reed, C. to p for Porco, R.. JC Peacher walked; B. Evans advanced to second; K. Hultgren advanced to third. J. Sherrill singled to right field, RBI; JC Peacher advanced to second; B. Evans advanced to third; K. Hultgren scored. S. Blancato singled up the middle, 2 RBI; J. Sherrill advanced to third; JC Peacher scored; B. Evans scored. WVU Mound Visit (Coach). Carr, J. to p for Reed, C.. N. Ledford hit into double play 3b to 2b to 1b; S. Blancato out on the play. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

West Virginia 7th - T. Ross to p for A. DiMola. Sauve, L. fouled out to rf. Tucker, T. doubled down the lf line. Tucker, T. advanced to third on a wild pitch. Barry, B. reached on a fielder's choice to pitcher, advanced to second; Tucker, T. out at home p to 3b to c. Wetherholt grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Georgia Southern 7th - King, S. to lf for Hussey, G.. Wallace, L. to rf. White, S. to 1b for Smith, E.. Van Kempen to p for Carr, J.. J. Jamie walked. J. Jenkins pinch ran for J. Jamie. JP Tighe reached on a fielder's choice to second base; J. Jenkins out at second 2b to ss. J. Brown struck out swinging; JP Tighe stole second. K. Hultgren struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

West Virginia 8th - Leonard, D. struck out looking. King, S. singled to right field. McNeely, C. grounded out to ss; King, S. advanced to second. King, S. advanced to third on a wild pitch. Wallace, L. grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Georgia Southern 8th - Yehl, M. to p for Van Kempen. B. Evans walked. JC Peacher grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; B. Evans advanced to second. J. Sherrill popped up to 1b. S. Blancato popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

West Virginia 9th - C. Crosby to lf for JP Tighe. White, S. flied out to ss. Sauve, L. singled to shortstop. Cox, T. pinch hit for Tucker, T.. Cox, T. doubled down the rf line; Sauve, L. advanced to third. Keels, T. pinch hit for Barry, B.. Cox, T. advanced to third; Sauve, L. scored on a passed ball, unearned. Keels, T. walked. GS Mound Visit (Coach). Wetherholt fouled out to 3b. Leonard, D. walked; Keels, T. advanced to second. Dowdell, K. pinch hit for King, S.. J. Thompson to p for T. Ross. Dowdell, K. struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

 
Line score
 


Georgia Southern 6, West Virginia 2 (Feb 18, 2023 at Statesboro, Ga.)
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West Virginia....... 100 000 001  -  2  8  2      (0-2)
Georgia Southern.... 001 023 00X  -  6  6  1      (2-0)
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Pitchers: West Virginia - Traxel, B.; Porco, R.(6); Reed, C.(6); Carr, J.(6); Van Kempen(7);
Yehl, M.(8) and Sauve, L.. Georgia Southern - B. Johnson; A. DiMola(6); T. Ross(7);
J. Thompson(9) and K. Hultgren.
Win-B. Johnson(1-0)  Save-J. Thompson(1)  Loss-Traxel, B.(0-1)  T-2:46  A-3133
Weather: Sunny and chilly, 56

Reed, C. faced 3 batters in the 6th.