West Virginia evens baseball series with Hawaii
Kyle Gray went 2-for-4 with an RBI triple and Ross Vance held Hawaii to one run over seven innings to lead West Virginia to a series-tying 4-1 victory over the Rainbow Warriors tonight at Les Murakami Stadium.
Kyle Von Ruden (1-1) pitched eight innings for Hawaii (5-6) and gave up three earned runs on nine hits with no walks and a career-high six strikeouts.
Vance (3-0) allowed four hits with two walks and four strikeouts to pick up the win for the Mountaineers (6-2).
Casey Ryan, who pitched a scoreless ninth inning, made his first start at designated hitter and drove in Hawaii’s only run with a single in the fourth inning.
Jacob Sheldon-Collins singled in the eighth inning to extend his hitting streak to 10 games.
Michael Grove pitched the final two innings to earn his first save for WVU.
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The series continues Saturday night at 6:35.