Morgantown, WV - The West Virginia Mountaineers (43-15) walked off the Kentucky Wildcats (33-23) in the bottom of the tenth inning for the 6-5 win.
West Virginia scratched a run across in the bottom of the first after sophomore Gavin Kelly drove a double that hopped over the left centerfield wall and moved to third on a ground ball from senior Paul Schoenfeld. Then, with Sean Smith facing an 0-2 pitch, the senior swung at pitch in the dirt and it skipped past freshman catcher Owen Jenkins as Kelly coasted home and Smith raced to first for the early 1-0 edge.
West Virginia added to its lead in the third when junior Armani Guzman laid down a bunt for a leadoff single and swiped second on a pickoff attempt before advancing to third on a ground ball from Kelly. Then, senior Mathew Graveline stuck his bat out on the 1-2 pitch, placing a ground ball to short to score Guzman for a 2-0 advantage.
Kentucky redshirt sophomore Hudson Brown put the Wildcats on the board with a solo home run in the fourth.
West Virginia stretched its lead to three in the fifth when Guzman doubled down the left field line and Kelly worked a walk to put two aboard before Schoenfeld skipped an RBI single through the left side. Then, Graveline sliced an RBI double down the right field line for a 4-1 WVU advantage.
