MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (March 19, 2025) – The West Virginia University baseball team defeated James Madison, 3-1, on Wednesday to complete a two-game sweep. The Mountaineers improve to 18-1 while the Dukes fall to 7-14.
Freshman David Hagen threw 5.0 innings with four strikeouts while allowing just one run to earn the win. Senior Reese Bassinger tossed 2.1 scoreless innings with a pair of strikeouts while graduate student Jack Kartsonas struck out four in 1.2 perfect innings to earn his first save. The three pitchers did not walk a batter on the night.
Junior Skylar King went 3-for-3 at the plate to improve his average to .444 while also making a stellar diving catch in centerfield. Senior Brodie Kresser had the only RBI of the game for the Mountaineers.
James Madison jumped out to an early lead with a solo home run in the first, but that was all the Dukes managed in the contest.
Kresser hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game in the third before West Virginia scored two in the fourth to take the lead. With the bases loaded, Sam White led a triple steal as he swiped home plate, the Mountaineers second straight steal of home this season. A wild pitch followed allowing another run to score.
The Dukes did not have a runner reach third base the rest of the night as West Virginia earned a big win before Big 12 foe Arizona comes to Kendrick Family Ballpark this weekend. First pitch on Friday is set for 6:30 p.m.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUBaseball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Freshman David Hagen threw 5.0 innings with four strikeouts while allowing just one run to earn the win. Senior Reese Bassinger tossed 2.1 scoreless innings with a pair of strikeouts while graduate student Jack Kartsonas struck out four in 1.2 perfect innings to earn his first save. The three pitchers did not walk a batter on the night.
Junior Skylar King went 3-for-3 at the plate to improve his average to .444 while also making a stellar diving catch in centerfield. Senior Brodie Kresser had the only RBI of the game for the Mountaineers.
James Madison jumped out to an early lead with a solo home run in the first, but that was all the Dukes managed in the contest.
Kresser hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game in the third before West Virginia scored two in the fourth to take the lead. With the bases loaded, Sam White led a triple steal as he swiped home plate, the Mountaineers second straight steal of home this season. A wild pitch followed allowing another run to score.
The Dukes did not have a runner reach third base the rest of the night as West Virginia earned a big win before Big 12 foe Arizona comes to Kendrick Family Ballpark this weekend. First pitch on Friday is set for 6:30 p.m.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUBaseball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
