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Kansas State wins rubber game 4-3

MANHATTAN, Kan. — The West Virginia baseball team fell 4-3 to Kansas State on Saturday in the finale of their Big 12 opening series.

After winning Game 1 on Friday 13-2, the Mountaineers (8-11, 1-2 Big 12) dropped a pair of one-run games. Saturday’s was especially disappointing for WVU, which led 3-0 in the first inning only to watch K-State tie it in the second.

“We came out today and scored three in the first, and I think everybody started feeling pretty good with what they had going on, and we just let up a little offensively,” West Virginia coach Randy Mazey said. “We played some bad defense and let them right back into the game and they scored three.”

WVU trailed 4-3 in the eighth inning when designated hitter Matt Frazer led off with a triple only to be stranded by K-State reliever Jake Mathys.

Wildcats starter Matt Wivinis (3-0) pitched seven innings, allowing three runs on seven hits with five strikeouts and four walks.

WVU got off to a quick start, scoring three runs in the top of the first inning to take a 3-0 lead. Ryan Tuntland had a two-run single before Ryan McBroom singled in the third run.

Kansas State retaliated in the bottom of the second thanks to five singles against WVU starter John Means (2-1). .

The Wildcats scored the eventual game-winner in the fifth inning as RJ Santigate was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, driving in Shane Conlon. Right-hander Dan Dierdorff came on in relief of Means induced a one-out bases loaded double play to get out of the jam.

Means allowed four runs on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings with two strikeouts and one walk.





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