Season Review [ recapping 2011 ]
against the Pirates in game one. Musgrave felt
a pop, ending his season as the injury required
Tournament, but was quickly
Tommy John surgery.
ousted by Seton Hall and Notre
Dame. The Pirates use eight
A disappointing trip to Villanova that saw
WVU went to the BIG EAST
WVU only win one led to WVU returning home
runs in the first three innings to
and taking two-of-three from Cincinnati, includ-
win 10-4, and eventually went
ing outscoring the Bearcats 25-11 in the final
on to win the tournament and
two games of the series. Gum, Buckner, Brady
qualify for the NCAA Tourna-
Wilson and T.J. Kuban all recorded home runs
ment. The following day WVU
in the series with Gum batting .556 and scoring
needed a win against Notre
three runs, while knocking in six RBIs.
Dame, but fell 1-0 after Berry
pitched a complete game and
WVU then went on the road and dropped
a non-conference game to Akron, followed by a
scattered just five hits and one
sweep from Pitt.
unearned run.
After losing the first two to Rutgers in the
The Mountaineers are
final weekend of the regular season, the WVU
looking to rebound in 2012
bats came alive on “Senior Day,� with Buckner
and will likely do that with a lot
leading the team with a 2-for-4 performance,
of new faces after losing the
including a grand slam home run, five RBIs, two
majority of the 2011 squad to
runs and two walks to lead the team to a 14-5
graduation. The team should
victory.
be able to rebuild, if it uses fight and determination.
The 2011 Mountaineers
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Mark Dvoroznak